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Spike Island (Irish: Inis Píc) is an island of 103 acres (42 ha) [1] in Cork Harbour, Ireland. Originally the site of a monastic settlement, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] the island is dominated by an 18th-century bastion fort now named Fort Mitchel .
At the latest census in 2022, the population of the entire county stood at 584,156. Cork is the second-most populous county in the State, and the third-most populous county on the island of Ireland. County Cork is located in the province of Munster, bordering Kerry to the west, Limerick to the north, Tipperary to the north-east and Waterford to ...
A number of coastal fortifications were built in County Cork, Ireland, to defend the county's coastline, ... Spike Island: Star fort (later prison) 18th/19th century
Spike Island, County Cork, is acquired by the government to form part of the defences of Cork Harbour. New Church of Ireland Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford ...
Cobh (/ ˈ k oʊ v / KOHV, Irish: An Cóbh), known from 1849 until 1920 as Queenstown, is a seaport town on the south coast of County Cork, Ireland. With a population of 14,418 inhabitants at the 2022 census, [2] 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 ...
Ballycotton (Irish: Baile Choitín) [2] is a coastal village in County Cork, Ireland, situated about 25 miles (40 km) east of Cork city.It is a fishing village that sits on a rocky ledge overlooking Ballycotton Bay and has a sandy beach that stretches for about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east to Knockadoon Head.
Spike Island, Widnes, a park in Widnes; Spike Island (Southampton), the area bounded by the River Itchen and River Hamble in Hampshire; Spike Island, former name for Northumberland Heath, London; Spike Island railway station, a workman's platform situated off the Great Northern Railway's main line south of Doncaster
Carrigaline (/ k æ r ɪ ɡ ə ˈ l aɪ n /; [11] Irish: Carraig Uí Leighin, meaning 'rock of Ó Leighin') is a town and civil parish in County Cork, Ireland, situated on the River Owenabue. Located about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Cork city, and with a population of 18,239 people, [1] it is one of the largest commuter towns in the county ...