My great grandfather, Eugene Charles McCarthy, otherwise known as "Eugie Mac" was born on the 28th January, 1871 to Eugene McCarthy and Hannah McSwiney at the Market Square. He lived a full and active life involve in sports, politics and local affairs, and after a brief illness, succumbed to an attack of acute lobar pneumonia … Continue reading “Eugie Mac” of the Market Square (1871–1923)
Upon chancing on this 18th Century Irish School portrait of a young boy, believed to be Sir Richard Eyre-Cox, 4th Baronet (c.1765–1783) reminded me of a poem that I learnt at the age of 11 in St. Patrick's Boys School, Sackville Street, Dunmanway. It concerned this apparent Richard Eyre-Cox depicted in oil: ...'Mid mountains hoary, … Continue reading The drowning of Sir Richard Eyre-Cox of Dunmanway 4th Baronet (c.1765–1783)
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