Whenever the Examiner / Echo publishes its next book about its archive, this photo will have to be the cover image. A lot going on in it. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đŸ•”ïžâ€â™‚ïž" title="Man detective" aria-label="Emoji: Man detective"> https://twitter.com/HanniganCork/status/1246456536026812416">https://twitter.com/HanniganC...
There is, as you youngsters say nowadays, a lot to unpack in that picture.
I& #39;m going to drop some further pix and info into a longish thread over the next few days. 2/n
3. The picture was published as a single-column standalone on the front page of Cork& #39;s Evening Echo (now http://www.echolive.ie"> http://www.echolive.ie  @echolivecork) on April 22, 1961.
4. Within a decade, that boy with the guitar, Rory Gallagher, would be a rock& #39;n& #39;roll superstar.
5. The previous day, Rory was listed on p10 of The Echo among the winners of the TV Talent Contest at the Cork Ideal Homes Show.
Okay, I& #39;m going to stop numbering these. You get the idea. But for completists, this one& #39;s tweet no 6. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy">
I& #39;ll continue this thread tomorrow, and it will go to some unexpected and (in my opinion) delightful places. Good night & stay safe o/
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