Community website for Millstreet, Co. Cork, Ireland
with thanks to Geraldine for the photos
The narrow road by old Mushera it winds up and down
The backway from Cork through Rylane that ends at Millstreet Town
In Winter the drivers crawl slow through the fog
That steals down the mountain and cloaks Togher Bog
But the scenery is breathtaking on a nice Summer’s day
For the tourist who drives on the mountain roadway
The Boggeragh Ranges above you the valley below
By the hills where gorse, heather and bracken do grow
Where in Spring and in Summer the male lark does fly
Up from the rank bracken to sing in the sky
A small speck in the universe till in gray clouds he disappear
The bird out of sight though his music one hear
On the narrow high road by Mushera from here far away
The tourist amazed at the beauty today.
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PARISH NEWSLETTER
BALLYDALY-CULLEN-MILLSTREET
THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD
16th, MAY, 2010
Your prayers are requested for the repose of the souls of the following and for those whose anniversaries occur around this time, and for those for whom masses will be offered during the week:
RECENT DEATHS:
Michael Ryan, 4 West Side, Killarney Road
Mary O’Keeffe, Tureenglanahee, Ballydesmond
Jerry Buckley, Ummeraboy
“The Bould Thady Quill” is a popular traditional Irish song. The song is ironic as it was written about an individual living in County Cork who was actually far from heroic.
It is common to hear critics or knockers, who, of course, never knew the man, emphatically assert that he was a phoney, while others, equally misinformed allege that he was utterly useless, an idler and parasite possessing innumerable vices and insisting that he never participated in any form of sport. It is only fair to the man that, because of the extremes of misrepresentation, he should be placed in proper perspective. We have his prowess and achievements fancifully exaggerated in the ballad and his shortcomings unfairly highlighted by his detractors….
read the full article on Thady Quill on Wikipedia
IRD Duhallow is a community-based Integrated Rural Development (IRD) company that was established in 1989. The company combines the efforts and resources of the State Bodies, Local Authorities, Local Communities and individual entrepreneurs for the benefit of the local areas. The main objective of IRD Duhallow is to establish and to support initiatives directed towards the generation of enterprise for the benefit and welfare of communities in Duhallow who may be deprived due to rural population, immigration, lack of training, economic deprivation or poor infrastructure.
IRD Duhallow have recently updated their website and all the up to date information is there, including the Monthly Newsletter, DART Timetables, info on grants, Duhallow Initiatives, a communities section, and much more.
from IRD Duhallow
Millstreet Celtic beat title title contenders Waterloo (from Rathduff) in their second last game of the season in the league. They have secured promotion for the season, but now they must win their final game against table toppers Springfield A (11.15am on Sunday morning at Pat O’Brien Park, Cobh) to lift the 2A title. Best of luck to the lads next Sunday.
| Murphy’s Irish Stout League 2A | ||||||||
| . | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| . | Springfield A | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 17 | 46 |
| . | Millstreet Celtic | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 21 | 44 |
| . | Waterloo | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 27 | 42 |
LTV 2 Millstreet Footage from Programme 166 where Sean Radley and Sean Murphy met up with Donal Lynch at Star Trax Studio in Knocknagree to take a look at the damage caused by the huge fire up at the Studio recently.
LTV 2 are running a Fundraising dance to help get the studio back up and running on Friday 11 June in the Wallis Arms Hotel in Millstreet with 5 Local bands/artists taking part on the night. Tickets for this dance are €10, and for more details contact 085-1144252. Your support will be greatly appreciated for this event.
Organisers and helpers pictured at the first of the Thursday Night Dances being held at the Darby O’Gill Hotel, Killarney. (Pic.: Seán Radley)
The Rallyschool.com.au Irish duo of Charlie Drake (Derinagree) and Eoin Moynihan (Ballydaly) are counting down the days until the next round of the Australian Rally Championship gets under way in Coffs Harbour on the 14th – 16th May. The pair are fired up after recording their best ever result in a NSW State Championship round, the Lithgow event, where they finished third overall.
“We were really happy with the result in Lithgow and to finish third overall was a great boost for our confidence. We were seeded car 16 so to have a joint fastest stage time and be consistently in the top three was really encouraging, so now we are really looking forward to Coffs,” Charlie said.
[read more …] “Drake and Moynihan going to Coffs Harbour Rally”
Annabelle O’Sullivan presenting the “Mrs. O’Sullivan” Cup to the victorious Knocknagree N.S. Quiz Team – Andrew Sheehan, Darren Brosnan (Captain), Eoghan McSweeney and Paul O’Connor – at the recent Cloghoula N.S. (Millstreet) Sports and Pattern Day. Also included is Mary Murphy, Principal, Cloghoula National School. Pic.: Seán Radley
The death has occurred unexpectedly on Sunday, May 9th, 2010 of Michael RYAN of Wexford and ‘Westside Lodge’, Killarney Road, Millstreet, Cork. Reposing at Tarrant’s Funeral Home, Millstreet. Rosary this Tuesday evening at 9pm. Removal tomorrow, Wednesday, at 8pm to St. Patrick’s Church, Millstreet. Requiem Mass on Thursday at 11am, followed by burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Millstreet.
by
Eily Buckley
Dia is mhuire diobh go leir a cairde and welcome to news report 1012 from Millstreet.
