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The Corkman who brought a piece of the auld sod home to Ford HQ in the US
When Cork-based Ford dealer William Slattery II paid a visit to the company’s HQ in the US in 1955, he decided to bring a little piece of Ireland over with him.
Place: Fair Lane
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