Watercourse Road In '1886 the first municipal housing scheme, named Madden’s
Buildings, was begun'
The Story of Cork – Sean Beecher (1971)
'The Bull & Drover - Kevin Holland
Madden's Buildings were constructed here in 1886. This area had been open ground before then and was the location of a cattle market which supplied the local butchering trade. Meat processed in Blackpool was not destined for Cork city but also the stores of the transatlantic ships that docked at Cork and Cobh'
Buildings, was begun'
The Story of Cork – Sean Beecher (1971)
'The Bull & Drover - Kevin Holland
Madden's Buildings were constructed here in 1886. This area had been open ground before then and was the location of a cattle market which supplied the local butchering trade. Meat processed in Blackpool was not destined for Cork city but also the stores of the transatlantic ships that docked at Cork and Cobh'
I do like the artwork on the wall - all the more so for the imparting of knowledge.
Interesting that the first municipal buildings, despite their small floor area and very tight yard space that they have survived even after many other municipal buildings, built seventy and eighty years after have since been knocked.
Interesting that the first municipal buildings, despite their small floor area and very tight yard space that they have survived even after many other municipal buildings, built seventy and eighty years after have since been knocked.
UPDATE 2018.10.29
Thanks to tweets from Ciara Breathnach and Donegal Archives, I learned that local authorities first began to build houses for ‘labourers’ under 1883 Labourers (Ireland) Act – so Maddens Buildings took less than three years, a bit faster that Cork City Council of late.
