Centre in Cork in County Cork, Munster, Ireland — Irish South-West ((Éire) North Atlantic Ocean)
Cork Great War Memorial
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 15, 2026
1. Cork Great War Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Cork Great War Memorial. . Lest We Forget, Erected by public subscription under the auspices of the Cork Independent Ex-Servicemens Club, in memory of their comrades who fell in the Great War fighting for the freedom of small nations, 1914 – 1918, “Greater deed hath no man done”, “They shall grow not old, , As we that are left grow old. , Age shall not weary them, , Nor the years condemn. , At the going down of the sun, , And in the morning , We will remember them.”, 1939 – 1945, “When you go home, , Tell them of us and say, , For your tomorrow we gave our today” , The Royal Munster Fusiliers, Lt. Col. W. Burrowes 6th Batt . 6798 Sgt. J. Scott 1st Batt . 906 L/Cpl. J. Ward 1st Batt . 5646 Pte. E. Bermingham 1st Batt . 5369 Pte J.J. Duke 1st Batt. . 6354 Pte. M. Horgan 1st Batt . 2738 Pte. R. Meaney 1st Batt . 9484 L/Sgt. F. Meehan 2nd Batt. . 6905 Pte. J. Horgan 2nd Batt. . 1052 L/Sgt. P. O’Keeffe 2nd Batt. . 10285 Pte. J. O’Sullivan 2nd Batt. . 6194 Pte. J. Hourigan 2nd Batt . 10423 Pte. J. Cummins 2nd Batt. . 7024 Pte. J. Horgan 2nd Batt . 4808 Pte. D. O’Leary 2nd Batt . 9519 Pte. P.J. Cronin 2nd Batt . 9965 Pte. W. Mulcahy 2nd Batt . 9852 Pte. D. Horgan 2nd Batt . 9786 Pte. D. McCarthy 2nd Batt . 10307 Pte. T. O’Keeffe 2nd Batt . 4387 Pte. R. Stephenson 2nd Batt . 5578 Pte. M. Finn 2nd Batt . 6941 Pte. W. Bullman 2nd Batt . 3831 Sgt. J. Ryan 2nd Batt . 7309 Pte. J. Bullman 2nd Batt . 5850 Pte. J. Forde 9th Batt . 10334 Pte. T. O’Connor 9th Batt . 5028 Cpl. E. Higgins 2nd Batt . 4368 Pte. P. Forth 8th Batt. . 4030 Pte. J. Pearce 2nd Batt . 6851 Pte. J. Buckley 2nd Batt . 6232 Pte J. Coleman 2nd Batt . 7106 Pte. J. Kenneally 1st Batt . 2nd Lt. R.E. Godsil 2nd Batt . 10311 Pte. H. McSweeney 2nd Batt . 5102 Pte. J. Heaphy 2nd Batt . 7209 Pte. D. Horgan 2nd Batt . 7071 Cpl. E. Shine 2nd Batt . 7320 Pte. P. O’Leary 2nd Batt . 6371 Pte. M. Carroll 2nd Batt . 3780 Pte. D. Flynn 2nd Batt . 7381 Cpl. T. O’Callaghan 2nd Batt . 5038 Sgt. J. McMahon 2nd Batt. . 7437 Pte. D. Barry 2nd Batt. . 7412 Pte. D.J. Lee 2nd Batt. . 7321 Pte. J. Gleeson 2nd Batt. . 6319 Cpl. A. Coleman 2nd Batt. . 4782 Pte. T. Buckley 2nd Batt. . 4276 Pte. S. Donovan 2nd Batt. . 6345 Pte. D. O’Driscoll 2nd Batt. . 9885 L/Cpl. D.P. Murphy 2nd Batt. . 6460 Sgt. J. O’Connell 2nd Batt. . 6758 Pte. J. Dineen 2nd Batt. . 4061 L/Cpl. J.J. O’Brien 2nd Batt. . 7439 Pte. M. Sheehan 2nd Batt. . 5481 Pte. D. Murphy 2nd Batt. . 7251 L/Cpl. E. McSweeney 2nd Batt . 4410 Pte. W. O’Niell 2nd Batt. . 5433 Pte. M. Joyce 9th Batt. . 5967 Pte J. Cleary 8th Batt. . 