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  Cork History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Cork was originally a pontifical inhabitancy, focused around the famous church built by St. Finbarre, and the educational centers nearby.
Cork, the capital of the province, lies among cultivated hills whore the east-and-west valley of the Lee dips below sea-level.
Cork Harbour is an extremely irregular arm of the sea with a narrow entrance, 12 miles in length from Cork city to the open sea.
cork.travelinireland.com /cork_history.htm   (1114 words)

  
 Cork North West (Dáil Éireann constituency) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Cork North West parliamentary area is a large rural 3 seat Dáil constituency.
It runs from Charleville in the north to Ballingeary and Crookstown, south of Macroom, in the south.
As a result of this change as of the next general election, the competition between the Fianna Fáil candidates is being described as a bloodbath.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cork_North_West   (207 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - Cricket - Cork celebrates return with four wickets - Thursday June 29, 2000 08:22 PM
Cork, who captured seven for 43 in a winning cause during the last test between the two sides at cricket's headquarters five years ago, made the ball swing consistently in the evening haze.
West Indies, put in to bat by acting captain Alec Stewart, dominated the first two sessions against some indifferent England bowling on a pitch with more than a hint of moisture under the straw-colored surface.
Hinds's wicket was Cork's 100th in a checkered test career which may yet fulfill its early promise and he followed up by persuading Ridley Jacobs (10) to hook at a leg-side bouncer which the West Indies wicketkeeper edged to Stewart for his opposite number's third catch.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /cricket/news/2000/06/29/england_cork   (718 words)

  
 Cork - County Cork Travel and Accommodation Guide
North Cork, the inland area of County Cork with mainly lively and bustling towns like Mallow which is located on the banks of the Blackwater river and is one of Ireland's main coarse and game angling centres.
Blarney is probably the most famous North Cork town, it is a small village but is world famous due the Blarney Stone which is said to give the gift of the gab to anyone who kisses it's surface.
Cork City, is the third largest city in Ireland and stands on the river Lee.
www.corkview.com   (312 words)

  
 A2bTravel.com | Cheap weekend city breaks & flights
The County of Cork shares with Kerry the south-western corner of Ireland.
Cork has become a haven for those yearning for a slower pace of life.
Cork is the largest of all the Irish counties, and in many ways the most varied.
www.a2btravel.com /ireland2005/cork.asp   (178 words)

  
 Destination Ireland - County Cork Guide
Cork has a history that goes back for hundreds of years and there are traces of civilisation that date back to the Stone Age.
Cork City is the second largest city in Ireland with a population of 128,000 and many Corkonians believe Cork should be the real capital of Ireland!
It is an area of fertile farmland between the Galtee mountains in the North to the golden sands of Youghal and Garryvoe beaches in the South.
www.foundmark.com /Ireland/Cork-Kerry/Cork/Chomepage.html   (430 words)

  
 Botony Cork - County Cork - Travel in Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
These in the vicinity of Cork and at Ballyhale, near Waterford, yield plant remains possessing a fern-like foliage which were washed down and embedded in the fine-grained sands.
Cork Harbour, which is now reached, has already been described as to its mode of origin on p.
Cork Harbour and Queenstown (Cobh) derive much of their importance from being a port of call for American mail steamers.
cork.travelinireland.com /cork_geography.htm   (1302 words)

  
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Cork city, the second City of the Republic of Ireland, has a population of 140,000 people.
Cork City is built upon the waters with the City Centre built on an island in the River Lee just upstream of Cork Harbour.
It is often said that Cork has all the amenities of a large City, but still retains its pleasant atmosphere and unique friendliness.
www.selfcateringguide.com /cork.htm   (138 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Cork
In a document dated 1199, in which Innocent III confirms to the Bishop of Cork his various privileges, mention is made of eight churches in the city, the first being Sancta Maria in Monte, doubtless St. Mary's, Shandon, close by which stands the Catholic cathedral of today.
Tracton Abbey, two miles west from Carrigaline, was begun in 1224, and the great monastery of Kilcrea, five miles west of Cork, was founded by MacCarthy Mor in 1466, who is interred in the middle of the choir.
During the same period Catholic citizens of Cork were more than once expelled for their religion; frequently the Catholics of the province were forbidden to live in walled towns or fortified places (1644, 56, 72).
www.newadvent.org /cathen/04370b.htm   (1370 words)

