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Cork Postcards-Donemark Waterfall, Bantry
Postcard of Donemark Waterfall, Bantry -
Cork Postcards-Old Mill, Donemark, Bantry, Co. Cork
Postcard of the Old Mill, Donemark, Bantry, Co. Cork -
Cork Postcards-Bantry Bay
Postcard of Bantry Bay -
Cork Postcards-Mallow Castle
Postcard of Mallow Castle. -
Cork Postcards-Mallow Castle
Postcard of Mallow Castle. -
Cork Postcards-the bridge, Mizen Head
Postcard of the bridge Mizen Head, Co. Cork -
Cork Postcards-Sir Walter Raleigh's House, Myrtle Grove, Youghal
Postcard of Sir Walter Raleigh's House, Myrtle Grove in Youghal -
Cork Poscards-ruins of Chancel of St. Mary's Collegiate Church, Youghal
The following is a postcard of ruins of Chancel of St. Mary's Collegiate Church in Youghal. -
Cork Poscards-The Dominican Friary, North Abbey, Youghal
Postcard of the Dominican Friary, North Abbey in Youghal. -
Cork Postcards-St. John's Priory, Youghal
Postcard of St. John's Priory in Youghal. -
Cork Postcards-St. Mary's Collegiate Church, Youghal
Postcard of St. Mary's Collegiate Church in Youghal. -
Cork Postcards-Clock Gate Youghal
Postcard of the Clock Gate in Youghal. -
Cork Poscards-The Quays Cork
Postcard featuring Penrose Quay, Cork. -
Cork Postcards-Timoleague Abbey
Postcard of Timoleague Abbey -
Cobh Map
Cork County Council Library and Arts Service has acquired a rare and historically significant Ordnance Survey of Ireland map of the Lower Harbour of Cork. The map, which is based on the Ordnance Survey of 1897, was generously donated by Diarmuid Kilcullen the grandson of Cobh barrister Francis J Healy. It showcases Cobh town, the surrounding areas and Haulbowline Island and offers a unique glimpse into the strategic importance of the Lower Harbour over a century ago.
The map, marked ‘For War Department Purposes Only’, was likely housed originally on Haulbowline Island prior to the handover of the base to the Irish Government in 1923. Passed down through three generations, it was donated with the patrons’ wish that the map was preserved for future generations.
With the support of Cork County Council’s Commemorations Committee, the map has been repaired and conserved and is now housed in the Local Studies Department in County Library Headquarters. A replica of the map has also been produced and is on exhibition permanently in Cobh Library. -
Ponsonby Estate Map
The Ponsonby estate was located between Killeagh and Youghal, in the barony of Imokilly in east Cork. During the mid-nineteenth century, the estate was located across the civil parishes of Ardagh, Clonpriest, Kilmacdonogh, Killeagh and Youghal.
According to the book ‘The landowners of Ireland: an alphabetical list of the owners of estates of 500 acres or 500 pounds valuation and upwards in Ireland with the acerage and valuation in each county’ by U.H. Hussey De Burgh, the estate consisted of 10,367 acres and was valued at £6,768 in the 1870s. The Ponsonby estate at this time included Park House, Burges House, Inchiquin House, Knockmonalea House and Ballykinealy.
While the exact date of this map is unknown, it is thought to date from the late 1860s/early 1870s and shows the part of the estate near the town of Youghal.