On Friday 11th June, 2021 at 3.00 p.m. the Lord Mayor of Cork, Cllr. Joe Kavanagh, will host a Special Ceremony online to add the names of Tomás Mac Curtain and Terence MacSwiney to the Roll of Honorary Citizens of Cork City.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, a traditional special ceremony in City Hall could not take place, so the ceremony will be broadcast at 3.00 p.m. on Cork City Council’s YouTube channel.
On the 12th October, 2020 on the proposal of the Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr. Joe Kavanagh, with unanimous support of An Chomhairle, it was approved to add the names of Tomás MacCurtain and Terence MacSwiney to the Roll of Honorary Citizens of Cork City.
The Lord Mayor said:
I wish to acknowledge and commend my fellow Elected Members for their unanimous support at our meeting of An Chomhairle of 12th October, 2020 to add both patriot Lords Mayor to the Roll of Honorary Citizens of Cork City. I am privileged as Lord Mayor of Cork, being a successor in office to both Tomás and Terence, who both gave their lives for Cork and Ireland, to a cause they believed in. In my role as Lord Mayor of Cork, one of the elements that impressed me most over the past 12 months, was the interest and pride that the people of Cork have in the legacy of former Lord Mayor MacCurtain and Lord Mayor MacSwiney. It is appropriate that we enshrine the principles and values of the men and women who played their part in the events of that era and reflect the pride in Cork and its people and the roles they played in the events of the commemoration period.
At a meeting of Cork City Council, held in the Concert Hall, City Hall, Cork on Monday 12th October 2020, the Lord Mayor of Cork Councillor Joe Kavanagh proposed, and it was approved by An Chomhairle, that the name of Tomás Mac Curtáin be added to the roll of Honorary Citizens of Cork City.
An tArdmhéara Tomás Mac Curtáin
Go gcuirfí ainm an Ardméara Tomás Mac Curtáin le Rolla Saoránach Oinigh Chathair Chorcaí i ngeall ar an gcion faoi leith a rinne sé do ghnéithe míleata agus polaitiúla Chogadh na Saoirse in Éirinn agus do chomhdhéanamh na cathrach seo. Thosaigh an cion a rinne Tomás Mac Curtáin do shaoirse na hÉireann i bhfad sular toghadh ina Ard-Mhéara i 1920 é. Bhí sé ar bhunaitheoirí Bhriogáid Chorcaí 1 d’Óglaigh na hÉireann agus ina oifigeach ceannais orthu, ina náisiúnaí agus ina pholaiteoir, agus thug Tomás Mac Curtáin a shaol ag fónamh ar mhuintir Chorcaí. Mar gheall ar a mheáite a bhí sé ar Éire Shaor a bhaint amach agus ar an meas a bhí ag baill Bhardas Chorcaí agus ag muintir na cathrach air, ba é an chéad Ardmhéara é a toghadh i gCorcaigh an 30 Eanáir 1920. Nuair a maraíodh Tomás Mac Curtáin le hurchar ina theach cónaithe an 20 Márta 1920, chinntigh an stádas a bhí aige, is é sin Céad Saoránach na Cathrach a toghadh go daonlathach, gur tuairiscíodh a bhás ar fud an domhain, rud a tharraing aird ar a shuaite a bhí cúrsaí in Éirinn. Ar a shon sin agus ar go leor cúiseanna eile, i mbliain seo chomórtha céad bliain na bliana 1920 agus mar chuid de Chlár Comórtha Chomhairle Cathrach Chorcaí, is cuí leis an Ardmhéara agus le Comhairleoirí Cathrach Chorcaí go gcuirfí a ainm ar Rolla na Saoranach Oinigh agus ordaítear go ndéanfaí amhlaidh.
