This painted sign says Motors For Hire Garage South Mall
The one below advertises bags and twine
But do you know where they are?
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Nolans was a Drapery Warehouse
Hosfords were a Grocery and Bakery shop.
But where are they?
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We spotted the Fire offices and the Library. They were not far apart.
Do you know where they are?
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The Car Hire sign is on Parnell Place
The Cork 1916 directory says that it was Johnson and Perrot who were in the building and left their ghostsign. It was called Nelson Place then. We took a plaster mould of the benchmark or crow’s foot that Emma is pointing at – you can see it as part of our project work
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That is us putting on the clingfilm before we rolled in the clay. The clingfilm was to make sure the clay did not stick to the stone.
O’Leary’s used to sell twine on Washington Street – opposite the Hive Iron Works
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Nolans and Hosfords are both on South Main Street – they are nearly opposite each other
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They are both on South Mall.
The chapter about the Burning of Cork mentions this old library building.
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