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March 2, 2024October 7, 2023

Islands of Ireland: A personal connection to West Cork islands with a tragic past

Irish Examiner | 7 Oct 2023

Heir Island man, John Harte risked his own life to save five people when a boat sank here, with the loss of six lives, on October 10, 1918

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