Fondest greetings dear listeners and I wish you all the very best on this very cold but sunny Tuesday morning.
All roads lead to Knocknagree on this coming Sunday for an explosion of Music at the Star Trax recording Studio. Following the recent devastating fire at their place they need all you support. See posters for all the details. A fundraising event for the cause will be held at the Wallis Arms Hotel on June 11th organised by LTV2.
On Sunday next May 16th Millstreet G.A.A.Club along with camogie club will hold their La Na g Club day in park from 2.30-4.30pm. This will be a fun day for all the family with all ages catered for. Events scheduled for the day are U8 football blitz,U16 mixed football game, rounders for coaches of junior, juvenile and camogie teams All the mums get ready for an obstacle race. Celebrity Banisteoir with two local personalities (Noel Buckley and Joan O Mahony from Convent School) battling against each other with their respective teams. Music on the day will be provided by The Kelt, (joint chairmen of Juvenile Club) and we will also have a barbeque hosted by Jerry Pat and staff. Music and dancing on the day from local musicians and dancers. There will be many other novelty events eg.penalty shootout, face painting etc to keep all entertained. All we need is for the sunshine to shine to ensure an enjoyable day on Sunday next in Millstreet town park. All are welcome. thanks Mairead Daly, Secretary Juvenile. club.
GAA
Ducon Cup: Lyre 2-15 Millstreet 1-2
Junior Hurling League: Freemount 2-15 Millstreet 2-5
Duhallow JBFL: Boherbue 3-8 Millstreet 0-5; Lyre 0-10 St John’s 1-5.
County Minor FL Group 2: Clonakilty 5-18 Millstreet 1-6
Soccer
League 1A: Buttevant 1 Rathcoole Rovers 0
League 3A: Los Zarcos 4 Ballinhassig 3; Rathcoole 2 Strand Utd 2.
League 2A: Waterloo 2-4 Millstreet (Wed 12th)
Greyhounds: Curraheen Park B. O’Shea’s (Millstreet) Crossfield Tim won a 525 in a time of 28.63
Sixth SUNDAY of Easter- 9th May, 2010
Your prayers are requested for the repose of the souls of the following and for those whose anniversaries occur around this time, and for those for whom masses will be offered during the week:
Mass Intentions this Week-end:
Millstreet Vigil 6.30 p.m. Bridget & Patrick O’Sullivan, Dooneen
Charlie Drake and Eoin Moynihan finished 3rd in the Lithgow Rally two weeks ago in Australia. Below are a some spectator videos, some in-car videos and also some photos from the event:
[read more …] “Lithgow Rally videos and photos”
Millstreet Celtic were made work extra hard for their league 2-1 home win over Crescent tonight, but who would you now put your money on. Here is the table with two games to go after tonight’s results.
| Murphy’s Irish Stout League 2A | ||||||||
| . | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| . | Springfield A | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 57 | 16 | 43 |
| . | Waterloo | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 42 |
| . | Millstreet Cel | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 51 | 19 | 41 |
As if that was not enough – they must all play each other yet. Lets hope they’re not celebrating too much after their cup win last weekend and can go on to win their remaining games and win the title, or at lease gain promotion by finishing second.
A Millstreet student was a winner at the DARE2BDRINKAWARE film awards ceremony in Dublin last week. The young Corkman demonstrated his acting chops in the film, which was called ‘Carpe Noctem’ or ‘seize the night’. Now in its third year, DARE2BDRINKAWARE is a film competition for third-level students, aimed at highlighting young people’s attitudes to alcohol.
On a very busy weekend we recorded quite a few events to share on our website. We had the visit to Millstreet on Saturday by participants from the Rally of the Lakes (with an excellent and much praised service centre at Green Glens). On Monday we had the very successful Cloghoula N.S. Sports Day. But we begin our sharing with an annual event at Shrone near Rathmore in the sacred setting known as “The City”. Seán Murphy, Brendan Murphy and I arranged to record and to transmit (almost live) the celebration of Mass which took place at 2.00 p.m. on Sunday and by 5.03 p.m. Seán Murphy had the completed recording ready for Dan Joe Kelleher in Carriganima for broadcast to thousands of appreciative viewers. Mass was celebrated by Fr. Larry Kelly who ministers in Rathmore. The historic oil truck we noted in Rathmore village on our way home. Later in the week we shall have pics. of the Rally and Cloghoula Sports.