10223 Cpl. J. Phair 2nd Batt. . 7009 Pte. J. Sheehy 2nd Batt. . 6240 Pte. D. Buckley 2nd Batt. . 4781 Pte. J. Kenneally 2nd Batt. . 5368 Pte. M. Cronin 1st Batt. . 0014 Pte J. Sexton 6th Batt. , Royal Navy , CPO R. Watson . H. Warner . P. Higgins HMS Tiger . Cpl. T Callaghan Welsh Regt. . Pte. W. Callaghan Welsh Reg . 1236 Sgt. T. Coughlan 2nd L. Fus. . J. O’Sullivan 4th Hussars . J. Callaghan R.B., U.S. Army , Pte. P.F. Broderick . Sgt. C. O’Callaghan, Royal Irish Rifles , L/Cpl. D. Coghlan . 6749 Sgt. E. Franklin . 18884 Pte. B. Coughlan . 7716 Pte. M. O’Sullivan . 10104 Pte. B. Kenneally 2nd Batt. . 9895 L/Cpl. D. Lucy 2nd Batt . 4913 Pte. A. Allen 2nd L.R. . 3182 Pte. T. Murphy 2nd L.R . Lt. B. Kelleher KORL Regt. . Lt. D.P. Hall 6th HLI . 45964 Pte. P. O’Leary 11th N. Fus. . Lt. H.J. Cummins 5th G. Rifles . Driver T. O’Rourke RASC . 0126 Pte. H. Jones 8th RDL . Pte. P. O’Neill L.N. Lancs . Pte. T. Coveney S.I. Horse . 13314 Pte. T. O’Meara 2nd C.H. . 40195 Driver M. Carroll RASC . 1286 Sgt T. Curtin 2nd L. Fus . 3174 Sgt. P. Rooney M.G. Corps . 2001 Pte. D. Shine York Regt. . Sgt. J. Coughlan R.I. Fus . 22270 Sgt. S.J. Walker R.E. . Pte. J. McMahon 13th KRR . 42321 Sp. M. Hourihan R.E. . 14844 Cpl. J. O’Driscoll R.E. . Capt. T.E. Coughlan 1st M. Rgt. . Sp D. Coveney R.E. . 3/7335 Pte. J. Gamble 6th Batt , Leinster Regiment , 9414 Sgt. J. Dilworth . 8731 Sgt. J. Chalmers . 3350 Pte. C. Power . 4184 Pte. D. McCarthy . 704 Pte. E. Scanell . 7114 Pte. C. Walsh . 3736 Pte. P. Foley . C.L. Butterfield 7th Batt . 0803 Pte. P. Weldon . Sgt. C. McSweeney B. Co., Royal Regiment , 8770 Pte. P. Moore . 1805 D. Higgins . 5330 P. Barry . 2030 J. Nolan 8th Batt, Connaught Rangers , Cpt. K. Cummins . Sgt. J. Jones . 5814 E. O’Sullivan . D. Kelleher . 0400 Sgt. P. Donovan, Irish Guards , Pte. T. O’Brien . B. Carney . W. O’Donovan . 10459 C. O’Donovan . J. Goggin . L. Curtin . 7080 T. Flynn . 25373 W. Garvey 3rd I. Grds, Royal Artillery , 5877 J. Smyth R.G.A. . 7271 M. O’Connell R.F.A. . 1084 D. O’Callaghan R.G.A. . 4104 Sgt. R. Lawlor R.F.A. . 2034 T. Mahony . 7543 Cpl. C. O’Sullivan R.G.A. . 104 Cpl. J. Dowdall R.G.A. . 70576 Driver J. Lee R.F.A., Royal Dublin Fusiliers , 2728 R.S.M. W. O’Mahony . 14410 Sgt. P. Moran . 13620 Pte. C. Ahern . 40116 Cpl. D. Barry . 25027 Pte. T. Hargreaves . Pte. J. Sullivan . 10848 Pte. P. O’Neill
Lest We Forget
Erected by public subscription under the auspices of the Cork Independent Ex-Servicemens Club, in memory of their comrades who fell in the Great War fighting for the freedom of small nations
1914 – 1918
“Greater deed hath no man done”
“They shall grow not old, As we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, Nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun, And in the morning We will remember them.”
