Cork
Cork is a city in the southwest region of Ireland, in the province of Munster. It is the second largest city in the state and the third most populous on the island of Ireland. Cork is built on the River Lee, which divides into two channels at the western end of the city; the city centre is located on the island created by the channels. At the eastern end of the city centre where the channels re-converge, quays and docks along the river banks lead to Lough Mahon and Cork Harbour, which is one of the world's largest natural harbors. It earned the nickname of "the rebel city" for its support of the Yorkist cause during the War of the Roses, a series of dynastic disputes for the throne of England between the houses of Lancaster and York. Corkonians often refer to their city as "the real capital" of Ireland in reference to the city's role as the centre of anti-treaty forces during the Irish Civil War, fought between members of two opposing groups of Irish nationalists in the 1920s. Cork was originally a monastic settlement founded by Saint Finbarr in the 6th century, but developed an urban character at some point between 915 and 922 when Norseman settlers founded a trading port. Cork is known for it's arts culture, being home to the Cork School of Music as well as the Crawford College of Art and Design, the Corcadorca Theatre Company, the Cork Film Festival, the Cork Jazz Festival, and the Everyman Palace Theatre. The city has been gaining cultural diversity for many years as a result of immigration from Western Europe in the mid to late nineties, and more recently from Eastern European countries, as well as other nations. One of its most famous buildings is the Church of St. Anne, built from red sandstone and local limestone, with a weather vane in the shape of a salmon.
Cork is a city in the southwest region of Ireland, in the province of Munster. It is the second largest city in the state and the third most populous on the island of Ireland. Cork is built on the River Lee, which divides into two channels at the western end of the city; the city centre is located on the island created by the channels. At the eastern end of the city centre where the channels re-converge, quays and docks along the river banks lead to Lough Mahon and Cork Harbour, which is one of the world's largest natural harbors. It earned the nickname of "the rebel city" for its support of the Yorkist cause during the War of the Roses, a series of dynastic disputes for the throne of England between the houses of Lancaster and York. Corkonians often refer to their city as "the real capital" of Ireland in reference to the city's role as the centre of anti-treaty forces during the Irish Civil War, fought between members of two opposing groups of Irish nationalists in the 1920s. Cork was originally a monastic settlement founded by Saint Finbarr in the 6th century, but developed an urban character at some point between 915 and 922 when Norseman settlers founded a trading port. Cork is known for it's arts culture, being home to the Cork School of Music as well as the Crawford College of Art and Design, the Corcadorca Theatre Company, the Cork Film Festival, the Cork Jazz Festival, and the Everyman Palace Theatre. The city has been gaining cultural diversity for many years as a result of immigration from Western Europe in the mid to late nineties, and more recently from Eastern European countries, as well as other nations. One of its most famous buildings is the Church of St. Anne, built from red sandstone and local limestone, with a weather vane in the shape of a salmon.
