Cork_(city)

qas: question: Who was thought to have founded Cork?
answers: text: Saint Finbarr

question: When was Cork believed to have been founded?
answers: text: 6th century

question: When did Viking travelers establish a trading post in Cork?
answers: text: some point between 915 and 922

question: What kind of settlement was Cork?
answers: text: ecclesiastical

question: What did the Norsemen provide to the monastery?
answers: text: otherwise unobtainable trade goods

question: Who founded Cork in the 600's?

question: What happened to Cork in the 9th century?

question: Who did the monastery need protection from?

question: Who did the monastery provide religious services for?

question: Who was the founder of Dublin?

question: In what century was Dublin founded?

question: What kind of settlement was Dublin originally?

question: What did Dublin achieve between 915 and 922?

question: What caused Dublin to become urbanized?
context: Cork was originally a monastic settlement, reputedly founded by Saint Finbarr in the 6th century. Cork achieved an urban character at some point between 915 and 922 when Norseman (Viking) settlers founded a trading port. It has been proposed that, like Dublin, Cork was an important trading centre in the global Scandinavian trade network. The ecclesiastical settlement continued alongside the Viking longphort, with the two developing a type of symbiotic relationship; the Norsemen providing otherwise unobtainable trade goods for the monastery, and perhaps also military aid.

qas: question: Who granted Cork's charter?
answers: text: Prince John

question: What kind of protection did Cork have?
answers: text: fully walled

question: What parts of Cork's defense remain today?
answers: text: some wall sections and gates

question: What would citizens of Cork pay to neighboring lords in order to prevent them from attacking their city?
answers: text: Black Rent

question: Where is the present city of Cork located geographically?
answers: text: between the Barony of Barrymore to the east, Muskerry East to the west and Kerrycurrihy to the south

question: What was Prince John Lord of in the 11th century?

question: Who granted Cork's charter in the 11th century?

question: When was Cork a Gaelic outpost?

question: Who payed "Black Rent" to the citizens of Cork?

question: What kind of protection did the hostile Gaelic countryside have?

question: Who granted the Barony of Barrymore's charter?

question: What parts of Barony of Barrymore still remain today?

question: What were citizens expected to pay to Prince John since he was Lord of Ireland?

question: Where is Dublin located?
context: The city's charter was granted by Prince John, as Lord of Ireland, in 1185. The city was once fully walled, and some wall sections and gates remain today. For much of the Middle Ages, Cork city was an outpost of Old English culture in the midst of a predominantly hostile Gaelic countryside and cut off from the English government in the Pale around Dublin. Neighbouring Gaelic and Hiberno-Norman lords extorted "Black Rent" from the citizens to keep them from attacking the city. The present extent of the city has exceeded the medieval boundaries of the Barony of Cork City; it now takes in much of the neighbouring Barony of Cork. Together, these baronies are located between the Barony of Barrymore to the east, Muskerry East to the west and Kerrycurrihy to the south.

qas: question: Who controlled Cork's municipal government?
answers: text: 12–15 merchant families, whose wealth came from overseas trade with continental Europe

question: How many citizens were origionally in Cork?
answers: text: about 2,100

question: What caused the deaths of half of Cork's citizens?
answers: text: Black Death

question: When did the plague hit Cork?
answers: text: 1349

question: Who tried to recruit citizens of Cork to overthrow Henry VII?
answers: text: Perkin Warbeck

question: How many aristocratic families dominated the government?

question: Who exported salt, iron and wine to continental Europe?

question: Who did Cork import wool and hides from?

question: What killed half the people in the 13th century?

question: What war did Cork take part in in the 1400's?

question: What was the medieval population of England?

question: How many people died in England from the Black Death in 1349?

question: Who did Henry VII want to overthrow in 1491?

question: What did Henry VII try to do for a plot to overthrow Perkin Warbeck?

question: Why did Henry VII change the title of Mayor of Cork to Lord Mayor in 1491?
context: The city's municipal government was dominated by about 12–15 merchant families, whose wealth came from overseas trade with continental Europe — in particular the export of wool and hides and the import of salt, iron and wine. The medieval population of Cork was about 2,100 people. It suffered a severe blow in 1349 when almost half the townspeople died of plague when the Black Death arrived in the town. In 1491, Cork played a part in the English Wars of the Roses when Perkin Warbeck a pretender to the English throne, landed in the city and tried to recruit support for a plot to overthrow Henry VII of England. The then mayor of Cork and several important citizens went with Warbeck to England but when the rebellion collapsed they were all captured and executed. The title of Mayor of Cork was established by royal charter in 1318, and the title was changed to Lord Mayor in 1900 following the knighthood of the incumbent Mayor by Queen Victoria on her Royal visit to the city.

qas: question: What is the weather like in Cork?
answers: text: mild and changeable with abundant rainfall and a lack of temperature extremes

question: Who keeps a weather station in Cork?
answers: text: Met Éireann

question: Why can temperatures differ so much between the city of Cork and the weather station maintained at the airport? 
answers: text: the airport is at an altitude of 151 metres (495 ft)

question: Where are some weather stations near Cork?
answers: text: UCC and Clover Hill

question: If you are going to farm in Cork, what should you be aware of?
answers: text: lies in plant Hardiness zone 9b

question: How is the rest of Ireland climate different than Cork's?

question: Who maintains a weather station in the city of Cork?

question: What is at an altitude of 495 meters?

question: Where is the larger synoptic weather station located?

question: In what zone does Clover Hill lie?

question: What does Met Eireann maintain at Clover Hill?

question: Where is UCC located?

question: By how much does the temperature differ at UCC compared to Clover Hill?

