We docked today in Cobh, Ireland. This lies about 25 miles from Cork, Ireland. We did the day on our own. We took a local train into Cork, then came back and spent time in Cobh.
Cork is the third-largest city in Ireland, after Dublin and Belfast. It was pleasant but had no specific grand sites, and was too large to have the allure of the small, quaint places.
We chose not to go see the Blarney Castle and the Blarney Stone. We also skipped the Butter Museum!
Cobh was the last port for the Titanic before it left on its failed trip across the Atlantic. It also was the destination for the Lusitania before it sank. (These are nice facts to learn prior to leaving here on a ship.)
Cobh had a status to one of its residents, Maggie Malone, who was the first immigrant to the US processed through Ellis Island.
We had an Irish folkloric show at 4:30pm put on by locals prior to sailing. They did the Irish clog dancing. Since my brother has two daughters who are into this dancing, I think he should consider bringing his family on this cruise so the girls get a chance to see Irish kids doing this dance.
Talking to other passengers after everyone got back and it seems that best choice for the day was to go to Blarney Castle. See and kiss the stone, or not…that doesn’t matter that much. Just walk the grounds. They go to a pub for a drink.
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