Northern District, Cork

Northwest of St Patrick's Bridge stands one of the city's landmarks, St Ann's Church, Shandon (1722). Its handsome tower - which looks rather like a telescope drawn out in three stages and is also popularly known as the "pepperpot" - is of particolored stone, red sandstone on the north and east sides, gray limestone on the other two. It contains eight bells cast by Abel Rudhall in 1750 and has a celebrated carillon. Although the tower is only 120ft/36m high it affords a wide panorama of the city thanks to the church's elevated situation.

Two streets north of St Ann's Shandon in Cork's northern district is the neo-Classical St Mary's Cathedral (1808). The interior was renewed in neo-Gothic style in 1820 after a fire.

To the east of St Mary's Cathedral in Cork's northern district, in Old Youghal Road, lie Collin's Barracks, with a three-light stained-glass window by Evie Hone (1939) in the chapel.

South of the Collin's Barracks in Cork's northern district, near Lower Glanmire Road, stands the Corinthian-style St Patrick's Church (by G. R. Pain, 1836), the effect of which is spoiled by an extension of 1894.

Going over Brian Boru Bridge, to the right can be seen the large bus station, to the left the Custom House (1814), now the Harbormaster's office.