tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33859576131992147842023-11-16T18:39:49.967+00:00Cappoquin Heritage GroupPreserving & Promoting Awareness Of Cappoquin's Rich Local HeritageWillie Whelanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12012165602050155926noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-15006697683973042662011-11-22T10:38:00.006+00:002011-11-22T10:43:09.391+00:00Heritage Notes - 18 November 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyG46YnPNdRsusZbLELiDpLqvP9envdUEofOqzxPKTrelsnQ0u1aMo1Dr0npkf8n3QiImvXdrwJMkfkXCDu0wmk1N2sfDcr3SeZ3Qu3q9KbhEyu8cHXA7Crn78Z1M4qquBFBjc7z1nL8/s1600/cornerstone.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 158px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677768420338423186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIyG46YnPNdRsusZbLELiDpLqvP9envdUEofOqzxPKTrelsnQ0u1aMo1Dr0npkf8n3QiImvXdrwJMkfkXCDu0wmk1N2sfDcr3SeZ3Qu3q9KbhEyu8cHXA7Crn78Z1M4qquBFBjc7z1nL8/s320/cornerstone.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJsmRtQ-2gGl4f8mg7l9MiCasEfGUvL9yT8g3CfkMao3NI3InLa4v2BDeDNxRpOE8Z0OX_74PIYCckc9S5cAHtVNUHKfxlCD4QG2kxYEVs-MZiFw2O51bhiWWL6dcrKGi29VXOjJTBgNE/s1600/4+-+The++Blackwater+House+-+NOD.JPG"></a></div><br /><div><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The Cappoquin Christmas Collection<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></span></p><br /><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">They’re back! This year’s instalment of the Cappoquin Christmas Collection has just hit the shops and can be bought at the Post Office, the Credit Union and at <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Murrays</st1:place></st1:city> in <st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">Barrack Street</st1:address></st1:street>. The 2011 series is bigger than last year’s, and contains nine different Christmassy scenes in all. For obvious reasons, scenes from the frozen Blackwater of late 2010 are found on several of the cards, but you will also find some lovely images of <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Dromana</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">Bridge</st1:placetype></st1:place>, Twigbog, St Anne’s Church and the Corner Stone. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The cost of this year’s cards is as competitive as ever, at just one euro each. All profits from sales go to support the work of Cappoquin Heritage Group and, as always, we will give details of profits, if any, after Christmas. With a print run of just 900 cards, and with over 100 gone in five days, it is time to get the skates on (remember 2010?) and get your Cappoquin themed cards for Christmas before it’s too late. Sincere thanks to the people who supplied images which we could not use in the end and, naturally, to those whose images have been used on these cards. These included Cara and Gina McGrath, Noel O’Donoghue, Steve O’Shea, Kerry McLaughlin, Brendan Connors and a special thanks to Yvonne O’Sullivan, to whom we extend our deepest sympathy at this difficult time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></p><br /><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">This week’s picture comes from the new Christmas Collection and features a Noel O’Donoghue painting called ‘Home for Christmas at the Cornerstone’. Well done to Cara for all her work on this project.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><div><br /><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Remembering the Tailors<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></span></p><br /><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">A number of enquiries have been made in recent days regarding the Tailors premises, which has been cleared out. We can allay people’s fears by telling you that the landlord has been more than helpful in allowing members of the Heritage Group to access the building and rescue items of particular significance relating to this iconic premises and family. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">We have a literal mountain of items, postcards, old dockets, photos, GAA memorabilia etc which we hope to put on display sometime in 2012, possibly around the time of the Cornerstone Carnival. It is too early to confirm this as yet but rest assured that anything that could be done by our small group to preserve this aspect of Cappoquin’s heritage has been in hand for quite some time. The landlord and the family of Noel and Thomas have been very supportive all through and the Beekeepers Association have also been doing great work. More on the exhibition plans in due course.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div></div>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-1895062687357911902011-09-21T16:27:00.002+01:002011-09-21T16:31:35.671+01:00Heritage Notes - 23 September 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoz1j0-hnRBQqLeeWaTKR2Meo_uYHw5AiQqRTXoiWDRze4HdbXZ8tqk2VbJsRuBpXnhGUYpW8LB5d2JjKBaOIiYNlY15uro9baa3xKNc-VXqrq1xpc2NMPmuVLs8S9g3jSW-SNhtlnbH0/s1600/adverts.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654835221905469010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoz1j0-hnRBQqLeeWaTKR2Meo_uYHw5AiQqRTXoiWDRze4HdbXZ8tqk2VbJsRuBpXnhGUYpW8LB5d2JjKBaOIiYNlY15uro9baa3xKNc-VXqrq1xpc2NMPmuVLs8S9g3jSW-SNhtlnbH0/s320/adverts.jpg" /></a> <br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">This week’s image<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Our link to the past this week comes from a 1927 copy of An Sleibhtánach, the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">Mount</st1:placetype> <st1:placename st="on">Melleray</st1:placename></st1:place> annual which contained a wealth of stories, poems and folklore over the years. It also contained advertisements and this week we feature a group of Cappoquin businesses and the wares they were advertising all of eighty-four years ago. Enjoy!</span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></span></p><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Christmas Cards (almost) last call<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">We are fast approaching the deadline for Christmas card photos or artwork. Pop into the credit union or let any Civic Link member know if you would like to see your handiwork on a 2011 Christmas card.</span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></span></p><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><o:p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">County</span></b></st1:placetype><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"> <st1:placename st="on">Archivist</st1:placename></span></b></st1:place><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"> talks<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Keep your eyes open for news of the series of talks beginning this week at the community centre, with County Archivist Joanne Rothwell sure to engage and entertain as she deals with the topic of health and wealth in 19<sup>th</sup> century <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Waterford</st1:city></st1:place>.</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"></span></p><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Local hurlers to the fore<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Amid scenes of great excitement on successive nights, three local hurling teams qualified for Western Finals last weekend. It was great to see both Cappoquin and Tourin<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>intermediate hurlers overcome their semi final opponents on the same afternoon to set up what should be<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>a great final in a couple of weeks time. The following day, Melleray Glen Rovers made it a hat trick for the parish when they overcame Abbeyside to qualify for the Western Junior Final.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">In terms of historical parallels, we can point to the very last game played by Cappoquin and Affane as separate clubs being in junior hurling in 1968. Cappoquin and Tourin have crossed hurleys on several occasions, most recently in the preliminary rounds of this year’s championship. Back in the early 1960s, Cappoquin and Melleray played each other in a primary hurling final, the only time as far as our records can tell that two teams from Cappoquin parish played each other in a divisional final. We stand to be corrected on that one but in the meantime, in the interests of fairness to all, may all three of them win in the upcoming games, impossible as that may be!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Cappoquin’s double Olympic boxer<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">One of Cappoquin’s favourite Tipperarymen has located a most interesting article in last week’s ‘Tipperary Star’. Written by Bansha sports historian Michael O’Dwyer, it deals with a famous Irish boxer named ‘Boy’ Murphy whose father hailed from <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Tipperary</st1:place></st1:city>. This Olympic great went within one fight of a medal at two successive Games, in 1924 and 1928. According to the article, Murphy was born in what is now <st1:country-region st="on">Pakistan</st1:country-region> but the detail which really caught the eye was that his mother came from, believe it or not, Cappoquin, Co. <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Waterford</st1:place></st1:city>. We haven’t managed to contact Michael before this week’s press deadline but hope to do so in the coming days. If and when more details emerge, you will be among the first to know.