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Death Notice: Willie Neenan

Michael — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:31:47 +0000

Willie Neenan leading the field in the Mallow 10mile, sometime in the 1980s

The death has occurred unexpectedly on Thursday February 9th 2012 of Willie Neenan of Ballydaly. Requiem Mass on Monday 13th at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Ballydaly, at 12 noon.
Further arrangements when they become available.

When Love is Found

Michael — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:55:39 +0000

Wedding Hymn “When Love is Found” performed by Annmarie O’Riordan, Tony O’Flaherty & Éamonn O’Riordan in Ballydaly Church, Millstreet, Co. Cork.

To book Annmarie for weddings, contact her via email at

Death Notice: Pat Buckley, Cahirbarnagh

Michael — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:10:24 +0000

The death has occurred unexpectedly on Saturday, February 04, 2012 of Pat Buckley of Cahirbarnagh, Ballydaly. Late of Cadburys. Reposing at Tarrant’s Funeral Home, Millstreet, tomorrow, Tuesday, from 5pm and removal to St. Patrick’s Church Millstreet at 8pm. Requiem Mass on Wednesday at 12 noon and burial afterwards in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Millstreet. Family flowers only, please. Donations, if desired, to Millstreet Community Hospital.

Death Notice: Patrick (Patsie) Murphy, Ballydaly

Michael — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:18:59 +0000

The death has occurred unexpectedly on Thursday, February 02, 2012 of Patrick (Patsie) MURPHY of Ballydaly, Millstreet. Reposing at Tarrant’s Funeral Home, Millstreet this Friday evening, followed by removal at 8pm to Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Ballydaly. Requiem Mass tomorrow, Saturday, at 12 noon. Burial immediately afterwards in Cullen Cemetery.

Heavy Clouds in Ballydaly – in the final of the RTE weather competition

Hannelie — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:38:53 +0000

Congratulations to Geraldine Dennehy on her picture taken across the road from her house. A scene that greeted her from her kitchen window last winter! RTE weather will feature the different pictures that made it to the final over the coming weeks.

Link: You can see all the photos that made it to the final of the RTÉ Weather Competition on the RTÉ website at: http://www.rte.ie/weather/photo_winter_2011.html

Telling the time without a watch

Michael — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:04:42 +0000

In this audio clip which appeared on HeritageCertificate.ie recently, the late Andrew Lynch, Ballydaly, recalls that it was possible to tell the time in the country side without looking at a watch, by looking at where the sun shone on the mountain, and by the noises from farmers and animals all around.

This excerpt is from a 60 minute interview done in may 2003 with Maurice O’Keeffe, and the full interview can be purchased from the Irish Life & Lore website for €15. The details of the interview are:

Interviewee: ANDREW LYNCH
Audio series: Cork county (Duhallow), third series
Product ID: CDCK03-38
Subject: Ballydaly in times past.
Recorded by: Maurice O’Keeffe
Recording date: May 2003
Length: 60.00
Memories of farming and of life in Ballydaly, Co Cork over the years. Andrew lives in an old traditional farmhouse where his father and grandfather farmed before him.

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Francis Duggan wrote this poem on Andy

Andrew Lynch

A fountain of knowledge and known far and wide
Beyond the borders of his Countryside
The great Andrew Lynch to the reaper has gone
But good stories about him are bound to live on.

So humorous and witty and without conceit
And in the house of the wise one who could take a seat
As nice a person as one could wish to meet
And he will be missed in Ballydaly, Duhallow and Millstreet.

A stalwart with Ballydaly in Gaelic Football
Andrew Lynch from my young years is one I recall
He played for the love of it just to compete
Quite joyful in victory and gracious in defeat.

‘Tis so sad to think he won’t be seen again
Andrew Lynch may be gone but the good memories remain
Of one who led by good example and lived a good life
And loved all of his children and loved his good wife.

Michael Commins Country & Western Show – A Superb Success

Seán — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:25:00 +0000

Some of the Co. Cork group who travelled to the beautiful Salthill Hotel, Galway for the Monday night (7th Nov. 2011) Michael Commins Concert which featured true Showband legends such as Big Tom McBride, John Glenn, Foster & Allen, Donncha Ó Dúlaing and many more including our good friends "Crystal Swing". William Fitzgerald and I recorded for LTV2 Millstreet and we arrived back in Millstreet close to dawn! We shall have a full feature on the mightly event later. (S.R.)

Important Win for Superb Jockey Andrias Guerin of Rathduane

Seán — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:06:36 +0000

We thank Patricia Guerin for alerting us to this significant article (left ) in a prestigious Racing newspaper in England. Andrias is from Rathduane, Rathmore in the parish of Millstreet. (S.R.)

The photo (right) shows Caunay ridden by Andrias Guerin on the left of picture, overhauling Quelqu’un Comme Toi to win the “Oxford Landing Estate Conditional Jockeys Novices Handicap Hurdle” at Fontwell Racecourse, West Sussex, England on the 19th October 2011.

Andrias Guerin

New Season of Local Television Begins in November

Seán — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:12:10 +0000

LTV1 is back on air from Wednesday, 9th Nov. and LTV2 Millstreet from Thursday, 10th Nov.. Pictured here in The Pub, Carriganima at a recent LTV Meeting are members of the team - from left: Seán, Mary, Brendan, Eily, William, Dan Joe and Michael. Test transmissions will take place before the broadcast season begins. The channel will be available on UHF Channel 48 and 50. Also on VHF Channel 12. Some of the programmes will also be uploaded on the Millstreet website. The LTV2 Supporters Club will help to fund the voluntary, community-based local television service. (S.R.)

Genealogy: Fordes, Riordans and Buckleys

Michael — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:17:04 +0000

Mike Cotter has a number of queries of people from the Millstreet area:
1) I am trying to find out anything that people might know of the family/descendants of a Patrick Forde and his wife Julia (Riordan), who lived in Gortaveha, Drishane at the end of the 1800′s. I know that two sons of theirs emigrated to the States and one grandchild, Nellie Forde, was born in 1895 in Scotland.
2) I am also interested in finding any descendants of a Dan and Margaret Riordan who lived in Toorboney, who were married in 1903 and had the following children; Tim, Julia, John, Michael and Hannah, all born between 1903 and 1911.
3) Lastly, I would also like to make contact with, or find out about the family of Dan Buckley and Johanna Riordan, who were married on 9/2/1896, and lived in Caherbarnagh. They had 8 children; William, Margaret, Tim, Julia, Mary, Hannah, Josephine and Daniel.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mike Cotter

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