The bus stop on the Mardyke Parade outside the old Erinville Hospital is on a bus lane, just outside a school. Every single school morning the bus lane is jammed with cars dropping children off.
Tags: Architecture, Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Mardyke Parade, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Street, Urban, VehiclesThe Erinville Hospital in Cork is one of the old maternity hospitals that were shutdown earlier this year and facilities moved to the Cork University Maternity Hospital.
My wife Jacinta and I made the short journey here from Blarney many times during her pregnancy, sometimes at ungodly hours in the morning but staff were always helpful, kind and sympathetic.
Tags: Architecture, Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, erinville, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Mardyke Parade, maternity-hospital, Photos, Sigma 10-20, Sky, Urban, VehiclesIf you walk along the Mardyke in Cork you’re sure to have spotted this green area nestled in off the main road. Does anyone know anything about it?
PS. Here is where this is. Google Maps don’t have it on their map, but you can make out the green area in the center of the map above. The Flickr/Yahoo map does better, naming this green area Alverna. Cool
Tags: Alverna, Architecture, Canon 20D, Cork, Cork Photos, gate, grass, Houses, Ireland, Irish photos, irishblogs, Mardyke Parade, path, Photos, Sigma 10-20, UrbanA crow flies off into the freedom of the air with a crumb of bread he found on the pavement. The railings of nearby houses are like those of a prison keeping humans in and trapped and closed off.
Who is free?
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