MacCurtain letter written hours before death on display

Possibly the last letter written by Cork lord mayor Tomás MacCurtain before his death will go on display near his Blackpool home where he was murdered in 1920.

MacCurtain letter written hours before death on display

It is one of a number of items connected with Cork’s rebel lords mayor to be included in an exhibition at the Cork City and County Archives, many of them especially on loan for the Rebel Week event.

Among the privately loaned items is a concertina owned by MacCurtain’s wife, Eibhlís, whom he met at the local branch of the Gaelic League in Blackpool.

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