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Echoes of our Past

Woman jailed for six months for smashing window... and a tragedy at sea

Fri, 03 Dec, 2021

What was in the news today? Richard Forrest tells us in our weekly Echoes of Our Past column

A bomber caught on Parliament Bridge: Cork stories in the headlines 100 years ago

Rising prices, profiteering, and housing woes... Cork gripes 100 years ago

Fri, 26 Nov, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today

A city comes out in force to mourn the death of nationalist hero

Fri, 19 Nov, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest of Cork City Library looks at the news from 1921

Echo in call to reduce price of porter, while a farmers’ dance proves a tonic

Fri, 12 Nov, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today. Richard Forrest of Cork City Library reports

150 Cork railmen in strike action after refusing wage cut and demanding a rise

Fri, 05 Nov, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today, by Richard Forrest of Cork City Library

False teeth, a brolly and bullocks! Hidden treasures in Echo’s ‘Lost’ column

Thu, 28 Oct, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest of Cork City Library tells us

Massive apples grown in Ballincollig, and sea heroes receive bravery awards - what was in the news 100 years ago today...

Fri, 22 Oct, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest of Cork City Library tells us in his weekly column Echoes of Our Past

Shocking toll of TB revealed in Cork

Fri, 08 Oct, 2021

What was in the news in Cork and beyond, 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest tells us in his weekly column, Echoes of Our Past

A joust between jarveys and joyriders hits the headlines

Fri, 01 Oct, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest of Cork City Council reports in our Echoes of Our Past

Up to 40 postmen held up by gunmen across Cork in morning of mayhem

Speeding cars and dreadful roads - a cyclist’s gripes 100 years ago today

Fri, 24 Sep, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today, Richard Forrest reports in his weekly column, Echoes of Our Past

What was in the news 100 years ago today: IRA and drunk auxiliaries clash

Fri, 17 Sep, 2021

Richard Forrest of Cork City Library tells us what was in the news 100 years ago today

What was in the news 100 years ago today? 'Peace deal with Britain inches closer'

Fri, 10 Sep, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest of Cork City Library tells us in his weekly column, Echoes of Our Past

What was in the news 100 years ago today?

Fri, 27 Aug, 2021

Richard Forrest of Cork City Library looks at what was hitting the headlines a century ago today

100 years ago, the SVP is praised for helping out the starving of Cork city

Fri, 20 Aug, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest of Cork City Library reports

Cork rowers were even making the news 100 years ago...

Fri, 06 Aug, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today? In our weekly Echoes of Our Past, Richard Forrest of Cork City Library reports on what was hitting the headlines

A truce made, trains attacked, man shot dead and another kidnapped

Sun, 11 Jul, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today - Richard Forrest of Cork City Library reports

Armed raid on railway, and General says Irish have great distrust for English

Fri, 25 Jun, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today, by Richard Forrest, Cork City Library

Two killed in Banteer ambush, attack in Innishannon, and Warrenscourt fire

Fri, 18 Jun, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today... Richard Forrest lets us know in his weekly column

Wagon load of coal for military stolen, and tragedy at cricket match

Fri, 04 Jun, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today. Richard Forrest of Cork City Library tells us in his weekly column

The perils of fruit, a daring female prison break-out, and golf club set ablaze

Fri, 28 May, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest reports, in our weekly Echoes of the Past column

Worst week of unrest since Rising, and Michael Collins insists: No partition in Ireland

Fri, 21 May, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today? Read our Echoes of Our Past, a weekly column by Richard Forrest, Cork City Library

A walkover election for Sinn Féin, and Cork deputy mayor fears for his life

Fri, 14 May, 2021

In our weekly column Echoes of Our Past, Richard Forrest looks at what was in the news 100 years ago

No sport in Cork... sounds like 2021, not 1921! What was in the news 100 years ago?

Fri, 07 May, 2021

What was it like in the news 100 years ago today? Richard Forrest finds out in his weekly column

Children raid sweet shop and rob lemonade, jellies and bottles of port wine

Fri, 30 Apr, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today, by Richard Forrest of Cork City Library

Up to 40 postmen held up by gunmen across Cork in morning of mayhem

Fri, 23 Apr, 2021

In his weekly column Richard Forrest of Cork City Library tells us what was in the news 100 years ago today

Attacks, robberies and mayhem across Cork

Fri, 16 Apr, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today, Richard Forrest takes a look at old papers

Policeman shot dead in Castletownroche, and West Cork mail train held up

Fri, 19 Mar, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today, by Richard Forrest of Cork City Library

Killings in Nadd and Timoleague, and laughter in court after Clonmult “stunt”

Fri, 12 Mar, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today, by Richard Forrest of Cork City Library

Cork woman suspected of being informer had hair hacked off with wool shears

Fri, 05 Mar, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today, by Richard Forrest of Cork City Library

A fatal ambush near Macroom, and compensation after Burning of Cork

Fri, 26 Feb, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today, by Richard Forrest of Cork City Library

‘Informer’ was marched from his hospital bed in Cork and shot dead by IRA

Fri, 19 Feb, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today. Richard Forrest of Cork City Library tells us in this new weekly column

Trains and planes attacked, a bridge destroyed, and Macroom boy, 17, killed

Fri, 12 Feb, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today. Richard Forrest of Cork City Library tells us in this new weekly column

Cork court hears Trump is innocent

Fri, 05 Feb, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today, by Richard Forrest of Cork City Library

Laughter in Cork court as man who breached 9pm curfew gets arrested twice

Fri, 29 Jan, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today. Richard Forrest of Cork City Library tells us in this new weekly column

