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The Inniscarra Twinning Association is hosting a free Breton – Irish Folk Night on Sunday 14th November at 7.30pm, a follow-up to their hugely successful event two years ago. Concert organiser Catherine Frost says that the centrepiece will be the brilliant Breton band E Leizh, ‘a group that will electrify the audience.’ Catherine told us, "St Senans Church of Ireland is the perfect venue and we will have the very best of Breton and Irish folk music. People still talk about our concert two years ago, and we can’t wait for this show! As well as the Breton visitors, there will be some brilliant Irish traditional music.” Inniscarra’s links with Europe have brought travel opportunities, music exchanges, and of course visits back and forth to Plougonven, a pretty town in Brittany. The partnership has been running for 30 years now and it shows no sign of slowing down. The Twinning group is planning a visit from Plougonven next April with families all over Inniscarra waiting to welcome 30 visitors for a full week of events. The Breton-Irish Concert is at St Senan’s Church of Ireland, Inniscarra, on Sunday 14th November 7.30pm. Covid regulations will be implemented, so bring proof of immunity/vaccination.
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Gaelscoil Mhuscraí are busy again after our midterm break at Oiche Shamhna. We are celebrating Science Week in November with various experiments throughout the school and enjoying our sessions with Blarney GAA in their fabulous Astro turf facility as we are prepare our Christmas cards ready for publication in December! Táimid ag baint taitneamh as a bheith thar nais ar scoil!
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Vicarstown National School Pupils from 3rd to 6th classes had a wonderful time at their House of Circuits Workshop. The workshop was a fun hands-on exploration of electrical circuits where individual kits and scaffolded challenges allowed the children to explore and discover current electricity and simple circuits, and were joined live via zoom by Úna Leader from the Lifetime Lab. Students from 3rd to 6th class built their own rocket using Lego, Motors and Gears during our Lego Workshop for Space Week discussing concepts such as gravity, atmosphere, habitable planets, space exploration as well as the technology and development of space vehicles. Everyone really enjoyed the workshops! There was great work done for Maths Week in the school with puzzles, trails, dice games, research of famous mathematicians, Mathasso (Picasso maths art) and much, much more. We had super fun dressing up for the Mercy Hospital Heroes on the last day of school before the Halloween break! Congratulations to our wonderful team that participated in the West Muskerry Cross Country Championships, they brought home five podium finishes!. The school was delighted to be presented with a copy of 'Safe House' by Timothy R. Murray. This recent publication will take pride of place in our library. After an investment of more than €100,000, we are delighted with our new carpark/drop-off area. It has made drop off and collection a stress free experience and the school a much safer place for all our school community.
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Donoughmore Autumn Fair, held last month, drew people from near and far who enjoyed the wonderful stalls offering a huge variety of beautiful handcrafted items, and of course the chance to catch up with neighbours and friends. Among the stall holders were big hearted Leah Geaney and Adele Lotty who handed over their income of €50 to Donoughmore CFR group.
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Scoil Chroi Iosa Halloween Celebrations We had a fantastic day of fun at school on Friday with an array of ghosts, witches and other spooky creatures the likes of which have never been seen before. The children and staff enjoyed showing off their costumes as they paraded around the school and strutted their stuff at the Dioscó Draíochta. By the end of the day, we really began to believe the children and teachers had been replaced by creatures from another realm! Pumpkin Patch Our pumpkin patch was a huge success this year. Our Infant classes planted pumpkin seeds last May. With lots of care and attention from the boys and girls, the pumpkin seedlings grew big and strong enough to plant out in our Pumpkin Patch at the bottom of the field. When we returned to school after the summer we could see that the plants had really taken off and lots of pumpkins were thriving. The the children harvested the pumpkins and carved them to decorate the classrooms for Halloween. We have collected the seeds to follow on with the cycle of growth again for next year. Past Pupils visit school We were delighted to welcome two of our past pupils, Pádraig Power and Declan Hanlon, who played hurling for the All Ireland winning Cork U20 teams, back to the school to visit each class. The children were thrilled to have the opportunity to speak to the pair and to ask questions about their experience. We learned all about the hard work and dedication required to achieve this level of success.
