13 May 2020 By Elaine Murphy elaine@TheCork.ie There is still a living person who has the title ‘Earl of Cork’ The title now has no political power in Ireland, so from a Cork perspective, it’s just an interesting part of history. Much like someone have a surname relating to a placename, that does not mean … Continue reading CORK HISTORY: There is still an ‘Earl of Cork’ also known as ‘Lord Cork’ who sits in the British House of Lords