Firkin Crane

Firkin Crane
Firkin Crane Centre
The Firkin Crane Centre in Shandon, Cork City.
Firkin Crane is located in Cork Central
Firkin Crane
Firkin Crane
Location within Cork Central
AddressJohn Redmond St.
Cork
Ireland
Coordinates51°54′09″N 8°28′35″W / 51.9026°N 8.4764°W / 51.9026; -8.4764
Elevation23 m (75 ft)
Capacity238 (Smurfit Theatre)
Construction
Built1855
Rebuilt1992
ArchitectJohn Benson
Website
www.firkincrane.ie

The Firkin Crane is a non-profit arts organisation based in the protected building of the same name in the Shandon area of Cork City in Ireland.[1][2] It is a theatre and dance centre and is a permanent base for Cork City Ballet and Crux Dance Theatre.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Firkin Crane". Cork City Council. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. ^ Grant-Smith, Deanna; Matthews, Tony. "Inner-city neighbourhood shows the way in protecting heritage of centuries past". The Conversation. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Firkin Crane/Butter Market". IFTN.
  4. ^ "Butter market building plan in the works for Shandon". echo live. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  5. ^ McGrath, Aoife (3 December 2012). Dance Theatre in Ireland: Revolutionary Moves. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-137-03547-9.