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FLANNERYS OF GLASHEEN

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CORK CITY AND COUNTY MAY 2023

I had not planned to photograph this pub but I was photographing the nearby cemetery and it began to rain so I decided to get a bus back to the city centre and the bus stop was directly across the street from Flannerys.

I was hoping to visit Cork again at the end of this month but I decided that the the hotel was way too expensive so I cancelled and I hope to visit Limerick instead in September and possibly Waterford in October.

Glasheen is a suburb in south central Cork city in Ireland. The area earned its name from the stream that flows through it, under the Glasheen Road. Glasheen means small stream in Irish. After the Siege of Cork in 1690 and the demolition of the city wall, prominent families started to move out of the congested city to the peacefulness of the countryside to make their homes — including the Sheares family, who were noted bankers. In 1729, they built their home, which is still standing today, in the village on a hill opposite today’s popular Flannery’s Pub. Two sons of the house, John and Henry Sheares were executed in Dublin on 14th July 1798 on the charge of treason for their part in the United Irishmen movement.

GABRIEL HOUSE SUMMERHILL NORTH IN CORK CITY

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MY ACCOMMODATION FOR A WEEK IN MAY 2023

Every time I leave my hotel I take a photograph in order to check that my camera is working … this ensures that I have installed a battery and and a memory card.

With its elevated position, Gabriel House looks out over Cork’s cathedral spires and the harbour. A 5-minute walk from the centre, the house is surrounded by landscaped gardens, offering en suite rooms and free WiFi. I stay here most times I am in Cork City and I hope to stay here again in August. Maybe there will be less problems with rain in August.

Most rooms at Gabriel House Guesthouse boast stunning views of the garden and countryside. Rooms all feature TVs. All guests have access to filtered water and fresh ice available from reception.

Dating from the early 1900s, Gabriel House features 10-feet-high ceilings, a characteristic staircase and many original features. Guests can relax in the garden and patio to the rear of the property.

Guests can pick out freshly laid eggs for breakfast each morning from the house’s own resident hens. A traditional Irish breakfast is served daily and made from local ingredients, while breads, biscuits scones are freshly home-baked every day.

SUMMERHILL NORTH NEAR GABRIEL HOUSE WHERE I STAYED

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12 MAY 2023

During my visit to Cork City I had a room at Gabriel House and on Friday (12 May) before checking out I decided to experiment with my Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max and photograph the immediate area.

If my memory serves me well I have stayed at the Gabriel Guesthouse almost every year since 2010 but I have stayed in the Metropole Hotel about three times but during two visits I could not sleep because of noise from the street (some of the noise was due to construction work on MacCurtain Street). I also stayed at a B&B near the railway station but it closed due to Covid restrictions and never reopened. I expect to stay at Gabriel House again in August.

With its elevated position, Gabriel House looks out over Cork’s cathedral spires and the harbour. A 5-minute walk from the centre, the house is surrounded by landscaped gardens, offering en suite rooms and free WiFi.

Most rooms at Gabriel House Guesthouse boast stunning views of the garden and countryside. Rooms all feature TVs. All guests have access to filtered water and fresh ice available from reception.

Dating from the early 1900s, Gabriel House features 10-feet-high ceilings, a characteristic staircase and many original features. Guests can relax in the garden and patio to the rear of the property.

Guests can pick out freshly laid eggs for breakfast each morning from the house’s own resident hens. A traditional Irish breakfast is served daily and made from local ingredients, while breads, biscuits scones are freshly home-baked every day.

CHURCHYARD LANE IN DOUGLAS CORK

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MAY 2023

This year, because of the cost of accommodation coupled with the lack of suitable accommodations, my plan to visit and photograph the cities and larger towns in Ireland had to be limited. Because I had booked two years in advance I have managed to spend four days in Cork city and I might visit again in August as I have already booked a room for a week in August.

I am going to provide much information about Douglas over the next few weeks so I will start with demographics.

In the 2011 census, the percentage of Irish nationals living in Douglas was 88.8%. UK nationals accounted for 1.7%; Polish nationals 3.2%; Lithuanians 0.6%; other EU nationals 2.1%; other nationals 2.9%; and 0.7% did not state their nationality.

In the 2016 census, 78.6% of residents of the Douglas electoral division identified as Catholic, 8% were members of other religions, 12% had no religion and less than 1% did not state a religion. In the same census, 86.2% of electoral division residents identified as white Irish, 8.3% were other whites, 1% were black, 1.7% Asian or Asian Irish, 1.4% were of other ethnicities, and 1% did not state an ethnicity.

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