Millstreet Pictorial Updates

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.)

**Recent Millstreet Steering Group following a very interesting meeting at the Canon O’Donovan Millstreet Day Centre.**

Ensuring that the Christmas Lights and Spectacular Street Features are in place for the official turning on of the Christmas Lights at The Square on Sunday at 6pm. From left: Catherine Murphy, Niamh Twomey and Noreen Twomey…three of the wonderfully dedicated Committee Members.

**Two further superbly inspiring Committee Members – Paddy Roche and Denis Lane making sure that all the logistics work smoothly at the official Launch of Christmas 2024.**

**Cork County Council adding greatly to the magical effect at Carnegie Hall, Millstreet.**

**Wonderfully gifted Athlete, Oisín Corbett from Derrinagree.**

**Millstreet Mens’ Shed truly magnificent Christmas Crib commissioned by Millstreet Christmas Lights Committee is now in place outside St. Patrick’s Church, Millstreet.**

Millstreet Pictorial Updates on Presentation Day, 21st Nov. 2024

**Deborah O’Leary and Cllr. Gobnait Moynihan canvassing for Fianna Fáil at Mount Leader. Tap on the images to enlarge.**

**Sinn Féin Leader Mary Lou McDonald and Candidate Nicole Ryan visit Millstreet Town Park.**

**Autumn 2024 ending at Millstreet Town Park.**

**Colette Carmody of Rathmore presents Dan Cronin’s typewriter on which he wrote his famous book “In the Shadow of the Paps” (Oct. 2001)…to Millstreet Museum.**

**Coaches, Sponsors and Photographers were recently very kindly presented with splendid crested jackets by Millstreet GAA.**

Millstreet Pictorial Updates – 26th September 2024

Quite a mixture of images we share as we approach the end of September 2024 of recent happenings in Millstreet. Tap on the pictures to enlarge. (S.R.)

**Patrick W. O’Leary’s magnificent image of Tubrid Holy Well on Culture Night 2024.**

**Patrick’s special Kentucky Mug for our annual visit to Knockalougha Rambling House near Listowel. Patrick returned yesterday (25th Sept.) to his native Louisville, Kentucky, USA.**

**Finance Minister, Jack Chambers, on his recent visit to K&L at Mount Leader, Millstreet.**

**Pupils of Cullen N.S.on a recent visit to Millstreet Community School pictured with Luke Hickey of Cullen who recently won a prestigious Silver Medal at the World Golfing Championships in Scotland.**

**Time for outdoor lunch at Millstreet Community School.**

**Pictured in the very impressive Poly Tunnel during the recent Open Day at Main Street.**

**The recent rare partial moon eclipse as viewed from Mount Leader at 4am!!**

**Our Millstreet Museum Crest with its motto “Dúchas don Lá Amárach” – “Heritage for Tomorrow (Future Generations)”**

Millstreet Pictorial Updates – 9th February 2024

**Presentation of the hugely impressive cheque to Nigel & Tom by members of Millstreet Lotto Committee. Tap on the images to enlarge.**

**Tom Carroll accepts the €2,000.00 cheque from Marie Twomey. Patricia Carroll won this Jackpot in the Local Lottery just one week after her husband, Tom, had shared in the substantial win with Nigel.**

At Monday’s performance of the splendid Rathmore Pantomime 2024 – there was a magnificent surprise Celebratory Cake to the applause of the large audience including Bishop Ray – for Martin, Lisa and Oran.

Millstreet Pictorial Updates – 17th Dec. 2023

**Scoil Mhuire, Millstreet BNS presented a truly magnificent Carol Service on Friday, 15th Dec. at St. Patrick’s Church, Millstreet. Tap on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)**

**Wonderful Cake Sale at Parish Centre fundraising for upcoming Lourdes visit by superb Volunteers – Aoife Casey and Holly Saunders pictured here with MCS Chaplain, John Magee.**

From left: Famous Mick O’Connell of Kerry Football fame, Pat Buckley and Noel C. Duggan attending a Family Wedding at Portmagee on Saturday, 16th Dec. 2023 – We thank Pat for sharing the wonderful image.

**Annual Presentation of Certs at the Millstreet Branch of Cork College of FET .**

**Tutors, Coordinators and Volunteers.**

**Developing the new truly impressive Mural at Millstreet Community School.**

Millstreet Pictorial Updates – 7th August 2023

Welcome to our regular Millstreet Pictorial Updates feature where we share a wide selection of images relating to recent happenings in the Millstreet area. Tap on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)

**One of the many beautiful flowers in the superb West End floral arrangements coordinated by Millstreet Tidy Towns Association.**

Enthusiastic Belle Brosnan lending a wonderful helping hand to her Grandmother, Breeda O’Leary (on left) and to Pat Randles of Millstreet Tidy Towns Association. We thank Sr. Jo Cremin for kindly making this uplifting image available to us.