See all the photos below (by Seán Radley for www.millstreet.ie and LTV2 Millstreet)
[read more …] “The City Mass”
The next Methodist meeting in Millstreet takes place this Sunday (9th May) at 7.00 p. m. in the Canon O’Donovan Centre. In the Church in Killarney in recent months we have been looking together at a wonderful book by Rick Warren called “The Purpose Driven Life”. This identifies and examines five key purposes of our lives. It has provided much food for thought and really helped many people in their relationship with God. We shall be thinking together about one aspect of this when we meet in Millstreet on Sunday night. Hope to see you there. As always please feel free to contact Rev. Laurence Graham for more information at 064 6631613 or <email>
The first seven chapters of The Purpose Driven Life have been published as What On Earth Am I Here For? and can be read online if you follow the link
Two more old postcards from Millstreet have appeared for sale on eBay again, this time amongst a bunch of seven postcards. Both again are probably from the Laurence Collection from the start of the 20th century. One is of the Presbytery on the Clara Road, and the other is of Drishane Castle.
Hurling for Haiti ! Annajean o Reilly presenting a cheque on behave of Millstreet Camogie Club to Jerry Pat o Leary for The Haven Housing Project
by
Eily Buckley
Dia is mhuire diobh go leir a Cairde and welcome to news report 1011 from Millstreet. Fondest greetings dear listeners and I wish you all the very best on this rather dull but mild Tuesday morning.
I don’t have the full details of the lotto draw this morning ,but I can tell you that the Jackpot was not won, The Jackpot for next week in €4,400 and the draw will be at Tarrants Bar on Sunday night.
A very special greeting goes this week to the lovely Mrs. Cait O Shea, of Dirreen, Adrigole, who celebrated her 90th Birthday recently, Many Happy returns Cait.
The AGM of LTV2 will be held at the Wallis Arms to-night starting at 8.
The Wallis Arms Hotel have finished revamping their website (and a very good job they have done too), and have today issued a press release across across the media which you can read below. But go and visit their website at www.wallisarms.com, and see what they have on offer.
The Wallis Arms Hotel is in Millstreet, Co. Cork (Ireland). It’s a fully refurbished, family-run hotel that offers an outstanding accommodation in a location that’s hard to beat as a base for touring the delights of county Cork and county Kerry. Whether your destined for the lakes and mountains of Killarney, the legendary Ring of Kerry or the stunning West Cork coastline, all are within easy reach of Millstreet and The Wallis Arms Hotel.
We just want to say a huge thank you from Los Zarcos FC for all the support received for the Quiz held last Friday. There was a great turn out and all in all it was a very successful night.
GAA
Cork Vocational Schools Senior Hurling Championship B quarter-finals: Millstreet CS 7-14 Davis Col Mallow 1-5
Duhallow JHL: Banteer 4-11 Millstreet 2-14
County Minor A Regional HL Group 2: Millstreet 1-11 Newcestown 1-10
Junior B League: Lyre 0-10 st johns football club 1-5
Soccer
Saxone Cup Final: Millstreet Celtic 4 Glanvale 2 (After Extra Time)
League 1A: Rathcoole Rovers 2 Bohemians 0
League 3A: Macroom 2 Strand Utd 0; Rathcoole Rovers 1 Ballinhassig 3
The Millstreet squad celebrating after winning the Saxone Cup at Turner’s Cross on Saturday night following their 4-2 victory (AET) over Glenvale in what was a fantastic final.
Just beyond the grotto on the Clara Road and on the lower slopes of Clara Mountain, there is a small old graveyard known as Cillín (or ‘the Cill’ (pronounced “Keel”) Cemetery in English), but known by many as The Famine Graveyard. It is a sad place where many are buried without headstone. Neither is there a list of names of who is buried there.
It dates from the middle of the 19th century and was located there because its close proximity to the rear of the Millstreet Union Workhouse (which is now St. Joseph’s Community Hospital). Many victims of the Famine (especially from the Mallow area) are buried there, including unbaptised babies born in the workhouse.
The graveyard is closed a long time now, but a few who have given of their time and energy have been laid to rest there. Hannah Mary O’Connor of West End was buried there because of her commitment to the restoration of the Cemetery and the placement of a large Crucifix in the middle of the sacred area (1965) [Read the comment by Jerry Kelleher below on her family connections to the Keel and the Workhouses]. In 1993, similar permission was given to the family of the late Christopher Fitzgerald who also did much to maintain the Cemetery. Christy’s wife Dorothy was also laid to rest there in 2011. No other person has since been permitted to be buried there.
with thanks to Ola for some photos and Seán for information on Cillín
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Graveyard name: Union Workhouse Burial Ground
Graveyard Code: CO-INCH-
RMP/Site number: CO-039-236-
RMP Classification: Burial Ground
Townland: Inchileigh
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How to get there: From St.Patrick’s Church, go back the Clara Road about 1km, and it is just past the Marion Shrine, on your right. the view from the road is below [map]
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Fifth Sunday of Easter – 2nd May, 2010
Your prayers are requested for the repose of the souls of the following and for those whose anniversaries occur around this time, and for those for whom masses will be offered during the week:
Best of luck to Millstreet Celtic who play in the Saxone Cup final in Turners Cross tonight at 7:30pm tonight. Get along and support them if you can on their big night at the Cross.
