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County Cork

County Cork is the largest county in Ireland, in the south-west of the province of Munster, named after the city of Cork. Its west has a deeply indented coast and in early medieval times was home to kingdoms of the Corcu Loigde and branches of the Eóganachta. The county was created after the Norman conquest.

County Cork
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). County Cork. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/county-cork
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“County Cork.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/county-cork. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “County Cork.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/county-cork.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘County Cork’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/county-cork (Accessed: ).

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