The water under our feet
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.
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@donncha "It's grand"
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
@donncha very interesting ??
@donncha some of the houses on South Mall have rings to tie your boat onto….
Or it's not Daunt Bridge, but a culvert that runs down Grand Parade. That's what I always thought it was..