Cork International Exhibition
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Water chute erected on the River Lee for the Exhibition
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Overview | |
BIE -class | Unrecognized exposition |
Name | Cork International Exhibition |
Area | 8 ha |
Location | |
Country | Ireland |
City | Cork |
Venue | Mardyke |
Coordinates | 51°53′46″N 8°29′39″W / 51.8961°N 8.4943°W / 51.8961; -8.4943 |
Timeline | |
Opening | Spring 1902 |
Closure | Autumn 1902 |
The International Exhibition (sometimes Cork International Exhibition ) was a world's fair held in Cork , Ireland , in 1902, 50 years after the first world's fair held in Ireland , which also took place in Cork. At the time of the exhibition, Ireland was still part of the United Kingdom .
Organisation
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Edward Fitzgerald , the then Lord Mayor of Cork , originally proposed the idea for the fair [1] which took place on 8 hectares of reclaimed marshland in the Mardyke area of Cork. This area is now known as Fitzgerald's Park . [2] The exhibition opened in spring (between April [2] and 1 May [1] [3] ) and closed in autumn (September [2] or November). [1] [3]
Exhibits and entertainment
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Exhibitions included a Canadian pavilion, art gallery, machinery hall and industrial hall, [3] [4] and Hadji Bey launched their Turkish Delight. [5]
One of the industrial exhibits was 'Engine 36' (pictured), built by Bury, Curtis, and Kennedy in 1847, to run services from Dublin to Cork . [6]
The Capuchin community of Cork's Holy Trinity Church organised a Father Mathew Pavilion, which included memorabilia of Mathew and wooden models of the church, and a fountain made of Portland cement . [7]
Entertainments included a water chute, a skating rink, [2] switchback railway , temperance restaurant, a creamery , [3] shooting gallery and, an aquarium . [4]
Legacy
The immediate legacy was a follow on exhibition in 1903 which was visited by Edward VII and Queen Alexandra . [2] After the second fair closed the grounds were donated to Cork Corporation for recreational use by the public [2] and opened to the public in 1906. [8] Now known as Fitzgerald's Park, the park retains the original pavilion and fountain from the fair and also houses the Cork Public Museum . [9]
References
- 1 2 3 "20th Century Cork > About Cork > CorkCity.ie" . Archived from the original on 10 February 2012 . Retrieved 6 February 2012 .
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cork's Beautiful Fitzgerald's Park, site of the International Exhibition of 1902/03" . Archived from the original on 6 December 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 "CORK INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION - 1902" . Archived from the original on 5 February 2011 . Retrieved 7 February 2012 .
- 1 2 "Economy and society in Cork in the early 20th century" . Retrieved 7 February 2012 .
- ↑ "A Brief History of Hadji Bey's, Ireland's Premier Turkish Delight" . Retrieved 8 December 2018 .
- ↑ Display board at Cork Station
- ↑ Curtin-Kelly, Patricia (2015). An Ornament to the City: Holy Trinity Church & the Capuchin Order . Dublin: The History Press Ireland. p. 111. ISBN 978 1 84588 861 9 .
- ↑ "Museum > Services > - CorkCity.ie" . Archived from the original on 18 November 2011 . Retrieved 7 February 2012 .
- ↑ "Discover Ireland | Fitzgerald Park. Cork City, Cork, Ireland South" . Archived from the original on 30 July 2009 . Retrieved 7 February 2012 .
External links
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