In Solidarity with France
Kippagh Mountain Lake
The skylark sing above the bracken hill
That voice once heard one never can mistake
And sunlight down the silent mountain steal
And light the dark waters of Kippagh lake.
The lake trout to the shallow waters swim
They like to feel the warmth of the sun
And tiny rill that has spring as it’s source
Down from the mountain through the bracken run.
In centuries gone i heard old woman say
The Gaelic bards to Kippagh mountain came
And found the inspiration for their songs
In land too wild and [read more …] “Kippagh Mountain Lake”
Spring Farm Machinery Show (21st &22nd Jan)
Munsters Biggest Farm Show, The Q8 Oils Spring Farm Machinery Show, is again being held at the Green Glens Arena in Millstreet, on the 21st and 22nd January, 2015.
The event attracts over 10,000 farmers and contractors from across Ireland and the UK to view the latest machinery, gather technical information and network with the industry. It has always been the largest of its kind in Munster and this year it promises to be bigger
and better than ever with over 200 exhibitors. This is an extremely popular annual event showcasing all the latest and best agricultural equipment and machinery the industry has to offer, from tractors to fencing tools and feeder wagons to tillage equipment.
Full details are on the event brochure.
Listen to the radio advert below:
[read more …] “Spring Farm Machinery Show (21st &22nd Jan)”
Millstreet Website Nominated for National Awards Event on 24th January 2015
Millstreet Website Nominated for National Awards Event
We are delighted to share the wonderfully uplifting news that our Millstreet Wesbite has been nominated in the Best Connected Community section of the upcoming LAMA 2015 Awards (Community & Council) ceremony which takes place at the Crown Plaza Hotel, Santry, Dublin on Saturday, 24th January 2015 (yes – unfortunately coinciding with the Millstreet GAA Victory Social in Killarney!). The MC for this national event is Miriam O’Callaghan. The section in which we are placed is highly competitive with the winner from last year clontarf.ie also participating! The other websites in our category are Drumlane.ie, Donegaltown.ie and Castleblaney.ie (full list of finalists). Irrespective of any possible win, it is indeed a great honour having been approached to submit an application, to have been shortlisted and to receive an invitation to attend the Dublin event.
Reflecting on the history of our website – it was the Duggan Family of Green Glens who initially financed the first local website. Hannelie O’Connor had a wonderful vision of what a website should offer and has worked tirelessly from the outset to bring about such a vision to reality. We were so blessed that Michael Cashman joined our website team and is now undoubtedly our Captain Supreme such is his amazing dedication, unending patience, utter fairness and remarkable technological expertise. The advice of such people as John O’Riordan and others has been much appreciated.
The three Administrators of the website – Hannelie, Michael and I – are of course so very grateful to our Extended Team which includes such regular contributors as Eily Buckley (Regional News), Sharon Lane (Parish News), Bernard Crowley (LTV2 Millstreet Online), Francis Duggan (Poet Supreme directly from Australia), John Tarrant (News, Sport & Photographer), Fr. James McSweeney (Reflections on ww.2u.ie and Photographer), Geraldine Dennehy (Photographer), Jack Lane (Aubane Historical Society), John F Kelleher (Aubane Social Club), Rebecca Ambrose, Michelle O’Keeffe, and John Magee (Millstreet Community School), Justin Black of “Justborn Photography” – to mention but some of our enthusiastic helpers. It is this great Team working in a totally voluntary manner that has led to the quite amazing development of our website with an ever increasing growth in new visitors to our site. We are grateful to Cork Co. Council for trusting us with the official Millstreet.ie name. And we are indeed very thankful to Canon John Fitzgerald, P.P. for his much appreciated and sincere support in emphasising the important communication outlet into which the website has developed over the years.
