Grand Parade mooring post

Written September 24, 2007 in Black and White, Canon 20D, Cork, Grand Parade, Ireland, Look up, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Street, Urban

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Believe it or not this may have been a mooring post for boats in the 1700s. At the time the River Lee ran through the Grand Parade and boats were tied to this on the quayside. Now it’s a busy street.

It is reputed that this post was a cannon used in the Siege of Cork in 1690. Up until last year it sat on the corner of the pavement but as you can see here the new surface flattened everything out.

It’s been sitting there for as long as I remember, does anyone know anything more about it?

3 comments on ' Grand Parade mooring post '

Good grief. I’ve passed this spot on numerous occasions and I never even noticed it before.

Written by Flickr: carrigman on September 21, 2007 at 9:54am
Nice compo and B&W tone.

Written by kheoh yee wei on September 24, 2007 at 1:33pm
That is apparently an up turned cannon

Written by Gav on October 26, 2007 at 2:58pm