The English Market
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.33178/Keywords:
cork, focus on cork, foodAbstract
In pre-conquest times, Cork had markets at Fair Hill and Greenmount, and later outside the North Gate and South Gate. After the siege of Cork in 1690, the medieval Key (Quay) on which the Queens Old Castle complex now stands, was filled in to become a meat market or shambles. During the late 17th century, Dunscombe's Marsh was· developed and various canals filled in. The English Market was constructed on the western end of this reclaimed land and was opened on 1st August 1788' by· Cork Corporation. Almost a century later the market's interior was enlarged and its entrances onto Princes Street and Grand Parade improved.
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