  
 APC Cork offers high quality cork flooring for all your flooring needs. Cork is an alternative to pergo, laminate ...
Cork is an alternative to pergo, laminate flooring and carpet.
APC Cork's, cork flooring uses the material extracted from the bark of the cork oak tree, which only grows in the forests of Mediterranean countries.
The bark, which becomes the cork flooring, was designed by Mother Nature to protect the tree during its average 500-year lifespan.
www.apccork.com   (296 words)

  
 West Cork - Cork Travel and Accommodation Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
West Cork, which attracts many tourists each year to it's prime locations like the Beara Peninsula which is shared with County Kerry.
Collins Farmhouse is a renovated traditional styled farmhouse, located in the heart of West Cork close to the award winning village of RathbarryThe house has 4 bedrooms, 2 upstairs and 2 downstairs and so can accommodate a party of 8 people.
Kilkern House nestles in the heart of West Cork between the towns of Clonakity and Rosscarbery, an area of panoramic beauty on the edge of Kilkern Lake with splendid views of unspoilt countryside, miles of sandy beaches and woodlands.
www.cork-view.com /westcork.php   (301 words)

  
 West Cork Activities Attractions Ireland
West Cork Tourism's latest promotional campaign takes place in the Glengarriff Eccles Hotel on Tuesday March 25th.
This will be the fifth Exhibition of West Cork Activities showcasing some of the most exciting attractions in the Southwest.
The aim of West Cork Tourism is to create greater awareness of the many and diverse activities on offer in the West Cork area.
www.westcork.ie /infoevening.htm   (260 words)

  
 West Cork Ireland - IRISH GUIDE LIVE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Affectionately referred to as The Principality, West Cork is a haven of music, culture, poetry and spectacular beauty.
Situated 42 miles from Cork, on the banks of the River Ilen, the quaint town of Skibbereen is one of the most scenic and frequently visited destinations in West Cork.
It nestles in a fold of hills 5 km south west of Skibbereen in West Cork.
www.westcorklive.com /_general/WestCorkLive.com.asp   (2880 words)

  
 Bantry Tourism - West Cork, Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Bantry, in the heart of West Cork, is a region of lush vegetation, palm trees and semi-tropical flowers.
Hemmed in by high mountain ridges, an azure blue sea and cascading mountain streams, it is a place of unparalled beauty where the landscape changes with every mood of wind and sky.
The Bantry and West Cork character is considered the most friendly, helpful, outgoing, quick witted, generous and possessing the gift of unlimited conversation with a great sense of humour.West Cork is recognised as one of the last bastions of true Irish hospitality.
westcork.com /bantry-tourism   (306 words)

  
 Cork Visitor Attractions Places to Visit in Cork Ireland
The Cork City Goal has been restored as a highly exciting visitor attraction which set out to tell the visitor what life was like there for prisoners in the 19th century.
Located in the heart of Cork's historic centre, and within walking distance of the city's artistic, commercial and tourist attractions, the Cork Vision Centre offers visitors an opportunity to appreciate a fine example of conservation in action, and to explore Cork's evolution from past, through present, and onwards to future development.
DONERALE WILDLIFE PARK North of Doneraile town in Co. Cork, a great landscaped estate - 160 hectares of parklands with mature groves of deciduous trees and a number of deer herds.
www.cork-guide.ie /attracts.htm   (511 words)

