Native name | Sráid an Chapaill Bhuí (Irish) |
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Length | 280 m (920 ft) |
Width | up to 45 metres (148 ft) |
Location | Cork, Ireland |
Postal code | T12 |
Coordinates | 51°53′51″N 8°28′30″W / 51.89755°N 8.47513°W |
north end | St. Patrick's Street |
south end | South Mall |
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Known for | The National Monument, Capitol Cinema, Bishop Lucey Park |
Grand Parade is one of the main streets of Cork city, Ireland. It runs from South Mall in the south to St. Patrick's Street/Daunt Square in the north, with intersections with Oliver Plunkett Street, Tuckey Street, Washington Street, Augustine Street and a number of pedestrian-only lanes in between. The Irish name of the street, Sráid an Chapaill Bhuí ("Yellow Horse Street"), comes from a time when there was a statue of King George II on horse-back at the junction with South Mall. The location of this statue is now occupied by the national monument.[1]