City Living: Top of the docks: a tale of two cities

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Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2002 / November 3 2002: City Living: Top of the docks: a tale of two cities

Cork is set to benefit from the lessons of Dublin's docklands' redevelopment by constructing its own quayside community — but which is the better for living. In the 19th century, Dublin's docks were an especially dangerous place, not least for the dockers and manual labourers based there. Work was scarce and the possibility of a day's graft was sorted out in the pub with a bribe for corrupt foremen, or in the back alley with a fist fight.

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