We extend sincere congratulations to Actor Supreme, Stefan Healy who has recently graduated from the highly prestigious RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts) in London. We thank his Grandmother, Halina Brennan in Dublin for sharing the splendid image.

**Ann Marie Kelleher with her beautiful pet dog “Reilly” pictured recently at Main Street, Millstreet and (below) pictured at Christmastime in The Square.**

**Believed to be the last West End Cinema Poster 1973.**

**The Square, Millstreet c. 1910 looking towards Main Street, The Bridge and West End (Cooml0gane Street).**

**Splendid new building to house equipment at Millstreet Pitch & Putt Course.**

**Revised Bus Timetable seen on the window of the Millstreet Branch of Cork College of FET.**

**Truly successful Cúl Camp 2023 at Millstreet Town Park – More detailed feature to follow.**

Millstreet Pictorial Update – 19th May 2023

**Canon O’Donovan Centre Millstreet Day Centre where tonight (19th May 2023) at 8.15pm Con Kelleher will be presenting at Millstreet Gramophone Centre to which everyone is very welcome.**

Millstreet Vintage Club’s Donie Lucey together with the many other dedicated Club Members is coordinating this Sunday’s superb event in the exquisite setting of Drishane. Tap on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)

**The beauty of nature near Drishane Entrance.**

Sunset as viewed recently from the Clara Room (first floor) of Millstreet Parish Centre and (below) the splendid stained glass window in the same Room which was the original location of the Chapel of the Presentation Sisters.

Millstreet Pictorial Updates – 26th Sept. 2022

Here we share a selection of images relating to recent Millstreet happenings. More to follow in time. Tap on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)

Patrick W. O’Leary of Louisville, Kentucky whose family generously supported the fundraising of Millstreet Children’s Playground meets with Committee Members of Millstreet Town Park during his recent visit to Millstreet. Patrick’s paternal ancestors came from Adrivale, Millstreet.

**John Healy recently very kindly presented a superb publication on the History of Eurovision to Millstreet Museum.**

**A magnificent presentation by Paul, Nora and Marie at Millstreet’s Polytunnel last week on the theme of sustainability.**

**Patrick presents two splendid books to Gillian at Millstreet Library. He is acquainted with the Fields Family in Connecticut, USA whose daughter Lisa is Illustrator supreme of the two publications.**

**Annmarie O’Riordan and superb Musical Group at the official launch of her new CD at the INEC Club on Sunday night.**

Millstreet Pictorial Update on 24/7!!

Sunday’s date was 24th July 2022 or 24/7…… so to mark such a special date we share a little selection of recent images of happenings in the Millstreet area. Tap on the pictures to enlarge. (S.R.)

Presentation of very impressive cheque to Richie Walsh for Bumbleance following a hugely successful fundraising event coordinated by Cork Music Station and Millstreet Vintage Club. (More images later about this uplifing event.)

**The exquisite colour of Green Glens during the recent Pony Show.**

A truly magnificent 87th Birthday Party for Timmy O’Connor, Musician Supreme, at “The Rock Bar” in Newmarket attended by many world famous Irish Traditional Musicians to honour Timmy. We shall be featuring lots of splendid music and great interviews on future “Radio Treasure” Shows on Cork Music Station.

**Eimhín from Galway magnificently coordinating the magic of the Drumadore Event at Millstreet Town Park.**

Millstreet Pictorial Updates – 11th July 2022

As we enjoy this glorious weather during the Summer of 2022 we share some recent images reflecting the splendidly happy atmosphere of this time of the year. Tap on the pictures to enlarge. (S.R.)

**A very Happy Birthday to the wonderfully popular Nora Kelleher of Minor Row, Millstreet who on 4th July 2022 was 90 years young.**

**A recent royal First Birthday Party in Millstreet Town Park.**

Margaret Moynihan pictured with her grandson, Conor on Saturday. Conor whose Dad, Neil hails from Killarney Road, Millstreet as does his grandfather, Michael – is, among his many talents, a renowned International Swimmer – especially in South Africa and far beyond.

Remembering the late Brian Dennehy – true gentleman and actor supreme – at Millstreet Museum on Sunday followed by a special Town Tour. A full feature on this unique event will later be uploaded to our website.