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Club Directory Update<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">We are currently working on an update of our clubs and society directory. The existing one can be checked out on the web at <a href="http://www.cappoquin.net/"><span style="color:#0000ff;">www.cappoquin.net</span></a>. While we will do everything we can to get the directory as accurate as possible, we are hoping that clubs and societies will let us know of any changes of personnel, contact details etc in the coming weeks before we go to press in early October. Similarly, any new club or voluntary group in the area which wants to have its contact details included, let Cara, Cindy or any member of the Civic Link committee know as soon as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Masquerade Ball<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang="EN-GB">The masquerade Ball sub committee will be kicking into action this week, preparing the way for this year’s extravaganza. Once again, the Boathouse will be the venue and the date of this year’s event has been fixed for Saturday, 29<sup>th</sup> October. All profits from this event, as last year, will go towards the umbrella insurance which Civic Link takes out, and which helps to cover the Carnival, Santa at the Square, the Tradfest and a number of other events annually. The even better news this year is that admission prices are going to remain at just €10, as the aim is every bit as much to have fun as it is to raise funds. So put the date in your diary for the sixth annual Cappoquin Masquerade Ball</span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></span></p><br /><br /><div></div>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-59232868699497165362011-09-13T16:07:00.002+01:002011-09-13T16:08:45.800+01:00Heritage Notes - 16 September 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4pgI70TsnGMITJ85ajQev5HYip58vGeziNcIVafGtFG9MHjweM5DNrybWIzA0-WJ52mN6zglHrw06eCxxn7dvi4NJboRAwGAfFS64CAqTBnw3S6n8PatnfyFt4qywJ2J85YMsd9Fc-k/s1600/one_of_ourselves%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651861183703171698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh4pgI70TsnGMITJ85ajQev5HYip58vGeziNcIVafGtFG9MHjweM5DNrybWIzA0-WJ52mN6zglHrw06eCxxn7dvi4NJboRAwGAfFS64CAqTBnw3S6n8PatnfyFt4qywJ2J85YMsd9Fc-k/s320/one_of_ourselves%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The Magnificent Eight!!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">This week’s blast from the past features a group of fifth-year students at St. Anne’s Secondary School in the early 1980s. If they look a bit ‘old’ for the eighties, the reason is simple enough. These ‘magnificent eight’ were extras in the BBC production of ‘One of Ourselves’, shot mainly in Cappoquin. The film starred local lad Stephen Mason alongside legend Cyril Cusaack and a host of stars, while other locals like Carmel Allen, Aidan Walsh, Bridget Uniacke and the late Rita McCarthy and Tom Hackett among others saw action too. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The scene in the photograph here is taken outside the parochial hall, which featured in the film as the local cinema. It is probably embarrassment enough for those in the picture for them to be shown here, so we will skip the names on this occasion. It’s not too difficult to recognise them anyway, though most are minus the caps and most of the hair today!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Christmas Card photos<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">We have received a number of pictures to date in our appeal for possible Christmas Card images for 2012. Please keep them coming as we hope to make a decision on the six card designs within the next three weeks or so in order to have them out in good time for the festive season. Cara at the Credit Union (<a href="mailto:mcgrath.cara@gmail.com">mcgrath.cara@gmail.com</a>) or any other Civic Link member will be delighted to hear from you. Electronic copies of any images would be best but we can manage them anyway we get them really. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-63742515586247244542011-08-23T12:19:00.001+01:002011-08-23T12:21:20.637+01:00Heritage Notes - 26 August 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvA1OfU80-bFWAeOrm1H6sf45cR_JjD4mJMFlmv6YZU5LrTBcrWWxgUizPnnd1xcJDS2dn80LR_g7NAjb3l4DVH7MAyk5HsA124M4f3mDotlL_10cVC2oDW38Y96Vj2ZzbyZ05DEKfp7U/s1600/Steamer%2527s_Quay%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 216px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644009778950999986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvA1OfU80-bFWAeOrm1H6sf45cR_JjD4mJMFlmv6YZU5LrTBcrWWxgUizPnnd1xcJDS2dn80LR_g7NAjb3l4DVH7MAyk5HsA124M4f3mDotlL_10cVC2oDW38Y96Vj2ZzbyZ05DEKfp7U/s320/Steamer%2527s_Quay%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Last week’s picture has been identified as a scene from 1936, but the reason behind Sargent’s Garage selling three different brands of fuel remains a mystery, even to serious car experts locally. This week we re-live the golden age of the steamboat with a scene from the Steamer’s Quay around the early 1890s. If you look closely enough you can see the new panelling on the red bridge, the ticket box for collecting the fares and there is even a little boy dressed in a sailor suit, perhaps for his very first trip to Youghal. Who knows what an adventure he had that day?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Following the great work done on the red bridge car park by Civic Link and the Council, the Heritage Group has been working hard of late trying to progress a possible restoration to modern standards of the Steamer’s Quay, and we have been very heartened by the backing we have received from landowners and river users alike. Our aim is simply to see the Quay restored for use by boats of any description and there is no desire to make money from the venture. It could be a great boost to local river use, and to tourist interest in the area and we are committed to doing all that a small voluntary group can do to bring this about.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">With the opening of Cappoquin’s first barber’s shop (i.e. for the guys only) in more than thirty years now just a few days away (Aug 30), it is great to hear that the name of Mark Ferguson’s new establishment is derived from one of the favourite sayings of our last barber, the late Paddy Connolly of Upper Main Street. We have narrowed down the date of Paddy’s closure for business to between 1974 and 1980 or so but if anyone can be more precise do let us know. In the meantime, the best of luck to Mark in his new venture beside Super Valu – no news as yet whether hair transplants are also available!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Some of our members were heading for the launch of the mobile phone application devoted to Dungarvan history this week and we are very hopeful that we can access training to allow us to develop something similar for Cappoquin in the coming months. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">This year’s stock of postcards on local themes are selling very well and can still be bought in either the credit union or post office. We have also decided to produce a new series of local Christmas cards for this year. However, this year we would like to invite anyone who has taken ‘Christmassy’ images of local scenes in the past to submit them to us and we will use the best six as the images for this year’s cards. Ideally, we need to get pictures in before the end of September and we will be happy to give some free Christmas cards (as well as the obvious fame involved!) to the people whose photos, or paintings, are selected. Any Heritage Group or Civic Link member will be glad to hear from you on this one.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<br />carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-11539866630260041852011-08-23T12:18:00.003+01:002011-08-23T12:19:51.075+01:00Heritage Notes - 19 August 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIa0jSGhK6hv6tYJIgYcw-KlSc71514t1-yhqvVpfLIIPV2Rj4nlaSEtJbiTlM3TvTB6H1cOP39blTbxjPJpLexog6xDj8g5FnCHgsgq50KZ4tbcCdEgsmyujJrdKasNO83-H2_WfNZg/s1600/Upper_Main_Street_c.1945%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644009292366666146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIa0jSGhK6hv6tYJIgYcw-KlSc71514t1-yhqvVpfLIIPV2Rj4nlaSEtJbiTlM3TvTB6H1cOP39blTbxjPJpLexog6xDj8g5FnCHgsgq50KZ4tbcCdEgsmyujJrdKasNO83-H2_WfNZg/s320/Upper_Main_Street_c.1945%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">This week, we hope people will take a new look at an old picture. The scene shows what we presume to be members of West Waterford Hunt setting out from the Square and coming up <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:street st="on"><st1:address st="on">Main Street</st1:address></st1:street>. Image enhancement has shown that the number plates visible on the cars are KI 2200 and KI 1969. If anyone can date the picture, or identify the cars, do let us know. More curious still is the fact that the petrol pumps at Sargent’s Garage on the right are selling at least three different brands of petrol. From the left, you can see the SHELL logo, and then TEXACO and ESSO closer to the main garage shop. Can anyone explain how that could be, please? Those who can recall Sargent’s were of the view it was an ESSO garage, so the SHELL and TEXACO pumps are certainly curiosities.</span></span></p>
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<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">While we continue to lobby the Council on some matters of footpath safety, playground maintenance and lighting, we should also reiterate that the Council has been great in the assistance it has given to the clean up of the Inch car park a few weeks ago. Exciting plans are coming from the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">County</st1:placetype> <st1:placetype st="on">Museum</st1:placetype></st1:place> also, relating to the development of web-based heritage trails in different places around the county. With the work we have already done on the Cappoquin Heritage trails being available online at <a href="http://www.cappoquin.net/"><span style="color:#0000ff;">www.cappoquin.net</span></a> already, we are very hopeful of being able to link with the museum’s initiative in the near future.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">More recently still, it is an absolute joy to see Cappoquin’s Carnegie Library back close to full operation. Mrs Muriel Cullen has taken up the job of branch librarian since last week and the branch is now open for a total of 18 hours a week. We wish Muriel the very best of luck in her new role. Monday and Fridays sees opening times from 10.00 to 1.00 and from 2.00 to 5.00, while Thursday’s opening times are 1.00 to 4.00 and 5.00 to 8.00. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Civic Link recently purchased a set of two dozen reflective jackets and if any community group would like to borrow some of these for safety purposes during their own activities, any committee member will be glad to help arrange the loan.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Some of our members have been hard at work in recent weeks on ideas which might form part of our efforts to improve the Inch area. Our last meeting agreed to call a meeting of any interested parties to discuss the possibilities before any further action is considered. This will be advertised in due course.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<br />carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-13234367296201452892011-08-23T12:15:00.002+01:002011-08-23T12:17:51.812+01:00Heritage Notes - 5 August 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVS3oc0RumQUxIRuskUpvMpsPXNZy4lTRm57OyhDa_qRf3Osjt9GJSNYZtXtyESs2hv7Z7DXKhW8tKS0XGO-u4F2mP4wWIoI-rzs6opfa6LcuQQj03hLXxTD8yJayGPxG0S2u9Ate2qyQ/s1600/nan+scanlon.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644008763363960162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVS3oc0RumQUxIRuskUpvMpsPXNZy4lTRm57OyhDa_qRf3Osjt9GJSNYZtXtyESs2hv7Z7DXKhW8tKS0XGO-u4F2mP4wWIoI-rzs6opfa6LcuQQj03hLXxTD8yJayGPxG0S2u9Ate2qyQ/s320/nan+scanlon.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">This week's photograph is a relatively recent one for us in heritage terms but a very historic one nevertheless. It shows the retirement celebration of Mrs Ellen Scanlan from the Boys' National School, Cappoquin in 1977. Pictured, from left, are Shaun Moynihan (principal), James Bennett, Mrs Scanlan, Pat Fleming, Sr. Mary Darcy and the late Bessie Cahill.</span></p>
