The redevelopment of Dunnes Stores Patrick's Street #Cork in 2007📸RTE Archives & www.rte.ie/archives/202...

Died #Onthisday 1934 #Waterford born Elizabeth Somers, republican & industrial revivalist-on her death he president of the Federation of Saorstát Industries declared her ‘an institution . . . her passing has left a great gap in our national life’ www.dib.ie/biography/so...

The view of #CorkCity from Camden Place c1912 (Brian Boru has been built & can be seen in the distance) #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike B&W📸Lawrence www.irishfamilydetective.ie/colourisation

Born #Onthisday 1897 Winnie McKenna, an early pioneer for women’s soccer. She captained Middlesbrough’s Bolckow Vaughan ironworks & Ireland & was generally viewed as the region’s best women’s player.

Christmas in #Cork in 1997 at Half Moon/Paul Street #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike #FlashbackFriday

#Onthisday is the feast of St Stephen - this is how the day was celebrated in #Galway a century ago www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4583...

Yesterday's #WhereinCork was Blackrock Village in 1941 - this is the village from across the water back in the day #ThrowbackThursday #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike

#WhereinCork (outskirts) were these kids having a snowball fight around this time of the year 1941 #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike B&W📸 Photos of #Cork www.irishfamilydetective.ie/colourisation

Christmas in the Coal Quay (not sure what date) #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike📸#Cork Folklore

Died #Onthisday 1958 Dorothy McCardle, writer & republican and as she says herself 'a propagandist, unrepentant and unashamed’ historyireland.com/dorothy-maca...

Timewarp of #Cork then (1970s) & now (2025) #TimewarpCork #PureCork #CorkLike B&W📸Jerry Galvin www.irishfamilydetective.ie/timewarp

Born #Onthisday 1949, fraternal twins (never knew) Robin & Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees

Christmas shopping at the Munster Arcade, St. Patrick's Street #Cork #Onthisday 1933 #PureCork #CorkLike #LoveCork B&W📸Cork Holly Bough www.irishfamilydetective.ie/colourisation

Born #OnThisDay 1866 in Surrey, Maud Gonne Irish revolutionary & activist. In 1900 she co-founded Inghindhne na hEireann & remained an activist all her life📸with son Sean 1906 irishfamilydetective.ie/colourisation

Have you ordered your Christmas turkey from the @EnglishMarket yet? These Corkonians were purchasing theirs in 1964 - I wonder if the lady with the white hat had spiced beef in her bag? #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike B&W📸Photos of #Cork irishfamilydetective.ie/post/irish-c...

#OnThisDay 1891 15 year old Annie Moore left her native #Cork from #Cobh Queenstown becoming the 1st person to be processed at Ellis Island (Statue with her 2 brothers at Cobh, the other at @StatueEllisNPS) @finnclodagh @CobhTourism @CobhHeritageCen #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike

The Pier at Ballycotton #Cork in the 50s #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike #FlashbackFriday (Postcard via Cork Co Library)

Died #Onthisday 2023 #Kerry born Maureen Flavin Sweeney. Her weather observation at 1am 1944 (her 21st b/day & part of her duties as a post-office clerk in Blacksod #Mayo) delayed the D-Day landings by a day #WW2 (G/S goldenlangan.com/graves-fm.html)

#Onthisday the feast of St Flannan is celebrated - this is a story from the Schools Folklore Collection from #Clare www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/5274...

Yesterday's #WhereinCork was of course South Mall from Grand Parade, this is a century later (1991) with the round shaped building replaced by what is now/was Electric📸Michael Joseph #LoveCork #PureCork #Corklike #ThrowbackThursday

#WhereinCork would you have found these buildings pictured here c1880 #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike📸Capuchins

Born #Onthisday 1861 Lady Albinia Brodrick (Gobnaít Ní Bhruadair) republican & nurse. For anybody familiar with the countryside between Castlecove & Caherdaniel #Kerry these are the ruins of the hospital buildings she constructed www.dib.ie/biography/br...

Born #Onthisday 1864 at 25 Patrick's Hill #Cork Kate Belinda Finn who won the first British Women's Chess Championship in 1904 & again in 1905 B&W📷https://buff.ly/3FSrtif

Delvin Castle #Westmeath c1865 - 1914 B&W📸https://flic.kr/p/2rKYwmk

A burnt out tram on Patrick Street #Cork after the burning of the city by Crown Forces on 11/12 Dec 1920 #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike www.irishfamilydetective.ie/colourisation

#Onthisday 1913 the Cork Corps of the Volunteers was born. The RIC Co Insp reported that on 29 Dec, 150 Vols were drilled by ‘an ex Military Sergeant ... this movement does not appear to have any public opinion behind it and will ... die out again so far as Cork is concerned.’

