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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.

South Monastery PBS 1946 U14 Sciath na Scoil Football Championship Winners
South Pres pupil Louise O'Brien receiving a national Nano Nagle award in 1986 from Sr Rosario on behalf of the second years. Also included is vice-principal Ms Lynch and pupil Bernadette O'Dwyer. Image from the Evening Echo.
Early stages of construction of the new infill houses on Evergreen Street in 1987. Image by Des Barry in the Evening Echo.
Pig pens inside the former Evergreen Bacon Factory on Evergreen Road in 1987. Image by Eddie O'Hare in the Evening Echo.
O'Shea's Garage and Electrical Engineers on South Mall in 1930, shortly after the building was constructed. It is today home to the Electric Bar. Image from the Cork Examiner.
Donal O'Sullivan outside his shop on Barrack Street in 1987. The business had originally been set up by Donal's grandfather Stephen O'Mahony in the 1860s. Image from the Evening Echo.
Mitchell's Shop on George's Quay in 1987. Image from the Evening Echo.
Children at play in Prosperity Square in 1987. Image by Eddie O'Hare in the Evening Echo.
Greenmount Rangers soccer team at Kent Station in 1967 on the first leg of a trip to Southport. Image from the Evening Echo.
Inish Fáil hurling team in the 1920s, made up of men from the Dunbar Street area. Image from the Evening Echo.
Schoolgirls from South Pres in 1987 who performed in the musical "Oklahoma" at the school. Image from the Evening Echo.
Long before it was the "Flying Enterprise", it was simply the Enterprise bar on Barrack Street, as seen here in 1988. Image from the Evening Echo.
New houses on Evergreen Street nearing completion in 1988. Image from the Evening Echo.
Fort Rangers soccer team 1939, made up of boys from the Fort Street area. Image from the Evening Echo.
The South Pres Convent team visiting the Burren Evening Echo 16 June 1988
Sully's Quay CBS 2nd Class 1930-31 with teacher Séamas Ó Riain. Courtesy of Colm Ó Riain.
Sully's Quay CBS 3rd Class 1939 with teacher Séamas Ó Riain. Courtesy of Colm Ó Riain.
Sully's Quay CBS U13 football team 1936 winners of the O'Connell Cup in the Sciath na Scol with teacher Séamas Ó Riain. Courtesy of Colm Ó Riain.
An undated image of the Evergreen Bacon Factory on Evergreen Road, taken by James Henry Walker of Evergreen Street. Image courtesy of his grandson Arthur Walker.
The author, artist and illustrator Robert Gibbings, right, at the CAB Motors garage on Copley Street in 1949. His books include "Lovely is the Lee" and "Sweet Cork of Thee". Image from the Cork Examiner.
An ad from the Evening Echo in 1988 for this Barrack Street business.
CAB Motors garage on Copley Street in 1945. Today the site is mainly occupied by the multi-storey car park. Image courtesy of CAB Motor Company, Monahan Road, Cork.
CAB Motors premises at 27 Grand Parade in 1947. Image courtesy of CAB Motor Company, Monahan Road, Cork.
A Thompson's Bakery van outside the CAB Motors garage on Copley Street in 1937. Image from the Cork Examiner.
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