The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Blackpool is one of the oldest areas in Cork City and has seen significant changes over the centuries. Some good, some bad an some ugly. 
We had distilleries, textiles and tanneries, and where they stood,  are now sites of, much needed, new, modern housing developments.
Where once, the ESB ‘Polefield’ served as a depot… as well as a flood-plane, we have a bustling shopping centre.
When I was growing up in Blackpool, people from Farranree, or Blarney would have been considered ‘blow-ins’ and treated with suspicion. And now, in 2023, we have a  diverse population with people from the four corners of the earth, choosing to live, work and raise their families in our beautiful community.
We could have a great argument about where it begins and ends, but I like to think, my Blackpool, at least to me, the boundaries are at Geaney’s, at the foot of Dublin Hill and the Constellation Bar at the end of the watercourse rd. Two traditional pubs have, amid all the changes,  have remained the same. 
This is the first in a series of shows about Blackpool, I hope you enjoy it.
Music Jim Reeves, 'It is no secret what god can do.' Marty Robbins, 'Devil Woman.' The Ray Hamilton Orchestra, 'The banks of my Own Lovely Lee.'

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