Cobh
An Cóbh
The last port of call for the Titanic, and the most photogenic harbour town, with colourful “Deck of Cards” terraces on a steep street beside a cathedral.
Cobh (formerly Queenstown) sits on the south shore of the large island in Cork Harbour. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, around 2.5 million Irish emigrants left from here for North America. It was the Titanic’s last port of call in 1912, and survivors of the Lusitania were landed here in 1915. The town is built into a hillside. A row of colourful terraced houses on steep West View is known as the “Deck of Cards,” and with St Colman’s Cathedral behind them, it is one of Ireland’s most classic postcard views. By the waterfront are the Lusitania Memorial and a statue of Annie Moore, the first immigrant to enter the United States through Ellis Island. The commuter train from Cork takes about 25 minutes.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Titanic Experience Cobh
- St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh
- Cobh Heritage Centre – The Queenstown Story
- Spike Island
- Fota Wildlife Park
- Fota House, Arboretum & Gardens
- Blackrock Castle Observatory
- Jameson Distillery Midleton