The Burning of Cork exhibition

beer enigma · 28-02-2020 07:33PM #1

Was in there earlier, walked past and saw it by accident, it's in St Peters on North Main Street and well worth a visit if you're in town.

Oh and it's free !!

https://stpeterscork.ie/cork-1920-the-burning-of-a-city/

leahyl · 28-02-2020 08:13PM

beer enigma wrote: »

Was in there earlier, walked past and saw it by accident, it's in St Peters on North Main Street and well worth a visit if you're in town.

Oh and it's free !!

https://stpeterscork.ie/cork-1920-the-burning-of-a-city/

Have to get to this - sounds very interesting!

opus · 28-02-2020 08:27PM

Definitely agree it's worth a visit, called in their last week. Will probably go back as the video exhibits were in use & as it was lunchtime wasn't able to hang around.

two wheels good · 28-02-2020 08:46PM

Thanks. Glad to know the venue is exhibiting again. I've seen lots of good stuff there in the past ... and then it closed.

Gamb!t · 28-02-2020 09:30PM

Thanks op,I look forward to seeing that when I get back to Ireland.

Tom44 · 01-03-2020 11:26PM

Brilliant book on the burning of Cork too

gourcuff · 11-12-2020 10:49AM

no commemoration of this? seems odd in this era of centenaries?

opus · 11-12-2020 12:13PM

I've come across loads of stuff about it online eg.

https://twitter.com/cllrkmac/status/1337332085774823424

https://twitter.com/corkcitycouncil/status/1337335827320463360

Heckler · 11-12-2020 08:47PM

Good article on RTE website. Some great photos. Seeing British troops in front of Roches Stores is scary. Some of the building damage wouldn't look out of place after a WW2 bombing raid.

I drive through Dillons Cross every day and never knew about what happened.

Itssoeasy · 12-12-2020 10:54AM

gourcuff wrote: »

no commemoration of this? seems odd in this era of centenaries?

There was a commemorations but due to Covid they were scaled back. There was a plaque put up at dillons cross. I’m from the area and I’ve passed dillons cross so many times and while I know where the ambush started at Harrington square, I don’t know where o Sullivan’s pub stood in relation to now and o Callaghan’s field I assume is somewhere near where the road to the glen is.

the beer revolu · 12-12-2020 11:54AM

Itssoeasy wrote: »

There was a commemorations but due to Covid they were scaled back. There was a plaque put up at dillons cross. I’m from the area and I’ve passed dillons cross so many times and while I know where the ambush started at Harrington square, I don’t know where o Sullivan’s pub stood in relation to now and o Callaghan’s field I assume is somewhere near where the road to the glen is.

I lived in Harrington Square at one point!
I didn't know it was historically significant!

Itssoeasy · 12-12-2020 08:02PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

I lived in Harrington Square at one point!
I didn't know it was historically significant!

Yeah Harrington square isn’t just a grotto and a dentists practice. It’s amazing to think one of/if not the biggest event of that time in Irish history started in Harrington square. Maybe it’s been covered but why didn’t the lads from the barracks go down military hill and into the city ?

Also, when I was younger I knew cork had burned in the war of Independence, I always assumed it was the savoy side that was burnt down because it looked shabby compared to the other side of the street. Such a shame the Carnegie library was destroyed. Imagine all the records and valuable documents that went up in flames.

whisky_galore · 14-12-2020 10:15AM

gourcuff wrote: »

no commemoration of this? seems odd in this era of centenaries?

Not much commemoration of anything due to some virus or other...

The only good thing about it is it stopped the black beret/bomber jacket/Easter Lily combo crowd "claiming" them.

Aglomerado · 14-12-2020 02:18PM

Itssoeasy wrote: »

Yeah Harrington square isn’t just a grotto and a dentists practice. It’s amazing to think one of/if not the biggest event of that time in Irish history started in Harrington square. Maybe it’s been covered but why didn’t the lads from the barracks go down military hill and into the city ?

Also, when I was younger I knew cork had burned in the war of Independence, I always assumed it was the savoy side that was burnt down because it looked shabby compared to the other side of the street. Such a shame the Carnegie library was destroyed. Imagine all the records and valuable documents that went up in flames.

One of the RTE Nationwide programmes from last week (Monday or Wednesday) was dedicated to the burning of Cork. Very interesting with lots of old photos, including the Carnegie Library, a beautiful building.

The Burning of Cork exhibition

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