Day: May 2, 2023

Next Broadcast of “Radio Treasures” is on Tuesday, 2nd May 2023

On this Tuesday, 2nd May 2023 on Cork Music Station Jimmy Reidy and Friends Archival Programme will be broadcast at 8pm when among the Guests will be Bishop John Buckley and also featuring the Donal Ring Céilí Band.   Our usual “Radio Treasures” Show will now after all be broadcast this evening at 9.10pm.  (S.R.)

STEAM bookmark competition – Cork County Library & Arts Service

Cork County Library & Arts Service are currently running a STEAM bookmark competition for primary school children.

There will be a €20 book token prize for each design (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Maths).

The five winning bookmark designs will be also printed as official Cork County Council Library

The Cork County Library STEAM bookmark colouring competition is still running until the end of this week, Friday May 5th.

Please hand in completed entries into your local library.

Thank you.

 

Eily’s Report – 2nd May

Dia is mhuire diobh go leir a cairde and welcome to my weekly Report.

Fondest greetings and welcome to the merry month of May. The Month of Our Blessed Lady herself. The very sound of the name gives you a lift at the  thought of sunny days ahead and the world around full of light and promise. Did you think to bless your bounds ditches on Sunday night on May Eve? For as long as we can remember this ritual has been kept up and strictly adhered to in order to ward off the ghouls and makers of pishogues,who were reputed to be able to bring misfortune down on you and yours.  Some people back in the day believed that those who came round on May Eve with their evil charms  had the power to bring bad luck. The Holy Water blessed at Easter which always seemed clearer and purer than some you had in for some time was the favourite fluid which was used at this special time. Stories were told around the fires at night of some local crafty being who was seen early on the morning of the first day of May furtively crouching around where waters met and working their evil intent before the sun burned away the May Morning Dew.

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