Other Streets

Devonshire Street North

Devonshire Street North derives its name from Abraham Devonsher who was a merchant in Cork in the eighteenth century. He served as High Sheriff of County Cork in 1762. He also served as a Member of Parliament for Rathcormac on three occasions between 1756 and 1776.

Originally a Quaker, Devonsher was expelled from the Quaker community in 1756 for 'conformity to the world' and for his involvement in politics. The Hibernian Chronicle of Thursday, 24 April 1783, reported on his death, thus: 'Tuesday last at his lodgings on the Grand Parade, Abraham Devonsher of Kilshannick Esq .'.

Hardwick Street

Hardwick Street may be named after Philip Yorke, the Third Earl of Hardwicke, who was the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1801 to 1806.

Keyser's Hill

Some scholars think that Keyser's Hill may be the oldest surviving street name in Cork. The name 'keyser' is derived from the Norse language and is thought to mean 'the passage leading to the waterfront'.

Rope Walk

In the 18th century, Cork city enjoyed an economic boom largely based on the supply of material and provision to Britain's Royal Navy. Among the materials supplied were rope and sail cloth. Rope Walk, off Sunday's Well Road, was the site of a rope-walk where ropes were formed by the process of laying and stranding lengths of spun yarn.

South Mall and Grand Parade

Like so much of the centre of Cork city, both the Grand Parade and South Mall were formed by covering over channels of the river Lee in the late eighteenth century. The Grand Parade is the widest street in the city while the South Mall has long been the financial centre of Cork.