Books by Kieran McCarthy

Kieran McCarthy is a born and bred Corkonian. Kieran graduated from University College Cork in 1999 with a Joint Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree in Geography and Archaeology. Kieran has lectured widely on Cork's past in association with numerous institutions, in particular University College Cork, the Cork Education and Support Centre, the Vocational Educational Committee and with various community associations within Cork City. In particular, Kieran has a keen interest in disseminating knowledge about the importance of local history in Cork's primary and post primary schools. Since 2003, he annually co-ordinates the Discover Cork: Schools'History Project. He has been involved in the compilation of several television reports for R.T.E. on various aspects of Cork's history. Kieran is particularly known for his local history column in Inside Cork, a weekly Cork newspaper in which he has been writing a series on the development of Cork City since October 1999. In addition to publishing over three hundred articles on Cork's development through that medium, he has published four books; Pathways Through Time, Historical Walking Trails of Cork City (2001), Cork: A Pictorial Journey (2001), Discover Cork (2003) and A Dream Unfolding, Portrait of St. Patrick's Hospital (2004) Kieran is currently working as a freelance historical consultant and is pursuing a Masters of Philosophy (M.Phil) in Geography in the Department of Geography, University College Cork.