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Apr 29

IRIS ASHLEY CUMMINS (1894 - 1968)

In 1915, Iris Cummins graduated as Bachelor of Engineering, with honours, becoming the first female to graduate in engineering in Cork.

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Apr 6

TEMPLEUSQUE, CO. CORK

The modern-day Parish of Glanmire is a union of the ancient parishes of Templeusque, Rathcooney, Dunbullogue. Kilcully and Templemichael.

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Jan 28

ALEEN CUST (1868 - 1937)

The Wells Journal announced the death of Aileen [Aleen] Cust in 1937, noting that her demise ‘had robbed the ranks of women pioneers of...

ELISE SANDES: ‘A wise counsellor, a loyal friend’ [1]

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Aug 18, 2023

ELISE SANDES: ‘A wise counsellor, a loyal friend’ [1]

Elizabeth Anne (Elise) Sandes died on 19 August 1934, a remarkable woman, and ‘for 66 years the friend of Soldiers and founder of all the...

TOM BARRY: From Mesopotamia to Macroom to the Mardyke

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Jun 30, 2023

TOM BARRY: From Mesopotamia to Macroom to the Mardyke

Early Life Tom Barry, like many young Irish men joined the British Army during World War I ‘to see what war was like, to get a gun, to...

EMMET DALTON: Soldier, Volunteer & Movie Producer

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Mar 3, 2023

EMMET DALTON: Soldier, Volunteer & Movie Producer

Emmet Dalton, soldier, volunteer and film producer was at Kilworth Camp, Cork, when news broke of an uprising in Dublin. Dalton and many...

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Nov 9, 2022

'REBEL CORK'

The origins of 'Rebel Cork'

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Apr 20, 2022

RATHCOONEY GRAVEYARD, CORK

On 19 April 2022, the announcement was made that €85,000 is to be provided under the Community Monuments Fund to carry out conservation...

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Sep 14, 2021

GRIFFITH'S VALUATION

Introduction The general valuation of rateable property in Ireland is a vital resource for those researching their Irish ancestors. ...

CORK CITY AND WATSON'S GATES: A Phoenix Ascending

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Jul 23, 2021

CORK CITY AND WATSON'S GATES: A Phoenix Ascending

‘If Andrew Carnegie were alive today, he would smile with pleasure on the earnestness of the efforts of philanthropists like Bill Gates,...

FURTHER RELEASE OF ONLINE RECORDS FOR WEST CORK

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Jun 28, 2021

FURTHER RELEASE OF ONLINE RECORDS FOR WEST CORK

#Cork City and County Archives have released the gravestone inscriptions index from the Abbey Cemetery, Bantry, West Cork with the...

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Jun 8, 2021

NEW ONLINE RECORDS FOR CORK

Two new online additions for those researching #Cork family history were announced recently. Cork City and County Archives have added...

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May 14, 2021

TRINTY OF MURDERED IRISH PRIESTS

#Onthisday 100 years ago Father James O’Callaghan was mortally wounded by Crown forces at the home of at the residence of Alderman Liam...

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May 7, 2021

MURDER IN CARRIGTWOHILL, CORK

#Onthisday 100 years ago #Cork man William Bransfield was led from his home by four men and shot dead. The Carrigtwohill native was an...

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Apr 22, 2021

THE DUFFIN BROTHERS

On this day 100 years ago, brothers Patrick and Daniel Duffin were ‘slain at Belfast for Ireland – 23rd April, 1921.’

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Feb 27, 2021

A CORK BAND OF BROTHERS

They fought together during the War of Independence, and six years after the truce, the former comrades of 1st Cork Brigade were once...

RAISING HOLY HELL: The Murder of Canon Thomas Magner, Dunmanway, 1920

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Dec 14, 2020

RAISING HOLY HELL: The Murder of Canon Thomas Magner, Dunmanway, 1920

The roads of Ireland are dotted with memorials commemorating those killed during Ireland’s revolutionary period 1916 – 1923. On the...

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Nov 20, 2020

THE BURNING OF KILBRITTAIN CASTLE

In the early hours of Wednesday, 26 May 1920, ‘villagers, tenants and estate workers witnessed the sensational picture of’ Kilbrittain...

CORK LORD MAYOR: Terence MacSwiney - the last days

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Oct 17, 2020

CORK LORD MAYOR: Terence MacSwiney - the last days

Terence MacSwiney, husband, father, politician and revolutionary began the last week of his life in Brixton Prison in October 1920....

'KNIGHTMAYOR' IN CORK: The attempted kidnap of Lt. Gen. Sir Peter Strickland

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Sep 23, 2020

'KNIGHTMAYOR' IN CORK: The attempted kidnap of Lt. Gen. Sir Peter Strickland

Continued from The arrest and court-martial of Cork Lord Mayor, Terence MacSwiney Picketing 'The Brutish Empire' When Terence MacSwiney...