County Cork Collection

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

Longueville House, Mallow, County Cork, Ireland, c1950. Creator: Unknown
Longueville House, Mallow, County Cork, Ireland, c1950. View of Longueville House, a 300-year-old Georgian country house in the Blackwater Valley in the south west of Ireland

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

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

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

Blarney Castle, c1870. 15th century Blarney Castle built in 1446 by Cormac Laidir MacCarthy. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. I". [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London, c1870]

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"

Kineth Round Tower, Cork, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Kineth Round Tower, Cork, 19th century. Possibly a view of Kinneigh Round Tower at Castletown-Kinneigh in County Cork, Ireland

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

Blarney Castle, the shrine of Irish wit - near Cork, Ireland, 1901. The castle, near Cork, is the home of the Blarney Stone, believed to bestow the gift of eloquence when kissed

Blarney Castle, Co. Cork, 1831. Creator: Thomas Dixon
Blarney Castle, Co. Cork, 1831. View of Blarney Castle in County Cork, Ireland. The castle is the home of the Blarney Stone, believed to bestow the gift of eloquence when kissed

Queenstown - Looking Along the Shore, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Kinsale - A Fishing Fleet in the Harbour, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

The funeral of some of the Lusitania victims at Queenstown, 1915. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War, Vol. II. - 1914-15. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1915]

Patricks Bridge showing Father Mathews Statue, c1910. [J. Lizars, Glasgow, c1910]

Castle Freke, the Seat of John Evans Freke, Lord Carbery, c1820

Blarney Castle, Cork, Ireland. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Blarney Castle, Cork, Ireland. The castle, near Cork, is the home of the Blarney Stone, believed to bestow the gift of eloquence when kissed

Cathedral and Main Street, Queenstown, Ireland, c late 19th century. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
Cathedral and Main Street, Queenstown, Ireland, c late 19th century. Queenstown was the name given by the British to Cobh before Ireland gained its independence

The Mardyke, Cork, Ireland. Artist: BW Kilburn
The Mardyke, Cork, Ireland. Stereoscopic card detail

Gougane-Barra, County Cork, Ireland, 1924-1926. Artist: Henry Albert Hartland
Gougane-Barra, County Cork, Ireland, 1924-1926. A print from Hutchinsons Britain Beautiful, edited by Walter Hutchinson, volume I, 1924-1926

Black Rock Castle, near Cork, c19th century

Coltsmans Castle, County Cork, c1800-1850. Artist: H Winkles
Coltsmans Castle, County Cork, c1800-1850

Cork River, Ireland, c1800-1860. Artist: AH Payne
Cork River, Ireland, c1800-1860

Queenstown Harbour, County Cork, Ireland, 20th century

Queens College, Cork, 1900. Artist: W Lawrence
Queens College, Cork, 1900. Irish university endowed by Queen Victoria. Illustration from The Life and Times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, Volume IV, (Cassell and Company, London, Paris)

Blarney Castle, Ireland, 19th century. Artist: John L Stoddard
Blarney Castle, Ireland, 19th century. The castle, near Cork, is the home of the Blarney Stone, believed to bestow the gift of eloquence when kissed

Stagie Fort, Ireland, 4th century
Stagie Fort, an iron age hillfort, 4th century

Drombeg stone circle, a recumbent stone circle of the west Cork type

Irish emigrants leaving Queenstown (Cobh), the port for Cork, for the United States, 1874. Some are buying last-minute trinkets and good luck tokens

Queenstown / Cobh, harbour for Cork City
Queenstown/Cobh, the harbour for Cork City. Between 1845 and 1860 above 2.5 million people emigrated from Ireland through Cobh. Also last port of call the SS Titanic

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