Region to roll back the years

The centuries will be rolled back when a Georgian mansion in Newmarket, Co Cork, will be transformed into a period setting next week to mark the start of 10 days of community celebrations in north Cork and east Kerry.

Once the manor house of the powerful Aldworth family, who resided there until 1927, it is now the James O’Keeffe Institute, headquarters of the community-based integrated rural development company, IRD Duhallow.

Dedicated to the memory of the late farm family and agriculture industry leader James O’Keeffe, the mansion is being continuously restored to its former glory by IRD Duhallow as a centre for various community activities.