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The old City Hall was designed by Cork architect Henry Hill in the neoclassical style, built by Sir Thomas Deane in ashlar stone and was completed in 1843. [1] In 1852 the building was altered by Sir John Benson to facilitate the Cork Exhibition , opening on 10 June 1852.
Patrick Street, Cork. Photochrom print c. 1890–1900. Cork, located on Ireland's south coast, is the second largest city within the Republic of Ireland after Dublin and the third largest on the island of Ireland after Dublin and Belfast. Cork City is the largest city in the province of Munster. Its history dates back to the sixth century.
Much of the building's early history has been lost, due to the destruction of records in the great fires of 1891 (the courthouse itself) and 1920 (Cork City Hall). [5] As a result, most surviving primary sources relating to the history of the courthouse tend to have partisan biases. [5]
Skiddy's Almshouse is the oldest inhabited building in the city of Cork. [1] It was built in 1718 and finished in 1719. It was the second almshouse built using a bequest from Stephen Skiddy for the city's poor, either Catholic or Church of Ireland. [2]
Cork City Hall. With a population of over 222,000 [5] Cork is the second-most populous city in the State and the 16th-most populous local government area. [80] Under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, it was made a county borough, governed by a county borough corporation.
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Cork City Council (Irish: Comhairle Cathrach Chorcaí) is the local authority of the city of Cork in Ireland. As a city council , it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001 . Before 1 January 2002, the council was known as Cork Corporation .
The South Parish is one of the oldest inhabited areas of Cork City. Along with Shandon , it was the first area developed outside the city walls. In the oldest known maps of Cork City, including examples dated to 1545 and 1601, there are structures shown in the area.