First World War exhibition opens at Cork County Hall

As many as 4,500 Corkmen died in the bitter battles in Europe during the First World War One.

First World War exhibition opens at Cork County Hall

However, in their home county, it was also a period of conflict.

On May 4, 1917, one month after the decision of the US to enter the war, the US Naval Service arrived in Cork Harbour.

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