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Liam Walsh, Berrings National School Principal since 2003, has retired and the Board of Management, parents committee and staff got together to mark the occasion recently. Liam was lauded for his efforts on behalf of the children during his tenure at the school by Fr. Damien Lynch, Chairman Board of Management, and received presentations from Liam Linehan, Inniscarra GAA; Liz Hayes, Inniscarra Camogie; Michelle O'Brien on behalf of the pupils and staff; Cllr. Michael Looney and Margaret O'Connell; and the Board of Management, while Sciath na Scol were represented by Dave Collins, Patsy Foley and Tony O'Farrell. Claire O'Brien recited a poem in his honour and Liam thanked all those responsible for organising the event and all those who helped in any way over the years to advance the educational facilities in the area, "Berrings is a small place but it's people have big hearts." pics Mike English
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Rathpeacon National School Our Fifth and Sixth classes did a unit of work on Cork City and County., and the culmination of their study was to complete a research project on a building or place of historical or geographical significance in Cork. A huge range of places were covered from our local Blarney Castle to the furthest point to the west – Dursey Island and south – Mizen Head. The standard of work was absolutely superb and a real credit to the children involved! We celebrated Maths Week 2021 in style in every single classroom in the school. There was a wide variety of activities from outdoor pursuits to webinars, games and mathematical art! The week helped to highlight all of the fun and enjoyment that can be had by all in Maths.
As always we finished up for our midterm break with a Halloween dress up day. This year as part of our Active Schools Flag we did a spooky stroll along the footpath on the Mallow Road. It was great to scare our neighbours with our frightening costumes!
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Three generations celebrate as Ellen, Jackie, Peggy and Katherine are pictured with Nancy and Maud Manley on the day they graduated as Batchelors of Architectural Technology.
In 2004 Pat McMahon, single-handledy started a hospital in Varanasi, India, which still operates today as the charity ‘Mothers First’, an outreach malnutrition treatment program, providing vital nutrition to malnourished pregnant women. In order to make a difference on a global scale Pat realised that advocating within the United Nations would be required and undertook many self-funded trips across the world to attend International conferences standing outside with his advocacy placard until eventually he was accepted as a valuable contributor to high- level United Nations Conferences. Having held the hungry and the dying in his heart and arms for many years, he is profoundly moved by the huge impact Covid 19 is having on the poorest of the poor and last month 2021 Pat took on this extraordinary challenge to be the first person ever to climb Carrauntoohil barefoot and hungry, completing his goal after 4 hours and 15 minutes. www.mothersfirstcharity.org
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The October Blarney & District Person of the Month is Christine Terry Our October Blarney Person of the Month is Christine Terry.
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Christine, and her husband Mark live in Whitechurch and are parents to Sarah and ten-year-old Adam who recently made the headlines when his four year wait for complex scoliosis surgery story was highlighted by award winning RTE reporter Brian O’Connell who also lives in Blarney.
Christine and Mark are intensely private people and their appeal came after many disappointments and broken dates for surgery. During interviews that moved the entire nation Christine outlined how her son’s scheduled surgery has been repeatedly delayed since August 2019, during which time his situation has worsened, and his pain had become more excruciating.
Thanks to Brian’s moving reports, young Adam and his tireless mum Christine set the national agenda and put treatment of our most vulnerable right at the heart of our conversations, taking over the headlines on a week when all the focus would normally be on the details of the budget. Subsequently Adam, who suffers from Marfan syndrome (MS), has brittle bones, a heart condition, spinal issues and has undergone 21 procedures in his 10 years, was offered a date for surgery for the end of the October which went ahead successfully. Christine, and her husband Mark, thanked people for the “incredible outpouring of love.” Being a mother is a very special kind of role, being mother to a child with complex special needs is a job that goes largely unrecognised. 24 hour days, 7 day weeks and fueled only by that very special love between a parent and child. Christine, who has to sleep in the same bedroom as Adam as he experiences such terrible pain and could need pain relief at any time of the night says, “I would like to say I am speaking on behalf of every parent in the country’ and her words serve as a bleak reminder of the 2,775 children currently awaiting in-patient treatment at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin.
Do you know someone who deserves a Blarney & District Person of The Month award?
