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James Barry was born on October 11th 1741 in a cottage in Water Lane (now Seminary Road) one of the many roads that had sprung…

Airgeadoir: – This is the Irish for silver. From April to June in 2005 the Crawford Municipal Gallery hosted the exhibition ‘Airgeadoir’- Four Centuries of…

Beesborough House and Estate: The estate of Bessborough House stretches from Lakelands to Skehard Road in Blackrock, a suburb of Cork City. Little is known…

Blackrock Castle: Situated on the banks of the River Lee at Castle Road, Blackrock, Cork. This castle is one of Cork’s best known and historic…

Situated on the southern side of the city half ways between the Kinsale Roundabout and Cork Airport on the right hand side. There is a…

 Situated at 3 Victoria Road. This is a gabled limestone-faced former warehouse, cleverly converted to an architect’s office while retaining its industrial external form and…

Munster Literature Centre, 84 Douglas Street, Cork. Now known as “Frank O’Connor House” in honour of the writer who was born here in 1903. This…

A Catholic Church. This church was built in 1776. It was a Dominican priest, Fr. Daniel O’ Brien who was responsible for the building of…

South Presentation Convent:  This convent is located south of the South Channel of the River Lee on sloping ground rising from the river valley. The…

This is the oldest surviving piece of architecture surviving in the city, namely the square tower of the Medieval Abbey of the Canons of St.…

Cork Capuchin community of which Fr. Mathew was a member; was originally located at Blackmoor Lane, where there first chapel was built. When that chapel…

 Now Barrack Street Garda (Police) Station. The Danes, who kept plundering the city, settled here in 846. Detailed records in the “Annals of the Four…

Keyser’s Hill. The first mention of a Viking raid on the monastery at Cork is in the old Irish Annals for 820. In 846 the…

A Church of Ireland. There has been continuous worship on this site since, according to legend; St. Fin Barre himself established a monastery here in…

 Legend of the Lough- Legend has it that long ago there was a king called Corc whose palace stood where the Lough is. In the…

Heading west from South Gate Bridge we go along Proby’s Quay, so called because it was once a water channel. Now covered over you can…

So called because it was on this bridge stood the gates to enter the city from the south. This bridge marks the site of the…

Their history dates back well over 200 years and its fortunes have been reflected in the fortunes of Cork City itself, home to the Beamish…

Originally a Church of Ireland. This church also known as Christ Church built in 1726 occupies the site of a medieval church damaged in the…

The entrances can be found off Grand parade, Princess Street and Patrick Street. The origins of this Market may be traced back to 1610 to…

National Monument, Grand parade: This monument was unveiled on St. Patrick’s Day 1906. It commemorates the Irish Rebels who died during the period 1798 to…

The Oliver Plunkett Street section of the G.P.O. in Cork stands on the site of an old theatre called the Theatre Royal. The Pembroke Street…

Thomas Crosbie Holdings: 97 South Mall is considered to be one of the most magnificent buildings in Cork. This Victorian Renaissance- revival style bank was…

 This building is the headquarters of Cork Corporation and City administration. It holds a fine Concert Hall, being the venue for concerts, festivals and functions.…

Situated at Custom House Quay. Built in 1818 the building was designed by William Hargrave and was known as the new Custom House due to…

Located on Little William Street, Summerhill North. This church is set back from Summerhill North on top of a grassy bank. According to a Mr.…