**Gillian Gilbourne in her wonderful role as Millstreet’s new Librarian at Carnegie Hall.**

**The magnificent beauty of Aubane and Mushera especially during this Summer 2022.**

**Preparing to support Limerick – Gillian and Raymond Gilbourne at Killarney Road, Millstreet. Raymond is a native of Co. Limerick.**

Millstreet Pictorial Updates – 21st April 2022

**A royal welcome accorded at Green Glens, Millstreet as our Ukrainian Friends arrive in two coaches on Wednesday night, 20th April 2022.**

**Welcoming Party all ready to extend heartfelt greetings to Millstreet.**

**Colourful Spring at Pound Hill, Millstreet.**

**Our good Friend bringing such magnificent colour to The Square, Millstreet for decades.**

**Tuesday’s Eucharistic Adoration at St. Patrick’s Church, Millstreet.**

**Millstreet’s National Monument at The Square during Easter Week 2022.**

Millstreet Pictorial Updates 24th June 2021

Included in our Pictorial Updates on this occasion we observe the beauty of nature in the Millstreet area and we recall Wednesday’s “Move-athon” by Scoil Mhuire Millstreet BNS in the Town Park…plus further items. Tap on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)

**Maria Casey with daughter Méabh following Thursday’s Graduation at Presentation N.S., Millstreet.**

**Newly painted Carnegie Hall, Millstreet.**

**Commemorating 1921 Centenary at Monument in The Square.**

**Skyscape at Clara Road on Wednesday evening.**

Millstreet Pictorial Updates 19th May 2021

**Millstreet Community Council held its first Meeting in several months outdoors at the rear of the Wallis Arms Hotel on the evening of Tuesday, 18th May 2021. Tap on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)**

We’ve been asked to share this image of an historic item about one foot in length. If anyone knows anything about it we would very much appreciate information which may be sent to millstreetmuseum @gmail.com.

**Lots of extra traffic through Millstreet over this fortnight as road works continue on the Millstreet to Killarney road.**

Remembering Catherine’s Visits to Millstreet

From the Pictorial Archives of Millstreet Museum we share a memory of the late Catherine Linehan’s many visits to Millstreet from San Francisco, USA during which there was always a royal welcome at her home in Main Street, Millstreet for many a wonderfully happy gathering of Relatives and Friends. We also include the caption from the Summer 2000 photograph. Tap on the image to enlarge. (S.R.)

Millstreet Pictorial Updates – 11th Oct. 2020

Our latest Millstreet Pictorial Updates places focus on the beauty of Autumn locally and internationally. We include a feature from today’s “Sunday Business Post” which makes a very important reference to Scoil Mhuire, Millstreet BNS. And we hope that someone might be able to share information about the late Mr. John J. Campion about whom Bill Browne has written in this week’s “Corkman” indicating that John was born in Millstreet. And we recall yesterday’s Beatification of the young Carlo Acutis in Assisi, Italy yesterday (Sat. 10/10/2020) who died at the age of 15 in 2006. Tap on the images to enlarge. Finally, a reminder that C103’s “Round the Fireside” on Monday, 12th Oct. 10.00 to 11.00 pm will focus on Millstreet when Presenter supreme, Jimmy Reidy will broadcast one of his many past programmes from his extensive Audio Archives. (S.R.)

**Autumn colours at an international level!**

Millstreet Pictorial Updates – 9th October 2020

We share a selection of images reflecting recent updates in the Millstreet area. Yesterday we featured a package delivered to Millstreet Museum. Before we could reveal its content we had to make the local Gardaí aware of its content and to seek permission to share images of the historic item. We can now reveal what we received from a very kind anonymous Donor who sent the following note:

**Reflections from Millstreet’s Harry Clarke window. Tap on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)**

**This Saturday is indeed a special date with its four zeros, two ones and two twos! We thank Phil Sheehan for alerting us to this very special phenomenon.**

Millstreet Pictorial Updates – Monday, 23rd March 2020

Topics shared in our latest Millstreet Pictorial Updates include a view of the various ways by which Coronavirus COVID-19 is being dealt with in our area. We note how Tubrid Holy Well has even more than usual candles lighting in the times we are experiencing. Millstreet marks the centenary of the death of Cork’s Lord Mayor, Tomás Mac Curtain. Tap on the 14 images below to enlarge. (S.R.) [read more …] “Millstreet Pictorial Updates – Monday, 23rd March 2020”

Jerry Morley: Millstreet is not in Meenskehy. They are different parishes Millstreet and Dromtarriffe. If you look… – Jan 31, 8:42 pm
Seán Radley: Jenni…Delighted you liked observing our selection of images from Neil Kelleher’s Cork City home which… – Jan 26, 9:25 pm
Jenni Lane: Another dismal January is a good excuse to admire from afar these pictures from last… – Jan 26, 6:09 pm
Helen Leader: My name is Helen Leader . I was born in Boherbue Co.Cork ( North Co… – Jan 25, 3:20 pm
CORNELIUS CRONIN: i can help you – Jan 18, 10:06 pm
Timothy Kneeland: I’m researching why Richard and Patrick Cronin, from Millstreet in Meenskehy, Dromtarrif Parish, in County… – Jan 14, 9:29 am
Siobhan Buckley: Well done to Meabh, Anna and Saoirse on their great achievement! So proud of our… – Jan 11, 2:32 pm
Josephine Murphy: Well done congratulations. – Jan 10, 11:30 pm
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