Extracting dates from plaques and signs in Cork to create a timeline of births, deaths, events and buildings constructed to form a timeline
An ongoing work in progress
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1445
Skiddy’s Castle built 1597 Date of chimney in Skiddy’s Castle 1690 English forces damage church at Christ Church site 1698 Gateway Bar established Keyser Hill Loft built 1699 Reeds Cottage built 1700 Commence reclamation of Hammonds Marsh 1704 Gateway Lodge built 1708 Exchange built on Castle St 1718 Nano Nagle born 1719 Skiddy’s Almhouses built 1726 Christ Church built 1741 James Barry born 1748 Pilgrimage to Our Lady’s Well 1750 Reclamation of Hammonds Marsh complete 1752 Second Methodist Chapel in Ireland built 1766 St. Finbarrs South, Dunbarr St. built 1767 Rev Thomas Dix Hincks born Mansion House built as Mayoralty House James St. plaque date 1773 Date on Bowling Green plaque, White St 1777 Meeting House built 1780 Commence filling of river channel on Cornmarket St 1782 Farren St plaque date 1784 Nano Nagle died 1792 Sir Thomas Deane born Edward Hincks born 1794 Richard Dowden born 1798 James Beale born Mary Aikenhead lived in Rutland St |
1800
John Hogan born 1803 Royal Cork Institution founded 1804 Rev Francis Sylvester Mahony (Father Prout) born 1805 Edward Walsh born 1806 James Barry died 1809 South Trancept added to St Finbarrs South, Dunbar St 1812 W. H. Crawford born 1814 Sir John Arnott born 1815 George Boole born John Francis Maguire born Maxwell Simpson born Theatre became venue for the Cork Society of Fine Arts Annual Exhibition 1817 Richard Rolt Brash born 1818 Denny Lane born 1819 James Mountain born 1823 Richard Caulfield born 1825 William Saunders Hallaran died 1829 John George McCarthy born 1830 Brian Dillon born 1832 Completion of filling in of river channel on Cornmarket St 1837 Cork’s first Convent of Mercy formed 1846 Arthur Hill born 1837 Mary Harris (Mother Jones) born 1841 Cork Examiner founded Jerome Collins born Keystone St Patrick’s Quay 1843 Bazar’s Market 1850 Edward Walsh died 1856 Fr Mathew died 1857 Rev Thomas Dix Hincks died Hospital established at Mansion House now Mercy Hospital 1858 Fire Call signs erected John Hogan died 1861 Richard Dowden died 1862 A F Sharman Crawford born Keystone St Patrick’s Quay 1864 George Boole died Butter Market House built 1865 Charles J Cantillon was Mayor of Cork 1866 Edward Hincks died John Lynch died Rev Francis Sylvester Mahony (Father Prout) died 1868 James Mountain died 1871 Sir Thomas Deane died 1872 John Francis Maguire died Brian Dillon died 1876 Richard Rolt Brash died 1878 Butter Exchange Brass & Reed Band established 1879 James Beale died 1879 Terence MacSwiney born 1881 Charles McCarthy Services Ltd established Jerome Collins died 1884 Second Meeting of Gaelic Athletic Association Tomas MacCurtain born 1885 Joseph Higgins born 1886 Jack McAuliffe born 1887 Richard Caulfield died 1888 W. H. Crawford died 1892 John George MacCarthy died Maxwell Simpson died The Echo launched Waterworks built, Lee Road 1895 Denny Lane died 1896 Balmoral Terrace, Old Youghal Road Jack McAuliffe died 1898 Sir John Arnott died General Tom Barry born Centenary Crescent, Green St. |
1903
Frank O’Connor born 1906 Sundays Well RFC established 1907 Seamus Murphy born 1911 Sharman Crawford Technical Institute built William Dunlea born 1915 Morton Villas Built 1920 Tomas MacCurtain died Terence MacSwiney died 1921 Arthur Hill died 1924 Fitzgerald Electrical commence trading The Loft founded 1925 Joseph Higgins died 1930 Mary Harris (Mother Jones) died 1932 City Hall built 1935 Foundation Stone, College of Commerce Mick Leahy born 1940 SS Ardmore sunk 1943 A F Sharman Crawford died 1948 Rory Gallagher born 1951 Scoil Mhuire established 1966 Frank O’Connor died 1975 Seamus Murphy died 1977 Household Linens commences trading 1980 General Tom Barry died 1985 Coal Quay Rosary Prayer Group established 1992 Joan Denise Moriarty died 1995 Rory Gallagher died 1998 Crawford Hall foundation stone laid William Dunlea died 1999 St Finbarre’s Bridge opened |
2010
St. Anne’s Park, Shandon opened 2012 Donncha Cuttriss cycles Patrick’s Hill 100 times 2013 Fitzgerald Electrical cease trading Bank of Ireland, Bridge St closed |