<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">The photograph is particularly significant as Mrs Scanlan reached the great age of 100 years at the end of June, and many congratulations to her on reaching this milestone. Who knows how many hundreds and perhaps thousands of local children learnt handwriting, spelling, reading and so on from this great lady? </span></p>
<br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">Mrs Scanlan's teaching service locally saw her in Mount Melleray Girls National School from 1931 to 1942, in Villierstown National School from 1943 to 1950, followed by service in Cappoquin Boys School from 1950 until 30th June 1977. Amazing.</span></p></div>
<br />carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-88277773220018605052011-07-26T10:23:00.003+01:002011-07-26T10:28:43.749+01:00Heritage Notes - 29 July 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgADKE00FFvv5L0ppmgOfoS1JsXBualAQ0X1p8TskY3asUi-xMozxfauYBd80R2em6iNXHVDYD4LfEKVwBsyCmHFLFEb5Vw3Qpu3UM2SjFsUZOpwVG2MI2qkaPleWmuq4f9le7lfIVWw/s1600/cappoquin+hurlers.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633589455404716274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgADKE00FFvv5L0ppmgOfoS1JsXBualAQ0X1p8TskY3asUi-xMozxfauYBd80R2em6iNXHVDYD4LfEKVwBsyCmHFLFEb5Vw3Qpu3UM2SjFsUZOpwVG2MI2qkaPleWmuq4f9le7lfIVWw/s320/cappoquin+hurlers.jpg" /></a> <br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">With the heady events of last weekend seeing three <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Waterford</st1:place></st1:city> teams qualify for All-Ireland semi finals, two hurling and one camogie, there could only be one picture for our notes this week. For the first time since 1948, <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Waterford</st1:place></st1:city> have both senior and minor teams in the hurling semi-finals. Back in 1948, they went on to score a fantastic double by winning both titles. The minor team then was powered by <u>seven</u> Cappoquin club members on that occasion, six playing on the team and the coach being Paddy Cunningham of Barrack Street. Our picture this week shows the group known to this day locally as ‘the Magnificent Seven’ a full twenty years before Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen and other non-hurlers ‘borrowed’ the title from them (Wouldn’t McQueen have made a great centre back!). Standing (from left) are Michael Kelleher, Vincent Walsh, Joe Flynn and Paddy Cunningham, while in front are Michael O’Connor, Billy Conway and Michael Browne.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">One footnote. Few people may realise the great efforts, for absolutely no reward, that the <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Waterford</st1:place></st1:city> players and members of the management team put in to help our Blackwater Crossing long puck recently. They couldn’t have been more supportive, and it was great to see the rejuvenation of the senior team last Sunday in Thurles. The standard of hurling in Waterford, from underage to senior, hasn’t been as strong as this in fifty years, and don’t let anyone tell you differently, whatever happens on Sunday week.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Postcards<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Just a reminder that our series of local postcards is back on sale for the summer, available at the Credit Union and one or two more local outlets. These were very popular last summer and already are flying out the door, almost Harry Potter style, this year too. All profits go towards funding heritage-related projects, such as the exhibition.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><br /><div><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Autumn Exhibition<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Our heritage group is at work currently in trying to put together an exhibition for the autumn devoted to school days past and present. We are trying to track down copybooks and other school memorabilia, as well as copies of the folklore and stories written by local children in various primary schools during the 1930s and much more recently. If anyone has items that you think we can use, please let a committee member know.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></p></div>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-88693781391488862802011-04-13T14:38:00.003+01:002011-04-13T14:42:23.217+01:00Heritage Notes - 15 April 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eLtyILpAAyIArMvkRi4pcS-y5szcrvy3_H_2pd-6c7JBm71L1Vx4Da8A4eDXRx757BHpvtm5GqNlwT5TnrbJKZIkuJUcOWv2hB-S6_jP4y1pfC9CSgyimMOxK7ulvqF98LHduYao2iQ/s1600/Cappoquin_cricket%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595062217557854594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8eLtyILpAAyIArMvkRi4pcS-y5szcrvy3_H_2pd-6c7JBm71L1Vx4Da8A4eDXRx757BHpvtm5GqNlwT5TnrbJKZIkuJUcOWv2hB-S6_jP4y1pfC9CSgyimMOxK7ulvqF98LHduYao2iQ/s320/Cappoquin_cricket%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a> <br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">This week’s vintage picture comes from 1935 or thereabouts, and is timely given the recent achievements of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s cricketers. With the local GAA club not fielding that year, a number of men took the opportunity to play for what we believe to be Cappoquin’s first cricket team (Tourin’s team from 1902 was featured some months back). Captain Jameson, with the pads in the middle row, was a first-class cricketer who had graced Lords with the MCC in his day, and he was a central figure in getting this team together. They certainly played at the GAA pitch, which was then known as the town park and was not solely a GAA venue, but we haven’t been able to find out who the opponents were. We don’t, as yet, have all the names of those involved, but for sure the back row contains, from second left: Mick Sargent, Jack McCarthy, Paddy Mullane and Dommie Dunne. Jimmy Lacey (Snr) is to the right of Captain Jameson in the middle row while at the front right is Michael Walsh, late of Belmont and Dungarvan.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></span></p><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE">Carnival News<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE">News is that the Cornerstone Carnival ‘7’ dates are now cast in stone for June 24-26, with a range of new events coming on stream this year. Among them will be a hilarious ‘small ships’ race which will be held in Green Street, a giant ping pong ball race down Castle Street and a King Kong size pool table at the GAA field. Old favourites will be back too, from fire displays to Recession Olympics, GAA fun day and dog show, music and dancing, art classes and an exhibition, the Dromana 5 road race and the Blackwater Crossing long puck. The nominated charity to benefit from some of the fundraising events this year will be the SOLAS cancer-respite centre in <st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Waterford</st1:city></st1:place> city, so we do hope patrons will come along and both enjoy the fun and support this worthy cause.</span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"></span></p><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE">Clean Up of the Inch Car Park<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE">As part of our commitment to the Cappoquin town plan, Civic Link will hold a clean up of the car park area at the Inch on Saturday, 7<sup>th</sup><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>May. We hope to tidy up and refresh the large car park area here and all helpers will be welcome on the day. Full details of the event will be supplied in good time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE">Trekkin Eejits</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE">This year’s ‘Trekkin Eejits’ event is nearly upon us, with the 24 hour relay-walk along the Blackwater Valley scheduled for next Friday and Saturday, April 15<sup>th</sup> and 16<sup>th</sup>. Sponsorship cards are still available from the Credit Union, and even if you aren’t up to the walk, be sure that any of the participants will still gladly accept any sponsorship. This year’s beneficiaries from the fundraiser are <st1:place st="on">West Waterford</st1:place> and Marymount Hospices. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE">The first stage begins at 6.00 pm on Friday evening from the Square at Cappoquin, heading due west towards Fermoy before looping back towards west Waterford again on the left bank of the river (towards Clashmore) and then back to Cappoquin via Glendine, Camphire and Tourin. Locals will need no reminding of the spectacular scenery which awaits the walkers, so the chance to lift your spirits, get some exercise and raise a few bob for a good cause should not be missed. Arrival time for the last leg of walkers into Cappoquin is scheduled for 7.00 pm on Saturday evening.