Time to brush up on your facts about this Irish county for your next trip to Ireland one day soon! Such as the River Lee, above. Cork Harbor is said to be the second-largest natural harbor in the world, after Sydney Harbor in Australia. Sir Walter Raleigh is said to have planted the first potato in Ireland near his home in Youghal, Cork, around The arch bridge in the village of Glanworth was built in the midth-century structure and is said to be the narrowest and oldest public bridge in everyday use in Europe.
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From the time of the potato famine , onward Cork was the main port for emigrants from Ireland to the USA and other countries. It remained the main port for emigrants well into the 20th century as vast numbers of people fled extreme poverty.
During the 19th century, important industries in Cork included brewing, distilling, wool, and shipbuilding. Cork was also, of course, an important port. During the 19th century, large numbers of Irish people emigrated from Cork. In an Irish Industrial Exhibition was held in Cork.
Parliament Bridge was built in A new Custom House was built in Cork in Cork County Jail was built in The Court House was built in Cork Workhouse was built in Cork City Goal was designed in There were a number of improvements in Cork during the 19th century. In Cork gained gaslight. The Cork Examiner was first published in The railway reached Cork in Also in University College Cork opened.
The first fire brigade in Cork was formed in The first public library in Cork opened in Mercy Hospital was founded in A Statue of Father Matthew was erected in In the late 19th century some of the worst slums in Cork were demolished by the Corporation. However, the inhabitants were n rehoused by the corporation. They were forced to find new housing where they could in the city. The sites of slums were sold to the Improved Dwellings Company. The new houses were too expensive for the poor and most went to skilled workers.
During the 20th century Cork continued to grow. The National Monument was erected in and Honan Chapel was built in In the British government formed a paramilitary organization called the Black and Tans named after the color of their uniforms. They were sent to Ireland to reinforce the RIC.
Cork suffered severely at the hands of the Black and Tans. It was rebuilt and reopened in During the 20th century slum clearance continued in Cork and did not end until the s. New estates of public housing were built to replace the old slums. In Henry Ford opened a car factory in Cork. However, the Buttermarket in Cork closed in Furthermore, in the late 20th century, the old manufacturing industries in Cork declined. The Ford factory closed in
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