"Cork has famously been known as ‘The Rebel County’, and it certainly rebelled against the Black and Tans or indeed any strand of British imperialism in the County”, so said Barry McColgan of Ógra Shinn Féin, after their tour of Cork in the latest leg of their National Tour.McColgan also made the connection between the fight of the early 20th Century and the current phase of the conflict against British rule in Ireland and in particular the role played during the 1981 Hunger Strike.The Ógra Shinn Féin ‘On The One Road’ tour arrived in Cork on Tuesday evening for the latest leg of the Ógra tour of Ireland.
The Barrack street office of Sinn Féin was the venue for the book launch of 'Awaiting the Lark'. The launch was well attended by Ógra members, the public and a number of locally elected Sinn Féin representatives.
According to Barry McColgan of Ógra Shinn Féin they were given a warm welcome in Co. Cork, however upon leaving the city they become the target of Anti Republican elements or 'Ógra negligence?' as they found their car clamped. However the tour continued unabated as they travelled on to Co. Galway to continue the tour.
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