{"id":8625,"date":"2022-04-21T15:05:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T14:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prod-creativeireland.zestydev.com\/event\/mardyke-300-celebrations\/"},"modified":"2022-04-21T15:05:58","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T14:05:58","slug":"mardyke-300-celebrations","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mardyke-300-celebrations\/","title":{"rendered":"Mardyke 300 Celebrations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><span>2019 marks the 300th anniversary of the initial development of the Mardyke Walk from the Marchlands at Fenn\u2019s Quay westwards to Devonshire\u2019s Weir, a distance of approximately one mile.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Initially it was constructed as a promenade for City residents, however, over the following centuries much of the adjoining lands were laid out for a wide range of both active and passive recreation activities.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Many of these activities gave rise to the formation of clubs most of which exist to this day. Since its creation, The Mardyke has been the most significant amenity area within the City and has played host to an Industrial Exhibition 1902\/3, international soccer, rugby and cricket matches, band recitals, boating and a wide range of annual festivals and outdoor events. The City\u2019s main park (Fitzgerald\u2019s Park) is situated midway along the Mardyke and\u00a0 UCC\u2019s main sports campus is situated on the western boundary. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Mardyke 300 Celebration seeks to celebrate the historic, cultural, recreational and sporting significance of this unique area within City Centre by providing a range of activities and events during\u00a0 May \u2013 September that reflect its character and the opportunities it offers to City residents and visitors. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-8625","event","type-event","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mardyke 300 Celebrations - Creative Ireland Programme<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"2019 marks the 300th anniversary of the initial development of the Mardyke Walk from the Marchlands at Fenn\u2019s Quay westwards to Devonshire\u2019s Weir, a distance of approximately one mile.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/mardyke-300-celebrations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mardyke 300 Celebrations - Creative Ireland Programme\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"2019 marks the 300th anniversary of the initial development of the Mardyke Walk from the Marchlands at Fenn\u2019s Quay westwards to Devonshire\u2019s Weir, a distance of approximately one mile. 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