Event: Zulu War

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Bid for Unesco recognition of Cork harbour sites

Forts and Martello towers dotted around Cork Harbour and what was once the biggest gunpowder factory in the British empire could soon be designated as Unesco World Heritage sites.

Wed, 11 Apr, 2018

Summer surprises at Cork auction rooms

Des O’Sullivan says there’s a variety of objects going under the hammer

Sat, 29 Jul, 2017

War mementos to go under the hammer in London

Poignant objects from the Zulu War and battles at home are up for sale, writes Des O’Sullivan

Sat, 08 Jul, 2017

Irish soldier’s Zulu war medal goes under hammer

THE medal awarded to Cork-born Private Michael Minihan — one of the defenders of Rorke’s Drift mission station during the Zulu War in 1879 — comes up at auction in London on December 8.

Tue, 29 Nov, 2016