1939 – 1945
“When you go home, Tell them of us and say, For your tomorrow we gave our today”
The Royal Munster Fusiliers
Lt. Col. W. Burrowes 6th Batt • 6798 Sgt. J. Scott 1st Batt • 906 L/Cpl. J. Ward 1st Batt • 5646 Pte. E. Bermingham 1st Batt • 5369 Pte J.J. Duke 1st Batt. • 6354 Pte. M. Horgan 1st Batt • 2738 Pte. R. Meaney 1st Batt • 9484 L/Sgt. F. Meehan 2nd Batt. • 6905 Pte. J. Horgan 2nd Batt. • 1052 L/Sgt. P. O’Keeffe 2nd Batt. • 10285 Pte. J. O’Sullivan 2nd Batt. • 6194 Pte. J. Hourigan 2nd Batt • 10423 Pte. J. Cummins 2nd Batt. • 7024 Pte. J. Horgan 2nd Batt • 4808 Pte. D. O’Leary 2nd Batt • 9519 Pte. P.J. Cronin 2nd Batt • 9965 Pte. W. Mulcahy 2nd Batt • 9852 Pte. D. Horgan 2nd Batt • 9786 Pte. D. McCarthy 2nd Batt • 10307 Pte. T. O’Keeffe 2nd Batt • 4387 Pte. R. Stephenson 2nd Batt • 5578 Pte. M. Finn 2nd Batt • 6941 Pte. W. Bullman 2nd Batt • 3831 Sgt. J. Ryan 2nd Batt • 7309 Pte. J. Bullman 2nd Batt • 5850 Pte. J. Forde 9th Batt • 10334 Pte. T. O’Connor 9th Batt • 5028 Cpl. E. Higgins 2nd Batt • 4368 Pte. P. Forth 8th Batt. • 4030 Pte. J. Pearce 2nd Batt • 6851 Pte. J. Buckley 2nd Batt • 6232 Pte J. Coleman 2nd Batt • 7106 Pte. J. Kenneally 1st Batt • 2nd Lt. R.E. Godsil 2nd Batt • 10311 Pte. H. McSweeney 2nd Batt • 5102 Pte. J. Heaphy 2nd Batt • 7209 Pte. D. Horgan 2nd Batt • 7071 Cpl. E. Shine 2nd Batt • 7320 Pte. P. O’Leary 2nd Batt • 6371 Pte. M. Carroll 2nd Batt • 3780 Pte.
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D. Flynn 2nd Batt • 7381 Cpl. T. O’Callaghan 2nd Batt • 5038 Sgt. J. McMahon 2nd Batt. • 7437 Pte. D. Barry 2nd Batt. • 7412 Pte. D.J. Lee 2nd Batt. • 7321 Pte. J. Gleeson 2nd Batt. • 6319 Cpl. A. Coleman 2nd Batt. • 4782 Pte. T. Buckley 2nd Batt. • 4276 Pte. S. Donovan 2nd Batt. • 6345 Pte. D. O’Driscoll 2nd Batt. • 9885 L/Cpl. D.P. Murphy 2nd Batt. • 6460 Sgt. J. O’Connell 2nd Batt. • 6758 Pte. J. Dineen 2nd Batt. • 4061 L/Cpl. J.J. O’Brien 2nd Batt. • 7439 Pte. M. Sheehan 2nd Batt. • 5481 Pte. D. Murphy 2nd Batt. • 7251 L/Cpl. E. McSweeney 2nd Batt • 4410 Pte. W. O’Niell 2nd Batt. • 5433 Pte. M. Joyce 9th Batt. • 5967 Pte J. Cleary 8th Batt. • 10223 Cpl. J. Phair 2nd Batt. • 7009 Pte. J. Sheehy 2nd Batt. • 6240 Pte. D. Buckley 2nd Batt. • 4781 Pte. J. Kenneally 2nd Batt. • 5368 Pte. M. Cronin 1st Batt. • 0014 Pte J. Sexton 6th Batt.
Royal Navy CPO R. Watson • H. Warner • P. Higgins HMS Tiger • Cpl. T Callaghan Welsh Regt. • Pte. W. Callaghan Welsh Reg • 1236 Sgt. T. Coughlan 2nd L. Fus. • J. O’Sullivan 4th Hussars • J. Callaghan R.B.
