Community website for Millstreet, Co. Cork, Ireland
Below are pictures of Mikey Webb from Cloghoulabeg, Millstreet, who went with his mother Dolores Webb to New York, after she won the trip on the 8th October on the Big Money Gameshow.
Click the photos for larger photos. Read more on their trip in an article from last week. With thanks to Delia for the photos.
It’s quite amazing how we’ve have had two people from New Zealand tracing Millstreet roots over the past few days – Fr. Bernard Dennehy on Tuesday and now Julie on Thursday. Incidentally, our very good Friend, Denis Murphy of Cahirdowney, Millstreet, successfully carried out research as to
[read more …] “Julie Thomas from New Zealand Tracing Millstreet Roots & Denis’s Successful Research”
Daniel & Robbie O Sullivan, Ballydaly, pictured with the Sam Maguire Cup when it visited the schools in Millstreet last week. Pic:Geraldine Dennehy
Their dad John is one of Corks greatest supports and he was the winner of 2 tickets for the All Ireland in a draw run by The Corkman newspaper.
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Cork 3-17 Galway 2-13
“… There was a time in the first half when I thought Cork were going to annihilate us; beat us by a cricket score. They were all over us; three men to the ball and Dinny Long rampant. He did more than anyone to break Galway’s back. Unchallenged, he raced through on solo-runs, often leaving yards between him and his bewildered and less fit opponents. Then when Galway started to rally Frank Cogan literally put Morgan Hughes in his pocket while Con Hartnett and Brian Murphy cleared ball after ball with ease and skill, John Coleman effectively barred Liam Sammon’s path to goal and after an early flourish Tom Naughton’s threat began to wane …” Read below for the full article [read more …] “All-Ireland Football Final 1973”
The Examiner reported on the lucky ‘National Lottery’s Big Money Gameshow’ winners who were whisked away for a six day luxury trip to New York. Among them were Dolores and Michael Webb from Millstreet:
“… Mother- of-three Dolores Webb, 41, from Millstreet, Co Cork, decided shopping was out during her Big Money Gameshow’s six-day trip to the Big Apple. “All I wanted to do was to meet my cousin Anthony Sweeney, who I have never seen but it didn’t work out. He never turned up but his brother John, who I had met 15 years ago in Ireland, did meet me in Times Square. [read more …] “In New York to meet the Cousins”
Read more information on Fr. Bernard’s Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Parish, located in Glen Eden, Aukland, New Zealand.
DINNY LONG (Former Cork footballer)
Cork footballers won the Sam Maguire in 1973 and, three years later, Tralee’s Austin Stacks won the All-Ireland club championship. Dinny Long played on both of those teams and recalls that time with great pride.
“I was playing for Cork for years but moved clubs from Millstreet to Austin Stacks in the middle of my playing days. I was privileged to be part of those two teams, winning that senior All-Ireland was special but so was winning the club. It was a great time in my life.”
But Long was no stranger to success. Prior to winning a senior title, he had accumulated All-Ireland minor and U21 winner’s medals. Playing in Croke Park was a childhood dream for Long and one that he was determined to make a reality. [read more …] “Where are they now? – Dinny Long”
From Irish Vintage Scene magazine: – “One of our tractor features this month brings us to Millstreet, Co. Cork to visit father-and-son team John and Dan Barry, who have spent the last twenty years building up a fantastic collection of classic tractors, cars, horse-drawn implements and house-hold items from times past. It’s always a tough task to do justice to such a large collection in … “
There was a wonderfully enthusiastic gathering of people present for Thursday’s official launching of “Silent Voices” (a collection of poems written by asylum seekers living in Drishane) and “Speaking Faces” (Paintings by Kordula Packard – based in Sherkin Island). It took place at the premises of O’Driscoll Travel in the Square, Millstreet. Among the speakers were [read more …] “Senator Dan Boyle Opens Millstreet Art & Poetry Event”
Irish American stage and screen giant Brian Dennehy is set to be honored with the 2010 Eugene O’Neill Lifetime Achievement Award by the Irish American Writers and Artists (IAW&A) association. He will receive the award at a special ceremony to be held at The Manhattan Club (upstairs at Rosie O’Grady’s, 800 7th Ave. at W. 52nd St.) on Monday October 18th.
Dennehy, whose grandfather hailed from Millstreet, Co. Cork, will be forever associated with Sheriff Will Teasle in 1982’s Rambo: First Blood, but has excelled in many more feature films including Gorky Park, Cocoon, Legal Eagles, Presumed Innocent, Tommy Boy, Baz Luhrman’s Romeo and Juliet and Peter Greenaway’s The Belly of an Architect, for which he received the Chicago Film Festival Award for Best Actor.
