Cork (city)
Cork is a seaport in the southwest of
Ireland. The principal city of
County Cork and the third largest city of Ireland with a population of 324,843 (
census 2002), its name is derived from the
Irish corcaigh, meaning "marshy place", referring to its origins on an island in the estuary of the River Lee. Cork has a reputation for independence running from the times of
Viking invasions to the
Irish Civil War, which has given it the nickname of "Rebel Cork".
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