‘Shipwrecked’ for 50 years now Peel is an Irish citizen!

Peel Whillock from Killarney and originally the UK, who arrived in Ireland 50 years ago when their family boat got ship wrecked in Cork pictured at the Citizenship Ceremonies Day 2 at the INEC, Killarney on Tuesday. Peel, (called after the port on Manx Island) holds a copy of the newspaper article from the time the family arrived in Cork. Photo: Don MacMonagle

Sinead Kelleher
Kerryman

THE INEC in Killarney welcomed 85 new Irish citizens this week as a total of almost 4,000 people were granted Irish citizenship this week at special ceremonies in the INEC.