[The Irish Louvain:

view of the burning of Cork city after the Black and Tans]
[graphic].
Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: Hogan, W. D., photographer
In collection: Hogan-Wilson Collection
Format: Photo
Published / Created: ca. 13 December 1920.
Subjects:
Notes:Photographic print (embossed with "W.D. Hogan, / 56 Henry St., / Dublin." lower right).

This photograph shows the devastation in the centre of Cork city after the Burning of Cork on 11/12 December 1920. The large facade still standing on the right is Sunner's Pharmaceutical and Dispensing Chemist at 31 Patrick Street.

Additional information about this photograph is available on the National Library of Ireland's Flickr Commons photostream http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/49202355778/

Exhibited as part of ‘From Turmoil to Truce, photographs of the War of Independence’, 19 November 2019-May 2020 at the National Photographic Archive

Physical description: 1 photograph : gelatin silver print ; 13.9 x 19.1 cm.

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While we didn’t manage to identify yesterday’s military man, today we know the where, the when, and the why. The burning of the centre of Cork city by Crown forces in 1920 was a monstrous act of vandalism. This fine Hogan-Wilson photograph gives some idea of the scale and the devastation inflicted!
Just to remind people that there is an important exhibition of photographs from this period in Irish history showing in the National Photographic Archive, Meeting House Square, Dublin entitled “From Turmoil to Truce”
Photographer: W. D. Hogan
Date: Circa 13 December 1920
NLI Ref.: HOGW 100
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie

Comments

Dr. Ilia
remarkable!
Posted: 11.12.2019  
 
Carol Maddock
Perfect timing, Morning Mary. This devastation was wrought on the night of 11/12 December 1920. And we think from research for our current exhibition at Meeting House Square in Temple Bar that this photograph was taken around 13 December 1920.
Posted: 11.12.2019  
 
Oretani Wildlife (Mike Grimes)
Patrick Street looking north towards the river. The building on the left is now Dunnes Stores. goo.gl/maps/J84eYswhPdRtQXDu9
Posted: 11.12.2019  
 
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
A challenge! Which photo was taken first? ... [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/9713428703/]
Posted: 11.12.2019  
 
Niall McAuley
The car at left is a PI reg, Cork city. Could be PI 756 or 786.
Posted: 11.12.2019  
 
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Mr Hogan went up a nearby high building too - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000280677 And flickr is sometimes amazing! Another photographer (or was it Mr Hogan?) was up high also - see how the crowds are being kept back ... [https://www.flickr.com/photos/81005713@N08/47026604021/]via [https://www.flickr.com/photos/81005713@N08/]
Posted: 11.12.2019  
 
rod1691
Great 👍
Posted: 11.12.2019  
 
ɹǝqɯoɔɥɔɐǝq
Three months later, in March 1921, it was not so "Louvain" looking, and the 'Dispensing Chemist' facade had fallen down ... [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nlireland/16037291180/]
Posted: 11.12.2019  
 
Rhisiart Hincks
Is uafásach an scríos a rinneadh agus is maith go bhfuil an grianghraf seo le feiscint ar Flickr inniu.
Posted: 19.12.2019