#Shandon-Bells

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From North Side to County

From North Side to County

A sight well known to anyone who lives in Cork City. The Spire of St. Anne’s Church, or Shandon Bells stands like a beacon. The Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne is just off shot to the right, out of this shot. The County Hall can be seen far off in the distance out on the Carrigrohane Road. That building was once the tallest building in Ireland. Look back further and you’ll see fields on the…

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21st June 1791 saw the birth of the engineer Robert Napier, the engineer.

Born in Dumbarton, Napier worked as an apprentice to his father before moving to Edinburgh where he worked for engineer Robert Stevenson.

In 1815, he began his own engineering business in Glasgow. Acknowledging Henry Bell's work in the development of the steam-powered Comet, Napier began building marine steam engines. His first engine performed well in the steamer Leven and is preserved today at the Denny Ship Model Experiment Tank. He founded Parkhead Forge in Glasgow in 1837 to make iron for boiler plate. In 1841, he began building ships, which included some of the earliest iron-clad warships. Napier did much to establish the international reputation of the River Clyde as an centre for ship-building. With the Canadian shipping tycoon Samuel Cunard, he planned steam-powered vessels for transatlantic service and helped set up a company to run them. Napier also proved the economy and versatility of steam-powered vessels to the Admiralty.

In 1849 he built Leviathan, the world's first train ferry, which sailed from Granton to Burntisland. The Persia, launched in 1854, was the world's largest ship and the ironclad Black Prince, which was launched from Govan in 1861, was the largest Clyde-built ship of its time.

In 1861, the Parkhead Works were bought by Napier's son-in-law and William Beardmore. Napier won international respect; he became President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and was honoured by France and Denmark. He made his home at West Shandon, by the Gare Loch, which he filled with a remarkable collection of furniture, porcelain and paintings, including old masters and works by artists such as Raeburn and McCulloch.

Napier's wife died in 1875 and, overtaken by grief, he took ill and died at West Shandon the following year. Thousands lined the route to Dumbarton Parish Church, where he was buried in the family vault.

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Filmed in Nova Scotia, the 10-episode second season stars Morgan Kohan, Chad Michael Murray, and Scott Patterson, alongside Tom Jackson and Andrea Menard – – From the executive producers of VIRGIN RIVER, and adapted by executive producer and showrunner Roma Roth from the New York Times bestselling novels by Robyn Carr, Season 2 guest stars include Michelle Nolden, Cindy Sampson, Peter MacNeil, Joel Thomas Hynes, Jayne Eastwood, and Meghan Ory – – Season 1 of SULLIVAN’S CROSSING ranks as the most-watched Canadian drama of the 2022-23 broadcast season –

March 11, 2024

Tags: @CTV_PR, @CTV, @TheLede_CA, #SullivansCrossingTORONTO (March 11, 2024) – CTV announced today that Season 2 of hit original drama SULLIVAN’S CROSSING premieres Sunday, April 14 at a special time of 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, CTV.ca, and the CTV app. The series then moves into its regular Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT timeslot beginning April 21. From the team behind VIRGIN RIVER, and adapted by executive producer and showrunner Roma Roth from the New York Times bestselling novels by beloved author and Virgin River scribe Robyn Carr, SULLIVAN’S CROSSING stars Morgan Kohan (WHEN HOPE CALLS), alongside Chad Michael Murray (ONE TREE HILL), and Scott Patterson (GILMORE GIRLS).

Filmed in Nova Scotia, Season 2 consists of 10, one-hour episodes. Following the gripping conclusion of the first season, Season 2 of SULLIVAN’S CROSSING opens just hours after Dr. Maggie Sullivan (Kohan) has learned about her father’s stroke, and her life is once again thrown into turmoil. Choosing to delay her return to Boston to care for her father Sully (Patterson), Maggie finds herself back in Sullivan’s Crossing, where she must once again face her conflicted feelings about her father and address her growing attraction to Cal (Murray), as she struggles to come to terms with the realities of her pregnancy and the impact it may have on her career.

Returning for Season 2 alongside Morgan Kohan as Dr. Maggie Sullivan, Chad Michael Murray as Cal Jones, and Scott Patterson as Harry “Sully” Sullivan, are actor, singer and companion of the Order of Canada, Tom Jackson (CARDINAL) as Frank Cranebear; actor, singer, and songwriter, Andrea Menard (VELVET DEVIL) as Edna Cranebear; Amalia Williamson (BRIA MACK GETS A LIFE) as Lola Gunderson; Lindura (GHOSTS) as Sydney Shandon; Dakota Taylor (ZERO CHILL) as Rafe; Lauren Hammersley (VIRGIN RIVER) as Connie Boyle; Lynda Boyd (VIRGIN RIVER) as Phoebe Lancaster; Reid Price (THE SINNER) as Rob Shandon; Peter Outerbridge (DESIGNATED SURVIVOR) as Walter Lancaster; and Allan Hawco (JACK RYAN) as Andrew Mathews.

