60-403: Rocque is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: John Rocque (c. 1709 – 1762), English surveyor and cartographer Kelsey Rocque (born 1994), Canadian curler Marcel Rocque (born 1971), Canadian curler Michael Rocque (born 1899), Indian field hockey player See also [ edit ] Larocque , a surname Rocques ,
120-487: A French commune [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Rocque . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rocque&oldid=858141361 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
180-609: A climatological weather station at Cork Airport , a few kilometres south of the city centre. The airport is at an altitude of 153 metres (502 ft) and temperatures can often differ by a few degrees between the airport and the rest of the city. There are also smaller synoptic weather stations at UCC and Clover Hill. Due to its position on the coast, Cork city is subject to occasional flooding. Temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F) or above 25 °C (77 °F) are rare. Cork Airport records an average of 1,239.2 millimetres (48.79 in) of precipitation annually, most of which
240-459: A godfather in 1728, which suggests he was at least twenty-one years old by that time. In addition to his work as a surveyor and mapmaker, Rocque was an engraver and map seller. He was also involved in some way in gardening as a young man, living with his brother Bartholomew, who was a landscape gardener, and producing plans for parterres , perhaps recording pre-existing designs, but few details of this work are known. Rocque produced engraved plans of
300-461: A mix of modern shopping centres and family-owned local shops. Shopping centres can be found in several of Cork's suburbs, including Blackpool , Ballincollig , Douglas , Ballyvolane , Wilton and at Mahon Point Shopping Centre . Other shopping arcades are in the city centre, including the "Cornmarket Centre" on Cornmarket Street, "Merchant's Quay Shopping Centre" on Merchant's Quay, home to Debenhams , Dunnes Stores and Marks & Spencer , and
360-405: A plot to overthrow Henry VII of England . The then-mayor of Cork and several important citizens went with Warbeck to England but when the rebellion collapsed they were all captured and executed. The title of Mayor of Cork was established by royal charter in 1318, and the title was changed to Lord Mayor in 1900 following the knighthood of the incumbent mayor by Queen Victoria on her visit to
420-656: A portion of the old city wall) and the Marina and Atlantic Pond (an avenue and amenity near Blackrock used by joggers, runners and rowing clubs). Up until April 2009, there were also two large commercial breweries in the city. The Beamish and Crawford on South Main Street closed in April 2009 and transferred production to the Murphy's brewery in Lady's Well. This brewery also produces Heineken for
480-555: A residential housing complex called Atkins Hall, after its architect William Atkins . Cork's most famous building is the church tower of St Anne in Shandon, which dominates the Northside of the city. It is widely regarded as the symbol of the city. The North and East sides are faced in red sandstone, and the West and South sides are clad in the predominant stone of the region, white limestone. At
540-447: A retail street called Opera Lane off St. Patrick's Street/Academy Street. A mixed retail and office development, on the site of the former Capitol Cineplex, with approximately 60,000 square feet (5,600 m ) of retail space, was opened in June 2017. Retail tenants in this development include Facebook, AlienVault and Huawei . Cork's main shopping street is St. Patrick's Street and is
600-687: A series of sumptuously illustrated manuscript surveys of the estates of the then Earl of Kildare . In 1756, he published the first detailed printed map of Dublin, the 4-sheet Exact Survey of Dublin (officially entitled An Exact Survey of the City and Suburbs of Dublin in Which is Express'd the Ground Plot of all Publick Buildings Dwelling Houses Ware Houses Stables Courts Yards &c by John Rocque Chorographer to their Royal Highnesses The Late & Present Prince of Wales - 1756 ). A detail from this map later featured on
660-558: A temporary licensed citywide community station 'Cork City Community Radio' on 100.5FM, which is on-air on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays only. Cork has also been home to pirate radio stations, including South Coast Radio and ERI in the 1980s. Today some small pirate stations remain. Cork is home to one of Ireland's main national newspapers, the Irish Examiner (formerly the Cork Examiner ). Its ''sister paper'', The Echo (formerly
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#1732852007494720-526: A throughput of new blood, as do the theatre components of several courses at University College Cork (UCC). Important elements in the cultural life of the city include: Corcadorca Theatre Company , of which Cillian Murphy was a troupe member prior to Hollywood fame; the Institute for Choreography and Dance, a national contemporary dance resource; the Triskel Arts Centre (capacity c.90), which includes
