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

June 26th, 2026 8:20 AM

By Southern Star Team

BACK IN THE DAY: The Southern Star’s celebration of West Cork nostalgia in all its forms Image
2006. Sadhbh O’Brien, Emily O’Connell and Aislinn Collins, who were the ‘Go Newport Girls’ at the Kinsale Regatta Children’s Fancy Dress.

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2006. Clockwise from far left, members of the ‘Sydney Circus’, who received the John McCarthy Memorial Trophy as the Best Overall Entry at this year’s annual Children’s Fancy Dress at the Kinsale Regatta Festival, pictured with Mayor Fred Treacy, adjudicator Dermot Ryan and Ted McNamara, Chairman Regatta Committee. 

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Florida Cheerleaders’ Alice and Grace Beneke from Orlando pictured with Katie and Carolina Cassidy, Tampa, Florida, at the Kinsale Regatta Children’s Fancy Dress recently.

(Photos: Howard Crowdy)

 

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