Reviewing Millstreet’s Festive Season

On this Epiphany Day, 6th Jan. 2023 we look back on the past few weeks of Millstreet’s Festive Season where we recall the magnificent Christmas decorations on the many window displays, Christmas Eve Mass with the wonderful Choir, the superb Carol Service by Millstreet BNS and the people we encountered.   This and more we share in some 41 images.  Tap on the pictures to enlarge.  (S.R.)

Millstreet Church Choir and Musical Guests pictured after Christmas Eve Mass.
Scoil Mhuire, Millstreet BNS Carol Service.
O’Hanlon Tyres creative Christmas Tree which we are never “tyred” of admiring every Christmastime!!
Magpie meeting on a frosty December 2022 morning!
West End windows wonderfully uplifting the Christmas spirits!

Papal Flag at half-mast in memory of the late Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday, 5th Jan. 2023.
Dubby Twomey creating a Christmas Tree wonderland in The Square in December.
Drishane Road magical display.
Superb Main Street window displays at Christmas.

Discovering the truly fascinating shadow cast by the setting sun at Knocknakilla Stone Circle on 23rd Dec. 2022…..And now check out the many other wonderful people we met in Millstreet within the past few weeks as we continue to share below the remainder of our 41 images.

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Upcoming Christmas/New Years Entertainment at The Pub Carriganima

Entertainment Line Up at The Pub in Carriganima for Christmas/New Year Period.

St Stephens Night Monday December 26 – Music with Peter Lane and Blackwater Sound

Wednesday December 28 – Music with Micheál Collins

New Years Eve Saturday December 31st – Christmas Draw and Musical Entertainment

Saturday January 7 – Women’s Christmas Celebrations with Music by Anthony Dineen

Saturday January 14 – Music by Up in Smoke

From all at The Pub in Carriganima we would like to wish all our Customers and Friends a very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year and we look forward to seeing you over the Christmas Period.

End of 2019 Updates

  1.  Millstreet Pipe Band is scheduled to welcome the New Year at The Square, Millstreet 7pm on this New Year’s Eve.   Always a welcoming and uplifting occasion.
  2. “Radio Treasures” will be broadcast on Cork Music Station tonight 9:30 to 11:00pm featuring the very best of music and song as well as focusing on the Years of the Zero from 1920 to 2010 as we enter 2020 – a Leap Year and the Year of the Olympics.
  3. Boherbue’s Music Room begins its first programme on this Thursday, 2nd Jan. 2020 with Listeners’ Choice where people are encouraged to bring along a Music CD or two for inclusion in this annual presentation.
    Santa’s recent visit to Carriganima…transported by Elf Liam! Tap on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)

Loyal to Magnificent Millstreet Annual Traditions

Millstreet Parish Choir,  Millstreet Pipe Band & All at St. Patrick’s Church maintain a wonderfully loyal tradition at Christmastime and  on Welcoming the New Year.   Here we share some 12 images illustrating these uplifting customs when we visit the Church on Christmas Eve and The Square on 31st Dec. 2018.  A very Happy & Healthy 2019.  Click on the images to enlarge.  (S.R.) [read more …] “Loyal to Magnificent Millstreet Annual Traditions”

Happy New Year to All

This evening, Millstreet Pipe continued their tradition of playing out the old year and playing in the new year. Below is a video of one of their renditions.

We’d just like to thank everyone that tuned in to us, and especially those that helped us in any way in 2018. The very best and a happy 2019 to all near and far. Go mbeire muid beo ar an am seo arís. 🥂 🎆

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Millstreet G.A.A. Club Fun Run/Walk on Tues. 1st Jan. 2019

MILLSTREET GAA CLUB

WISHES ALL OUR MEMBERS & SUPPORTERS

A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS &

EVERY GOOD WISH FOR THE NEW YEAR. 

We thank everyone who supported our Club

in any way during the year

and look forward to meeting you

on our New Year’s Day Walk.

Click on the Poster to enlarge.    We thank GAA Sec. Sharon for the image and greeting.  (S.R.)

