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# hegartycollection.ie

Stories and artifacts from the Irish War of Independence & Civil War

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://hegartycollection.ie/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Irish American News](https://hegartycollection.ie/publications/irish-american-news-2/ ) - Jim Hegarty has written a series of articles for Irish American News. "HerStory & HiStory" shares stories about the Hegarty family & their fight for freedom.
- [Cork Holly Bough](https://hegartycollection.ie/publications/cork-holly-bough/ ) - The Cork Holly Bough is an annual Christmas tradition with a global audience. First published in 1897, it is a must-have in Cork households near and far.
- [Mill Theatre Dundrum](https://hegartycollection.ie/uncategorized/mill-theatre-dundrum/ ) - On Thursday 6th November we were delighted to screen "The Hegartys of The Laurels" in aid of the Mill Theatre & The Rosemount Family Resource Centre, Dundrum.
- [Joe Murphy's Story, Irish American News](https://hegartycollection.ie/publications/joe-murphys-story-irish-american-news/ ) - In April 2026, Irish American News published an article by Jim Hegarty which tells Joe Murphy's story. He was lifelong friends John Joe, Nan and Mamie Hegarty.
- [Tours of St Josephs Cemetery, Cork](https://hegartycollection.ie/tours/tours-of-st-josephs-cemetery-cork/ ) - The Cork Historical Society organise monthly guided tours of St Joseph’s Cemetery, Tory Top Road, Cork. The tours are held on the first Wednesday of every month
- [IndieCork Film Festival](https://hegartycollection.ie/film-festival/indiecork-film-festival/ ) - Our film, “The Hegartys of The Laurels” was premiered at the IndieCork Film Festival on Wednesday 9th October in the ARC Cinema, Cork
- [IBAM! 2024 in Chicago](https://hegartycollection.ie/irish-culture-festival/ibam-2024-in-chicago/ ) - Jim Hegarty has been invited to attend to speak at IBAM! 2024 about his book "The Hegartys of The Laurels" and to share stories uncovered during his research.
- [IBAM! Chicago 2024](https://hegartycollection.ie/irish-culture-festival/ibam-chicago-2024/ ) - Diary of my experience at IBAM! Chicago 2024. The prestigious Irish Book, Arts & Music Celebration is held annually in the Irish American Heritage Center.

