Keville Burns – William Bourke Cockran

Bourke Cockran 1854 – 1923

6 Jun 20186 Jun 2018

This short biography has been compiled by the Sligo based William Bourke Cockran Foundation.

45 Minute Audio Documentary – William Bourke Cockran

6 Jun 20188 Jun 2018

Listen to this audio documentary on the history and life of William Bourke Cockran. https://youtu.be/IqyaGdQDGsA

World Famous Statesman

29 Dec 20176 Jun 2018

William Bourke Cockran, born on Feb 28th, 1854, in Claragh Co. Sligo, is a man whose name you may well not recognise and in this, you are not alone. His name…

Cockran The Socialite

12 Nov 20165 Dec 2017

As a young man, F. Scott Fitzgerald, the world famous author, was inspired by the social and political society of Port Washington on the north coast of Long Island, to…

A prominent Catholic and a ‘Noble Christian’

12 Nov 201624 Dec 2017

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Forging An Irish Identity In Stone

12 Nov 201624 Dec 2017

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