Community website for Millstreet, Co. Cork, Ireland
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Ten years ago today there was a mass on top of Clara to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the erection of the first cross on Clara. To remember that day, we have added a number of photos that were taken that day.
[read more …] “Clara Mass 2000”
Drishane Castle Garden Fete Sunday May 30th 2010.
The Drishane Castle Garden Fete was a traditional bi annual established by the Sisters of the Infant Jesus during their time in Drishane Convent 1909 – 1992. It was staged as a fund raiser for the Missions.
It was always an event held close to people’s hearts, attracting crowds of supporters from near and far. Sadly the tradition died when the Sisters’ time in Drishane came to an end, the last one was staged in May 1990 exactly 20 years ago.
2010 sees the revival of the Garden Fete on Sunday May 30th 1pm – 6pm. It promises to be a day of great festivity and celebration. It co incidentally corresponds with the Polish Celebration of “Children’s Day” further ensuring that it will be a fun filled day for all members of the family. The Committee is delighted to offer an afternoon of quality entertainment for all members of the family while also helping Baby Jacob in his lifetime challenge of blindness.
[read more …] “Drishane Garden Fête from the 1930s”
more information on BabyJacob.ie
plakat po polsku poniżej
[read more …] “Drishane Garden Fête”
Hi, just to let you know there is a Family Fun Day Fundraiser in Dripsey Sunday 9th of May. Lee Valley Vintage Rally and Auto Jumble at Kilblafer Dripsey. All proceeds raised in aid of:
Childrens Leukaemia Unit Mercy Hospital Cork
and
Our Ladys Childrens Hospital Crumlin Dublin
Motor bike run on the day finishing at Rally. Contact Denis Dineen (087)7460807 or (021)7334421
The 2010 Killarney International Rally of the Lakes is on in a few weeks (April 30th to May 2nd). On the Saturday there will be three stages in and around Millstreet, with a centralised service in Millstreet too.
The Saturday Stages will be 3 special stages ran twice and 1 evening special stage ran once with centralized service in Millstreet. Day 2 Sunday, the stages are 3 special stages ran twice service on Sunday is in Milltown and the rally will finish with one final stage, before the winners are announced at the finish ramp at the Gleneagle Hotel.
Not too many locals competing in the rally this year, probably because of the excessive entry price of €850. Only three sort of locals in the race:
#53 Brendan Dennehy (‘S’ signs)
#9 Alan Ring (munster joinery)
#52 Stephen Linehan (bio-tech)
Timetables and maps are available in local shops along and near the routefor €10. The closest to Millstreet are: Guerins Ballydaly, Dennehy’s Shop, Coleman’s, Anglands (Dromagh). Service in Millstreet is due to start at 12:30pm Saturday, and will probably last 3+ hours, from the first in to the last out.
Don’t forget that the Millstreet edition of “Round the Fireside” is on Tonight (Monday) 9:50pm!
A special greeting to Pat & Olive Monaghan in Las Vegas, U.S.A. who are very loyal and regular visitors to www.millstreet.ie. Pat telephoned me last night indicating that he had also listened to C103’s “Round the Fireside” on Monday night which featured many Millstreet people and that he had thoroughly enjoyed it. Incidentally, a second programme with the same Millstreet guests airs on next Monday, 19th April at 9.50 p.m. (Irish time). Seán Radley for www.millstreet.ie
You can’t listen to old C103FM programmes at the moment but you can listen to C103FM live. So if you want to hear the programme, tune in at 21:50 GMT.
Originally published on: Apr 15, 2010 @ 12:47
CSR Cadbury’s Rathmore
2010 Pub Quiz
in aid of the Cullen and District Special Needs Association,
Fairfield Tavern, (Doyle’s Bar),
Fri.23rd, April at 9.30pm sharp
€40 per team of 4, €10 per person.
Also Monster Card Game
Cullen Community Centre on Monday May 3rd.
Everyone welcome! Great prizes to be won on the night.
Food and refreshments provided.
