Above: Scenic view in Musnter County Cork, on the south coast, is the largest Irish county. The coast is broken up into countless bays and inlets, with tall din's, broken rocks, rugged headlands, and sandy beaches. The chief coast features are Cork Harbour, Kinsale Harbour, Cape Clear Island, Mizen Head, and Bantry Bay. Cork is a mountainous county, the most rugged part being in the west. The chief rivers are the Lee, the Bandon, and the Blackwater. Cork, the county town, ... Read More

Above: South Coast in Ireland On the south coast many of the inlets are called harbours. Chief of these are Waterford Harbour and Cork Harbour. Cork Harbour is in some respects the most important inlet in Ireland. It is a wide and deep land-locked basin, large enough to hold the whole British navy. American steamers call at Queenstown, in Cork Harbour, in order to take in and give out the mails. Read More

Above: East Coast in Ireland On the east coast is the Irish Sea, almost surrounded by land, and having all the countries of the British Islands on its shores. It is joined to the Atlantic by St. George's Channel on the south, and by the North Channel on the north. Belfast Lough, between County Antrim and County Down, has a great deal of shipping traffic, starting from Belfast, both for Scotland and England. Strangford Lough, in County Down , is a wide and shallow ... Read More