Cobh

Last Saturday Andrea and I went to Cobh (pronounced "cove").  Cobh is about 20 miles south of Cork and lies on the edge of a bay near the ocean.  Instead of taking the train to Cobh like most, Andrea and I found a boat company that cruises down the river from Cork to Cobh.  You're looking at our little tug boat, Spirit of the Isles...

Leaving the Port of Cork:

It was great to be on the water! Here are Andrea and I in the back of the boat.  

We drove past the headquarters of the Irish Navy.  The captain of the tug boat told us this fun fact: Switzerland (land locked) has a larger Navy than Ireland (an island).

Here are pictures pulling into Cobh.  This town was so adorable! Post card material??

Cobh, a town not typically seen by tourists, has seen a lot of business in the past few years due to the fact that April 15th is the 100th anniversary of the Titanic sinking.  Cobh, Ireland was the last port of call for the Titanic before sinking in the Atlantic just four days later.  Andrea and I went to a Titanic museum in Cobh where we learned about the ship, Irish passengers that boarded in Cobh, and about the sinking.  It was very interesting.  Unfortunately we weren't able to take pictures inside.

After the Titanic museum Andrea and I walked around the town, walked inside St. Colman Cathedral, and had a few drinks at a local pub.

Cobh was one of the major departure ports after the potato famine.  Almost 2.5 million Irish emigrated to America through Cobh to start a new life. Below is a sculpture of Annie Moore and her children.  Annie Moore emigrated from Cobh and was the first immigrant to ever pass through Ellis Island in New York City. 

As we were walking to the boat that morning a local pointed this building out to us in Cork.  Brace yourselves everybody, this is the tallest building in Ireland...