Ballingarry Ringfort – A medieval settlement in County Limerick
Excavations by John Hunt 1949 -51
John Hunt, of Hunt Museum fame, had developed a keen interest in archaeology, participating on different excavations including the...
1916- 2016 – A century to remember for all Irish people
By Pauline O'Flynn
Where do I begin? My wonderful Creative Writing course in UCC taught us first thing to remember is to go from the...
The closure of Ballyheaphy National School in 1968
Ballyheaphy National School closed its doors 50 years ago this year (1968-2018). The decision to close it in 1968 was as a result of...
Cottage restoration ‘overwhelming’ for American family
“It would require a language beyond my mind to express the gratitude and love that I feel toward all of you for the collective...
No Regular Joe
Kilfinane farmer and actor Joe Mullins moved from amateur dramatics with Fermoy’s Palace Players to wowing international audiences in his first feature movie in...
The tragedy of ’42
On the 6th September, 1942 battalions of the Irish Army were carrying out manoeuvres in Fermoy as part of major preparations for World War.
The...
From Ballysaggart and Glenville to London’s bright lights
Jenny Fennessy from Ballysaggart and Dylan Kennedy from Glenville returned to live in Jenny’s grandmothers cottage in Ballysaggart a number of years ago having...
John Hyland reflects on a life well lived
When tractors began to make their appearance on the agricultural scene in Ireland in the 1920s and ‘30s, and moreso into the ‘40s and...
Kilworth – Music Mecca – 1963
I have just been flipping through ‘From the Candy Store to the Galtymore’ - stories from Ireland’s showband era by Dr Joe Kearney and...
Tim Nagle – Cork hurler & Killavullen native
By Christy Roche
On November 6th, 1928 the Cork Examiner carried an account of the unveiling of a monument in Killavullen Catholic Church grounds on...
