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| Cobh, County Cork, Ireland |
In the summer of 1999 two friends and I spent three weeks traveling around Ireland. The photo above was taken looking out the window of our bed and breakfast. The QE2 (Queen Elizabeth 2) was in the harbor during our visit which I will admit was kind of cool. The photograph below is of the statue of Irish immigrant Annie Moore and her brothers. Annie was the first person to be admitted to Ellis Island when it's doors opened on January 1, 1892.
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| Annie Moore Statue, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland |
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2 comments:
Great post! As a North American I'd known little about the departure points for ships headed to the US. It is really interesting to learn about Cobh. And, the statue to Annie Moore is so charming.
Sheryl - Thank you for your comment!
To be honest, not being Irish, I didn't really know much about Cobh until we visited. My two travelling companions were both Irish, so it was very meaningful to them. It is a lovely city and definitely worth a visit. The statue of Annie is charming. She's right down by the waterfront which seems appropriate!
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