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Red Heads Galore

By Julia Judge, Contributor
October / November 2015

October 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Red hair and blue eyes are the rarest combination in the world, though you wouldn’t have known it in Crosshaven, Co. Cork the weekend of Aug. 21st during the 6th annual Red Head Convention. Crosshaven is a village with beautiful views of the Cork Harbor and is famous for its Royal Cork Yacht Club, and jolly folks came as far as California and as close as around the corner to … [Read more...] about Red Heads Galore

Red Heads Galore
(Photos from the 6th Annual Red Head Convention)

By Julia Judge, Contributor
September 4, 2015

September 4, 2015 by Leave a Comment

Red heads galore – all shades, lengths, sizes and ages and a bunch of wanna-be’s too at the 6th annual Red Head Convention in Crosshaven, Co. Cork. Turns out red hair and blue eyes are the rarest combo in the world –you wouldn’t have known in it Crosshaven Cork the weekend of Aug. 21st during the 6th annual Red Head Convention. Crosshaven is a village near Cork City with … [Read more...] about Red Heads Galore
(Photos from the 6th Annual Red Head Convention)

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