A play which sheds new light on the bloody pirate raid of a West Cork village in the 1600s will be performed over the next three nights.

A play of the famed and bloody invasion by pirates, of a West Cork village in the 1600s will add another twist to the conspiracy theories about The Sack of Baltimore.

A CLEVER community take on a major international storyline is set to take amateur dramatics to a whole new level in the culture rich Sliabh Luachra heartland in Kerry.

THERE should be laughs galore at the 55th North Cork Drama Festival, which opens at the Community Hall in Charleville tomorrow night and continues until March 31.