Street, Mulgrave Road and Leitrim Street. The area extends to Cathedral Walk in the north, Pope’s Quay in the south, Coburg Street in the east and Upper Cattle Market Street in the west.
The central thoroughfare of the area is Shandon Street extending from North Gate Bridge as far as the North Cathedral. This is a busy commercial street possessing small narrow-fronted shops and pubs, and divides the area into two distinct parts, one to the west and the other to the east, each with a distinct character and history. The eastern area containing John Redmond Street, Exchange Street, Dominick Street., and Church Street. functioned as the main trading area when Shandon was at the height of its importance for the provision trade and the export of butter in the 18 th and 19 th -centuries. The lands to the west of Shandon Street and to the north of Blarney Street were historically associated with the cattle trade, with cattle being brought to the edge of the city, kept on land now covered with 20 th -century housing, before being sold in the cattle market, slaughtered and prepared for consumption or cured for export on board ships from the city’s quays. The eastern portion of the project area developed later than the core of Shandon with tentative development commencing along the western bank of the Kiln River during the 17 th -century, the eastern bank of the river remained as marshland up until the mid-18 th -century. Extensive reclamation was undertaken by Cork Corporation of these marshy areas east of Kiln River from the mid-18 th -century. This area of the city became a centre of industry dominated by brewing, distilling and tannery operations, with many of the buildings in this area comprising warehouses, maltings and granaries associated with these industries.
Integrated Urban Strategy, Shandon, Cork Baseline archaeological assessment
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