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Cork City Through Time

Author: Kieran McCarthy

Publisher: Through Time

Published: 2012-11-15

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781445611426

Cork City, Ireland's southern capital, is a place of tradition, continuity, change and legacy. It is a place of direction and experiment by people, of ambition and determination, experiences and learning, of ingenuity and innovation and a place of nostalgia and memory. The pictures within this book provide insights into how such a place came into being and focuses on Cork one hundred years ago. Cork's urban landscape is filled with messages about the past. As a port town, Cork was and still is strongly connected to the outside world - this small international city is ambitious in its ventures and links to a world of adventure and exploration. The photographs within the book help to show the human experience and sense of place and pride in the city, one hundred years ago and today. Views of streets, public spaces, churches, the docks, and an international exhibition to name a few, capture the energy and drive of a city - the legacies of which still linger on in the southern capital of Ireland.

West Cork Through Time

Author: Kieran McCarthy

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2013-11-15

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 1445620790

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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which West Cork has changed and developed over the last century.

The Little Book of Cork

Author: Kieran McCarthy

Publisher: The History Press

Published: 2015-09-07

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 0750965851

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Did You Know? Cork's Lord Mayors still annually perform the traditional 'Throwing the Dart' ceremony to signify their authority over the port and harbour. On the corner of the Grand Parade and Tuckey Street, embedded into the pavement, is a cannon that was reputedly used during the Siege of Cork. In November 1930 a world speed record was set by Joseph S. Wright when he rode his motorcycle at 150mph up the Carrigrohane Straight Road in Cork. The Little Book of Cork is a compendium of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts about Cork City. Here you will find out about Cork's buildings and businesses, its proud sporting heritage, its hidden corners and its famous (and occasionally infamous) men and women. Through its bustling thoroughfares and down winding laneways, this book takes the reader on a journey through Cork and its vibrant past, recalling the people and events that shaped this great city. A reliable reference book and a quirky guide, this can be dipped into time and again to reveal something new about the people, the heritage and the secrets of Cork.

The Burning of Cork

Author: Gerry White

Publisher: Mercier Press Ltd

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1856355225

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On the night of 11 December 1920 Cork City was to experience an unprecedented night of terror and destruction at the hands of the British forces of law and order. The Irish War of Independence was raging out of control and Cork was in the eye of the storm. It was a guerrilla war fuelled by reprisal and counter reprisal - the city streets became the battleground of a bloody and personalised war of attrition. With over five acres of the city destroyed and an estimated 20 million pounds worth of damage, the burning of Cork is recognised as the most extensive single act of vandalism in the entire period of the nationalist struggle. The burning of Cork cannot be regarded as an isolated incident. In the nine months leading up to the night, Cork city witnessed an ever escalating cycle of violence as attacks by the Volunteers were answered by the predictable reprisal by the crown forces.

Cork Harbour Through Time

Author: Kieran McCarthy

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2014-11-15

Total Pages: 189

ISBN-13: 1445634260

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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Cork Harbour has changed and developed over the last century.

A History of the City and County of Cork

Author: Mary Francis Cusack

Publisher:

Published: 1875

Total Pages: 644

ISBN-13:

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The Ancient and Present State of the County and City of Cork

Author: Charles Smith

Publisher:

Published: 1815

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13:

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North Cork Through Time

Author: Kieran McCarthy

Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited

Published: 2015-09-15

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 1445647753

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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which North Cork has changed and developed over the last century.

Galway City Through Time

Author: Brendan McGowan

Publisher:

Published: 2013-07-18

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13: 9781445617633

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Galway, the capital of Connacht, lies at the mouth of the River Corrib, on the north-east shore of the beautiful Galway Bay on the west coast of Ireland. Founded by the de Burgh family in the early thirteenth century, Galway was an Anglo- Norman colony within a Gaelic hinterland. A walled town developed and, under the control of fourteen merchant families (the Tribes of Galway), prospered as a result of trade links with the continent. Galway has changed dramatically in recent decades but has still managed to retain much of its historic character. Today, it is a modern and thriving city, and a centre of culture, learning and industry. Galway City Through Time combines archive and contemporary images with informative captions to tell the story of this remarkable city and its people.

Newspapers and Journalism in Cork, 1910-23

Author: Alan McCarthy

Publisher:

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781846828485

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Newspapers played a key role in shaping and reflecting public opinion during the Irish Revolution, 1910-23. County Cork was home to Skibbereen's Southern Star and Skibbereen Eagle, and Cork city institutions the Cork Examiner and Cork Constitution, along with the Cork Free Press. These papers were joined by a number of fascinating but short-lived radical papers like Terence MacSwiney's Fianna Fáil. This book is not just concerned with the journalistic output of these papers and their diverse political outlooks, but also their staff, engaging with newsboys and editors alike. This inverts typical historical approaches which traditionally use newspapers primarily as historical sources, whereas this study showcases them as historical forces. Of course, these papers operated during an incredibly violent time. This book highlights how editors and journalists at this time did not sit on the sidelines during the conflict but were centrally involved and experienced very real danger; newspaper owners and employees were threatened, attacked, and shot. This book examines the experience of these papers, and the consequential, and often devastating censorship and suppression they experienced. Engaging with the leading issues of the day and acting as a microcosm of the conflicts and disputes that engulfed Ireland as a whole, the newspapers of Cork city and Skibbereen entered the revolutionary decade with opposing views and many enjoyed a rivalry that added a spice to their coverage. This is the story behind these storytellers.