Community website for Millstreet, Co. Cork, Ireland
After competing against 60 bands from all over the world including USA, Canada, Netherlands, Switzerland, Scotland, and Ireland, Cullen Pipe band took home the Hamlet Shield for 5th place in the World Pipe Band championships held in Glasgow last Saturday 12th August. Congratulations to the Cullen Pipe Band, instructors and supporters who worked hard to achieve this great success.
Cullen Pipe Band take second place at the Lisburn and Castlereagh City Championships on Saturday, August 5th. Pictured here are some of the band members with the silverware.
Members of the Cullen Pipe Band playing for the Arrival of the first transatlantic flight from Boston to Cork on July 4th Cork Airport. A momentous occasion, which hopefully will help open up more opportunity for the Cork Region.
Cullen Pipe Band members that took part in the Munster Mini Bands contest held in Cashel on May 14th. The band brought the prizes taking both 1st and 3rd places.
Cullen Pipe Band who won the East of Ireland Championships held in Howth, Co.Dublin on June 26th, beating Pipe Bands from Wicklow, New Ross, Dr. O’Hurley, Carrigaline, and Killeshin. [full results]
Cullen Pipe Band pictured here performing a the UK Championships held in Stormont Belfast on Saturday, June 11th
Cullen Pipe Band memebers pictured recently after the Munster Solos Contest held in Newcastlewest
Back Row: Katie O’Sullivan 1st U12 Drumming, Seamus Fleming 3rd Novice Piping, Michael Doyle 2nd U16 Piping, Aoife O’Riordan 3rd Tenor Drumming
Front Row: Anna Moynihan 2nd U12 Drumming, Conor O’Riordan 4th Practice Chanter, Liam Casey Practice Chanter, Gearoid Mulvihill 4th U14 Drumming, Muireann Mulvihill 1st Practice Channter
Sean and Matt of The Pub in Carriganima wish to thank Everyone who Supported and Helped in anyway with the St Patricks Day Parade held in Carriganima on Sunday, in Particular they would like to thank all the People who participated in the Parade with Floats, Vehicles Etc, to John Paul O`Shea Mayor of Cork County for being the Grand Marshal for the Day, the Cullen Pipe Band for Leading the Parade, An Garda Siochana for there help, to the huge turnout of people that came to watch thanks for supporting the event, and finally to anyone we may have forgotten to mention here who might have helped out in any way, we thank you very much, the Event was an outstanding Success which was also helped by superb Sunshine on the Day, we look forward to seeing ye all again for the 2017 Parade.
Cullen Pipe Band Cake Sale taking place after mass on March 13th.
Cullen Pipe Band 75th Anniversary Social in the Dromhall Hotel, Killarney March 19th 2016. Tickets €30 available March 13th during annual cake sale in band hall or from Patrick Flemming 087 6333793 or Con Houlihan 087 2347651. A commemorative booklet with photographs will also be published please bring along any photographs you have to the cake sale where they will be copied and returned immediately
[read more …] “Cullen Pipe Band – Cake Sale and 75th Anniversary Dinner Dance”
Cullen Pipe Band Members bring home the prizes at the Munster Mini Bands Contest
Members of the band competed at the Munster Mini Bands & Trios contest which took place in Waterford City on Sun, May 18th. The band won first, second and third placings at the event.
Ciara O’Connor from Cullen won the beginner piobaireachd contest held in Mitchelstown on Saturday, January 25th. Her younger sister Clodagh coming a close second in the event.
The 17th annual Irish Piobaireachd Society contest was held on Saturday, January 25th in Mitchelstown Co. Cork in the shadow of the Kilworth Hills. The event is going from strength to strength and attracted players from all over Ireland and from Scotland. The event included a piobaireachd workshop partly sponsored by the Cork County Council Arts Department.
Adjudicator Tom Spiers of Edinburgh commented on the high quality of the bagpipe sound in all grades.
Certainly a date for the calendar the event will return to Mitchelstown on February 7th, 2015.
Cullen Pipe Band AGM
Cullen Pipe Band held its annual general meeting on Sunday, September 29th at the band hall in Cullen.
Chairman Alan Moriarty reflected on the band’s continued growth and success during the year, which included participation at over thirty local and national events. Highlights included playing for President Michal D Higgins at his visit to Carrignavar, Sean Moylan Commemoration in Kiskeam, Christmas Lights in Killarney, St. Partick’s Day parades in Cullen, Rathmore, Tralee, Killarney and Millstreet, Cullen Feis and Threshing and The Gathering events in Boherbue and Ballydesmond. The band also played at the Limerick International Bands Parade and Feile na mBealtaine in Dingle.
Secretary Collette O’Connor commented that the band’s continued development of its players to a very high standard resulted in top awards by [read more …] “Cullen Pipe Band AGM”
Cullen Pipe Band Celebrated Culture Night on Friday September 20th in the band hall in Cullen. A wonderful night of song, dance, piping, drumming and poetry was enjoyed by all in attendance. (picture by Collette O’Connor)
Cullen Pipe Band – Winners of the open piping and drumming contest
in Cobh on Sunday 2nd June 2013
Pictured are the Cullen Pipe Band who played for the visit of President Michael D Higgins when commemorating the fifty first anniversary of Faiche Na Bhfili in Carrignavar (May 4th), celebrating the great poets of the Gaelic tradition in the village.
The Corkman Newspaper is out every Thursday in all the local newsagents, and contains much more than just the online version.
