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Knocknaheeny (Irish: Cnoc na hAoine, meaning 'Hill of Friday') [2] is a working class suburb of Cork city, Ireland. It is on a hill about 2 km north of the city centre. The area is mainly residential, consisting of many terraced council housing estates. Knocknaheeny contains Apple's Europe headquarters, employing about 5,000 people.
The Cork Independent is a free newspaper in Cork, Ireland. The paper is published weekly and contains local news, health and beauty, business, opinion, social events, entertainment, motoring and property as well as input from a number of columnists.
Gurranabraher (Irish: Garrán na mBráthar, meaning 'grove of the brothers') [1] [2] is a residential suburb on the north western side of Cork City. Its bounds range from the North Cathedral to Bakers Road to Blarney Street. Gurranabraher is located in Cork North-Central Dáil Éireann constituency. [3]
The County Hall (Irish: Halla an Chontae, Corcaigh) is a 17-storey office block, owned by Cork County Council and housing its administrative headquarters. The building is located on Carrigrohane Road in the City of Cork. Although the building is owned by Cork County Council, it is located in a separate administrative area from the County - Cork ...
Wellington Road (Irish: Bóthar Wellington) [2] is a road on the north-side of Cork city. Wellington Road stretches almost a kilometre from St. Patricks Place (off St. Patricks Hill), to St. Lukes Cross at the eastern end of the road. Historically, Wellington Road was a relatively affluent residential area with some large houses.
Kilbarry (Irish: Cill Bharra) [1] is a townland in the civil parish of Saint Anne's on the northside of Cork City in Ireland. [2] Located close to the suburb of Blackpool, Kilbarry itself had just 56 residents in 2011. [3] It is primarily zoned for commercial use, and an IDA Ireland business park occupies 190 of the townland's 300 acres.
[3] [5] The increasing butter trade resulted in Shandon Street becoming an important international trading centre, and a focal point within the city. There was a notable diversity in standards of living in the area, with wealthy retailers living directly on the street, and many tenement halls on the numerous adjoining streets.
South Mall (Irish: An Meall Theas) [1] is one of the main streets of Cork city, Ireland.It runs from Grand Parade in the west to Parnell Place in the east. Like Grand Parade and St. Patrick's Street, it is built over what was once a channel of the River Lee.