Cork: A Brief History

In the 18th century, French Protestants (Huguenots) were being persecuted in their native home and so many settled in Corks so called Huguenot Quarter and French Church Street gets its name from them.

During the time of the Potato famine in 1845 - 1850, Cork was the main port for emigrants from Ireland to America, and it remained the main port for Irish emigrants well into the 20th century as vast numbers fled Irelands poverty.

In 1825, Cork received gas light, the Cork Examiner was first published in 1841 and the railway line opened in 1849. The university opened also in 1849 and the first public library opened in Cork in 1892.

In 1917 Henry Ford opened a car factory in Cork. The Butter market closed in 1924. Cork Public Museum opened in 1945.

Cork Airport opened in 1961. President John F. Kennedy visited Cork in 1963. Cork Opera House was built in 1965. The First Cork Jazz festival was held in 1978.

The Ford factory closed in 1980. During the 1980’s, shipbuilding in Cork ended, and unemployment soared. Merchants Quay Shopping Centre opened in 1989, and the Lee Tunnel opened in 1999. With new technology Companies locating in cork, as well as increased tourism, brewing, distilling, chemicals and food processing transformed this great city and gave employment to thousands of Corkonians. Sure you might stay yourself for a lifetime of excitement.

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