The Village Park, County Cork

What is recorded here

Map note: The map marks The Village Park as a park in County Cork, Ireland. It made the map, and that is an invitation to be curious.

Photo credits

Discover Ireland; photographer not stated, Discover Ireland
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Dan 10:19 match reports / photos (individual photographer not named), www.dan1019.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
Hywel Williams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Mac McCarron, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.irishexaminer.com

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