The island comprises two electoral districts: Cobh Urban (which had a population of 6,525 in the 2016 census) and Cobh Rural (the latter including the separate Fota Island,aka the townland of Foaty (8,353)
«Cross River Ferries», Irish-ferries-enthusiasts.com. Sitat: «In 1993 Cork County Council and the newly formed Cross River Ferries Ltd [..] started a lower river crossing, linking Carrigaloe, on Great Island with Glenbrook [Passage West/Monkstown] on the opposite side»
«Port of Cork cruising towards €15m terminal», Irish Examiner. 27. juli 2017. Sitat: «The Port of Cork currently boasts the only dedicated cruise ship berth in Ireland — in Cobh» (on Great Island)
«Trees face the chop in order to keep Cobh open», Irish Examiner. 11. januar 2018. Sitat: «council officials have sent warning notices to landowners along the Fota Rd, the sole route which connects the 11,000 inhabitants of Cobh and Great Island with mainland Cork. Following Storm Ophelia, residents in the area were cut off [by] road while train services and the cross-river ferry had been cancelled for safety reasons»