Above all, we extend heartfelt thanks to all of you who so very loyally visit our site on such a regular basis, who contribute valuable news, comments and suggestions. The website has truly become an important platform for all, a valued form of daily communication and a magnificent means by which we can project Millstreet in its very best light while also permitting a means by which a wide variety of suggestions may be aired and constructively discussed. We are particularly pleased to realise how very much appreciated our website is by our many emigrants across the world. Their regular positive words of encouragement are such a great source of inspiration to us all and further stimulate us to enhance the website as much as we can. In so many ways we feel so very happy in the category into which they have placed us in the forthcoming LAMA Awards Event – “Best Connected Community” ! [read more …] “Millstreet Website Nominated for National Awards Event on 24th January 2015”
Parish Newsletter – 11th January, 2015 – The Baptism of the Lord
PARISH NEWSLETTER for BALLYDALY-CULLEN-MILLSTREET
The Baptism of the Lord – 11th January, 2015
Canon John Fitzgerald P.P. Tel Nos. Millstreet 029-70043/Mobile 087-7752948
Email: <email> www.dioceseofkerry.ie
PARISH OFFICE OPENING HOURS: MONDAY-TUESDAY- WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY
10.00a.m.-1.00p.m. & 2.00p.m.-5.00p.m.
Your prayers are requested for the repose of the souls of the following and for those whose anniversaries occur around this time, and for those for whom masses will be offered during the week:
RECENT DEATHS: Ann Murphy (nee Cassidy) Boston & Rathmore, May Kennelly, Killarney Rd
[read more …] “Parish Newsletter – 11th January, 2015 – The Baptism of the Lord”
Death Notice: May Kennelly, Killarney Rd.
The death has occurred on January 10th 2015 of Mrs. May Kennelly, Killarney Rd, Millstreet (and Waterfall, Cork), peacefully in the loving care of the Palliative Unit, Marymount. May beloved wife of the late Tadgh and loving mother of Joe, Fr.Jim, Maura(Kennedy), Ted and Mairead (O’Hare). Sadly missed by her loving family, sons-in-law Jerry and Derry, daughters-in-law Joan and Mary, grandchildren,great grandchildren, relatives and friends.
Reposing at Tarrant’s Funeral Home, Millstreet on Monday from 4.30pm to 8pm. Reception prayers at 11.30am on Tuesday followed by Requiem Mass in St. Patrick’s Church, Millstreet at 12 noon. Funeral afterwards in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Millstreet. Family flowers only please. Donations in lieu if wished to Marymount Hospice. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis.
Special Guest Mark Ellis Presents Medals at G.A.A. Gathering
The young people and their parents truly enjoyed the wonderful meal, the presentations and the very lively disco. Here we share further images from the [read more …] “Special Guest Mark Ellis Presents Medals at G.A.A. Gathering”
BT Young Scientist Top Award 2015 Goes to Coláiste Treasa in Kanturk
Well, well done to the two Students from Coláiste Treasa in Kanturk – Ian O’Sullivan and Eimear Murphy on winning the overall award in this year’s BT Young Scientist Exhibition.
Read details of their wonderful project, which looked at what influence parents drinking has on their children. Below there’s a video, photos and more: (S.R.)
[read more …] “BT Young Scientist Top Award 2015 Goes to Coláiste Treasa in Kanturk”
Karen Wins Christmas Hamper at Herlihy’s Centra
The winner of Herlihy’s Centra 2014 Christmas Hamper competition was Karen Flemming of Dromtariffe. We thank Greg of Herlihy’s Centre for alerting us to this good news. (S.R.)
BT Young Scientist Exhibition at RDS Dublin with MCS Attending
Our sincere thanks to Fr. James McSweeney for the seven splendid pictures just sent live from Dublin of the wonderfully talented Students of Millstreet Community School who are presently attending this highly prestigious Annual Exhibition at the RDS. Special thanks also to teacher Shane Guerin for making contact with us and in sharing the uplifting story of Millstreet in the Capital! Shane wishes to acknowledge the much appreciated financial support from Millstreet Community Council which has been provided not only this year but on many previous years also helping to fund this marvellously educational annual visit to the national competition. (S.R.)
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The school maintained its impressive record at this event with all 4 proposed projects making it through to the RDS:
- Bill Kelleher, Darragh McSweeney and Jasper Lennon will investigate “What are the consequences of project maths?”(Social and Behavioural Sciences),
- Niall Murphy, Patrick Dineen and Mark Dennehy will research “A statistical investigation into the impact of the black card” (Social and Behavioural Sciences),
- Megan Ring, Victoria Maslach and Daniel O’Callaghan will study “Wild Wednesday- what has Darwin taught us about trees?” (Biological and Ecological), and
- Ava Barry, Chloe Collins and Sarah Dennehy researched “An investigation into the attendance levels at women’s sports” (Social and Behavioural Sciences).
