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County Cork
Province: Munster
Location: Maritime county on the south-west coast
County Size: 1st in Ireland
Land Area: 2,878 sq. miles
Highest Point: Knockboy (710m)
Main Rivers: Lee, Blackwater, Bandon, Sullane, Awbeg, Illen, Bride.
Main Islands: Spike, Inisbeg, Sherkin, Hare, Bear
Areas of Geographical Interest:
Ireland's only cable car service Is in Cork (linking Dursey Island with the mainland at Bearna peninsula)
Gougane Barra National Park
Mizen Head (Ireland's most southerly point)
Areas of Historical Interest:
Blarney Castle and the Blarney Stone (Kiss the Blarney and really live)
Youghal Clock Tower
Bantry House (built in 1720 and home to the Earls of Bantry)
The County
Population: 293,323 - excluding Cork City.
Capital City: Cork
Main Towns: Bantry, Clonakilty, Cobh, Cork, Fermoy, Kinsale, Mallow, Mitchelstown, Skibbereen, Yougal.
Main Business Contact: Cork City Enterprise Board, Albert Quay Hse, Albert Quay, Cork. Tel: 021-961828
No. of Schools: National 371; Secondry 91;
No. of Golf Clubs: 29
No. of Blue Flag Beaches: 10
Cork
Situated in the South West of Ireland Cork is the largest of all the Irish counties and in many ways the most varied. Rich farmlands and river valleys contrast with the wild sandstone hills of the west, and above all there is the magnificent coastline scooped and fretted by the Atlantic into great bays and secret coves, strewn with rocky headlands and long soft golden sands. Strange as it may seem, this is territory which is relatively undiscovered, and completely unspoilt. Its villages and resorts are mostly unsophisticated, but lively and friendly in their own special fashion, and very welcoming to strangers who come to join in the fun.
Transport
Main Routes: Cork is served by major routes N8-N7-M7-N7 (to Dublin); N8-N80-N52-N1-A1-M1 (to Belfast); N20-N21-N18 (to Galway).
Miles from: Dublin (159); Belfast (262); Galway (187).
Nearest Travel Centre (Bus): Bus Eireann, Parnell Place, Cork Tel: 021-508188
Nearest Rail Station: Cork. Tel: 021-506 766
Nearest Airport: Cork Airport 021-313131
Nearest Ferry Port: Cork
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