What is recorded here

Great Island is the second-largest island in Ireland, sitting at the mouth of the River Lee where Cobh still remembers its shipbuilding roots. The Hodnett family built Belvelly Castle to defend the narrow crossing before the Barry family took the place in the fourteenth century. Cruise ships now fill the dedicated berths, carrying visitors past ancient ringforts and the shadow of that old stone guard.

Great Island is recorded as a island in County Cork. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.

Great Island, located in County Cork, has a long history of human settlement, with evidence of early Christian monastic activity and later medieval habitation. It is notable for its archaeological sites, including ring forts and burial grounds, which highlight its significance in the region's cultural and historical landscape.