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The Guardian made a wholly incorrect statement about Cork people yesterday
David Jensen David Jensen
YESTERDAY, THE GUARDIAN published a profile of actor Cillian Murphy to coincide with the return of Peaky Blinders next month.
But when profiling the Corkman, they made a rather egregious error — they called Cork people “modest”.
The Guardian The Guardian
“Corkonian modesty,” you say? We take if you’ve never been to Cork then.
Irish readers were quick to see the humour in the mistake.
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