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Ahoy there! 🏴☠️
Bláithin the Lizard is enjoying how cool the gallery shop is at the moment during this fine weather!
There is 15 different attractions involved across the city waiting to be explored as part of Cork's Playful Trail Map 2022!
#Otd 1806: Death of #Cork's James Barry RA. Burke encouraged him to move to London & financed Continental visit!👨🎨 Grand history paintings in classical style eg 6x in @theRSAorg, & 'King Lear weeping over the body of Cordelia'! https://t.co/9Nob93TSze https://t.co/wXzcOlwYiq
#Otd 1905: Death of #Cork's Lucy Everest Boole FRIC. 1st♀️Prof Chemistry in Ireland or Britain; London School of Medicine for Women @RoyalFreeNHS! 1st♀️Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry! Research croton oil. 1st♀️to research pharmacy in England! https://t.co/XfFCiaugYR
#Otd 1949: Death #Castletownshend #Cork's Edith Somerville. "E. Œ. Somerville". Novelist/painter.👩🎓@alexcollege, art in Paris/London.✍️with cousin Violet Martin. 14 stories/📚; The Real Charlotte & Irish R. M. (hilarious📺) & solo! https://t.co/uO7Mm8LdBS https://t.co/etTySswb7u
#Otd 1854: Death of #Cork's Thomas Crofton Croker MRIA. Collector Irish poetry/folklore. Co-founded Percy Society & Camden Society. Fairy Legends & Traditions of the South of Ireland translated (German) by Brothers Grimm! Didn't like old annals! 🪦London https://t.co/8BHFMGQgqW
It's the bank holiday weekend 🥳
How are you celebrating? Why not drop into us or one of Cork's many cultural attractions?
Follow the map and discover everything that Cork has to offer! 🦎
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#LetsPlayCork #ActiveCorkCity
#Otd 1806: Death #Cork's James Barry RA. Burke encouraged him to move to London & financed Continental visit! Grand history paintings in classical style eg 6 part The Progress of Human Culture in @theRSAorg, & 'King Lear weeping over the body of Cordelia'! https://t.co/aCGMZJT6Fm
#Otd 1949: Death of #Castletownshend, Co #Cork's Edith Somerville. Novelist & illustrator. Wrote with her cousin, Violet Martin. Published 14 stories & novels. Most popular were The Real Charlotte & The Experiences of an Irish R. M. https://t.co/uO7Mm8LdBS https://t.co/etTySswb7u
A small selection of pics from the work I recently completed in Cork's newest rooftop bar Queen Of Rebels. 2 days under a tight schedule, not bad! #corkcity
#Otd 1991: Death of #Cork's Seán Ó Faoláin. Saoi of @Aosdana writer novels, short stories, biographies, travel books, translations, literary criticism (90x!). @Cork_PBC @UCC @NUIMerrionSq @Harvard. '40-46 editor The Bell. '56-59, director @artscouncil_ie. https://t.co/BDkSPbmEOl
New single 'Shades of You' from Cork's @CaoilianJSure out today and I love it! https://t.co/YMPLK4O0pG