5/5 Adam G. 4 years ago on Google
As
detailed
on
the
four
plaques
attached
onto
the
wall
of
the
landing
at
the
steps
of
its
central
entrance,
this
park
was
built
in
1865
and
originally
called
the
Columbine
Quay.
However,
it
is
known
locally
as
the
Prom.
The
park
became
a
popular
venue
for
band
concerts
and
in
1896
the
Victorian
bandstand
was
erected,
however
it
fell
into
disrepair
and
was
removed
in
1963.
The
most
recent
renovations
were
carried
out
to
mark
the
Millennium.
The
park
was
renamed
and
dedicated
to
the
Kennedy
Memorial
Park
after
his
visit
in
June
1963
and
shortly
before
his
assassination
later
in
that
year.
The
park
is
well
maintained
and
is
amazingly
clean.
It
has
extensive
paved
areas
and
bench
seating
as
well
as
landscaped
garden
beds,
litter
bins,
lighting
and
restrooms.
As
well
as
the
original
bandstand,
it
has
a
small
playground.
There
are
two
ornamental
cannons,
returned
from
the
Boer
and
Crimean
Wars
in
1899
and
1854
respectively,
two
feature
water
fountains
and
two
maypoles,
as
well
as
a
number
of
memorials
including
a
memorial
to
the
Irish
boxer
Jack
Doyle,
a
monument
to
the
Antarctic
Explorer
Robert
Ford,
and
Mary
Gregory's
sculpture
called
The
Navigator.
It's
a
relatively
small
park
however
given
its
central
and
prominent
location
along
the
Cobh
promenade
with
panoramic
views
over
the
harbour,
its
bandstand,
extensive
seating,
and
kids
play
space
which
is
extensively
fenced,
it
continues
to
this
day
to
be
the
focus
of
recreation
in
the
town
centre.
It's
a
lovely
seaside
park,
and
a
great
place
to
sit
and
ponder
with
great
panoramic
views
overlooking
Cork
Harbour
and
in
the
background
with
rows
of
shops
and
terraces
rising
up
the
steep
hillside,
dominated
by
the
tall
and
impressive
19th
century,
neo-Gothic
St.
Colman's
Cathedral.
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