Witness accounts breathe fresh life into free public exhibition - Cork 1920 | The Burning of a City
The funeral of volunteer Jeremiah Delany passes through Patrick Street on the morning of December 12, 1920, on its way to St Finbarr's Cemetery, shortly after the burning of Cork overnight on December 11, events brought vividly to life in a new free exhibition hosted in St Peter's, North Main Street, Cork. Picture: Irish Examiner Archives; Ref. 303
Historian takes a walk through the streets of Cork, and pauses to reflect upon historic events surrounding a weekend 100 years ago, in December 1920, when the city centre was burned to the ground.
Upon entering the historic church of St Peter’s North Main Street, Cork, one cannot but be struck by the unique historic Cork 1920 exhibition on display.