question: What altitude is Clover Hill located at?
context: The climate of Cork, like the rest of Ireland, is mild and changeable with abundant rainfall and a lack of temperature extremes. Cork lies in plant Hardiness zone 9b. Met Éireann maintains a climatological weather station at Cork Airport, a few kilometres south of the city. It should be noted that the airport is at an altitude of 151 metres (495 ft) and temperatures can often differ by a few degrees between the airport and the city itself. There are also smaller synoptic weather stations at UCC and Clover Hill.

qas: question: How much precipitation does Cork usually receive?
answers: text: 1,227.9 millimetres (4.029 ft)

question: What is usually the type of precipitation that Cork receives?
answers: text: rain

question: How long does snow hang around in Cork?
answers: text: 2 days

question: What is the atmosphere typically like in Cork?
answers: text: foggy

question: How many foggy days does Cork usually have per year?
answers: text: average of 97

question: What is rarely below 25 degrees C?

question: Who records an average of 1,227.9 cm of precipitation a year?

question: Where is there an annual average of 4.029 ft of rain recorded?

question: What is one of Ireland's foggiest cities?

question: What causes lying snow in the city?

question: How much precipitation does Ireland have annually?

question: How many days of hail does Ireland have a year?

question: What influence does the harbor have on Ireland's lack of lying snow?

question: How many rainy days a year are there in Ireland?

question: How many days of fog are there in Ireland a year?
context: Temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F) or above 25 °C (77 °F) are rare. Cork Airport records an average of 1,227.9 millimetres (4.029 ft) of precipitation annually, most of which is rain. The airport records an average of 7 days of hail and 11 days of snow or sleet a year; though it only records lying snow for 2 days of the year. The low altitude of the city, and moderating influences of the harbour, mean that lying snow very rarely occurs in the city itself. There are on average 204 "rainy" days a year (over 0.2 millimetres (0.0079 in) of rainfall), of which there are 73 days with "heavy rain" (over 5 millimetres (0.20 in)). Cork is also a generally foggy city, with an average of 97 days of fog a year, most common during mornings and during winter. Despite this, however, Cork is also one of Ireland's sunniest cities, with an average of 3.9 hours of sunshine every day and only having 67 days where there is no "recordable sunshine", mostly during and around winter.

qas: question: Where is a good place to find dramatic plays all year in Cork?
answers: text: The Everyman Palace Theatre (capacity c.650) and the Granary Theatre (capacity c.150)

question: Which Hollywood actress first began in Cork at the Corcadorca Theatre Company?
answers: text: Cillian Murphy

question: What is a major dance venue in Cork?
answers: text: the Firkin Crane (capacity c.240)

question: What are someplaces that you could study drama and therter in Cork?
answers: text: Cork Academy of Dramatic Art (CADA) and Graffiti Theatre Company

question: WHat are some festivals or events of note in Cork?
answers: text: the Cork Jazz Festival, Cork Film Festival, and Live at the Marquee

question: What star left Hollywood to join the Corcadorca Theater Company?

question: What institute is a regional dance resource?

question: Who was a member of the Graffiti Theatre Company before they became famous in Hollywood?

question: What two theatres are located close to Hollywood?

question: What is a major dance venue popular in Hollywood?

question: What cinema  is included at the Graffiti Theatre Company?

question: What is provided by CADA?
context: The Cork School of Music and the Crawford College of Art and Design provide a throughput of new blood, as do the active theatre components of several courses at University College Cork (UCC). Highlights include: Corcadorca Theatre Company, of which Cillian Murphy was a troupe member prior to Hollywood fame; the Institute for Choreography and Dance, a national contemporary dance resource;[citation needed] the Triskel Arts Centre (capacity c.90), which includes the Triskel Christchurch independent cinema; dance venue the Firkin Crane (capacity c.240); the Cork Academy of Dramatic Art (CADA) and Graffiti Theatre Company; and the Cork Jazz Festival, Cork Film Festival, and Live at the Marquee events. The Everyman Palace Theatre (capacity c.650) and the Granary Theatre (capacity c.150) both play host to dramatic plays throughout the year.

qas: question: Which group members of The High Llamas are from Cork?
answers: text: Cathal Coughlan and Sean O'Hagan

question: Which major opera singers were born in Cork?
answers: text: Cara O'Sullivan, Mary Hegarty, Brendan Collins, and Sam McElroy

question: Who runs the underground music scene in Cork?
answers: text: Plugd Records

question: What are the main attractions in Cork?
answers: text: Cork Opera House (capacity c.1000), Cyprus Avenue, Triskel Christchurch, the Roundy, the Savoy and Coughlan's

question: Which famous quartet calls Cork it's home?
answers: text: RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet

question: What Opera singers currently lives in Cork?

question: Who invented the underground music scene in Cork?

question: What city are the High Llamas from?

question: What does the RTE Vanbrugh Quartet support?

question: What four opera singers have a contract with Plugd Records?

question: What is the maximum capacity of the Savoy in Cork?

question: What group regularly performs at Cyprus Avenue?