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE">‘Our Daily Bread’<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE">Best wishes to all at Barrons’ Bakery on the launch of the book on the history of the bakery next Saturday evening. Very few small town businesses have survived the test of modernisation as Barrons has and this should be a great occasion to celebrate an enduring feature of our heritage. The event gets underway at 8.30 PM officially at the community centre, although rumour has it that there may be a few ‘blas’ and cakes available even before that for early comers. All are very welcome indeed and many congratulations to everyone involved.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></o:p></span></span></p><br /><div></div>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-45087067796192778892011-04-13T14:36:00.001+01:002011-04-13T14:38:00.601+01:00Heritage Notes - 1 April 2011<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">AGM review</span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">At the Cappoquin Civic Link AGM last Wednesday, chairperson Mike Coffey reported on a range of over twenty simple activities undertaken during 2010 to promote community efforts. The people in attendance expressed satisfaction with the work done and re-elected all outgoing members unopposed. It is anticipated that a few new members will be co-opted in the coming weeks, and the first meeting of the new committee is scheduled for Wednesday, April 6<sup>th</sup> next. Among the main issues raised from the floor at the AGM were the promotion of tourism and concern for the future of Cappoquin library. A small profit was reported on the year’s activities also, meaning that the combined accounts now show a balance of just over €9,000. Many thanks for the support and encouragement during the year. The next meeting of the Heritage Group takes place this Wednesday, March 30<sup>th</sup> at 8.00 in the library.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Music in the air</span></span></b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Hot on the heels of the third, and wonderful, St. Patrick’s Day Parade came the Tradfest which ran from Thursday to Sunday last weekend and certainly gave another huge boost to the town, socially and economically. Winnie Fennell would have been so proud. It was particularly great to see the numbers of young people now happily and expertly playing musical instruments and their efforts, and those of their teachers, have certainly borne fruit at the parade, carnival etc also. Long may the music continue.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-10737615272892772102011-04-13T14:30:00.002+01:002011-04-13T14:36:18.506+01:00Heritage Notes - 25 March 2011<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><strong></strong></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><strong><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Welcome Back</span></span> </strong></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Finally this week a hearty welcome back to work to Mary Tobin. It is great, and very important to the whole area, to see our library doors open for business once more and to have Mary behind the desk. To say that Mary, and the library, carry out a vital public service in Cappoquin would be a real understatement and it remains vital that this service is maintained and supported.</span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><strong>Foróige Fashionistas</strong></span></span> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Well done to the Foróige club which, for the second year running, carried off the novelty fancy dress award at the Cappoquin St. Patrick’s Day Parade last week. This year’s theme was a sort of Carribbean-meets-the-Comeraghs Leprechaun extravaganza, complete with appropriate costumes, rainbow and of course, a crock of gold. Only a few can appreciate the sweetness of the victory and the imagination and long hours of work that went into costumes, gold coin replicas, etc, so well done to everyone concerned.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Best of Luck</span></span></b> </p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Best of luck to Winnie’s Gang with the forthcoming tradfest next weekend, featuring great traditional music over the four-day period. Rumour has it that a fine new ballad has been penned about the Battle of Affane and, who knows, it might get an airing this weekend. Best of luck also to the Trekkin Eejits, whose charity walk this year will follow the banks of the Blackwater. Sponsorship cards are available from the Credit Union and from the Eejits themselves, and the walk this year runs (walks!) from Friday, April 15<sup>th</sup> to Saturday 16th, with all proceeds going to the Marymount and West Waterford Hospices.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">Other meetings</span></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The Cornerstone Carnival committee met last Monday night and things are really taking shape at this stage for the seventh carnival on the last weekend in June. Next meeting is on Monday, April 4<sup>th</sup> in Fawlty’s at 7.30. The Heritage Group meets next on Wednesday, April 6<sup>th</sup> at 7.30.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></p>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-53690123266589591522011-04-13T14:26:00.002+01:002011-04-13T14:29:59.549+01:00Postcards<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHu9I96poLt2BSrt4lVenqffCJLbwR86l_wMkDX1s7s7qsA7VQEx07HpqipCabgDATbbQvaOCt7YCtGlKZNmW4RfxynYY99RqEKCtb7p8F1PY30CB3ypD-2r4yfibF-5FsfX9UnfDPhUg/s1600/old+square.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595059431596479986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHu9I96poLt2BSrt4lVenqffCJLbwR86l_wMkDX1s7s7qsA7VQEx07HpqipCabgDATbbQvaOCt7YCtGlKZNmW4RfxynYY99RqEKCtb7p8F1PY30CB3ypD-2r4yfibF-5FsfX9UnfDPhUg/s320/old+square.jpg" /></a> Just to keep you in the know! The Cappoquin Collection of postcards are now available at Cappoquin's Post Office and Credit Union. A collection of 10 are on sale.carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-16114895482676516062011-03-10T14:13:00.003+00:002011-03-10T14:16:23.583+00:00Heritage Notes - 11 March 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeIsY-ydiUk-ku4fLmiMq5u7R2E863AJwUEDWsOvn2GAKx_4Th3l-YsSLvIANjmlniCmBgvt057Vi3A1Q8BcPuEds8xMVq77-1DmlH1NcPllt3CAgfrra3KARQ35MHn3N6XuEkNFUN-M/s1600/1904+-+king+visit.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582454439661861970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkeIsY-ydiUk-ku4fLmiMq5u7R2E863AJwUEDWsOvn2GAKx_4Th3l-YsSLvIANjmlniCmBgvt057Vi3A1Q8BcPuEds8xMVq77-1DmlH1NcPllt3CAgfrra3KARQ35MHn3N6XuEkNFUN-M/s320/1904+-+king+visit.jpg" /></a><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Royal Visit?<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">With the news of a visit by Queen Elizabeth II to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> next May now being virtually certain, our picture this week is a vivid record of the only time we know for sure that a British monarch visited Cappoquin. To the best of our research capabilities, this was in 1904, when King Edward VII toured <st1:placetype st="on">County</st1:PlaceType> <st1:placename st="on">Waterford</st1:PlaceName> during a week or so in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>. As the image shows, a decorative arch of what looks like laurel was erected at the western entrance to the town and many folks turned out to see the unique event, unsurprisingly, as the king travelled to Lismore. This was a time of great hope that Ireland would soon be granted Home Rule – it took a further ten years, in fact – though the mere fact that a motor car was about to pass through the town in 1904 would have been enough cause for serious curiosity. The picture comes from the collection of the late and legendary John Fraher.</span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Cúpla Focail agus Lá Fhéile Phádraig<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner and all hands on deck in many clubs and organizations trying to make our third parade the biggest and best yet, our Heritage Group has provided dozens of fliers in local hostelries and other venues around town, providing simple guides to conversational Irish. Hopefully, some folks will be inspired to give the language a new go with the help of these fliers. Go n-éirí an t-ádh libh.</span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Town Twinning<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Following the successful visit of friends from Chanat La Mouteyre last June when they joined in the Cornerstone Carnival activities with very obvious enjoyment the next exchange will see three people from Cappoquin taking up the invitation to enjoy the hospitality of our French Twins and celebrate the St Patrick’s Day period in the hinterland of Clermont Ferrand.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">On Thursday next Anna Ní Fhiannusa, John McGrath and Keith Dransfield will take the good wishes of us here in Cappoquin all the 1044km by plane and train to Chanat where, at 800 metres high, they are promised a warm welcome even though there is plenty of snow still on the ground. They have been warned to bring stout shoes so obviously they will not be spending all their time sheltering indoors. Looking through the recently-arrived programme for the trip, the group will visit a number of local monastic sites as well as the world famous volcanic formation, the Puy de Dome near the home of Volvic mineral water. The menu looks pretty good too, mind you, with various local wines and cheeses featuring prominently in the detail.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">We wish them Bon Voyage, ask them to give very best wishes to all in Chanat and hope it won’t be long before we are welcoming the Chanatois back here.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Cornerstone Carnival<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Following a productive second planning meeting of the Carnival committee last week, the dates for this year’s carnival have been confirmed as June 24-26 inclusive, more or less the same weekend as last year. It is really terribly important that any club or organization wishing to be involved in the programme attends the planning meetings at this stage, to avoid complications later. The next meeting of the committee, which means of all interested representatives, is in the Toby Jug on Monday, March 21<sup>st</sup> at 7.30. </span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Civic Link AGM<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">A further reminder that the annual general meeting of Civic Link will be held in the parochial hall, Cappoquin on Wednesday, March 23<sup>rd</sup> next. We will have fuller details in next week’s papers but please put this date in your diaries and come and have your say on what we do, and don’t do to your satisfaction.