The Cork International Exhibition, 1902-1903 : a snapshot of Edwardian Cork / Daniel Breen.

Includes index.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Front Matter; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Author's Notes; Chapter 1; Introduction; Chapter 2; Opening Day -- A City on Display; Chapter 3; Timekeepers of Progress; Chapter 4; Making an Exhibition of Ourselves; Chapter 5; 'Not Grit Enough'?; Chapter 6; The Architecture of the Cork International Exhibition; Chapter 7; The Educational & Industrial Exhibits; Chapter 8; Tourism, Royal Visits, Amusements and Entertainments ; Chapter 9; Exhibiting Culture -- Displaying Art, Music and Sport; Chapter 10; The Legacy of the 1902 and 1903 Cork Exhibitions; Bibliography; Appendices.

Appendix 1Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Appendix 5; Appendix 6; Index.

In this accessible and attractive book, beautiful illustrations accompany an involving contextualization of life in Ireland's Cork City at the beginning of the 20th century. Focusing on the ""International Exhibition of Manufactures, Arts, Products and Industries, "" a monumental event which opened its doors in the summer of 1902 and which Cork City has not paid witness to before or since, local historians Daniel Breen and Tom Spalding provide an enlightening account of an Irish city during a time when civic and cultural life was celebrated in the spirit of the age, and not obscured by the divi.

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