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The old City Hall was designed by Cork architect Henry Hill in the neoclassical style, built by Sir Thomas Deane in ashlar stone and was completed in 1843. [1] In 1852 the building was altered by Sir John Benson to facilitate the Cork Exhibition , opening on 10 June 1852.
Cork Public Museum (Irish: Músaem Poiblí Chorcaí) [1] is a city museum in Cork, Ireland. Housed in a mid-19th century building within Fitzgerald Park in the Mardyke area of the city, [ 2 ] the museum's exhibits focus mainly on the history and archaeology of the Cork area.
The International Exhibition (sometimes Cork International Exhibition) was a world's fair held in Cork, Ireland, in 1902, 50 years after the first world's fair held in Ireland, which also took place in Cork. At the time of the exhibition, Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom.
The exhibition – Bloomin’ Brilliant: The Life and Work of Raymond Briggs – is showing unseen artwork for Father Christmas On Holiday, alongside other titles including The Snowman, Fungus The ...
The park was originally the site of the 1902 Cork International Exhibition, a world's fair showcasing the city's economy. [2] After the exhibition, the grounds were converted into a public park, with a large pond and fountain as the main focus. [2] The park was named for Edward Fitzgerald, the then incumbent Lord Mayor of Cork and proposer of ...
In the 19th century, the western part of the Mardyke was a large open area called Cork Park. [8] In the early 20th century, the then Lord Mayor of Cork Edward Fitzgerald, proposed that a large public exhibition be held in Cork Park. [9] Forty-four acres of Mardyke parkland were hence set aside as the site of the 1902 Cork International ...
Grand Parade, Cork: 1860: Sir John Benson [4] 'Lest We Forget' War Memorial South Mall, Cork: 1925 [5] City South Mall, Cork: 1985: Patrick O'Sullivan [6] Cork City Battalion Irish Volunteers Memorial South Mall, Cork: 2016: Mick Wilkins [7] [8] Denny Lane plaque South Mall, Cork: Denny Lane (1818 - 1895) was the author of the poem "Carrigdhoun ...
Cork City Hall. With a population of over 222,000 [5] Cork is the second-most populous city in the State and the 16th-most populous local government area. [80] Under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, it was made a county borough, governed by a county borough corporation.