Centenary Remembrance Mass

A Centenary Remembrance Mass for former Lord Mayors’ Tomás Mac Curtáin and Terence McSwiney along with the other victims of the 1920 turbulence was celebrated on Sunday, 13th December at 1.30pm in the Cathedral of Saint Mary & Saint Anne, Roman Street, Cork

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Members of the Mac Curtain and McSwiney families joined the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Joe Kavanagh, An Taoiseach, Mr. Micheál Martin, T.D., Elected Members of Cork City Council, Members of the Oireachtas, representatives of the Armed Forces, Naval Service, An Garda Siochána, Public Bodies, Religious Orders, the Shandon Area History Club and Cork City Council Officials at the Remembrance Mass.

The mass was live streamed on https://www.corkcathedral.ie/live-stream/

The Chief Celebrant was Bishop Fintan Gavin, Bishop of Cork and Ross and the homily was preached by Fr. Silvester O’Flynn OFM. Cap.

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