Joining the ensemble cast this season are Michelle Nolden (HEARTLAND) as salon owner Alysa Mackenzie, and Cindy Sampson (PRIVATE EYES) as Jane, a divorced mom with eyes for Rob. Peter MacNeil (MOONSHINE), Joel Thomas Hynes (LITTLE DOG), and Jayne Eastwood (WORKIN’ MOMS) also guest star in episodes this season, as well as Meghan Ory (CHESAPEAKE SHORES) in the role of Cal’s sister, Sedona.

On the Season 2 premiere of SULLIVAN’S CROSSING, “Guilt Trip” (Sunday, April 14 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, CTV.ca, and the CTV app), a guilt ridden Maggie Sullivan (Morgan Kohan) returns to the Crossing to find Sully (Scott Patterson) in hospital struggling with the feeling that he’s forgotten something. Cal Jones (Chad Michael Murray) is confused when Maggie gives him the cold shoulder, unaware that Lola (Amalia Williamson) pocketed his goodbye letter. Sully connects with a new patient who is sharing his hospital room; Edna (Andrea Menard) and Frank (Tom Jackson) find themselves at odds for the first time in years; and Sydney (Lindura) and Rafe (Dakota Taylor) struggle to keep things platonic while living as roommates.

Exclusive videos are available throughout the season on @SullivansCrossingCTV’s social channels and on CTV.ca and the CTV app, providing viewers with an extension of the series with bonus digital content. Fans can also catch up on Season 1 of SULLIVAN’S CROSSING available on CTV.ca and the CTV app with no subscription or sign-in required, beginning March 26.

Season 1 of SULLIVAN’S CROSSING ranks as the most-watched Canadian drama of the 2022-23 broadcast season. The series made its U.S. premiere on The CW as part of their 2023 fall broadcast lineup, and also quickly became one of the network’s most-watched shows. Adapted by Showrunner Roma Roth from author Robyn Carr’s bestselling book series of the same name, SULLIVAN’S CROSSING is executive produced by Reel World Management’s Roma Roth and Christopher E. Perry in association with CTV and Fremantle. Author Robyn Carr is also an executive producer.

Directors for Season 2 are Cal Coons (REMEDY), Chris Grismer (QUANTUM LEAP), April Mullen (THE SPENCER SISTERS), Melanie Orr (CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING), and Shamim Sharif (SORT OF). The series is an interprovincial co-production with Nova Scotia based producer Ann Bernier and Ontario based producer Mark Gingras with the participation of Reel World Management, Canadian Media Fund, Bell Media, Nova Scotia Film & Television Production Incentive Fund, the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit, Bell Fund, and Screen Nova Scotia Content Creator Fund.

 SULLIVAN’S CROSSING is distributed internationally by Fremantle. Showrunner Roma Roth executive produces alongside Christopher. E. Perry with Ann Bernier and Mark Gingras producing. For Fremantle, Michela Di Mondo, Executive Vice President, Distribution and Sales, Canada, and Hilary Martin, Executive Producer, Global Drama are executive producing. For Bell Media, Rachel Goldstein-Couto is Head of Development; Rachel Ferguson is Production Executive, Original Programming; Sarah Fowlie is Head of Production, Original Programming; Carlyn Klebuc is General Manager, Original Programming; Pat DiVittorio is Vice-President, CTV and Specialty Programming. Justin Stockman is Vice-President, Content Development & Programming, Bell Media. Karine Moses is Senior Vice-President, Content Development & News, Bell Media and Vice Chair, Québec, Bell.

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A Blustery Day - Cork, Ireland

Indoor activities were on the docket today - first stop was the Nano Nagle Museum (pictured above). We learned all about this amazing woman and her impact on the children of Cork.

Nano Nagle was born to a wealthy Catholic family in 1718, at that time Penal Law meant that education for Catholics was not available in Ireland, unless they attended Church of Ireland schools. Going against laws that also prohibited Irish Catholics from being educated in other countries, her family sent her to school in Paris. Due to as series of events in her life, Nano ended up entering a convent in Paris. She did not feel that the life of isolation in the convent allowed her to assist the needy of society. So she left the convent and returned to Ireland and Cork. She was a champion for the poor people of Cork. Before her death in 1784, she had opened 7 schools for poor children in Cork, founded an almshouse for poor women, and established the Presentation Order. This Order continues her education and social inclusion work to this day.

