Having so magnificently fulfilled the role of Chairman of Millstreet Community Council for several years in such a wonderfully dedicated manner and is now retiring from this very important role, the present members of MCC organised a splendid Retirement Party in Noel Buckley’s honour at The Bush Bar, West End, Millstreet on Tuesday, 10th Dec. 2024 during which Áine Collins Cassidy expressed uplifting words of great appreciation recalling Noel’s phenomenal contribution to MCC over many years and over many significant events in Millstreet. Áine and also Margaret Bourke made a special presentation to Noel who, in turn, indicated what an honour it had been to have been asked to take on such a role and wished the present MCC every success in the future. The delicious food so beautifully presented was prepared by Café Aroma, Minor Row, Millstreet by Noreen and her superbly talented Staff. Tap on the images to enlarge. (S.R.) [read more …] “Millstreet Community Council Expresses Sincere Thanks to Noel Buckley”
Category: People
Christmas at Fr. Paddy’s Welcoming Shop
Millstreet AIB Invitation to New Look Branch on Friday
“Radio Treasures Christmas Show” Tonight Includes Castlemagner Singers
Preceded by Jimmy Reidy’s Christmas Archival Show from the past on Cork Music Station at 8pm on this Tuesday, 17th Dec. 2024…..“Radio Treasures Christmas Show” (from 9.15pm to 11.30pm) features at 10pm a special Interview with Marie Twomey regarding the recent launch of a truly magnificent CD “How Can I Keep Them Singing?” performed by The Castlemagner Singers. All this and so much more on tonight’s very special Show. Feel most welcome to contact us on 086 – 825 0074 or by emailing corkmusicstation @gmail.com . Tap on the images below to enlarge. (S.R.)
[read more …] ““Radio Treasures Christmas Show” Tonight Includes Castlemagner Singers”
Christmas Carol Service in St. Patrick’s Church Millstreet on Monday at 7pm
Scoil Mhuire Boys’ National School, Millstreet
will host their annual Christmas Carol Service
in St. Patrick’s Church, Millstreet
on Monday 16th December at 7pm.
We look forward to seeing you all on the night.
Seeking Suitable Accommodation
Looking for an Apartment preferably but would consider alternative accommodation,
reasonable rent price.
Require cooker, washing machine & Tumble Dryer.
If suitable, willing to consider a Year’s Lease.
Enquiries to 089 – 206 7111
Millstreet Parish Newsletter – 15th December 2024
PARISH NEWSLETTER
BALLYDALY-CULLEN-MILLSTREET
Third Sunday of Advent
15th Dec. 2024
Canon John Fitzgerald, P.P.
Telephone Nos.: Landline: 029 70043 & Mobile: 087 775 2948
Email: millstreet @dioceseofkerry.ie
Website: www.dioceseofkerry.ie
All Masses are livestreamed on www.churchservices.tv/millstreet
Parish Opening Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
10.00am to 1.00pm & 2.00pm to 5pm
RECENT DEATH: John O’Regan, Gortavehy; Gobnait Twomey, Murphy’s Terrace.
Mass Intentions for THIS WEEKEND:
Saturday 14th December:
Millstreet 6.15p.m. Noel Hartnett, Clara Road, Connie & the deceased members of the Hartnett Family, The Bridge; John Kelleher, Station Road; Sean & Kathleen O’Riordan, Church Street.
Sunday 15th December:
Cullen 9.30a.m. Jerry O’Leary, Mologhroe; Michael & Murphy, Rathcoole; Noel Lehane, Two Gneeves; Phyllis & Pádraig O’Connor, Cullen.
Millstreet 11.30a.m. Donie Casey, Cloghoula; Tom Cronin, Coolinarne; The deceased members of the Dennehy Family, Murphy’s Terrace & the Kelleher Family, Lislehane; Denis & the deceased members of the Cashman Family, Tullig.
