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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 .
Spike Island has had a long and interesting history, and for more than 150 years the British flag has flown over it as one of the main defence works on the southern coast. For years Spike was a penal settlement and was continued as such down to the truce of 1921. To-day was the seventeenth anniversary of the truce.
Cork Harbour (Irish: Cuan Chorcaí) [2] is a natural harbour and river estuary at the mouth of the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland.It is one of several which lay claim to the title of "second largest natural harbour in the world by navigational area" (after Port Jackson, Sydney). [3]
Camden Fort Meagher is a coastal defence fortification close to Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland.Together with similar structures at Fort Mitchell (Spike Island), Fort Davis (), and Templebreedy Battery (also close to Crosshaven), the fort was built to defend the mouth of Cork Harbour. [1]
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 ...
In 1905, he was transferred to Spike Island, an island fort situated in Cork harbour. Here, while the family hoped for better times, Ellen's mother Mary fell ill, and for over a year she struggled to raise her family as her health declined. In January 1907, she died of tuberculosis. With four children all under the age of nine, William found it ...
Blackrock Castle is a castellated fortification located at Blackrock, about 2 km from Cork city centre on the banks of the River Lee in Ireland. Originally developed as a coastal defence fortification in the 16th century to protect upper Cork Harbour and port, the site now houses an observatory, visitor centre and restaurant.
The Moon Car was a converted 1919 Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, used by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in and around the area of Cork. [1] It got the name 'Moon Car' because of its bright yellow colour and because it was mainly used at night. [2]