Letter to the Editor: Inspiring leaders deserve our recognition
The property supplement to a recent issue of the contained a piece by Tommy Barker about the sale of Monkstown Castle House — ‘House of the week’ (June 8) — home of the late Charlie Hennessey and Abby Scott.
It set me thinking about the many, many citizens of Cork who have contributed their talents to making Cork the city it is today and whose names, unfortunately, are so often forgotten. It reminded me of the fate of the knitted map of Cork created for the year the city was the European Capital of Culture, knitted by hundreds of enthusiastic, concerned needle-workers. It was supposed to be on display “somewhere suitable” when completed. I wonder what has happened to it?