The awards aim is to recognise achievement, leadership and altruism so that others may be inspired to follow. You can nominate anyone whose contribution has singled them out as deserving of recognition,be it in community, sport, business, arts, family or indeed from any sector or activity in our community. Send your nomination with the name of your nominee and the reason you wish to nominate them to Blarney & District Person of The Month Awards, The Muskerry News, Church View, Blarney, County Cork or by email to muskerrynews@eircom.net
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October in Cloghroe NS. 6th class pupils planted a wild Cherry Tree on our school grounds to mark National Tree Day on Thursday 7th October. The theme for 2021 is “Trees are Good Neighbours” with emphasis being placed on the fact that trees have a good neighbourly effect on biodiversity which in turn makes them our good neighbours too. Congratulations to all our students who received their first Holy Communion this month. It is wonderful to see our students participating in and enjoying training in school once again. ‘Lámh’ is a manual sign system used by children and adults with intellectual disabilities and communication needs in Ireland. We use Lamh everyday here in Cloghroe school, in ‘Cúram’, our Special Class, and in our mainstream classrooms to give every child the opportunity to communicate and be understood. We participated in an international celebration of Science and Technology during Space Week Monday 4th to Sunday 10th October 2021. An active and challenging Maths week ran in the school the week of 16th October with pupils involved in lots of different indoor and outdoor activities. A very busy and enjoyable month in school culminated with a Spooky Stroll to School, organised by our Active Schools Committee where lots of Hallowe’en fun was had by all.
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A coffee morning held at Ballincollig Gaa Club last month in aid of Marymount Hospice raised an incredible €5065! Pictured at the presentation of the cheque to Marymount were Marsie Foolkes, Diane Magee (Marymount), Bernice Kavanagh, Tom Weste and Brendan Kavanagh.
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The Important Stuff Congratulations to Róisín O Connell and Kayla Werner Lane who represented Grenagh on the Mid Cork Under 15 team that won the County Blitz.
Ballincollig Neighbourhood Watch Meetings resume Wednesday November 3rd 7.30pm Carrig Centre, Old Fort Road, Ballincollig. I write this as lights are going up in the city centre, selection boxes are appearing in the shops and Christmas seems to be getting prepared for sooner each year - maybe it is maybe it isn't. But at ChristmasFestivalCork.ie hq we're talking about Christmas a lot earlier than we would otherwise be doing.
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This column usually takes time to consider a word or something deep and meaningful but this month - I want to take time to think - to stop and pause and think about the important stuff. The things we normally take for granted - may the people around about us. For some this next season might be frantically busy for others around about us it might be exceptionally lonely - As we see preparations being made. Where is the time in the schedule, in the diary for the important stuff. Of relationships, of pause time to notice the lonely the vulnerable. The words of encouragement, the words of hope. In the midst of the stuffed shopping bags of food and presents - Let's remember it is a season of relationship, hope and eternal things. Robert
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'Blarney United, A Never-Say-Die Outfit’, the history of Blarney United was launched last week at Blarney Castle Hotel. This fabulous book written by local historian Richard Forrest answers questions such as how did O'Shea Park get it's name, what alternative names were suggested for the club when it was reformed and which World Cup winning goal scorer played at O'Shea Park? Packed full of fabulous stories, photos and club facts this limited print edition can be ordered by emailing... info@blarneyunited.com
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Berrings National School A Spooktacular Halloween in Berrings National School
October began with our Open Night. The doors of Berrings National School were opened and people were given the opportunity to see the wonderful work that goes on in our school. From music to science each classroom showcased a different area of our vast curriculum. October is a time where the signs of Autumn truly begin to show. The children enjoyed bringing their learning outside and experiencing first-hand the signs of autumn evident throughout the school environment. Maths week was marked with many different activities including maths trails, stem challenges and the children’s favourite Maths on Mats. Junior and Senior Infants took part in the Loving Maths series. These entertaining story based sessions proved a huge hit with the children. Halloween was celebrated a little differently in school this year. We held a Halloween assembly outside which saw all classes displaying their Halloween costumes. Each individual class also performed a Halloween poem/song/dance. The celebrations were enjoyed by all.
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Behind the Castle Walls
October is one of my favourite months as it generally brings dramatic changes throughout the grounds and gardens. It’s still fairly mild though, and we are still waiting for our first frosts that would fully transform the trees into their autumn coats which come in so many wonderful colours and shades. The arboretums are simply stunning though, and I recommend a morning visit to take in the special atmosphere. A stroll through the trees or around the lake is magical at this time of the year.
