Statues of Cork: Local heroes and a royal rumpus

Not only does the representation of Fr Matthew have a line in classic Cork song 'The Boys of Fairhill', it occupies a prominent place in the city's main thoroughfare, and is easily the best-known statue in the city.

The statue of Fr. Mathew with a mask at St. Patrick's Street, Cork. Picture Denis Minihane

Fr Mathew, Patrick's Street