I’m not a big fan of brown, and there’s a lot of brown in the new Bishop Lucey Park. I do really like what they did with the old wall. That’s the slightly rough-looking grass bit in the second picture of my gallery. The old park had this cut off from the public behind railings, with stagnant water collecting at the bottom. Now, it’s an area where people can sit on steps and walk around.
I love that the old entrance is still there and that they removed the railing running around the outside.
It’s disappointing to see that gravel was used so much. I imagine it has something to do with maintenance, but it would have been nice to see more grass. However, as it is now, there’s huge scope for holding open-air events there that aren’t beholden to the weather and wet grass.
It will look nice in the warmer months when leaves return to the trees. It was a missed opportunity to use more colour. What would a dash of colour do to the mood of the park?
I don’t hate it.
Look for it on Facebook and you’ll find nothing but complaints unfortunately: Echo Live 1, Cork City Parks Sport and Recreation, Cork City Council, Echo Live 2.
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@donncha I must have a look next time I'm in Cork – it does look a little bland though…?
@donncha That’s not a park anymore but a concrete showcase :/ If I recall it was really nice with some trees and grass to sit on right?
@donncha I remember this from our visit years ago. It does seem to be an improvement.
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I still think it should have been called The Peace Park but it is a nice update to be fair, and I really like that they have lost the railings.
Making the old wall accessible in this way is really nice.
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@IsabelB yeah, it definitely could have been more colourful. Maybe the light brown colour is supposed to be calming or something. Probably easy to maintain.
@bxxb yep. There was more grass but there's still a few strips of it around the place. My blog post has more photos with green bits. 🙂
@beckett most Cork people won't say it's an improvement. It's different to how it was.November might have been a bad time to unveil it!
@donncha Humans are like that, resistant to change, nonpolitically conservative. It’ll take a while for folks to warm to the new park. As in, warmer weather!