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BACK IN THE DAY: The Southern Star’s celebration of West Cork nostalgia in all its forms

November 16th, 2025 12:00 PM

By Southern Star Team

BACK IN THE DAY: The Southern Star’s celebration of West Cork nostalgia in all its forms Image
At the Munster Arms Hotel in 2002 was Mary O’Sullivan of the Cork Road, Bandon, who was that year’s winner of the ‘Best Kept Small Garden’ award at the Bandon Business Association’s Tidy Estates and Streets competition. She was at the awards with (from left) Donie O’Brien, chairman of Bandon Tidy Towns; Bob Deane, chairman of the Bandon Business Association; and Sean Buttimer, Chairman of Bandon Town Council. (Photo: Boyle/The Southern Star Archives

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At the Munster Arms Hotel in 2002 was Mary O’Sullivan of the Cork Road, Bandon, who was that year’s winner of the ‘Best Kept Small Garden’ award at the Bandon Business Association’s Tidy Estates and Streets competition. She was at the awards with (from left) Donie O’Brien, chairman of Bandon Tidy Towns; Bob Deane, chairman of the Bandon Business Association; and Sean Buttimer, Chairman of Bandon Town Council. (Photo: Boyle/The Southern Star Archives)

 

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