"Thousands of Australians travel to Ireland every year in search of ancestors and family connections. They’re often the descendants of more than 40-000 convicts who were transported to Australia from the small coastal town of Cobh in Southern Cork in the early 1800’s. Cobh was also a key centre of IRA activity during the war of independence and the last port of Call of the Titanic. Cobh historian and author Kieran McCarthy knows all the stories about the historic town."
(Text from Travel Writers Radio) Putting Cobh on the Map Kieran talks not only about the war of independence, he also brings up Spike Island, Cobh Heritage Centre, Emigration, Famine and Cobh's link with maritime disaster's such as the Titanic & Lusitania. Sue Ahearn from Travel Writers Radio was in Cobh this week and went along with him on a tour of the town. Please click on the following link to hear this wonderful interview: https://soundcloud.com/travelwritersradio/kieran-mccarthy-tour-guide-on-cobh-ireland-sue-ahearn If you wish to learn more...why not book a Cobh Rebel Walking Tour today!
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Revisit Cobh’s Rebel Past with writer, historian and active member of the Cobh 1916 Centenary Committee - Kieran McCarthy. Recommended Links
Accommodation:
Bellavista Cobh Cork International Airport Hotel Commodore Hotel Fota Island Resort Knockeven House Transport: Acabs Cobh Bus Eireann Cork Airport Irish Rail Cobh Tourism: Cobh Library Cobh Heritage Centre Cobh & Harbour Chamber of Commerce Cobh Tourist Office Cobh Town Tours, History & More with John Flynn Individuals Shop Spike Island Tour The Sirius Centre The Titanic Trail The Titanic Experience Visit Cobh Cork Tourism: Barryscourt Blackrock Observatory Blarney Castle Charles Fort Cork City Gaol Cork County Council Cork English Market Crawford Art Gallery Desmond Castle Discover Ireland Doneraile House & Park Fota House & Gardens Fota Wildlife Park IInaculin - Garnish Island Jameson Midelton Distillery Port of Cork Publications: Cobh Edition Cobh News East Cork Journal Evening Echo Irish Examiner The Great Island Newsletter The Journal WhazonCork Media: Cry FM Fitzdora Productions 96 FM Radio RED FM Radio Archives
March 2018
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