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Go back in time to Patrick Street, Cork, c.1880

Father Mathew Statue, Cork, c.1880
Father Mathew Statue, Cork, c.1880 NLI

This timezoom will remove all the years, the dirt, the wear and tear, and bring you back to a sunny, quiet Patrick Street in approximately 1880.

Source photo is from the National Library of Ireland:

http://catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000560724 

Father Theobald Mathew (1790 - 1856):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Mathew 

The statue commemorating Fr. Mathew was erected in 1864:

http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/places/stpatricksstreet/selectedplacesofinterest/frmathewstatue/