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  Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Cork
Cork (city), a city in the Republic of Ireland
Cork is often used to refer to a stopper (plug)In botany
Cork taint, a condition when wine is spoilt by a chemical reaction
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Cork   (189 words)

  
  Cork - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city of the province of Munster, it is situated slightly inland from the southern coast proper, located at 51°54′N 8°28′W.
Cork's most famous building, also accessible to the public, is the church tower of Shandon dominating the North side of the city, with the North and East sides faced in red sandstone, and the West and South sides in the predominant stone of the region, white limestone.
Cork is also home to one of Ireland's main national newspapers, the Irish Examiner (formerly the Cork Examiner) with its headquarters situated in Academy Street in the city centre.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cork   (4122 words)

  
 County Cork information - Search.com
Cork City, the county's capital, is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and capital of the province of Munster.
County Cork is known as the "Rebel County" and not just for its past links with Irish Republicanism, it was actually named so by The Crown in 1499 as a derogatory label but was embraced by the people of Cork with pride.
Cork is also known as the "Rebel County" due to its history of involvement in the fight for home rule, both in the original struggles in the late 19th century and then in winning independence in the beginning of the 20th century.
www.search.com /reference/County_Cork   (568 words)

  
 Cork - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Cork City has a population of 123,062 (186,239 including its immediate suburbs) while the county (excluding city) has a population of 324,767 (CSO 2002).
Cork has a reputation for independence running from the times of Viking invasions to the Irish Civil War, which has given it the nickname of "the Rebel County".
Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) offers a variety of third level courses in Mathematics, Computing and IT, Business, and Engineering (Mechanical, Electronic, Electrical, and Chemical) and is one of the few places in Ireland were nautical studies are available.
www.voyager.in /Cork   (3018 words)

  
 Cork Did You Mean cork   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The principal city, too, of County Cork and of the province of Munster, it is situated slightly inland from the southern coast proper, located at 51°54? N 8°28? W.
Cork is a historic city, with the city charter being granted over 800 years ago by King John in 1185.
Cork is also home to one of Ireland's main national newspapers, the Irish Examiner (formerly the Cork Examiner) with its headquaters situated in Academy Street in the city centre.
www.did-you-mean.com /Cork.html   (2801 words)

  
 YourArt.com >> Encyclopedia >> cork   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city of the province of Munster, it is situated slightly inland from the southern coast proper, located at {{coor dm 5154N828W}}.
The Cork School of Music and the Crawford College of Art & Design provide a constant throughput of new blood, as do the active theatre components of many courses at University College Cork (UCC).
Sport is intensely important to the people of Cork, with gaelic games (hurling & gaelic football) and soccer the most popular.
www.yourart.com /research/encyclopedia.cgi?subject=/cork   (4124 words)

  
 County Cork, Ireland
Mayors and Sheriffs of Cork 1610 - 1861.
census, ship lists, then it is available to post, but items such as biographies, family histories, and certain parish records may need the permission of the original author or church authority.
County Cork Physical and Statistical Info Notes by Jane Lyons submitted to the cork mailing list.
myhome.ispdr.net.au /~mgrogan/cork/ire.cork.htm   (1229 words)

  
 CORK FACTS AND INFORMATION
The principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city of the province of Munster, it is situated slightly inland from the southern coast proper, located at.
Cork's cultural life is surprisingly vibrant, considering its population of 186,239.
Also, Cork's suburbs have a number of modern industrial estates, with reasonably good road links and relatively modern telecommunications to attract both local and foreign investment from Europe, the United States, and Japan.
www.witwib.com /cork   (3385 words)

  
 gardai moving in on travellers in cork - Indymedia Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
People passing by in the street tended to signal their support very discreetly whilst those supporting the eviction were very vocal in deriding the supporters.
Mary Harty (the woman who was in court) is on the accommodation waiting list with Cork City Council, along with 4000 others, the majority of whom are settled people.
If she leaves Cork to escape the incredible stress that this causes, (there have been more evictions in Cork than in the rest of Ireland put together) she risks losing her place in the waiting list.
www.indymedia.ie /newswire.php?story_id=65955   (2332 words)

  
 Antisemitism and the Catholic Right
A deepening Catholic appreciation of the eternal covenant between God and the Jewish people, together with a recognition of a divinely-given mission to Jews to witness to god's faithful love, lead to the conclusion that campaigns that target Jews for conversion to Christianity are no longer theologically acceptable in the Catholic Church.
Cork lives in the dream world that will deny, deny, deny any allegation that Zionists were involved in any of these things.
Cork there is absolutely no reason to suspect Zionists of any foul play, even though there are reams of information available to the contrary.
www.wquercus.com /sungenis   (8390 words)

