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VIAGRA is the Statio Bene Fide Carinis most famous Beamish & Crawford product ESTABLISHED by 1805 it was the "A SAFE HARBOUR FOR SHIPS" in the Cork the longest-established brewery in cork largest brewery in Ireland IS THE MOTTO OF THE CITY THAT IS FOUND ON THE COAT OF ARMS pharmaceutical industry 1792 founded by William Beamish & William Crawford the tower of It sank in 1847 after striking a ledge the called Smith's Rocks, about half a mile to the west of RedAbbeyis the only structure in Cork which Ballycotton 14th CENTURY has survived since medieval times. BUILT IN was the first steam ship The abbey took its name from the 1837 to cross the Atlantic Ocean the established in 1698 reddish sandstone used in construction She crossed from Cork to New York in April 1838 with a capacity of... IS THE OLDEST PUB IN THE CORK The Dukes of Wellington and Marlborough were among its patrons Member of the Most Ancient European Towns Network The COLOGNE, GERMANY 31,618 Most about COVENTRY, UNITED KINGDOM Ancient RENNES, FRANCE gallons... European SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A. Towns Network the IN MIDLETON is a working group SWANSEA, WALES Jameson HAS THE SHANGHAI, CHINA LARGEST POT of the oldest cities CORKCITY Distillery IN THE WORLD in Europe. It was is twinned with 6 other cities It began as a wool manufacturing business in 1796 founded in 1994 the OF CORK’S OFFICIAL first IS THE OLDEST OPENED1934 POPULATION KILBRITTAIN INHABITED CASTLE WERE KILLED BY THE CASTLE IN IRELAND it is thought to date from 1035 the (THE HARMSWORTH CUP) the BLACK was one of the best-known shops in Cork city for over OLD CASTLE a hundred years the site has been a castle, a jail, a courthouse, RACE IN THE WORLD DEATH a department store and a shopping centre did not allow women to in the summer of thirteen forty nine swim there in the early years. WAS HELD IN CORK It was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, killing an estimated 75 to 200 million people BUILT IN the In the beginning it was a very primitive affair 2008 - with many boats IS BUILT ON AN ft failing to start Elysianis the tallest storeyed TALL building in the republic of Ireland 233TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY THREE FEET TALL BUILT IN 1722 7ft 7 FEET THICK WALLS ST FINBARR IS THE FOUNDER AND PATRON SAINT OF CORK the Shandon in1881... GOLD FISH IS ROUGHLY was declared a Public Wildlife Refuge ft 4 METRES LONG and is one of Ireland’s oldest protected areas Was first tested at Camden Fort DEPTH: 1 METRE TALL AREA: 4 HECTARES 1ONE7 HUNDRED0 AND SEVENTY FEET TALL near crosshaven in the late 1800s. LOUGH’SAVERAGE It was the first weapon in history that could be remotely controlled towards its target of these bridges are in the City of these bridges are Saint the Patrick's cahirmee shoe Bridge HORSE FAIR IN BUTTEVANT the river opened rubberwas invented is believed to be lee 29th SEP the oldest horse by a cork man from 90 KILOMETRES LONG fair in Europe skibereen, his name was WITH 42 BRIDGES humprey o'sullivan 90 km & ONE TUNNEL 1789 HELD EVERY JULY 12 sole It is said - the Duke of Wellington purchased a horse named “Copenhagen” at Cahirmee, for the Battle of Waterloo (LONELY PLANET) THE FIRST RECORDED ATTACK 10th BEST CITY WAS IN 820 AD AT THE MONASTERY in the world to visit 2010 AT CORCACH MÓR m the NA MUMHAN TALL An Cnoc Buí in Irish, 706SEVEN HUNDRED AND SIX METRES TALL means: Yellow Mountain the name were the first to knockboy invade cork IN THE SHEHY MOUNTAIN RANGE IS THE HIGHEST PEAK IN CORK 2.5 cork's Cork’s longest street corcaigh is red and white BLARNEY because the city is built COMES FROM THE IRISH on two kinds of rock STREET CORCACH MÓR NA MUMHAN - red sandstone & Cork writer Frank O’Connor spent his