Centre in Cork in County Cork, Munster, Ireland — Irish South-West ((Éire) North Atlantic Ocean)
Sráid an Chapaill Bhuí
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Grand Parade
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Cearnóg Daunt
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Daunt’s Square
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 14, 2026
1. Sráid an Chapaill Bhuí / Grand Parade side of marker
(South-facing side)Sráid an Chapaill Bhuí
Ó chapaill bhána
go capall buí
Dála Shráid Phádraig in aice láimhe, b’uiscebhealach mór é Sráid an Chapaill Bhuí tráth dá raibh, uiscebhealach a bhí díreach lasmuigh de bhalla thoir Chorcaigh na meánaoiseanna. Bhí Caisleán na Banríona, a meastar gurb é atá ar Armas Chorcaí, suite ar thaobh amháin an uiscebhealaigh seo.
Grand Parade
From a grand canal
to a grand parade
Like nearby St Patrick’s Street, Grand Parade was once a major waterway that flowed just outside the eastern wall of medieval Cork. The Queen’s Castle, thought to be depicted on Cork’s Coat of Arms, was located on one side of this waterway.
Cork Public Museum
Slógadh polaitiúil de chuid Éamon De Valera c. 1930, cúpla bliain tar éis dó a pháirtí polaitíochta, Fianna Fáil, a bhunú. Ba mhinic a bhíodh imeachtaí móra polaitiúla ar siúl ar Shráid an Chapaill Bhuí.
A political rally by Éamon De Valera c. 1930, a few years after
this page online
Cork Public Museum
Sráid an Chapaill Bhuí um 1900 agus an foirgneamh cuartha suntasach ar chlé. Is féidir an t-ainm bunaidh gnó — Woodford Bourne & Co. Grocers and Wine Merchants — a fheiceáil fós ar éadan an fhoirgnimh.
Grand Parade about 1900 with the distinctive curved building to the left. The original business name — Woodford Bourne & Co. Grocers and Wine Merchants — can still be seen on the front of the building.
(North-facing side)
Cearnóg Daunt
Sráid na beirte Seoirse
In aice láimhe tá Sráid Washington, ceann de mhórbhealaí na cathrach. Nuair a críochnaíodh i 1824 é tugadh Great George’s Street air, ach dála go leor áiteanna i gCorcaigh athainmníodh ina dhiaidh sin é. Ba as George eile, céad uachtarán Mheiriceá, a ainmníodh an uair sin é.
Daunt’s Square
The Street of Two Georges
Nearby is Washington Street, one of the city’s major thoroughfares. When it was completed in 1824 it was called Great George’s Street, but like lots of places in Cork it was later re-named, this time after another George, the first American president.
Cork
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 14, 2026
2. Cearnóg Daunt / Daunt’s Square side of marker
Scuaine cabanna tacsaí
ar Shráid an Chapaill Bhuí
c. 1890idí.
Taxi cabs lining the street
on Grand Parade c. 1890s.
‘Is mar sheanascail ríthe ar imeall a réim★
Ag tionlacan aoi,
Fearann fáilte an faoileann, slán guíonn an ghéis,
Is le muir téann Laoi.’
Sliocht as an dán Mar a dTéann le Taoide an Laoi le Séamus Ó hAodha, drámadóir agus file ó Chorcaigh (1886–1967).
Excerpt from the poem Mar a dTéann le Taoide an Laoi by Séamus Ó hAodha, Cork dramatist and poet (1886–1976).
‘They may talk about London, and Paris, and Milan,
And Constantinople, the pride o’ the Turk
But away in the south of our own little island
Is a place that excels them — its name is Cork.’
Sliocht as Cork is the Eden for you, love, and me le John Fitzgerald, 1862.
Excerpt from Cork is the Eden for you, love, and me by John Fitzgerald, 1862.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles.
Location. 51° 53.918′ N, 8° 28.546′ W. Marker is in Cork, Munster
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 14, 2026
3. Sráid an Chapaill Bhuí / Grand Parade Marker
A close-up of the images on the Grand Parade side of the marker.
Regionally, it is in the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mary Aikenhead (a few steps from this marker); Sráid Mhargadh an Arbhair / Cornmarket Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Castle Street / North Main Street (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); John George MacCarthy M.P. (about 90 meters away); Sráid an Chaisleáin / Castle Street / An Phríomhshráid Thuaidh / North Main Street (about 120 meters away); Don Juan de Aquila (about 120 meters away); An Area of Great Historical Significance (about 120 meters away); Richard Dowden (Richard) (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cork.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 14, 2026
4. Cearnóg Daunt / Daunt’s Square Marker
A close-up of the image on the Daunt's Square side of the marker.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 7 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 31, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
