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Winner Declared In Cork's Annual Pancake Race

Breda Forrest
Breda Forrest

02:39 12 Feb 2024


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A winner has been declared in Cork's annual pancake race.

James Healy of the Shelbourne Bar reclaimed the winning title, which he also won two years ago.

Traders from the Victorian Quarter of the city compete in the Shrove Tuesday tradition, first begun in 1826 by Thompsons Bakery employees.

The Metropole Hotel and other businesses revived the event in 2018, in which people run up MacCurtain St while flipping pancakes.


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