2077 projects were submitted nationally and with just 550 being accepted, the four accepted from Millstreet already represents a major achievement. All had a ball in Dublin, joined on the final day by the full T.Y. group and 2nd years.
Details from Millstreet Community School
Intermediate Football Coming Soon
After winning the Junior county championship, Millstreet’s introduction to Intermediate football starts with the Division 4 football league in four weeks time and a trip to Glanmire. Here are the first six games:
08/02/2015 Glanmire v Millstreet
15/02/2015 Grenagh v Millstreet
22/02/2015 Millstreet v Adrigole
15/03/2015 Rockchapel v Millstreet
29/03/2015 Millstreet v Youghal
12/04/2015 Mayfield v Millstreet
Division 4 teams: Kildorrery, Mayfield, Rockchapel, Na Piarsaigh, Grenagh, Kanturk, Millstreet, Adrigole, Ballydesmond, Youghal, Glanmire, Aghabullogue. Full details from gaacork.ie
A Visitor to Millstreet in 1850
At Millstreet we stopped a few minutes, and most of the passengers took a lunch. A loaf of bread, the shell of half a cheese and a huge piece of cold baked beef were set upon the table in the dirty barroom. Each went and cut for himself, filling mouth, hands and pockets as he chose. Those who took meat paid a shilling ; for the bread and cheese, a sixpence. The Englishmen had their beer, the Irishmen their whiskey, the Americans cold water. Our party came out with hands full, but the host of wretches about the coach, who seemed to need it more than we, soon begged it all away from us, and then besought us, ” Please, sir, a ha’-penny, and may God reward ye in heaven.” A woman lifted up her sick child, in which was barely the breath of life, muttering, ” Pray, yer honour, give me a mite for my poor childer, a single penny, and may God save yer shoul.” Several deformed creatures stationed themselves along the street, and shouted after us in the most pitiful tones. Others ran beside the [read more …] “A Visitor to Millstreet in 1850”
Superb Tributes at Retirement of Sgt. Paul O’Donovan
[read more …] “Superb Tributes at Retirement of Sgt. Paul O’Donovan”
Impressive Charleville Support for Cork North West Branch of MS Ireland
Photographic Course at Millstreet E Centre by Justin
Cullen and District Special Needs Association
Party yourself into shape!!
**Annual sponsored Weigh-In**
commences on Monday Jan 12th
In Cullen Community Centre.
**Zumba Fitness Classes**
conducted by
Lauren O’Shea
beginning
on
Monday Jan 19th
continuing to
Monday March 9th
at 8pm!!
Looking for something to do? Here’s what’s on
Local Childminder Wanted
Local lady required to mind two school going children (9 and 7 yrs) in her own home. School collections. Part time. Also during school holidays.
Text 087 2604219.
Wishing all ladies a happy Women’s Christmas
Regional Report 1248 – 6th January 2015
by
Eily Buckley
Dia is mhuire diobh go leir a cairde and welcome to news report 1248 from Millstreet. Fondest Greetings dear readers and welcome to 2015.
The mild weather over the Christmas period saw to it that every planned event and function went ahead as planned. Our Church services were a joy and very well attended throughout in all three churches. with a marked increase in the number of those attending confessions.
The Christmas Day Climb of Mushera Mountain drew great crowds. As did the New Years Day dip in the cold and swollen waters of the mighty Blackwater. All raising much needed funds for needy causes.
Because of the favourable weather, many people took to walking the developed and signposted treks on Clara Mountain and beyond, were enjoyed by a marked increase of people at Christmas time.
The fifth annual Little Womens Christmas Party organised by Mairead Daly was an outstanding success on Friday night last, and again raised money for those who are affected by cancer.
Westie Missing from Moll Carthy’s Bridge
Reunited 🙂 (6th Jan)
West Highland Terrier, eight years old, microchiped, has a green collar on, and is very friendly.
Missing since Sunday 4th January in Rathcoole/ Kilcorney
(Moll Carthy’s Bridge area)
A well loved family pet, greatly missed.
Any information please contact 087-7737440
January Sale at Murphy’s Furniture
Murphy’s Furniture January Sale starts today (January 5th).