Jennifer Collins and Barry Lawlor who both grew up in Millstreet were married at the end of last year in St.Patricks Church, Millstreet on what was unfortunately a wet day. Ian Cronin Photo Studio have put up a few nice photos of the day onto their blog, so go and check them out
Have a look at the photos on the IC Photo Studio website.
Feile Cheoil
Sraid A Mhuilinn
starting times are as follows :
Confined Competitions ………………..12.30pm
Open Competitions……………………….1.30pm
Sunday 18th April 2010 at Millstreet Community School
***** Here it is Our first Big Event Of Summer 2010. *****
For The First Time Ever
Wallis Arms Millstreet in association with Spin Southwest
SPIN SOUTHWEST DJ BRIAN YOUNG IN THE CLUB
DJ MARK NEVILLE IN THE FRONT BAR
FREE IN BEFORE 11pm
Lots Of Prize’s And Giveaways On The Night
Great Party Atmosphere Ensured
Make Sure U Get In Early For This Great Event
Below are some photos from this years March Horse Fair. Unfortunately I was a little late turning up so I missed the hustle and bustle … but the crowds didn’t hang around long once the rain started to come down.
[read more …] “March Horse Fair 2010”
Below are the second part of the photos from the Vintage Family Fun Day at the Green Glens. The first part can be seen here. Photos by Sean Radley while also reporting for LTV2
[read more …] “Vintage Family Fun Day at Green Glens (Part 2 of 2)”
Down at the hugely successful Vintage Family Fun Day at Green Glens. A true credit to the dedicated organisers of such a spectacular occasion. Below are the first group of photos which give an idea of the fun atmosphere on the day (photos by Sean Radley) [read more …] “Vintage Family Fun Day at Green Glens (Part 1 of 2)”
Easter Sunday 2010 in Millstreet was a very busy day indeed. With Easter Mass, a Collenction for the Irish Lifeboat Association, the Annual Easter Parade led by Millstreet Pipe Band, the Proclamation read by Nóirín Ní Ealaithe, the Tricolour raised by Con Foley, the wreath laid by Tadhg Crowley, the oration given by Tom Meaney and Jerry Lehane as Master of Ceremonies. (Lots of photos below by Sean Radley)
Also on Easter Sunday was the Vintage Family Fun Day at Green Glens, and there are loads of photos from this which will appear over the next few days.
[read more …] “Easter Sunday 2010”
Aubane Social Club are holding their annual table quiz on Good Friday 2nd April in Aubane Community Centre.
Everyone is welcome and a great evening with interesting questions, fun and refreshments for everyone.
The Quiz starts at 8.30pm, and the entry fee is €40 for table of 4.
in aid of
St Patrick’s Church
Restoration Fund
at the
Green Glens Arena
MILLSTREET
Easter Sunday
April 4th 2010 commencing at 1.30p.m.
Live Music with special Guests
Admission €10 Children Free
Scenes from the Millstreet St.Patrick’s Day Parade 2010, taken by Air Take Photography (based in Meelin) with their revolutionary way to take top quality, low altitude aerial photography for a fraction of the cost of traditional aerial photography. You can visit their new website, and see all the photos from our St.Patricks Day Parade.
[read more …] “St.Patrick’s Day Parade by Air Take Photography”
The awards on the night went to:
from the Corkman on the Service to Youth Award:
[read more …] “Millstreet Community Award Recipients 2010”
Michelle and Brian’s wedding at Boherbue and Killarney Hights (video by Dan Casey)
A Very Happy St. Patrick’s Day to all our readers whether you are here in Ireland or on some other far flung corner of the globe. Get out and enjoy the festivities, and celebrate the fact that you’re Irish, or that you have some connection to Ireland (anything will do!) … and hopefully you’ll be able to get up as normal in the morning!
hi, could you please announce the following:
Congratulations to Danny Kelleher of Gneeves Millstreet and Claire Williamson of Springmount Clonakilty who got engaged on Valentines Day. Congratulations to you both and an extra congrats as they have a baby son who is 4 months old thanks – Ann Murphy
It was a lovely sunny day. Full of emotions, energy, happy tears and laughter. Tina and Glenn are living and working in Galway. They came along to Tina’s home town to get married. The ceremony took place in a beautiful St. Patrick’s Church in Millstreet, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Reception in an elegant and romantic Avenue Hotel in Killarney. (From Bartek Witek Photography)
The Fine Gael Cork North West Constituency AGM takes place in Millstreet this evening. Fine Gael Education Spokesman, Brian Hayes TD will deliver a speech on why there needs to be a new deal between teachers and the Government.