</span></span></p><br /><div></div>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-81282641811629942982011-02-09T11:02:00.001+00:002011-02-09T11:04:23.702+00:00Heritage Notes - 11 February 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikroJvyli6Mab7wxjbFZ8dA13diFYxNzOpqdqChTNz97nTBMckKgTyZcwd0fxnMgf-COiAlDKBRQkw5jtnJBwRtsKs-CdkiRtVxaJd8-jjk1ear7UY-jTErVBy_fPieY4bUHnapdgpMH8/s1600/1961+-+desmond+cinema+play.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571643756655729426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikroJvyli6Mab7wxjbFZ8dA13diFYxNzOpqdqChTNz97nTBMckKgTyZcwd0fxnMgf-COiAlDKBRQkw5jtnJBwRtsKs-CdkiRtVxaJd8-jjk1ear7UY-jTErVBy_fPieY4bUHnapdgpMH8/s320/1961+-+desmond+cinema+play.jpg" /></a> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Fifty years ago…<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">In this week’s picture, we have some of the cast and organising committee of the Cappoquin Hurling and Football Clubs’ fourth annual concert and play, at the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Desmond</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">Cinema</st1:PlaceName></st1:place> on March 12<sup>th</sup> 1961. The show featured a number of acts by local school children, with two one-act plays called ‘After Hours’ and ‘The Pawn Shop’. In the photograph here we have: Front Row from left: John Fraher, Ned Lonergan and Billy Conway. Back Row from left: Eddie Fraher, Michael Fraher, John Smith and Arthur Murray. Both Eddie and John are looking a bit worse for wear in the picture, but don’t worry – it’s just make-up! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><div></div>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-52443945130155288142011-02-01T13:54:00.001+00:002011-02-01T13:56:04.811+00:00Heritage Notes - 4 February 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_0JXpN6dO-eS7giN7prUqH6WLfsX0VdC8V3b2CpIjBdbnvkDHeUAPP1DvDvxMeRgukl6B8QTOWAQ6BebyyVAUh4Sa99PrwpKZ4_di3aYY2Fx0EH2RX1-Gb9XhrN6OGWhsGdgcYYgi5Q/s1600/mick+sargeant.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 253px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568719376616654002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH_0JXpN6dO-eS7giN7prUqH6WLfsX0VdC8V3b2CpIjBdbnvkDHeUAPP1DvDvxMeRgukl6B8QTOWAQ6BebyyVAUh4Sa99PrwpKZ4_di3aYY2Fx0EH2RX1-Gb9XhrN6OGWhsGdgcYYgi5Q/s320/mick+sargeant.jpg" /></a> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Past Times<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Our heritage photo this week comes from Ger Mason’s archive and shows the famous garage owner, Mick Sargent, standing at his petrol pumps on Main Street during the 1960s. What may not be clearly visible is some of the detail from the background. When magnified, you can see that Bridie Gallagher was due to perform in the Boathouse, according to the poster in the window, while the price of petrol was also interesting. For £5, you could buy 11 gallons of ESSO. If we take it that £5 was worth about €6.35 in euro, and 11 gallons is the same as about 50 litres, that makes the price of a litre of petrol in the 1960s at around 12 cent in today’s money. Ouch! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><div></div>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-2830612178327927232011-01-28T13:39:00.002+00:002011-02-01T13:53:41.762+00:00Heritage Notes - 28 January 2011<em><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italicfont-size:12;" ><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italicfont-size:12;" >Library Celebrations</span></em></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italicfont-size:12;" ><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></em> </p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italicfont-size:12;" ><o:p></o:p></span></em></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italicfont-size:12;" >2010 sees the centenary of the Carnegie Free Library at Cappoquin. Built and opened in 1910 on a site donated by Sir John Keane, the local library has stood the test of time and economics in excellent shape, and it will be great to see it reach this milestone during the year. We hope to have more complete details about any plans for anniversary celebrations in the coming weeks, and know that this is something that a lot of people feel very positively about.</span></em></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"> </p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italicfont-size:12;" ><o:p></o:p></span></em></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal">In the Money</p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></em></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italicfont-size:12;" ><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></em></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italicfont-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Many thanks to the various bodies who assisted Civic Link projects towards the end of 2010 with financial aid, much of it unexpected but all of it very welcome in these cash-strapped times. The Foróige club benefited from two grants from Waterford County Council, totalling €1559 in all, which will be a great support to its efforts to provide activities and supports to our teenagers. Civic Link has also been successful in its first efforts to promote the Inch area, with a promise of €1250 from the Local Agenda 21 fund, for wildlife signage and possibly a seat at the car park adjacent to the Red Bridge. We are going to visit the Fenor Bog in the Spring in search of more ideas for enhancing and preserving this unique natural area at the river bend, a project which has been identified for implementation under the 2010 town plan. A note also to inform people that the Heritage Group sold over 600 Christmas cards with Cappoquin themes in the four-week spell before Christmas, netting a profit of over €200 and helping people to send a bit of the old place to friends and relatives around the globe. Thanks for the support. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>Lastly, but by no means least, our thanks to everyone at Cappoquin Fire Station for their contribution of €400 to Civic Link’s funds for community support, part of the proceeds from their pre-Christmas ladder climb. It all counts, big time!</span></span></em></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:7;"></span> </p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><em><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italicfont-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></span></em></p><em><span style="FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; mso-bidi-font-style: italicfont-size:12;" ><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><o:p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE">Keep in Touch</span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></b> </p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE">Just a reminder that you can keep in touch with all Civic Link goings on at <a href="http://www.cappoquin.net/"><span style="color:#0000ff;">www.cappoquin.net</span></a> or join us on facebook, where you will find we have 206 ‘friends’ at the last count, with 338 following the heritage group also.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></o:p></span></span></em></p>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-79144901580752736712011-01-11T14:17:00.003+00:002011-02-01T13:54:23.847+00:00Heritage Notes - 14 January 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAV_ykiZ0RZCFh5_pbodNrKYQhuO1AZ6al5JZvcCBQpSkWWHBe-fJtwA-5hSVDXd-N8NdzxNswvoOOOQurJSeS_9osSE_xMgaOmxcEzd6EBO37YVLgbFcxO3EK2EyGZqDaRmE4StM93M/s1600/Blackwater+ice+2010.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560932750891638434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAV_ykiZ0RZCFh5_pbodNrKYQhuO1AZ6al5JZvcCBQpSkWWHBe-fJtwA-5hSVDXd-N8NdzxNswvoOOOQurJSeS_9osSE_xMgaOmxcEzd6EBO37YVLgbFcxO3EK2EyGZqDaRmE4StM93M/s320/Blackwater+ice+2010.jpg" /></a> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Weather history<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Happy new year to everyone. After many investigations and discussions, it looks fairly certain at this point that the recent spell of cold weather, which caused the Blackwater to freeze at Cappoquin in huge solid masses, was the most extreme on record locally. There were very cold winters in 1963 and 1947, but the freezing river was certainly a new one locally, by all accounts. Celsius and Farenheit measuring scales only go back two or three hundred years and for sure we have no record of anything colder locally from them either.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Our picture this week is of the river as seen from the Rock, looking across at Lefanta. The spot on the far bank where the boat and pontoon are is one of those where the very first ‘Cappoquin people’ operated from back in 6000 BC or so. This has been documented by archaeologists at UCC since the 1980s. At that point, the river also probably had large chunks of ice in it like you can see here, as the ice age was ending and the earliest people began to make their way up rivers to hunt and fish. So, the only thing we can say for certain is that the scene you are looking at here HAS been seen before, except that the boat was probably a dug out canoe, the cameraman (if there had been one) would have been wearing animal skins, and it was at least 8,000 years ago!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><div></div>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-70825947277567367282010-12-21T12:13:00.001+00:002010-12-21T12:16:52.774+00:00Heritage Notes - 24 December 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaraLJjtcTXBRLjxTj-egqbA6oGsh20yc3IholVatqVhtd81M1nlNFxyTXSW1ZRCnMPZsPeYNDzfhINmNWlC2jYTKi1pwDpMFvdN6AKmMvUX53OYFTrxALLaQOILUp8nULxa_8y36x0sE/s1600/Christmas+Card.