Kilshannig

HISTORIC GRAVES

The website historicgraves.com contains exact transcriptions of the headstones in hundreds of old graveyards throughout Ireland and is free to search.

1-Open website and click on ‘search’ – ’graveyard search’,-enter – graveyard name – Ireland, and apply,

Two – Click on relevant name at bottom of page to open it. Clicking on the I D number of a headstone will reveal a photo and inscription of that headstone. By moving cursor over the photo an enlarged image appears.

3-Name search-click on ‘search’ again and then on ‘family search’. Enter name and apply. Recorded graveyards containing that name will appear on a map.

4-Finding a Headstone – Each graveyard has a sketch plan listed on the first page and opening this reveals a plan of the location of each headstone within that graveyard.

5-Newberry, Abbeyswell, Kilpadder, Glantane Churchyard are completed and Bweeng and Glantane are in progress.

CHRISTMAS CHORAL NIGHT

Dromahane Community Park Group present a Christmas Choral Night in St Peter’s Church, Dromahane featuring Cór Magh Ealla and Blarney Parish Choir. This is a beautiful start to the Christmas Season. There will be a monster raffle afterwards in Hickeys Bar. Prizes include: Front Door from estyle doors, vouchers, hampers etc. All proceeds to Dromahane Community Park Fund. Contact 086 8243379 or any committee member.

BWEENG CELTIC FC

Please support our first ever Church Gate Collection in Bweeng, Glantane and Dromahane churches this weekend. New girls and boys welcome to join (ages 7-12). Training indoors on Saturday mornings. Two euro per session. All welcome to come along and give it a go. Contact Eithne at bweengcelticschoolboys@gmail.com with any questions and for venue.

LADIES FOOTBALL

Thanks to all who supported our Sponsored Walk in Bweeng recently. To our fab fundraising committee, to DJ Redzer. to Deirdre Mullane for sponsoring the teas/coffees, to Perry Street Market Cafe for sponsoring one of the prizes, to all who helped out in the kitchen and most of all, to our fantastic players their participation and support. we raised much needed funds for the girls for next year, which will be spent on equipment, transport and supplies.

The annual general meeting of the Kilshannig Ladies Football Club is taking place on Monday, November 28, at 8 p.m. in Kilshannig GAA Complex. All parents and players from under-12s upwards are welcome to attend. All are welcome to get involved with the club at any level.