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Cobh

Cobh, known from 1849 until 1920 as Queenstown, is a seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland.

Plan a trip to Cobh From Shannon

With a population of 14,148 inhabitants at the 2022 census, Cobh is on the south side of Great Island in Cork Harbour and home to Ireland's only dedicated cruise terminal. Tourism in the area draws on the maritime and emigration legacy of the town.

Get in

Getting to Cobh

Irish Rail commuter trains run every 30–60 min from Cork Kent station to Little Island, Glounthaune, Fota (for Wildlife Park), Carrigaloe, Rushbrooke and Cobh, taking 25 min. Change in Cork for trains from Dublin Heuston, Limerick, Waterford and Mallow (for Cork Racecourse). Change at Glounthaune for Carrigtwohill (for Barryscourt Castle) and Midleton (for Jameson Whiskey Distillery).

See

Worth seeing

And see Titanic for more on this liner Titanic Memorial is on Pearse Square. This grand "unsinkable" liner was launched in Belfast in 1911 and began her maiden voyage for the White Star Line on 10 April 1912. The timetable for RMS Titanic and her sister ships was to sail from Southampton to Cherbourg then overnight to Cobh, then onward to New York.

  1. 01
    Cobh Heritage Centre
  2. 02
    Cobh Museum

    In an old Presbyterian church opposite the Heritage Centre but separately run, this small museum has various exhibits of town life and its maritime history.

  3. 03
    Titanic Experience

    Guided tour through the White Star departure hall, following the emigrants' footsteps.

  4. 04
    St Colman's Cathedral

    Towering neo-Gothic RC cathedral; the steeple is 91.4 m tall.

Do

Things to do

Titanic Trail Tours, Meet at Commodore Hotel,. Daily at 11AM and 2PM. One-hour walking tour explaining the Titanic story in Cobh. Adult €22.50, child €12.50. Cobh Rebel Walking Tours start from the Heritage Centre. Their focus is The Troubles and civil war. Sirius Arts Centre has a gallery but is mostly a performance space, open W-Sa 11AM-5PM. It's on the waterfront west side of JFK Park.

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    SailCork

    Learn dinghy or cruiser sailing, powerboating and other seafaring skills.

  2. 02
    Cobh Golf Club is north off R624

    Fail to notice what day it is for a couple of weeks, while otherwise being a meticulous travel-planner, if you're the hero of Around the World in 80 Days.

Eat

Where to eat

Jacobs Ladder is within Water's Edge Hotel, see below. They do good seafood, open daily noon-8PM.

How locals move

Getting around Cobh the local way

  • Get inThe ferry runs daily 6:30AM–9:30PM and takes 5 min.
  • Get inThe "East Ferry" sailed from medieval times, latterly cable-hauled, but ceased in 1913.
  • Get inSee Cork#Get in for the ferries from Roscoff and Santander.

From Wikivoyage: Cobh, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Diego Delso (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.