Did you know...? …interesting facts about
Cork’s City Hall
•Cork City is one of the oldest city municipalities in Ireland. Its first local government Charter dates from the year 1185. •Cork City Hall has been located on this present site since 1892, when the Council bought the Corn Exchange building. •The old City Hall was destroyed by Crown Forces during in the Burning of Cork on 11-12 December 1920. •Construction of the new City Hall began in July 1932 and took 4 years to complete. •The first meeting of the Council held at the new City Hall was on 23 April 1935... the
City Council has been meeting there continually since that time. •City Hall was formally opened on 8 Sept. 1936 by President of the Executive Council (Taoiseach) Eamon De Valera. •It was the first purpose built municipal headquarters building in the Republic. •It was the last building of classical design to be built in Ireland. •It was the last building to be constructed of stone in Cork. •The building is 76.6 meters (250ft) long at MacSwiney Quay and 49 meters (160ft) long at Anglesea Street. •The height of the building including the clock tower is 27.5 meters (90 ft). •The 1936 City Hall covers an footprint area of 4,111 square meters (44,250 ft) •The main Concert Hall can seat over 2,000 people. •Many distinguished public figures have received the Freedom of the City at City Hall, the most prominent being U.S. President John F. Kennedy, on 28 June 1963. •In 2000, the Millenium Hall was opened at the East (Eglinton Street) side of City Hall to mark the new millenium. •In June 2007 a modern extension was opened at Anglesea Street that now houses many of the Council’s service departments.
John Francis Maguire, Mayor of Cork (1853, 1862–4). He established the Cork Examiner newspaper in 1841
Resolution by Cork City Council declaring allegiance to Dáil Éireann, 1920.
Terence MacSwiney, Lord Mayor of Cork, March – October 1920. Died duing the War of Independence.
Lord Mayor, Cllr.Terry Shannon (2011-12)
Tomás MacCurtain, the first republican Lord Mayor of Cork, January – March 1920. Died during the War of Independence.
City Hall, 2011
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