Shandon
Seandún | |
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City district | |
.jpg) Houses in the Shandon area | |
  Shandon Location in Cork | |
| Coordinates: 51°54′11″N 8°28′41″W / 51.9031°N 8.4781°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| City | Cork |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Shandon (Irish: An Seandún meaning "the old fort") is a district on the north-side of Cork city. Shandon lies north of the River Lee and North Gate Bridge, the northernmost point of the medieval city. Several landmarks of Cork's north-side are located in the area, including the bell tower of the Church of St Anne, the Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne, Saint Mary’s Dominican Church & Priory, and Firkin Crane Arts Centre.
Shandon is referred to in the song "The Bells of Shandon", which was written by Francis Sylvester Mahony under the pen name of "Father Prout".[1] Shandon Street is a principal street in the area, and was originally called Mallow Lane.[2][3] Shandon is part of the Dáil constituency of Cork North-Central.
- ^ "Shandon Bells & Tower - St Anne's Church - History". shandonbells.ie. 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Shandon Street – Cork Past & Present". www.corkpastandpresent.ie. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Cork Heritage – Northside Narratives: Shandon Street Heritage Trail". corkheritage.ie. Retrieved 24 December 2017.