Day: February 1, 2015

Michael & Kathy Superb on “At Your Service” RTÉ1 Television Tonight

Michael & Kathy O'Connor were so very professional, positive and uplifting in their magnificent presentation in tonight's very interesting "At Your Service" with the Brennan Brothers programme where Sherkin North Shore was the main focus. Click on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)
Michael & Kathy O’Connor were so very professional, positive and uplifting in their magnificent presentation in tonight’s very interesting “At Your Service” with the Brennan Brothers RTÉ1 television programme where Sherkin North Shore was the main focus. Click on the images to enlarge.  (S.R.)

If you missed the programme, you can watch it on the RTÉ Player (until February 22nd)

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Son of Michael & Kathy - Daniel - was at home on holidays from Australia during part of the filming of the marvellous feature.
Son of Michael & Kathy – Daniel – was at home on holidays from Australia during part of the filming of the marvellous feature.

 

Splendid humour between the O'Connors and the Brennans!
Splendid humour between the O’Connors and the Brennans!
Marie Twomey who participated with many other Millstreet Friends at the wonderfully musical official launch of Sherkin North Shore.
Marie Twomey who participated with many other Millstreet Friends at the wonderfully musical official launch of Sherkin North Shore.

5Sherkin North Shore on RTÉ television 1st Feb. 2015 levison 1st Feb. 2015 -8003Sherkin North Shore on RTÉ television 1st Feb. 2015 levison 1st Feb. 2015 -800One may view the excellent programme on the RTÉ Player.  Anne Keane and Con Herbert were among those who coordinated the most enjoyable set dancing workshop.   The programme will undoubtedly be hugely beneficial to the overall enterprise and we are all truly motivated to visit Sherkin with its truly exquisite, beautiful scenery where I spent my very first holiday as a teenager with the wonderfully welcoming O’Connor Family.   We all wish Michael & Kathy the greatest of success.  Now we share some more still images which I recorded as I watched the [read more …] “Michael & Kathy Superb on “At Your Service” RTÉ1 Television Tonight”

On this day February 1st 1921

2015-02-01 Memorial Plaque to those executed at Cork Military Jail in 1921 - includes Captain Con MurphyOn the 1st of February 1921: The first execution under martial law of an IRA man took place.

Cornelius Murphy of Ballydaly, Millstreet, was shot by firing squad at the Cork Military Barracks (which is now on the grounds of UCC), after he had been arrested on January 3rd at his parents house in Ballydaly, tried by court martial and found guilty of having a revolver in his possession.

The plaque (right) at UCC commemorates those executed and buried there in 1921.

Read much more about Captain Con Murphy in this old article.