Category: Photography

St Patrick’s Day Parade 2022

After two years of absence due to Covid19 the Millstreet St Patrick’s Parade returned bigger and better than ever.  The Town wash awash in green and gold with a festive atmosphere about.  Grand marshal for 2022 was Joanne O’Riordan whom returned to her native Milllstreet to bestow us with the honour.  Our Pipe Band started the proceedings showcasing their new uniforms.  The rain showers of earlier dried and everyone enjoyed a mild dry afternoon.  Thank you to Geraldine Dennehy for stepping into the shoes of Seán Radley and I am sure did him proud.  Seán is recovering well from his recent surgery and is looking forward to contributing to Millstreet.ie in the near future.

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Community Calendar for 2022

Millstreet Community Council Ltd. would like to thank everyone who emailed suggestions regarding a  theme for the community calendar for 2022. We are delighted to announce that the theme chosen is ‘Memorable Moments of Lockdown’.

If you have a suitable photograph that reflects this theme, we would be delighted if you could share it with us. Please email your photograph with your name & the title/caption of your photograph to <email> before Friday October 8th 2021. All photographs will be  considered. (The photographs must be of a high resolution, photographs from most mobile phones are acceptable).

The calendars will be printed & made available to purchase locally from November.

Drishane Convent Postcards from 1910

After trying to find English-speaking vocations in England , the Sisters of the Infant Jesus – Nicolas Barré (EJNB) left for Ireland in 1908 . And set up Drishane Convent in 1909 in order to supply a growing need for Sisters who were fluent in English in communities in Asia , and more particularly in Malaysia. Looking to make Drishane better known in Ireland, in 1910 the sisters published postcards, in black and white, and also colorized.

The Infant Jesus Sisters have now published these 18 postcards … some which we have seen before, others we have not. As an example, the postcard below shows the castle (covered in ivy) to the left of the two trees, and the main house between the two trees.

To see the photos,  go to the IJS archive website, and you will find the photos in the embedded PDF’s (which you will have to scroll down through)

 

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Heading for Keim Turn (1912)

1912 The road at Keim, with Clara Moutain in the distance

A 1912 photo of a horse and cart making its way down to Keim Turn in the direction of Millstreet. The photo was taken from about 250m above the current entrance to Keim Quarry on the road to Macroom. In the distance is Clara Mountain, with the tree covered Ballyvouskill Hill in the centre and rising towards the left of the photo. In 1993 this dangerous bend was removed when rock was blasted and the road straightened in advance of the Eurovision, and Keim Quarry opened at that time.  [1]
We wonder if the rock on the right of  the photo still there, or has it been consumed by the quarry or the roadworks? If memory is correct, back then the roadside was much steeper where the photo was taken from. [read more …] “Heading for Keim Turn (1912)”