CILLNA MARTRA
TOY SOLDIER FACTORY OPEN AGAIN
Cill na Martra’a Toy Soldier Factory is open once again and the staff are waiting for lots of visitors to their shop and workshops. All government guidelines are observed in the shop and especially during the workshops. The most popular figurines this year are football players complete with facemasks. Children then paint them in their club colours. In former years, the factory welcomed many international tourists and school tours, but this year they hope local visitors will make up the shortfall. Ring 026-40342 to book a WE MAKE IT AND YOU PAINT IT workshop.
SYMPATHY
The death took place recently of Teddy Hallissey, Barretts Place, Macroom and formerly of Ráth Laoich. Although he was a Macroom parishioner, the late Teddy and his family attended Mass in Cill na Martra and joined in the chat later in Brown’s shop in olden times. The late Teddy is survived by his sisters, Cáit and Joan and by his brothers, Brother Donal, Steven and Neil, sisters in law, Mary and Marie, brother in law, Tony, nieces and nephews to whom sympathy is extended. I bhFlaitheas Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
MACROOM LIBRARY
Readers are delighted that Macroom Library is back in business from Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 5:30pm but please note that it closes from 1pm to 2pm for cleaning. As numbers in the Library are limited, you may have to queue. There are bins at the door for returning books and you are allowed 20 minutes to choose new books. Please sanitise hands and observe social distance at all times. At present there are no newspapers or magazines and no seating. Despite the constraints, it is good to see the Library doors open.
CILL NA MARTRA 1893
The Parish Priest was Fr. William O’Donovan and he was assisted by Fr. Patrick Leahy, c.c. Robert Warren, Ashgrove is listed as gentry. The two shopkeepers were M. O’Connell and Daniel Corkery.
FARMERS
Drom Réidh: Denis Buckley, Allen, John and Richard Browne. Cluain Clud: Thomas Browne. Cúl Cam: Edmond Walsh.
Na Cúla: Henry Browne. Drom a Garraí: Denis Buckley, Acadh Connaidh: Timothy Leary.
Dún dá Radharc: Timothy Leary and Daniel Murphy. Ceann Droma: C. Lehane. Caol Fuinsean; Daniel Twomey
Cnoc Rua: Corneilius Callaghan, Daniel Dineen, John Vaughan, Denis and Michael Riordan.
Cnoc Sathairn: John Connell and Michael Lucey, Cathair Daithi;M Connell, Timothy Cronin, Daniel and John Golden.
Doire an Tóchair: John and Patrick Connor,
Prothas: Patrick Creedon, Edmond Goold and James Riordan. Cathair Céirín: Patrick Cronin, Jerh and Michael Horgan. An Bruachán: Daniel Golden and Timothy Twomey.
Ráth Laoich: William Good. Drom Óinigh: Edmond Goold and Matthew Twomey.
Cill Mac Iaróg: A Hallissey. Baile Uí Bhuaigh: John Kelleher, Thomas Lee, Barth Murphy and Patrick Sullivan.