Make you shiver, wouldn’t it? The chaos!
That’s the Lee running under Pana, or a tributary of it at least. I knew it was there but had no idea how close to the surface it is!
Grand Parade #Cork 2005 with the medieval river channel exposed during the main drainage works #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike #FlashbackFriday ?Originally posted by Kevin Murphy pic.twitter.com/Hg2ZNrSIV2
— IrishFamilyDetective ???? (@Fiona_Forde_Irl) April 21, 2023
They could carry enough coal for long journeys, but not enough water, so some lad invented a system to collect it from troughs next to the rails.
Shit, am I a train nerd now? It started out with just loving the Tube, but I started watching Jago Hazzard videos and I think I might be a train nerd now.
The old Parnell Bridge and Parnell Place, formerly known as Annesley Bridge and Warren Place respectively. 1880s. @oldphotosofcork posts a lot of photos of Cork, obviously, but you don’t get many of big streets with absolutely no cars. It’s oddly calming.
Warren Place & Annesley Bridge, later renamed Parnell Place and Parnell Bridge, during the 1880’s.
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Photo from the Lawrence Collection.
?#OldPhotosOfCork pic.twitter.com/yetMvea8oN— Old Photos of Cork (@oldphotosofcork) April 9, 2023
I hate the old farts on the Cork history feeds that say “wasn’t it so much bettter”, completely forgetting the massive changes in quality of life, but wasn’t it so much better? :)
Via NLI. Anyone know how to download from NLI?
Lovely old photo of the Savoy in the 30s from Fiona Forde.
I noticed that the marquee shows If Only You Could Cook (yikes!) playing that day, which I’m going to watch to put myself further into the moment. :)
View of the Savoy #Cork in the 30s #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike #FlashbackFriday with a few bike @jklong14?Shorten Family pic.twitter.com/KISt7AHuey
— IrishFamilyDetective ???? (@Fiona_Forde_Irl) November 25, 2022
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