Cock Pit Lane, Cork

Written July 6, 2008 in Canon 20D, Cork, Cornmarket Street, Ireland, Look up, Photography, Photos, Sigma 18-200, Signs, Urban

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I wouldn’t be surprised if you didn’t know where Cock Pit Lane was, or if you had never heard of it. It’s a small lane off Cornmarket Street, Cork.

I was fascinated by the slight change in meaning of the English and Irish names. The Irish name, “Lana Troid Coileach” literally means, “Cock Fight Lane”, a much less politically correct interpretation I’m sure you’ll agree. I don’t think the name changed in recent times because the only hit for this lane in Google is a PDF file listing O’Shea family members. Apparently William Shea, a publican, lived on Cock-Pit Lane in 1795. Pity there isn’t any more information.

This wasn’t shot yesterday at the photomeet, but I will be posting more of yesterday’s shots during the week!

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I was thinking of creating a street name gallery. I know I want “Lovers Walk” and the presumably nearby lane.

Any other odd street names I should know about?

Written by Will Knott on July 07, 2008 at 2:47pm
Cork has it’s own Grafton Street! It’s that small alley way next to O’Callaghan’s on Oliver Plunkett Street. Yes, the one with the sex shop..

No other name springs to mind but I had a similar idea except it would be a collage of name plates, like those posters you see in the tourist shops.

Written by Donncha on July 07, 2008 at 3:59pm