Services and Programmes

Here you will find some of the more popular topics of Cork's colourful history.

Terence MacSwiney (1879-1920)

• Lord Mayor of Cork 1920
• Died while on hunger strike in Brixton Prison, England
• One of only two men to have died whilst in office.

Click here for more information on Terence MacSwiney from Ask About Ireland.

Children's games

• find out what games were played on the streets that you now play on
• would you have been any good at Chessies or Pickey?
• would you have won a game of O'Grady Says?

  Click here for more information on Traditional Cork Games from Ask About Ireland. 

The Butter Market

• a very important feature in Cork for 150 years
• Cork butter was sent to countries all over the world
• now serves as a museum

  Click here for more information on Cork Butter Market from Ask About Ireland.