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I CHECK THE STREET ART ON FERRY WALK EVERY TIME I VISIT CORK

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NEAR THE POPULAR SHAKY BRIDGE

I have visited this location many times and until now it has almost been impossible to photograph the ever changing artwork because of parked cars. Today I was lucky as there was only one car and it did not get in the way.

The laneway is but a section Ferry Walk, a reminder of the ferry crossing the River Lee prior to the construction of Daly’s ‘shaky’ Bridge in 1926. This is the only suspension bridge in Cork. West along the Mardyke Walk, is the Mardyke Arena, an indoor student sports centre owned by University College Cork. Beyond it, lies the famed Mardyke athletic grounds. On major sporting occasions, hundreds of spectators unable or unwilling to buy a ticket, would pack the stadium exterior, climb trees, and line nearby bridges and fields across the river.

FLANNERYS OF GLASHEEN

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CORK CITY AND COUNTY MAY 2023

I had not planned to photograph this pub but I was photographing the nearby cemetery and it began to rain so I decided to get a bus back to the city centre and the bus stop was directly across the street from Flannerys.

I was hoping to visit Cork again at the end of this month but I decided that the the hotel was way too expensive so I cancelled and I hope to visit Limerick instead in September and possibly Waterford in October.

Glasheen is a suburb in south central Cork city in Ireland. The area earned its name from the stream that flows through it, under the Glasheen Road. Glasheen means small stream in Irish. After the Siege of Cork in 1690 and the demolition of the city wall, prominent families started to move out of the congested city to the peacefulness of the countryside to make their homes — including the Sheares family, who were noted bankers. In 1729, they built their home, which is still standing today, in the village on a hill opposite today’s popular Flannery’s Pub. Two sons of the house, John and Henry Sheares were executed in Dublin on 14th July 1798 on the charge of treason for their part in the United Irishmen movement.

HORSE-DRAWN HEARSE IN CORK

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DOES THE PRIEST DO A GOOD MASS AND A LOVELY FUNERAL

Here in Ireland we do good funerals – actually, they are among the best in the World. If you die it is hoped that the funeral will be celebrated by a priest who does a good mass and a lovely funeral and you are expected to turn up in style and you should not be too late.

For at least 800 years the Irish were widely known for their remarkable funeral customs and a well attended funeral was the only proof needed that the deceased was a beloved member of the community.

Hearses were originally hand-drawn then horse-drawn after the decoration and weight of the hearse increased. The first electric motorized hearses were introduced to the United States in the early 1900s. Petrol-powered hearses began to be produced from 1907 and, after slow initial uptake due to their high cost, became widely accepted in the 1920s.The vast majority of hearses since then have been based on larger, more powerful car chassis, generally retaining the front end up to and possibly including the front doors but with custom bodywork to the rear to contain the coffin.

The word “hearse” comes from the term harrow, which is a type of plowing equipment used to level the land. The framework of the early hearse had spikes for holding candles that resembled the teeth of a harrow. It consisted of a wooden or metal framework that stood over the bier holding the casket.

During the 17th century, the biers evolved into horse-drawn carriages. During the 19th century is when the wooden carriages became more intricate with carvings of flowers, doves, and scrolls. There also were velvet draperies hanging from the carriage sides, and the carriage was usually made of mahogany wood.

BACK IN THE USSR ON ACADEMY STREET IN CORK

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A POLISH SHOP AS IT WAS IN MAY 2011

This was once a Polish Shop at a time when Ireland was full of such shops.

Back in the U.S.S.R.” is a 1968 song by The Beatles (credited to the song writing partnership Lennon/McCartney but primarily written by Paul McCartney) which opens the double-disc album The Beatles, also known as The White Album. It segues into the next song on the album, “Dear Prudence”. The song was released as a single in 1976.

I tried to translate the information below but the Google translation did not make a lot of sense. Anyway, I did not notice the shop when I visited Academy Street in May 2019.

I cam across the following description/review:

Niespelna miesiac temu powstal w irlandzkim Cork trzeci z kolei “ruski” sklep 🙂 o wdziecznej nazwie “Back in the USSR”- tyle ze nastawiony przede wszystkim na obsluge polskich klientow.

Ba, nawet na malym szyldzie zawieszonym zaraz przed szyldem “glownym” napisano wrecz: “Polski Sklep” (ten mniejszy szyld zaznaczylem na zdjeciu bialym kolkiem – niestety, jest on prawie nieczytelny).
No, polski to on jeszcze nie jest. Obsluga jest – podobnie jak w dwoch poprzednich – rosyjskojezyczna 🙂 ale – juz znaczna czesc towarow znajdujacym sie w nim jest importowana z Polski. Natomiast jest to pierwszy w Cork sklep, ktorego wlasciciele chcac przyciagnac sporo potencjalnych klientow – Polakow, posluzyli sie haslem: “Polski Sklep”…

According to Google Translate:

Less than a month ago, the third “Russian” shop was opened in Cork, Ireland 🙂 with the graceful name “Back in the USSR” – only that it is focused primarily on serving Polish customers.

In fact, even on a small signboard hung right in front of the “main” signboard, it was written: “Polish Shop” (the smaller signboard I marked in the photo with a white circle – unfortunately, it is almost illegible).
Well, he’s not Polish yet. The service is – as in the previous two – Russian-speaking 🙂 but – already a significant part of the goods in it is imported from Poland. However, this is the first store in Cork whose owners, wanting to attract a lot of potential customers – Poles, used the slogan: “Polish Shop”…

FRED ZEPPELINS ON PARLIAMENT STREET IN CORK

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MAY 2022

Up until today I thought that the name was Fred Zepplins.

Because this street is always clogged with traffic it is difficult to photograph it but this time there was little or no traffic but the rain was very heavy.

Only weeks before my visit Cork’s famous Rock Bar, Fred Zeppelins, reopened its doors on Parliament Street after 102 weeks. Fred Zeppelins, originally Jack Dins, is on a site that has had a pub for over 100 years. There is a bar downstairs with a powerful sound-system. Upstairs is one of Cork’s smallest live music venues Heavy Metal and Hard Rock bands.

Next door there is/was Foottappers, a traditional shoe repairs shop, but it never was in good condition to say the least and I could not when I first saw it, back in May 2011, determine if it is an active business or not … I suspected that it might have been back then. According to Google Foot Tappers is Temporarily closed.

Parliament Bridge was built in 1806 and it is described a single-arch limestone bridge, 1806; with cut limestone balustrade, fine voussoirs and modillion cornice; reconstructed and repaired, 1992. Span is a recorded 65’6”, with an overall width of 44′, having an 8′ path to either side.

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