![]() ![]() It was attended by his daughters Adrienne and Nicola, along with many of his old friends and neighbours. The launch, organised by the Beara Historical Society and Collins Press, was held in Aidan MacCarthy’s former home, MacCarthy’s Bar in Castletownbere. The occasion was the launch of a new biography A Doctor’s Sword by Bob Jackson which tells the story of the remarkable West Cork doctor and now he survived war, captivity and the atomic bomb. His story is one of triumph of hope over evil,’ said Beara Historical Society’s Fachtna O’Donovan. ![]() He was quite simply a hero of the human race. ‘DR Aidan MacCarthy wasn’t a hero of the Irish race. ![]()
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