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| | Cork, county, Ireland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
 | | The interior has wild rugged mountains rising as high as 2,239 ft (682 m) and fertile valleys (notably of the Bride, the Blackwater, the Lee, and the Bandon). |
 | | The main occupations are farming (dairying, raising livestock, and growing grains and sugar beets) and fishing. |
 | | There is a growing manufacturing sector, centered around the city of Cork, which includes products as diverse as tweed cloth and electronic components. |
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