Collins hid in mortuary coffin: What happened in the news 100 years ago

Fri, 22 Jan, 2021

What was in the news 100 years ago today. Richard Forrest of Cork City Library tells us in this new weekly column

A bomber caught on Parliament Bridge: Cork stories in the headlines 100 years ago

Fri, 08 Jan, 2021

In a new weekly series, RICHARD FORREST of Cork City Library looks back at what was making the headlines in the Echo 100 years ago to the day. He starts with the news of Saturday, January 8, 1921

Echoes of our Past

Woman jailed for six months for smashing window... and a tragedy at sea

Rising prices, profiteering, and housing woes... Cork gripes 100 years ago

A city comes out in force to mourn the death of nationalist hero

Echo in call to reduce price of porter, while a farmers’ dance proves a tonic

150 Cork railmen in strike action after refusing wage cut and demanding a rise

False teeth, a brolly and bullocks! Hidden treasures in Echo’s ‘Lost’ column

Massive apples grown in Ballincollig, and sea heroes receive bravery awards - what was in the news 100 years ago today...

Shocking toll of TB revealed in Cork

A joust between jarveys and joyriders hits the headlines

Speeding cars and dreadful roads - a cyclist’s gripes 100 years ago today

What was in the news 100 years ago today: IRA and drunk auxiliaries clash

What was in the news 100 years ago today? 'Peace deal with Britain inches closer'

What was in the news 100 years ago today?

100 years ago, the SVP is praised for helping out the starving of Cork city

Cork rowers were even making the news 100 years ago...

A truce made, trains attacked, man shot dead and another kidnapped

Armed raid on railway, and General says Irish have great distrust for English

Two killed in Banteer ambush, attack in Innishannon, and Warrenscourt fire

Wagon load of coal for military stolen, and tragedy at cricket match

The perils of fruit, a daring female prison break-out, and golf club set ablaze

Worst week of unrest since Rising, and Michael Collins insists: No partition in Ireland

A walkover election for Sinn Féin, and Cork deputy mayor fears for his life

No sport in Cork... sounds like 2021, not 1921! What was in the news 100 years ago?

Children raid sweet shop and rob lemonade, jellies and bottles of port wine

Up to 40 postmen held up by gunmen across Cork in morning of mayhem

Attacks, robberies and mayhem across Cork

Policeman shot dead in Castletownroche, and West Cork mail train held up

Killings in Nadd and Timoleague, and laughter in court after Clonmult “stunt”

Cork woman suspected of being informer had hair hacked off with wool shears

A fatal ambush near Macroom, and compensation after Burning of Cork

‘Informer’ was marched from his hospital bed in Cork and shot dead by IRA

Trains and planes attacked, a bridge destroyed, and Macroom boy, 17, killed

Cork court hears Trump is innocent

Laughter in Cork court as man who breached 9pm curfew gets arrested twice

Collins hid in mortuary coffin: What happened in the news 100 years ago

A bomber caught on Parliament Bridge: Cork stories in the headlines 100 years ago

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Echoes of our Past

Woman jailed for six months for smashing window... and a tragedy at sea

Rising prices, profiteering, and housing woes... Cork gripes 100 years ago

A city comes out in force to mourn the death of nationalist hero

Echo in call to reduce price of porter, while a farmers’ dance proves a tonic

150 Cork railmen in strike action after refusing wage cut and demanding a rise

False teeth, a brolly and bullocks! Hidden treasures in Echo’s ‘Lost’ column

Massive apples grown in Ballincollig, and sea heroes receive bravery awards - what was in the news 100 years ago today...

Shocking toll of TB revealed in Cork

A joust between jarveys and joyriders hits the headlines

Speeding cars and dreadful roads - a cyclist’s gripes 100 years ago today

What was in the news 100 years ago today: IRA and drunk auxiliaries clash

What was in the news 100 years ago today? 'Peace deal with Britain inches closer'

What was in the news 100 years ago today?

100 years ago, the SVP is praised for helping out the starving of Cork city

Cork rowers were even making the news 100 years ago...

A truce made, trains attacked, man shot dead and another kidnapped

Armed raid on railway, and General says Irish have great distrust for English

Two killed in Banteer ambush, attack in Innishannon, and Warrenscourt fire

Wagon load of coal for military stolen, and tragedy at cricket match

The perils of fruit, a daring female prison break-out, and golf club set ablaze

Worst week of unrest since Rising, and Michael Collins insists: No partition in Ireland

A walkover election for Sinn Féin, and Cork deputy mayor fears for his life

No sport in Cork... sounds like 2021, not 1921! What was in the news 100 years ago?

Children raid sweet shop and rob lemonade, jellies and bottles of port wine

Up to 40 postmen held up by gunmen across Cork in morning of mayhem

Attacks, robberies and mayhem across Cork

Policeman shot dead in Castletownroche, and West Cork mail train held up

Killings in Nadd and Timoleague, and laughter in court after Clonmult “stunt”

Cork woman suspected of being informer had hair hacked off with wool shears

A fatal ambush near Macroom, and compensation after Burning of Cork

‘Informer’ was marched from his hospital bed in Cork and shot dead by IRA

Trains and planes attacked, a bridge destroyed, and Macroom boy, 17, killed

Cork court hears Trump is innocent

Laughter in Cork court as man who breached 9pm curfew gets arrested twice

Collins hid in mortuary coffin: What happened in the news 100 years ago

A bomber caught on Parliament Bridge: Cork stories in the headlines 100 years ago

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