Our pumpkin display in the Stable Yard has attracted a lot of attention and we had such great feedback that we are planning on making it an annual feature. We may even grow a pumpkin patch next year where people can ‘pick their own’. Watch this space! We are around halfway through planting out our bulb order. We had over ten thousand this year, as well as recycled bulbs from last year’s bedding displays that we re-use elsewhere when possible. We are also selling a small range of bulbs in the plant sales area for the first time. Numbers are limited so be quick. The plant sales area has been a great success and we are planning on expanding it further in 2022 to include a larger range of plants and other horticultural products. As we prepare for the coming Winter, we are busy cutting back, mulching, digging out, dividing, and protecting where necessary. If you look after your garden now, it will reward you in years to come. Our fruit and vegetable areas are currently undergoing their autumn tidy. We are organising our beds for next year and planning where to plant what. We have a crop rotation system in place, which helps prevent pests and disease and keeps the nutrients in the soil more balanced. We will shortly be planting out garlic and shallots and sowing sweet pea indoors for next year’s crops. We are currently keeping glasshouse vents open overnight to encourage leaf fall on our indoor fruit such as peaches and grapes. The grape vine needs to be fully dormant before we start to prune it. Other jobs we will be doing over the next month include: lifting and dividing herbaceous perennials, wind lopping roses, spreading compost and digging over vegetable beds, leaf collection to form next year’s leaf mold, lifting dahlias, begonias to overwinter inside, fleecing tree ferns and tender plants to protect from frost, and the planting of new bare root hedging and trees. Our teams of garden volunteers have been a huge help this year and I can honestly say we would have struggled without them. We would welcome any new recruits. We meet at 9.00am every Wednesday and Friday (weather permitting) and finish at 1.00pm. Contact me at blarneygardens@blarneycastle.ie for more information. It’s a very busy time of the year for us here in the gardens and usually, in my experience, the time when you achieve the most. Come and see us in November! Adam
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Big hearted Yliena donated an incredible 11 inches of her hair to the Little Princess Trust, thanks to all at Jo’s Edge for making this possible.
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The Blarney Witches who emerged from the Witches Stone in the Rock Close garden at Halloween!
Ballincollig Credit Union to celebrate 50th Anniversary in 2022! Ballincollig Credit Union are looking for some help from the people of Ballincollig as they look forward to their 50th anniversary celebrations. They are looking for any old photographs, newspaper cuttings, or memorabilia of Ballincollig Credit Union over the last 50 years. (All items will be returned afterwards). If you have interesting items that you would like to see included please lcontact Mark on admin@bcu.ie or by calling 021 - 4872305.
Scoil Chroí Íosa, Blarney, are quite rightly very proud of two young illustrators in sixth class who recently had their work published in Volume 4 of Boo Boi Comics, while also getting involved in the Dragon of Shandon festival to distribute 200 copies of their comic dressed as Evil Echo Boys. They even have had their pieces displayed on their own billboards!
Congratulations to Erin, Holly & Elizabeth, Ballincollig Gymnastics Club, who qualified to represent Ireland at the European Age Group Championships held in Italy at the end of September. The club is incredibly proud of what they have achieved.
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Community Matters with Cllr Damian Boylan As always if I can help in any way please contact me on 087 2244364 or by email on damianboylan@live.com.
There were terrifying scenes at the Firmount National School Spooky Drive Thru on Halloween night. This event raised funds for Donoughmore Community First Responders fundraiser for life saving medical equipment.