U.S. Army Pte. P.F. Broderick • Sgt. C. O’Callaghan
Royal Irish Rifles L/Cpl. D. Coghlan • 6749 Sgt.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 15, 2026
2. Cork Great War Memorial - North Face
E. Franklin • 18884 Pte. B. Coughlan • 7716 Pte. M. O’Sullivan • 10104 Pte. B. Kenneally 2nd Batt. • 9895 L/Cpl. D. Lucy 2nd Batt • 4913 Pte. A. Allen 2nd L.R. • 3182 Pte. T. Murphy 2nd L.R • Lt. B. Kelleher KORL Regt. • Lt. D.P. Hall 6th HLI • 45964 Pte. P. O’Leary 11th N. Fus. • Lt. H.J. Cummins 5th G. Rifles • Driver T. O’Rourke RASC • 0126 Pte. H. Jones 8th RDL • Pte. P. O’Neill L.N. Lancs • Pte. T. Coveney S.I. Horse • 13314 Pte. T. O’Meara 2nd C.H. • 40195 Driver M. Carroll RASC • 1286 Sgt T. Curtin 2nd L. Fus • 3174 Sgt. P. Rooney M.G. Corps • 2001 Pte. D. Shine York Regt. • Sgt. J. Coughlan R.I. Fus • 22270 Sgt. S.J. Walker R.E. • Pte. J. McMahon 13th KRR • 42321 Sp. M. Hourihan R.E. • 14844 Cpl. J. O’Driscoll R.E. • Capt. T.E. Coughlan 1st M. Rgt. • Sp D. Coveney R.E. • 3/7335 Pte. J. Gamble 6th Batt
Leinster Regiment 9414 Sgt. J. Dilworth • 8731 Sgt. J. Chalmers • 3350 Pte. C. Power • 4184 Pte. D. McCarthy • 704 Pte. E. Scanell • 7114 Pte. C. Walsh • 3736 Pte. P. Foley • C.L. Butterfield 7th Batt • 0803 Pte. P. Weldon • Sgt. C. McSweeney B. Co.
Royal Regiment 8770 Pte. P. Moore • 1805 D. Higgins • 5330 P. Barry • 2030 J. Nolan
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 15, 2026
3. Cork Great War Memorial - West Face
8th Batt
Connaught Rangers Cpt. K. Cummins • Sgt. J. Jones • 5814 E. O’Sullivan • D. Kelleher • 0400 Sgt. P. Donovan
Irish Guards Pte. T. O’Brien • B. Carney • W. O’Donovan • 10459 C. O’Donovan • J. Goggin • L. Curtin • 7080 T. Flynn • 25373 W. Garvey 3rd I. Grds
Royal Artillery 5877 J. Smyth R.G.A. • 7271 M. O’Connell R.F.A. • 1084 D. O’Callaghan R.G.A. • 4104 Sgt. R. Lawlor R.F.A. • 2034 T. Mahony • 7543 Cpl. C. O’Sullivan R.G.A. • 104 Cpl. J. Dowdall R.G.A. • 70576 Driver J. Lee R.F.A.
Royal Dublin Fusiliers 2728 R.S.M. W. O’Mahony • 14410 Sgt. P. Moran • 13620 Pte. C. Ahern • 40116 Cpl. D. Barry • 25027 Pte. T. Hargreaves • Pte. J. Sullivan • 10848 Pte. P. O’Neill
Location. 51° 53.764′ N, 8° 28.436′ W. Memorial is in Cork, Munster, in County Cork. It is in Centre. It is at the intersection of S Mall and Grand Parade, on the left when traveling west on S Mall. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 46 South Mall, Cork, Munster, Ireland. Touch for directions.
Regionally,
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4. Cork Great War Memorial - South Face
it is on the Atlantic Ocean, in the North Atlantic Region, on the Atlantic Arc, in Europe, on the Island of Ireland, on the Celtic Fringe, in the European Union, in Atlantic Europe, on one of the British Isles, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony.
On 17 March 1925, the unveiling of the Great War memorial took place at the South Mall, the ceremony being performed by General Standish Harrison, late commanding officer Royal Munster Fusiliers' Depot, who took the salute from the foot of the memorial. Many thousands of ex-servicemen, and widows and orphans of the men in whose honour the memorial was erected, were present at the ceremony.
(Submitted on June 12, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)
On the one hand this image could be interpreted as one of the many demonstrations of remembrance which occurred across the United Kingdom and European continent in the aftermath of the First World War. But among these acts this example stands out because it appears anomalous when put in the context of historical writing about the county and city. During the course of the twentieth century, Cork became known for the stand it took against the British during the 1919-21 conflict, often called the Irish War of Independence, which brought about an end to the 1801 Acts of Union
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, May 15, 2026
6. War Memorial Plaza
under which Ireland was subsumed within the United Kingdom.
(Submitted on June 12, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)
Credits. This page was last revised on June 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 11 times since then. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 12, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
