Research metadata

• RPS Ref. No.: None identified — no separate Cork City RPS entry found for this archway [1][2]
• Overall identification confidence: High (the structure is unambiguously identified in council and local-history sources)
• Vacancy / dereliction status at a glance: Not a habitable building. A relocated architectural fragment standing in a neglected rear service yard; described by Cork City Council as a heritage asset that is "wasted in the corner it is currently located in" [3]

Quick facts

Summary

This is an ornate carved stone archway bearing the date 1779, salvaged from the demolished Kyrl's Quay premises of John Daly & Co Mineral Water Manufacturers — the Cork firm that created Tanora — and re-erected in the early 1990s during the North Main Street Shopping Centre development. It survives intact but marooned in a rear service area behind Northgate House and Supermac's, where it is largely invisible to the public and frequently obscured by bins. Cork City Council has acknowledged its heritage value and recommended leaving it in place until a permanent, more prominent riverside or street location can be secured.

Identification

• Address: rear service area behind Supermac's / Papa John's and the Northgate House apartment block, off Kyrl's Quay, Cork City Centre; the original premises stood at 17–20 Kyrl's Quay [3][4]
• Eircode (if found): (Unverified)
• Building type(s): freestanding ornate stone entrance archway; a relocated architectural fragment rather than a building [3]
• Approx. date of construction / period: inscribed 1779 (firm's foundation date); fabric probably late nineteenth-century Victorian (Medium) [5]
• Architect / builder (if known): (Unverified)
• RPS / NIAH / other heritage references: none specific to the archway identified. The Cork City RPS lists nearby structures including the Kyle Street / Cornmarket Street Warehouse (PS1029), The Bridewell, Kyrl's Street (PS1026) and a Fragment of Old City Wall, former RH Parker site, Kyrl's Street (PS223) [1]
• Coordinates (lat, long) / map link: approximate, based on the adjacent NIAH record for Northgate House (ITM 167068, 72138) [7]; precise coordinates for the archway (Unverified)
• Building-match confidence & ambiguity notes: identification of the archway itself is High, but its precise parcel and ownership boundary are ambiguous because it sits in a rear service yard between the former North Main Street Shopping Centre service area, the Supermac's unit and the Northgate House apartment block. NIAH record 20500485 describes a Kyrl's Quay warehouse with a segmental-arched carriage opening and a date plaque — superficially similar, but it is a two-storey 1856 warehouse and should not be conflated with this archway [6]

History & Significance