When Napoleon's death mask was discovered in Limerick village
When Napoleon’s death mask was discovered in Limerick village Reporter: donal.oregan@limerickleader.ie '); '); A CASTLECONNELL creative and historical writing competition has unveiled a remarkable story connecting the village to Napoleon’s death mask. A death mask is a likeness of a person's face after their death, usually made by taking a cast or impression from the corpse Castleconnell is steeped in history and heritage but when organisers asked for historical stories and tales of hidden history in a story competition no one could have foreseen such an amazing true story to be tol...
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