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AN Irish television series claims to have solved an ongoing dispute over the seating arrangement for what it calls the ‘greatest wedding photo of all time’.The famous photo – of the wedding of Irish freedom fighter Tom Barry and his wife Leslie Price in 1921 – has long he

Also discussed were the benefits for the islands in participating in the “30 Islands for 2030” Clean Energy 4 EU islands programme.

Situated in what was then one of the most disadvantaged areas of the country, Drinagh defied the odds and exceeded all expectations.

BY HELEN RIDDELLA UNIQUE autograph book featuring inscriptions from the internees at an internment camp on Bere Island in 1921 was presented to the Bere Island Heritage Centre at an event held last weekend.  The book was compiled by the late Nora O’Neill, a captain and foundin

When there are World War II reenactments, someone has to play the bad guy. “It’s a costume, man,” one guy in an SS uniform said. They were playing a role, but they were also there to serve as educators, as amateur historians.

Someone has to play the bad guy. Someone has to play the Nazi. Otherwise, how do you teach history?

"We deliver a story, say what happened," say some who don German uniforms at Rockford’s annual World War II Days. But some historians and Holocaust experts say that kind of reasoning can be shallow.

November 1921 coincided with many stories appearing in newspapers such as the Cork Examiner on conditions and stories from the internment camps in the Cork area in Spike Island and in Bere Island.

Pictures: Former Cork pupils return to school for special visit 50 years after completing their Leaving Cert