question: What two groups are supported by Triskel Christchurch?
context: Cork is home to the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet, and to many musical acts, including John Spillane, The Frank And Walters, Sultans of Ping, Simple Kid, Microdisney, Fred, Mick Flannery and the late Rory Gallagher. Singer songwriter Cathal Coughlan and Sean O'Hagan of The High Llamas also hail from Cork. The opera singers Cara O'Sullivan, Mary Hegarty, Brendan Collins, and Sam McElroy are also Cork born. Ranging in capacity from 50 to 1,000, the main music venues in the city are the Cork Opera House (capacity c.1000), Cyprus Avenue, Triskel Christchurch, the Roundy, the Savoy and Coughlan's.[citation needed] Cork's underground scene is supported by Plugd Records.[citation needed]

qas: question: What are 2 major cultural influences of Cork?
answers: text: Huguenot communities in the 17th century, through to Eastern European communities

question: What things show Corks diverse culural background?
answers: text: multi-cultural restaurants and shops

question: When did Cork begin to see people from Russia and Lithuania immigrating to their city?
answers: text: late 19th century

question: What types of religions can be found in Cork?
answers: text: various Christian churches, as well as a mosque

question: How do the Catholic churches handle the diverse languages of Cork?
answers: text: masses around the city are said in Polish, Filipino, Lithuanian, Romanian and other languages, in addition to the traditional Latin and local Irish and English

question: What community came to Cork in the 1700's?

question: Where did Jews immigrate from in the 1900's?

question: t large community of Cork has its own quarter and a synagogue?

question: When was David Marcus mayor of Cork?

question: In what centuries did Thai restauraunts become a part of Romania?

question: What kind of patisseries are located in Romania?

question: When did Romania see Jewish immigration?

question: What is the size of the Jewish community in Romania?

question: What kind of houses of worship are located in Romania?
context: Cork has been culturally diverse for many years, from Huguenot communities in the 17th century, through to Eastern European communities and a smaller numbers from African and Asian nations in the 20th and 21st centuries. This is reflected in the multi-cultural restaurants and shops, including specialist shops for East-European or Middle-Eastern food, Chinese and Thai restaurants, French patisseries, Indian buffets, and Middle Eastern kebab houses. Cork saw some Jewish immigration from Lithuania and Russia in the late 19th century. Jewish citizens such as Gerald Goldberg (several times Lord Mayor), David Marcus (novelist) and Louis Marcus (documentary maker) played notable roles in 20th century Cork. Today, the Jewish community is relatively small in population, although the city still has a Jewish quarter and synagogue. Cork also features various Christian churches, as well as a mosque. Some Catholic masses around the city are said in Polish, Filipino, Lithuanian, Romanian and other languages, in addition to the traditional Latin and local Irish and English language services.

qas: question: What sets the Cork accent apart from other Irish accents?
answers: text: Patterns of tone and intonation often rise and fall, with the overall tone tending to be more high-pitched

question: What is the name of the English dialects that are written and spoken in Cork?
answers: text: rhoticity

question: Where did Cork get pieces of its language from?
answers: text: at home and abroad

question: What is the pronunciation of the Irish "r" called?
answers: text: rhoticity

question: What accent is part of the Southwest dialect of British English?

question: What does the Cork accent have a lower-pitch than?

question: What type of English does the Cork dialect borrow words from?

question: What influences the exact vocabulary of a person from Cork?

question: What causes a foreign accent to vary?

question: Where did languages from overseas get some of their words from?

question: What makes other languages easier to understand?

question: What describes other languages spoken in Ireland?

question: What aspect do foreign accents not native to Cork have depending on the speaker's social class?
context: The Cork accent, part of the Southwest dialect of Hiberno-English, displays various features which set it apart from other accents in Ireland. Patterns of tone and intonation often rise and fall, with the overall tone tending to be more high-pitched than other Irish accents. English spoken in Cork has a number of dialect words that are peculiar to the city and environs. Like standard Hiberno-English, some of these words originate from the Irish language, but others through other languages Cork's inhabitants encountered at home and abroad. The Cork accent displays varying degrees of rhoticity, usually depending on the social-class of the speaker.

qas: question: Is there a Christian radio station in Cork?
answers: text: Life 93.1FM

question: What are some pirate radio stations that were based in Cork?
answers: text: South Coast Radio and ERI

question: What nearby radio stations can be picked up in Cork?
answers: text: Radio Kerry at 97.0 and WLR FM on 95.1

question: When were South Coast Radio and ERI running their pirate stations out of Cork?
answers: text: 1980s

question: What did Cork Campus Radio change to?
answers: text: UCC 98.3FM

question: In what city is 98.3FM a Christian Radio Station?

question: What pirate stations where running out of Cork in the 19th century?

question: What did UCC 98.3FM change its name to?

question: What Radio station only airs on Sundays?

question: What days is Spirit Radio on the air?

question: In what year did Life 93.1FM go on the air in Cork?

question: What was Cork Fm Community Radio on 100.5FM formerly known as?

question: What kind of license does South Coast Radio have?

question: What kind of station is Cork's Red FM that has been broadcasting since the 1980's?
context: The city's FM radio band features RTÉ Radio 1, RTÉ 2fm, RTÉ lyric fm, RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta, Today FM, 4fm, Newstalk and the religious station Spirit Radio. There are also local stations such as Cork's 96FM, Cork's Red FM, C103, CUH 102.0FM, UCC 98.3FM (formerly Cork Campus Radio 97.4fm) and Christian radio station Life 93.1FM. Cork also has a temporary licensed city-wide community station 'Cork FM Community Radio' on 100.5FM, which is currently on-air on Saturdays and Sundays only. Cork has also been home to pirate radio stations, including South Coast Radio and ERI in the 1980s. Today some small pirates stations remain. A number of neighbouring counties radio stations can be heard in parts of Cork City including Radio Kerry at 97.0 and WLR FM on 95.1.

qas: question: WHich Irish newspaper has it's homebase in Cork, Ireland?
answers: text: the Irish Examiner

question: What was the Irish Examiner's previous identity?
answers: text: Cork Examiner

question: Who are the Echo Boys?
answers: text: poor and often homeless children who sold the newspaper

question: What newspaper did the Echo Boys sell?
answers: text: Evening Echo

question: What publications are put out by the UCC?
answers: text: UCC Express and Motley magazine

question: What did the Irish Examiner change its name to?

