In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Great Island like this:
Great Island, island (5 miles by 3 miles), in Cork Harbour, E. co. Cork, 13,149 ac.; contains Queenstown.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Great Island, in and County Cork | Map and description, A Vision of Ireland through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/place/27476
Date accessed: 15th May 2024
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