2008 - Breeda and Marie Moynihan (the Diamond Sisters) with their dad Peter

Do not know how their name of The Diamond Sisters came about
Though of their great talent there is not a doubt
Despite this two attractive women untainted by conceit
Peter Moynihan’s daughters The Pride of Millstreet

The famed Diamond Sisters are known far and wide
Beyond the border of Duhallow’s green old countryside
Wherever they perform joy with them they bring
And no shortage of fans where The Diamonds do sing

Amongst Duhallow entertainers well famed and well known
One can say of them in a class of their own
From Aubane’s high country above Millstreet Town
Their’s has become far more than local renown

Some two decades back maybe closer to three
As youngsters with their siblings and parents them i often did see
I little thought then such fame they would know
It is out of little things great things do grow

Go ahead Diamond Sisters and sing one more song
And with you from afar i will sing along
The decades of memory for me you do span
And in me you do have a far away fan.

by Francis Duggan

2012-01-27 St.Johns Set Dancers, who won the Duhallow Scor Sinsear - included are Anne Buckley, Donal Kelleher, Margaret Coakley, Michael Cashman, Karen White, Gerard McSweeney, Norma Buckley, and Dermot Golden

Congratulations to all from the Millstreet & St.John’s GAA Clubs who competed in and were successful at the Duhallow Scór Sinsear in Kanturk Golf Club last night.

Ballad Group: 1st Millstreet
Recitation: 2nd: St.Johns
Question Time: 1st Millstreet, (St. Johns lost out on a tiebreak for second)
Novelty Act: 1st Millstreet, 2nd St. Johns
Set Dancing: 1st St.Johns

As the first two in each category progress, together both clubs will be taking a large group to the County Semi-finals in Coachford on February 12th.

MonsterMAC 2012 – Millstreet Country Park – Saturday 28th April – 10 a.m.

There are three levels of race this year with the inclusion of Ireland’s shortest adventure race for all participants over age 16 eligible to enter.

And if getting fit is one of your 2012 ambitions, like most people starting out for the first time, you’ll need a plan, some support and a few targets like the MonsterMAC challenge.

BabyMAC is part of the now popular MonsterMAC Adventure Challenge www.monstermac.ie offering an ideal distance for a beginner fitness enthusiast with a 3.5km run, 16km cycle and 400m kayak around a crannog lake. You’ll need your own bike and helmet, but the kayaks and compulsory buoyancy aids are provided and many of last year’s participants couldn’t kayak or swim! And you can meet with the more experienced athletes doing the longer distances that day – i.e. BigMAC and MonsterMAC.

Once you’ve risen to a race or an adventure challenge for the first time, you may find yourself hooked and looking for the next challenge and bigger challenges! Remember that the hardest step is the first step outside your own front door…………..

And now that so many of last year’s marshalls have signed up for BabyMAC, we’re looking for even more volunteers to help out on the day.

Join our information meeting on Saturday February 4th at 8p.m. in the Wallis Arms hotel (which is also the venue for the post race party)

Marie Griffin www.summitfocus.com

Set Dancing in Aubane, Monday 19th December 2011 – the last night before Christmas. Music by the Deenagh Ceili Band. Set Dancing is on every Monday night in Aubane Community Centre at 9pm.

Millstreet’s own Jayme Linehan plays the keyboard / piano for the Deenagh Ceili Band

Anyone who would be interested in taking part in any aspect of the club
(from supporters to players to the committee) are invited to attend.

The Corkman Newspaper is out every Thursday in all the local newsagents, and contains much more than just the online version