Day: August 7, 2015

Supporting Our Museum and Our Millstreet Website This Weekend

Our annual church gate collection is our principal source of income to maintain both our Museum/Tourist Information Centre at Carnegie Hall and our Millstreet.ie Website.   Your support at our church gate collection in Millstreet this weekend (8th/9th August 2015) would be greatly appreciated so as to assist us to continue these community based efforts.   We thank you in anticipation of such generosity.  (S.R.)

Millstreet Museum was officially opened by Pádraig Ó Maidín on 17th March 1980. Here we view some of our dedicated committee members and supporters in the 1980s. Click on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)
Millstreet Museum was officially opened by Pádraig Ó Maidín on 17th March 1980. Here we view some of our dedicated Committee Members and Supporters in the 1980s. Click on the images to enlarge.   (S.R.)
Our Millstreet Website is funded by Millstreet Museum. Please help us to continue our efforts in providing local information worldwide and in according a platform for all to share. We thank all who have been expressing such encouraging words of praise for the efforts of our voluntary team.
Our Millstreet Website is funded by Millstreet Museum. Please help us this weekend to continue our efforts in providing local information worldwide and in according a platform for all to share. We thank all who have been expressing such encouraging words of praise for the efforts of our voluntary team.

Pictured on top are: Back row: Ted O’Connor (Tullig), Jackie Forde, Fr Corridan, Christy Fitzgerald. Front row: Fergus Kelleher, Matthew Bickerdyke, Eileen Creedon, Mary Cronin, Frances Maxwell.

Millstreet Debs 2015 – Geraldine Dennehy’s Superb Pictorial Feature

We thank Photographer supreme, Geraldine Dennehy for this truly splendid feature on this past week’s Millstreet Debs 2015.   We also include Geraldine’s wonderfully creative captions!   Click on the images to enlarge.  (S.R.)

The Class of 2015
The Class of 2015
The Girls!!
The Girls!!
The Boyz !!
The Boyz !!
Flower Power!
Flower Power!
The Boss!
The Boss!

Let’s observe some more of Geraldine’s excellent coverage of such a very happy [read more …] “Millstreet Debs 2015 – Geraldine Dennehy’s Superb Pictorial Feature”

Reopening of Millstreet Community Gym in September 2015

Millstreet Community Council is delighted to announce the reopening of the recently refurbished Gym at the Youth Centre in Millstreet on Tuesday, 1st Sept. 2015 under the management of Denise Neenan, qualified Fitness Instructor and Personal Trainer.   The official opening of the Gym will take place on Monday, 31st August at 8pm 7:30pm.   Denise will be in attendance to showcase the new equipment.   Refreshments will be served.  All are very welcome.   (Many thanks to Maura of Millstreet Community Council for this important notice….S.R.)  

Of My Time On Mushera

The memories with me are all that does remain
I will never fell pine trees by Mushera again
In all sorts of weather wind, sun, frost and rain
With brown rain water flowing in every drain

Across the high country the cold winds did blow
And old Mushera was often in his hat of snow
Late Winter in Mushera can be a cold and wet time of year
The wind soughing in the pine trees in fancy i hear
[read more …] “Of My Time On Mushera”