Tag: Millstreet Museum and Millstreet Community Website

Incredibly Our Fundraising is Approaching Uplifting Financial Coverage for a Further Three Years

The incredible generous response in aid of our current Fundraiser supporting Millstreet Museum and Millstreet Community Website means that we are fast approaching three years of uplifting financial coverage as we move to the conclusion of our fundraising at the end of November 2025.   Presently our GoFundMe platform stands at a hugely inspiring €10,727.00 (less GoFundMe expenses) while even further wonderfully kind contributions have also been received which include the following:  Transfers to our Bank of Ireland account – €250.00 from DCP Plastics, Pound Hill, Millstreet.  Delivered by Hand – €50.00 from “Guys & Dolls”, Pound Hill;  €100.00 from  Anonymous;  €50.00 from Gillian & Raymond Gilbourne;  €50.00 from Geraldine & Con Houlihan;  €500.00 (cheque) from Anonymous;  €50.00 from Kathleen Kelleher, “Riverview”, Aubane; €50.00 from Derry Morley; €50.00 from Nora Mary O’Sullivan;  €50.00 from Brendan Murphy & “Gang”; €50.00 from Phil Sheehan, Carrigacooleen;  €50.00 from Michelle O’Keeffe, Dooneen;  €100.00 (cheque) from Millstreet SVP, St. Patrick’s Conference;  €70.00 from Con & Mary Meade, Cloghoulabeg;  €50.00 from Anonymous Family;  €20.00 from K.O’L.;  €80.00 (cheque) from Catherine Pomeroy-Murphy;  €150.00 from Seán Murphy, Knocknakilla;  €50.00 from Anonymous, Derragh;  €100.00 from Julie Brady & Abbie Healy.   Renewed thanks for such greatly appreciated generous support for our two voluntary run Community Services – Millstreet Museum and Millstreet Community Website.   Tap on the images to enlarge.  (Seán Radley)

Ballyhooly Sports 1954 – Our historical photo includes in front Joe Buckley, Jenny Neenan and Seánó Murphy…At back from left: Fr. Paddy O’Byrne, Willie Neenan and Donie O’Mahony (There are two unidentified people in the image.)   Many thanks to Jenny Cronin (née Neenan) for sharing the greatly appreciated photo.
Leaving from Cobh (Queenstown) on the Tender to the Ship which would be taking Fr. Joe Murphy (pictured centre front) to America in 1955.
Three wonderfully enthusiastic Students from Tralee’s Munster Technological University (MTU) came on tour to Millstreet on Thursday, 13th Nov. 2025 researching (for a Radio Documentary) Eurovision 1993 in Millstreet – from left: Seán from Nenagh, Co. Tipperary; Bright from Malawi and Alan from Dingle.  A recording of a brief interview will be heard on www.corkmusicstation.com on “Radio Treasures” at 9.30pm on this Tuesday, 18th Nov. 2025.

Outstandingly Generous Response to Our Fundraiser

The truly magnificent response to our Fundraiser in regard to Millstreet Museum and Millstreet Community Website has been quite phenomenal.  Since we launched the fundraising project on Thursday, 6th Nov. 2025 our GoFundMe platform has already reached €6,860.00 (minus GoFundMe expenses later) plus contributions to our Bank of Ireland Account and also by hand.   This now means that not only are our expenses for the coming year fully covered but we are now entering the uplifting situation of beginning to ensure coverage for future years.   Our fundraising project will continue until the end of November 2025 when we shall be able to assess the final result and able to determine how many years will pass before any future fundraising will be necessary.   The following is an update relating to  our fundraising project.   Added to the overall GoFundMe account of €6,860.00 (minus GoFundMe expenses later) here are the extra generous contributions received:  Anonymous by hand €100.00;  Anonymous by hand €50.00;  Anonymous by post €50.00; From Geraldine and Matt €20.00; From Dan, Phil & Marie Twomey €100.00;  From Declan Cotter €50.00;  From Cork Music Station (William, Ita & John Fitzgerald) €200.00;  Anonymous to our Bank of Ireland account €50.00;  Millstreet Juvenile GAA Club to our Bank of Ireland account €200.00.   A million thanks for such outstanding support ensuring very real security for our two community services….Millstreet Community Website and Millstreet Museum.  We share four images from our Museum Pictorial Archives which were presented by the late Jerry Lehane from the photography of the late Tadhg O’Driscoll.  Tap on the images to enlarge.  (S.R.)  

The Square, Millstreet in the 1950s.
Minor Row, Millstreet in the late 1950s. The Clock which can be seen in Michael Riordan’s Jeweller window is now on display at Millstreet Museum.
What appears to be a Millstreet Carnival Parade at Main Street in the late 1940s.