Due mainly to the Titanic having stopped off on its ill-fated journey there, the Cork coastal town of Cobh is steeped in history, and the Rob Roy pub (above) seems to encapsulate a lot of this sense of history.
Not really interested in the Rob Roy being the Irish U2 fan club meeting place, to be honest (quite liked the first few U2 albums, but nothing really beyond):
But as we got more historical information, such as that about James Connolly (below) having taken refuge in the Rob Roy, the pub started to take on greater significance:
Moreover, according to the notice below, many of the 'American Wakes' of the 19th and early 20th centuries must've taken place at the Rob Roy, as relatives said goodbye to their family members crossing the Atlantic to live new lives:
And, of course, there's a small memorial to the Titanic on the side of the Rob Roy:
Was a bit of a pity that we visited Cobh too early in the day to go inside the Rob Roy, as it would've been nice to have had a couple of pints to soak in the atmosphere there.
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