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            • 1897 Eye, Ear & Throat Hospital
            • 1900 Lough Hall
            • 1902 Fitzgerald's Park
            • 1913 St. Joseph's N.S.
            • 1914 64 St. Patrick's St
            • 1925 1 Libertas Villas
            • 1926 Capwell P.O.
            • 1928 Castlegreine
            • 1928 College Stream House
            • 1958 Churchfield B.N.S.
            • 1968 Scouthut
            • 1971 Library
            • 1994 McHugh House
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            • 1766 Millerd Street
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            • 1782 Farrens St
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            • 1832 Montenotte Road
            • 1833 Rotunda Buildings
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            • 1865 Langford Terrace
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            • 1880 Bloomfield Terrace
            • 1882 Friar St
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            • 1889 Marina Villas
            • 1894 Wynneville
            • 1895 St. John's Terrace
            • 1896 Balmoral Terrace
            • 1897 Ophelia Terrace
            • 1898 Centenary Crescent
            • 1898 Tramore Villas
            • 1900 Corporation Buildings
            • 1903 O'Connor Ville
            • 1905 St. Vincent's Terrace
            • 1907 Millview Cottages
            • 1907 Rock View Terrace
            • 1908 Arthur Villas
            • 1915 Morton Villas
            • 1932 Ardfoyle Terrace
            • 1932 Elmgrove
            • 1934 St Joseph's
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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

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

 

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