Cork City Council have begun to erect Christmas Trees and put-up Christmas Lights. It’s hard to believe that the year has gone by so quickly, but there is a hope that with such strong vaccination numbers and booster shots for the elderly and more vulnerable that we may have a family Christmas this year. After requests made by me as part of the Local Policing Forum; regular desk hours have returned to Blarney Garda Station. Each month we will display the rota but in general between the hours of 9 and 5, 6 days per week the desk will be open for people to do the ordinary things that require the help or signature of a Garda. Outside of these hours please call the station on 021 4516290 for help, but if you see a crime or anti-social behaviour happening, please dial 999. The budget for the year coming has been agreed and all councilors have strived to ensure that their area gets looked after. I’m pleased to say that services should be the same for the Northwest area this year even though parking income is slightly down due to the pedestrianisation of streets. I have spoken to the Minister for Local Government Peter Burke, who has assured me that this deficit will be made up. Also, we have protected sports and amenity grants. These are important revenue streams for our voluntary sector and enable clubs and community groups to enhance facilities and provide better services for their members. Most of these organisations are run by teams of volunteers and on behalf of everyone can I say thanks to you for all you do. Whether sports, tidy towns, business associations, residents’ associations or elderly groups we are blessed with the spirit of volunteerism in the area. The bus connects plan for Cork City is now open for public consultation and I would encourage everyone to get involved and have their say. Public consultation is the vehicle which allows you to make your mark on public policy. In bus connects we will have bus services for Clogheen and Kerrypike, access to Ballincollig and a regularity which should allow us to make real choices between cars and public transport. I was delighted to attend the North Mon Past Pupils Union Dinner which has happened for the first time in 2 years. It was a great opportunity to connect with people and our past pupil of the year is the wonderful Conal Creedon. If there are any Mon boys who would like to attend next year, please don’t hesitate to contact me. I was also honoured to attend the UCC Indian Society’s Diwali celebration on behalf of the Lord Mayor. This was an incredible evening of song, colour, fragrance and food. Diwali is the festival of lights and is the Indian “Christmas”. It traditionally involves family getting together, buying new clothes and eating wonderful food. The Indian student population act as a family for the celebration and put on the most incredible show of Indian music and dance, followed by Indian food. My sincerest thanks to them for the warm welcome and the very kind gifts I left with. Finally, congratulations to BUFC and Richard Forrest for launching the Never Say Die Outfit book. It looks to be a great read and I’m looking forward to reading it. I have seen some of the photos and they certainly bring back memories of people who moved away or passed on. I am delighted to see Blarney United be in such great shape and be able to look back on a great history. As always if I can be of help please don’t hesitate to contact me.
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News from Times Past with Brian Gabriel, Blarney & District Historical Society Blarney in the Great War 1914-18 by John Mulcahy War at Sea, Food Shortages, Regulation. The battlefields of Belgium and France may have seemed far away but the war was also being fought just off the coast of Ireland. From the declaration of war, all shipping was subject to attack from German submarines, and in May 1915, the single greatest loss of life occurred when the liner Lusitania was sunk just off the Old Head of Kinsale with the loss of over 1,400 lives. The widespread newspaper coverage given to this outrage, the photographs of the desolate survivors making their way through the streets of Cobh (then Queenstown) and Kinsale, and the burial in mass graves of the bodies of victims washed ashore, all served to bring the war very close to home. The little coastal steam packets which connected Cork to British ports, bringing vital supplies back and forth, proved easy targets for U-boat attacks. On April 13th 1917, SS Bandon was torpedoed off Mine Head, Co. Waterford on her voyage from Cork to Liverpool with the loss of 28 of the crew. Among those drowned was crew member Jeremiah Long of Rathpeacon. Many from Blarney served in the Royal or Merchant Navy. Timothy Crowley was serving as a stoker on HMS Conqueror when he received serious burns to his arms, back and face. In spite of being transferred to the Hospital Ship, he died of his wounds on October 27th 1917 and was buried in Orkney, far away from his parents’ home in Rathpeacon. George Lyons was born in Blarney and was serving on HMS Vindictive when he was killed in action off Zeebrugge on April 25th 1918. As the shipping losses mounted through 1917, Britain faced a severe shortage of food. The government responded by taking unprecedented control over all aspects of food production and distribution. Maximum prices for products like milk were fixed, some important foods like sugar were rationed and the quality of bread dropped as inferior home- produced grain was substituted for imported wheat. Prices for basic food soared and there were concerns about the ability of the poor to buy even a subsistence diet. With increasing prices came increased regulation of the weight and quality of food products. Food inspectors were employed and offenders faced prosecution through the courts. The Shamrock Co-operative Store Society was summoned to Blarney Sessions for having for sale damaged and undersized potatoes, not having a notice up describing their condition. In defence it pleaded that it was ignorant of the order but it was still fined 6d and costs. On the same day, Denis Hayes of Knocknasuff was summoned for selling nineteen pounds of salted lump butter to the Co-op for a price higher than the price set by the Butter (Maximum Prices) Order 1917. Substantial fines were levied on Hayes, the Co-op and the manager of the creamery involved. David Livingstone of the Turret Farm, Blarney was summoned on another occasion for selling milk to the Cork Lunatic Asylum which was not up to the legal standard. Following complex legal arguments, the magistrates found that the milk had been sold in the condition it came from the cows and dismissed the case. Compulsory tillage was introduced. In 1917 farmers were legally obliged to cultivate an extra 10% of their arable land. In 1918 this was further increased by another 5%. As more agricultural labour was required amid increasing competition for labour, the government ordered increased wages. Farmers prospered from the increased production and higher prices. The government encouraged the cultivation of every available plot of land. In January 1917 the government introduced a scheme to distribute seed potatoes, oats and manure to smallholders and labourers in order to increase the food supply. Money could be advanced and later paid back through increases in rent, or in the case of smallholders, poor law rate. One might think such a scheme might be welcomed, but at a committee meeting of the Blarney branch of the Irish Land and Labour Association, Denis Hayes, R.D.C. strongly criticised the scheme, saying that “if the governing body in Ireland wanted to retard the production of food of a class necessary to the working population, they could not have taken better steps”.