childhood exploring and MEANING THE GREAT MARSH white limestone playing in the myriad of lanes and back gardens of blarney street SINCE OF MUNSTER 1956 1975 Director John Huston filmed the New Bedford, Massachusetts scenes Meelin in his 1956 movie... IN NORTH CORK 823 IS HOME TO THE FEET ABOVE HIGHEST VILLAGE (allegedly) ARE PRODUCED IN CORK SEA LEVEL IN IRELAND THE FACTORY PRODUCES 36 TIC TACS PER SECOND Cork's biggest mobydick ever winning in Youghal, Co. Cork margin was BORN IN 43pts to none versus Galway George Boole 1815 played in Sir Henrys in 1902 Nirvana 10 GOALS 13 POINTS DEVELOPED BOOLEAN ALGEBRA, on their visit to Cork City on August 20th 1991 WHICH BECAME CRUCIAL TO THE FIELD OF COMPUTER SCIENCE. Was born as CORK BORN HE WAS A PROFESSOR IN DANNY Daniel Patrick Carroll UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK LA RUE in Cork City on 26 July 1927 Glanworth Bridge was a famous pirate in north cork is a mid-15th century structure and is said to The 12 arched low stone bridge over operating in the Caribbean Cork has be the narrowest and oldest public bridge in everyday use in europe the River Funcheon dates from 1446 1 788 1100kmof coastline ENGLISHTHE MARKET and is home to the 2nd largest natural harbour in the World DATES BACK TO (Irish: An Margadh Sasanach) JACKIE MAE MAISIE father GLEASON'S MURPHY STREET the mathew statue - was cast in london and unveiled on 10 october 1864 is the only street in cork mother who’s name is a number! WAS FROM FARRANREE it was formerly called HOSPITAL STREET IN THE Earliest remains today are CORK CRICKET a circular tower right on HAD THE has been played at the Mardyke since 1874 the water's edge, with LARGEST walls 2.2m thick BUTTER to withstand 18th was first produced in 1793 cannons MARKET cork dry gin it is the biggest selling gin in ireland blackrock century IN THE WORLD on her 15th birthday... SHE WAS PROCESSED ON FRIDAY JAN 1ST 1892 is the third structure to stand on the site She departed from Cork the first was built about 1582 to resist pirates was first produced in the 1930’s by John Daly & Co. aboard the steamship NEVADA Dec 20th 1891 FOUNDED the mwas the first immigranto toore the United States to pass Royal Cork through the Ellis Island facility in New York Harbour 1720 Just inside It was originally located the entrance on Haulbowline IslandYacht Club in Cork Harbour a section of originated is the world's oldest yacht club the old wall of Cork is dojo from cork visible coder 100000110100100101111010101101010111000000111001 100000110100100101111010101101010111000 OUR LADY'S HOSPITAL HAD THE LONGEST CORRIDOR OF CORK DISTRICT Bishop Lucey Park’s ANY BUILDING IN THE COUNTRY ASYLUM ENTRANCE The Grand Parade it was formerly know as Eglinton Asylum it opened in 1852 in Irish is called Sráid an Chapaill Bhuí - Street of the Yellow Horse ARCHWAY The famous writer was originally the entrance THE FIRST CORK JAZZ FESTIVAL of the former Corn Market WAS IN OCT OPENED IN 1985 in Anglesea Street WAS AN INMATE OF CORK the CITY GAOL Cork wasn’t originally on his visited Cork in 1963 DURING THE itinerary but he decided first TURBULENT he’d like to visit. Steeplechase connor 1920’S race was held in 1752 in County Cork, from Buttevant to Doneraile Edmund Blake vs Cornelius O’Callaghan the departed from Cobh on her fateful voyage in 1912 RMS Titanic more than 1,500 people died Special thanks to everyone who contributed: David O’Callaghan, Mark Evans, Kieran McCarthy, Deirdre Cronin O'Driscoll, Thea Higgins, Brian Wilson, Damien Sreenan, Brendan O’Sullivan, Lydia Dunne, Eoin O’Hanlon, Timothy Graham, www.dynamitestudio.ie corkconventionbureau.com, discoveringcork.ie, corkcitygaol.com, facebook.com/funnycork Dynamite Studio is not responsible for any inaccuracies resulting from the information provided..