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Cork County Cork Ireland Collection

Background imageCork County Cork Ireland Collection: St. Finbars Cathedral, 1898. Creator: Unknown

St. Finbars Cathedral, 1898. Creator: Unknown
St. Finbars Cathedral, 1898. Saint Fin Barres Cathedrall, a Gothic Revival three-spire cathedral in the city of Cork, Ireland completed in 1879 on the south side of the River Lee

Background imageCork County Cork Ireland Collection: Scene of the Recent Accident at Cork, 1856. Creator: Unknown

Scene of the Recent Accident at Cork, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Scene of the Recent Accident at Cork, 1856. Disaster in Ireland, ...at Penrose's-lane...about forty people...had assembled...at the wake of an infant child...the flooring gave way...[the guests]

Background imageCork County Cork Ireland Collection: Great Fire at the Southern and Western Railway Station, Cork, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Great Fire at the Southern and Western Railway Station, Cork, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Great Fire at the Southern and Western Railway Station, Cork, [Ireland], 1850....a destructive fire broke out in the Cork terminus of the Great Southern and Western Railway

Background imageCork County Cork Ireland Collection: Launch of the 'Pelican', Iron Screw Steam-Ship, at Cork, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Launch of the "Pelican", Iron Screw Steam-Ship, at Cork, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Launch of the "Pelican", Iron Screw Steam-Ship, at Cork, [Ireland], 1850. Her amount of tonnage will approach 850 tons

Background imageCork County Cork Ireland Collection: Destruction by fire of the western wing of Queen's College, Cork, on Thursday week, 1862

Destruction by fire of the western wing of Queen's College, Cork, on Thursday week, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Destruction by fire of the western wing of Queen's College, Cork, on Thursday week, 1862. Fire-engines were soon on the spot; but the fire raged so furiously that there was no hope of saving

Background imageCork County Cork Ireland Collection: Opening of the Cork Temperance Institute, 1845. Creator: Unknown

Opening of the Cork Temperance Institute, 1845. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the Cork Temperance Institute, 1845. A dance at an Irish temperance club, part of a social movement against the consumption of alcohol

Background imageCork County Cork Ireland Collection: The conflict at Ballinhassig - sketched by Mr. Mahony, Cork, 1845. Creator: Smyth

The conflict at Ballinhassig - sketched by Mr. Mahony, Cork, 1845. Creator: Smyth
The conflict at Ballinhassig - sketched by Mr. Mahony, Cork, 1845. On 30 June 1845, 11 people (10 men and 1 woman) were reportedly killed by the Royal Irish Constabulary during a riot in the village

Background imageCork County Cork Ireland Collection: Wreck of 'The Vanguard'steamer, off Cork Lighthouse, 1844. Creator: Unknown

Wreck of "The Vanguard"steamer, off Cork Lighthouse, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Wreck of " The Vanguard" steamer, off Cork Lighthouse, 1844. An iron-built steamer of the Dublin and Glasgow Steam Company ran aground on rocks off the Irish coast

Background imageCork County Cork Ireland Collection: The Cove of Cork, 1898. Creator: Unknown

The Cove of Cork, 1898. Creator: Unknown
The Cove of Cork, 1898. Cobh or the Cove of Cork, renamed by the British to Queenstown from 1849 to 1920 to commemorate a visit by Queen Victoria. From " Our Own Country, Volume II"

Background imageCork County Cork Ireland Collection: Funeral of Terence MacSwiney, Cork, Ireland, 31 October 1920, (1933). Creator: Unknown

Funeral of Terence MacSwiney, Cork, Ireland, 31 October 1920, (1933). Creator: Unknown
Funeral of Terence MacSwiney, Cork, Ireland, 31 October 1920, (1933). The coffin, wrapped in Sinn Fein colours, is carried out of the Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne


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