Photos of the inside of the chapel and the outside of the museum. It was interesting to learn how marginalized Catholics were in Ireland in the 1700s. Religion has created a few issues, both historically and currently.....what an understatement!

The weather continued to be a bit iffy, but it wasn't too bad - so we walked up to the shopping district of Cork. It was Saturday and there were a lot of people out and about - rain doesn't slow people down in Ireland. We went by the National Monument:

Built to commemorate the Irish Patriots who died during the period 1798-1867. I couldn't take a picture of the front of the monument, as there was a huge piece of construction equipment inconveniently parked there for the weekend!

We walked across the Grand Parade and continued through the town center.

St. Peter & Paul's Church, built in the Gothic Revival style, it opened in 1866.

An historic building in the Paul Street District - built in the red brick and white stone style common in Cork.

Shandon Bells & Tower St. Anne's Church, built between 1722 and 1726. You can pay to go up in the tower and ring the bells....bet the people in the neighborhood love that!

Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne, opened in 1869, another example of Gothic Revival architecture and the red/white style unique to Cork.

We stopped and had lunch at a nice little pub, which I forgot to take a picture of and cannot remember the name of - you would think that I would have figured that out by now! Oh well, we were going to walk around a bit more, but the wind started picking up and the skies looked very threatening. So we headed back to our place to rest up for the Ireland vs. South Africa World Cup Rugby match - which we were hoping to watch at a local pub this evening.

We found a wonderful little pub to watch the match at. The owners of the pub were so gracious in finding us a table to sit at to watch the match (we did come early, in order to get a table) and in cooking us some wonderful little toasties for dinner. We ended up sharing our table with a young couple, he was from a small town in the Irish countryside and she was a native of Cork. They were just lovely, Dylan was very patient about explaining the rules of rugby to us while the game was going on. It was a lively atmosphere and Ireland won - so the mood was celebratory. Great evening hanging out with the locals! Unfortunately, I can't remember Dylan's girlfriend's name, but her sister was going to school in Edinburgh to become an occupational therapist! She couldn't believe it when I told her that I was an occupational therapist - not very often that you meet people who actually know what that is about! Memorable evening in Cork.

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When JFK came to Cork | 28 June 1963

by Mary Horgan

This summer marks the 60th anniversary of the visit of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States of America, to Cork.  As part of his historic four-day trip to Ireland, five months before his assassination in Dallas on 22nd November 1963, he visited Wexford, Dublin, Galway, Limerick and Cork.  JFK’s eight great grandparents had emigrated to America during the 19th century.  Welcoming him back to the homeland of his ancestors was for so many, like welcoming one of their own home again. 

Interestingly, a visit to Cork was not originally on the agenda, but anticipation rose two weeks before the president’s arrival in the country, when the Evening Echo reported that ‘Mr. Kennedy himself had asked specifically that Cork be included as part of his Irish itinerary’ as some of his ancestors had hailed from the county.

Evening Echo, 14 June 1963

But also, Cork people don’t like to be excluded and can be very persuasive; remember, how in 2011, Cork made certain that Queen Elizabeth II would not leave Ireland without visiting the city.  At a meeting of Cork Corporation on 26 May 1963, it was agreed that the Freedom of Cork should be offered to President Kennedy.  On 11 June, he was formally nominated and elected a freeman of the city of Cork, with the actual conferring to take place during his visit on 28 June 1963.  This was the second time that a U.S. president became a Freeman of Cork; the first being, Woodrow Wilson, in 1919.  As the day of the visit drew closer, the public learnt more about the planned itinerary through the local press.  On 21 June, Lord Mayor Seán Casey, T.D. issued an appeal to employers to allow their staff time off work to welcome the U.S. President and requested that businesses and houses along the route of the motorcade would decorate their premises for the occasion.  Sixty telephone lines and specialized wired photograph facilities for members of the world’s press were installed in the City Hall and 900 gardaí were allocated to be on duty during the Cork visit. 

On the morning of Friday 28 June 1963, five helicopters left Dublin carrying JFK and entourage.  Shortly after 10a.m. the sound of helicopters could be heard above the streets of Cork.  Ten minutes later, the President landed safely on the square in Collins Barracks, on the north side of the city. The official welcoming party included Lord Mayor Seán Casey, Jack Lynch, T.D. who was Minister for Industry and Commerce at the time and Walter McEvilly, the City Manager.  The combined pipe bands of the 4th and 12th Infantry Battalions played ‘The Boys from Wexford’ and ‘Kelly the Boy from Killane’. 

