As part of our ongoing series to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Lord Mayor of Cork, Tomás MacCurtain, we reproduce this report - first published in the Irish Examiner on March 21, 1920 - of the murdered Irish Republican's funeral. The funeral of the murdered Lord Mayor of Cork took place yesterday amidst scenes of intense popular grief. There has been abundant and recurrent evidences that the shock occasioned by the foul deed that hurried Lord Mayor Tomás MacCurtain into eternity, is nationwide. Not long since had many of the bodies gathered around there with the late Lord Mayor to celebrate the National Festival. Here the catafalque, on which rested the remains of the Lord Mayor, was erected before the High Altar.

Source: Irish Examiner March 24, 2020 11:37 UTC