780-528: Is a landmark statue of Father Mathew . The reason for its curved shape is that it was originally a channel of the River Lee which was built over arches. The General Post Office, with its limestone façade, is on Oliver Plunkett Street , on the site of the Theatre Royal which was built in 1760 and burned down in 1840. The English circus proprietor Pablo Fanque rebuilt an amphitheatre on the spot in 1850, which
840-478: Is also a generally foggy city, with an average of 97.8 days of fog a year, most common during mornings and winter. Despite this, however, Cork is also one of Ireland's sunniest cities, with an average of 4.04 hours of sunshine every day and only having 63.7 days where there is no "recordable sunshine", mostly during and around winter. The Cork School of Music and the Crawford College of Art and Design provide
900-427: Is chosen in a vote by the elected members of the council under a D'Hondt system count. Since June 2023, the mayor has been Kieran McCarthy. Cork City Hall is located along Albert Quay on the south side of the city. It officially opened on 8 September 1936, following the previous building being destroyed in the " Burning of Cork " in 1920. The administrative offices for Cork County Council are also located within
960-485: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles John Rocque John Rocque (originally Jean; c. 1704 –1762) was a French-born British surveyor and cartographer , best known for his detailed map of London published in 1746. Rocque was born in France in about 1704, one of four children of a Huguenot family who subsequently fled first to Geneva , and then, probably in 1709, to England. He became
1020-413: Is home to some of the country's leading department stores with the foundations of shops such as Dunnes Stores and the former Roches Stores being laid in the city. Cork City is a hub of industry in the region. Several pharmaceutical companies have invested heavily in the area, including American companies Pfizer , Johnson & Johnson and Swiss company Novartis . Perhaps the most famous product of
1080-417: Is possibly the more famous of the two. It is built on the foundations of an earlier cathedral. Work began in 1862 and ended in 1879 under the direction of architect William Burges . St. Patrick's Street , the main street of the city which was remodelled in the mid-2000s is known for the architecture of the buildings along its pedestrian-friendly route and is the main shopping thoroughfare. At its northern end
1140-489: Is rain. The airport records an average of 6.5 days of hail and 9.5 days of snow or sleet a year; though it only records lying snow for 2 days of the year. The low altitude of the city, and moderating influences of the harbour, mean that lying snow very rarely occurs in the city itself. At Cork airport, there are on average 218 "rainy" days a year (over 0.2 millimetres (0.008 in) of rainfall), of which there are 80 days with "heavy rain" (over 5 millimetres (0.2 in)). Cork
1200-492: The 2019 Cork City Council election , the political representation is: Fianna Fáil (8 members), Fine Gael (7 members), Green Party (4 members), Sinn Féin (4 members), Labour (1 member), People Before Profit–Solidarity (1 member), Workers' Party (1 member), Independents (5 members). Certain councillors are co-opted to represent the city at the South-West Regional Authority . A new Lord Mayor of Cork
1260-616: The Evening Echo ), was for decades connected to the "Echo boys", who were poor and often homeless children who sold the newspaper. Today, the shouts of the vendors selling The Echo can still be heard in parts of the city centre. One of the biggest free newspapers in the city is the Cork Independent . The city's university publishes the UCC Express and Motley magazine. Cork features architecturally notable buildings originating from
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#17328520074941320-725: The Georgian style , although there are a number of examples of modern landmark structures, such as County Hall tower, which was, at one time the tallest building in Ireland until being superseded by another Cork building: The Elysian . Outside the County Hall is the landmark sculpture of two men, known locally as 'Cha and Miah' . Across the river from County Hall is Ireland's longest building; built in Victorian times, Our Lady's Psychiatric Hospital has now been partially renovated and converted into
1380-414: The River Lee which meet downstream at its eastern end, where the quays and docks along the river lead outwards towards Lough Mahon and Cork Harbour , one of the largest natural harbours in the world. Cork was founded in the 6th century as a monastic settlement, and was expanded by Viking invaders around 915. Its charter was granted by Prince John in 1185 . Cork city was once fully walled, and
1440-746: The Triskel Christchurch independent cinema; dance venue the Firkin Crane (capacity c.240); the Cork Academy of Dramatic Art (CADA), Montfort College of Performing Arts , and Graffiti Theatre Company; and the Cork Jazz Festival , Cork Film Festival and Live at the Marquee events. The Everyman Palace Theatre (capacity c.650) and the Granary Theatre (capacity c.150) both host plays throughout
1500-568: The Women's Gaol at Sunday's Well (now a heritage centre) and the English Market . This covered market traces its origins back to 1610, and the present building dates from 1786. Parks and amenity spaces include Fitzgerald's Park to the west of the city (which contains the Cork Public Museum ), the angling lake known as The Lough , Bishop Lucey Park (which is centrally located and contains