question: Who prints the Echo Boys?

question: What paper is still sold by poor and homeless boys?

question: What is Corks only free newspaper?

question: What was the UCC Express formerly called?

question: What does the Motley magazine print?

question: For how long has the Cork Independent been connected to the Echo Boys?

question: Who are the UCC Express Boys?

question: What did the UCC Express Boys do?
context: Cork is home to one of Ireland's main national newspapers, the Irish Examiner (formerly the Cork Examiner). It also prints the Evening Echo, which for decades has been connected to the Echo Boys, who were poor and often homeless children who sold the newspaper. Today, the shouts of the vendors selling the Echo can still be heard in various parts of the city centre. One of the biggest free newspapers in the city is the Cork Independent. The city's University publishes the UCC Express and Motley magazine.

qas: question: From which periods are the buildings in Cork from?
answers: text: Medieval to Modern

question: What is so special about the Red Abbey in Cork?
answers: text: only notable remnant of the Medieval era

question: How many cathedrals does Cork host?
answers: text: two

question: What is the Catholic cathedral of Cork?
answers: text: St Mary's Cathedral

question: What else is St. Mary's known as?
answers: text: North Cathedral

question: What originated mostly in the Medieval and Modern Period?

question: What is the only building left from the Medieval period?

question: What cathedral was started in the 18th century?

question: What was added to St. Mary's Cathedral in the late 18th century?

question: What 18th century cathedral now serves Protestants?

question: What is the only remnant of the 1879 period?

question: On what foundations is St. Mary's Cathedral built?

question: In what year was Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral referred to as the North Cathedral?

question: When was the tower added to the Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral?

question: When did work end on the Red Abbey under the direction of William Burges?
context: Cork features architecturally notable buildings originating from the Medieval to Modern periods. The only notable remnant of the Medieval era is the Red Abbey. There are two cathedrals in the city; St. Mary's Cathedral and Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral. St Mary's Cathedral, often referred to as the North Cathedral, is the Catholic cathedral of the city and was begun in 1808. Its distinctive tower was added in the 1860s. St Fin Barre's Cathedral serves the Protestant faith and is possibly the more famous of the two. It is built on the foundations of an earlier cathedral. Work began in 1862 and ended in 1879 under the direction of architect William Burges.

qas: question: What is main street Cork?
answers: text: St. Patrick's Street

question: When was St. Patrick's Street remodeled?
answers: text: mid-2000s

question: What is St. Patrick's Street curved?
answers: text: it originally was a channel of the River Lee that was built over on arches

question: When did the Theatre Royal burn?
answers: text: 1840

question: What was built on the site of the old Theatre Royal?
answers: text: General Post Office

question: What street was remodeled in the 20th century?

question: What Theater was built in the 17th century?

question: Who built an amphitheater in 1850?

question: What built on the site of the old Theater Royal in the 18th century?

question: What bank has an exterior dating to the 19th century?

question: When was St. Patrick's Street damaged by fire?

question: Who built the Allied Irish Bank in 1850?

question: What was the Allied Irish Bank transformed into?

question: What was the Allied Irish Bank turned into in 1877?

question: Why does the General Post Office have a curved shape?
context: St. Patrick's Street, the main street of the city which was remodelled in the mid-2000s, is known for the architecture of the buildings along its pedestrian-friendly route and is the main shopping thoroughfare. The reason for its curved shape is that it originally was a channel of the River Lee that was built over on arches. The General Post Office, with its limestone façade, is on Oliver Plunkett Street, on the site of the Theatre Royal which was built in 1760 and burned down in 1840. The English circus proprietor Pablo Fanque rebuilt an amphitheatre on the spot in 1850, which was subsequently transformed into a theatre and then into the present General Post Office in 1877.  The Grand Parade is a tree-lined avenue, home to offices, shops and financial institutions. The old financial centre is the South Mall, with several banks whose interior derive from the 19th century, such as the Allied Irish Bank's which was once an exchange.

qas: question: What style does most of the city's architecture belong to?
answers: text: Georgian

question: WHat is the tallest building in Cork?
answers: text: The Elysian

question: What is the longest building in Cork?
answers: text: Our Lady's Psychiatric Hospital

question: What has the old Psychiatric Hospital been turned into?
answers: text: Atkins Hall

question: What is Atkin's Hall?
answers: text: a residential housing complex

question: What tower is built in the Georgian style?

question: What was Atkins Hall turned into?

question: Who was the architect of Atkins Hall?

question: What replaced The Elysian as Ireland's tallest building?

question: What tower was built by William Atkins?

question: What building style was a favorite of William Atkins?

question: What did Atkins Hall used to be before it was overtaken by another building?

question: What was The Elysian converted into?

question: What is the name of the building that The Elysian was converted into?
context: Many of the city's buildings are in the Georgian style, although there are a number of examples of modern landmark structures, such as County Hall tower, which was, at one time the tallest building in Ireland until being superseded by another Cork City building: The Elysian. Across the river from County Hall is Ireland's longest building; built in Victorian times, Our Lady's Psychiatric Hospital has now been renovated and converted into a residential housing complex called Atkins Hall, after its architect William Atkins.

qas: question: What is the name of the college in Cork?
answers: text: University College Cork

question: Which river runs through the university's campus?
answers: text: River Lee

question: How old is the building holding the covered market?
answers: text: present building dates from 1786

question: Where is St Mary's Dominican Church?
answers: text: Popes Quay

question: Where is the Cork Public Museum?
answers: text: Fitzgerald's Park

question: What market has origins from the 16th century?

