Legless Stretcher Race

I want to say thanks to Corkery‘s Bar, Malpaso, McCarthys, Clara Inn, Wallis Arms Millstreet Town, Tarrant’s Bridge Bar and Bush Bar for co-operating with the event, entering a team and sponsoring all the drink!

A massive thanks to the overwhelming generosity of so many other local businesses, who sponsored either a team or a spot prize: Kelcro Transport (Cork) Ltd, Uptowngirls Beautystudio, ReensPharmacy Millstreet, O’Regans Mills, O’Flynn Medical, Casey Carpentery, Motor Factors, FDC Accountants, O’ Hanlons, Duggans Hardware, Mill Oils, Celtic Rewinds, North Cork Co-Op, O’ Sullivan Electrical, Millstreet VeterinaryGroup, Fleming’s Pub, Pat Randles, Razor Sharp Barbers, Christys, Araglin Bar, John MoynihanRallying, Dan Dennehy Haulage, Alex Twomey, M&M Crean, CollinsTransport, Noirins Millstreet. Graces, Seanie Barrett Electrical, JJ’s Appliances, Colemans Tony O’Brien Master Butchers, Tir Na Nog, Café-Aroma Millstreet, Supervalu O’Keeffe’s Millstreet, O’ Leary’s Family Butchers,Gilded Scissor, GuysandDolls HairSalon, Creative Styles, Eurostyles hair salon, InstyleHairdesign Millstreet, Nibbles, Mulcahys Pharmacy Millstreet,Collins Filling Station, Wordsworth Millstreet, MccaulsOf Millstreet, Munster Fire & Safety, Loft Millstreet Pat Sheehan, K&L, Murphy Furniture, Garden of Eve and Denis Kelleher & Sons Ltd., Pat Kelleher, Jack Murphy, Jerry Cronin, Pat Cremin, Angland’s, James Collins.

Thanks to each of the volunteers on the day, The Stewards: Katie Kelleher,Katelynn Murphy, Deirdre Ní Mhiach, Liam Ó hÉalaighthe, David Kelleher,Ciarán Murphy and Siobhan Ni Thorainn, The Timekeepers: Sheila Barrettand Roslyn Kelleher, The Pubwatchers: David O’ Mahony, Patrick Looney,Deborah Barrett O’Leary, Catherine Cleary, Laura O’ Shea, Denise Mc and Helen Murphy, The DJ: Kieran Sheahan, Commentary: Noel Buckley, The Raffle Ticket Sellers: Amy O’Sullivan and Ava Barry and to Duggans for opening their car park.

Thanks to the most generous response I could have ever asked for from the people of Millstreet Town for their donations and support in recent weeks and on the day. Thanks to Seán Radley for taking photos and Brian O’Leary for some brilliant art work, Mikey Omahony for sacraficing his head of hair andGuysandDolls HairSalon for getting rid of it all.

Finally, thanks to Connie Hickey for all his help and to all members of the 22 teams that took part on the day, making a smashing effort and making it one of the best days in town in a long time!

Thanks so much to everyone!!

Linda O’Mahony