Saturday continued.... Next we went to Cove (formerly known as Cobh and Queenstown). I really enjoyed Cove for a couple of reasons: 1) it was the last port of call for Titanic 2) The exhibit on the Titanic, emigrate ships, and convict ships was very well done, and 3) I found out the Coleman is an Irish surname. First we stopped at the St. Colman Cathedral-- it is a very beautiful and well kept cathedral. It was built in 1868 (but not finished until 1915). The carillon (A stationary set of chromatically tuned bells in a tower) is the biggest in Ireland, with 49 bells. They are tuned to the accuracy of a single vibration!! That must be really hard to do. My camera died right after I stepped inside, but Sarah has kindly shared her
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