President Kennedy inspects a Guard of Honour as he departs Collins Barracks

(Courtesy of Irish Examiner Archives)

The Presidential motorcade consisted of fourteen vehicles, including three buses for members of the world’s press and a Secret Service car – not a common site on the streets of Cork.  An estimated 100,000 people, some carrying American flags, lined the streets, as the motorcade made its way down Summerhill, along MacCurtain Street, over Patrick’s Bridge, then along Patrick Street, Grand Parade, South Mall and over Brian Boru Bridge to the City Hall.  

(The Irish Times, 29 June 1963)

The bells of Shandon rang out across the city, and it seemed that at almost every corner, musicians felt compelled to show their joy at the visit by taking up their instruments.  The Irish Times reported that: ‘Rose petals, confetti streamers and ticker tape were strewn along President Kennedy’s path as almost 100,000 Leesiders roared a Céad Míle Fáilte, again and again’.  Businesses had followed the Lord Mayor’s request to close and erected signs such as: ‘Closed, gone to meet President Kennedy’.  In their excitement, sometimes the crowds surged forward, eager to shake JFK’s hand, make eye contact, clap him on the back, thank him for coming, while concerned Secret Service men looked on.  But he was in no danger in this place, and he must have felt that because sometimes he even leaned forward from the car and brushed hands against the outspread fingers of people nearest the motorcade. 

President Kennedy’s motorcade nears the top of Patrick Street

(JFK Library)

President Kennedy accompanied by Lord Mayor Seán Casey waves to cheering crowds as the motorcade makes its way along Patrick Street

(Courtesy of Irish Examiner Archives)

Evening Echo, 28 June 1963

When the motorcade finally arrived at the City Hall, 2,000 invited guests awaited the president inside the Concert Hall, where his entrance was greeted by a fanfare of trumpets from the Southern Command Band. 

On behalf of the city, the Lord Mayor welcomed him with the following words:

‘Throughout its long history, Cork has received many famous visitors from many parts of the world but I can confidently say that no man has ever come within our walls who is more welcome than John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the great republic of the west, leader of the powerful nation to whom we all owe so much’.

President Kennedy with his hands on the Freedom Casket as he accepts the Freedom of Cork in the City Hall

(Courtesy of Irish Examiner Archives)

President Kennedy accepted the Freedom Casket containing his Certificate of Freedom.  Designed by the well-known Cork firm, Wm. Egan & Sons, it was made of solid silver, gilded in fine gold, mounted on a plinth of Connemara marble and engraved with shamrock, Celtic design, the Cork Coat of Arms, the U.S. Eagle Crest and the Kennedy family crest. The President’s concluded his eight-minute speech, which was relayed over loudspeakers to the crowds outside with the following words:

‘So I must say Mr. Mayor, that when I am retired from public life, I will take the greatest pride and satisfaction in not only having been President of my own country but a Freeman of this City.’

(Courtesy of Irish Examiner Archives)

This photo shows JFK leaving the City Hall en route to Marine One helicopter waiting at the Marina Park, Victoria Road, which is now known as Kennedy Park in his honour.  A crowd of about 5,000 had made their way there with some running in under the whirling blades of the helicopter.  The pilot had a difficult job to clear a path through the crowd before executing a take-off which had him hovering with the wheels almost touching the heads below. 

The Irish Times reported:

‘A White House Press Corps man wiped perspiration from his brow and said: “Gee, that was the most dangerous take-off I’ve ever seen in many years of covering American Presidents.  Cork outdoes anything I’ve seen before. I thought the mobbing in Berlin was bad, but now I know better.  My message home will be of this one helleva hooley we had in Cork.’

JFK’s visit to Cork was a short one, but in the words of The Cork Examiner:

‘Cork indeed will remember, and President Kennedy will never forget’.

Sources consulted for this post may be viewed at the Local Studies & Learning department, Grand Parade Library, Cork:

Harvey, Dan. & White, Gerry. The Barracks: A History of Victoria/Collins Barracks, Cork. 1997.

Tubridy, Ryan.  JFK in Ireland: Four days that changed a president. 2010

Quinlivan, Aodh.  The Freedom of Cork: A Chronicle of Honour. 2013. 

The Cork Examiner

Evening Echo

The Irish Times

Irish Examiner Archives

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Shandon Bells

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Fanfiction trope 40, 70 for any love/hate... (I think it will be interesting, but I can't think of any pairing at all, forgive me please🥺)

40. Almost Kiss

70. Locked in a Room

Richard and Hatteras got stuck ....by accident in the kitchen. You would think that two grown men would be more intelligent than that,but apparently,today they weren't.

