Letter returned to hotel... 150 years on

A letter written almost 150 years ago in an Irish hotel by a descendant of the great princes of Carbery has been presented to the hotel by his American family.

Susan MacCarthy, a great, great grand-daughter of Daniel MacCarthy Glas, retraced his steps and said she was delighted to present the original letter he wrote while staying in the Imperial Hotel in 1870 to its general manager, Frits Potgieter.

Ms MacCarthy, from Salem, Oregon, is visiting Cork with her family to formally present the extensive Daniel MacCarthy Glas archive to the State.