Living history — and mysteries solved — with the Digital Atlas of Cork

This interactive historical atlas of Cork explores the city from its origins in c. 625 AD to the present

IHTA Cork Map 8-TCD An early map of Cork in c. 1600 (Hardiman Collection, Trinity College Dublin), included in IHTA Cork/Corcaigh. 

It’s only a five-minute stroll from Cork’s St Patrick Street to Dungarvan — if you lived in the 13th century anyway.

And Cork’s Bowling Green Street might be more than a bit older than any local bowls club. There's also a street in Cork which has two placenames attached... for a rather unusual reason.