My final day was spent wandering around in Cobh – a town near Cork with a name that isn’t pronounced anything like what it looks like. You’d probably try to pronounce that something like “Cob” right? Well, if so, then you’re wrong – it’s pronounced “Cove.” Why? Well, it was originally called the Cove of Cork as it’s on the Cork Harbor and, when somebody decided that it needed an Irish name it was simply spelled using what letters the Irish alphabet has. Since Irish doesn’t have a “v” the “bh” is used instead. What does “Cobh” mean in Irish? Not a damn thing! There’s your language and history lesson for the day.
Cobh is a neat little town that is well worth visiting on a sunny day. It’s also the last port of call for the Titanic, so it has a bit of history. Spend a couple of hours there and then go hit the rest of the countryside.
And that’s it! I headed home the next day.