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 225px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553108220481021362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaraLJjtcTXBRLjxTj-egqbA6oGsh20yc3IholVatqVhtd81M1nlNFxyTXSW1ZRCnMPZsPeYNDzfhINmNWlC2jYTKi1pwDpMFvdN6AKmMvUX53OYFTrxALLaQOILUp8nULxa_8y36x0sE/s320/Christmas+Card.jpg" /></a><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-IE; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">The Cappoquin Christmas Collection set of cards is now in the black as far as costs are concerned and we hope to build on this initiative next year and help people to send just a little bit of home to those who may be far away. May we thank everyone in the place who organised an event or a game, a concert or a market, a carnival or a parade for the marvellous work you are all doing to keep our community going. Our picture this week is from our top-selling Christmas card, a painting by Noel O’Donoghue of a night-time carol scene at the Square. Best wishes to all for Christmas and the New Year</span><br /><div></div>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-74027154876691118912010-12-14T10:58:00.000+00:002010-12-14T10:59:03.984+00:00Heritage Notes - 17 December 2010<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">It's all go at present in the Cornerstone town. </span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">The Farmers' Market brought a lovely buzz to the old town centre on Saturday last, with a great range of local produce on sale and an equally great opportunity for people to meet and chat. Santa surprised us yet again this year, not by arriving (which was expected) but by arriving on a lawnmower-driven sleigh thanks to the genius of chief elf, Michael O'Rourke. Full details next week. Rumour has it that Santa even attended the Saturday night performance of the wonderful Cinderella Story at the Community Centre (in a fairly good disguise), before visiting Bunscoil Gleann Sídheain the following day as well. </span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">In other news, there is still be a place available on the Town Twinning visit to Chanat in mid March - contact Keith Dransfield for details. </span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">We have had one taker on the offer of an allotment near the town so far - Joe Prendergast will gladly deal with any further enquiries on this one. </span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">The Christmas cards are selliing like hot cakes, with Noel O'Donoghue's painting of the Square about as hard to get as one of Willy Wonka's golden tickets at this stage - and just as valuable.</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Finally, the Foroige club are off to the ice skating rink this Friday evening, a refixture from the cancelled event two weeks ago - isn't it real irony when a trip to an ice skating rink had to be cancelled before because of...ice! </span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 10pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri;">That's it for now. Christmas round-up next week</span></p>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-29713470874476860512010-12-14T10:51:00.003+00:002010-12-14T10:56:04.339+00:00The Michael Cavanagh Society<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYUC55uzLVFez_4b1uOlNhD0QktXQrzNtFk-E_tun9VcsmnB96hvO0bXC6ZgMAwkDPydrGpyf46TxPfb2j-9BUiKkAa6NokbWCgRIc0OnXOdHWsF6owxTa694AmMLx4g3sbbliu-PfNg/s1600/Michael+Cavanagh+Society.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5550489362996709362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYUC55uzLVFez_4b1uOlNhD0QktXQrzNtFk-E_tun9VcsmnB96hvO0bXC6ZgMAwkDPydrGpyf46TxPfb2j-9BUiKkAa6NokbWCgRIc0OnXOdHWsF6owxTa694AmMLx4g3sbbliu-PfNg/s320/Michael+Cavanagh+Society.jpg" /></a> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">The photograph shows Cavanagh Society members.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Front row from left:Ann Kiely, Imelda Cavanagh, Very Rev. Fr Robert Arthure.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">Back row from left: Brendan Kiely, Kevin McCarthy, Tony McCarthy, Tom Cavanagh.</span></div><br /><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The launch of a new book, “Michael Cavanagh His Life & Selected Works” in the Cappoquin Community Centre’s Cavanagh Hall on Saturday, 27th. November, 2010 was testament to the large number of hardy souls who braved snow and ice to pay tribute to one of the town’s most illustrious sons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>No greater contrast could have been had than with that of the gloriously sunny June day in 2001 when Cappoquin was at its most splendid for the unveiling of the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Michael</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placename st="on">Cavanagh</st1:PlaceName> <st1:placetype st="on">Monument</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> at the Square.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">However, the bright lights of the Cavanagh Hall, the welcome heat, and the food and hot drinks supplied by Barron’s Bakery and served by <st1:state st="on"><st1:place st="on">Victoria</st1:place></st1:State> and Elaine quickly dispersed the misfortune of a too-early winter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Secretary of the Michael Cavanagh Society, Ann Kiely, got proceedings underway and the Society’s President, Tony McCarthy, gave a brief resumé of the work of the Society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He told the audience that the Society was formed to honour Michael Cavanagh (1822-1900) and that it was truly a joint Irish and American organisation, as it drew its membership from both sides of the <st1:place st="on">Atlantic</st1:place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In its early years it ran a number of literary competitions in both Irish and English and can claim justly to be the cause of several post-primary school students in the West Waterford area writing their first poem or story.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Tony McCarthy went on to explain that in later years the Society decided to tackle the arduous task of compiling and making available a fitting cross-section of Michael Cavanagh’s own work and that the fruits of that endeavour were now to be unveiled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He particularly recommended one of Michael’s prose pieces, the Midnight Mass in <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">Mount</st1:PlaceType> <st1:placename st="on">Melleray</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>, as being appropriate to the season and a very enjoyable read.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The guest speaker, Very Rev. Father Robert Arthure, A.P., then took the floor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Fr. Arthure is an historian in his own right whose biography of the distinguished 19th. century churchman, Fr. Patrick Fogarty of Lismore, has been particularly well received.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(This biography covers the period of the Young Ireland and Fenian Revolutionaries such as Michael Cavanagh, but Fr. Fogarty was a great supporter of Daniel O’Connell and a strong and determined opponent of all physical force movements. His views and that of Michael Cavanagh and his peers would not have coincided!)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Fr. Arthure is well-known for being a thought-provoking religious columnist and a man whose sermons always leave an impact on his audience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>On this particular night he came to the Cavanagh Hall having celebrated the vigil Mass in St. Mary’s Church, across the road, and had put in a good word for “Hope”, something that it is short supply in the <st1:place st="on"><st1:country-region st="on">Ireland</st1:country-region></st1:place> of 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Fr. Arthure took the audience in the Cavanagh Hall gently through Michael Cavanagh’s life and made the point that though he spent the majority of his life in <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">America</st1:place></st1:country-region>, his engagement with his native place and the friends and neighbours of his boyhood and young adulthood never faltered.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>In the best book-launch tradition, Fr. Arthure interspersed his remarks with the exhortation “to find out what happened next you must buy the book!”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>On a more sober note, he referred to Michael Cavanagh’s description of the poor dying people he saw in Lismore, victims of the Famine and a landlord lacking in charity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He went on to recite extracts from some of Michael Cavanagh’s poems and referred to the lighter prose pieces.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As he came to the end of his talk he humorously referred to Michael’s story about Petticoat Loose and then reluctantly (well, that is what he said!) mentioned the story about <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Madra an Droichead</i> and the need for the audience to be careful going home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>This infamous <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Madra</i> used to patrol around the old Wooden Bridge of Cappoquin and made nightly forays into Twig Bog, to an old well, near which now stands the Cavanagh Hall!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(Thankfully, as far as we know, everyone got home safely and the possible inspiration for the Hound of the Baskervilles -Arthur Conan Doyle’s mother was Mary Foley of Lismore- chose not to appear.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Fr. Arthure declared the book launched and the night was brought to a close after Ann Kiely expressed the Society’s sincere gratitude to the many people who had helped in its production.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The Cavanagh family was represented at the occasion by Tommy and Imelda Cavanagh of Fermoy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>The American branch, who could not be present on the night, will be able to get a flavour of the event, courtesy of a DVD recording kindly made by Mary McGrath.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">About the book itself: it is a handsome, hardcover edition, published by Original Writing of Dublin, with a striking dustcover.