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The building is a unique rotunda, which formed part of Cork's original Butter Exchange, and currently houses the Butter Museum. The Atheneum (Cork Opera House (1855) used as a template the design for the exhibition buildings at the Irish Industrial Exhibition. [4] Berwick Fountain, Cork (1860) St. Patrick's Bridge, Cork (1861)
[9] [10] The opposite (southwestern) end of the street includes smaller units, with jewellery stores such as Pandora, video game stores like GameStop, and health store Holland & Barrett. A monument to Fr. Theobald Mathew, the Apostle of Temperance, stands at the northern end of the street facing St. Patrick's Bridge over the River Lee. The ...
From here the route continues into Cork city centre and terminates at the N22 road at St. Patrick's Street. The M8 motorway was completed in May 2010, replacing the single carriageway sections of the old N8 and bypassing towns on the main Cork to Dublin road. It is now possible to travel from Cork to Dublin on the M/N8 in about 2 hours 30 minutes.
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.
St. Patrick's Festival, established by the Government of Ireland in November 1995, [1] is a tourist attraction, aiming to showcase a modern and creative Ireland, [2] and has since developed into a multi day celebration which takes place annually on and around March 17, St. Patrick's Day - the national holiday of Ireland.
Grand Parade is one of the main streets of Cork city, Ireland.It runs from South Mall in the south to St. Patrick's Street/Daunt Square in the north, with intersections with Oliver Plunkett Street, Tuckey Street, Washington Street, Augustine Street and a number of pedestrian-only lanes in between.
Daly's Bridge is a pedestrian bridge spanning the River Lee in Cork, Ireland. Known locally as the Shakey Bridge, it joins Sunday's Well on the north side to Fitzgerald's Park in the Mardyke area on the south. [1] Completed in 1926 and opened in 1927, [2] it is the only suspension bridge in Cork City.