Lord Mayor of Cork, Patrick McGrath, with Tony Wright and Noel Purcell
Dublin Core
Title
Lord Mayor of Cork, Patrick McGrath, with Tony Wright and Noel Purcell
Subject
Cork Film Festival, Blarney Castle, Blarney Stone, Cork, Lord Mayor, Patrick McGrath, Tony Wright, Noel Purcell
Description
This is a black and white photo of the Lord Mayor, Patrick McGrath, kissing the Blarney Stone with the help of the English actor Tony Wright and the Irish actor Noel Purcell. Wearing a dark suit the Lord Mayor is shown leaning back to kiss the 'Stone of Eloquence' at the Blarney Castle while being helped into position by Purcell and Wright - both of whom are wearing light-coloured suits.
Patrick McGrath served as Lord Mayor of Cork from 1952 to 1955 and would die later in the year of this photo 1956.
Patrick McGrath served as Lord Mayor of Cork from 1952 to 1955 and would die later in the year of this photo 1956.
Creator
University College Cork, Cork Film Festival, Liam Kennedy
Source
Cork Film Festival Collection
Publisher
University College Cork
Date
1956
Contributor
Liam Kennedy
Rights
©Liam Kennedy. All rights reserved. Please credit Cork International Film Festival & provide a link back to this site.
Format
Photo
TIFF
JPEG
TIFF
JPEG
Language
English, eng
Coverage
1956
Cork, Ireland
Cork, Ireland
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photo
Physical Dimensions
215 x 162mm
Collection
Citation
University College Cork, Cork Film Festival, Liam Kennedy , “Lord Mayor of Cork, Patrick McGrath, with Tony Wright and Noel Purcell,” Cork International Film Festival Archive, accessed December 21, 2024, https://corkfilmfest.ucc.ie/items/show/55.