If I had a fiver for everyone who told me that the Department of Education HQ was a downtown office of the Irish teachers’ unions, I would be a very wealthy man. The common perception is that the unions simply click their fingers in Marlborough Street and get everything they want.
It is true that we have seen some dreadful deals down the years where educational outcomes were not the priority. But can it be said after the effective reduction of between 15% to 19% of teachers take home pay over a twelve month period that the teacher unions still dominate the agenda? Any objective observer would have to say that this is not the case.
The full speech is available on the Fine Gael website
See also an article on todays Irish Examiner
The March Horse fair is with us again this Sunday February 28th. So be warned and expect to get stuck through town, and not be able to get parking either!
from the Corkman:
Millstreet will come to a standstill on Sunday for its Annual Spring Horse Fair. Despite the passage of time with modern trends surfacing, the hosting has lost none of its crowd pulling appeal for patrons young and old drawn from all over the province.
Millstreet Horse Fair maintains its glamour as a social occasion and an outlet to renew acquaintances with friends. Crowds and attractions have steadily risen over recent years with reservations expressed by gardaí and the local authority to growing difficulties.
A number of restrictions will again be put in place with the aim of providing safety measures that will alleviate potential accidents and reduce traffic chaos that had become a growing hinderance not only on fair day but also on the previous days.
Sure, we’d miss it if it wasn’t on!
from one of our readers:
Hi, just want to let the people of Millstreet know that Eurovision winner 1993, Niamh Kavanagh has made it to the last 5 in the Eurosong qualifiers this year. Eurovision this year will be held in Oslo. The Eurosong is on March the 5th and it would be great to have the people of Millstreet rooting for their own winner by voting for her on the night!! She has set up a page on facebook for updates- ‘Niamh Kavanagh Eurosong 2010‘
Lots of Party Games on the night with spot prizes for the best dressed. Come early, dress sexy, Red FM Celebrity DJ, free in before 11pm
Valentines Weekend. Its Gonna Be Crazy PPL. Saturday, 13 February 2010 10pm
Wed 10th Feb: Its only a few days away …. the big Valentines Party… Have you decided wot colour your gonna be on sat nite ?? Red means your off the market, Amber means your unsure and GREEN means you aint goin home alone !!!!
from Airtricity (full details at http://www.imbolc.ie):
Beidh tionól iontach nua ar siúl ar an Satharn, 6 Feabhra 2010 san Ionad Cultúrtha, Baile Bhúirne, Co. Chorcaí. Is tionól aon lae é, agus beidh Gaeilgeoirí inspioráideacha ag caint ann, Gaeilgeoirí a bhfuil obair nó taighde ceannródaíoch ar bun acu, ó gach aon earnáil den saol – gnó, na healaíona, na heolaíochtaí & srl. ‘Sé an t-aon ábhar amháin atá á sheachaint againn ná cás na Gaeilge féin – tá a lán comhdhálacha ann cheana agus an Ghaeilge mar ábhar plé acu, agus ina áit sin is mian linn díriú isteach ar na tionscadail chruthaitheacha nuálacha atá idir lámh ag Gaeilgeoirí. Tá sé ar siúl ar bhonn go hiomlán neamhbhrábhúsach, agus tá na cainteoirí ag tabhairt a gcuid ama saor in aisce don ócáid.
Saturday, Febrary 6th will see ten of the most original and innovative thinkers in Ireland gather in Ballyvourney, Co. Cork, to give a day of talks on the ground-breaking projects they are working on. The name of the conference is “Imbolc”, and perhaps the most innovative facet of the whole event is that it is taking place entirely through the medium of the Irish language. It is being run on a non-profit basis, and all the speakers and organisers are volunteering their time for the event.
