CORK IN THE LATE 90s

Some old miniDV footage from around Cork city in the years 1996-1997. Originally I made it for a friend in Italy as a memento of their trip. I knew next-to-nothing about camcorders at the time, borrowing the one used here off a friend to make this. My camera technique was really basic: just pick a spot, stand and point the camera. I had read somewhere you shouldn't do a lot of zooming or panning, but I think I took that advice to the extreme here :-)) so there's some very long static shots!
I uploaded it because it might be interesting for anyone who wants to see some of the changes in Cork over the years. Hard to believe this footage is over 25 years old now (2024) - time flies! - and was filmed about 10 years before the Cork main drainage scheme was started. It's fun to see buildings that have since disappeared, or changed purpose, or cars parked where you'd never see them now, and remember the layout of the city as it was 25 years ago.
There's also the faces, you might so yourself or someone you know! We can wonder what became of them? One or two I knew - both Big Issue sellers seen here were from Dublin. The first one, Charlie, was Dublin city, and the other lad outside the English Market was from Ballyfermot. Then there were the buskers - Cork has had some great buskers over the years. There's a little bit of surprise impromptu street performance towards the end, with some rather colourful language - pure Cork, boi!

[@sorchab-c6461]

Great blast of nostalgia, thanks!

[@declantwomey7525]

Brilliant thanks for shearing 👍🏻

[@johnflavin1602]

Thansk for uploading.

[@hotdoggitydig]

amazing footage

[@aaronburke2604]

It looks cleaner.

[@darphy2009]

Much simpler times back then. No smart phones. No social media. People actually talked to each other. You had to actually approach a girl to get to know her rather than swipe right. Loved my city back then.