Dennis Deery
This past weekend we made a visit to County Cork to check out the little village of Cobh. Kathleen has a group of students visiting, so her helper on the trip, Dana, joined us for the day. We had been to Cobh for a brief visit shortly after we moved here, but decided it was worth checking out again. We’re glad we did, as we found much more to see on this visit than the last one. Cobh (pronounced Cove) was the last port of call for the Titanic on her maiden voyage. It’s got a lovely little downtown right on the harbor, and St. Colmans Cathedral towers over the village.
Along the way we also had to make a stop at Fota Wildlife Park. This beautiful park allows you to walk amongst all kinds of wild animals, many uncaged and roaming free - giraffes, zebras, ostrich, cheetahs (caged, of course), monkeys and all kinds of birds. Check out the pics.
| [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605684151.jpg "Giraffes at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605699867.jpg "Giraffes at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605837744.jpg "Giraffes at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605848424.jpg "Giraffes at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605859388.jpg "Giraffes at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605871346.jpg "Giraffes at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") |
| [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605888328.jpg "Giraffes at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605902516.jpg "Giraffes at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605918070.jpg "Giraffes at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605817453.jpg "Zebra at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605831395.jpg "Giraffes and zebra at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605846573.jpg "Giraffes at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") |
| [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605860511.jpg "Llama at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605873919.jpg "Oryx at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605887191.jpg "Peacock at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605901925.jpg "Peacock at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605917137.jpg "Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605932975.jpg "Gibbon at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") |
| [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605948713.jpg "Monkey at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606090234.jpg "Monkey at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/605979049.jpg "Monkeys at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606118100.jpg "Monkeys at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606002913.jpg "Monkeys at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606015663.jpg "Kangaroo at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") |
| [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606032919.jpg "Cheetah at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606179332.jpg "Ostrich at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606061919.jpg "Cheetah at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606209128.jpg "Giraffes at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606222474.jpg "Giraffes at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606100713.jpg "Giraffes at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") |
| [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606254800.jpg "Kathleen and Dana with friend at the Fota Wildlife Park, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606129917.jpg "St. Colmans Cathedral, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606287602.jpg "Flowers in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606302274.jpg "Flowers in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606317890.jpg "Lusitania Memorial, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606334588.jpg "Tomb marker at St. Colmans Cathedral, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland") |
| [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606349068.jpg "St. Colmans Cathedral, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606221337.jpg "St. Colmans Cathedral, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606233283.jpg "St. Colmans Cathedral, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606245137.jpg "St. Colmans Cathedral, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606400978.jpg "St. Colmans Cathedral, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606413842.jpg "St. Colmans Cathedral, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland") |
| [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606431174.jpg "Cobh, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606445936.jpg "Cobh, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606463150.jpg "Cobh, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606327219.jpg "Cobh, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606340787.jpg "St. Colmans Cathedral, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland") | [](http://flickr.dennisdeery.com/flickrimages/606506618.jpg "Cobh harbor, County Cork, Ireland") |