Special exhibition for 85th anniversary of Spike handover

Spike Island in Cork harbour will host a special exhibition to mark 1938 handover of the island to the State. Picture: Joleen Cronin

A special exhibition will be launched at Spike Island in Cork harbour on Wednesday, July 5, to mark the 85th anniversary of the 1938 British handover of the island and the rest of the so-called
‘Treaty Ports’ to Ireland.

A number of artefacts from the handover era have been given by the public to the Spike Island museum for the exhibition.