Cobh Compass
    Cobh facts
    • Cobh was known as Queenstown from 1849 to 1920.
    • Over 2.5 million Irish emigrants departed from Cobh harbour.
    • RMS Titanic's final port of call was Cobh, on 11 April 1912.
    • St Colman's Cathedral carillon has 49 bells — among the largest in Europe.
    • Lusitania victims are buried in the Old Church Cemetery.
    • Cork Harbour is one of the largest natural harbours in the world.
    • Cobh was known as Queenstown from 1849 to 1920.
    • Over 2.5 million Irish emigrants departed from Cobh harbour.
    • RMS Titanic's final port of call was Cobh, on 11 April 1912.
    • St Colman's Cathedral carillon has 49 bells — among the largest in Europe.
    • Lusitania victims are buried in the Old Church Cemetery.
    • Cork Harbour is one of the largest natural harbours in the world.

    Victorian era-present

    Railway, station and arrival point

    The railway station turned Cobh into a practical transfer point between Cork, the harbour and the world beyond.

    Cobh Railway Station is more than a transport stop. Its position beside the harbour made it part of a chain of movement: train, quayside, tender, liner, ocean.

    Today the same station is one of the best ways for visitors to arrive. That continuity is part of Cobh's charm. You still begin beside the old emigration landscape, even if your journey is now a day trip rather than a departure across the Atlantic.

    Source recordedSource recordedVerified 10 May 2026