2nd class pupils Alex Hickey and Daniel Redmond-O'Callaghan presented portraits of Tomas MacCurtain and Terence MacSwiney, by artist Alan Hurley, to Fionnuala MacCurtain, grand-daughter of Tomas and (right rear) Cathal MacSwiney Brugha (grandson of both Terence MacSwiney and Cathal Brugha) with (left) Ellen Dorgan and Colin Daly, Vice Principal, North Mon at the ceremony.
at North Monastery Primary School, Fairhill. The official unveiling of a mural at the North Monastery School, Fairhill, dedicated to the memory of Tomas MacCurtain, Terence MacSwiney (his successor as Lord Mayor, and also a past pupil of the school), and other famous alumni, including figures such as former Taoiseach Jack Lynch and all-Ireland winning captain of the Cork hurling team, Tomas Mulcahy. In attendance on the day will be Fionnuala MacCurtain, grand-daughter of Tomas; Cathal MacSwiney Brugha (grandson of both Terence MacSwiney and Cathal Brugha) Other, more recent, graduates of the school are also included on the mural, including prominent hurlers Seán óg ó Hailpín and the current Cork captain, Patrick Horgan. Pic; Larry Cummins