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He criticised the seed offered as unsuitable for the ordinary working man. The labourers attending had already decided to boycott the scheme. The meeting decided to reorganise the branch and to hold a general meeting. A more pleasant outcome of the meeting was the announcement that Mrs. Meaney of Waterloo and her brother, William Cronin, were prepared to place at the disposal of the branch two fields as allotments to the workers to plant potatoes. This met with general approval; it was noted that the offer was in keeping with their usual spirit of encouraging the improvement of the workers around their locality. Even the schoolchildren were not spared in the drive for extra food production. An article in the Cork Examiner on May 1918 described how the children in Whitechurch National School were given an excellent demonstration in tree planting under the re-afforestation scheme of the Cork County Committee of Agriculture. During the Spring, the ground in front of the school was broken up and prepared for vegetable and flower culture. The seeds and plants grown were as varied as possible as they included all kinds of kitchen garden produce. The article concluded that “all the care and attention needed was bestowed by the children who in this way derived a real practical knowledge of vegetable growing.” Most of the food produced in Ireland was exported to meet the food shortages in Britain. Fears were soon raised of looming food shortages in Ireland. Sinn Fein mounted an export boycott, using the spectre of famine as a threat. When the government ordered farmers to register all potato surpluses in November 1918, Sinn Fein ordered a boycott. This led to farmers being prosecuted in the courts. At the Blarney sessions in December, Catherine Donovan, Killeens; John Hennessey, Gortdonoughmore; John Hallissey and John Wiseman, Garrycloyne; Catherine Linehan and Benjamin Daunt, Coolowen and Daniel Hallissey, Dawstown, were all fined a shilling for having failed to furnish returns for the month of January under the Potato Grower’s Return Order. Drinking was perceived to lower industrial and agricultural productivity. Early in the war, early closing time of pubs was introduced. The strength of beer was decreased and taxes on alcohol were raised. On May 21st 1916 the clocks were brought forward by an hour, introducing daylight saving for the first time. This growing intrusion into peoples’ lives and regulation enforced by what was increasingly perceived as an alien and hostile administration played an important role in turning popular support away from the established order, and added to the irrepressible rise of Sinn Fein. Another Year of Slaughter Throughout 1917, the belief still lingered among the generals and war leaders that the war could still be won through staging great battles against the heavily fortified German trenches. William Wilson, serving with the Black Watch, was killed near Ypres on July 31st. John Murphy of Boula Beg, Whitechurch, was killed in action with the Connaught Rangers in West Flanders. Thomas Kershaw of the Royal Garrison artillery was killed in the muddy battle of Passchendaele in late October. All were born in Blarney. Noel and Albert Nunan were sons of Dr. Francis Nunan M.D., long-time medical officer of Blarney, residing in Woodville, Station Road. Both had emigrated to Alberta in Western Canada, but had volunteered their services when Canada raised a volunteer Army to support Britain. They both travelled with the Canadian Expedition force to France and both took part in the assault on Vimy Ridge on April 7th where Noel was seriously wounded. Having endured a lengthy convalescence, he transferred to the Royal Air Force the following year. The October Revolution in Russia resulted in the Bolshevik take-over of the country and Russia’s withdrawal from the war. This enabled the Germans to switch their forces fighting in the East to now join up with their massed armies on the Western Front. The long awaited “big push” began on March 1918. The results were staggering. In the first weeks the allies were pushed back 40 miles and it looked likely that the British Army would be driven back into the sea. One of the first casualties was Lt. Denis Lynch of Rathpeacon, killed at Arras on March 23rd.
