The Lyreacrompane and District Journal Number
12
December 2017
You are welcome to the Lyreacrompane and District Journal, number twelve. ln these days of Donald Trump, the
climate change he denies and the balllstic missiles of Klm Jong-un, it's nice to take a break from the madness and look at our own community, past and present. By its nature our Journa genera ly looks to the past but also records the way we live here now because those articles and photos will, all too quick y, become a record of our past too. Once more the Journal's Bank Account is in the black thanks to your support for the last issue which had strong
to produce this issue without seeklng advertising or sponsorshlp. Thanks to Kay O'Leary who has, once agaln, used her research capabillties to bring invaluable input to this lournal. Special thanks to Jack loyce and his brother Dan for unearthing 'The Lyreacrompane Flnd' at the National Museum. We are also indebted to Billy O'Connell, Sean and Mary whyte, lohn Stack, Buddy and Mary Kelliher and to so many people whom we have approach for little nuggets of information or clarificatlon and to all who have contributed articles or photos. There would be no lournal without you. 'd also like to thank the History sales. This has, once again, enabled us
Section of Tra ee Library end The National Archives and National Museum.
The rich history and heritage of the Lyreacrompane district and community certainly continues to provide materiel worth recording. We hope you enjoy what you find within the covers of this lournal and that the material may prompt and encourage you to write for lournal number 13. Joe Harrington
Tel:087 285 l5 70
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Tribute to Fr. Pat Moote
RIP
Sonny Egan
Lyre Turf Exhibited in Glasgow Joe Horrington
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' Clergy vs Dance
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46 - A memory of the BogThomos Dillon
4 - Turfuelfrom Lyreacrompane Joe Horrington
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7 - Arti lery Range in Lyre? loe Hoffinqton
49 - Sean Whyte recalls...
8 - The Rathea man and the Newtown Wonder
51 - The Bog of Banemote Don Fitzmaurice
9 - Twenty Years of Dan Paddy Kay O'Leory
52'Olympian Pat Leane 53 '5lander Case in Lyreacrompane ) Horrington ond Kay O'Leory 56 - Joe Quille RIP loe Harrington
14 - Paraded it around the streets of London l5 The sta.ks Mo!ntain. lohn B Kponc
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Curranes NS Observation Book 1869
An Accident at Norbury
20 - Crlme Returns
57 - 1916 Cooimhe Lyons
21- Rahea man Shot in Youghal
58 - Wireless goes Dlgltal loe Horrington
Joe Horrington ond Kay O'Leory 24 - Memoty
ol Sput - Mory Orr
25 - O'Connells from Do.an's Ctoss 28 - The Story
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Billy O'Connell
of RoberlDillor - Bridget McAuliffe
More on Lyre Church
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'The Mask€d Marauders of Rathea loe Hor ngton - Maty is oI+ lo-night Billy Kedne
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- The Schoolat Glashnacree
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Kay O'Leary
66 - Kerrv Field Club visit District (1946)
'Approbalion' Morie Neligan show Houses of Lyreacrompane pre-famine loe Horrington
57 - That word
35 - Memor'es of my Schoolday( Helen Schiror
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41- The second school in Lyreacrompane 42 - The LyreacrompaneFind lockloyce 43 Tragedy in Fermoy loe Horrington
70 - The Scanlon Family
71- 5heon Burns
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Noro Sconlon
Researched
byJoh, Stack
