Edward Brocklesby

From: The ancient and present state of the county and city of Cork: Containing a ...by Charles Smith, 1815

Sheriff of Cork, 1718

Mayor of Cork, 1723

Alderman in 1737

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It was called 'The sailors' Church'. It was built in 1723 specifically to provide religious services for the many sailors passing through Cork. According to the excellent Kieran McCarthy's book 'Discover Cork', "In the grounds of the church there is a large number of sailors' graves because one mayor of the city, Edward Brocklesby, granted free burial here to foreign sailors...the stuccowork on the ceiling is reputed to be the work of Italian prisoners of war who were captured during the Napoleonic Wars. There is an accomplished stained-glass window depicting the Last Supper. In the vestry are the old wooden stocks once used to hold criminals while a crowd pelted them with rotten fruit." (p. 35)

Died in America.