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Official website. Cork Opera House is a theatre and opera house in Cork in Ireland. The first venue opened in 1855 on Emmet Place (then known as Nelson's Place) to the rear of the Crawford Art Gallery. This original building was destroyed by fire in 1955, and a replacement opened in 1965. With a number of additions in the early 21st century ...
The burning of Cork (Irish: Dó Chorcaí) [1][2] by British forces took place on the night of 11–12 December 1920, during the Irish War of Independence. It followed an Irish Republican Army (IRA) ambush of a British Auxiliary patrol in the city, which wounded twelve Auxiliaries, one fatally. In retaliation, the Auxiliaries, Black and Tans and ...
The Firkin Crane building is located near the Church of St Anne, Shandon close to the Cork Butter Museum and the site of the original Cork City Butter Exchange. [6] The building was opened in August 1855, designed to a rotunda plan by Sir John Benson [7] for the Butter Exchange. The building's name derives from the "Firkin" unit (9 gallons or ...
The youngest of six children born to William and Julia O’Connell, Billa was best known as a performer in pantomime, having made his debut in the Cork pantomime back in 1947. [5] He went on to become a regular cast member of the pantomimes produced at the Cork Opera House , as well as Summer Revels, an annual variety show which ran for over ...
Following O'Sullivan's death, Cork Opera House announced plans to launch a programme in her memory designed to provide a platform to operatic singers in her name. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] The Cara O'Sullivan Associate Artists programme was founded in O'Sullivan’s memory to honour her contribution to her art form and acknowledge the great love her ...
Born in Cork, Ireland, she was the eldest of four daughters of Eric, a dentist of Lithuanian-Jewish descent, and Claire (née Hurwitz). [ 1][ 2] Scher was educated at St Angela's Convent in Cork, where she was the only Jewish student and developed an early interest in tap-dancing and stage performance. [ 1] Her early years were influenced by ...
The destruction of country houses in Ireland was a phenomenon of the Irish revolutionary period (1919–1923), which saw at least 275 country houses deliberately burned down, blown up, or otherwise destroyed by the Irish Republican Army (IRA). [1] The vast majority of the houses, known in Ireland as big houses, belonged to the Anglo-Irish upper ...
The group, originally from Cork, consisted of a four-piece backing band (The Champions) and two lead singers (Gina and Dale Haze). [1] Female lead Gina (real name Mary Hurley) [2] took the vocal duties on most of the singles, while male lead Dale Haze (real name Jerdie Mackey) provided lead vocals on many songs and released a solo album in 1982. [3]