Cork goldminer Nellie Cashman set for honour

An east Cork woman who successfully led a 77-day expedition to rescue 100 gold- miners trapped in freezing conditions in British Columbia in the 1800s is being honoured in her home town, writes Christy Parker.

Nellie Cashman had earned the title of ‘The Angel of the Cassair’.

A formidable woman, she had also persuaded legendary marshall Wyatt Earp to allow Sunday mass services in a Tombstone saloon.