 The courthouse on Washington Street | |
  Shown within Cork Central | |
| Native name | Sráid Washington (Irish) |
|---|---|
| Former name(s) | Great George's Street[1] |
| Namesake | George Washington |
| Length | 500 m (1,600 ft) |
| Width | 21 metres (69 ft) |
| Location | Cork, Ireland |
| Postal code | T12 |
| Coordinates | 51°53′50″N 8°28′55″W / 51.89722°N 8.48194°W |
| west end | St. Finbarr's Road, Lancaster Quay, Woods Street |
| Major junctions | South Main Street |
| east end | Grand Parade |
| Other | |
| Known for | Cork Courthouse, St Augustine's Catholic Church, pubs, restaurants |
Washington Street (Irish: Sráid Washington)[2] is a street in central Cork city, Ireland. Built in 1824,[3] it runs from the old medieval town centre onto the site of the western marshes, and today links the Western Road and Lancaster Quay with the Grand Parade.
- ^ "Cork street name changes 1750 - 2013". Corkpastandpresent.ie. Cork City Libraries. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Sráid Washington / Washington Street". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ "Thomas Holt's map of Cork city & suburbs". Corkpastandpresent.ie. Cork City Libraries. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
Holt's map of 1832 is one of the first maps to show Great George's Street, which was opened in 1824 (and renamed Washington Street in 1918)