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is a substantial volume, running to almost 400 pages and includes several, interesting plates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It is of wide interest and would make a very acceptable gift to anyone with an interest in Irish and local history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It also contains social commentary and some very good yarns!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Michael Cavanagh’s writing is firmly in the tradition of the Irish storyteller, not to mention that of the Victorian greats, and his fine sense of humour does not go amiss in these tough times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">The book costs €20 and is available from most shops in Cappoquin, Lismore Heritage Centre shop and from the bookshops and <st1:place st="on"><st1:placetype st="on">County</st1:PlaceType> <st1:placetype st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> in Dungarvan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Emailed orders can be taken by Cappoquin Heritage Group via the website </span><a href="http://www.cappoquin.net/"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;color:#0000ff;">www.cappoquin.net</span></a><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>All profits will be given to the primary school in Cappoquin, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Bunscoil Gleann Sídheáin</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><div></div>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-63008695669963816372010-12-07T10:23:00.003+00:002010-12-07T10:25:39.140+00:00Heritage Notes - 10 December 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO03LRHxqpN6LNKT3j86TIQQbA8ca2NakrvXi1J-FGaDxmJGPVk33rzYTcsHqyKbVrDkUcSOa9CXduo4otqt2ep6fb9vgPR63HMAQRXnJj_GUiOTgpTeHS46ejRmSMx15eJgSPdg0ukJk/s1600/collender+building+us.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 230px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547884215175702930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO03LRHxqpN6LNKT3j86TIQQbA8ca2NakrvXi1J-FGaDxmJGPVk33rzYTcsHqyKbVrDkUcSOa9CXduo4otqt2ep6fb9vgPR63HMAQRXnJj_GUiOTgpTeHS46ejRmSMx15eJgSPdg0ukJk/s320/collender+building+us.jpg" /></a><br /><div><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">This Week’s Picture<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Once again, this week’s picture comes from the new publication, ‘Michael Cavanagh: His Life and Selected Works’, now on sale in local shops with all profits going to Bunscoil Gleann Sídheáin. It shows what surely was the biggest industry ever owned by a Cappoquin native. Pictured here is the original headquarters of Hugh Collender’s Billiard Table empire, at 738 Broadway, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place st="on"><st1:state st="on">New York</st1:State></st1:place>. Collender went with Michael Cavanagh to the <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">USA</st1:place></st1:country-region> after the 1849 rebellion and while his friend became a prolific writer, Collender eventually became the most famous manufacturer of billiard and snooker tables in the world, with over forty premises and depots worldwide. Hugh Collender’s company is thriving today, though known now simply as ‘<st1:place st="on"><st1:city st="on">Brunswick</st1:City></st1:place>’, and Hugh himself is appropriately commemorated on a footpath plaque outside Cappoquin Snooker Club, where else!</span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"></span> </p><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 290.6pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US">Christmas Farmers’ Market<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 290.6pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 290.6pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Next Saturday morning, December 11<sup>th</sup> we will have this year’s Cappoquin Christmas Farmers’ Market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As usual, it will be held on the Square starting at 10.30 until 1.00 pm. Almost every town in the country hosts a Farmer’s Market at some stage of the year and thanks to all the local support, the ones in Cappoquin over the past few years have been successful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>An event like this is a good community activity, it is sociable and you will enjoy your visit to the market. </span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 290.6pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Cappoquin has a lot of local food producers, more than most places of its size. So it is important that they have the opportunity to market their wares in this fashion, in their local town.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>There will be a wide range of foods available, including ice cream, bread, cakes, fruit, vegetables, home baking, jams, apple juice, cheeses, and honey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As it is Christmas, there will also be festive food, Christmas trees and cards.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 290.6pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">We look forward to seeing you next Saturday morning for the Farmers’ Market where you can start the weekend with the spirit of Christmas, on the Square of your local town.</span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Santa at the Square<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">With the Farmers’ Market all ready for the off at the Square this Saturday, December 11<sup>th</sup>, the word from the North Pole is that Santa hopes to arrive in his horse-drawn sleigh sometime between twelve and twelve-fifteen on the day. Like last year, this is a ‘getting to know you’ visit, a chance for Santa to get reacquainted with the local kids since last year and double check that the list of presents is correct for December 25<sup>th</sup>. He hopes to bring special certificates with him like last year, and we are pretty sure there will be some goodies available to everyone, as well as the opportunity for the grown-ups to sample some of the best local produce available at the Market. Maybe Santa will stay around this weekend, probably in disguise, and go and see the marvellous Cinderella pantomime at the Community Centre before coming back to the Sale of Work at Bunscoil Gleann Sídheáin on Sunday. Busy times for a busy man.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></span></span> </p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></span> </p></div>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-18699178040136726832010-11-30T11:37:00.003+00:002010-11-30T11:41:06.487+00:00Heritage Notes - 3 December 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjidreCqO-pimjdFKdsWzB2e8TUp-uONyjZ-prqlC92N6J2ETpz2FM20t7HXsqsOuK0Hm0-nsn-6NSELStSgZPitcMkjRYf3lhpyN6vxu1q-x2IbyuC_5IFCNLu-U4FQBiWzuCtJdySw/s1600/old+square.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 229px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545305584703622642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyjidreCqO-pimjdFKdsWzB2e8TUp-uONyjZ-prqlC92N6J2ETpz2FM20t7HXsqsOuK0Hm0-nsn-6NSELStSgZPitcMkjRYf3lhpyN6vxu1q-x2IbyuC_5IFCNLu-U4FQBiWzuCtJdySw/s320/old+square.jpg" /></a> <p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang="EN-GB">This week’s picture shows another scene from the book, 'Michael Cavanagh, His Life & Selected Works', close enough to the time Cavanagh lived here. We have no idea why the crowd gathered at the Cornerstone as they have in this image. In the distance the brooding presence of the Police Barracks can be clearly seen, where Cavanagh and others fought out the Cappoquin rebellion of 1849. Today, of course, it is the much more welcoming establishment known as Walsh’s</span></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></span></b> </p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Santa at the Square<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Firstly this week, a reminder to keep Saturday, December 11<sup>th</sup> in the diary as Santa makes his annual pre-Christmas visit to the Square at Cappoquin around midday. With the weather the way it is at present, we are not sure if he is coming by sleigh or four-wheel-drive but rest assured that if anyone can master the wintry conditions, Santa can. As in other years, the visit will coincide with the Farmers’ Market at the same venue, which will again highlight the wonderful local products available at Christmas time. Full details next week.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Community and Voluntary Awards<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Representatives from Civic Link and from the Choral Society travelled to Clonea Strand Hotel last Friday for the Community and Voluntary Awards celebration. Unfortunately, there were no Cappoquin winners in the category or overall awards on the night but what harm! It was nice to have some recognition given to the efforts of groups in the area to improving things for everyone, and that work will certainly continue. Best of luck to the Choral Society with their Cinderella extravaganza coming soon at the Community Centre.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Christmas Cards Going Fast<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Just a week on sale, the Heritage Group’s Christmas Card collection is selling fast in several shops around town. The scenes, all suitably snow-covered, include two shots from the river bend, one of Melleray and another from Villierstown looking towards the mountains, and two lovely street scenes painted by Noel O’Donoghue. Our sincere thanks to Noel, to photographers James O’Donnell, Gina Dunne and Anthony McCarthy, and to Mortimer Design for the superb reproductions. What better value can you get for a euro?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Michael Cavanagh – Home Once More!