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War of Independence: Terence MacSwiney endured life of sacrifice; His inaugural speech in full

War of Independence: Terence MacSwiney endured life of sacrifice; His inaugural speech in full

One hundred years ago this week, Terence MacSwiney was elected Lord Mayor of Cork following the murder of Tomas MacCurtain. Kieran McCarthy profiles his brief, but hugely influential, political career and we republish his inaugural speech from the Irish Examiner archives.

Mon, 30 Mar, 2020

Archive picture can tell a thousand stories ...

Archive picture can tell a thousand stories ...

A wealth of fascinating detail can be seen on this archive photo taken on a sunny summer's day in Skibbereen in 1912.   

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016