The last phase to restore Jerome J. Collins' grave happened just over a week ago. While Ronnie was over here in the good 'ole US of A bumming around NYC for the first time with his family, things were coming together back home in Cork for the grave of Jerome J. Collins.
With the final addition of railings around the grave, it is now restored to it's former glory just as it was back in the early 1900's with exceptional detail. Even the finials on the 4 corners were not overlooked. I hope my family would be very proud and honoured. It's a testament that the memory of Jerome Collins and what he died for is still remembered to this today.
Thank you to Brendan Walsh of Cork, Ireland's Walfab Engineering Ltd. for the excellent work, along with Mark Walsh of Cork, Ireland, and Wojciech Zabrocki of Wolczyn, Poland who returned home after completing this job. All men seemed very proud to have had their hands on this work. Brendan told me in his email, "I would like to say it is a great story to tell and well done for all the hard work involved". Thank YOU Brendan, and also thank you to Mona Hallinan of Cork County Council for providing the funding for this project. Also thank you to Ronnie for pushing the papers to get this done, as well as Catryn Power for her continual involvement and guidance.
All photos courtesy of Brendan Walsh. May not be used without written permission to Walfab Engineering LTD, Cork, Ireland.
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