Context: Cork was originally a monastic settlement, reputedly founded by Saint Finbarr in the 6th century. Cork achieved an urban character at some point between 915 and 922 when Norseman (Viking) settlers founded a trading port. It has been proposed that, like Dublin, Cork was an important trading centre in the global Scandinavian trade network. The ecclesiastical settlement continued alongside the Viking longphort, with the two developing a type of symbiotic relationship; the Norsemen providing otherwise unobtainable trade goods for the monastery, and perhaps also military aid.

Question: Who was thought to have founded Cork?
Answer: Saint Finbarr

Question: When was Cork believed to have been founded?
Answer: 6th century

Question: When did Viking travelers establish a trading post in Cork?
Answer: some point between 915 and 922

Question: What kind of settlement was Cork?
Answer: ecclesiastical

Question: What did the Norsemen provide to the monastery?
Answer: otherwise unobtainable trade goods

Question: Who founded Cork in the 600's?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What happened to Cork in the 9th century?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who did the monastery need protection from?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who did the monastery provide religious services for?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who was the founder of Dublin?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: In what century was Dublin founded?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What kind of settlement was Dublin originally?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What did Dublin achieve between 915 and 922?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What caused Dublin to become urbanized?
Answer: Unanswerable