Lord Mayor Tomás Mac Curtáin
That the name of Lord Mayor Tomás Mac Curtáin be added to the Roll of Honorary Citizens of Cork City in recognition of his unique contribution to the military and political aspects of Ireland’s War of Independence and to the social fabric of this city. Tomás Mac Curtáin’s contribution to the cause of Irish freedom began long before his election as Lord Mayor in 1920. A founding member and commanding officer of Cork No.1 Brigade of Óglaigh na hÉireann, a cultural nationalist and politician, Tomás Mac Curtáin gave a lifetime of service to the people of Cork. His commitment to the cause of an independent Ireland and the esteem in which he was held by the members of Cork Corporation and the people of the city led him to be elected the first Republican Lord Mayor of Cork on 30 January 1920. When Tomás Mac Curtáin was shot dead in his home on 20 March 1920, his status as the democratically elected First Citizen of this city ensured that his death was reported around the world, drawing attention to the conflict that was then taking place in Ireland. For these and many other reasons, in the centenary of the turbulent year of 1920 and as part of Cork City Council’s Commemoration Programme, the Lord Mayor and Councillors of the City of Cork consider him worthy to be enrolled in the Roll of Honorary Citizens and so direct.
At a meeting of Cork City Council, held in the Concert Hall, City Hall, Cork on Monday 12th October 2020, the Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Joe Kavanagh proposed, and it was approved by An Chomhairle that the name of Terence MacSwiney be added to the roll of Honorary Citizens of Cork City.
An tArdmhéara Traolach Mac Suibhne
Go gcuirfí ainm an Ardmhéara Traolach Mac Suibhne le Rolla Saoránach Oinigh Chathair Chorcaí i ngeall ar an gcion faoi leith a rinne sé do ghnéithe míleata agus polaitiúla Chogadh na Saoirse in Éirinn. Thosaigh an cion a rinne Traolach Mac Suibhne do shaoirse na hÉireann i bhfad sular toghadh ina Ardmhéara i 1920 é. Bhí sé ar bhunaitheoirí Bhriogáid Chorcaí 1 d’Óglaigh na hÉireann agus ina oifigeach ceannais orthu, ina náisiúnaí cultúir, ina dhrámadóir agus ina pholaiteoir, agus thug Traolach Mac Suibhne a shaol ag fónamh ar mhuintir Chorcaí. Mar gheall ar a mheáite a bhí sé ar Éire Shaor a bhaint amach agus ar an meas a bhí ag baill Bhardas Chorcaí agus ag muintir na cathrach air, togadh ina Ardmhéara Chorcaí é an 30 Márta 1920. Nuair a fuair Traolach Mac Suibhne bás, tar éis stailc ocrais ceithre lá agus seachtó, chinntigh an stádas a bhí aige, is é sin Céad Saoránach na Cathrach a toghadh go daonlathach, gur tuairiscíodh a bhás ar fud an domhain, rud a tharraing aird ar a shuaite a bhí cúrsaí in Éirinn. Ar a shon sin agus ar go leor cúiseanna eile, i mbliain seo chomórtha céad bliain na bliana 1920 agus mar chuid de Chlár Comórtha Chomhairle Cathrach Chorcaí, is cuí leis an Ard-Mhéara agus le Comhairleoirí Cathrach Chorcaí go gcuirfí a ainm ar Rolla na Saoranach Oinigh agus ordaítear go ndéanfaí amhlaidh.
Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney
That the name of Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney be added to the Roll of Honorary Citizens of Cork City in recognition of his unique contribution to the military and political aspects of Ireland’s War of Independence. Terence MacSwiney’s contribution to the cause of Irish freedom began long before his election as Lord Mayor in 1920. A founding member and commanding officer of Cork No.1 Brigade of Óglaigh na hÉireann, a cultural nationalist, playwright and politician, Terence MacSwiney gave a lifetime of service to the people of Cork. His commitment to the cause of an independent Ireland and the esteem in which he was held by the members of Cork Corporation and the people of the city led him to be elected Lord Mayor of Cork on 30 March 1920. When Terence MacSwiney died on 25 October 1920, after seventy-four days on hunger strike, his status as the democratically elected First Citizen of this city, ensured that his death was reported around the world, drawing attention to the conflict that was then taking place in Ireland. For these and many other reasons, in the centenary of the turbulent year of 1920 and as part of Cork City Council’s Commemoration Programme, the Lord Mayor and Councillors of the City of Cork consider him worthy to be enrolled in the Roll of Honorary Citizens and so direct.
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