Skiddy's Almshouse
| Skiddy's Almshouse | |
|---|---|
 The Arcade | |
  Shown within Ireland | |
| Basic information | |
| Location |
Shandon, Cork, County Cork, Ireland |
| Geographic coordinates | 51°54′12″N 8°28′31″W / 51.9034°N 8.4752°WCoordinates: 51°54′12″N 8°28′31″W / 51.9034°N 8.4752°W |
| Affiliation | Church of Ireland |
| Architectural description | |
| Founder | Stephen Skiddy |
| Completed | 1719 |
Skiddy's Almshouse is the oldest inhabited building in the city of Cork.[1] It was built in 1718 and finished in 1719.
It was the second almshouse built using a bequest from Stephen Skiddy for the city's poor, either Catholic or Church of Ireland.[2] Built on a corner of the medieval Saint Mary's Churchyard, the building was once part of a campus including the Green Coat Hospital and School. The other buildings were demolished in the 1950s. The Almshouse was saved from demolition in the 1960s with restoration completed in 1975. A second restoration was completed in 2005. Skiddy's Almshouse is now one of the very few surviving eighteenth-century institutional buildings in Cork.[3][4][5] The restoration of this building in 2005 won the contractor the RIAI Europa Nostra Award for the work.[1]
The Almshouse is an L-shaped building with a stone arcade enclosed by a ten-foot wall and a large iron gate. As of 2011, it housed 15 people.[6][7]
Further reading
- "Skiddy's Alms House > Cork City & County Archives". Corkarchives.ie. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- "Holdings: Skiddy's Almshouse, , Co. Cork.". Catalogue.nli.ie. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- Catharina Day (2006). Ireland. New Holland Publishers. pp. 186–. ISBN 978-1-86011-327-7.
- The History of Skiddy's Almshouse MPhil. Thesis 2004 is available to read in Cork City's public libraries
- Vintners' Company, Some Notes on the History of the Vintners' Company (London, 2001)
- Vintners' Company, Will Book (Guildhall Library MS 15364, pp. 69–74)
- Vintners' Company, Receipts for Mr. Stephen Skidmore Legacy from October 1606 – 1665 (Guildhall Library MS 15361, FCAA/61)
- John Crowley, Robert Devoy, Denis Linehan, Patrick O'Flanagan, Atlas of Cork city. Cork University Press, Cork 2005, pp. 144–5.
- Michael V. Conlon, 'Some old Cork charities', in Journal of Cork Historical and Archaeological Society. Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, Cork, 1943
- John Crowley, Robert Devoy, Denis Linehan, Patrick O'Flanagan, Atlas of Cork city. Cork University Press, Cork 2005.
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- 1 2 "Skiddy Almshouse renovations". Fmp.ie. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ↑ Kieran McCarthy (15 September 2016). Cork City History Tour. Amberley Publishing. pp. 10–. ISBN 978-1-4456-6430-9.
- ↑ "Archive: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage". Buildingsofireland.ie. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ↑ Bill O’Herlihy (4 May 1966). "RTÉ Archives". RTÉ. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
- ↑ John WINDELE (1840). Historical and Descriptive Notices of the City of Cork, etc. Bolster. pp. 86–.
- ↑ "Cork Heritage Open Day > Buildings > Skiddy's Almshouse". Corkheritageopenday.ie. Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2016.
- ↑ Brendan Lehane (2001). The Companion Guide to Ireland. Companion Guides. pp. 237–. ISBN 978-1-900639-34-7.