The above item, taken from a much larger article titled: ‘Blarney in the Great War’, was written by John Mulcahy and published in ‘Old Blarney’ Journal Issue No 10. A limited number of ‘Old Blarney’ back issues are still available. Contact 0872153216 or www.blarneyhistory.ie.
Blarney GAA Heathy Club helping out at the recent parish leagues.
The Muintir na Tire Pride In Our Community Awards took place late last month, this year the competition was expanded to incorporate both Cork City and County. The aim of this annual competition is to encourage Community Groups and Volunteers to develop and maintain Community Based Amenity Projects that have a long-term benefit in their locality, to encourage people to be more environmentally aware and encourage a litter free community. With numerous categories in the competition entries were from all parts of the City and County and final awards presented on the night were ‘The Pride of Cork City 2021’ and ‘The Pride of Cork County 2021’. Ballincollig Tidy Towns were the proud winners of ‘The Pride of Cork City 2021, with Cobh taking home The County award. The award is a wonderful honour for Ballincollig Tidy Towns and recognises the enormous effort their volunteers put in each week, their work on the development of the Ballincollig Pollinator Corridor and on Biodiversity. Congratulations!
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make it available for release to help raise awareness of The Alzheimer Society of Ireland and their amazing work, and of course Caroline and Jim's touching story and the stories of the many other people living with dementia in Ireland." Citing early intervention from The ASI as one of the many blessings they have received on this road, Caroline said, “Call The Alzheimer Society of Ireland as early as you can, I delayed as I foolishly thought this was a disease for old people. From my initial contact with our Dementia Adviser Vanessa Bradbury, my shoulders relaxed when for the very first time I was able to say my husband has dementia whilst sitting with Vanessa at The ASI’s Bessboro day care centre in Cork. From that day to this, the team at Bessboro has been a constant support, facilitating me to attend training courses and learn a new language of communication which has really helped both Jim and me.”
It was a strange journey of synchronicity that brought together a retired County Cork builder, Jim Colbert, his loving wife, Caroline, and international singer-songwriter Don Mescall but come together they did, bound by a diagnosis of dementia, a true love story and the kindness of strangers. This culminated in Don releasing a heartbreaking song ‘The Last Song (Song for Jim)’ last Friday with all funds raised from downloads and donations funding The Alzheimer Society of Ireland’s dementia-specific supports and services across the country. The song is now available for downloading and streaming on all platforms accompanies a new music video featuring people living with dementia and family carers in Ireland.
This loving couple, who had expected that some of their best years were still to come, was devastated by this news of Jim’s diagnosis in 2017, but were pragmatic as Caroline said, “Even though dementia was an uninvited guest into our home, and initially something we fought against hoping interventions and treatments would ‘cure’ it, once we accepted the diagnosis it gave us the freedom to talk and plan around this new life of ours.” For more information on our supports and services during this challenging time, please contact The Alzheimer Society of Ireland National Helpline where you can now also book in a 1:1 session with a Dementia Nurse or Dementia Adviser. The Helpline is open six days a week Monday to Friday 10am– 5pm and Saturday 10am–4pm on 1800 341 341. Email at helpline@alzheimer.ie or via Live Chat at www.alzheimer.ie
Life couldn’t have been better for retired builder Jim and his wife Caroline until, like 30 couples throughout Ireland every day, in late 2017, Jim received a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Jim initially attended The ASI’s Bessboro Day Care Centre in Cork and within three years of diagnosis, he started a new part of this adventure under the care of the dementia-specific team at Oaklodge Nursing Home where he happily resides still, Caroline visiting him every day she is allowed to do. Often putting music to these beautiful soundtracks of their life, their special song became ‘The Last Song’, an emotionally charged piece of music written by Don Mescall and Mike Reid. Caroline played it often to Jim, making a movie of them together to put over Don’s gentle words and melody as they continued to make the most of this new life. Having once again listened to ‘The Last Song’ one dark March evening, Caroline decided to reach out and contact Don just to say thank you for creating such a wonderful song. Not expecting a reply, she was dumbstruck when Don replied directly and she feels what happened next was divine intervention culminating in the launch of this poignant song to raise awareness and much-needed funds. Don Mescall told us, “I remember being really moved after reading a message from Caroline sent to me on Instagram; it was one of those moments when the words travelled straight from one heart to another. I offered to re-record the song and
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Cork’s Christmas Trees Festival is back this year and will be held in the three churches across the Carrigrohane Union from December 9th to the 13th in St Peter’s Church Carrigrohane, St Senan’s Church Inniscarra, The Church of the Resurrection, Blarney, and The Carraig Centre Ballincollig. With a pop-up Christmas market, music, a live crib, carols, flower demonstrations, seniors lunch, story telling, a place for quiet contemplation and prayer, and of course those incredible Christmas trees, this is not to be missed. School and community groups from across the parish will decorate the trees working with a verse from the Christmas story on which to base the decoration of their tree, giving rise to all kinds of styles and interpretations! The festival will be open to the public and there will be no entrance fee. Voluntary donation boxes will be available if you wish to donate towards the churches work in the community and St Vincent de Paul. All events will be Covid conscious with most indoor events ticketed and many of the trees outside in the grounds. To find out more look online at www.christmasfestivalcork.ie and follow the festival on facebook ‘Christmas Festival Cork’
Blarney Community Carol Service will be held on a date to be announced at the Church of the Resurrection, Blarney. All welcome! Keep an eye on our facebook page for updates.
