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The Firkin Crane building is located near the Church of St Anne, Shandon close to the Cork Butter Museum and the site of the original Cork City Butter Exchange. [6] The building was opened in August 1855, designed to a rotunda plan by Sir John Benson [7] for the Butter Exchange.
The Firkin Crane building was designed by Sir John Benson and opened in 1855. The building is a unique rotunda, which formed part of Cork's original Butter Exchange, and currently houses the Butter Museum.
The Church of St Anne is a Church of Ireland church located in the Shandon district of Cork city in Ireland. Built between 1722 and 1726, it is situated on a hill overlooking the River Lee . The church tower is a noted landmark and symbol of the city, and the church bells were popularised in a 19th-century song.
Religious buildings in the area include the Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne (the Catholic cathedral and mother church of the Diocese of Cork and Ross, known locally as the "North Cathedral"), [9] the Church of St Anne (a Church of Ireland church known as "St Anne's, Shandon"), and Saint Mary's Dominican Church (a Catholic church of the Order of Preachers on Popes Quay).
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Saint Mary's and St Anne's Cathedral is both the seat of the Bishop of Cork and Ross, and the parish church for the Cathedral parish which includes the areas of Blarney Street, Shandon and Blackpool. Baptismal records date back to 1731. [3] The parish boundary had also included the areas of Blackpool and Clogheen/Kerry Pike until 1981.
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Ballyphehane (Irish: Baile Féitheáin) is a suburb in the south of Cork in Ireland.It is one of the oldest suburbs in Cork and was created as part of a post-World War II initiative to create a model community in Cork.