Cóbh

American  

[kohv] / koʊv /

noun

1. a seaport in the southern part of the Republic of Ireland: port for Cork.

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Cóbh British  

/ kəʊv /

noun

1. Former name (1849–1922): Queenstown.  a port in S Republic of Ireland, in SE Co Cork: port of call for Atlantic liners. Pop: 9811 (2002)

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Example Sentences

Before throwing hooks and jabs in the ring, he spent his days lifting cargo on fishing boats in the port of Cobh, under the cold Atlantic wind in his native Ireland.

From Los Angeles Times

The doomed liner left from Southampton but called in at Cherbourg, France, and Queenstown - now known as Cobh - in Ireland, before setting out across the Atlantic.

From BBC

Following a 14-day cruise to the Canary Islands, it is due to embark on a voyage around the British Isles with stops including Edinburgh, the Isle of Skye, Belfast and Cobh.

From BBC

Written on Titanic stationary on April 11, 1912 to a fellow clergyman, the letter was posted at Cobh in Ireland, which was known as Queenstown when the Titanic stopped at the port before setting out across the Atlantic.

From BBC

COBH, Ireland — I’m a brown-haired woman and I usually feel fine about it.

From New York Times