ANNIVERSARIES: Kit & Ted Radley, Minor Row; Martin Lawlor, Millstreet & Manchester; Denis & Margaret Kelleher, Claraghatlea; Michael O’Riordan, Tullig; Daniel Nicholas O’Connell, Liscahane & Clonbanin; Mary Cotter, Murphy’s Terrace; Pat Buicke, Murphy’s Terrace; John & Mary Ann O’Shea, Ballyvouskil; Mary O’Connor, Cloghoulabeg & Church Street; Con, Hannah & John Buckley, Mushera & Church Street; Ted O’Connor, West End; Daniel O’Connell, West End; Timmy Keane, Coolikerane; John & Catherine Dineen, Mologhroe; Anthony Veart, Ahane; Con, Joan & the deceased members of the Mullane Family, Ardnageeha; William Buckley, Lislehane; Timothy, Mary, Pádraig & Donald Lynch, Lislehane; Jack Murphy, Cahirdowney; Sr. Theresa Halliden, Presentation Convent Cork & Rathcoole.
Mass Intentions for NEXT WEEKEND:
Saturday 21st December:
Millstreet 6.15p.m. John, Patrick & Lucy Murphy, Mallow; Julia Murphy, Gortavehy.
Sunday 22nd December:
Ballydaly 9.30a.m. Donncha Murphy, Ballydaly; Eddie Murphy, Ballydaly.
Millstreet 11.30a.m. Tom Barrett, Killowen; Mary & John Thomas Randles, Kilgarvan; Con, Hannah, John & the deceased members of the Dennehy family, Murphy’s Terrace.
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Tuesday in Millstreet Church 10.30-7.30pm. (This will be the last day before Christmas & we will resume on 21st January, 2025)
Legion of Mary meet every Tuesday night in the Parish Centre at 7.30p.m.
(This will be the last meeting before Christmas & we will resume on 21st January, 2025)
Rotas for next weekend 21st & 22nd December | |||
CHURCH | TIME | READER | EUCHARISTIC
MINISTERS |
Millstreet | 6.15 p.m. | Catríona Kelleher | Group C |
11.30 a.m. | Bernie Cronin | Group B | |
Ballydaly | 9.30 a.m. | Ann Marie Murphy | Mary Murphy |
Millstreet Church: Mass times this week unless there is a funeral.
Mass on Monday (16th) for Private Intention at 10.00a.m.
Mass on Tuesday (17th) for People of the Parish at 10.00a.m.
Mass on Wednesday (18th) for Nora Dennehy, Church Street at 10.00a.m.
Mass on Friday (20th) for Private Intention at 10.00a.m. [read more …] “Millstreet Parish Newsletter – 15th December 2024”
Millstreet Gramophone Circle Christmas Presentation This Friday at 8.15pm
Magnificent Christmas Carol Event by Presentation N.S.
“Radio Treasures” Tonight Includes Gerry, André, Pipe Band, MCS
Preceded by Jimmy Reidy’s Archival Show from the past on Cork Music Station at 8pm on this Tuesday, 10th Dec. 2024…..“Radio Treasures” (from 9.15pm to 11.30pm) features at 9.30pm – a special review of the recent Radio Kerry Podcast relating to the official Launch in Gneeveguilla of “Sliabh Luachra Journal No. 21”. At 9.45 we listen to Millstreet Pipe Band’s splendid Recital in Church on last Sat. evening during Mass. At 10pm we chat with Gerry “Boss” Murphy of Churchtown and Dublin. All this and so much more on tonight’s very special Show. Feel most welcome to contact us on 086 – 825 0074 or by emailing corkmusicstation @gmail.com . Tap on the images below to enlarge. (S.R.)
[read more …] ““Radio Treasures” Tonight Includes Gerry, André, Pipe Band, MCS”
Christmas 2024 Themes in Millstreet
Keys Found at Tubrid Car Park This Sunday Morning
Very Special Millstreet Memories from the Past 1950s and 1960s
Millstreet Parish Newsletter – 8th December 2024
PARISH NEWSLETTER
BALLYDALY-CULLEN-MILLSTREET
Second Sunday of Advent
8th Dec. 2024
Canon John Fitzgerald, P.P.
Telephone Nos.: Landline: 029 70043 & Mobile: 087 775 2948
Email: millstreet @dioceseofkerry.ie
Website: www.dioceseofkerry.ie
All Masses are livestreamed on www.churchservices.tv/millstreet
Parish Opening Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
10.00am to 1.00pm & 2.00pm to 5pm
RECENT DEATH: Tim Dineen, Carrigacooleen; Seán Buckley, Bantry.
