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Glenbrook · Co. Cork

Where Steam Conquered the Atlantic and Victorian Splendor Met Irish Waters

April 4th, 1838 witnessed Captain Richard Roberts departing from nearby Passage West aboard the SS Sirius, steaming past the cheering crowds of Glenbrook and into maritime history as the first steamship to complete a powered Atlantic crossing in 18 days, 4 hours, and 22 minute…

Glenbrook is a small place in County Cork. We're still writing the proper hub for it — pubs, food, walks, the things to skip — and it'll appear here when it does.