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Governor Of Cork
The Governor of Cork was a military officer who commanded the garrison at Cork in Ireland. The office became a sinecure and in 1833 was abolished from the next vacancy. List of governors of Cork Governors *1644: Major Muschamp *1651: Colonel Robert Phaire (for Parliament) (page 175) *1672: Francis Boyle, 1st Viscount Shannon *1678: Richard Boyle, 2nd Viscount Shannon *1689: Daniel O'Brien, 3rd Viscount Clare and M. Boileau (for King James II) *1690: Richard Power, 1st Earl of Tyrone and Roger McElligott (for King James II) *1690: Colonel Hales and Colonel Hastings (for King William) *1691: Charles Boyle, 2nd Earl of Burlington *1691: Sir Richard Cox *1692: Sir Toby Purcell *1698: Sir James Jeffreys *1698–1700: ''Position abolished'' *1701: Sir James Jeffreys *1722: James Jeffreys (son of above) *1746–?1750: Gervais Parker *1752–1764: Lieut-General Sir James St Clair *1764–1768: Lord Robert Bertie *1768–1778: Col. John Wynne *1778–1782: Nicholas Lysaght * ...
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County Cork
County Cork () is the largest and the southernmost Counties of Ireland, county of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, named after the city of Cork (city), Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. Its largest market towns are Mallow, County Cork, Mallow, Macroom, Midleton, and Skibbereen. , the county had a population of 584,156, making it the third-List of Irish counties by population, most populous county in Ireland. Cork County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county, while Cork City Council governs the city of Cork and its environs. Notable Corkonians include Michael Collins (Irish leader), Michael Collins, Jack Lynch, Mother Jones, Roy Keane, Sonia O'Sullivan, Cillian Murphy and Graham Norton. Cork borders four other counties: County Kerry, Kerry to the west, County Limerick, Limerick to the north, County Tipperary, Tipperary ...
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