Category Archives: Anniversaries

‘Sam Maguire’ has a Perpetual Home in Cork

Posted on September 16, 2017 by

As we look forward to tomorrow’s All-Ireland Football final between Mayo and Dublin we wonder who will lift high The Sam Maguire Cup.  It’s worth remembering that Sam Maguire himself was a Cork man.  This is the 90th anniversary year … Continue reading →

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‘Sam Maguire Community Bells’ in Dunmanway Ring Out their Message of Hope and Reconciliation

Posted on September 14, 2017 by

The ‘Sam Maguire Community Bells’ in Dunmanway, County Cork rang out their message of hope and reconciliation for the first time at a special celebration of thanksgiving on Saturday, 9th September.  The bells project, the visionary idea of the local … Continue reading →

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Archbishop of Armagh joins Bishop of Cork in Crookhaven 300 Celebrations

Posted on August 8, 2017 by

During the week beginning Sunday, 30th July 2017 and concluding the following Sunday, 6th August, the Parish of Kilmoe Union and the little village of Crookhaven, Co. Cork (the most southerly village on the Irish mainland), where the rector is … Continue reading →

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300th Anniversary of the Building of the Church of Saint Brendan, Crookhaven, Co. Cork

Posted on July 31, 2017 by

Sunday, 23rd July marked the beginning of a week of celebrations in Kilmoe Union of Parishes to commemorate the 300th anniversary of the building and consecration of the beautiful little coastal Church of St Brendan in Crookhaven, County Cork.  The … Continue reading →

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‘Old’ Youth Meet ‘Present’ Youth for Crookhaven300 Reunion in Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on July 28, 2017 by

On Sunday, 23rd July former members of the Cork Diocesan youth scene from the early 1980s were hosted at a reunion barbecue at the Altar Rectory, Toormore, Co Cork at which they were joined by current members of the Cork … Continue reading →

Posted in Anniversaries, CDYC, Church Services, Diocese, Parish News, People from the Diocese, Social Events, Summer, Youth Work

Cork Church of Ireland Marks the Bicentenary of the Birth of George Boole, Father of the Information Age

Posted on November 2, 2015 by

On Sunday, 1st November – All Saints’ Sunday – the bicentenary of the birth (on 2nd November, 1815) of George Boole, first Professor of Mathematics at University College, Cork, was commemorated at the Sunday morning Eucharist at St Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anniversaries, Bicentenary, Cathedral, Church in Society, Church Services, Contemporary Issues, Diocese, Heritage, History, People from the Diocese, Sermons | Tagged

Historic and Busy Week Ahead in the Church of Ireland Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross

Posted on March 22, 2015 by

Today is the start of a busy and frenetic week in the United Dioceses of Cork, Cloyne and Ross.  It will be the final full week in office of the Diocesan Secretary, Wilfred Baker who, after almost an entire career … Continue reading →

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