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Cork in the 1960s
Artikel-Nr:
9781781172490
Veröffentl:
2014
Seiten:
240
Autor:
Orla Kelly
Gewicht:
1217 g
Format:
284x220x25 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Anthony Barry was born in Cork in June 1901. At the age of fourteen he entered his father's tea business. He later joined the National Army, where he served as a captain until the end of the Civil War. He returned to the family business and built Barry's into a premier tea firm. He was a founding member of Cumann na nGaedheal and in 1954 was elected to Dail Eireann. He served in the Dail and Seanad until 1965. He was a member of Cork Corporation until 1967 and was Lord Mayor of Cork in 1961-62.
A charming collection of photographs of everyday life in Cork city in the 1960s taken by renowned photographer Anthony Barry