  
 County Cork, Ireland, ©Jane Lyons
People said that they came from A, B, or C, possibly in such and such a county in Ireland, and the thing is, that today, some people don't know if their ancestors were talking about the Civil Parish that they came from or the Religious parish or Barony or which division.
Information on Irish people can be found in other countries, those of you who have looked at parish records for your own country will have seen mention of people from Ireland, with their addresses and sometimes even other family names.
When you send a message to any list your own mail will be returned to you because you are subscribed to that list, it is not being returned to you, it is going to everyone on the list.
www.from-ireland.net /contents/corkcontents.htm   (3085 words)

  
 Passenger List - Susan, Cork to St. Andrews NB, 1850
On top of all this, John and Patrick Leary were said to be sons of Thomas and Johanna Leary and they were not, and neither was Margaret Leary, alias Margaret Barrett, who died of consumption shortly after arriving, a daughter.
Ellen Leary was also listed as a daughter of Thomas’ and was no relation at all.
List and Description of Persons whom the Guardians of the above Union propose to Assist to Emigrate.
www.theshipslist.com /ships/passengerlists/susan1850.htm   (438 words)

  
 The Late Food Riots In Ireland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
One of the Illustrations shows the Mall and Mall-house, or Town-hall of the seaport of Youghal, which, though merely a creek to Cork, has a considerable trade, for the accommodation of which there are extensive and commodious quays and a Custom-house.
The other Sketch shows the Old Chapel-road, Dungarvan, on the road to Youghal, the scene of the late conflict between the military and the "food rioters;" one of the men shot was standing on the spot behind the cart in the sketch.
Fleming, the poor lad that was shot in the knee by the 1st Royals in Dungarvan, on the 28th of September last, died on Tuesday night in the workhouse here, after suffering much pain from the effects of his wound.
vassun.vassar.edu /~sttaylor/FAMINE/ILN/FoodRiots/FoodRiots.html   (691 words)

  
 Niagara Falls Daredevils: a history
With both shores lined with people who had come to see this spectacle, Captain Robinson and crew rode the Maid of the Mist through one of the world's most wild and dangerous white water rapids.
There were air holes on the sides of the barrel with were plugged with cork to allow them to be opened in an emergency.
The story of this tragic accident is listed under this section not because Roger Woodward was a daredevil but rather his survival was nothing less than a miracle.
www.iaw.com /~falls/devil_frame.html   (11825 words)

  
 County Cork, Ireland
Mayors and Sheriffs of Cork 1610 - 1861.
census, ship lists, then it is available to post, but items such as biographies, family histories, and certain parish records may need the permission of the original author or church authority.
County Cork Physical and Statistical Info Notes by Jane Lyons submitted to the cork mailing list.
www.sci.net.au /userpages/mgrogan/cork/ire.cork.htm   (1229 words)

  
 Indian Corn In Cork   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Immediately on the depôts being opened, the crowds of poor persons who gathered round them were so turbulently inclined as to require the immediate interference of the police, who remained there throughout the day.
The result of the day's sale is sufficient to dissipate all further doubt, and to demand the most serious attention of the citizens of Cork.
"The people, supposing that the supply would be continued, assembled in hundreds round the depôts; but were informed of the fact of there being no more for sale.
vassun.vassar.edu /~sttaylor/FAMINE/ILN/IndianCorn/IndianCorn.html   (385 words)

  
 convicts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Bloody Code prescribed death for crimes ranging from murder to the theft of property worth a shilling or more; a shilling was not an insignificant amount: in Ireland: during the 1800s it was the daily wage of a farm labourer.
In the northern part of County Cork, between the towns of Kanturk and Mallow, there is a hamlet named Castlemagner (originally Magnelstown) where one can view the ruins of the Magner castle.
In his description of "social unrest" in North Cork in the 1820s Edmund O’Donovan writes: "The extent of Whiteboy activity in the area was considerable.
www.magner.org /convicts.htm   (4054 words)

  
 List of Irish people   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
people who come from the island of Ireland (Ireland: An island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland), that is the countries: the Republic of Ireland (Republic of Ireland: the republic of ireland (irish: poblacht na héireann) is the official "description" of...
people who chose to adopt an Irish identity (identity: The distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity) or Irish citizenship (citizenship: The status of a citizen with rights and duties) (eg, Daniel Day-Lewis).
Some people born on the island of Ireland, particularly from Northern Ireland, also regard themselves as British (British: The people of Great Britain).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/list_of_irish_people   (5923 words)

  
 What's new on Struggle?
Of course its not that important to get hung up on a name; for many people the concise definition of communism being something to do with Marx and the USSR is the one they know.
It is this meaning of communism as opposed to socialism that evolved in the late nineteenth century that this article discusses.
Yet again, Iraqis are asked to brave death to vote, this time for a constitution shaped by their occupiers, which they have not read and which can be changed at will by politicians.
flag.blackened.net /revolt/new.html   (2738 words)

