Quay Co-Op Renovation 1982 Cork Gay Collective Member Tony O'Regan Reading Photo

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Title

Quay Co-Op Renovation 1982 Cork Gay Collective Member Tony O'Regan Reading Photo

Subject

LGBTQ+ activists
Gay activists
Gay organisations

Description

A photograph of Tony O' Regan taking a break while working on the renovation of the Quay Co-Op on 24 Sullivan's Quay in Cork prior to its opening in May 1982. The building was in poor repair and the work of renovating it was done by community activists. The Quay Co-Op housed a vegetarian cafe, food co-op, bookshop, meeting rooms and a Women's Place. Tony is reading Kate Millet's book Sexual Politics (1970).

Creator

Kieran Rose

Source

Kieran Rose Photography Collection

Date

1982

Rights

Permission to use granted by Kieran Rose. Items in this digital archive are covered by a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No-Derivatives License. Please credit Cork LGBT Archive and provide a link back to this site.

Format

JPEG (Image coding standard)

Language

eng

Type

Photograph
Still image

Coverage

1982
Cork
IRL

Citation

Kieran Rose, “Quay Co-Op Renovation 1982 Cork Gay Collective Member Tony O'Regan Reading Photo,” Cork LGBT Archive, accessed March 29, 2024, https://corklgbtarchive.com/items/show/365.