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Last Sunday in blistering sunshine, Kilcorney unveiled a commemorative plaque to honour of the visit of Cardinal William Levada to his great-grandmothers home-place in Kilcorney on Easter Sunday 2008. The unveiling happened after 10:30am mass which was celebrated by Fr Winter and concelebrated by Monsignor Mulcahy (an uncle of Donie Howard), and the unveiling was performed by Aiden Horgan, a relative of Cardinal Levada.
Monsignor Mulcahy gave a very interesting sermon which detailed Cardinal Levada’s (the Pope’s right hand man) life, how he ministered with him in Santa Monica (California), and how he rose to his current position of Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He also talked about his great-grandmother Kate Horgan who had emigrated across the Atlantic all those years ago from Horsemount, and crossed the USA and settled in California.
A large crowd gathered outside St Nicholas Church immediately after the mass for the continue reading…
Genealogists and family historians all over will be delighted to hear that the 1901 census of Ireland has been online for some two weeks now. There are only two complete censuses relating to Ireland: those conducted in 1901 and 1911. The 1911 census went online just under a year ago, and contains slightly more information about each individual, but the 1901 census includes the following:
Name and surnameThe census is hosted on the nationalarchives.ie website, and you can navigate the Census in two ways:
Newly formed GAA club St. Johns (who are loosely based in the Aubane / Kilcorney area) are in Championship action tonight against Lismire in the Duhallow Junior B Championship opener. The match throws in at 8pm in Banteer. Go along and give them the support they deserve for all their hard work.
Final Score: St.Johns 0-8 Lismire 0-8. A host of injuries probably cost them the game, but there will be another chance of a first step to glory for them in the replay.
Kilcorney Centenary Community Feis (1910 – 2010)
Feis Chill Cóirne Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th of May, 2010
Kilcorney Community Centre
Rince: Sun. 10.00am
Comórtaisí Eile: Sat. 12.00pm
Admission: Adults: €5.00
Children: Free
Competitors and dancing teachers admitted free
Enquiries: 087 6534813 Website: http://kilcorney.com
The timetable for Saturday and Sunday competitions are given below
See the Kilcorney Feis website for the history and old photos of the feis
Late of Highland View, Dunloe Upper, Beaufort, Killarney and formerly of Curraraigue, Banteer. Reposing at O’Shea’s funeral home, Killarney, from 7 pm to 9 pm this Wednesday evening. Followed by removal to Beaufort Parish Church. Requiem mass on Thursday morning at 10.30am, with burial afterwards in Churchtown Cemetery. Enquiries to O’Shea’s Funeral Home, Killarney, Co Kerry 064-6637123.
Map of Communities in IRD Duhallow
IRD Duhallow have recently updated their website and all the up to date information is there, including the Monthly Newsletter, DART Timetables, info on grants, Duhallow Initiatives, a communities section, and much more.
from IRD Duhallow
This week in the Kilcorney column on the Corkman they talk about: Dromtariffe one day retreat, Dromtariffe Parish Hall EGM / AGM, Kilcorney Social Centre, bowling news, lotto and more.
from the Corkman
Visit Conny’s Tack Shop online at www.connystackshop.ie
Sung by Tim Browne from Kanturk. In his own words:
“This is a version of the great Cork song written over 100 years ago by Johnny Tom Gleeson. Recorded for “Mutiny in the County” a solo album made in 2003. The lyrics were published in the 1993 edition of the wonderful Seanchas Duthalla Magazine in an article written by one James Chisman. It is a mighty song and many versions of it, even one in the Irish language, are known. I particularily like this version because of its Land League component and Chisman mentioned in his article that this version is thought to be the nearest lyrically to the original version. The song has undergone many changes and additions since the original believed to have been written in the 1880′s and first published around the early 1920′s. It is a much favoured drinking song possibly due to the references to drinking black porter as fast as you’ll fill etc., Some extra lines have been added to this version so perhaps in one hundred years time or so Thade Quill will have become an internationally recognised academic, and maybe even an assissinated President of America…………….!!!”
View and listen to lots more songs by Tim Browne on his YouTube channel
This week they talk about the upcoming AGM of the Dromtarriffe Golf Society, an afternoon of prayer for healing next Sunday, a chance in a lifetime cruise, bowling news and all the other happenings.
Read the full News from Kilcorney & Rathcoole on the Corkman website
This weeks news segment on the Corkman from the Kilcorney and Rathcoole area talks about the Dromtarriffe Golf Society and an Afternoon of rayer and Healing. Read here for the full article.
DROMTARIFFE GAA SOCIAL will take place at the Wallis Arms Hotel Millstreet on Friday January 29. Tickets are on sale at €25 each and are available from Derrinagree Post Office, Rathcoole Post Office or from Club Officers.
Music will be provided on the evening by the Celts. On the night the club will celebrate 125 years in existence and special guests on the night will be the victorious Minor Hurlers who won the Duhallow Minor Championship for the first time.
This and more news from Kilcorney / Rathcoole are on the Corkman website
The Corkman published a review of all the happenings in Kilcorney in 2009, referring to it as “the year when the world we knew fell apart”. Below is a sniplet, but the full article is available to read
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2009 was the year that the world that we knew fell apart. Unemployment figures went through the roof, many people learned the sad fact that there is no such thing as free money, the banks came a begging looking for our money to bail them out.
The weather matched the mood of the year with rain, wind, snow and ice and no sunshine.
January saw the AGM of Kilcorney Bowling Club which was held at Caroline’s Bar, for them the highlight of 2008 was the hosting of the European Dutch Moore Championships in Rathcoole.
Kilcorney Communtiy Gym reopened after the Christmas break giving people a much needed reason to loose a few extra pounds. Kilcorney Social Centre was also a hive of activity with set dancing, Tuesday club and baby and toddler group back in action.
Breakdown of the population of Millstreet Town (the town only) from the 2006 census. (click on the table above to see a bigger clearer table)
That’s a total of 1,401 people (744 male, and 657 female) just for Millstreet Town itself. Listed below also are the number of people in each of the Local Electoral Divisions that are in the Millstreet catchment area, which gives an idea of how many people live in our general area.
| Male | Female | |
| Coomlogane | 436 | 395 |
| Drishane | 853 | 809 |
| Keale | 161 | 156 |
| Cullen | 204 | 212 |
| Kilcorney | 152 | 163 |
| Crinnaloo | 108 | 92 |
| Rathcoole | 211 | 215 |
| Skagh | 225 | 208 |
| 2350 | 2250 |
See below for more details and some analysis of the census information for Millstreet:
"Birds of Ice", by the edge of the river at Kilcorney Heights
The art of nature … at first glance the ice looks like doves beside the river, and then you wonder how did that form?
Natures art comes at a price though. The freeze is still with us but it is not as cold as it has been in previous nights. Rain/sleet fell early yesterday morning and froze solid, covering everything in half an inch of solid ice. Everything ground to a halt and early morning commuters were left with treacherous road conditions with many of them turning around and staying at home for the day. While in town all day, walkers were better off walking on the roads because the footpaths had not been salted and were just plain dangerous.
The picture taken by Nellie Healy appeared on the Irish Independent website in a gallery entitled The Big Freeze
The Windmills are still being delivered to the Boggeragh Windfarm (as of the start of December). These foggy early morning videos from the bottom of Tullig and from up in the windfarm give an idea of what’s still going on without us realising.
All the news from the Dromtarriffe area from a week ago on the Corkman is available to read at:
http://www.corkman.ie/local-notes/dromtariffe-ladies-take-north-cork-minor-title-1987645.html