Massive reductions with up to 50% off selected items. 15% OFF ALL STOCK.
See more at: MurphysFurniture.ie
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Sliabh Luachra Cycling Club
If you are thinking of taking up cycling or cycling regularly and would like to join a club
We will be holding a registration and information night for NEW and EXISTING members whom have not renewed their membership online as yet.
Venue – Teach Isogain, Rathmore (next to Rathmore church)
Date – Wednesday 14th January 2015
Time – 7pm – 9pm
telephone 087 7023562
or
email <email>
Most Extraordinary Evidence (1850)
That fact is stronger than fiction, is fully verified in the following true case of Irish ingenuity, in which the ferocious and the absurd are curiously blended. At the present sessions now holding in Mallow an unhappy wretch was indicted for stealing turnips from the field of Mr. Leader of Millstreet, in this county, the principal witness being the watchman, known familiarly as “Mad Tom Eagar.” The attorney who defended the prisoner as “the length of himself,” but upon being further pressed he coolly said – “Didn’t I know what the attorney would be at, and what he’d try to make me swear! Faith I did so, and when I caught the prisoner I knocked him down and took out my knife and cut off a piece of his ear, that I might match it, next day.” This terrific statement was mournfully corroborated by the prisoner in the dock, who turned his mutilated ear to the bench, crying out at the same time in a piteous tone – “Oh! wisha, me lord, sure enuf he did crap me!” The worthy assistant-barrister, who was justly horrified at the act, vented his indignation in the strongest terms, and expressed a wish that he had the witness in the dock, but the witness seemed to look upon this startling mode of procuring conclusive testimony as entitling him to a civic crown instead of meriting a judicial reprimand.– Cork Examiner April 1850.
Celebrating Women’s Little Christmas at Wallis Arms Hotel
Highlights of the special occasion were recorded by LTV2 and some of the video footage (William) and digital images (Seán) are expected to be used on TV3 to illustrate Mairéad’s discussion. The meal provided by the Wallis Arms was superb and a true credit to the very dedicated Staff and Management. “Back on Track” (Pat and Danny) provided excellent musical entertainment. Here are further pictures from
[read more …] “Celebrating Women’s Little Christmas at Wallis Arms Hotel”
Millstreet Community Singers to be Present at Carriganima on 6th January
Millstreet Community Singers will be Special Guests at the official turning off of the Christmas Lights at The Pub in Carriganima on Tuesday, 6th January 2015. (S.R.)
Parish Newsletter – 4th January, 2015
PARISH NEWSLETTER for BALLYDALY-CULLEN-MILLSTREET
Second Sunday after Christmas – 4th January, 2015
Canon John Fitzgerald P.P. Tel Nos. Millstreet 029-70043/Mobile 087-7752948
Email: <email> www.dioceseofkerry.ie
PARISH OFFICE OPENING HOURS: MONDAY-TUESDAY- WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY
10.00a.m.-1.00p.m. & 2.00p.m.-5.00p.m.
Your prayers are requested for the repose of the souls of the following and for those whose anniversaries occur around this time, and for those for whom masses will be offered during the week:
RECENT DEATHS: Doireann O’Sullivan, Liscahane; Mary B. Sugrue, Tralee & late of Coole [read more …] “Parish Newsletter – 4th January, 2015”
High Price for Licensed Premises (1916)
Women’s Little Christmas Function at Wallis Arms Hotel on 2nd Jan. 2015
The wonderfully popular Women’s Little Christmas Function will be held on Friday, 2nd January 2015 in the Wallis Arms Hotel. Doors open at 7pm and the meal (turkey and ham, dessert, tea/coffee) will be served at 8pm sharp. Music by “Back on Track”. Tickets priced at €25.00 for this event still available. Enquiries: Mairéad 087 903 1475. Many thanks to Mairéad for this important notice. (S.R.)
Annual Swim in aid of Arthritis Ireland Funding Local Support Programme
There was a truly wonderful atmosphere at the Boeing Swim this year despite the rainy conditions and a fast moving Blackwater. Health and safety was strictly adhered to regarding the Swim with only very limited access to the water permitted. Here we share some more uplifting [read more …] “Annual Swim in aid of Arthritis Ireland Funding Local Support Programme”
