Organisation: Irish Volunteers’ Cork Brigade

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

‘Something out of ordinary was afoot’ at Bweeng

AFTER Macroom, the biggest numbers to mobilise in Cork on Easter Sunday gathered at Bweeng, between Blarney and Mallow.

Mon, 21 Mar, 2016

Terence MacSwiney’s skills key in building Cork brigade

1,000 Irish Volunteers answered the call and turned out across Co Cork on Easter Sunday, writes Niall Murray

Mon, 21 Mar, 2016

Bagpipes of murdered Tomás MacCurtain to be played at ceremony honouring his role in 1916 Rising

Bagpipes owned by murdered Lord Mayor of Cork Tomás MacCurtain will be played for the first time in almost a century today during a ceremony to honour his role in the 1916 Rising.

Sat, 19 Mar, 2016

A 1916 diary....NOT in the news (March 7 - 13, 1916)

Another glance at the activities 100 years ago this week of key figures in the upcoming Rising, as recorded by authorities at the time, or recalled later by the participants.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016