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County Cork

By Bernd Biege, About.com

Cobh - New Color for an Old House

Cobh - New Color for an Old House

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Irish: Contae Chorcaí
Literal Meaning: "Swamp" oder "Marsh"
Province: Munster
Irish Car Registration: C
County Town: Cork
Other Important Towns: Ballincollig, Bandon, Bantry, Castletown Bere, Charleville, Clonakilty, Cobh, Dunmanway, Fermoy, Kinsale, Macroom, Mallow, Midleton, Mitchelstown, Skibbereen, Youghal
Size: 7,459 Kilometers square
Population: 480,909 (2006)
Places of Interest: Blarney Castle, Charles Fort, Kanturk Castle, St. Coleman's Cathedral (Cobh), St. Mary's Collegiate Church (Youghal) , Beara Penisula, Fota Wildlife Park, Mizen Head

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