Truly entering into the Museum spirit at the weekend's church gate collection - Rachel, grand-daughter of one of our most esteemed Founder Members of Millstreet Museum Society - Catherine Tarrant.

Millstreet Museum Society wishes to express sincere and heartfelt thanks to everyone who so generously subscribed to last weekend’s Church Gate Collection held outside St. Patrick’s Church, Millstreet.   The amount collected was €1992.88.   These funds will be used in the refurbishment of the new Museum / Tourist Centre at Carnegie Hall, Millstreet.   We are hoping to be permitted to begin this work as soon as final confirmation is processed by Cork Co. Council.  Special thanks to our many dedicated helpers who assisted at the Collection.    (S.R.)

Minister Leo Varadkar is presented with a portrait of Tubrid by Áine Collins, T.D. as he meets at Millstreet Museum premises a group interested in the promotion of Walking Tourism.

The Minister discussed the O’Sullivan Beara National Walkway with Michael O’Sullivan and others.   He gave a brief interview to LTV2 with further contributions from local people.   He indicated that he is especially interested in the promotion of such scenic walkways as the newly developed Clara Loop.  I presented him with the “Millstreet Passport”  (local postcard!) and that particular photograph illustrates the long and the short of it!   I really must grow more!!  Gordon O’Keeffe especially praised the many achievements within a short few months which the Minister had brought about in the world of Haulage Transport and in Transport generally.  Leo then had a cup of coffee while Michael Thornton provided more appropriate footwear for the Minister who with a number of other walking enthusiasts set off down picturesque and colourful Clara Road on the Clara Loop and very soon reached the summit of Clara Mountain.    Many thanks to Cllr. Noel Buckley for alerting us to the Minister’s visit this Saturday morning.  (Seán Radley)

Pictured in the Canon O'Donovan Centre tonight at the Annual General Meeting of Drishane Region Project Ltd. supported by FÁS - Seated (from left): Sharon Lane (Acting Secretary & G.A.A.), Gordon O'Keeffe (Chairman & Tidy Town Association), Pat Breen (Treasurer & Millstreet Pitch & Putt). Back row (from left): Gerry McGrath (FÁS Senior Development Officer), Denis Hickey (FÁS Supervisor, Millstreet), Cllr. Noel Buckley (Millstreet Community Council), Jerry Lehane (Millstreet Town Park Committee) and Sheila Murphy (representing Mary Feeley, Canon O'Donovan Centre Projects). Behind the camera - Seán Radley (Millstreet Museum/Tourist Information Centre).

Stephen (Director), Ashley (Sound), Jim (Camera) - The highly presigious Australian Television Crew presently in Millstreet filming important footage for a major Documentary on Eurovision. The renowned Niamh Kavanagh is also in Millstreet to participate in this hugely significant event. (Seán)

Michael O' Callaghan, Dooneen & Liscahane, Millstreet presents three original very interesting local newscuttings from late 1950s to Millstreet Museum today, 2nd Sept. 2010.

With the Drishane Garden Fête on next Sunday, archived photos from the Millstreet Museum collection of the Garden Fête 1988 had the cobwebs wiped off them and were scanned in to give an idea of what was happening back then. All the photos are below.

Other posts on the upcoming Garden Fête: A letter from the organisers, Festival Poster. See also below the comment from Sean Radley (curator of Millstreet Museum) for what they are doing at the Fête.

We don’t know all the names appreciate but would appreciate a help with the missing names

The result is an astonishing archive of material – almost 30,000 photographs, over 2,500 audio tapes, 500 video tapes and thousands of…

from the Irish Times – Tue 09 Sep 1997

Donal Guiney demonstrates the correct use of the historic black kettle at the Millstreet Museum Annual church gate collection

Marie O’Leary and daughter Hazel of Main Street, Millstreet presenting three historic GAA items to Millstreet Museum