Pat Poland’s final work of a trilogy is a fascinating read, says GRAINNE McGUINNESS

On May 31, 1622, Cork city was all but wiped off the map by a great fire. PAT POLAND recounts the events of 400 years ago

The Battle of Culloden in Scotland dashed the last hopes of restoring the Catholic Stuart dynasty in Britain and Ireland. On the battle’s 275th anniversary, PAT POLAND recalls the event, and how it led to the macabre sight of a row of heads dangling over Cork’s South Gate Bridge...

Captain Alfred Hutson was labelled a hero for his work as Cork’s fire chief during the Burning of Cork, but PAT POLAND recalls how, earlier in his career, he almost lost his job when some City Fathers and members of the public took umbrage over a flag