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The History.(Irish city of Cobh)
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March 22, 1999|
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COBH CITY OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND FAREWELLS
THROUGHOUT THE WORLD THERE ARE CITIES THAT MANY WOULD SAY ARE A GHOST OF THEIR FORMER SELVES, PLACES THAT ONCE BUSTLED WITH ACTIVITY YET NOW LIE NEARLY DORMANT. MYRIAD RUINS OF DEAD CITIES OF THE LATE ROMAN EMPIRE; MYTHICAL SITES LIKE PETRA IN SOUTHERN JORDAN, CARVED INTO A RED-SANDSTONE CLIFFSIDE; AND ANCIENT CROSSROADS NOW BURIED BENEATH SHIFTING SANDS. YET SOMETIMES, THE CITIES THAT HISTORY FORGETS ARE REDISCOVERED, OFTEN WITH A NEW ROLE TO PLAY.
One hundred fifty years ago, the port of Queenstown in County Cork ...
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