Tivoli is an eastern suburb 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 ...

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. Tivoli is in the Dáil constituency of Cork North-Central. A station on the former

Cork and Youghal Railway The Cork and Youghal Railway (C&YR) was a company that built and operated a short railway built in the early 1860s in Ireland linking Cork City, Cork with Youghal, a small resort with harbour at the mouth of the Munster Blackwater. There w ...

served the area between the 1860s and 1930s. The area is home to a number of

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establishments and the Silver Springs Hotel. The

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trees, still growing in the area, were reputedly planted by Sir

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, who lived there briefly. Tivoli's docks, part of the

Port of Cork The Port of Cork () is the main port serving the South of Ireland, County Cork and Cork City. It offers all six shipping modes (i.e. Lift-on Lift-off, Roll-on Roll-off, Liquid Bulk, Dry Bulk, Break Bulk and Cruise). In 2015, over 11 million ton ...

, provide container handling, facilities for oil, livestock and ore, as well as a

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ferry ramp. The docks are a significant point of entry for imported motor vehicles. The docks are to be phased out as the Port of Cork moves further downriver to the Ringaskiddy area.

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