Mass Intentions for THIS WEEKEND:
Saturday 7th December: Rosary will be recited at 5.40p.m.
Millstreet 6.15p.m. Séamus Manley, Church Street (First Anniversary). Denny O’Sullivan, Rathduane; Denis Buckley, Mountleader; Margaret & Frank Reen, Main Street & their son D.J; Tade Corcoran, Coolikerane & Sr. Kathleen Murphy.
Sunday 8th December:
Ballydaly 9.30a.m. Frankie & the deceased members of the Brosnan Family, Rathduane; Pat, Dan & Margaret O’Connor, Ballydaly & John Murphy; Kathleen & the deceased members of the Mulcahy Family, Aunagloor.
Millstreet 11.30a.m. Mary & Denis O’Connor, Dromsicane; Ellen O’Sullivan, Cloghoulamore
ANNIVERSARIES: Peggy Thornton, Drishanebeg; Ursula Manley, The Square; Bobby Cronin, The Rectory; Kathleen & the deceased members of the Kelleher Family, The Bridge; Con Buckley, Dooneen; Denis & Kate Kelleher, Killowen; John & Kattie Dennehy, Curragh; Maurice Fitzgerald, Cloghoula; Nora Murphy, Killarney Road; Julia & Tim Kiely, Tubber; Willie O’Shea, Rathmore; Noreen O’Keeffe-Finn, Millstreet & Dromina; Mary & Joan Murphy, Waterville; Anna Dimmock, Aubane & London.
Mass Intentions for NEXT WEEKEND:
Saturday 14th December:
Millstreet 6.15p.m. Noel Hartnett, Clara Road, Connie & the deceased members of the Hartnett Family, The Bridge; John Kelleher, Station Road; Seán & Kathleen O’Riordan, Church Street.
Sunday 15th December:
Cullen 9.30a.m. Jerry O’Leary, Mologhroe; Michael & Margaret Murphy, Rathcoole; Noel Lehane, Two Gneeves; Phyllis & Pádraig O’Connor, Cullen.
Millstreet 11.30a.m. Donie Casey, Cloghoula; Tom Cronin, Coolinarne; The deceased members of the Dennehy Family, Murphy’s Terrace & the Kelleher Family, Lislehane.
Rotas for next weekend 14th & 15th December | |||
CHURCH | TIME | READER | EUCHARISTIC
MINISTERS |
Millstreet | 6.15 p.m. | Eimear Buckley | Group B |
11.30 a.m. | Eileen O’Sullivan | Group A | |
Cullen | 9.30 a.m. | Gillian McCarthy | Moira O’Keeffe |
Millstreet Church: Mass times this week unless there is a funeral.
Mass on Monday (9th) for People of the Parish at 10.00a.m.
Mass on Tuesday (10th) for Private Intention at 10.00a.m.
Mass on Wednesday (11th) for Private Intention at 10.00a.m.
No Mass on Thursday 12th
Mass on Friday (13th) for Private Intention at 10.00a.m. [read more …] “Millstreet Parish Newsletter – 8th December 2024”
Millstreet Pictorial Update 7th December 2024
Christmas Festivities 2024 in Cullen
Splendid Comedy by Glen Theatre Drama Group Returns in New Year
“Radio Treasures” Tonight Includes Christmas Lights
Preceded by Jimmy Reidy’s Archival Show No. 129 relating to Castletown-Kinneigh on Cork Music Station at 8pm on this Tuesday, 3rd Dec. 2024…..“Radio Treasures” (from 9.15pm to 11.30pm) features at 10pm – a special review of the Turning on of the Millstreet Christmas Lights on last Sunday. All this and so much more on tonight’s very special Show. Feel most welcome to contact us on 086 – 825 0074 or by emailing corkmusicstation @gmail.com . Tap on the images above to enlarge. (S.R.)
