St. Patrick Street (St. Patrick's Street) - the main shopping street of the Irish city of Cork. The locals affectionately call outside St. Patrick's "Pan" and this is one of the favorite places for both citizens and guests of the town. The street got its name in honor of the patron saint of Ireland - St. Patrick's Day.

Cork city center is built at the mouth of the River Lee on the marshy islands separated by canals. Some of these channels in the second half of the 18th century have been specially tightened to form the main streets of the modern city. One of these streets and the street was the St. Patrick was originally bearing the name New Street. It differs significantly from the narrow alleys of the medieval Cork, and could not be better suited to the new commercial center of the rapidly developing city. In no small measure contributed to this discovery, and in 1789 St. Patrick's Bridge, provide a link to the northern suburbs.

The last large-scale reconstruction of the street Saint Patrick was held in 2004, after which she was twice awarded the "best shopping street in Ireland." It is ideal for fans of active shopping. Outside of St. Patrick are such famous retail chains as the «Brown Thomas & Company Limited», «Marks and Spencer», «Dunnes Stores», «Penneys» (Primark), «Debenhams» (formerly Roches Stores), and many smaller brand shops. However, you will find here a lot of cozy cafes and pubs, where you can relax and have a snack.

Seamlessly repeating curves flowing beneath the rivers, St. Patrick Street stretches from the promenade of the same name Daunt Square, where it abuts the street Grand Parade. On the northern end of the street right in front of the bridge you will see the St. Patrick's monument revered religious figure in Ireland reformer titotalista (advocate of temperance) - Theobald Matthew (Matthew's father), the famous Irish sculptor John Foley (1864).