Mill Cove is a small sea inlet in
County Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns are ...
, Ireland. It lies approximately three kilometers to the east of the village of
Glandore
Glandore (, meaning ''harbour of the oak trees'') is the name of both a harbour and village in County Cork, Ireland. Glandore is located about an hour's drive south-west of Cork city.
The village has several pubs, with traditional music. It i ...
and 45 kilometers WSW of
Cork
Cork or CORK may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
. A kilometer North up the Ballyvireen, which flows into the cove, stands the ruined four storey fortified house,
Coppingers Court. The inlet has, on its eastern side, a small wharf.
HMS ''Farnborough'', the
Q-ship
Q-ships, also known as Q-boats, decoy vessels, special service ships, or mystery ships, were heavily armed merchant ships with concealed weaponry, designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks. This gave Q-ships the chance to open f ...
was beached in the cove in 1917.
[Bridgland, T (1999) Sea Killers in Disguise: The Story of Q-ships and Decoy Ships in the First World War, Naval Institute Press]
References
Landforms of County Cork
Inlets of the Republic of Ireland
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