Who will guard the heritage and memories of a city?

On February 7 this year, Cork’s Historical & Archaeological Society held a lecture in Crawford Art Gallery at 8pm.

Who will guard the heritage and memories of a city?
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On February 7 this year, Cork’s Historical & Archaeological Society held a lecture in Crawford Art Gallery at 8pm.

At 7.40pm, crowds gathered outside as the lecture theatre inside filled to capacity and among those turned away included archaeological historians… and me.

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