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Midleton Library. Midleton Library (Irish: Leabharlann Mainistir na Corann), formerly Midleton Town Hall (Irish: Halla an Bhaile Mainistir na Corann), is a municipal building in Main Street, Midleton, County Cork, Ireland. The building, which was used as the market house and town hall throughout most of its life, is now used as a public library ...
Arch Building, Cobh. The Arch Building (Irish: Foirgneamh Áirse), previously known as Cobh Town Hall and before that as Queenstown Town Hall (Irish: Halla an Bhaile An Cóbh), is a municipal building in Casement Square, Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. The building currently accommodates a public library and a tourist information centre.
Cork is the second-most populous city in the Republic of Ireland, and the third-most populous city on the island of Ireland. According to 2022 census statistics, the county has 13 towns with a population of over 4,000. The county has a population density of 77.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (202/sq mi). A large percentage of the population ...
Midleton (/ ˈmɪdəltən /; Irish: Mainistir na Corann, meaning "monastery at the weir") [2] is a town in south-eastern County Cork, Ireland. [3] It lies approximately 16 km east of Cork City on the Owenacurra River and the N25 road, which connects Cork to the port of Rosslare. A satellite town of Cork City, Midleton is part of Metropolitan ...
2006. Cork began as a monastic settlement, founded by St Finbar in the sixth century. [9] However the ancestor of the modern city was founded between 915 and 922, [10] when Viking settlers established a trading community. [11] The Viking leader Ottir Iarla is particularly associated with raiding and conquests in the province of Munster.
Cork Public Museum. Cork Public Museum (Irish: Músaem Poiblí Chorcaí) [1] is a city museum in Cork, Ireland. Housed in a mid-19th century building within Fitzgerald Park in the Mardyke area of the city, [2] the museum's exhibits focus mainly on the history and archaeology of the Cork area. [3][4]
Dunmanway (Irish: Dúnmaonmhuí, [2] official Irish name: Dún Mánmhaí) [3] is a market town in County Cork, in the southwest of Ireland. It is the geographical centre of the region known as West Cork. It is the birthplace of Sam Maguire, an Irish Protestant republican, for whom the trophy of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is named.
The Cobh Heritage Centre is a museum located in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. It is attached to Cobh railway station. [2] The "Queenstown Experience", located at the centre, has mostly permanent exhibitions of Irish history. [3] The centre has held exhibits on life in Ireland through the 18th and 19th centuries, mass emigration, the Great Famine ...