| Top 10 Things to Know about Cork! | 1. Cork got its nickname the Rebel County from its history of independence starting with Viking invasions up to the Irish Civil War.
2. Cork is home to Blarney Castle where it is said that kissing the Blarney Stone at the top of castle will bestow the kisser with the “gift of the gab”.
3. Cobh town in County Cork was the last port of call of the infamous Titanic in 1912.
4. Sir Walter Raleigh is said to have planted the first potato plant in Ireland in Youghal, County Cork in 1588.
5. Cork Harbour is said to be the second biggest harbour in the world after Sydney Harbour in Australia.
6. Cork has the oldest Yacht Club in the world which was founded in 1720.
7. Famous Cork people include Roy Keane, Cillian Murphy, Jonathan Ryes Myers, Ronan O’Gara, Graham Norton and Michael Collins.
8. The world’s first steeplechase horse race was run in Cork in 1752.
9. The Lonely Planet voted Cork one of the world’s top ten cities for “Best in Travel” in 2010.
10. The city was the European Culture Capital in 2005.
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