question: What market has a building from the 17th century?

question: What park does the River Lee flow through?

question: What was the Cork Opera House converted into?

question: What is the Cork Opera House the original site of?

question: On what side of the city is University College Cork located?

question: What river flows near the Cork Public Museum?

question: What has the Cork Public Museum been declared?
context: Other notable places include Elizabeth Fort, the Cork Opera House, Christ Church on South Main Street (now the Triskel Arts Centre and original site of early Hiberno-Norse church), St Mary's Dominican Church on Popes Quay and Fitzgerald's Park to the west of the city, which contains the Cork Public Museum. Other popular tourist attractions include the grounds of University College Cork, through which the River Lee flows, the Women's Gaol at Sundays Well (now a heritage centre) and the English Market. This covered market traces its origins back to 1610, and the present building dates from 1786.

qas: question: Who takes care of roads and sanitation in Cork?
answers: text: local government

question: How many wards make up Cork?
answers: text: six electoral wards

question: What is the most well represented ward in Cork?
answers: text: Fianna Fáil (10 members)

question: Which party has the least amount of members?
answers: text: Workers' Party

question: How is a mayor chosen in Cork?
answers: text: vote by the elected members of the council under a D'Hondt system count

question: What government has more power than in other countries?

question: Who has 31 appointed members?

question: What ward has 10 members?

question: What voting system is used to elect council members?

question: What kind of power does D'Hondt have compared to other countries?

question: How many electoral wards are in D'Hondt?

question: What ward has the most members in D'Hondt?

question: What party is the Lord Mayor not affiliated with?

question: Where does the Worker's Party represent the city?
context: While local government in Ireland has limited powers in comparison with other countries, the council has responsibility for planning, roads, sanitation, libraries, street lighting, parks, and a number of other important functions. Cork City Council has 31 elected members representing six electoral wards. The members are affiliated to the following political parties: Fine Gael (5 members), Fianna Fáil (10 members), Sinn Féin (8 members), Anti-Austerity Alliance (3 members), Workers' Party (1 member), Independents (4 members). Certain councillors are co-opted to represent the city at the South-West Regional Authority. A new Lord Mayor of Cork is chosen in a vote by the elected members of the council under a D'Hondt system count.

qas: question: What types of retail offerings are found in Cork?
answers: text: state of the art shopping centres and family owned local shops

question: What happened after the economy dropped off around 2008?
answers: text: many retail spaces available for let

question: What major department stores gottheir starts in Cork?
answers: text: Dunnes Stores and the former Roches Stores

question: When will work on the Grand Parade begin?
answers: text: 2016

question: How large is the retail space in the Grand Parade proposed to be?
answers: text: 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2)

question: What is mostly a mix of family owned shops?

question: What mostly caters to expensive boutiques?

question: What nearby suburbs need to come to cork for shopping centers?

question: What area was effected by the economic growth of 2008?

question: What large mall is located in Ballyvolane?

question: What site was Ballincollig built on?

question: How much retail space was Mahon Point approved for?

question: In what year will work begin on Mahon Point?

question: What is Opera Lane considered after Dublin Grafton Street?
context: The retail trade in Cork city includes a mix of both modern, state of the art shopping centres and family owned local shops. Department stores cater for all budgets, with expensive boutiques for one end of the market and high street stores also available. Shopping centres can be found in many of Cork's suburbs, including Blackpool, Ballincollig, Douglas, Ballyvolane, Wilton and Mahon Point. Others are available in the city centre. These include the recently[when?] completed development of two large malls The Cornmarket Centre on Cornmarket Street, and new the retail street called "Opera Lane" off St. Patrick's Street/Academy Street. The Grand Parade scheme, on the site of the former Capitol Cineplex, was planning-approved for 60,000 square feet (5,600 m2) of retail space, with work commencing in 2016. Cork's main shopping street is St. Patrick's Street and is the most expensive street in the country per sq. metre after Dublin's Grafton Street. As of 2015[update] this area has been impacted by the post-2008 downturn, with many retail spaces available for let.[citation needed] Other shopping areas in the city centre include Oliver Plunkett St. and Grand Parade. Cork is also home to some of the country's leading department stores with the foundations of shops such as Dunnes Stores and the former Roches Stores being laid in the city. Outside the city centre is Mahon Point Shopping Centre.

qas: question: What is the main industry in Cork?
answers: text: pharmaceuticals

question: Who are the two major industry employers in Cork?
answers: text: Pfizer Inc. and Swiss company Novartis

question: What is the most famous pharmaceutical company in Cork?
answers: text: Viagra

question: What major computing company calls Cork it's European Headquarters?
answers: text: Apple

question: Who are important industrial technology companies in Cork?
answers: text: Logitech and EMC Corporation

question: Where is the main area of industry in the north of Ireland?

question: What company has its international headquarters in Cork?

question: What type of company is Viagra?

question: What are the 2 main pharmaceutical companies in Switzerland?

question: What is the main industry in Europe?

question: How many employees at Pfizer Inc. are employed in Europe?

question: What are the staff of EMC Corp. involved in in Europe?

question: What is the most famous product by Novartis manufactured in Europe?

question: What kind of company was EMC Corporation originally when founded?
context: Cork City is at the heart of industry in the south of Ireland. Its main area of industry is pharmaceuticals, with Pfizer Inc. and Swiss company Novartis being big employers in the region. The most famous product of the Cork pharmaceutical industry is Viagra. Cork is also the European headquarters of Apple Inc. where over 3,000 staff are involved in manufacturing, R&D and customer support. Logitech and EMC Corporation are also important IT employers in the area. Three hospitals are also among the top ten employers in the city (see table below).

