While we didn’t manage to identify yesterday’s military man, today we know the where, the when, and the why. The burning of the centre of Cork city by Crown forces in 1920 was a monstrous act of vandalism. This fine Hogan-Wilson photograph gives some idea of the scale and the devastation inflicted!
Just to remind people that there is an important exhibition of photographs from this period in Irish history showing in the National Photographic Archive, Meeting House Square, Dublin entitled “From Turmoil to Truce”
Photographer:
W. D. Hogan
Collection:
Hogan Wilson Collection
Date: Circa 13 December 1920
NLI Ref.:
HOGW 100
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at
catalogue.nli.ie
Info:
Owner:
National Library of Ireland on The Commons
Source:
Flickr Commons
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Dr. Ilia
remarkable!
Carol Maddock
Perfect timing, Morning Mary. This devastation was wrought on the night of 11/12 December 1920. And we think from research for our current exhibition at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar that this photograph was taken around 13 December 1920.
Oretani Wildlife (Mike Grimes)
Patrick Street looking north towards the river. The building on the left is now Dunnes Stores. goo.gl/maps/J84eYswhPdRtQXDu9
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A challenge! Which photo was taken first? ... https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/9713428703/
Niall McAuley
The car at left is a PI reg, Cork city. Could be PI 756 or 786.
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Mr Hogan went up a nearby high building too - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000280677 And flickr is sometimes amazing! Another photographer (or was it Mr Hogan?) was up high also - see how the crowds are being kept back ... [https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/47026604021/]via [https://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/]
rod1691
Great 👍
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Three months later, in March 1921, it was not so "Louvain" looking, and the 'Dispensing Chemist' facade had fallen down ... https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/16037291180/
Rhisiart Hincks
Is uafásach an scríos a rinneadh agus is maith go bhfuil an grianghraf seo le feiscint ar Flickr inniu.