List of public art in Cork city

This is a list of public art on permanent public display in Cork city, Ireland. The list applies only to works of public art accessible in a public space; it does not include artwork on display inside museums. Public art may include sculptures, statues, monuments, memorials, murals and mosaics.

Public art in city centre[]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Designation	Notes
	Father Theobald Mathew	St Patrick's Street	1864	John Henry Foley			"The Statue"[1]
	The Echo boy	St Patrick's Street	1991	Barry Moloney			[2]
	Examiner Office	St. Patrick's Street	2009	Eithne Ring & Liam Lavery
	National Monument	Grand Parade, Cork	1906	D. J. Coakley			[3]
	Berwick Fountain	Grand Parade, Cork	1860	Sir John Benson			[4]
	'Lest We Forget' War Memorial	South Mall, Cork	1925				[5]
	City	South Mall, Cork	1985	Patrick O'Sullivan			[6]
	Cork City Battalion Irish Volunteers Memorial	South Mall, Cork	2016	Mick Wilkins			[7][8]
	Fountain, English Market	English Market	1800s	W. R. Harris (firm)			[9]
	The Onion Seller	Bishop Lucey Park	1985	Seamus Murphy			[10] Presented by Sunbeam Wolsey PLC
	Swan Fountain	Bishop Lucey Park	1985	John Behan			[11]
	The Onion Seller	The Coal Quay (Corn Market Street)	1995	Seamus Murphy			[12] Presented by Ray Doherty (Franchisee McDonald's)
	Rory Gallagher	Rory Gallagher Place (formerly St. Paul's Square)	1997	Geraldine Creedon			[13]
	George Boole Plaque	Bachelors Quay

Southside[]

This is defined as the area of the city south of the south channel of the River Lee, and inside the South Ring Road (N40).

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Designation	Notes
	Cork 800 Memorial	Cork City Hall	1985
	Tomás Mac Curtain	Cork City Hall
	Terence MacSwiney	Cork City Hall
	Two Working Men	Cork County Hall	1969	Oisín Kelly			"Cha and Miah"
	Christ the King	Turners Cross	1931	John Storrs			[14]
	McCarthy Monument	Blackrock Road	1870	William Atkins			[15]
	Resurrection Angel	Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral	1879	William Burges			"The Goldy Angel"
	Doorway Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral	Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral

Northside[]

This is defined as the area of the city north of the north channel of the River Lee.

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Designation	Notes
	Salmon Weathervane	Church of St Anne, Shandon
	Lost Industries	Leitrim Street, Blackpool		Denis O'Connor
	Thomas Kent	Cork Kent railway station		James MacCarthy
	Callaghan's Gate	Lower Glanmire Road					Entrance gateway to Lotabeg House [16]
	Ship at Sail	Tivoli Dual Carriageway	1996	Kevin Holland			[17]

Fitzgerald's Park[]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Designation	Notes
	Michael Collins	Fitzgerald's Park		Seamus Murphy			[18]
	Tom Barry	Fitzgerald's Park		Seamus Murphy			[19]
	General Daniel Florence O'Leary	Fitzgerald's Park
	Adam and Eve	Fitzgerald's Park		Edward Delaney			[20]
	Apple Woman	Fitzgerald's Park	1968	Marshall Hutson			[21]
	Dreamline	Fitzgerald's Park	1932	Seamus Murphy			[22]
	Boy with Boat	Fitzgerald's Park		Joseph Higgins			[23]
	Reflection	Fitzgerald's Park		James Horan			[24]
	Girl Dancer	Fitzgerald's Park		Oisín Kelly			[25]
	Father Matthew Memorial Fountain	Fitzgerald's Park

University College Cork[]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Designation	Notes
	The Growth Dome	University College Cork		Eilis O'Connell
	Fantailed on the Falls	University College Cork	1995	Conor Fallon
	Horse's Head	University College Cork	1986	Michael Quane
	Figure Talking to a Quadruped	University College Cork	1995	Michael Quane			[26]
	George Boole	University College Cork	2016	Paul Ferriter			[27]
	Republican Prisoners Memorial	University College Cork					Located on the wall of the old Cork County Gaol, which has been incorporated into the perimeter wall of UCC.

Past public art[]

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Designation	Notes
	George II	Grand Parade, Cork	1762-1862	John Nost			Damaged in 1862 and subsequently removed. Nicknames were "George-a-horseback", "The Yellow Horse"[28]
	Boy and girl	Green Coat Hospital School	1716				Now in St Anne's Church, Shandon. "Bob and Joan"[29]
	Dunscombe Testimonial Fountain	Shandon Street					[30]

See also[]

• List of public art in Belfast
• List of public art in Dublin
• List of public art in Galway city
• List of public art in Limerick

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