qas: question: Cork is home to which internationally famous brewery?
answers: text: Heineken

question: What is the Ferro Factory known for producing?
answers: text: 45% of the world's Tic Tac sweets

question: Which car company closed the doors on it's Cork operations in 1984?
answers: text: Ford Motor Company

question: What online retail giant has operations at the Cork Airport Business Park?
answers: text: Amazon.com

question: Why was it natural to have Ford Motor Company based in Cork?
answers: text: Henry Ford's grandfather was from West Cork

question: What brewery took over Heineken in 2008?

question: Where are most of the world's Tic Tacs made?

question: What car manufacturer came to Cork in 1984?

question: What businessman was from Cork?

question: What did Beamish and Crawford brewery take over in 1984?

question: How many people in the city drink Heineken?

question: In what year did Ford open its first factory in Beamish?

question: What famous company owner's grandfather was from Beamish?

question: Where has the Heineken Brewery set up its main location?
context: The city is also home to the Heineken Brewery that brews Murphy's Irish Stout and the nearby Beamish and Crawford brewery (taken over by Heineken in 2008) which have been in the city for generations. 45% of the world's Tic Tac sweets are manufactured at the city's Ferrero factory. For many years, Cork was the home to Ford Motor Company, which manufactured cars in the docklands area before the plant was closed in 1984. Henry Ford's grandfather was from West Cork, which was one of the main reasons for opening up the manufacturing facility in Cork. But technology has replaced the old manufacturing businesses of the 1970s and 1980s, with people now working in the many I.T. centres of the city – such as Amazon.com, the online retailer, which has set up in Cork Airport Business Park.

qas: question: Who runs the public busses in Cork?
answers: text: Bus Éireann

question: Besides busses, what kinds of public transportation are offered in Cork?
answers: text: shuttles to Cork Airport, and a park and ride facility in the south suburbs only

question: What do the routes consist of?
answers: text: connect the city centre to the principal suburbs, colleges, shopping centres and places of interest

question: What connects the suburbs to shopping centers and places of interest?

question: How many routes offer service to both Northern and Southern Ireland?

question: What is offered for the north suburbs?

question: Who runs the public colleges in Cork?

question: How are shuttles to Cork Airport numbered?

question: What does Glanmire connect the city centre to?

question: What do shuttles provide to Glanmire?

question: What is used for transportation and only available in Midleton?
context: Public bus services within the city are provided by the national bus operator Bus Éireann. City routes are numbered from 201 through to 219 and connect the city centre to the principal suburbs, colleges, shopping centres and places of interest. Two of these bus routes provide orbital services across the Northern and Southern districts of the city respectively. Buses to the outer suburbs, such as Ballincollig, Glanmire, Midleton and Carrigaline are provided from the city's bus terminal at Parnell Place in the city centre. Suburban services also include shuttles to Cork Airport, and a park and ride facility in the south suburbs only.

qas: question: When was the Cork South Link dual carriageway built?
answers: text: 1980s

question: What was the purpose of the dual carriageway?
answers: text: to link the Kinsale Road roundabout with the city centre

question: What was the purpose of the Kinsale Road flyover?
answers: text: remove a bottleneck for traffic heading to Cork Airport or Killarney

question: What was a beneficial improvement made to Patrick Street? 
answers: text: pedestrian focus

question: When was Kinsale Road built?

question: What was linked to The Kinsale Road roundabout in the 1990's?

question: What tunnel passes over the Lee River?

question: What Links Patrick Street with Dublin?

question: In what year was the Kinsale Road roundabout built?

question: Why did the N25 South Ring Road open in 2006?

question: From who would the N25 South Ring Road help remove the bottleneck?

question: What does the Jack Lynch Tunnel link Mallow with?

question: What improvement was made to N20 Blackpool bypass to make it safer?
context: The Cork area has seen improvements in road infrastructure in recent years. For example, the Cork South Link dual carriageway was built in the early 1980s, to link the Kinsale Road roundabout with the city centre. Shortly afterwards, the first sections of the South Ring dual carriageway were opened. Work continued through the 1990s on extending the N25 South Ring Road, with the opening of the Jack Lynch Tunnel under the River Lee being a significant addition. The Kinsale Road flyover opened in August 2006 to remove a bottleneck for traffic heading to Cork Airport or Killarney. Other projects completed at this time include the N20 Blackpool bypass and the N20 Cork to Mallow road projects. The N22 Ballincollig dual carriageway bypass, which links to the Western end of the Cork Southern Ring road was opened in September 2004. City Centre road improvements include the Patrick Street project - which reconstructed the street with a pedestrian focus. The M8 motorway links Cork with Dublin.

qas: question: How many rail stations has cork had over the years?
answers: text: eight

question: What connects Cobh and Midleton to Cork?
answers: text: the line through Kent

question: Where does the main rail originate?
answers: text: Dublin Heuston

question: Where was the original end of the line?
answers: text: Blackpool

question: What was Ireland's most rail-centric city?
answers: text: Cork

question: What is one or the most rail oriented cities in Europe?

question: What has connected to Youghal since the 1980's?

question: What route now ends in Blackpool?

question: How many rail stations are there in Youghal?

question: What from Youghal is still the same today as when it began?

question: What originally terminated at Kent?

question: How does the route reach the city centre terminus of Youghal Station?

