![]() The many recoveries here have justified the selection, and proved the restorative and invigorating principle of its atmosphere. This happy position, and the picturesque beauty of its environs, have for many years past made it a favourite resort for numbers of invalids, who, as a medical writer remarks, "would otherwise have sought the far-off scenes of Montpellier or Madeira, with their vehement suns and less temperate vicissitudes of climate. But the town owes its greatest celebrity to the mildness of its climate and its excellent situation, being open to the sea on the south, and encompassed on every other side by high hills, which effectually shelter it from the cold winds. It can boast but few objects of antiquarian interest, being merely an insignificant village at the beginning of the present century its subsequent importance has been in a great degree owing to the late war, during which Cork harbour was made a rendezvous station for the British navy. The town, which is neatly built, has a busy, lively look, and is cleaner than the generality of seaports. ![]() ![]() Volume I, Chapter IV-3 | Start of chapterįrom Foaty I proceeded to the town of COVE delightfully situated on the south side of the Great Island. ![]()
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