Upcoming Newmarket Events at An Cultúrlann
Genealogy Search – Edward and Susan McDowell
Hello Millstreet community,
Recent DNA matches show that I may have a link to Millstreet involving an old family story, one now backed up by modern records. My great-great-great-grandparents, Edward and Susan McDowell, eloped about 1793-94. Edward was Susan’s family coachman, so she was then disinherited – ‘cut off with an angry shilling’ was the phrase used in an old letter in my possession; he then became a shoemaker to keep them. No maiden name for Susan is recorded in folklore or in the relevant records I’ve been able to find in recent years online. Admiralty records show that Edward McDowell, 30-year-old shoemaker, b. 1766 Augher, co Tyrone enlisted in the Royal Navy as a private marine in 1796 and that the couple were in RN Dublin accommodation in 1797. A plausible 1839 death record for Susan describes her as 65, so she would’ve been under age when she and Edward married. She is described as his wife by both the RN and St Mary’s, Dublin where their eldest child John, b. 1794, was baptised in April 1795, but no modern record of their marriage exists. (They must’ve used a clergyman willing to marry clandestine couples, who gave them a piece of paper to flourish; perhaps he didn’t keep a tight register or else it was destroyed.) The couple had three children; I’m descended from the third, Sarah, born at Bristol in 1807 but WWII bombing destroyed all relevant records there. Sarah emigrated to Van Dieman’s Land and married a Donegal man in 1833. Her 1861 Kangaroo Flat, Victoria death certificate confirms her parents’ names and Edward’s occupation as shoemaker. There are hundreds of McCarthy links in my DNA matches; a few also indicate Millstreet as a location of interest, although it’s hard to say more because few Ancestry DNA matches have trees. Does this elopement story chime with the folklore of any one reading it here? I would be very grateful for any information about who Susan may have been, whether McCarthy or else, perhaps, some connected name. She is my last big family mystery, one I’ve been trying to crack for decades. I live in the Hunter Valley, NSW.
Jo Killmister
Contact –
ted_jo @bigpond.com
St. Francis Xavier Feast Day on 3rd Dec. 2024
St. Francis Xavier Feast Day on 3rd Dec. 2024 is a very special Feast Day to the people of Goa in India. We extend very best wishes on the important Feast Day to the many people from Goa who are presently resident in Millstreet and in the surrounding areas who especially participated in Sunday’s Mass (with full Choir and Organists) celebrated by Canon John Fitzgerald, P.P.. Tap on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)
Goa (Agenzia Fides) – “The motivation is faith. The faithful come here to pray and touch the remains of Saint Francis Xavier, not out of curiosity or for a tourist visit,” said Father Fermino Savio D’Souza, parish priest of the parish of Our Lady of Miracles in Goa, who is particularly involved in youth ministry, to Fides. On November 21, the 18th Exhibition of the Relics of Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) was inaugurated in the old town of Goa. Such an exhibition takes place every ten years and brings thousands of pilgrims to the city where the remains of the Jesuit missionary are kept. From the historic Basilica of Bom Jesus, where the relic is usually kept in a silver casket, the saint’s remains were brought in a reliquary to the Cathedral of Goa, where it will be available for veneration by the faithful until January 5. The feast of St. Francis Xavier on December 3 is one of the central moments of the exhibition: Masses are celebrated in different languages throughout the day and the faithful crowd the church from the early hours of the morning. “There is a deep devotion to the saint,” says Fr. D’Souza, “who is considered the protector of our country. The faithful come to the saint to entrust their sufferings, travails and joys to him, they come to ask for his intercession. There is a deep popular piety that is experienced not only during this special period of the exhibition but also in ordinary time. It is the faith of the little ones, the simple ones, that is very precious.” “Many pilgrims come from the communities of Goa, but also from other parts of India,” the priest reports, “especially from southern areas such as the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, where there is a strong