1560-510: The 1930s as a gesture of reconciliation. Other notable places include Elizabeth Fort , the Cork Opera House , Christ Church on South Main Street (now the Triskel Arts Centre and the original site of early Hiberno-Norse church), and St Mary's Dominican Church on Popes Quay. Other popular tourist attractions include the grounds of University College Cork , through which the River Lee flows,
1620-554: The 6th century. It became (more) urbanised some point between 915 and 922 when Norseman ( Viking ) settlers founded a trading port. It has been proposed that, like Dublin, Cork was an important trading centre in the global Scandinavian trade network. The ecclesiastical settlement continued alongside the Viking longphort , with the two developing a type of symbiotic relationship; the Norsemen providing otherwise unobtainable trade goods for
1680-577: The Cork pharmaceutical industry is Viagra . Cork is also the European headquarters of Apple Inc. where over 3,000 staff are involved in manufacturing, R&D and customer support. Logitech and EMC Corporation are also important IT employers in the area. Three hospitals are also among the top ten employers in the city. The city is also home to the Heineken Brewery that brews Murphy's Irish Stout and
1740-532: The Irish Series B ten pound banknote (1976–1993). Rocque also covered the hinterland of Dublin in A Survey of the City Harbour Bay and Environs of Dublin , published in four sheets in 1758. These extended as far as Skerries and Cardy Rocks to the north, Carton House to the west, Blessington to the south-west and Enniskerry to the south. Rocque married twice. His widow, Mary Ann Rocque , continued
1800-627: The Irish market. There is also the Franciscan Well brewery, which started as an independent brewery in 1998 but has since been acquired by Coors. With a population of over 222,000 Cork is the second-most populous city in the State and the 16th-most populous local government area. Under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 , it was made a county borough, governed by a county borough corporation. This
1860-575: The Marina Market is an indoor, open-air space in which food vendors operate, and also incorporates an events space. The Cork accent, part of the Southwest dialect of Hiberno-English , displays various features which set it apart from other accents in Ireland. Patterns of tone and intonation often rise and fall, with the overall tone tending to be more high-pitched than other Irish accents. English spoken in Cork has several dialect words that are peculiar to
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1920-744: The Medieval to Modern periods. The only notable remnant of the Medieval era is the Red Abbey . There are two cathedrals in the city; St. Mary's Cathedral and Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral . St Mary's Cathedral, often referred to as the North Cathedral, is the Catholic cathedral of the city and was begun in 1808. Its distinctive tower was added in the 1860s. St Fin Barre's Cathedral serves the Church of Ireland ( Anglican ) and
1980-842: The arts infrastructure include modern additions to the Crawford Municipal Art Gallery and renovations to the Cork Opera House in the early 21st century. The Lewis Glucksman Gallery opened in the Autumn of 2004 at UCC, was nominated for the Stirling Prize in the United Kingdom, and the building of a new €60 million School of Music was completed in September 2007. Cork was the European Capital of Culture for 2005, and in 2009
2040-478: The business after his death. Cork (city) Cork ( Irish : Corcaigh [ˈkɔɾˠkəɟ] ; from corcach , meaning 'marsh') is the second largest city in Ireland , the county town of County Cork , the largest city in the province of Munster and third largest on the island of Ireland . At the 2022 census , it had a population of 224,004. The city centre is an island between two channels of
2100-562: The citizens to keep them from attacking the city. The present extent of the city has exceeded the medieval boundaries of the Barony of Cork City ; it now takes in much of the neighbouring Barony of Cork . Together, these baronies are located between the Barony of Barrymore to the east, Muskerry East to the west and Kerrycurrihy to the south. The city's municipal government was dominated by about 12–15 merchant families, whose wealth came from overseas trade with continental Europe – in particular
2160-444: The city and environs. Like standard Hiberno-English , some of these words originate from the Irish language, but others through other languages Cork's inhabitants encountered at home and abroad. The Cork accent displays varying degrees of rhoticity , usually indicative of the speaker's local community. Broadcasting companies based in Cork include RTÉ Cork , which has a radio, television and production unit on Father Matthew Street in
2220-417: The city centre provides good rail links for domestic trade. According to the 2011 Cork City Employment & Land Use Survey, the single largest employers in the city (all with over 1,000 employees) include Cork University Hospital , Apple Inc , University College Cork , Boston Scientific , Cork City Council , Cork Institute of Technology , Bon Secours Hospital, Cork , retailers Supervalu and Centra ,
2280-511: The city centre. Communicorp Media opened a radio studio in 2019 in the city covering content on both Today FM and Newstalk. The city's FM radio band features RTÉ Radio 1 , RTÉ 2fm , RTÉ lyric fm , RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta , Today FM , Classic Hits , Newstalk and the religious station Spirit Radio . There are also local stations such as Cork's 96FM , Cork's Red FM , C103 , CUH 102.0FM, UCC 98.3FM (formerly Cork Campus Radio 97.4fm) and Christian radio station Life 93.1FM. Cork also has
2340-538: The city limits, on the Carrigrohane Road on the west side of the city. For elections to Dáil Éireann , the city is part of two constituencies : Cork North-Central and Cork South-Central which each returns four TDs . Since the 2020 general election , these constituencies are represented by three Fianna Fáil TDs, two TDs Fine Gael TDs, two Sinn Féin TDs and one People Before Profit–Solidarity TD. Historically,
2400-587: The city was represented in the Dáil by Cork City from 1977 to 1981, by the two constituencies of Cork City North-West and Cork City South-East from 1969 to 1977, and by Cork Borough from 1921 to 1969. In the House of Commons of the United Kingdom , it was represented by Cork City from 1801 to 1922, and the Irish House of Commons , it was represented by Cork City from 1264 to 1800. The retail trade in Cork city includes
2460-525: The city. Since the nineteenth century, Cork had been a strongly Irish nationalist city, with widespread support for Irish Home Rule , and the Irish Parliamentary Party , but from 1910 stood firmly behind William O'Brien 's dissident All-for-Ireland Party . O'Brien published a third local newspaper, the Cork Free Press . Cork was overtaken by Belfast as Ireland's second-largest city in
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2520-461: The county is known as the "Rebel County". This view sometimes manifests itself in humorous references to the Real Capital and the propagation of t-shirts and street art celebrating the fictional The People's Republic of Cork The city has many local traditions in food, including crubeens , tripe and drisheen , which were historically served in eating houses like those run by Katty Barry in
2580-680: The export of wool and hides and the import of salt, iron and wine. The medieval population of Cork was about 2,100 people. It suffered a severe blow in 1349 when almost half the townspeople died of plague when the Black Death arrived in the town. In 1491, Cork played a part in the English Wars of the Roses when Perkin Warbeck , a pretender to the English throne, landed in the city and tried to recruit support for
2640-644: The gardens at Wrest Park (1735), Claremont (1738), Charles Hamilton's naturalistic landscape garden at Painshill Park , Surrey (1744), Wanstead House (1745) and Wilton House (1746). Rocque is now remembered principally for his Map of London . He began work on this in 1737 and it was published in 24 printed sheets in 1746. It was by far the most detailed map of London published up to that time and remains an important historical resource. The map of London and his other maps brought him an appointment as cartographer to Frederick, Prince of Wales in 1751. A fire in 1750 destroyed his premises and stock, but by 1753, he
2700-556: The main music venues in the city are the Cork Opera House (capacity c.1000), The Everyman, Cork Arts Theatre, Cyprus Avenue, Dali, Triskel Christchurch, The Roundy, and Coughlan's. The city's literary community centres on the Munster Literature Centre and the Triskel Arts Centre. The short story writers Frank O'Connor and Seán Ó Faoláin hailed from Cork, and contemporary writers include Thomas McCarthy , Gerry Murphy , and novelist and poet William Wall . Additions to
2760-420: The mid-20th century. The English Market sells locally produced foods, including fresh fish, meats, fruit and vegetables, eggs and artisan cheeses and breads. During certain city festivals, food stalls are also sometimes erected on city streets such as St. Patrick's Street or Grand Parade . In September 2021, the food hall Marina Market was established in the docklands area of the city. A former warehouse,
2820-595: The monastery, and perhaps also military aid. The city's charter was granted by Prince John , as Lord of Ireland , in 1185. The city was once fully walled, and some wall sections and gates remain today. For much of the Middle Ages, Cork city was an outpost of Old English culture in the midst of a predominantly hostile Gaelic countryside and cut off from the English government in the Pale around Dublin . Neighbouring Gaelic and Hiberno-Norman lords extorted "Black Rent" from
2880-425: The most expensive in the country per sq. metre after Dublin's Grafton Street . The area was impacted by the post-2008 downturn , though retail growth has increased since, with Penneys announcing expansion plans in 2015, redesigning of some facades on the street, and opening of newer outlets, including Superdry in 2015. Other shopping areas in the city centre include Oliver Plunkett St. and Grand Parade . Cork
2940-403: The nearby Beamish and Crawford brewery (taken over by Heineken in 2008) which have been in the city for generations. 45% of the world's Tic Tac sweets are manufactured at the city's Ferrero factory. For many years, Cork was the home to Ford Motor Company , which manufactured cars in the docklands area before the plant was closed in 1984. Henry Ford 's grandfather was from West Cork , which
3000-570: The nineteenth century. In the War of Independence , the centre of Cork was burnt down by the British Black and Tans , in an event known as the " Burning of Cork " and saw fierce fighting between Irish guerrillas and UK forces. During the Irish Civil War , Cork was for a time held by anti- Treaty forces, until it was retaken by the pro-Treaty National Army in an attack from the sea . The boundary
3060-603: The remnants of the old medieval town centre can be found around South and North Main streets. The city's cognomen of "the rebel city" originates in its support for the Yorkist cause in the Wars of the Roses . Corkonians sometimes refer to the city as "the real capital", a reference to its opposition to the Anglo-Irish Treaty in the Irish Civil War . Cork was originally a monastic settlement, reputedly founded by Saint Finbarr in
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#17328520074943120-562: The top sits a weather vane in the form of an eleven-foot salmon. Another site in Shandon is Skiddy's Almshouse , which was built in the 18th century to provide a home to the poorest of the city. Cork City Hall replaced the hall destroyed by the Black and Tans during the War of Independence in an event known as the " Burning of Cork ". The cost of this new building was provided by the UK Government in
3180-518: The year. Cork is home to the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet , and popular rock musicians and bands including John Spillane , Rory Gallagher , Five Go Down to the Sea? , Microdisney , The Frank and Walters , Sultans of Ping , Simple Kid , Fred and Mick Flannery . The opera singers Cara O'Sullivan , Mary Hegarty, Brendan Collins, and Sam McElroy are also Cork born. Ranging in capacity from 50 to 1,000,
3240-628: Was altered by the Local Government Act 2001 , under each of the five county boroughs became designated as cities, governed by city councils. Cork City Council is a tier-1 entity of local government with the same status in law as a county council . While the local government in Ireland has limited powers in comparison with other countries, the council has responsibility for planning, roads, sanitation, libraries, street lighting, parks, and several other important functions. Cork City Council has 31 elected members representing six electoral areas. As of
3300-477: Was drafted during July 2018, and enacted as part of the Local Government Act 2019 . The boundary change occurred on 31 May 2019, following the 2019 local elections . The climate of Cork, like the majority of Ireland, is mild oceanic ( Cfb in the Köppen climate classification ) and changeable with abundant rainfall and a lack of temperature extremes. Cork lies in plant Hardiness zone 9b. Met Éireann maintains
3360-568: Was employing ten draughtsmen, and The Small British Atlas: Being a New set of Maps of all the Counties of England and Wales appeared. There was a second edition in 1762. He also surveyed and published maps of Middlesex, Oxford, Berkshire, & Buckinghamshire in 1760. Rocque spent six years in Dublin (1754–60), where he produced a number of maps of the Irish capital, as well as county maps of Dublin and Armagh , city maps of Kilkenny and Cork , and
3420-577: Was expanded in 1840, in 1955 and in 1965. In 2018, cabinet approval was given for a further extension of the Cork City boundary, to include Cork Airport , Douglas , Ballincollig and other surrounding areas. Legislation to expand the boundary of the city, which would increase its area to 187 km (72 sq mi) and the population within its bounds from 125,000 to 210,000, was debated and approved in Dáil Éireann in June 2018. Corresponding legislation
3480-445: Was included in the Lonely Planet 's top 10 "Best in Travel 2010". The guide described Cork as being "at the top of its game: sophisticated, vibrant and diverse". There is a "friendly rivalry" between Cork and Dublin, similar to the first and second city rivalry between Manchester and London or Melbourne and Sydney . Some Corkonians view themselves as different from the rest of Ireland, and refer to themselves as "The Rebels";
3540-532: Was one of the main reasons for opening up the manufacturing facility in Cork. Technology has since replaced the older manufacturing businesses of the 1970s and 1980s, with people now working at several IT companies across the city area – such as Amazon.com , the online retailer, which has offices at Cork Airport Business Park . Cork's deep harbour allows large ships to enter, bringing trade and easy import/export of products. Cork Airport also allows easy access to continental Europe and Cork Kent railway station in
3600-419: Was subsequently transformed into a theatre and then into the present General Post Office in 1877. The Grand Parade is a tree-lined avenue, home to offices, shops and financial institutions. The old financial centre is the South Mall , with several banks whose interiors derive from the 19th century, such as the interior of the Allied Irish Bank which was once an exchange. Many of the city's buildings are in
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