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Making an Irish Free State City â Reconstructing historic Elizabeth Fort | Cork Independent (opens the original)
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Much has been written on Elizabeth Fort on Corkâs Barrack Street from its construction in 1601 to protect the walled town to in recent years becoming a tourism centre. The mini information centre within the fort speaks about a richly layered story. A century ago, the Cork Examiner for 14 August 1926 published a set of photographs by a non Examiner photographer of the taking down of core buildings built on the fortâs parade ground. The write-up speaks about the builder William Crowley being e
Making an Irish Free State City â Remembering Sir Henry OâShea | Cork Independent (opens the original)
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August 1926 coincided with the announcement of the death of Sir Henry OâShea, who passed away at his residence called Old Court in Rochestown on 6 August. Henryâs wife Bridget and Henryâs four sons and six daughters were in mourning. His death was also the end of an era connected with Home Rule and nationalist politics in the city. The Cork Examiner describes him as a self-made man and that the âthe commercial life of Cork is all the poor for his demiseâ. He was the son of the late Mic
Making an Irish Free State City â The surveyâs challenges | Cork Independent (opens the original)
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Published in the summer of 1926, âCork, A Civic Survey' was an ambitious document giving an insight into an array of topics, which the column has been exploring during this summer. In the communications chapter, commentary is given on the cityâs roads and tramways, and railways infrastructure. The survey published a large detailed communications map of the main road system and maps out the actual density of street traffic. It captures a slow moving world but a busy world of varied transport
25th year of Discover Cork: Schoolsâ Heritage Project | Cork Independent (opens the original)
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It is great to reach year 25 of the Discover Cork: Schoolsâ Heritage Project. It is just slightly younger than this column but both this column, the schoolsâ heritage project and the walking tours are all about making Cork and its multitude of local histories more accessible to interested citizens and to empower the next generation to be the next guardians of such a heritage. Over 18,000 students have participated in the Schoolsâ Heritage Project through the years with many topics research
Kieranâs National Heritage Week Tours | Cork Independent (opens the original)
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My 2026 National Heritage Week historical walking tours continue. I am half way through my programme of tours. All are free, 2 hours and there is no booking required. Thursday 20 August: The Marina; Discover the history of the cityâs promenade, from forgotten artefacts to ruinous follies. Meet at western end adjacent Shandon Boat Club, The Marina at 6.30pm. Corkâs Marina was originally called the Navigation Wall or in essence it was a guidance or tracking wall to bring ships into Cork cityâ
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