The Corkman who brought a piece of the auld sod home to Ford HQ in the US

When Cork-based Ford dealer William Slattery II paid a visit to the company’s HQ in the US in 1955, he decided to bring a little piece of Ireland over with him.

Sat, 15 Apr, 2017 - 01:00

Jessica Casey

William’s roots were in Ahiohill, just a few miles away from the Ford clan’s West Cork homeland of Ballinascarthy.

So he salvaged a stone from the rubble of the old Ford homestead and presented it to the family.

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