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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.

Shaw's Alley off Barrack Street [facing Evergreen Street] in the 1920s. Image from the Evening Echo.
A view of the south channel of the River Lee looking towards George's Quay in 1973. Image from the Evening Echo.
A communion procession at the South Chapel in 1930. Houses on Dunbar Street in the background. Image from the Cork Examiner.
The old boundary wall and entrance to the South Chapel c.1922. This wall was removed during the renovations of 1958.
The newly installed organ of the South Chapel in 1925. Image from the Cork Examiner.
Artists at work on Proby's Bridge in 1968. Image from the Evening Echo.
A view from St Fin Barre's Cathedral looking towards the South Gate Bridge in the 1970s. Image from the Evening Echo.
Looking at one of the cell windows of the old South Gate Prison from the bridge in 1985. The prison was substantially demolished in the early 1800s, but sections of the walls can still be seen on either side of South Gate Bridge. Also there are still parts of the prison under the present day car park adjacent to the bridge. Image from the Evening Echo.
Following the huge fire in 1963, Sutton's Buildings on the South Mall are shown here being rebuilt in 1966. Image from the Evening Echo.
The South Mall became a one-way system for traffic in 1968. Some motorists needed a bit of time, and some Garda advice, to get used to the new system. Image from the Evening Echo.
The South Mall in 1982. Image from the Evening Echo.
Buildings on the South Mall being demolished in 1981. Later, office buildings called Carbery House and VHI House were built on the site. Image from the Evening Echo.
Children from the South Parish about to head off on a trip to Robert's Cove in 1947. Photo possibly taken on White Street. Image from the Evening Echo.
A day trip to Fota for South Parish children in 1984. Photo taken at Kent Station by Richard Mills, Evening Echo.
Buildings on the South Terrace in 1979, shortly before they were demolished. Image from the Evening Echo.
A fire at the Lee Press on South Terrace in 1939. Image from the Cork Examiner.
A major piece of artillery being hauled up Southern Road in 1938. Image from the Evening Echo.
St Monica's Home for the Blind on Infirmary Road in 1978. Image from the Evening Echo.
Artists working on views of South Gate Bridge in 1969. Image from the Evening Echo.
Buildings on Sullivan's Quay earmarked for demolition in 1974. Government Buildings [now itself demolished] was later built on the site. Image from the Evening Echo.
An aerial view of Sullivan's Quay and South Mall in 1974. Image from the Evening Echo.
The old Pawnbrokers building on Sullivan's Quay in 1982. The Quay Co-op later occupied the building. Image from the Evening Echo.
Pupils of Sullivan's Quay CBS in 1968, just before the opening of the new secondary school at Deerpark. Image from the Evening Echo.
Some teachers and pupils of Sullivan's Quay CBS in 1968. Image from the Evening Echo.
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