Livret Irlande

CORK
County Cork is located within the province of Munster in southern Ireland. It is the
largest County in Ireland, and Cork City is Ireland’s third largest city after Dublin
and Belfast. The area of Cork City is 3,731 hectares. County Cork covers an area of
7,459 square kilometres or 2,880 square miles, which is 11% of the Irish State.
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Saint Finbarr is the founder and Patron Saint of Cork City. It was he who
followed the River Lee from its beginning in Gougane Barra to Cork City
where he founded a monastery in the 7th Century where Saint Finbarrs
Cathedral now stands.
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The population is 123,000 people in Cork City. Approximately 480,909 people
in Cork City and County Cork from the 2006 census.
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Cork is known as the “Rebel County” due to the high level of rebel activity in
the county during the War of Independence and the subsequent Civil War.
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The Irish or Gaelic name for Cork is ‘Corcaigh’ meaning ‘a marsh’.
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Cork Harbour is said to be the second largest harbour in the world, after
Sydney Harbour in Australia. The motto on the coat of arms of Cork City is
‘Statio Bene Fide Carinis’ which means ‘A Safe Harbour for Ships’.
1. deuxième ville d’Irlande
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4. première ville et capitale
de l'Irlande
5. Cork, c'est le plus grand
d'Irlande
7. surnom de Cork
8. port
2. le fleuve qui
baigne Cork
6. province où
se trouve Cork
9. fondateur de
Cork
10. marécage
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3. nom gaélique de Cork