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Old South Parish Photos

Archive of our photos of the South Parish. There are 60 photos per page. See links at the bottom for subsequent pages.

Greenfield Lane in 1966. Image from the Evening Echo.
Government Buildings on Sullivan's Quay under construction in 1983. The building is now demolished. Image from the Evening Echo.
Another view of Greenfield Lane in 1966. Image from the Evening Echo.
New houses in Greenmount in 1941. Image from the Cork Examiner.
The newly constructed Gregg Road  houses on the western edge of the South Parish in 1966. Image from the Evening Echo.
Healy's shop on Barrack Street in 1985. Photo by Denis Minihane in the Evening Echo.
High Street in 1967. The row of cottages on the left were demolised in 1975 when the layout of the junction was changed. Image from the Evening Echo.
The old High Street railway bridge in 1983 shortly before it was demolished. Image from the Evening Echo.
The bottom of High Street in 1971. Most of these buildings were demolished in 1975 when the bad bend was removed. Image from the Evening Echo.
Holy Trinity Church undergoing renovations in 1982. Image from the Evening Echo.
Buildings at the bottom of Barrack Street in 1974, shortly before they were demolished.
Industry Place in 1986. Image from the Evening Echo.
The new Ivernia Theatre on Grand Parade in 1978. Image from the Evening Echo.
Keyser's Hill in 1974. Image from the Evening Echo.
Preparing for Christmas at John Lane's on Tower Street in 1979. Image from the Evening Echo.
A Jubilee procession on George's Quay in 1935. Image from the Cork Examiner.
Seen here in 1971, these cottages on Langford Row were among the buildings demolished a few years later when the road through to Summer Hill South was straightened. Image from the Evening Echo.
The demolition of the old Lunham's Bacon Factory on White Street in 1971. Image from the Evening Echo.
Houses on Mary Street in 1980 just prior to their demolition. Image from the Evening Echo.
A Dog Show at the Model School on Anglesea Street in 1958. Image from the Cork Examiner.
Buildings on Morrison's Island undergoing demolition in 1935 to make way for the new School of Commerce. Image from the Cork Examiner.
A view of Morrison's Island in 1965. The crane stands over the site of the Sutton's building that was destroyed in a fire two years earlier. Image from the Evening Echo.
Nano Nagle Bridge under construction in 1985. Photo by Dan Linehan for the Evening Echo.
Major renovations were undertaken to both the interior and exterior of the South Chapel in 1958, part of which entailed the removal of the old galleries and pulpit. Image from the Cork Examiner.
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