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The water under our feet

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This image shows a similar scene with more focus on a corner building housing a McDonald's restaurant. A crowd of people is gathered outside, and the construction zone is in the foreground with exposed pipes and materials. The building has a sign reading "Woodford, Bourne & Co." above the McDonald's.
In this image, there are several construction vehicles, including an excavator, working on the site. The area is fenced off, and there are various pipes and construction materials scattered around. Traffic is visible in the background, with cars lined up along the street.

Some people were surprised to find there was a large covered over tunnel below Grand Parade when the Cork Main Drainage Scheme dug up the road near Daunt Square in 2005. The street used to be part of the river, so I guess the water had to go somewhere, but it also highlights just how vulnerable the city is to high tides and climate change.


Apertureƒ/2.5
CameraCYBERSHOT
Focal length9.7mm
ISO100
Shutter speed1/125s

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5 responses to “The water under our feet”

  1. Patrick avatar
    Patrick

    @donncha "It's grand"

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  2. Donncha Ó Caoimh avatar
    Donncha Ó Caoimh

    This article suggests the south channel along by the old Beamish & Crawford site was built to drain Grand Parade and other channels in the city, maybe some time as far back as the 11th century!https://corkorigins.ie/corks-landscape-archaeology/medieval-canals/Edit: I was wrong. Grand Parade was filled in sometime in the late 18th century.Apparently, the curved roof seen in the photos could be part of Daunt's Bridge, covered over at this time.http://corkheritage.ie/?page_id=7802

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    1. Ross Manley avatar
      Ross Manley

      @donncha very interesting ??

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    2. Colm Donoghue avatar
      Colm Donoghue

      @donncha some of the houses on South Mall have rings to tie your boat onto….

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    3. Donncha Ó Caoimh avatar
      Donncha Ó Caoimh

      Or it's not Daunt Bridge, but a culvert that runs down Grand Parade. That's what I always thought it was..

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