  
 Billy Kelleher T.D. Cork North Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
As a result of the decision of the Constituency Commission, Cork North Central no longer includes areas to the south of the River Lee such as Bishopstown, Model Farm Rd, Glasheen, Gillabeey as well as the City Centre.
There has however been a gain of 7,000 in population from the Cork North West Constituency.
Cork Rural – Area Gained: Carrigrohanebeg, Cloghroe, Dripsey, Dripsey Berrings, Matehy, Firmount, Gowlane, Inniscarra.
www.billykelleher.com /cnc.htm   (157 words)

  
 A Tour of Cork City
Built in 1722 the steeple has red sandstone (south) and limestone (west) walls, from which the colours of the Cork hurling and football teams are taken.
The Cork Opera House presents a variety of entertainment, drama and music, and is one of the main venues for the annual Guinness Jazz Festival (last weekend in October).
The plan consists of a nave with two side aisles, north and south transepts, a beautiful absidal choir and an ambulatory running round the apse.
www.foundmark.com /Ireland/Cork-Kerry/Tours/CTour.html   (2166 words)

  
 West Cork Marine Tours - Ireland Travel Information Guide
The seas off West Cork have to be one of the best places to view whales and dolphins.
The last of these, the fin whale, is truly spectacular and the 2nd largest animal that ever lived on the earth, the blue whale being the largest.
Very special to West Cork is the seasonal appearance of albacore (long fin tunny) and broadtail swordfish in August and September.
www.12travel.ie /ie/packages/fishing/westcorkmarine1.html   (307 words)

  
 The Road to Peace - NORAID Online
In other areas, the DUP's Nigel Dodds won North Belfast after a collapse in support for the aging Cecil Walker of the UUP; Iris Robinson took Strangford from the UUP's David McNarry; and Gregory Campbell defeating sitting UUP MP William Ross in East Derry.
In his victory speech Mr Doherty said West Tyrone was another step on Sinn Fein's journey to become the largest party in the north and "one of the most substantial parties in all of Ireland".
The vote against Nice in Dublin South West, the constituency of SInn Fein's Sean Crowe, was the highest in the State at 61.58 per cent while the Dublin Central constituency shared by the Irish Prime Minister and Sinn Fein's Nickky Kehoe registered the fourth-highest No vote.
www.inac.org /roadtopeace/elections.html   (2729 words)

  
 Corksouthwest.com - website for residents of the western suburbs of Cork City, IRELAND
Such disregard of democratic decisions by city management has led to the current planning crisis in Cork and to the suspicion in the Western suburbs that the needs of residents have, and may continue to be ignored.
We are happy that Cork City Council in calling for an improvement to the Victoria Cross area seems to be accepting that mistakes were made here in the recent past.
Gavin to clarify the rights of residents of Cork City with regard to planning issues as we feel the planning laws of this country are being disregarded when High-Rise (“high revenue”) buildings are being proposed.
www.corksouthwest.com /news_up.htm   (7465 words)

  
 Limerick West - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Limerick West parliamentary constituency is located in the western part of the Munster county.
The constituency has an electorate of 53,879 and at present is served by 3 Teachtaí Dála (TDs).
The first three candidates in bold type indicate the current representatives in Dáil Éireann for Limerick West.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Limerick_West   (99 words)

  
 Liverpool, Manchester, Cheshire jobs
Job vacancies are for temporary, contract or permanent throughout the North West area and the rest of the UK.
Professional financial and accountancy recruitment consultancy from Cork Griffiths based in Cheshire serving the North West, North Midlands and Yorkshire.
Cork Griffiths also show employment such as (recently) chef jobs or support staff in a hotel and catering or leisure jobs in greater Manchester.
www.jobsword.co.uk /north-west.html   (3461 words)

  
 County Cork Ireland - bed and breakfast lodgings   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Located among the rolling hills of the upper Blackwater Valley of north-west Cork, Glenlohane is ideally positioned for all activities and sightseeing the scenic southwest.
There is a lot of new road construction and the N20 to Cork only will eventually be off to the left.
Bear left in Portlaoise on to the N8 for Cork.
www.glenlohane.com /location.html   (425 words)