Happy New Year 2018

As is tradition for more than 65 years, Millstreet Pipe Band played their New Year recital last evening despite the rain. We’d like to take this chance to thank everyone who supported millstreet.ie in 2017 by sending posts, photos, and information, by sending us messages, and by simply visiting the site. We wish all Millstreet people, and your families, at home and afar the very best for 2018. Photo below thanks to John Tarrant

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Looking Back on a Wonderfully Colourful Festive Season in Millstreet & Kilcorney

As the three Wise Men arrive in the Crib and with the marking of Women’s Little Christmas on 6th Jan. 2017 we reach the end of the Festive Season.  Here we share a selection of images which illustrate how wonderfully colourful it has been.  We view the School Plays, the Weddings, the decorations, the book launch, the Christmas Jumper tradition and much more.   Click on the images to enlarge.  (S.R.)And here we share further pictures of the Festive Season in Millstreet and Kilcorney (Nativity Play above took place in Kilcorney Church in December 2016.) [read more …] “Looking Back on a Wonderfully Colourful Festive Season in Millstreet & Kilcorney”

Superb Musical Welcome to 2017!

The Team at www.millstree.ie extends every Blessing throughout a very Bright 2017 as we share images of Millstreet Pipe Band welcoming 2017 following 6:30 pm Mass in Millstreet on New Year’s Eve.

Click on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)


And here we share some further images from the annual event which usually takes place in The Square but this year’s took place in the Church Yard of St. Patrick’s Church, Millstreet. [read more …] “Superb Musical Welcome to 2017!”

Millstreet Welcomes 2016 in Grand Style!

Millstreet Wecomes 2016 in grand style! The three images (full features later) illustrate the wonderfully energetic spirit of the cheerful Millstreet people. Above we view Millstreet Pipe Band following an uplifting recital last night at The Square. Below we see members of Millstreet Community Singers about to herald in the New Year at the very welcoming McCarthy's Bar at The Square. And just after midday today - 1st Jan. 2016 - we had a very brief Boeing Swim in aid of CUH Cancer Research Department. Click on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)
Millstreet Wecomes 2016 in grand style!  The three images (full features later) illustrate the wonderfully energetic spirit of the cheerful Millstreet people. Above we view Millstreet Pipe Band following an uplifting recital last night at The Square. Below we see members of Millstreet Community Singers about to musically herald in the New Year at the very welcoming McCarthy’s Bar at The Square. And just after midday today – 1st Jan. 2016 – a very wet day with constant rain – we had a very brief Boeing  Swim at the  River Blackwater in aid of CUH Cancer Research Department. Click on the images to enlarge. (S.R.)

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Millstreet Pipe Band To Ring in the New Year at 8 in The Square Tonight

The traditional ringing in of the New Year by Millstreet Pipe Band will take place at The Square, Millstreet tonight (Thurs. 31st Dec. 2015) at 8.00.  A very Happy 2016 to all our very many Millstreet Website Visitors.  Every Blessing and Joy throughout a very Bright New Year.  Click on the image to enlarge.  (S.R.)
The traditional ringing in of the New Year by Millstreet Pipe Band will take place at The Square, Millstreet tonight (Thurs. 31st Dec. 2015) at 8.00. Above – a picture of last year’s colourful event.  Afterwards and a little later at McCarthy’s Bar in The Square Millstreet Community Singers will entertain everyone with some superb songs and splendid melodies including some wonderful harmonies.  A very Happy 2016 to all our very many Millstreet Website Visitors…and also to our dedicated Website Team. Every Blessing and Joy throughout a very Bright New Year. Click on the image to enlarge. (S.R.)

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Millstreet Welcomes 2015!

Millstreet Pipe Band so wonderfully loyal to the tradition of welcoming the New Year at the Square Plaza joined by cheerful supporters of this great tradition.   And our wish from our Millstreet Website Team - "A very Happy New Year and may your Blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow throughout a very Bright 2015 ... and may trouble avoid you wherever you go!" Click on the images to enlarge.  (S.R.)
Millstreet Pipe Band so wonderfully loyal to the tradition of welcoming the New Year at the Square Plaza joined by cheerful supporters of this great tradition. And our wish from our Millstreet Website Team – “A very Happy New Year and may your Blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow throughout a very Bright 2015 … and may trouble avoid you wherever you go!”   Click on the images to enlarge.   (S.R.)

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We thank all our many loyal followers of our Millstreet Website.   The encouraging comments we receive have been truly uplifting and it’s clear that the website has now become an important part of Millstreet daily life … at home and abroad.  Let us now view some further images from our coverage at the Square Plaza on [read more …] “Millstreet Welcomes 2015!”

Ring out the Old, and Ring in the New

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Ringing in 2013

As is tradition, Millstreet Pipe Band will Ring in the New Year in the Square this evening (Wednesday December 31st) at 8pm.

It would be nice to see people come together for this … and it looks like being dry too!

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light:
The year is dying in the night;
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