The Burning of Cork City was a major event both for our city and for the Higgins family. They burned the City Hall along with the City Library (where the Fire Station now stands) They razed the centre of Cork City. 1920 was a tumultuous year in the history of Cork City with the assassination of Lord Major Tomás MacCurtain on March 20. Dublin GAA has a fraction of the overall population of Dublin from which to trawl for players. This is borne out by the capacity of Dublin County ground Parnell Park of no more than 13,500.

Source: Irish Examiner December 01, 2020 10:33 UTC