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Cork (City)

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For the City Centre see also the civil parishes of Cork St Paul, Cork St Peter & Cork Holy Trinity.
For the suburbs see also Cork St Annes Shandon ; Cork St Finbar Cork St Marys Shandon ; Cork St Nicholas

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"CORK, a city and sea-port and diocese, locally in the county of CORK, of which it is the capital, and in the province of MUNSTER 51 miles (S.W. by W.) from Waterford, and 126 (S.W. by S.) from Dublin; containing 107,007 inhabitants, of which number, 84,000 are in the city and suburbs.This place, which in extent and importance is the second city in Ireland, and is distinguished for its fine harbour, "derived its ancient names Corcach and Corcach- Bascoin, signifying in the Irish language "a marshy place," from its ‘situation on the navigable river Lee.......More"  [From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837]

"CORK, a county of itself, but locally situated in the county of Cork, province of Munster, Ireland; of which province it is the capital, and ranks third among the cities of Ireland for population, wealth, and commerce. It is situated in N. lat. 51° 53' 39", and in W. long. 8° 20', being distant from Dublin 158 miles by the old road, but 165 by the Great Southern and Western railway, which connects the two cities, and runs to Penrose Marsh through a tunnel of half a mile. The Cork, Black rock, and Passage railway runs only 8 miles, and follows the course of the river from the road near the Monerea Marsh. The Cork and Bandon railway runs 20 miles, passing near the park on the S. side, and terminates at Albert Quay. The Cork, Queenstown, and Youghal direct line runs a distance of 27 miles: There are two other short lines, one to Kinsale and the other to Skibbereen, which last is in course of completion....More"  [Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2018]

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Archives & Libraries

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Cemeteries

For a list of cemeteries & graveyards in & around the city, click on the "Nearby churches" tab above.

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Churches

For a list of churches in & around the city, click on the "Nearby churches" tab above.

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Description & Travel

Cork City, Ireland

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Gazetteers

The transcription of the section for this parish from the National Gazetteer (1868), provided by Colin Hinson.

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Land & Property

Tithe Applotment Books for county Cork and its  parishes are available online on the National Archives of Ireland website .

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Maps

You can see maps centred on OSI grid reference W6735871861 (Lat/Lon: 51.898502, -8.474922), Cork (City) which are provided by:

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Merchant Marine

“The quantity of provisions sent from this port on an average of three years ending with 1835 was 16,469 tierces, 19,216 barrels and 5604 half-barrels of beef and pork, and 23,492 bales of bacon annually. The introduction of steam navigation has much increased the exportation of flour to London, Bristol, and Liverpool, the quantity of flour exported on an average of four years ending with 1835 was 79,119 sacks annually.”  [From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837]

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Occupations

“The trade is extensive, chiefly in grain, provisions, butter, hams, bacon, hides, leather, and cattle, for the sale of which there are twelve distinct markets in different districts of the city. The principal occupations are tanning, distilling, brewing, iron founding, besides the manufacture of linen, friezes, ginghams, cutlery, and the sewing of gloves for exportation, known as Limerick gloves. Besides these branches of industry, there is a considerable commission and carrying trade, in connection with the foreign and colonial shipping.” [Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2018]

“The trade of Cork, previously to the late war with France, consisted chiefly in the, exportation of butter and beef for the supply of the British navy, to the West Indies, and to the ports of France, Spain, and the Mediterranean; and of hides and tallow chiefly to England. At that time the surrounding districts were nearly all under pasturage and scarcely produced sufficient corn for the supply of their inhabitants; the lands were grazed by vast herds of cattle, and the quantity of beef cured for exportation was perhaps ten times as great as at present; but from the impetus since given to agriculture, a considerable portion of the land has been brought under tillage, and an extensive trade in corn and flour consequently established.” [From Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland, 1837]

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Politics & Government

“Cork is a borough by prescription, and has returned two members to parliament since 1374; the number of electors in 1862 was 3,173. It comprises within its ancient chartered boundaries an area of 48,006 acres, and within its modern municipal boundaries 2,683 acres, which include the seven city parishes as below.” [Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2018]

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Religion & Religious Life

“The population in 1861 was thus distributed: 9,574 Established Church, 67,092 Roman Catholics, 825 Presbyterians, 886 Methodists, 107 Independents, 66 Baptists, 236 Society of Friends, and 106 of other persuasions.“ [Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2018]

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Schools

“The educational establishments, besides Queen's College ........are numerous, including endowed, National, parochial, and denominational schools. The principal endowed schools are the blue-coat school, or hospital for 40 boys, founded by Dean Worth on the site of an ancient hospital for lepers, and the green-coat school, founded by Archdeacon Pomeroy, also for 40 boys.” [Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868 by Colin Hinson ©2018]