Mary Elmes Bridge — Local services in Cork

Cork city now has another bridge to cross – the new Mary ELMES Bridge. It is a beautiful piece of modern design and is a very fitting tribute to Cork’s own Mary ELMES. It is a pedestrian/cycle bridge spanning the river Lee between Merchants Quay and St. Patrick’s Quay at Harleys Street. It is a real suntrap as one side faces upstream into the setting sun and the other side faces downstream into the morning sun rise. The central long timber benches are used by many to pause and admire the views.

Mary ELMES was an Irish aid worker credited with saving the lives of 200 Jewish children during the Holocaust, by hiding them in the boot of her car.

Mary ELMES was born in Ballintemple in 1908, she died in Perpignan, France in 2002. There was great public support to have the new bridge named in her memory. It was a once in a generation opportunity to honour her memory in the city of her birth and has met with universal approval.

1939 - 2019: La Retirada 80th Anniversary

2020: the recent re paving of Harleys Street now completes the pedestrian link between Mary ELMES Bridge and MacCurtain Street. As a result numbers using Mary ELMES Bridge have increased.

An Post has five new postage stamps highlighting the experiences of Irish people leaving Ireland for economic, cultural and humanitarian reasons - the Irish Abroad series. It is great to see Mary ELMES featured on...

Mary Elms Bridge is a welcomed footbridge to Cork. The bridge is super wide, with long benches, and see through railings.

It is ideal for romantic sits and lunches. Come down and look out onto River Lee. You maybe able to see a seal, a water hen, or other sea baring animals.

#accessible #romantic...

Great addition to the pedestrian infrastructure, connecting to the middle of MacCurtain St (via Harvey St), the benches are comfortable and dry quick in...