What is County Cork?
{{Infobox settlement |name = County Cork |other_name = {{Pad top italic|Contae Chorcaí}} |image_skyline = Blarney Castle.JPG |image_caption = [[Blarney Castle]] |image_shield = Cork county arms.png |image_map = {{#property:p242}} |area_total_km2 = 7499 |area_rank = [[List of Irish counties by area|1st]] |seat_type = [[County town|County seat]] |seat = [[Cork (city)|Cork]] |blank_name_sec1 = [[Vehicle registration plates of Ireland|Code]] |blank_info_sec1 = {{#property:p395}} |population = 518,128 |population_rank = [[List of Irish counties by population|4th]] |population_as_of = 2011 |government_type = [[Cork County Council|County Council]] |subdivision_type3 = Dáil Éireann |subdivision_name3 = [[Cork East (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Cork East]]<br>[[Cork North–Central (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Cork North–Central]]<br>[[Cork North–West (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Cork North–West]]<br>[[Cork South–Central (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Cork South–Central]]<br>[[Cork South–West (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Cork South–West]] |subdivision_type4 = EU Parliament |subdivision_name4 = [[South (European Parliament constituency)|South]] |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Ireland|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Munster]] |website = {{URL|www.corkcoco.ie}} |coordinates = {{coord|51|58||N|8|35||W||display=title}} }} '''County Cork''' is the largest [[county]] in [[Ireland]] in terms of size. Almost half a million people live there. The leader of the [[Irish War of Independence]], [[Michael Collins (Irish leader)|Michael Collins]], was born in the town of [[Clonakilty]] in County Cork. He was killed in [[Béal na mBláth]] in west Cork. West Cork is known for its beautiful scenery. The main towns in County Cork are [[Cork (ci