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Douglas has representation in rugby union, and Douglas RFC was founded in 1902 as one of the earliest Cork rugby clubs. [66] While this original club drew members from the workforce of St Patrick's Woollen Mills in Douglas (which closed in the 1970s), [ 20 ] the club in its current form was founded in 1979.
St Luke's Church is a Church of Ireland church in Douglas in Cork, Ireland. Built c. 1875 on the site of an earlier 18th century church, [ 2 ] it is dedicated to Luke the Evangelist . Originally a chapel of ease for the parish of Carrigaline , population growth led to Douglas being made a parish in its own right.
The Catholic parish of Douglas and Rochestown is situated between Passage West and Douglas in County Cork. [20] A Catholic church of this parish (St Patrick's Church) is close to the Rochestown Road. The area is served by two schools, Scoil Phádraig Naofa (primary) which opened in 2008, [ 21 ] and St. Francis College Rochestown (secondary ...
Patrick Street, Cork. Photochrom print c. 1890–1900. Cork, located on Ireland's south coast, is the second largest city within the Republic of Ireland after Dublin and the third largest on the island of Ireland after Dublin and Belfast. Cork City is the largest city in the province of Munster. Its history dates back to the sixth century.
The "Queenstown Experience", located at the centre, has mostly permanent exhibitions of Irish history. [3] The centre has held exhibits on life in Ireland through the 18th and 19th centuries, mass emigration, the Great Famine, Cork Harbour's defences, [4] on penal transportation to Australia, and on the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. [5]
Walking into Locust Projects’ final exhibit at their soon-to-be-vacated current location in the Design District, you might think you have the wrong address. The floors are covered in scuff marks ...
Douglas Community School, also known as Douglas Com or DCS, is an all boy's community school in Douglas, Cork, Ireland. It was founded as Coláiste Muire by the Presentation Brothers in 1926 as a juniorate [2] (i.e. for lower-cycle secondary students). In 1965 it became a full secondary school. [2]
A hurling team representing Douglas participated in the first Cork Senior Hurling Championship in 1887. [2] [3] [1] A number of Douglas-based clubs, including Castletreasure and St Columbas, existed through the early 20th century, [3] before the latter was renamed 'Douglas Hurling and Football Club' in 1938.