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Congratulation for tour beautiful Album.

Historic Map 25 inch

The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of Fatima, formerly Saint Mary's, was consecrated in 1879 www.buildingsofireland.ie/niah/search.jsp?type=record&...

This is where Daly's Bridge (more commonly known as The Shakey Bridge) was later built. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/great-shakes-an-irishman-s-dia...

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The always-interesting John F. Finerty (nearly) strikes again in his excellent "Pictures of Ireland", published in 1898. On page 300, he talks about St. Vincent's Church in Sunday's Well and provides this description to go along with the image:



"ST. VINCENT'S CHURCH, SUNDAY'S WELL, CORK. -The sketch shows, seated picturesquely on an eminence above the river Lee, the Catholic Church of St. Vincent, which is the principal ecclesiastical edifice in the suburb of the city of Cork, known as Sunday's Well. It is so called from an ancient spring, said to have been made sacred to Druid rites before the era of Christianity in Ireland, and afterward utilized by the Catholic Fathers for baptismal purposes. The spring contains water peculiarly clear and cold, absolutely devoid of mineral flavor, and is much prized by the inhabitants of the district.

Owing to its fine situation, Sunday's Well was formerly much visited by the citizens of Cork, and many handsome homes existed there. The changes wrought by time, however, have not been favorable to the district as a fashionable residence locality, and the well-to-do people now build their dwellings elsewhere. Yet Sunday's Well is by no means abandoned, and the view to be obtained from the hill above the Lee, is regarded as one of the finest in the beauteous South of Ireland. There is a tradition to the effect that the gallant and ill—fated Lord Edward Fitzgerald resided, "on his keeping" in the vicinity, during the month of April, 1798. On his return to Dublin, he was captured, severely wounded and died in prison."

Streetview - goo.gl/maps/k5NqpUx1VNafMJs39 🎶They paved paradise And put up a parking lot ... 🎶

woman on right of pair, left side of street - is a classic case of perspective "tree out of head" or is she sporting a oartularly bushy hat. Flickr search of Sundays Well finds one Murphy who has systematically photoed the road !

A story from the time of the church’s closure with details of its building. www.catholicireland.net/historic-cork-church-may-close-du...

I first thought that poor old St. Vincent was moved to accommodate the car park (€79/month), but he doesn't appear on the 25" (surveyed 1899), only on earlier maps. Do I hear a bell toll, judging from its position in the bell tower? Looks like it was a Sunday in Sunday's Well as everybody is dressed up.

Oooo ... Mr French / Lawrence photographed from this angle too. Bur a little higher, so the church posters are legible. Which year(s) did Sunday 19 September happen? ... catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000321671 Aside - this does not seem to be the inside of St Vincent's - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000339768 But where?

Below the Shakey bridge, that we visited recently, looking towards the real Capitol. The Marina and the Mardyke are on the Lee but different sides of the city.

Congratulation for your beautiful Album.

There's another O'Connor photo a few steps back, at the same time (see trees and white boat moored in front of the Dept of Music building), which gives a few more clues. The lady's coat and hat is looking 1910-ish ... catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000290339

is there any way you can stop the "congratulations on your beautiful Album" from mr domenico miella ?

You are of course correct Fred Dean Snr.. As confirmed by this SphereView(?) we are of course on the Mardyke. Not the Marina. That "missionary house" (now UCC music building) is listed on the NIAH. While perhaps seeming to be much older, if this image does date to c.1910, it wouldn't actually have been that old by the time of this photo....

I guess Robert French did not own a carpenter's spirit level. Note the roof line of the distant building is sloped. I am sure it was not built in the style of Pisa. Sometimes the simplest tool from a hardware store and without a photographic brand name can be used to improve photography. A spirit level is just one item.

Congratulation for your beautiful Album.

It's a shame the smaller posters on the right are not clearer, I am sure that the solution to the date of this photo lies within.

Sundays Well have a very well established Swimming Club (since 1924).

CASSIDY PHOTOGRAPHY C'mere now boy, here in da reaaal capital of Ireland we have all de angles you know. Spirit levels are fur langars!