Skibbereen-born movie star Moore dies

A SKIBBEREEN-BORN actor who once scaled the heights in Hollywood, starring alongside such immortals as Vivien Leigh and Burt Lancaster has died.

Kieran Moore, whose real name was Ciarán Ó Annracháin, was born in Skibbereen on October 5, 1924.

The son of a nationalist writer, Moore was educated in Dublin and first trod the stage boards at the Little Peacock and Abbey Theatre.