page_title: Grand Parade, Cork
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Grand Parade, Cork / History
caption_attribution_description: Grand Parade as I've never seen it, half empty, no buses, no crowds and with the fountain in a strange place! Cork has proven to be a happy hunting ground for us in the past so for this weeks final contribution it will be interesting to see if we are as lucky once more? Not a dog in sight as I see it though it was a long exposure as demonstrated by the ghosts so a fast dog may have passed unnoticed! Photographer: Robert French Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection Date:between ca. 1865-1914 NLI Ref: L_CAB_02568 You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
context_page_description: Grand Parade is one of the main streets of Cork city, Ireland. It runs from South Mall in the south to St. Patrick's Street/Daunt Square in the north, with intersections with Oliver Plunkett Street, Tuckey Street, Washington Street, Augustine Street and a number of pedestrian-only lanes in between. The Irish name of the street, Sráid an Chapaill Bhuí, comes from a time when there was a statue of King George II on horse-back at the junction with South Mall. The location of this statue is now occupied by the national monument.
context_section_description: Grand Parade was originally a channel of the River Lee. The original Hiberno-Norse settlement of Cork grew up on its west bank.
  The river channel existed until at least 1690, when it is shown on a map of Cork. At this time, the east bank was still largely undeveloped, with only a bowling green shown in the area.
  By 1726, buildings had developed on the east bank, but the river channel remained in place. In a 1774 map, the northern portion of the street between Oliver Plunkett Street and Daunt Square had been reclaimed, but the southern portion was still a dock. Finally, by 1801, the river channel had completely disappeared and the street was fully present.
caption: View of the Grand Parade c.1890s
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