Why honour such a bloodthirsty tyrant?
I refer, of course, to the sail sculpture with a plaque inscribed in commemoration of Sir Francis Drake's arrival in Cork Harbour in 1589.
Drake was responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent Irish people in Ulster and in Munster. In one instance, the total population of one of our northern islands was completely wiped out, men, women and children.
The tyrant was also involved in the slave trade conveying thousands of black people in appalling conditions, many of whom died en route. There are many other well documented atrocities for which he was responsible.
So who took the decision to honour this man in the name of Irish people, and why was the Irish Navy present?
Was this commemoration sanctioned by the Minister of Defence? I am appalled as, I am sure, are most of the people of Carrigaline.
Who's next on the list? Cromwell?
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Corcaigh.
