• Cork City Centre is built on an island in the River Lee just upstream from Cork Harbour.          
  The two channels of the River Lee which embrace the City Centre are spanned by twenty
  two public bridges and this gives Cork a distinctive continental air.          
  
  Cork City Public Bridges are listed here in order from East to West

• [1]Michael Collins Bridge (1984)
• [2] Brian Boru Bridge
• [3] St Patrick's Bridge (1859)
• [4] Christy Ring Bridge (1987)
• [5] Shandon Bridge (2004) - Pedestrian
• [6] Griffith Bridge 1961 (on site of North Gate Bridge-1856)
• [7] St Vincent's Bridge (1875) - Pedestrian
• [8] Mardyke Bridge (2005) - Pedestrian
• [9] Daly's Bridge (1927) - Pedestrian & the only suspension bridge in the city
• [10]Thomas Davis Bridge (originally Wellington Bridge - 1830)

• [1]Eamon de Valera Bridge (1984)
• [2] Clontarf Bridge
• [3]Parnell Bridge (1971)
• [4]Trinity Bridge (1977) - Pedestrian
• [5] Parliament Bridge (1806)
• [6] Nano Nagle Bridge (1985) - Pedestrian
• [7] South Gate Bridge (1713)
• [8] Clarke's Bridge (1776)
• [9] St Finbarre's Bridge (1999)
• [10] Donovan's Bridge (1902)
• [11] Gaol Bridge (1840)
• [12] O'Neill Crowley Bridge (originally George 1V Bridge - 1820)

Cork Harbour, after Sydney, is one of several harbours which lay claim to the title of
"second largest natural harbour in the world by navigational area".
Other contenders include Halifax Harbour in Canada, and Poole Harbour in England ¹.    



Within Cork Harbour are six islands -

• Great Island
• Little Island
• Fota Island
• Spike Island
• Haulbowline Island
• Rocky Island

Reference: ¹ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia