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Opening Hours

Research Room: Generally open Tuesday to Friday, 10.00 a.m to 5.00 p.m. (including lunchtime). Appointment and Readers' Ticket required. For further information see Using the Research Room

Exhibition Space: Generally open to public, Monday to Friday 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m (Including lunchtime).

Location Map of the New Archives Building

The Seamus Murphy Building is located at 33a Great William O’Brien Street, Blackpool, in the Northside of Cork City. The new building is a 15-20 minute walk from Cork city centre. (The Christ Church building on South Main Street is no longer in use by the Archives).

Visiting Cork? See http://www.corkcity.ie/tourism/

Routes

Cork Opera House/Christy Ring Bridge, Popes Quay, Upper John Street, Watercourse Road, O'Connell Street, Great William O'Brien Street

Cork Opera House/Christy Ring Bridge, Leitrim Street (Blackpool By-Pass), Watercourse Road, O’Connell Street, Great William O'Brien Street

North Main Street, Shandon Street, Gerald Griffin Street, Great William O'Brien Street.  (See location map).

Public Transport

From Cork city centre (Merchants Quay, near the Bus Station at Parnell Place), the No. 3 bus serves Watercourse Road, which is a 2 minute walk from Great William O’Brien Street.

Parking

The Archives is unable to directly provide customer parking. However, on street parking is available in the Great William O’Brien Street area. Parking disks available at newsagents and other outlets, or you can register with ParkMagic (Helpline: 0818 22 01 07;  Internet: www.parkmagic.net; E-mail: info@parkmagic.net. )

Blackpool Shopping Centre and Retail Park is a 10 minute walk from the Archives. There are also a number of multi-storey car parks in Cork city centre, the nearest of which is Carroll's Quay Car Park, Leitrim Street (Blackpool Bypass) near Christy Ring Bridge adjacent to Cork Opera House.