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Penrose House is a historic building in Penrose Quay, Cork, Ireland. Built in neoclassical style, it is prominently located on the northern bank of the River Lee. Penrose House was designed by George R. Pain [1] of the Pain brothers and the construction started in 1832. [2] Built of granite and limestone, [2] [3] the five-bay structure has two ...
The Irish state has officially approved the following list of national monuments in County Cork. In the Republic of Ireland, a structure or site may be deemed to be a "national monument", and therefore worthy of state protection, if it is of national importance. If the land adjoining the monument is essential to protect it, this land may also ...
Bruno O'Donoghue, Parish Histories and Placenames of West Cork, 1986, The Kerryman Archaeological Inventory of County Cork, Volume 1: West Cork, The Stationery Office, Dublin 1992 ISBN 0-7076-0175-4
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 Custom House is an early 19th-century building in Cork, Ireland. [7] [8] Originally developed as a custom house and opened in 1818, the Cork Harbour Commissioners (later reorganised as the Port of Cork Company) took over the building in 1904. [2] [9] The Port of Cork Company vacated the building in early 2021. [10]
4 County Cork. 5 County Donegal. 6 County Dublin. 7 County ... This is a list of historic houses in the Republic of Ireland which serves as a link page for any ...
Some sources imply that Vernon Mount was built in 1784, [10] while others suggest it was completed after 1789 following the arrival of Abraham Hargrave in Cork. [5] Hargrave designed a number of buildings in the city at this time, including Cork's military barracks. [11] The house was built for and by Atwell Hayes (d.1799) a wealthy brewer and ...
Skiddy's Almshouse is the oldest inhabited building in the city of Cork. [1] It was built in 1718 and finished in 1719. It was the second almshouse built using a bequest from Stephen Skiddy for the city's poor, either Catholic or Church of Ireland. [2]