The problem was that the kitchen door was pretty annoying,because If you were to slam it shut, it would get stuck. And this late night,Richard and John had the same idea of going for a sip of tea in the middle of the night. And when Richard saw John already in the kitchen,he couldn't stop himself from slamming the door,storming into the kitchen cabinets and getting himself a cup,in quite a childish manner.

Hatteras only stared at the younger man,looking at his firm body for just a second and sipping his warm tea in a pretty relaxed state.

"There's tea left for you,Shandon." Hatteras said coldly. And Richard only stared back,trying to hold back from actually thanking the captain.

This interaction would have ended,If the door didn't get stuck. (Hatteras wanted to leave,but the door was stuck,pushing his whole weight on the door,still didn't budging)

" Shandon,the door is stuck."

" Seriously?" The brunette sighed and tried to open it by himself,only to get to the same conclusion as his captain.

Both of them kind of accepted the fact that they had to wait for the morning,but thankfully,the kitchen was way warmer than the sleeping quarters. Still,neither of them could sleep,they stared emptily at eachother, trying to tell eachother more than their mouth could.

Their bodies moved by themselves,with furrowed brows and contracted muscles as they were going to fight,not embrace eachother,their breaths got close to eachother, almost too close,they would feel the faint smell of the tea that they just drank and the smell of salt from their skin.

" To hell with this-" Richard whispered, only wanting to dig into his captain's lips like they were raw meat in front of a hungry dog.

But someone interrupting,some faint manly chuckles could be heard from the other side of the door. Both of them stopped in their tracks, getting away from eachother,seeing the door opening,creaking slowly,seeing Simpson and Bell in their white night apparell,their faces where kind of red,but the captain and his "partener" didn't care,they were interrupted.

"Good night, Captain." Said Richard,storming out the kitchen in that exact moment,leaving Simpson and Bell alone with the captain.

(added a little Bell x Simpson at the end because why not. )

THANK YOU FOR THE REQUEST!!

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Shandon Bells and County Hall

Shandon Bells and County Hall

The clocks of Shandon Bells, or the Four Faced Liar (because the clocks rarely agree on the time), and the County Hall far off in the distance.

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On June 21st 1791 Robert Napier, regarded as the "father of Clyde shipbuilding" was born in Dumbarton.

Napier worked as an apprentice to his father before moving to Edinburgh where he worked for engineer Robert Stevenson.

In 1815, he began his own engineering business in Glasgow. Acknowledging Henry Bell's work in the development of the steam-powered Comet, Napier began building marine steam engines. His first engine performed well in the steamer Leven and is preserved today at the Denny Ship Model Experiment Tank. He founded Parkhead Forge in Glasgow in 1837 to make iron for boiler plate. In 1841, he began building ships, which included some of the earliest iron-clad warships. Napier did much to establish the international reputation of the River Clyde as an centre for ship-building. With the Canadian shipping tycoon Samuel Cunard, he planned steam-powered vessels for transatlantic service and helped set up a company to run them. Napier also proved the economy and versatility of steam-powered vessels to the Admiralty.

In 1849 he built Leviathan, the world's first train ferry, which sailed from Granton to Burntisland. The Persia, launched in 1854, was the world's largest ship and the ironclad Black Prince, which was launched from the navy at Govan in 1861, was the largest Clyde-built ship of its time.

Napier won international respect; he became President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and was honoured by France and Denmark. He made his home at West Shandon, by the Gare Loch, which he filled with a remarkable collection of furniture, porcelain and paintings, including old masters and works by 19th C. artists such as Raeburn and McCulloch.

Napier's wife died in 1875 and, overtaken by grief, he took ill and died at West Shandon the following year. Thousands lined the route to Dumbarton Parish Church, where he was buried in the family vault.

There is loads more about Napier here, including a lists of the ships he was involved in building over a period stretching 53 years http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Robert_Napier

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Shandon bells, Cork City

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One of the Shandon bells

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Ireland photo studies

Landscape studies I made from photos I took during my holidays in Ireland last summer. The first one is in Kinsale bay, second at Inch beach, and the third in front of St Anne church's tower in Cork.

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Fall under Cork’s charm

Fall under Cork’s charm

Ireland’s vibrant second city is a rare mix of cosmopolitan sophistication and laid back charm. Within Cork’s compact centre, art galleries rub shoulders with snug traditional pubs and historic buildings tower over trendy coffee shops. Ringing the Shandon Bells Cork is the perfect base from which to explore both the Wild Atlantic Way and Ireland’s Ancient East, but first you must get under its…

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