question: What is Youghal considered now that it connects Cobh and Midleton?
context: Cork was one of the most rail-oriented cities in Ireland, featuring eight stations at various times. The main route, still much the same today, is from Dublin Heuston. Originally terminating on the city's outskirts at Blackpool, the route now reaches the city centre terminus of Kent Station via Glanmire tunnel. Now a through station, the line through Kent connects the towns of Cobh and Midleton east of the city. This also connected to the seaside town of Youghal, until the 1980s.[citation needed]

qas: question: How many tram systems were in Cork?
answers: text: two

question: Who wanted to develop a horse drawn tram system?
answers: text: George Francis Train

question: When did the Cork Tramway Company start a horse driven tram system?
answers: text: 1872

question: Why did the Cork Tramway Company stop operations?
answers: text: Cork Corporation refused permission to extend the line

question: Why did the cab operators not like the tracks?
answers: text: protruded from the road surface

question: Who opposed a horse drawn tram in the 18th century?

question: What type of tram was built in the 18th century?

question: Who built the horse drawn tram in the 18th century?

question: What did the Cork Corporation give permission for in 1875?

question: What company did George Francis Train work for in 1872?

question: When did George Francis Train arrive in Cork?

question: How tall was George Francis Train?

question: Why did George Francis Train refuse to extend the line?

question: Where did the attachment sit when the horses were hitched to the tram?
context: Within the city there have been two tram networks in operation. A proposal to develop a horse-drawn tram (linking the city's railway termini) was made by American George Francis Train in the 1860s, and implemented in 1872 by the Cork Tramway Company. However, the company ceased trading in 1875 after Cork Corporation refused permission to extend the line, mainly because of objections from cab operators to the type of tracks which – although they were laid to the Irish national railway gauge of 5 ft 3in – protruded from the road surface.[citation needed]

qas: question: Which line was reopened in 2009?
answers: text: Glounthaune to Midleton

question: What new stations were added to the Glounthaune to Midleton line?
answers: text: Carrigtwohill and Midleton

question: What station is going to be available to the Northern Suburbs?
answers: text: Kilbarry Railway Station

question: Where are the Little Island Railway Station routes?
answers: text: Cork's Eastern Suburbs

question: What system are Little Island, Mallow, Midleton, Fota and Cobh stations of?
answers: text: The Cork Suburban Rail

question: What line was close in July of 2009?

question: What rail system has connections arriving in Kent?

question: What Railway station serves the Northern Suburbs?

question: What happened to the Little Island to Mallow line in July 2009?

question: What area is Midelton Railway Station planned to serve?

question: Where does the Glounthaune Rail system that departs from Kent Station connect to?

question: What is planned for Little Island, Mallow and Cobh?

question: What year was the cork Suburban Rail system opened?
context: The Cork Suburban Rail system also departs from Kent Station and provides connections to parts of Metropolitan Cork. Stations include Little Island, Mallow, Midleton, Fota and Cobh. In July 2009 the Glounthaune to Midleton line was reopened, with new stations at Carrigtwohill and Midleton (with future stations planned for Kilbarry, Monard, Carrigtwohill West and Blarney). Little Island Railway Station serves Cork's Eastern Suburbs, while Kilbarry Railway Station is planned to serve the Northern Suburbs.

qas: question: Where can one study nautical and marine subjects in Cork?
answers: text: The National Maritime College of Ireland

question: What liberal arts type colleges are in Cork?
answers: text: Cork School of Music and Crawford College of Art and Design

question: Who provides vocational training in Cork?
answers: text: The Cork College of Commerce

question: Who offers post-secondary education in Cork?
answers: text: Griffith College Cork

question: What is the only college in Europe for Nautical Studies?

question: What is the largest college in Ireland?

question: What is the biggest provider of Vocational Training in Europe?

question: Griffith College Cork is the only college in Ireland where you can study what?

question: What is the Cork School of Music the largest provider of in the country?

question: What constituent schools are incorporated into Griffith College Cork?

question: What kind of Certificate does Crawford College of Art and Design offer?

question: What level institution is the Cork School of Music?
context: The National Maritime College of Ireland is also located in Cork and is the only college in Ireland in which Nautical Studies and Marine Engineering can be undertaken. CIT also incorporates the Cork School of Music and Crawford College of Art and Design as constituent schools. The Cork College of Commerce is the largest post-Leaving Certificate college in Ireland and is also the biggest provider of Vocational Preparation and Training courses in the country.[citation needed] Other 3rd level institutions include Griffith College Cork, a private institution, and various other colleges.

qas: question: What is the biggest conglomeration of start-up companies in Cork?
answers: text: The Rubicon Centre

question: Where is a good source of marine research in Cork?
answers: text: IMERC (Marine Energy)

question: What is a good source for business start-ups in Cork?
answers: text: the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Centre

question: How many start-ups are associated with the Rubicon Center?
answers: text: 57

question: What supports the research and innovation of Europe?

question: How many start ups are associated with UCC?

question: What is the Rubicon Centre linked to?

question: What does the Environmental Research Institute support in Cork?

question: How may start ups are associated with the Environmental Research Institute?

question: What kind of start up companies are associated with the Environmental Research Institute?

question: What does the Environmental Research Institute want to support for new business?
context: Research institutes linked to the third level colleges in the city support the research and innovation capacity of the city and region. Examples include the Tyndall National Institute (ICT hardware research), IMERC (Marine Energy), Environmental Research Institute, NIMBUS (Network Embedded Systems); and CREATE (Advanced Therapeutic Engineering). UCC and CIT also have start-up company incubation centres. In UCC, the IGNITE Graduate Business Innovation Centre aims to foster and support entrepreneurship. In CIT, The Rubicon Centre is a business innovation hub that is home to 57 knowledge based start-up companies.

