Gabriel Doherty: Tomás MacCurtain embraced Gaelic revival and believed it would come to pass

Tomás MacCurtain, murdered 100 years ago this month, was haunted by his lack of action during the Rising but that only drove on his desire to achieve Irish independence, says Gabriel Doherty.

Tomás MacCurtain was a man of many parts: Lord Mayor of Cork; Commandant of Cork no 1 Brigade, Irish Volunteers; Irish language enthusiast; traditional musician; businessman; son, brother, husband and father.