Meet the Shawlies, the Cork women who were ahead of their time in running a family and a business

A new play delves into the lives of the shawlies, the Cork women who were ahead of their time in running a family and a business, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

When Charles the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles were on their recent high-profile Irish visit, they were graced with an encounter with the descendants of the famous shawlies of Cork’s Coal Quay.