qas: question: What are the biggest sports draws in Cork?
answers: text: Hurling and football

question: How many All-Ireland Championships has Cork won?
answers: text: 30

question: How many All-Ireland Senior Football Championship titles have been won by Cork?
answers: text: 7

question: What kind of hurling do the women of Cork play?
answers: text: Camogie

question: What sport has been gaining steam as more and more women play?
answers: text: gaelic football

question: What does  football have a strong identity with?

question: How many football championships has Cork won?

question: What are the most popular sports in Ireland?

question: Where are camogie and women's gaelic football the most popular?

question: How many All-Ireland Championships have the Nemo Rangers won?

question: How many Senior Football Championship titles has Pairc Ui Chaoimh won?

question: What is Pairc Ui Rinn increasing in as more women join?

question: What is another name for women's gaelic football?
context: Hurling and football are the most popular spectator sports in the city. Hurling has a strong identity with city and county – with Cork winning 30 All-Ireland Championships. Gaelic football is also popular, and Cork has won 7 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship titles. There are many Gaelic Athletic Association clubs in Cork City, including Blackrock National Hurling Club, St. Finbarr's, Glen Rovers, Na Piarsaigh and Nemo Rangers. The main public venues are Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Páirc Uí Rinn (named after the noted Glen Rovers player Christy Ring). Camogie (hurling for ladies) and women's gaelic football are increasing in popularity.

qas: question: What kinds of sea faring sports are available in Cork?
answers: text: rowing and sailing

question: How many rowing clubs are in Cork?
answers: text: five

question: Where is the world's oldest yahct club?
answers: text: The Royal Cork Yacht Club located in Crosshaven

question: What is one of the more popular sailing events in Cork?
answers: text: Cork Week

question: What annual rowing event has been happening in Cork since 2005?
answers: text: Ocean to City

question: What watersports are available in Ireland?

question: What race was held until 2005

question: What has reduced numbers involved rowing?

question: How long has The Royal Cork Yacht Club trained on the Lee?

question: What did moving Shandon BC to Crosshaven help improve?

question: What city is Naomhoga Chorcai located in?

question: What title does Naomhoga Chorcai hold as the oldest?

question: What city has Cork Week been moved to since 2005?
context: There are a variety of watersports in Cork, including rowing and sailing. There are five rowing clubs training on the river Lee, including Shandon BC, UCC RC, Pres RC, Lee RC, and Cork BC. Naomhóga Chorcaí is a rowing club whose members row traditional naomhóga on the Lee in occasional competitions. The "Ocean to City" race has been held annually since 2005, and attracts teams and boats from local and visiting clubs who row the 24 kilometres (15 mi) from Crosshaven into Cork city centre. The decision to move the National Rowing Center to Inniscarra has boosted numbers involved in the sport.[citation needed] Cork's maritime sailing heritage is maintained through its sailing clubs. The Royal Cork Yacht Club located in Crosshaven (outside the city) is the world's oldest yacht club, and "Cork Week" is a notable sailing event.

qas: question: What's the most famous cricket club in Cork?
answers: text: Cork County Cricket Club

question: When was the Cork County Cricket Club established?
answers: text: 1874

question: Which league does the Cork County Cricket Club belong to?
answers: text: Leinster Senior League

question: Which first-class matches were hosted at Mardyke?
answers: text: 1947, 1961 and 1973

question: Which teams played in the three first class matches?
answers: text: Ireland playing Scotland

question: What Cricket club was formed in the 18th century?

question: When did The Cricket club host matches?

question: In what year was Harlequins Cricket Club formed?

question: What jurisdiction is the Harlequins Cricket Club located in?

question: What league does the Harlequins Cricket Club play in?

question: In what years were first class matches held close to Cork Airport?

question: Where does the Harlequins Cricket Club want to introduce the sport to?
context: The most notable cricket club in Cork is Cork County Cricket Club, which was formed in 1874. Although located within the Munster jurisdiction, the club plays in the Leinster Senior League. The club plays at the Mardyke, a ground which has hosted three first-class matches in 1947, 1961 and 1973. All three involved Ireland playing Scotland. The Cork Cricket Academy operates within the city, with the stated aim of introducing the sport to schools in the city and county. Cork's other main cricket club, Harlequins Cricket Club, play close to Cork Airport.

qas: question: Which Australian Rules Football team is Cork home to?
answers: text: Leeside Lions

question: How many times have the Leeside Lions won the Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Premiership?
answers: text: four

question: When did the Leeside Lions win the Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Premiership?
answers: text: 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007

question: Which inline roller sports translate well to winter in Cork?
answers: text: hockey and figure skating

question: What Martial Arts can be found within Cork?
answers: text: Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Karate, Muay Thai and Taekwondo

question: what is played in the east suburbs?

question: How many times have the Leeside Lions lost the Australian Rules Football League?

question: When did he Leeside Lions loose the Australian Rules Football League

question: Who raced the Formula Ford Championship until 2005?

question: In what area is hockey played in Cork?

question: How many times has the Muay Thai club won the Ireland Premiership?

question: In what years did the Muay Thai club win the Ireland Premiership?

question: How long has road bowling been played in Cork?

question: During what season is road bowling played inside?
context: The city is also the home of road bowling, which is played in the north-side and south-west suburbs. There are also boxing and martial arts clubs (including Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Karate, Muay Thai and Taekwondo) within the city. Cork Racing, a motorsport team based in Cork, has raced in the Irish Formula Ford Championship since 2005. Cork also hosts one of Ireland's most successful Australian Rules Football teams, the Leeside Lions, who have won the Australian Rules Football League of Ireland Premiership four times (in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007). There are also inline roller sports, such as hockey and figure skating, which transfer to the ice over the winter season.[citation needed]