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Fota Island
Fota (statutory spelling Foaty; ) is an island in Cork Harbour, County Cork, Ireland, just north of the larger island of Great Island. It is the home of Fota Wildlife Park—the only such zoo or animal park (besides Dublin Zoo) in the country—, the historical Fota House and Gardens, and the Fota Island Golf Club and Resort. The island comprises two townlands, both called Foaty; one is located in the civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of Clonmel (the western half of Great Island) and the other in Carrigtohill civil parish (on the mainland). Name Although ''Foaty'' is the spelling fixed in the nineteenth century by the Ordnance Survey of Ireland, ''Fota'' is now more common. The origin of the name is uncertain. It may be of Hiberno-Norse origin, with second element Old Norse "island"; Donnchadh Ó Corráin suggests "foot island", from its position at the mouth of the River Lee down from Cork (city), Cork city; some medieval references have an ''-r-'' in the name. Ó Corrá ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cork Harbour
Cork Harbour () is a natural harbour and river estuary at the mouth of the River Lee (Ireland), River Lee in County Cork, Ireland. It is one of several which lay claim to the title of "second largest natural harbour in the world by navigational area" (after Port Jackson, Sydney). Other contenders include Halifax Harbour in Canada, Trincomalee Harbour in Sri Lanka and Poole Harbour in England. The harbour has been a working port and a strategic defensive hub for centuries, and it has been one of Ireland's major employment hubs since the early 1900s. Traditional heavy industries have waned since the late 20th century, with the likes of the closure of Irish Steel in Haulbowline and shipbuilding at Verolme Cork Dockyard, Verolme. It still has strategic significance in energy generation, shipping, refining and pharmaceuticals development. Geography The main tributary to the harbour is the River Lee which, after flowing through Cork (city), Cork city, passes through the upper harbour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Of Barrymore
Earl of Barrymore was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created for David Barry, 6th Viscount Buttevant, in 1627/28. Lord Barrymore held the subsidiary titles of Baron Barry (created c. 1261) and Viscount Buttevant (created 1541) in the County of Cork in Ireland. After the death of the 8th Earl in 1823, all these titles became extinct. The Barrymore title was revived in 1902 in favour of Sir Arthur Smith-Barry, who was created Baron Barrymore in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. He was the grandson of John Smith Barry, an illegitimate son of James Hugh Smith Barry (died 1837), son of The Hon. John Smith Barry, younger son of The 4th Earl of Barrymore. Barons Barry (c. 1261) * David de Barry, 1st Baron Barry (died 1278). In 1267, King Henry III of England appointed Lord David de Barry as Chief Justice of Ireland. * John Barry, 2nd Baron Barry (died 1285) *David FitzDavid Barry, 3rd Baron Barry (died 1290) * John Barry, 4th Baron Barry (died 1330) * David Barry, 5th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Government
The Government of Ireland () is the executive authority of Ireland, headed by the , the head of government. The government – also known as the cabinet – is composed of ministers, each of whom must be a member of the , which consists of and . Ministers are usually assigned a government department with a portfolio covering specific policy areas although provision exists for the appointment of a minister without portfolio. The taoiseach must be nominated by the Dáil, the House of Representatives, from among its members. Following the nomination of the , the president of Ireland formally appoints the . The president also appoints members of the government on the nomination of the and their approval by the . The taoiseach nominates one member of the government as , the deputy head of government. Like the taoiseach, the tánaiste and the minister for finance must be members of the Dáil. The government is dependent on the Oireachtas to pass primary legislation and as s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University College, Cork
University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) () is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork. The university was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen's Colleges located in Belfast, Cork, and Galway. It became University College, Cork, under the Irish Universities Act 1908. The Universities Act 1997 renamed the university as National University of Ireland, Cork, and a Ministerial Order of 1998 renamed the university as University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork, though it continues to be almost universally known as University College Cork. Amongst other rankings and awards, the university was named Irish University of the Year by ''The Sunday Times'' on five occasions; most recently in 2017. In 2015, UCC was also named as top performing university by the European Commission funded U-Multirank system, based on obtaining the highest number of "A" scores (21 out of 28 metrics) among a field ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arboretum
An arboretum (: arboreta) is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees and shrubs of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, many modern arboreta are in botanical gardens as living collections of woody plants and are intended at least in part for scientific study. In Latin, an ''arboretum'' is a place planted with trees, not necessarily in this specific sense, and "arboretum" as an English word is first recorded used by John Claudius Loudon in 1833 in ''The Gardener's Magazine'', but the concept was already long-established by then. An arboretum specializing in growing conifers is known as a pinetum. Other specialist arboreta include saliceta (willows), populeta (Populus, poplar), and querceta (oaks). Related collections include a fruticetum, from the Latin ''frutex'', meaning ''shrub'', much more often a shrubbery, and a viticetum (from the Latin ''vitis,'' meaning vine, refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Smith-Barry, 1st Baron Barrymore
Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry, 1st Baron Barrymore, (17 January 1843 – 22 February 1925), was an Anglo-Irish Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ... politician. Background and education Smith-Barry was the son of James Hugh Smith Barry, of Marbury, Cheshire, Marbury, Cheshire, and Fota Island, County Cork, and his wife Eliza, daughter of Shallcross Jacson. His paternal grandfather John Smith Barry was the illegitimate son of James Hugh Smith Barry, son of John Smith Barry, younger son of Lieutenant-General James Barry, 4th Earl of Barrymore, The 4th Earl of Barrymore (a title which had become extinct in 1823; see Earl of Barrymore). He was educated at Eton College, Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. Political career Smith-Barry entered Parliament of the United Ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorothy Bell
The Honourable Dorothy Elizabeth Bell (14 April 1894 – 16 January 1975) was an Anglo-Irish aristocrat, landowner, Red Cross nurse and a farmer. Bell also served with a number of charitable organisations in Ireland, including the Irish Red Cross Society, Victoria Hospital and the Irish Girl Guides. Bell was the owner of Fota House in County Cork, Ireland. She was the last private owner of the house. Early years Dorothy Elizabeth Smith-Barry was born in St. George's, Hanover Square, London, UK. Bell was the youngest daughter of Arthur Hugh Smith-Barry, Lord Barrymore. Bell was a direct descendant of Philip de Barry. On her mother's side, she was the grand-daughter of General James S. Wadsworth. During World War I, Bell served as a British Red Cross Nurse. She married Major William Bertram Bell in 1917. The couple had three daughters; Susan, Evelyn and Rosemary. In 1925, Bell inherited Marbury, the family house and estate. She sold that property in 1936 after inheriti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regency Architecture
Regency architecture encompasses classical buildings built in the United Kingdom during the Regency era in the early 19th century when George IV was Prince Regent, and also to earlier and later buildings following the same style. The period coincides with the Biedermeier style in the German-speaking lands, Federal style in the United States and the French Empire style. Regency style is also applied to interior design and decorative arts of the period, typified by elegant furniture and vertically striped wallpaper, and to styles of clothing; for men, as typified by the dandy Beau Brummell and for women the Empire silhouette. The style is strictly the late phase of Georgian architecture, and follows closely on from the neoclassical style of the preceding years, which continued to be produced throughout the period. The Georgian period takes its name from the four Kings George of the period 1714–1830, including King George IV. The British Regency strictly lasted only from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Richard Morrison
Sir Richard Morrison (1767 – 31 October 1849 / 1844Philip Smith (writer), ''An Introduction to the Architectural Heritage of County Wicklow'' (Dublin: Wordwell Press / Government of Ireland, Department of the Environment, Heritage, and Local Government, National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, 2004). p.24.) was an Irish architect. Life He was born at Midleton, County Cork, the son of John Morrison, also an architect. Originally intended for the church, he was eventually placed as a pupil with James Gandon, the celebrated architect, in Dublin. He obtained through his godfather, Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Shannon, a post in the ordnance department at Dublin, but this he abandoned. when he entered into full-time practice as an architect. He married Elizabeth Ould, daughter of the Reverend William Ould, and granddaughter of the noted physician Sir Fielding Ould, and had at least four children. Having resided for some time at Clonmel, where his second son, William Vitruvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castlelyons
Castlelyons () is a small village in the east of County Cork, Ireland. It is also a civil parish in the barony of Barrymore. The name is derived from a stronghold of the Uí Liatháin - an early medieval kingdom. It is situated south of Fermoy. In the 2022 census the village recorded a population of 428. Castlelyons is part of the Dáil constituency of Cork East. There are two stone bridges that cross the River Bride into the village - one a small footbridge and the other a bridge which was part of the entrance into Barrymore Castle - the seat of the Earls of Barrymore. The parish has two churches at Bridesbridge and Coolagown, and also has a castle, two abbeys, a mausoleum, two holy wells, and many other historical sites. History The Catholic parish of Castlelyons today is made up of three main districts - Coolagown, Britway and Castlelyons/Bridesbridge. Three quarters of the parish extend along the banks of the River Bride. Castlelyons Friary existed between the 14th a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrigtwohill
Carrigtwohill, officially Carrigtohill (), is a town in County Cork, Ireland with a population of 5,568 (2022). It is 12 kilometres east of Cork city centre. It is connected to Cork Suburban Rail and is bypassed by the N25 road. Carrigtwohill is one of the fastest-growing towns in the region, and a hub for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The town is in the civil parish of Carrigtohill. Carrigtwohill is part of the Cork East Dáil constituency. Name It is generally believed that the town's name is from . However, in his book ''Church and Parish Records'' (1903), the Rev. J.H. Cole of the Church of Ireland said that ''tuathail'' is used in the sense of "left-handed", or "North". Cole says it is so called because, whereas most of the rocks in that part of the country run east–west, the rocks at Carrigtwohill run north–south. The town's anglicised name first appeared in written documents in 1234 as ''Karrectochell''. Later spellings include ''Carrigtuoghill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barryscourt Castle
Barryscourt Castle (''Caisleán Chúirt an Bharraigh'' in Irish) is a castle located in eastern County Cork in southern Ireland, close to the town of Carrigtwohill. History The site on which Barryscourt castle now stands has been occupied for over a thousand years- there is evidence of a wooden watermill having been built next to a stream at the site sometime in the 7th century, long before any fortification existed there. Barryscourt fell into the hands of the Anglo-Norman de Barry family in the 12th century, and masonry from this period found at the site may be the remains of another watermill or possibly an early fortification built by the Barrys. While the de Barry's lands in various parts of County Cork were divided amongst various branches of the family, Barryscourt remained in the possession of the most powerful branch, the Barrymores (''Barra mór'' or "Great Barry" in Irish). The Barrymore line later became extinct, Barryscourt thus passing to a distant cousin, Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
