Entries written in April 2006

Cork has it’s own Picadilly, Picadilly Lane leads off North Main Street and is situated next to the butchers I featured previously.
A quick search of Google didn’t find anything about it but hopefully someone will stumble across this post and add whatever knowledge they have about this small lane.

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Written April 21, 2006 in Architecture, Cork, Houses, Ireland, Photos, Street, Urban

Side view of a hardware and tool shop on the corner of North Main Street and Kyle Street.

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Written April 20, 2006 in Architecture, Cork, Ireland, Photos, Urban

The door of a garage on French’s Quay, Cork. Not quite the Number 5 I remember but I Like the colours!

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Written April 19, 2006 in Architecture, Cork, Houses, Ireland, Photos, Urban

A Welsh flag pictured inside a window. This is just down the road from St. Fin Barre’s Cathedral in Cork and is probably student accommodation because it’s close to UCC too.

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In Killeagh, East Cork, there’s an abandoned train station from I don’t know how long ago. According to Wikidepia it’s unlikely that the station will be restored because there isn’t enough demand. The Cork-Midleton line will however open by 2008.
While researching this post I found out that the town of Killeagh was an important place in the Fenian Rising of 1867!

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Written April 17, 2006 in Architecture, Cork, Houses, Ireland, Photos, Street, Urban

O’Flynn Butchers used to operate from this shop until very recently. With the influx of immigrants into Ireland, North Main Street has become a lot more interesting with shops dedicated to the cuisine of other cultures!

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Written April 16, 2006 in Animals, Blarney, Cork, Ireland, Nature, Photos

Each Spring for the past two years wild rabbits visit our garden at home. They’re really cute, and thankfully I don’t have any flowers or veg to tempt them!

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Written April 15, 2006 in Beach, Cork, Ireland, Landscape, Nature, Photos, Sea, Water, Youghal

Final photograph of the groins in Youghal. For the time being. Thanks to Collin and Stuart who told me what they’re called! :)

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Written April 14, 2006 in Candid, Cork, Ireland, People, Photos, Street, Urban

Two gents pictured on Winthrop Street Cork several weeks ago.

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Step up from the beach at Youghal

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