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Mary, whose husband is Taoiseach Micheál Martin, boarded at Ursuline College in Cork 50 years ago. She headed back to her 'home away from home' as the school celebrates 200 years

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Personal archive of Ireland’s 'golden-voiced soprano' donated to Cork archives
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The vast personal archive of Ireland’s “golden-voiced soprano”, Rita Lynch, has been donated to Cork’s city and county archives.

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