Situated on great island in cork harbour cobh was once known as queenstown before reverting to is its old name cobh the cove of cork in 1922 up until the 1950s cobh was an embarkation point for the worlds great trans atlantic liners and is today still a port of call for many cruise ships during the famine years of 1844 48 cobh was the last sight of ireland for hundreds of thousands of penniless men and women as they left to find a better life in america there is a memorial to the vic