Postcards turn back century for diaspora towns

Postcards depicting streetscapes 100 years apart are to be given free to people in Co Cork as part of an attempt to attract the diaspora back to the county for The Gathering.

Cork County Library and Arts Service has produced the postcards, which feature streetscapes in six Co Cork towns, and these will shortly be made available to the public through branch libraries in their towns and from the mobile library service.

The towns featured in the postcards are Cobh, Charleville, Clonakilty, Mallow, Rosscarbery, and Youghal.