A religious controversy in 1858 in Cork led to the opening of the Protestant Hall, later called the Assembly Rooms. The Committee of the Athenaeum, now the Opera House, refused…
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New chapter for old minute book from Bandon Lodge
In early September 2007 the Masonic Hall in Tuckey Street in Cork city was open to the public as part of Heritage Week. An elderly gentleman approached one of the…
Cork Royal Cumberland
On the 29th July 1833 it was stated that 500 Orangemen attended the opening of the new Orange Cumberland rooms in Cork. This was located at 6 Nelson Place. By…
T.C. Hammond - Corks forgotten son
If Ireland was a Protestant nation, then TC Hammond would be as well known in Cork as Michael Collins or Jack Lynch. This one man had such an impact on…
