Bishop Lucey Park (Cork)

Ireland / Cork / Cork / Grand Parade
Also called, unofficially, Nelson Mandela Park or, mistakenly, the Peace Park. Bishop Lucey was not a popular figure.

Named after Cornelius Lucey, a Bishop and Freeman of Cork (1952-1980), it occupies a previously derelict site . The entrance Archway was reconstructed from the Cork Cornmarket, dating from 1850. The park includes a sculptured fountain of eight bronze swans, representing the 800 years of the city since the Norman City Charter was granted in 1185 A.D (the original monastic settlement was founded earlier, in the 6th c. by St. Fin Barr). In the course of clearance and construction , archaeologists found portions of the early city walls exposed and preserved just inside the entrance.
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Coordinates:   51°53'49"N   8°28'33"W
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