Recalling Cork's lost Jewish community

They once had over 400 families and even two local soccer teams but the decline of Cork’s native orthodox Jewish community does not mean it will be forgotten forever.

A little over a century since the first Jewish immigrants arrived on Leeside, an exhibition telling their story has been made a permanent fixture at Cork Public Museum.

It features photos of the Hebrew congregation and items from the closed-down synagogue, but also the stories of the tradesmen, those who opened businesses in Cork, and the ‘vickle-men’ who knocked on local families’ doors once a week selling their wares.