Cork Ireland

The most striking feature of the botany of the neighbourhood of Cork city is the number and profusion of plants which have escaped from cultivation and arc now naturalised. Most of these arc of South European distribution. They include Sedum album, Centrantlms rubcr, Scnecio squalidus and the. hybrid .S. squalidus vulga.ris (all abundant on walls), Hypcricum liircinmn (Glanmire), Sympliytum iuberosum (Blackrock), Erimis alpinits (Douglas, Blackrock, etc.), Linaria viscida (Tivoli, etc.), Siraiiotes aloidcs (Ballyphehane bog), Barbarca praecox, DiplotnxiK mwalix, and Mercimalis annua.. Among the native plants, one of the most interesting is the Irish Spurge, EnphorUa hiberna, already referred to ; Geranium rotiindifolium, Pim- piuella magna, Rosa micrantha, Carduus nutans, Orobanche Hedera, Ceratophvllum dcmersum, Fesinca sylvatica.

Posted on April 15th, 2008 under Botany. Tags: Botany, Carduus nutans, Ceratophvllum dcmersum, Cork, Fesinca sylvatica, Geranium rotiindifolium, Orobanche Hedera, Pim- piuella magna, Rosa micrantha. Comments: None

Land Area: 7,457 km
County Town: Cork

Code: C (CK proposed)

Population: 447,829 (2002)

Province: Munster

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For such a fairly small city, Cork has several pubs and restaurants to go to in the evening. Cork City is a blend of action and peaceful celebration, consisting of a likeable mix of sociable folk, impressive buildings and ample booze. Cork (Holiday Cottages, Cork, Ireland) is Ireland’s second largest city and houses many shopping malls, restaurants, tourist attractions & pubs. Cork (Hotels, Cork, Ireland) offers any keen visitor excellent choice and quality of experience. Just a short drive from the city, Kinsale is also a delightful place to visit, with a wide choice of pubs and restaurants, breathtaking landscapes, which should not be passed by.

Posted on April 15th, 2008 under Entertainment. Tags: booze, clancy's bar & distro, Cork, Entertainment, irish music, Kinsale. Comments: 3

Cork (Self Catering Homes, Cork, Ireland) comes from the Irish Corcaigh, i.e. marsh. Ridges of sandstone cut across the country. The Gulf Stream touches Cork therefore Cork gets reasonably warm weather. Cork (Accommodation, Cork, Ireland) is the largest county in Ireland, and its size has had an appreciable effect on the mentality of its inhabitants; they have been known to refer to journeys to other parts of Ireland as “visiting the Republic”. The Battle of Kinsale took place in County Cork (Hotels, Cork, Ireland)
in 1601. Michael Collins is Ireland’s most famous revolutionary.

Posted on April 15th, 2008 under Genealogy. Tags: Cork, fitzstephen, Genealogy, gulf stream, norse viking, ridges of sandstone, st. inbarr. Comments: 2