County Cork is one of the administrative counties of the Republic of Ireland and one of the thirty-two traditional counties of the island of Ireland, located in the province of Munster. It is Ireland's largest county by area and is the second most populous county, with a population of 481,295 in 2006. Named after the city of Cork, Cork is colloquially known as "The Rebel County". In the early 20th century, the name has referred to the prominent role Cork played in the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) when it was the scene of most of the fighting; in addition, it was an anti-treaty stronghold during the Irish Civil War (1922–23).

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