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Category Archives: History
‘Victoria’ screenwriter, Daisy Goodwin, with West Cork church connections, announced as final speaker for West Cork History Festival
The closing speaker of the 2019 West Cork History Festival will be screenwriter and novelist Daisy Goodwin, who wrote the hugely popular TV series Victoria on the life of Queen Victoria. Daisy will speak about writing Victoria and her own West Cork … Continue reading
Bishop Paul Colton unveils RMS Leinster Memorial with a County Cork Connection
In a very wet day on Saturday 13th October, on a hillside near Courtmacsherry, County Cork, the Bishop of Cork, Dr Paul Colton, unveiled a memorial to Henrietta and Ida Howell, two sisters who lived at Ballycullinane in that parish, … Continue reading
150th Anniversary of Holy Trinity Church, Crosshaven ~ Templebreedy
On the afternoon of Trinity Sunday, 27th May, Templebreedy Church – Holy Trinity Church, Crosshaven – was full for the celebration of the sesquicentenary (150 years) of the consecration of the Church. The church building was designed by William Burges, … Continue reading
Posted in Anniversaries, Bishop, church buildings, Church Services, Heritage, History, Parish News, Sesquicentenary
Cork’s ‘Goldie Fish’ Comes Face to Face with a Lofty Crane
Cork’s ‘goldie fish’ – the distinctive salmon weather vane atop Saint Anne’s Church, Shandon in Cork – had company on Thursday 26th April. A crane rose to lofty heights to repair the lead flashing on the dome of Shandon, Cork’s … Continue reading
Posted in church buildings, church repairs, Cork, Heritage, History, Parish News
‘Sam Maguire’ has a Perpetual Home in Cork
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
County Mayor, Two Bishops of Cork and President of GAA to Join Dunmanway Community for Opening of Sam Maguire Community Bells Project
On Saturday next, at 9th September in the St Mary’s Church of Ireland Church, Dunmanway, County Cork the completion of a unique community project will be celebrated in the presence the Mayor of Cork County, the two Bishops of Cork, … Continue reading
Inaugural West Cork History Festival in Skibbereen
The inaugural West Cork History Festival, the brainchild of Dr Simon Kingston, was held at his home outside Skibbereen, County Cork on Friday 28th, Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th July. With the support of the Diocesan Board of Education in … Continue reading
