Kingfisher, mural in County Cork

What is recorded here

Map note: Look up Kingfisher, a mural in County Cork, Ireland. It made the map, and that is an invitation to be curious.

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Explorer Tom William Clarke and Son has a history that goes from provisions to waste paper, so it’s seen some things. The red brick…

Explorer Tom Nathans house on Coal Quay dates from around 1880 and has kept its timber sash windows despite being an office now.…

Explorer Tom Norton Bros. on Coal Quay is an office that survived the century by being too stubborn to leave. It’s probably hiding a…

Explorer Tom Quay or wharf in Cork City is made of limestone that’s seen more ships than I’ve seen good ideas. It’s got some serious…

Explorer Tom Ian Cuneen Lock and Safe Co. on Coal Quay used to keep secrets, now it just keeps memories. Early nineteenth century…

Explorer Tom The Tackle Shop in Cork City is one of the few old houses left on the quays. It retains timber sash windows and a slate…

Explorer Tom Apartment or flat in Cork City is currently feuding with the next block over about whose windows are more impressive to…

Explorer Tom Ipics on Coal Quay is an old house pretending to be a business. It’s one of the few early nineteenth century survivors…

Explorer Tom O' Callaghan house on Lavitt's Quay in Cork City is one of the few 19th-century survivors there. Built c.1840, now…

Explorer Tom Sunblind & Curtain Centre in Cork City is actually a former terrace of houses built around 1845 that now serves retail…

Explorer Tom Post box in Cork City has given up sweets for Lent but kept all the secrets people shoved into it since 1890. That…

Explorer Tom House in Cork City on Corn Market Street is part of an imposing terrace that thinks it’s the bee's knees. It still has…