Saturday, July 21, 2012

Cobh, Ireland

Cobh (pronounced Cove) is a sea town about 15 miles south of Cork city. The town was the last port of call for the Titanic before it sunk in the North Atlantic in 1912. The chamber of commerce milk every last drop of Titanic history to attract tourists. Cobh was also the largest emigration port after the famine of 1846-48. A local lady by the name of Annie Moore was the very first immigrant to disembark at Ellis Island in New York. I'm staying in a home located directly across the street from the ocean (top photo).





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