Jul 072008
Cork Opera House is a theatre and opera house in Cork in the Republic of Ireland. It was originally built in 1855, although its existence has not been continuous; having survived the burning of much of Cork by British forces in reprisal for an ambush of a military convoy in 1920 by Irish rebels, the Opera House nevertheless was burned down in its centenary year by a combination of old wiring and wooden materials. Although Cork had until then boasted the presence of a proper theatre in some form for over 250 years, it wasn’t until 1963 that the Opera House was rebuilt fully and opened. Travel attractions.
GPS tourist destinatons: 51° 54′ 1.08″ N, 8° 28′ 21.29″ W
