Cork History Matters - Tom Spalding on The Cork International Exhibition of 1902 to 1903
Dave Mac's Cork History Matters
Saturday, 14 May 2022 - 41 minutes
The Cork International Exhibition of 1902 was an enormous feat of organisation that hosted some 1.8 million visitors and attracted enormous international attention on Cork. It was decided that a similar exhibition would be held in 1903, it was too a triumph and was visited by King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Held on what is now Fitzgerald park - named after the Lord Mayor who first proposed and then spearheaded the massive undertaking - it's a story that will delight & surprise in equal measure. From nationalists to unionists to bellydancers to the Japanese Imperial Navy, it's got the lot.