Remains of the old #Cork City Hall after the burning of the city by Crown Forces on 11/12 December #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike

Died #Onthisday 1955 Grace Gifford Plunkett. This is a letter on the '6th Day of the Irish Republic' from her future husband, #EasterRising leader Joseph Plunkett who she married (3/4/1916) the day before he was executed. B&W📸RTE Archives irishfamilydetective.ie/colourisation

#Onthisday 1920 this is what #CorkCity looked like after a night of looting & burning by groups of British forces. At Cash's (BTs) ‘some Auxiliary police were heaping empty boxes and dress models on the flames.' #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike B&W📷St Peters www.irishfamilydetective.ie/colourisation

Yesterday's #WhereinCork was Connolly Street #Midleton - this is the town in the 1960s #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike #ThrowbackThursday

Born #Onthisday 1879 in #Dublin Catherine Crean who was arrested for helping Allied airmen in Brussels during #WW2. She later died in Ravensbrück concentration camp www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-41464090.html

#WhereinCork (County) would you find the street pictured in this old postcard (it was then known as Charles St) #Cork #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike

Old postcard of #Ballybunion #Kerry

Died #Onthisday 1965 Joan Horan, Ireland's 1st Paralympian-Diagnosed with a cyst on her spine, she endured 6 yrs lying on her stomach & was paralysed by 1953-In 1960 she competed in the 1st #Paralympic games, winning gold in swimming & archery dib.ie/biography/ho...

Died #Onthisday 1856 Fr Theobald Mathew - this is his statue in the late 1800s with views of the old Patrick Street before the Burning of #Cork 1920 #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike B&W📸Old Photos of Cork irishfamilydetective.ie/colourisation

A different view of yesterday's image of the Marina #Cork #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike www.irishfamilydetective.ie/colourisation

This is The Marina #Cork late 1800s #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike B&W NLI www.irishfamilydetective.ie/colourisation

#Onthisday 1921 the Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland was signed in London - interesting debate followed in the aftermath shorturl.at/cozkj

Died #OnThisDay 1904 aged 42 #Cork born Lucy Everest Boole (Back 2nd Right) 4th dau. of #GeorgeBoole. She was a lecturer @ London School of Medicine for Women & 1st female Prof. of Chemistry @RoyalFreeNHS 1st female elected Fellow of the Institute of Chemistry B&W📷@UCC

Yesterday's #WhereinCork was Union Quay by Edward Morland Lewis - this is around the same time post 1935 (new City Hall is in view) #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike #ThrowbackThursday

Died #Onthisday 2002 Ann Beckett. Ann was the first professionally qualified occupational therapist to work in Ireland & a pioneer in her field 'She gave of herself | selflessly for those in need' www.aoti.ie/about-us/ann...

#WhereinCork would you see the street in this painting from 1937? #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike

Old Postcard of Grafton Street #Dublin @OldDublinTown

Killed #OnThisDay 1920 close to #Bandon #Cork Volunteers James O’Donoghue, Joseph Begley & John Galvin #IrishRevolution, the three were ambushed and shot dead by a British Essex Regiment patrol www.ucc.ie/en/theirishr...

Old Postcard of Patrick's Bridge & Street #CorkCity c1920 #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike

Died #Onthisday 1991 #Cork born Pat O'Callaghan Irish hammer thrower and double Olympic gold medallist. He was the first athlete from Ireland to win an Olympic medal under the Irish flag rather than the British flag.

#Currabiny #Cork c1900 with the Steamer Monkstown or Glenbrook in view #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike B&W📸NLI flic.kr/p/2oAYfck irishfamilydetective.ie/colourisation

Died #Onthisday 1930 #Cork born Mother Jones, union and community organiser & activist & 'the most dangerous woman in America' pictured with President & Mrs Coolidge & Theodore Roosevelt Jr in 1924 womenshistory.org/education-re... B&W📷LOC bit.ly/3CRoc3T

Patrick's Quay from Patrick's Street #Cork c.1900 #LoveCork #PureCork #CorkLike B&W📸Lawrence www.irishfamilydetective.ie/colourisation

#Onthisday 1920 key members of the Anti Sinn Fein Society in #Cork, James & Frederick Blemens were abducted & executed, accused of being spies, their burial place is unknown. #IrishWarofIndependence www.ucc.ie/en/theirishr...