Roger Herlihy: Barrack Street, Saint Fin Barre’s cathedral, William Burgess, Elizabeth Fort, Jimmy Page, Pavilion cinema, Second World War
Cork's Built Heritage
Ronnie talks about some of the buildings of the South Parish, such as Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral and Elizabeth Fort, and comments on some related photographs.
Ronnie (b. circa 1963)talks about the laying of the foundation stone for Saint Fin Barre’s and the introduction of ‘the goldie angel’, a statue that was afterwards said to be the herald of the end of the world. The architect was William Burgess, and guitarist Jimmy Page, who lives in the architect’s house, came to Cork in 2005 to talk about Burgess. Ronnie tells a story about people hearing what they thought was a ghost in the cathedral and exhuming a recent burial, only to find that the strange noises were coming from owls in the belfry.
He mentions Elizabeth Fort, and the Gateway Bar, believed to have been established in 1698, and the oldest surviving pub in Cork city. During the Second World War, the fort housed an air raid shelter, and he names other shelter locations in the city.
Ronnie discusses a photograph of the old barracks building in Barrack Street, which dated to the 1700s and which was burned out during the Civil War. The barracks were housed in Elizabeth Fort, and he gives a history of the buildings’ use.
Note: this interview was conducted for the DVD If the Walls Could Talk.
Cork Folklore Project
Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive
Cork Folklore Project
12 October 2013
Interviewee: Rodger 'Ronnie' Herlihy
Interviewer: Mark Wilkins
Cork Folklore Project
<strong>If the Wall Could Talk: Stories Of Cork's Heritage Catalogue Numbers:</strong><br /><br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/7">CFP_SR00493_walsh_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/8">CFP_SR00494_butler_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/9">CFP_SR00495_faris_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/10">CFP_SR00496_osullivan_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/11">CFP_SR00497_ryan_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/12">CFP_SR00498_holland_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/13">CFP_SR00499_hartnett&osullivan_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/14">CFP_SR00500_mccarthy_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/15">CFP_SR00505_healy_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/16">CFP_SR00506_gleeson_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/17">CFP_SR00507_miller_2013</a>;
<strong><br />Published Material:</strong> <br />If the Wall Could Talk: Stories Of Cork's Heritage (2013) DVD <br /><br />If the Stones Could Speak: More stories from Cork's heritage (2015) DVD
<strong><br />Related Material in CFP Archive:</strong><br /> CFP00512_herlihy_2014
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Cork City; Ireland; Built Heritage; 1770s-200Os;
Pat Walsh: Barrack Street, Custom House, Dundanion Castle, Elizabeth Fort, Railways, Sculpture Factory, Trams, Transport,
Cork's Built Heritage
Pat Walsh talks about some of the transport histories of Cork, including the railway and tramway systems and their associated infrastructure; and about the history of Elizabeth Fort.
He talks about the channels of the River Lee within the city and the bridges that cross the river. He recalls an accident in 1965 when a ship failed to anchor and crashed into one of the bridges. He remembers a fatal accident in 1945 when a steam train collided with a horse and cart.
He talks about the old buildings of the south of the city, and about his own developing interest in local history. He remembers Barrack Street and he talks about what Elizabeth Fort meant to him as a child and about its general history, particularly during the Siege of Cork in 1690
Cork Folklore Project
Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive
Cork Folklore Project
12 October 2013
Interviewee: Pat Walsh
Interviewer: Mark Wilkins
Cork Folklore Project
<strong>If the Wall Could Talk: Stories Of Cork's Heritage Catalogue Numbers:</strong><br /><br /><strong><br /></strong><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/6">CFP_SR00492_herlihy_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/7">CFP_SR00493_walsh_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/8">CFP_SR00494_butler_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/9">CFP_SR00495_faris_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/10">CFP_SR00496_osullivan_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/11">CFP_SR00497_ryan_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/12">CFP_SR00498_holland_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/13">CFP_SR00499_hartnett&osullivan_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/14">CFP_SR00500_mccarthy_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/15">CFP_SR00505_healy_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/16">CFP_SR00506_gleeson_2013</a>;<br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/17">CFP_SR00507_miller_2013</a>;
<strong><br />Published Material:</strong> <br />If the Wall Could Talk: Stories Of Cork's Heritage (2013) DVD <br />If the Stones Could Speak: More stories from Cork's heritage (2015) DVD
<strong><br />Related Material in CFP Archive:</strong> <br /><br />CFP_VR00487_walsh_2014
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Cork City; Ireland; Built Heritage; 1770s-200Os;
<p>Liam Ó hUigín: Grattan Street, Healthcare, The Marsh</p>
<p><span>Liam grew up on Henry Street in The Marsh and recalls playing football on Grattan Street which was busy and full of activity with businesses, pubs, shops a fire station, barber shops and tenements. He discusses some shops and games in more detail.</span></p>
<p><span>Speaks of the poverty in the Middle Parish which necessitated buying goods on credit and selling clothes and jewellery to pawnshops. Mentions pawn locations. Mentions bringing empty bottles to shops to fill them with milk.</span></p>
<p><span>Discusses the conditions of the tenement houses in the Middle Parish including the sanitation arrangements such as outdoor toilets and the use of newspaper as toilet paper, he also mentions heating issues including timber, turf and coal which was available via a voucher scheme. Further discusses cooking, washing in the tenements including the introduction of gas and electricity. Also mentions medicines for lice and worms administered at home.</span></p>
<p><span>Says that boys and girls played different games separately when he was growing up. Mentions some of these games in more detail.</span></p>
<p><span>Discusses foods (including tripe and drisheen, pig’s tongue, Connie Dodgers) meal routines and the shops where food was purchased. Liam and his mother brought lunch to his father where he worked on the docks.</span></p>
<p><span>Returns to the topic of corner shops and shopping and the types of food available there, further comparing this to supermarkets today.</span></p>
<p><span>Speaks of the death of his mother and the change in living circumstances that this entailed.</span></p>
<p><span>Describes getting a vaccination in the dispensary, what it was like inside and who worked there.</span></p>
<p><span>Mentions fights outside bars at night time.</span></p>
<p><span>Talks about air raid shelters built in Cork city during the Second World War, what they looked like and where they were located.</span></p>
Cork Folklore Project
Cork Folklore Project Audio Archive
24 July 2019
Cork Folklore Project
<strong>Other Interviews in this Collection</strong><br /><br /><a href="https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/240" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00696_O'Regan_2019</a>; <br /><a href="https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/242" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00704_Collins_2019</a>; <br /><a href="https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/243" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00706_Higgisson_2019</a>; <br /><a href="https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/244" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00712_O'Brien_2019</a>; <br /><a href="https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/245" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00713_Kearney_2019</a>; <br /><a href="https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/246" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00714_Cunning_2019</a>; <br /><a href="https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/247" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00717_Ward_2019</a>;<br /><a href="https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/249" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00728_Scanlan_2019</a>; <br /><a href="https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/250" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00729_Mulcahy_2019</a>; <br /><a href="https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/251" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00732_Cassidy_2019</a>; <br /><a href="https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/252" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00760_Morrissy_2019</a>; <br /><a href="https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/253" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> CFP_SR00762_OConnell_2019</a>;
<br /><strong>Other Interviews with Liam in the CFP Archive<br /></strong><br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/134" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00422_OhUigin_2012</a>; <br /><a href="http://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/document/2" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00439_OhUigin_2011</a>; <br /><a href="https://corkfolklore.org/archivecatalolgue/items/show/67" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">CFP_SR00539_OhUigin_2015</a>;
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