Sean O'Riordan: Name reversal helped to put Cobh on the map

Kieran McCarthy, (centre) committee chairman with members from left: John Hennessy, Jim Halligan, vice chairman; Paul O'Sullivan, secretary and Colin Barry. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

One hundred years ago this week, a small town took on the might of the world’s largest empire with an act of defiance which reverberated globally, writes Sean O’Riordan.