Blackpool suburb’s soldiers of misfortune at WW1

Sixty nine men left Blackpool, in Cork City, to fight in World War 1 and never returned. Local historian Mark Cronin’s book, Blackpool to the Front, tells their story, which is echoed in towns across Ireland.

SIXTY-NINE servicemen from the Blackpool suburb of Cork City left their homes and families to fight in the First World War and never returned.

Little was known about them, and their sacrifice was forgotten, until author Mark Cronin’s new book, Blackpool to the Front.