  
 University College Cork - National University of Ireland, Cork
Cork, the second largest city in Ireland, is located on the south coast, 260 km south-west of the capitaI, Dublin.
Cork is ideally situated at the head of the inlet of Cork harbour with the sea just to the south, mountains, hills and rivers to the north and east, and the breathtaking lakes of Killarney only one and a half hours to the west.
Among Cork's many cultural offerings are an art school with public painting and sculpture galleries, an Opera House, two theatres and a city museum.
www.umsl.edu /services/abroad/universities/cork.html   (654 words)

  
 Skibbereen - Fishing West Cork Ireland
If angling is to be combined with a family holiday, Skibbereen is an ideal centre from which to explore scenic West Cork.
As a town it is goahead and welcoming, well provided with amenities and sevices, inviting shops, attractive restaurants and bars, a public library, indoor sports-centre, golf links, children's playground and of course the beach is only a few miles away.
Full details of the wide range of holiday activities available in West Cork holiday centres such as Skibbereen and Baltimore are available from the Tourist Office, Skibbereen, Co. Cork.
www.cork-guide.ie /skibbereen/fishing.html   (624 words)

  
 Cork Film Festival   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
He made his West End debut in 1962 and went on to take the 1963 Critics' Award for Most Promising Actor in Harold Pinter's The Dwarfs.
In 1991 he played Alfred, one of a trio of disabled men from the North of England who go on pilgrimage to Mayo, in Journey To Knock.
We are honoured that John Hurt has agreed to be the recipient of Cork Film Festival's inaugural 'Lifetime Achievement Award'.
www.corkfilmfest.org /programme/special/hurt.html   (721 words)

  
 Travel and Historic Sites -- West Cork Ambush Sites -- The Wild Geese Today
The West Cork Trail: Scenes from The War of Independence and Civil War, 1920-1922
They soon were regarded as invincible and struck terror into the population wherever they went, with beatings, shootings, burnings and looting, often in retaliation for real or perceived slights.
Collins -- military tactician, economist, statesman, co-founder of the Irish State, and son of a farmer -- was born at Woodfield, near Clonakilty, County Cork, in October 1890.
www.thewildgeese.com /pages/westcork.html   (1554 words)

  
 Cork Poor Law Union and Workhouse
In 1735, the Irish Parliament passed an Act for 'erecting a workhouse in the city of Cork for employing an maintaining the poor, punishing vagabonds and providing for and educating foundling children.
Cork Poor Law Union was formally declared on the 3rd April 1839 and covered an area of 223 square miles.
Cork: Ballincollig, Blarney, Carnavar, Carrigaline (2), City of Cork (20), Cove (3), Glanmire (2), Grehagh (2), Inniscarra, Inniskenny (2), Kilquane, Monkstown (2), Rathcoony, Whitechurch.
users.ox.ac.uk /~peter/workhouse/Cork/Cork.shtml   (706 words)

  
 Welcome to Cork Harlequins
The 'Young Guns' won the Cork 20 Over League, whilst the 'Old Fogies' got to the 20 over cup final and were beaten by a dubiously strong Midleton side (deja vu?)...
The defeat of Galway in the final was preceded by a fine semi-final defeat of Cork County 2nds, and a victory over West Cork in the quarterfinal.
The 1st team, ably captained by Quinton Claassen, had a moderately successful season, and finished third in Division 1, and were beaten finalists in the Munster Senior Cup.
www.corkharlequins.com /cricket.asp   (466 words)

  
 West Ireland Cottage Rentals including Cork, Donegal and Galway   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Ireland is separated from Great Britain by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St George's Channel.
Apartments in Sligo - Luxurious apartments on the west coast of Ireland, city centre location, on the banks of the River Garavouge, fully furnished.
West Coast Holiday Villages - Over 300 luxury 4 star accommodation to rent throughout the West of Ireland.
www.holiday-home-pages.co.uk /ireland2.htm   (706 words)

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