Ireland / Cork

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#1 Professor George Boole
(1815-1864) 2 plaques in Cork

1860 Former Office of Cobh Urban District Council

Lynch's Quay, Cork, Ireland

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William Dunlea The voice of Erin 10th February 1911 ~ 11th January 1998

Thomas Davis Street, Blackpool, Cork, Ireland

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General Daniel Florence O'Leary 1801 - 1854 Born at 89/90 Barrack Street, General Daniel Florence O'Leary became aide-de-camp to the Liberator Simon Bolivar The Government of the Republic of Venezuela expresses its appreciation for the greatness of this outstanding officer. El General Daniel Florenio O'Leary Nacido en Barrack Street No 89-90 Edecan del Libertador Simon Bolivar El Gobierno de la Republica de Venezeula testemonia mediante esta placa su reconocimientoa quien encarno el valor y la lealtad e un soldado

Elizabeth Fort, Barrack St, Cork, Ireland

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Frank O'Connor 1903 - 1966 ( Michael O'Donovan ) master of the short story, translator of Irish poetry and board member of the Abbey Theatre. O'Connor was born in this house. Ba spéis leis, cultúr na Gaelige i gcaitheamha shaoil go léir.

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The Gables, 84 Douglas Street, Cork, Ireland

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Birthplace of James Barry the painter born A.D. 1741 died London 1806

Seminary Road (formerly Water Lane), Cork, Ireland

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John Francis Maguire M.P. 1815 - 1872 founder of the Cork Gas Company and several times Mayor of Cork, he founded the Cork Examiner newspaper in this building in 1841.

Academy Street, Cork, Ireland

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General Tom Barry 1898 - 1980 patriot, Commander of the Third (West) Cork Brigade, I.R.A. author of "Guerilla Days in Ireland". He lived here.

Daunt Square, Cork, Ireland

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A Meeting House that stood here about 100 years ago was taken down and this rebuilt by subscriptions from Friends of Cork in the year 1777

Grattan Street, Cork, Ireland

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This is where Mary Aikenhead foundress of the Irish Sisters of Charity lived from 1798 - 1812

4 Rutland Street, Cork, Ireland

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Sir Thomas Deane 1792 - 1871 architect and High Sheriff of Cork, designed Queens College (now University College Cork) and this building

75 - 76 South Mall, Cork, Ireland

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W. H. Crawford 1812 - 1888 brewer and benefactor, endowed St. Finbarre's Catherdral, Queens College (now U.C.C.) and this building.

Crawford Art Gallery, Emmet Place, Drawbridge Street, Cork, Ireland

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On this site John & Charles Wesley first preached in Cork and here stood the 2nd Methodist Chapel built in Ireland (1752) John Wesley made his last visit here 1789

Mercy Hospital, Grenville Place, Cork, Ireland

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Joan Denise Moriarty LL.D. Died 1992 Joan Denise Trained as a dancer in London and Paris. She founded the Cork Ballet Company and School in this building in 1944-5. She also founded the Irish National Ballet.

Emmet Place, Cork, Ireland

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JAMES BEALE 1798-1879 A director of the St. George steam packet company whose offices were here. Owners of the historic steamship "Sirius".

Penrose House, Penrose Quay, Victorian Quarter, Cork, T23 D832, Cork, Ireland

MAXWELL SIMPSON 1815-1892 Prof. of chemistry Queens College (now U.C.C.). First chemist to synthetise succinic acid. He live here 1870-1892.

10-4 Dyke Parade, Mardyke, Cork, Cork, Ireland

This building was once the Weighmasters house. This was part of the Weigh house, also called the Butter Exchange, once the world's largest of its kind. The market went on till its closure in A.D. 1924

Church Street, Cork, Ireland

Bishop Lucey Park commissioned in the 800th anniversary year of Cork's first charter, opened on the 8th December 1985 by the Right Hon. The Lord Mayor of Cork Ald. Dan Wallce T.D., T.J.M. McHugh, City Manager & Town Clerk, W.A. Fitzgerald, City Engineer

Bishop Lucey Park, Grand Parade, Cork, Ireland

North Mall Distillery founded 1779. This chimney was built by the Cork Distilleries Co. 1877 - 1878

Cork Distillery, Sunday Well Road, Cork, Ireland

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Currach Hammond Hammond's Marsh. This district popularly known as The Marsh occupies the site of an extensive marsh which was reclaimed and built on between 1700 and 1750 [full inscription unknown]

Moore Street, Cork, Ireland

George Boole 1815-1864 Mathematician, inventor of Boolean algebra, professor of mathematics, Queens College (now U.C.C.). He lived here from 1849 to 1855.

5 Grenville Place, Cork, Ireland

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Bishop Lucey Park commissioned in the 800th anniversary year of Cork's first charter, opened on the 8th December 1985 by the Right Hon. The Lord Mayor of Cork Ald. Dan Wallce T.D., T.J.M. McHugh, City Manager & Town Clerk, W.A. Fitzgerald, City Engineer

Bishop Lucey Park, Grand Parade, Cork, Ireland

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Frederick Douglass the Maryland-born former slave and campaigner for human rights was honoured here in 1845 by the Cork Anti Slavery Societies and the people of Cork

Imperial Hotel, South Mall , Cork, Ireland

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Robert Forde RN Antarctic explorer 1910-1913 lived here

Ballynacrusha Cross Roads, Cork, Ireland

Denny Lane, 1818-1895, patriot, writer and business man, died in this house. He joined the revolutionary Young Ireland movement and was imprisoned for his political views. He is best remembered for his poem "Carrigdhoun".

72 South Mall, Cork, Ireland

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Jerome Collins 1841 1881 journalist and meteorologist died on the "Jeanette" expedition to the North Pole. The family salt and lime works stood on this site.

Southgate Bridge, Cork, Ireland

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A.F. Sharman Crawford, 1862 - 1943. Brewer and benefactor. Endowed and built this building, the Sharman Crawford Technical Institute, in 1911.

Crawford College of Art & Design, Bishop Street, Cork, Ireland

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Mary Harris 1837 – 1930 known as Mother Jones, campaigner for workers rights, opponent of child labour, champion of American mineworkers, was born on the northside of Cork and baptised at the nearby North Cathedral on 1st August 1837 "Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living"

John Redmond Street, Cork, Ireland

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Mick Leahy British Middleweight Champion, European and World Contender 1963 Born Pauls Street, Cork 1935

, Cork, Ireland

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A legend in Irish boxing folklore from the 1950's 60's 70's & 80's Albie Murphy Sunnyside B. C. "The King of Cork Boxing" who excelled as a coach administrator, boxer & ambassador

Bishop Lucey Park, Cork, Ireland

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Mathematician and Logician George Boole F.R.S. 1815 - 1864 Founder of Boolean Algebra [full inscription unknown]

School of Mathematical Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

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Sir John Arnott 1814-1890 Born in Scotland, Sir John Arnott M.P. used his wealth from rail, shipping and trade to help provide meals for the poor of Cork. He established a large department store on this site

52 Patrick Street, Cork, Ireland

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