Cobh south of Cork.

Thursday 23rd May 2024

A cruise ship moored about 200 m from us.

We are certainly not devoid of entertainment here as ships like this pass regularly.

We are parked on a dedicated motorhome stopover about 800m from Cobh, it has all the necessary services except EHU for 10 euros per night , when I went to pay a Frenchman approached me and said the day before he had mistakenly paid for 2 nights instead of 1 and did I want his ticket for 5 euros, of course I said yes😊

After lunch we went for a walk around Cobh much of which is on steep roads. Cobh is world famous as the last place the Titanic sailed from on it’s ill fated journey to America, it would appear to provide the town with a steady tourist income.

This is a statue of Annie Moore and her brothers who were the first immigrants to be processed at Ellis Island America.

A rather prominent feature of Cobh is St Colman’s Cathedral which stands high up towering over the town, it was started in 1868 and took over 50 years to complete. It was designed in a French neo Gothic style with magnificent stained glass windows. The spire is 91 metres tall and contains a 49 bell carillon.

As is traditional I was left outside to look after Layla, another photo to add to my guide book of churches and cathedrals I’ve sat outside.

There are a lot of colourful buildings dotted around Cobh.

Suffering from fatigue I decided to head back to Homer with Layla and Michelle decided to participate in “ The Titanic Experience” no she didn’t hit an iceberg or sink but was entertained by a tour guide who showed her and others around an indoor display concentrating mainly on local people who sailed on that ill fated journey. She took a few photos.