Liam, 21, from Kanturk, County Cork, found himself up to his armpits in water.

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Providence Resources is currently exploring six sites off the island of Ireland, including those off County Cork and Rathlin island.

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Tojo dropped in to the County Cork seaside town of Clonakilty during the Second World War when a US bomber had to land nearby.

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The Cardiff inquest heard ranger Maguire, from County Cork, Ireland, was killed by a machine gun round probably fired from 0.6 miles (1km) away.

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Barbara says after much research she found a vet in County Cork who had used the procedure on birds when she worked in New Zealand.

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Known to his army friends as High Tower because of his height, he went to school at St Goban's College, near Bantry, in County Cork.

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Ranger Maguire, from County Cork, Ireland, was not wearing a helmet.

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Shot in County Cork by the cinematographer Barry Ackroyd.

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The informer he must shoot, Chris (John Crean), is a lad he's known since childhood, and a fellow member of the "flying column" in County Cork that is setting ambushes to kill the British soldiers.

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If you want to understand why Pfizer is closing eight manufacturing plants and laying off 6, 000 workers over the next five years, its plant at Loughbeg in County Cork, Ireland, would be a good place to start.

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He headed to another significant Celtic site, the Rock of Cashel, in the town of Cashel, County Tipperary, about 94km north of Cork, which then rivalled Tara as a centre of power in Ireland.

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