Catholic presence.” “Goa,” he continues, “is also a popular destination for young people: it is a place of parties, music and dance. Because of its countless beaches, it is also popular with European tourists. Tourism has always been the backbone of the local economy: Goa is chosen as a meeting place by young people from all over the world, not just Indians,” the priest continues. “So it is exciting and impressive to see how young people are also getting involved in this spiritual time, which is marked by prayer and testimony of faith: young people formed a human chain to protect the transfer of the relics from the basilica to the cathedral. And when you go to church, you see many young people in prayer and reflection. I would say that this is a time of witness and also of evangelization for the Catholic community in India,” concludes the parish priest. The saint’s relics will be on display in the cathedral for 45 days. On Sunday, January 5, 2025, they will be returned to the basilica in a solemn procession, after which a mass will be held to bid them farewell. The event coincides with the beginning of the Holy Year 2025, which is why the theme chosen for the exhibition is “We are messengers of the Good News” to highlight “the responsibility of every Christian in spreading the message of love, hope and peace in the world.” After the death of Saint Francis Xavier on December 3, 1552 on the island of Shangchuan off the Chinese coast, his body was initially buried there in a simple grave. In February 1553, it was exhumed and transferred to Malacca, where it remained for several months in the Church of St. Paul. In December 1553, it was decided to transfer the body to Goa in India, which was then an important center for Jesuit missions. After arriving in Goa in early 1554, the body was kept in the Basilica of Bom Jesus, where it remained intact and showed no signs of decomposition even after years. It was then publicly venerated for the first time in Goa from 16 to 18 March 1554. One of the most famous relics, his right arm, with which he baptized many people, is kept separately in the Jesuit church in Rome, the Roman “Chiesa del Gesù”. (PA) (Agenzia Fides, 2/12/2024)
Millstreet Pictorial Updates 30th Nov. 2024
As we arrive at the last day in November 2024 we reflect on a very interesting Millstreet Steering Group Meeting held this week while we also look forward to the upcoming Christmas festivities. Tap on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)
Millstreet Parish Newsletter – 1st December 2024
PARISH NEWSLETTER
BALLYDALY-CULLEN-MILLSTREET
First Sunday of Advent
1st Dec. 2024
Canon John Fitzgerald, P.P.
Telephone Nos.: Landline: 029 70043 & Mobile: 087 775 2948
Email: millstreet @dioceseofkerry.ie
Website: www.dioceseofkerry.ie
All Masses are livestreamed on www.churchservices.tv/millstreet
Parish Opening Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
10.00am to 1.00pm & 2.00pm to 5pm
RECENT DEATH: Mairéad Lockwood (née Dillon), Millstreet & North Carolina.
Mass Intentions for THIS WEEKEND:
Saturday 30th November:
Millstreet 6.15p.m. Nonie & the deceased members of the McCarthy Family, Church Street.
Sunday 1st December:
Cullen 9.30a.m. Phil Cremin Church Hill; Batt & Julia Cronin, Turrencahill; Deceased members of the O’Connell Family, Lissaniska; Eileen, Tony & Michael Moynihan, Coalpits;
Millstreet 11.30a.m. Mickie O’Connor, Ballinkeen & Mallow; Denis Leahy, Masseytown (First Anniversary); Sheila & Clement Kelleher, Toreenbawn.
ANNIVERSARIES: The deceased members of the Kelleher & Bennetts families, Dromsciane; Nellie Kelleher, Lackabawn; Pat O’Connell, Tullig; Denis O’Shea, Pound Hill; Margaret O’Byrne, West End; Bill O’Sullivan, Coalpits, Francie Herlihy, Glountane; Willie Joe O’Keeffe, Knockduff; Sheila Kiely, Cullen & Dublin; Marty Healy, Carriganima; Jack & Mary Ann Murphy, Laharn East.
Mass Intentions for NEXT WEEKEND:
Saturday 7th December: Rosary will be recited at 5.40p.m.
Millstreet 6.15p.m. Séamus Manley, Church Street (First Anniversary); Denny O’Sullivan, Rathduane; Denis Buckley, Mountleader; Margaret & Frank Reen, Main Street & their son D.J; Tade Corcoran, Coolikerane & Sr. Kathleen Murphy.
Sunday 8th December:
Ballydaly 9.30a.m. Frankie & the deceased members of the Brosnan Family, Rathduane; Pat, Dan & Margaret O’Connor, Ballydaly & John Murphy; Kathleen & the deceased members of the Mulcahy Family, Aunagloor; Eileen, Tony & Michael Moynihan, Coalpits.
