Granddaughter of murdered Lord Mayor of Cork guest of honour as centenary of election marked

Fionnuala MacCurtain said she feels humbled and honoured that tomorrow night’s event also marks the start of the city’s 1920 centenary commemorative events.

The granddaughter of murdered Lord Mayor of Cork, Tomás MacCurtain, will be among the guests of honour at a special city council meeting tomorrow night to mark the centenary of his election as the first republican mayor of the city.

Fionnuala MacCurtain, whose late father, Tomás, recalled how as a four-year-old he cradled his father as he lay fatally wounded after being shot by members of the RIC just two months after his election, said she feels humbled and honoured that tomorrow night’s event also marks the start of the city’s 1920 centenary commemorative events.