  
 St. Patrick was born in Cork   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
For Cork - but in this case the evidence is incontrovertible.
And since the people of Cork were too well-bred to disillusion
Gerry Murphy was born in Cork City in 1952 and currently lives here.
www.corkstpatricksfestival.ie /st_patrick.htm   (294 words)

  
 Default Logins and Passwords for Networked Devices
NOTE: This listing is only provided as a resource to network administrators and security professionals.
It is also meant to remind people that a serious problem exists when people configure a network or a computer system and do not change these passwords.
The manufacturers of the listed devices, software or systems are not to blame for this problem, and we are not trying to discredit them or their products.
www.governmentsecurity.org /articles/DefaultLoginsandPasswordsforNetworkedDevices.php   (216 words)

  
 Holidayhound - Office Bar, Cork city   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The curiously named Office Bar, on Sullivan's Quay in the heart of Cork, is one of the few offices this hound would gladly spend a few extra hours in after the regular nine to five slog is over and done with.
Not surprisingly, given John and Mannie's interest in sports, the two big screens in the bar are often the focus of attention for televised major sporting events, but there is an artistic side to the office too.
The Office has been welcoming the people of Cork through its doors since 1858, and nowadays that welcome is warmer than ever, offering the best of food and company in the most comfortable surroundings you could want.
www.holidayhound.com /customers/icbar19247.htm   (307 words)

  
 Cork on 43 Places   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
I speak now, of course, in the supposition that the Gentle Reader has not been abroad, and therefore is not already a consummate ass.
Living in Cork for 18 months was a fabulous experience.
It is a town full of great pubs, great music, great people (and some scary ones) and it has such community spirit.
www.43places.com /places/view/197665   (584 words)

  
 The Avondhu Newspaper Mitchelstown County Cork Ireland
Cork County Council are currently completing the snag list and it’s hoped people should be settled in their new homes later this year.
Cllr Séan Sherlock called for a progress report on the houses in Kildorrery at a meeting of the Northern committee of Cork County Council this week.
Following years of campaigning and fundraising, the Voluntary Housing Association in Kildorrery are delighted that the project has come to its current stage and are keenly looking forward to having people settled in their new homes.
www.avondhupress.ie /5story2.html   (165 words)

  
 The Workers Solidarity Movement : Ireland - Anarchist organisation
mailing list carries the latest news from the WSM and the struggles anarchists are involved in.
Heroin killed hundreds of young people in Dublin in the poorest working class communities which have organised a number of anti - drug campaigns in response.
This is a list of WSM articles that have been translated into other languages and which have been sent in electronic form to us.
flag.blackened.net /revolt/wsm.html   (1021 words)

  
 pseudopodium.org
If these young people had been in company and for a while the subject of conversation had been the state or property they would by a process of comparison, discrimination and summary perhaps with ease have arrived at the definition.
Only very commonplace intellects, people who yesterday learned by heart what the state is and today have forgotten it again, will have their answers pat in an examination.
I kept in touch with some of the people I met that weekend, and one of them, Don Keller, kept suggesting I write down some of what I spun in conversation.
www.pseudopodium.org /ht-20050515.html   (3877 words)

  
 Fuzzy Logic Knits
There are a gazillion patterns out there for bulky knits, and you may be (like me) a fan of skinny needles that make other people want to burn their nose hairs with a butane lighter, but in the case of knitting for Dulaan, the warmer, the fatter, the better.
Some people have pegged me as some kind of WonderSpinner, but this is only true in that every time I spin, I wonder what the hell I'm going to get at the end.
And if you look at the finished product on various people who've completed this hat, they all have a certain "Dude, don't mess with me" look on their faces that can't be helped, wearing a funky hat like that.
www.fuzzylogicknits.com /blog   (4045 words)

  
 Canoe Polo Forums - Weird people on my ignore list...
Just found out that for example 7siech is on my ignore list, and I'm sure that I haven't been that drunk to forget it...
And there is no sign of him in my actual ignore list...
It was just about that I think this prog puts people hwo haven't logged in to ignorelist...
www.canoepolo.com /forum/showthread.php?p=1496   (192 words)

  
 CORK IRELAND, Guide to County Cork for Tourism & Business
From 1848 - 1950 over 6 million adults and children emigrated from Ireland - over 2.5 million departed from Cobh.
Genealogical Recordfinder has been designed for people interested in tracing their ancestors but have no knowledge of genealogical records
Nearly hidden in its own harbour, this small port of Union Hall has always had a strong seafaring tradition and now provides a safe shelter for its own active fishing fleet as well as anchorage to pleasure boats, and calm water for skiing, diving and canoeing.
www.cork-guide.ie /home.htm   (158 words)

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