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Blarney Village will turn the lights on in the tree on the green on a date to be announced, so keep an eye on our facebook page. We will be accompanied by carol singing from some of the younger pupils from our village schools and a very special guest! All very welcome!
Blarney Christmas Craft Fair, an Aladdins cave of amazing crafts and arts, will be held on Sunday 28th November with a new location this year in Rathpeacon Community Centre (next door to the school). Doors open at 10am and you will be able to find the perfect Christmas gift from mini dollhouses to diaries, jewellery to paintings, origami to handmade skincare, candles, Christmas decorations, food stalls and so much more. Visit the event page on Facebook (Blarney Christmas Fair 2021) to see regular updates. See you there!
Blustery conditions for incoming Captain Sean Cronin's drive in at Muskerry Golf Club. Pictured at the drive in at Muskerry Golf Club were Captain Sean Cronin, President Marie Allen, Lady Captain Maeve Portley, Junior Lady Captain Aisling Dilworth, and Junior Men Captain Ben Maher. Pics Mike English
Blarney man Kevin Hedderman, pictured with his family, is on the last leg of his '52 Marathons in 52 Weeks' challenge and epic journey he undertook back in January and is due to complete in December. Running 52 Marathons in 52 weeks requires an exceptionally high level of fitness, stamina and mental strength. Come hail, rain or snow, Kevin has been setting off in the very early hours, every Saturday morning to complete his weekly marathon.There has been great support from Kevin's wife Lisa and their three kids, Chloe, Kelly and Ruairi, well as a number of local runners who have been accompanying him on many of his runs including Shane Hayes, Cian O'Mahony, Brian Jordan, John McDonnell, Kevin Downey, Ed O' Sullivan, Shane Spillane, Paul Murray, Michael Creedon and Dan Corkery to name just a few. His family and friends wish him the very best of luck in completing his 52nd marathon in 52 weeks shortly, and Kevin has decided to dedicate his runs to supporting Penny Dinners, who have a very simple goal to 'help all those who struggle and are in need'. You can support this mission on https://gofund.me/5da9ff5a
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Blarney under 13s were crowned double champions when they won the North Cork football title on October 30th in Glantane, beating St Peter’s by two goals after an extra time thriller. Blarney started faster and a couple of goals by Cillian O’Keeffe and Darragh O’Sullivan, ably assisted by some good free taking from Darragh Gilmartin, meant Blarney went in ahead at the break 2-5 to 1-3. Playing into a strong breeze in the second half Blarney were under serious pressure and only for some heroic defending, included a spectacular top corner save from Lucas McCluskey, they would have finished runners up. In the end it finished 2-6 to 2-6 and Blarney regrouped for extra time. Blarney regained control in the first half of extra time when a looping shot from Cian O’Flynn found the back of the net. Blarney went in at half time of extra time up two points. After a long year the lads dug deep one more time for the last 10 minutes of the season. The deciding moment came near the end when Sean O’Mahony gathered the ball about 20 yards out and dispatched a rocket to the back of the net. The final whistle signalled great celebrations from the team, mentors and Blarney supporters. Great credit due also to St Peters who can be proud of the part they played. The Blarney lads have had a fantastic season and have progressed greatly in both codes. They are proud to wear the Blarney jersey and have a bright future ahead of them.
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