He has been nominated for Emmy Awards six times for his television movie roles, including for his performance as John Wayne Gacy in To Catch a Killer (1992) and for Our Fathers (2005), which focused on [read more …] “Brian Dennehy to get Lifetime Achievement Award”
Sam’s Tour continued today (Tuesday) with Donncha O’Connor (Ballydesmond) and Paul O’Flynn (Ballyclough) starting off in Meelin this morning. Arriving in Millstreet just after midday it was firstly to Presentation N.S. for a very colourful and enthusiastic reception. Superbly colourful welcomes were accorded in various settings. It was then on to [read more …] “Sam’s Tour Continues – Visiting Millstreet on Tuesday”
God only knows when the next General Election may happen, but the papers are saying that Áine Collins will be on the voting card for FG in the next election and looks like getting in at the expense of FF:
“Newmarket-based Gerard Murphy, who contested the 2007 election for Fine Gael in the north of the constituency, has already withdrawn his name from the race. Áine Collins, who runs a financial services company in Millstreet, is the front-runner to win the party’s nomination for a candidate in the north of the constituency. A Fine Gael insider said that she would offer voters a fresh perspective.” – Evening Echo
“With just under 50 per cent of the vote, the FG team of Michael Creed and Áine Collins are sure of two seats.” – Irish Independent
THREE Kerry men have started training to become deacons in the Catholic Church. A programme for a permanent diaconate in the Kerry Diocese was announced a year ago, following approval from Rome for its introduction in Ireland. Three applicants – Conor Bradley, Milltown, Raymond Gilbourne, Millstreet, and Jean Yves Letanneur, Sneem – have now begun a first-year programme at the Dominican Ennismore Conference Centre, in Cork.
Deacons played an important part in the life of the church for the [read more …] “Training to become a Deacon”
In sports perhaps Derrygallon’s Pat O Callaghan was Duhallow and Ireland’s best
The champion of champions when he was put to the test
The dual Olympic Gold Medallist and World Record Holder his legend lives on
Though for many Seasons the life from him has gone.
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But so many great sports people in and near Millstreet Town
Who on their own right can lay claim to renown
In Gaelic Football alone so many one could name
Who in their chosen sport did scale the heights of fame. [read more …] “Millstreet’s Sports People”
Unmarried in her early twenties without children a teacher in a primary school
Tall, beautiful and charming, down to earth and kindhearted the Rose of Warrnambool
With eyes as blue as ripened sloes and shoulder length hair of chestnut brown
Her mum an Aussie from nearby Dennington her dad from distant Millstreet Town.
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Though ’tis a place she vows to visit in a not too distant day
She has never been to her dad’s Hometown in Duhallow faraway [read more …] “The Rose Of Warrnambool”
On Sept. 30th 1897 St. Therese of Lisieux died at the age of 24. She had become known worldwide as “The Little Flower”. Last year Mass was celebrated on that date in Drishane Church and likewise this year of 2010. The Celebrant tonight (30th Sept. 2010) was Fr. John Fitzgerald, P.P., Millstreet. Exquisite music and [read more …] “Drishane Mass on the eve of the Feast Day of St. Therese of Lisieux”
Children from Cullen and Carriganima National Schools attended the Kerry Life Education Mobile Unit within which a wonderfully educational presentation superbly co-ordinated by Séamus Whitty took place in the Car Park of Cullen [read more …] “Kerry Life Education Mobile Unit in Cullen”
This Saturday Ann-Marie McCarthy launches a book entitled “Of Constant Heart – Conversations with wise Women in Ireland“.
Amongst the wise women in the book is our own Eily Buckley (who does the Regional Report every week). Here is a a short extract from her conversation with Ann-Marie in the book:
I’ll tell you… one beautiful day, I can still feel the warm sun on my face, Dan and myself were coming away down the road, linking arms after putting the cows away. We met a school bus going up the byroad. The inspector stopped and asked us something about route or roads or something. As it sailed away down the road from us, Dan said, “That is something you could do. You could drive a bus.” I said, “I could never do that.” “You could,” he said. “You have plenty of experience driving the tractor around the land and driving the car and all the rest of it.” So, I applied for the job and got it. I trained for three or four weeks then took my test and passed it. I was driving a bus the following Monday morning. That opened another big life for me. But that was Dan the whole time … <read the full extract>
At the book-launch this coming Saturday Eily will host a conversational workshop from 2:00-3:45pm with topics that will be finalised with the participants on the day. Later at 4pm she will be in a Wisdom Council that will discuss passing wisdom to future generations. [read more …] “Our Wise Woman”
Tadgh Moynihan’s life ended in Australia in a tragic way
And back home in Millstreet his last remains lay
Perhaps in his fifties luck not on his side
In an accident it has been reported he died.
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As a young man for Ballydaly his home club gaelic football he played
And all around Duhallow many friendships he forged and made
His family and friends for him left to shoulder grief’s cross
His friendship to those who knew and loved him an irreplaceable loss.
[read more …] “Tadgh Moynihan”
HARDLY an adult at the age of 20, Irish lad Vincent J. Corkery set sail on the Peninsular & Orient S.S. Carthage for Malaya, half a world away, in 1948.
Leaving his family in Millstreet Town (Liscahane), a little known place in Cork County, Ireland, he was about to embark on his first teaching post as a La Salle Brother.
Since then, the former Brother Director of St Michael’s Institution Ipoh has continued to lead an active role in the development of local education.
In recognition of his contribution, Brother Vincent was conferred the Dato’ Paduka Mahkota Perak (DPMP) award, which carries the title Datuk, by the Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah in April this year.
Sterling service: Brother Vincent with the Datuk Paduka Mahkota Perak award from the Sultan of Perak Sultan Azlan Shah.
He recalled that he had to travel for three weeks on a ship when he first came to the country.
“We would port at different places for two to three days. Our first stop was at Port Said, and then on to the Suez Canal, [read more …] “Due recognition for Brother Vincent”
Congrats to Mick O’Leary who has been physio with the Cork footballers for the last few years.
… a very popular figure in the squad, is also a key man and has been in the backroom team the last couple of years and his role, like Frank, is to ensure that the team is ready for battle.
Mick runs a Physiotherapy Clinic upstairs over Michael Thornton’s Duhallow Properties in the Square Millstreet. [read more …] “Corks Physio”
