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Father Mathew Statue

Father Mathew Statue

Photograph of the Father Mathew Statue on St Patrick's Street, Cork.

Cork Camera Club collection, Cork City Libraries
Father Mathew Statue
Cork Camera Club collection, Cork City Libraries

Father Mathew Statue

Photograph of the Father Mathew Statue on St Patrick's Street, Cork.

Cork Camera Club collection, Cork City Libraries
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Statue of Father Mathew

Photograph showing a frontal view of the staue of Father Theobald Mathew on St Patrick's Street

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Statue of Father Mathew
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Statue of Father Mathew

Photograph showing a frontal view of the staue of Father Theobald Mathew on St Patrick's Street

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As well as being one of the best known landmarks in Cork city, the Father Mathew Statue also served as the geographic hub of the electric tramway system in Cork from 1898 to 1931 .


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