The port of Queenstown (where millions of Irish emigrated from) is the former name for COBH (pronounced COVE), the Port for the City of Cork. Titanic also sailed from Queenstown for New York on her fateful maiden voyage. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NB 2- REMOVE THE BULK OF THE MAIL-NO-ONE WANTS DOWNLOAD ENDLESS DIGEST MAILS OF NO INTEREST TO THEM. -------------------------------------- Today's Topics: 1. Re: IRL-DUBLIN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 367 (anne vivienne power) 2. Queenstown (Margaret Doyle) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 10:13:58 +0000 From: anne vivienne power <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [IRL-DUBLIN] IRL-DUBLIN Digest, Vol 5, Issue 367 To: [email protected] Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes wasn't Queenstown the English name for Cork? Anne (new enquirer) Message: 2 Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:35:02 +0000 (GMT) From: Margaret Doyle <[email protected]> Subject: [IRL-DUBLIN] Queenstown To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 No, the English name for Corcaigh is Cork. Maggie