The street on the opposite side of the hill, which now leads into the G.A.A. and Pitch and Putt was East Barrack Street. Now called St Colmcille Street, it was also very busy and had five pubs, a restaurant and many other homes and businesses. The little street connecting with Bachelor’s Walk was called Mess House Lane. This little street had about twenty-four houses and was very overcrowded.	Colmcille Street from East Barracks
Mess House Lane to Bachelor's Walk	The back entrance to the East Barracks was at the top of Greenhill and it was through this entrance that most of the supplies were delivered. This was quite considerable and kept many businesses alive in the town. In the year 1909 the total complement of military in this barracks was 112 officers, 1,478 non-commissioned officers and privates, 24 cavalry officers and 120 cavalry troopers. On the west side of Barrack Hill where Sheare’s Street is now, used to be West Barrack Lane. Then turn up Barrack Road which led up to the side entrance of the West Barracks and also to the Poor Law Burial Ground now known as the Famine Graveyard and to the Military Cemetery.
This area is today adjacent to the Fermoy Soccer Club’s ground. The most outstanding building in Barrack Hill must be the Church of Ireland church, which was built on a beautiful south facing site at the junction of the Mallow and Dublin Roads. It is interesting to know that the streets adjacent to this Church are called Church Place and Church Hill, whereas the streets adjacent to the Catholic Church are called Chapel Hill and Chapel Square indicating that the Catholic Church was called a chapel and the Protestant Church was called a church.	Fermoy Soccer Club
St Frances Welfare Home	You will now move southwards into King’s Square now known as Brian Boru Square where, on the right hand side you have the beautiful Fermoy House and its magnificently kept gardens and lawns, (the latter are now known as the Fermoy Town Park. To the south you have King’s Inch which is the inch along the north bank of the beautiful Blackwater River. On the east side of Kings Square lies Frances Street. A number of important buildings of social interest were in this area, for example, the Assembly Rooms (presently Batavia furniture store) which was a music theatre for many years and it was also the hall and Cinema where the first silent films were shown in Fermoy. Forristal’s Coach House or Hotel was also situated on Frances Street where St. Frances Welfare Home now stands.
You now move across from King’s Square over the then newly built bridge (a timber bridge had been built over the Blackwater in 1626), and approach Queen’s Square which was later re-named Pearse Square. This Square has always been considered the central point of the town, where many markets and horse fairs were held long before the days of the marts. On the southern side of Queen’s Square lies the hill of St. John. It was on this hill that the two convents, St.Colmans College, and the Bishop's House were built.	Pearse Square