Given Covid restrictions, it wasn’t possible for Fermoy GAA to publicly mark the centenary of Michael Fitzgerald’s death. The nationalist leader died on hunger strike at 9.45pm on October 17th 1920.
This situation was rectified on Tuesday evening in the grounds of Páirc Mhicheal MacGearailt (Michael Fitzgerald Park) when members of Fermoy GAA joined with relatives of Michael ‘Mick’ Fitzgerald, for a dignified ceremony.
MC for the occasion was former chairman of Fermoy GAA, Brendan Keane.
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