Dr Paul O’Brien contributes history articles to Irish Heritage News. Paul is a retired surgical pathologist originally from Cork but living in Canada for over 50 years. Since retiring from active practice, he has published widely on the history of the Old West and various historical topics relating to Cork city and West Cork.
Some 76 medical graduates from University College Cork answered the call of duty during World War 2. Their remarkable stories of sacrifice, bravery and resilience on the frontlines have never before been told.
Paul O’Brien takes us on a stroll down memory lane as he peruses some old Cork Opera House programmes featuring Harold Pinter, a luminary in playwriting whose prolific career spanned more than 50 years.
Early on Sunday morning, 23 January 1909, the RMS Republic was rammed amidships in dense fog off the coast of Nantucket Island by the SS Florida. We explore the Irish connections with this sea disaster.
In 1865, 15-year-old William Hynes from Cork stowed away on the SS Propontis to find a new life in America. There he became a soldier in the Indian Wars, a Populist politician and a popular writer.
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