It was a flippin’ good time!
Traders from the Victorian Quarter area of Cork City put on a flipping good performance yesterday morning for the Metropole Hotel’s annual pancake race.
James Healy of the Shelbourne Bar beat off stiff competition to claim the winning title, which he had taken two years ago. The pancake race was a Shrove Tuesday tradition when Thompsons Bakery was open on the street dating back to 1826.
Team members from the Metropole Hotel joined representatives from businesses including Nathan Trust, Acet Active Centre for English Training and the Shelbourne Bar as they ran along MacCurtain St while flipping pancakes. The Metropole Hotel has been organising the event since 2018 and it brings lots of fun and laughter to the area every year.
Here’s how the race unfolded:
Roger Russell, General Manager at the Metropole Hotel said: “The pancake race is a very old tradition that we resurrected and it’s been going from strength to strength. It means an awful lot to the local community as it brings us all together for a bit of banter and a bit of fun.
“We’re all friends on the street but ultimately we’re all very competitive and the bragging rights are fantastic. The VQ is a very close knit community and we are more than happy to organise anything that can help to support and promote the area.”