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Statue on the waterfront of Annie Moore and her brothers. Annie Moore was the first person to be admitted to the United States of America through the new immigration centre at Ellis Island, New York on 1 January 1892.
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Before heading to Cobh Harbour, students had a busy day in class working on presentations, assignments and conferencing with their teachers for their upcoming ISU's. You're almost half way- keep up the hard work everyone!
Cobh
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Downtown Cobh
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Cove, Queenstown and now today, Cobh Harbour (pronounced Cove). A world renowned historical town with one of the largest natural harbours in the world. This beautifully colourful town has experienced invasion, emigration, transportation and adventure.
Following the Great Famine of 1846, Cobh became Ireland's main emigration port. During the Famine, 2 million Irish citizens emigrated the country from Cobh harbour. In 1849 Queen Victoria made a visit and renamed it to Queenstown. However, in 1921 the town reverted to the old name of Cobh. This town's port is also well known because Titanic's last port of call was Cobh.