Millstreet 11.30a.m. Mary & Denis O’Connor, Dromsicane; Ellen O’Sullivan, Cloghoulamore
Rotas for next weekend 7th & 8th December | |||
CHURCH | TIME | READER | EUCHARISTIC
MINISTERS |
Millstreet | 6.15 p.m. | Maria Kelleher | Group A |
11.30 a.m. | Michael Cashman | Group D | |
Ballydaly | 9.30 a.m. | Maeve O’Sullivan | Mary G. O’Leary |
Millstreet Church: Mass times this week unless there is a funeral.
Mass on Monday (2nd) for the deceased members of the Millstreet Vintage Club at 7.30p.m.
Mass on Tuesday (3rd) for People of the Parish at 10.00a.m.
Mass on Wednesday (4th) for William & the deceased members of the Conway Family, Tipperary at 10.00a.m.
No Mass on Thursday 5th
Mass on Friday (6th) for R.O.C.S. Group at 10.00a.m. [read more …] “Millstreet Parish Newsletter – 1st December 2024”
Wonderfully Impressive Cheque Presentation to the Alzheimer Society of Ireland at Mallow Centre
On Friday, 29th Nov. 2024 members of the Blackwater Valley Vintage Group presented a wonderfully impressive cheque of €4,521.60 to Nurse Manager, Lena O’Sullivan of the Mallow Centre of the Alzheimer Society of Ireland. This was the result of a superbly successful Vintage Tractor and Car Run earlier this year beginning at Aubane Community Centre and concluding at The Pub in Carriganima. The Coordinator Supreme of the memorable event in aid of such a praiseworthy cause was Luke Hurley enthusiastically supported by a very dedicated Team. Here we share a selection of images from this afternoon’s greatly appreciated cheque presentation at the Mallow Centre in the presence of All. Tap on the pictures to enlarge. (S.R.)
[read more …] “Wonderfully Impressive Cheque Presentation to the Alzheimer Society of Ireland at Mallow Centre”
Millstreet Community Text Alert 2025 – Closing Date for Receipt of Applications is Today, Fri. 29th Nov.
Millstreet Community Text Alert is now accepting applications from those who wish to renew or join
the Millstreet Text Alert System for 2025 at a cost of €10. This system is a mechanism for Gardaí to
provide crime prevention/information to community groups. It also enables communities to
receive alerts advising them of suspicious or criminal activity in their area.
If you are interested in renewing/joining, please put your name, address and mobile number with €10
in a sealed envelope and drop it to Wordsworth in Millstreet or to Guerin’s Shop in Ballydaly. Closing
date for receipt of applications is Friday, November 29th 2024.
(Millstreet Community Council Ltd would like to thank Niamh and her staff at Wordsworth and the
Guerin Family, Ballydaly for facilitating the collection of the envelopes.) (We thank Marie Twomey, Priest Cross for this important feature.)
Celebrating Weather Deferred Presentation Day 2024
November 2024 Memory Tree in St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Millstreet
Memory Tree for the month of November in St. Joseph’s Community Hospital, Millstreet. This special feature has photos or names of Residents who have passed away during the past twelve months. We thank Maureen for sharing this important image.
Dubby Twomey Expresses Sincere Thanks for Many Supportive Years of Christmas Tree Provision
Following many dedicated years of providing the highest quality Christmas Trees at The Square, Millstreet – Dubby Twomey has decided that this greatly appreciated service will no longer be available. Dubby wishes to express his heartfelt thanks to the many people who consistently supported the sales of countless trees over several years. He extends very best wishes to All at Christmas and throughout a very Bright 2025. We thank Dubby for such heroic dedication over the years and wish him a very happy and richly deserved retirement from this superb festive dedication. (S.R.)
“Radio Treasures” Tonight Includes Interview with Artist Supreme Ed Ruane
Preceded by Jimmy Reidy’s Archival Show No. 128 relating to Ballyclough on Cork Music Station at 8pm on this Tuesday, 26th Nov. 2024…..“Radio Treasures” (from 9.15pm to 11.30pm) features at 9.35pm a special Interview with Artist Supreme, Ed Ruane. At 9.20pm we also include two Gneeveguilla related features. All this and so much more on tonight’s very special Show. Feel most welcome to contact us on 086 – 825 0074 or by emailing corkmusicstation @gmail.com . Tap on the images above to enlarge. (S.R.)
[read more …] ““Radio Treasures” Tonight Includes Interview with Artist Supreme Ed Ruane”