Play lifts lid on Pirates of the Carbery

A play which sheds new light on the bloody pirate raid of a West Cork village in the 1600s will be performed over the next three nights.

The historical drama, We Who Are Blameless, focusing on the Sack of Baltimore, will be performed in the village’s castle — now a family home — to coincide with the Baltimore Pirate Festival, which runs from today.

The play will also be staged at the O’Driscoll clan gathering next weekend.