English Market

The term English Market was coined in the 19th century to distinguish the market from the nearby St. Peter's Market (now the site of the Bodega on Cornmarket Street), which was known as the Irish Market.{{cite web|url = http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/Architecture/PLAQUES_BROCHURE.pdf | publisher = The Heritage Council | title = A Guide to Cork City's Historic Plaques and Signs | page = 10 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110927173830/http://www.heritagecouncil.ie/fileadmin/user_upload/Publications/Architecture/PLAQUES_BROCHURE.pdf | archive-date = 27 September 2011 }} There has been a market on the present site since 1788{{cite web|url = http://www.englishmarket.ie/historygallery/thehistoryofthemarket/theestablishmentoftheenglishmarket/ | publisher = EnglishMarket.ie | title= History - The Establishment of the English Market | access-date = 21 May 2017 }} when it was opened as a meat shambles and known as "new markets".{{snf|Keohane|2020|p=92}} Its original structure is entirely lost. The market has been rebuilt in stages, including by John Benson and Robert Walker in the mid-19th century who constructed a front range, galleried court, and extended the footprint to the south end of Princes Street. Today the market centres around a cast iron fountain, and is typically entered via either a tripartite facade on Princes Street, or a bayed entrance from the Grand Parade. The market is known for its interior; which consists of a gabled central bay, central archways, and stained glass lunette windows. It was damaged during a 1981 fire, but is now fully restored.{{snf|Keohane|2020|p=92}}

Today's group of buildings were constructed in the mid-19th century with the ornamental entrance at Princes Street being constructed in 1862 by Sir John Benson.{{cite web | url = http://www.corkpastandpresent.com/places/stpatricksstreet/selectedbuildings/englishmarket/ | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130119180653/http://www.corkpastandpresent.com/places/stpatricksstreet/selectedbuildings/englishmarket/ | url-status = dead | archive-date = 19 January 2013 | publisher = Cork City Library | work = Cork Past & Present | title = English Market | access-date = 21 May 2017 }} The market changed little over the next century or so until it was seriously damaged by fire on 19 June 1980 and had to be extensively refurbished by Cork City Council. The refurbishment work was done in sympathy with the original Victorian building's design and won a Gold Medal from the Europa Nostra heritage foundation for conservation shortly after its completion. The refurbished market suffered a second fire in 1986 but the fire was less damaging than the first.{{cite web|url = http://www.theenglishmarket.ie/component/content/article/42-past-a-present/79-1986-fire | publisher = Cork Examiner | date = 7 January 1986 |via =TheEnglishMarket.ie | author = Power, Vincent | title = City market devastated in huge blaze | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100103080407/http://www.theenglishmarket.ie/component/content/article/42-past-a-present/79-1986-fire | archive-date = 3 January 2010 }}

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It is administered by Cork City Council.{{cite web|url = http://www.englishmarket.ie/aboutus/ | publisher = EnglishMarket.ie | title = About Us | access-date = 21 May 2017 }} A variety of different fresh produce from around the world can be bought in the English market. The market is still best known however for its fresh fish and butchers, and it serves many of the city's top restaurants. It is a source of local specialities such as drisheen, spiced beef and buttered eggs.

Queen Elizabeth II visited the market during her 2011 state visit to Ireland as did Charles, Prince of Wales during his visit in 2018.{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/britains-prince-charles-and-camilla-visit-corks-english-market-37010083.html

| publisher = Independent News & Media | website = independent.ie | title = Britain's Prince Charles and Camilla visit Cork's English Market | date = 14 June 2018 | access-date = 26 August 2018 |author = Anderson, Nicola }}{{cite web|url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/crowds-cheer-as-queen-visits-market-2286880.html | work = The independent | title = Cheers as queen visits market | date = 20 May 2011}} Both were served by fishmonger Pat O'Connell.{{cite web|author = Roseingrav, Louise | url = http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/mother-in-law-gag-earns-cork-fishmonger-a-queen-s-invite-1.1715107 | title = Mother-in-law gag earns Cork fishmonger a queen's invite| publisher = Irish Times | website = irishtimes.com | date = 6 March 2014 | access-date = 21 May 2017}} The English Market was used as a location for the 2016 film The Young Offenders and the subsequent TV series of the same name.{{cite web|last1=Healy|first1=Alan|title=Young Offenders finale to be screened in the English Market|url=http://www.eveningecho.ie/corknews/Young-Offenders-finale-to-be-screened-in-the-English-Market-f0a31fe1-2b1d-442e-8160-f5d122c031d8-ds|website=eveningecho.ie |publisher=Evening Echo|access-date=25 April 2018 | date = 21 February 2018 }}

Cork City Council and the site's traders commended the market's 230th anniversary in August 2018.{{cite web|url =https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2018/0801/982503-english-market/ | publisher = RTÉ | website = rte.ie | title = Cork's English Market celebrates 230th birthday | date = 1 August 2018 | access-date = 26 August 2018 | author = Sheehy, Paschal }}

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