Sculptured in minute detail by Jerome Connor (1876-1943) from Cork, this group depicting an angel and two sailors commemorates the 1500 victims of the Lusitania, torpedoed in 1915. The work was finished by Seamus Murphy upon Connor's death. Nearby, i..

This Catholic cathedral overlooking the city was built between 1868 and 1915 in a neo-Gothic style on designs by Pugin and Ashlin. Its tall spire, with its peel of 47 bells can be seen for miles around. The interior is decorated with polished marble ..

Part of Cobh railway station currently houses an exhibition recalling the times when Cobh was a major port. It relates the life of the convicts and migrants aboard ship, their accommodation in the city, the development of the harbour as a naval base,..

Until 1975 this little island off Cork was the property of descendants of its 12C lord, Philip de Barri. In the 19C, the hunting lodge Fota House was converted into a fine country seat by architects Richard and William Vitruvius Morrison. The estat..

Fota House, an 18C hunting lodge, has one of Ireland's most beautiful Regency interiors. The Irish Zoological Society opened a Wildlife Park on the 28 ha estate in 1983. Its aim is to protect endangered species, such as the cheetah. Fota is one of Ir..

A ferry crosses the River Lee between Carrigaloe and Glenbrook and there are boat trips from Kennedy Pier, offering views of the harbour's forts.

An old Presbyterian church houses a collection of artefacts with a strongly maritime theme.