## Pages

- [Hegarty Collection](https://hegartycollection.ie/) - The Hegarty Collection includes stories & artifacts from the Irish War of Independence and the Civil War & the book by Jim Hegarty "The Hegartys of the Laurels"
- [The Book Launch](https://hegartycollection.ie/the-book-launch) - The Book Launch for "The Hegartys of the Laurels" was held in Cork City Library on Thursday, 7th April 2022 as part of the Lifelong Learning Festival.
- [The Memorial Plaque](https://hegartycollection.ie/the-memorial-plaque) - On Sunday 14th June 2026 a memorial plaque was unveiled by the Lord Mayor of Cork on the former home of the Hegarty family, "The Laurels" on Pouladuff Road.
- [Joseph Murphy](https://hegartycollection.ie/joseph-murphy) - Joseph Murphy was a member of H Company, Second Battalion, Cork No.1 Brigade, who died on hunger strike on 25th October 1920 while imprisoned in Cork Gaol.
- [The Film](https://hegartycollection.ie/the-film) - The film to tell the story of the courageous Hegarty family has been commissioned by Cork City Council and will be premiered in Cork City Hall in April 2024.
- [Contact](https://hegartycollection.ie/contact-2) - Please contact us for further information on The Hegartys of the Laurels. Have a story about the Hegarty Family? Please contact us, we would love to hear it
- [Mary Mamie Hegarty](https://hegartycollection.ie/mary-mamie-hegarty) - Mary Mamie Hegarty played a vital role in the Irish War of Independence. She established branches of Cumann na mBan in Cork City and County.
- [Johanna Nan Hegarty](https://hegartycollection.ie/johanna-nan-hegarty) - Nan Hegarty very often risked her life in the fight for Irish Freedom in the War of Independence while smuggling arms & dispatches around Cork City and County.
- [John Joe Hegarty](https://hegartycollection.ie/john-joe-hegarty) - John Joe Hegarty played an active role in the Irish War of Independence and served as a Volunteer Commander with "H" Company, 2nd Battalion, No. 1 Cork Brigade.
- [The Song](https://hegartycollection.ie/the-song) - John Murphy, Songwriter composed The Song to honour John Joe, Nan and Mamie Hegarty & it was performed at the Opening of the Hegarty Memorial Garden in 2023.
- [Connections](https://hegartycollection.ie/connections) - We have uncovered so many connections to the Hegarty Family since the publication of “The Hegartys of the Laurels” and we are delighted to share their stories.
- [Accessibility Statement](https://hegartycollection.ie/accessibility-statement) - Accessibility Statement: We want everyone to enjoy this website & our goal is to make the site easy to use for all people, including those with disabilities.
- [The Calendar](https://hegartycollection.ie/the-calendar) - The Calendar for 2024 produced by Cork City Library as part of the Decade of Centenaries programme features Nan & Mamie Hegarty and many courageous Cork Women.
- [The Hegarty Collection](https://hegartycollection.ie/home) - The Hegarty Collection contains family images and artifacts from the Irish War of Independence. "The Hegartys of the Laurels" shares the Hegarty family history.
- [The Memorial Garden](https://hegartycollection.ie/the-memorial-garden) - [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.23.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” module_id=”garden” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ background_color=”#000000″ background_color_gradient_direction=”90deg” width=”90%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.23.1″ custom_margin=”||||false|false” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text module_id=”memorial” _builder_version=”4.25.1″ header_font=”Source Sans Pro|600|||||||” header_text_color=”#d37821″ header_font_size=”110px” header_line_height=”1.1em” header_2_font=”Abril Fatface||||||||” header_2_font_size=”56px” header_2_line_height=”1.1em” background_layout=”dark” header_font_size_tablet=”54px” header_font_size_phone=”38px” header_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” header_2_font_size_tablet=”36px” header_2_font_size_phone=”24px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”] THE MEMORIAL GARDEN [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ make_equal=”on” use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ specialty=”on” custom_padding_last_edited=”on|tablet” background_color_2=”#000000″
- [The Play](https://hegartycollection.ie/the-play) - The Play - "The Hegartys of The Laurels" was performed superbly by students from Coláiste Éamann Rís Secondary School in March 2024. Congratulations to all!
- [Thank You](https://hegartycollection.ie/thank-you) - Thank you for contacting The Hegarty Collection. We will be in touch with you as quickly as possible.
- [The Exhibition](https://hegartycollection.ie/the-exhibition) - The Exhibition of the Hegarty Collection was held in Camden Fort Meagher during the Summer of 2022. Artifacts from the Irish War of Independence were on display
- [Privacy Policy](https://hegartycollection.ie/privacy-policy) - This privacy policy explains how The Hegarty Collection uses and stores the personal data (name & email address) collected from you when you use our website.

## Categories

- [Uncategorized](https://hegartycollection.ie/category/uncategorized)
- [Publications](https://hegartycollection.ie/category/publications)
- [Irish Culture Festival](https://hegartycollection.ie/category/irish-culture-festival)
- [Film Festival](https://hegartycollection.ie/category/film-festival)
- [Tours](https://hegartycollection.ie/category/tours)

## Tags

- [Holly Bough](https://hegartycollection.ie/tag/holly-bough)
- [Echolive](https://hegartycollection.ie/tag/echolive)
- [Irish Examiner](https://hegartycollection.ie/tag/irish-examiner)
- [Altan](https://hegartycollection.ie/tag/altan)
- [IBAM! Chicagio](https://hegartycollection.ie/tag/ibam-chicagio)
- [Irish American News](https://hegartycollection.ie/tag/irish-american-news)
- [Cork City Council](https://hegartycollection.ie/tag/cork-city-council)
- [Lord Mayor of Cork City](https://hegartycollection.ie/tag/lord-mayor-of-cork-city)
- [IBAM! Chicago](https://hegartycollection.ie/tag/ibam-chicago)
- [Cónal Creedon](https://hegartycollection.ie/tag/conal-creedon)
- [IndieCork Film Festival](https://hegartycollection.ie/tag/indiecork-film-festival)
- [ARC Cinema Cork](https://hegartycollection.ie/tag/arc-cinema-cork)
- [St Josephs Cemetery](https://hegartycollection.ie/tag/st-josephs-cemetery)
- [Cork Historical Society](https://hegartycollection.ie/tag/cork-historical-society)
- [Joe Murphy](https://hegartycollection.ie/tag/joe-murphy)
- [The Rosemount Family Resource Centre](https://hegartycollection.ie/tag/the-rosemount-family-resource-centre)
- [The Mill Theatre](https://hegartycollection.ie/tag/the-mill-theatre)