A Glimpse of Old Cork

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€110

Tutor:
Tom Spalding, Diarmuid O’Drisceoil and Jason Byrne
A lively series of talks on Cork’s history, including five new lectures.

Week 1 – Introductions followed by ‘Cork through Historic Maps’ and ‘Placenames in Cork City’
Week 2 – Life in Georgian Cork
Week 3 – ‘The History of the English Market and Other markets in Cork’ and the ‘”Ring” of Blackrock’
Week 4 – ‘Cork City’s Street Furniture’
Week 5 – ‘Cork’s brewing history’ / ‘The contribution of Cork’s brewing families to the artistic and architectural fabric of the city.’
Week 6 – ‘The Physical Development of Cork City in the Nineteenth Century’
Week 7 – ‘The Cork International Exhibitions, 1902/1903’
Week 8 – ‘The Defences of Cork Harbour: from the American War of Independence to the Irish War of Independence’
Week 9 – ‘The Burning of Cork, 1920’ and ‘Cork’s 20th Century Buildings’
Week 10 – ‘Cork Pubs in the Twentieth Century’

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