Fruit and veg
A photograph of the wide variety of fruit and vegetables on sale in Cork?s English Market, reflecting the fertility of the land in Cork?s hinterland.
© Cork City LibrariesFruit and veg
© Cork City Libraries
© Cork City Libraries
Fruit and veg
A photograph of the wide variety of fruit and vegetables on sale in Cork?s English Market, reflecting the fertility of the land in Cork?s hinterland.
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Co. Cork has some of the most fertile farmland in Ireland. As a result, those living in Cork city have generally enjoyed a rich supply of foodstuffs.
Cork's merchants have also traditionally done an excellent trade in exported foodstuffs.
Iago's Cheese
A photograph of Iago's stall in the English Market. It is one of the newer stalls and specialises in cheeses, both Irish and European, and also pasta and Italian hams. It reflects the growing cosmopolitanism of the market and of Cork itself.
© Cork City Libraries.Iago's Cheese
© Cork City Libraries.
© Cork City Libraries.
Iago's Cheese
A photograph of Iago's stall in the English Market. It is one of the newer stalls and specialises in cheeses, both Irish and European, and also pasta and Italian hams. It reflects the growing cosmopolitanism of the market and of Cork itself.
© Cork City Libraries.Like its neighbour Kerry, Cork is famed for the quality of its cattle and dairy produce.
You only have to take a visit to the English Market in the centre of the city to see the variety and quality of the local produce.