St Patrick’s Street – In Photos dot Org

The remains of the shop

A woman walks past the front entrance of the old Roches Stores, or later Debenhams, but now a derelict building in the heart of the city. The building is surrounded by hoarding.

All that remains of Debenhams is the faded imprint of the sign on the front of its previous location on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork.

Aperture	ƒ/2.8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/500s

Cork City Dancing Leprechaun

A leprechaun dancing on the street being watched by a family

Two leprechauns dance on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork. Tourists and children must love them, I guess.

Aperture	ƒ/2.2
Camera	SM-G998B
Focal length	2.2mm
ISO	50
Shutter speed	1/2400s

Teens on the phone

Teenage boys sit on a block on a street. One bites his nails looking worried, the middle guy is busy texting, and the last boy looks over his shoulder.

Teenage boys sit on a block on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork in 2017.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 6D
Focal length	22mm
ISO	250
Shutter speed	1/640s

When did you last use a public phone?

The public phones at the top of St. Patrick’s Street Cork are in a sorry state. Eircom, the original national phone company in Ireland, haven’t been known publicly as Eircom since 2015 according to the Eir Wikipedia page.

They really should get rid of those eyesores.

Aperture	ƒ/3.5
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	250
Shutter speed	1/500s

Michael O’Regan in Yellow

Michael O’Regan has been selling the Echo newspaper in this spot on Patrick Street, Cork since 1969. He was a familiar sight to generations of Cork people.

I haven’t seen him in a long time, and this photo was taken in 2006. The latest information I can find on him is a photo taken of him in January 2020 when he met the Lord Mayor of Cork, John Sheehan.

Aperture	ƒ/9
Camera	Canon EOS 20D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	200
Shutter speed	1/160s

Another dog wants to know Diego

Bringing my dog Diego into town and any dog there wants to know him.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	40mm
ISO	2500
Shutter speed	1/500s

20% Off Mega Day

On St. Patrick Street, Cork. May 2017.

Aperture	ƒ/3.5
Camera	Canon EOS 6D
Focal length	50mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/500s

Street Musicians on Patrick Street

You’re more likely to see a street preacher or the guy with the “global harming” sign near this spot on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork. Back in 2004 we were treated to some guitar and banjo playing.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	CYBERSHOT
Focal length	41.9mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/80s

Cork City Tour of Roches Stores

Take a tour of Cork City and you’ll pass by the old Roches Stores. Who knows what will happen to that grand building now? It’s been empty quite a while ..

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	49mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/250s

Look up for history

The building that now houses Golden Discs on Patrick’ Street in Cork used to be the Pavilion Cinema. If you look closely at the top of the building you can see the faded lettering of that establishment.

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	24mm
ISO	640
Shutter speed	1/500s

The Red Vespa

A red Vespa parked on St. Patrick Street in August 2019.

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	ILCE-7M3
Focal length	16mm
ISO	160
Shutter speed	1/500s

When Santa rode through Cork

Santa rode through Cork City in 2003 as part of the annual Cork Toy Run that goes through the city. The last one was last year when they collected thousands of Euro for Children’s Leukaemia Association and Barnardos.

Aperture	ƒ/4
Camera	CYBERSHOT
Focal length	9.7mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/30s