</span></span></b></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p><span style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang="EN-GB">In keeping with the title of one of his poems, Michael Cavanagh is, to an extent, ‘home once more’ following the launch of ‘His Life and Selected Works’ last Friday night. Civic Link members helped out with sales and other issues on the night and it was a great success overall. Well done to all concerned. At time of writing, the 390-page hardback <span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">book is now on sale in a total of sixteen outlets across west Waterford, price €20, with all profits going to support Bunscoil Gleann Sídheáin in Cappoquin. Full details of how to order it are also available on the Civic Link website at <a href="http://www.cappoquin.net/">www.cappoquin.net</a> or visit us on<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>facebook.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br /><div></div>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-83334497235274629252010-11-29T16:13:00.003+00:002010-11-29T16:15:31.037+00:00Christmas Cards<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7Ke6_4VftCAXCoffApSrTEGv7XfvA2hxQ6Uu6XzIUeYYbuTyMMn01d07CZicaaD-86LXymw_ap88KsSzmxxGOK3hIJd9OmTU0oBuoYUhZjVuyLZj4ZJkg0uhmnCeLyanxlZONdmnGwo/s1600/snowy_Melleray%255B1%255D.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545005712160034738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7Ke6_4VftCAXCoffApSrTEGv7XfvA2hxQ6Uu6XzIUeYYbuTyMMn01d07CZicaaD-86LXymw_ap88KsSzmxxGOK3hIJd9OmTU0oBuoYUhZjVuyLZj4ZJkg0uhmnCeLyanxlZONdmnGwo/s320/snowy_Melleray%255B1%255D.jpg" /></a> Just one of the six beautiful scenes in our Christmas Card collection available now in Cappoquin Credit Union, Cappoquin Post Office and Mary Murrays. <br /><div></div>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-69771359296742215922010-11-29T16:11:00.001+00:002010-11-29T16:12:44.177+00:00Heritage Notes - 26 November 2010<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxPd1VaU6pDYdiyUSclSrll5W7UEmLf2Brs1QmpgARhar7gg8h0LDt8U7ktn90LThpnrZ0h9OhBJahqYyreVLV_YwYXVTHTjf2XaSW6ULMW9xr9AQ0UfcaeBOo2nBKf1weBsSQqxapRU/s1600/old+quay+in+cappoquin.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 153px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545005270867486706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxPd1VaU6pDYdiyUSclSrll5W7UEmLf2Brs1QmpgARhar7gg8h0LDt8U7ktn90LThpnrZ0h9OhBJahqYyreVLV_YwYXVTHTjf2XaSW6ULMW9xr9AQ0UfcaeBOo2nBKf1weBsSQqxapRU/s320/old+quay+in+cappoquin.jpg" /></a><br /><div><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Community and Voluntary Awards<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Best of luck to the nominated local groups hoping for honours in this Friday night’s Community and Voluntary Awards at Clonea Strand Hotel. The Cappoquin Heritage Group is one of three finalists in the Culture and Heritage section, and we know the Choral Society has also received a richly deserved nomination this year. If there are any others nominated from the locality, the best of luck to them on the night too.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Christmas Cards<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Thanks to the great work of Cara McGrath, the help of a number of artists and photographers in the area and the undoubted design skills of Phil Mortimer, the new Heritage Group Christmas Cards have arrived in local shops. There are six individual cards, each costing a euro, and depicting scenes from Cappoquin itself, from Villierstown, Melleray and other local beauty scenes, all with a Christmas twist. Our postcard collection proved hugely popular in summer and autumn, and made nearly €300 profit in the end. This set is being sold much closer to the actual cost of production and we hope that people will enjoy the opportunity to send cards to loved ones near and far with these special Christmas reminders of the places we live in.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Cavanagh Book Launch<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></b></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">With the imminent launch of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Michael Cavanagh: His Life and Selected Works</i> by the Michael Cavanagh Society at the Community Centre next Saturday evening, this week’s picture is one of those included in the eagerly anticipated production. Cavanagh is, of course, famous as a writer of poetry, history and of local legends, including the Cornerstone story and that of the dreaded Petticoat Loose. In many respects, he is coming home next Saturday, as many of the works in the production were never published in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> before, not to mention the fact that the launch itself will be in the Cavanagh Hall.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">One of the most interesting legends of all is that of the great black dog who prowled the river bank near the old wooden bridge, guarding the town from all unsavoury characters in the 19<sup>th</sup> century. The image here shows the river bank scene as Cavanagh would have known it. The remnants of the wooden bridge, which ceased to be in use in 1850 and which the ‘Madra’ supposedly protected, can clearly be seen on both sides of the bend. On the far bank, the old town’s industrial core of warehouses, quayside and stacks of pit props presents a grand, if now long-gone, sight. The launch is at 8.30 on Saturday evening, with Very Reverend Father Robert Arthure PE doing the honours.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-61762596684033903292010-11-16T09:40:00.002+00:002010-11-16T09:44:20.929+00:00Heritage Notes - 18 November 2010<div><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Launch of Michael Cavanagh’s Works</span></span></b><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Best of luck to the Michael Cavanagh Society which is launching its 400-page book of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Michael Cavanagh; His Life and Selected Writings</i> at the Community Centre on Saturday, November 27<sup>th</sup> at 8.30. The book will be on sale for a special launch price of €15 on that night only, and will be available in local shops and through the Civic Link website, </span><a href="http://www.cappoquin.net/"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;color:#0000ff;">www.cappoquin.net</span></a><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> after November 27<sup>th</sup>, and we hope through other outlets. All proceeds are going to Bunscoil Gleann Sidheain and we hope everyone who can will support the launch of this high quality hard-back production of the writings of Cappoquin’s literary son, and support our school into the bargain. Full details are given in a separate article.</span></span></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"></span> </p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540080934170321554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-HIGEiXsh5GacDat0U5TzHS1x8BQ2Ka10n005CletxKrQ9qeGRoIM_Zc-l2tszW6JTs6-ObjvX1otiWHyVOSKLsVMQJl8fC61OCz7s7HgW5ZF0zunkrxxfb9YsdZxIiQREafCDFIKkU/s320/caqppoquin+footballers.jpg" /><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"></span></p><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">This week’s picture</span></span></b><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">From the wonderful collection of Eddie Fraher, this week’s picture shows a Cappoquin Gaelic football team lining out for a championship match, probably at Lismore. The state of the hairstyles of some of the known protagonists suggests that this dates from the second half of the 1950s. More interesting still is that among this group of junior footballers are the holders of at least four All-Ireland hurling medals. Enjoy figuring that one out!<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></span></p></div>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3385957613199214784.post-79693128227299116822010-11-11T15:29:00.001+00:002010-11-11T15:30:51.325+00:00Heritage Notes - 12 November 2010<p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Heritage Nomination<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">Just a note to tell people that our heritage group has been nominated as one of three finalists in the Heritage and Culture section of this year’s county-wide community awards. We don’t want to blow any trumpets but are honoured to be included in the final three from an initial list of fourteen and it’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">que sera, sera</i> after that. The awards night itself is scheduled for Friday, November 26<sup>th</sup> at Clonea Strand Hotel and we hope to see a few other Cappoquin representatives there on the night. Our next project is the imminent launch of a lovely set of local snow-themed Christmas cards, and we hope to have these in the shops within a week or so. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"> </span></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;">On the subject of heritage, best wishes to Julian Walton on his talk at Cappoquin Community Centre this coming Friday evening, November 12<sup>th</sup>. Julian has been a great friend to Cappoquin history, and to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Waterford</st1:place></st1:City> history, over the years and his talk on the history of Dromana and its resident families should be of great interest. </span></span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"></span> </p><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB">Some Reminders<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Just some further reminders of two news items of recent weeks. If you are interested in an allotment in Cappoquin, growing your own vegetables etc, please contact Cindy 086–0586608 at Civic Link or Joe at 058–54045 for full details of this great opportunity. Also, the Twinning Group is heading for Chanat La Mouteyre on the weekend before St Patrick’s Day 2011 and there are still some places available. For little more than the cost of the airfare and train, this is a tremendous opportunity to see <st1:country-region st="on"><st1:place st="on">France</st1:place></st1:country-region> as the French see it, and to meet some French people who know more about Cappoquin than most of us do ourselves. </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-IE">For anyone interested, contact Keith at 087-9054068 or Kevin from Civic Link at 087-6501042 for details</span></p><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"></span></span></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB" lang="EN-GB"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><o:p></o:p></span></span> </p>carahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14337160853147229835noreply@blogger.com0