I visited Cobh last October 2006. I found no research center. Only the museum Dennis mentioned. It may still be worth a visit as a tourist attraction. Also, see Colmans Cathedral(?) up on the hill. Very nice, very large. We walked the streets of Cobh's "downtown". Many small mom and pop type places. Also, you pass a large garden(?) / animal park(?) going into Cobh. We ran out of time but I heard it was nice. Park along the dock area. I think it was free. Out side the centre you have to get the parking disk. You may feel rushed. One of the French (?) ferry / vacation excursions ships docked just before we arrived. We had seen it enter from the other side as we were sight seeing / looking for a cemetery that may have hold departed relatives in Monkstown area. Try the Cork Library in "downtown" Cork City or the other library (Cork county?) at the Cork Institute of Technology. Parking costs "downtown" but the copies were 0.05 or 0.10(?) euro per. At CIT parking was free but copies were more .20 or 0.25 euros(?) per. Mike in Ohio Dennis Ahern wrote: > > [email protected] asked: > >> Want to go to the History Center in Cobh during a visit to Ireland in 17 >> days!! Do you have to make a reservation? What should I bring for >> research? > > > Why not email them at [email protected] and ask them? > >> Any other bits of wisdom regarding genealogy-hunting before departing? > > > I've been there twice, but only to see the museum, which is very > interesting. My understanding of their genealogical research service is > that it is limited to looking things up on John Grenham's CDROM. Not > that that might not be worth doing. It's just that the Cobh Heritage > Centre would not be high up on my list of places to do genealogical > research in County Cork. Both the County and Cork City Libraries would > be a richer environment for historical or genealogical research. Perhaps > someone who has used the services offered by the Cobh Heritage Centre > can comment. > > See: http://www.cork-guide.ie/cobh/heritage-centre/index.htm > Cobh Heritage Centre Emigration Museum >