Corcaigh · Munster
Much of Cork was once Desmond, South Munster, ruled by the MacCarthy Mór. After the Normans came the MacCarthys were pushed west and the FitzGeralds took the north and east, becoming Earls of Desmond; Cork city had an English royal charter by 1318. The Desmond Rebellions of 1569–73 and 1579–83 destroyed the Geraldines and laid much of the county waste, and the Plantation of Munster followed.
| Province | Munster |
|---|---|
| County town | Cork |
| Population | 584,156 (2022) |
| Area (km²) | 7,508 |
| Population change in the Famine, 1841–51 | -24% |
| Daily Irish speakers | 6,906 (2022) |
| Highest point (m) | 706 — Knockboy |
| All-Ireland hurling titles | 30 |
| All-Ireland football titles | 7 |
| Townlands | 5,472 |
| Baronies | 24 |
| Civil parishes | 246 |
| Recorded monuments | 19,153 |
| Ringforts | 3,863 |
| Holy wells | 358 |
| Historic buildings recorded | 8,467 |
| Castles on the site | 37 |
| Battles and sieges | 14 |
| Workhouses | 17 |
| Railway stations (with an article) | 98 |
| Blue Flag beaches | 10 |
| Olympic medallists born here | 7 |
| Towns on the site | 16 |
| Surnames on the site | 94 |
Every figure is from a page on myireland.ie that names its source — see https://myireland.ie/counties/cork/. Printed from myireland.ie, the atlas of Irish history.