Cork’s university campus

My research began in earnest in Cork. My first stop in this southern city was University College Cork.

The old part of the university consisted of a stately building before a quadrangle of emerald green lawn. Near by was the mysterious Crawford observatory that appeared abandon.

Crawford Observatory, UCC, Cork

They stood in stark contrast to the “new” cement blocks that were sterile by comparison. I wandered up stairs and along hallways and finally outside to discover the south channel of the River Lee backing the university.