KILLAVULLEN
BALLYGOWN AND KILLAVULLEN NS
Enrolments for new pupils are now being accepted at Ballygown and Killavullen National Schools. For further information visit killavullenns.ie or ballygown. ie and click on the ‘admissions’ tab for more information on the procedure.
MEALS ON WHEELS
Mallow Meals on Wheels can provide a hot meal with either soup or a dessert Monday to Saturday for €5 per day to anybody in our parish, who may wish to continue to avail of this service or for new people who may wish to get a hot meal delivered daily. A cooled meal can also be delivered on Saturday which can be put straight into the fridge to be heated up on Sunday. During this pandemic the meals will be delivered to Killavullen and our Willing Hands Group are only too happy to help deliver them to those who have signed up. All our volunteers are discreet and do not want people to let pride get in the way of this amazing service. Please pass this information onto those you have contact with who may benefit from it. If you would like more information please contact Sheila at 085 2414879 for details.
Parish Pastoral Council: If you are self-isolating and need help with picking up shopping, a friendly phone-call posting mail or urgent supplies then call the parish office (022 46578) and a local member of the pastoral council will contact you to assist.
CHURCH NEWS
Level 5 Restrictions have been imposed on church activities till a review of the situation is expected. The Irish Bishops are appealing to the civil authorities to allow a limited reopening of our spacious, well-sanitized and well ventilated churches, for regular, simple and short Masses. Public Masses are permitted in almost all other countries at this time. In the meantime, Mass will continue to be offered for your intentions in private. Churches will be open for personal visits, but public worship in groups is not permitted with the exception of the following: =95 Baptisms: attended by the immediate family only. =95 Weddings: six guests can attend. =95 Funerals: can be attended by 10 mourners only. When making a private or household visit to either church please sanitize your hands on entering and exiting and wear a face mask at all times.
Mass is broadcast live every day at RTÉ News Now TV at 10.30 a.m. On every second Sunday, Mass is broadcast at 11 a.m. on RTÉ TV One; on the other Sunday it is found on RTÉ News Now at 2.15 p.m. The readings of the day are found at the parish website: killavullenparish.ie.
GAA CLUB NEWS
On February 15, Killavullen GAA Club celebrated quietly, its 133rd birthday, since it was founded on February 15, 1888.
In its very long life, an awful load of water has got through the eyes of the Blackwater bridge, but the present situation is as difficult as any year, in its long past, due to the Covid pandemic.
The founding of the club, was tied in with nationalist sympathies and the Agrarian struggles at that time. The Land War (Irish: Cogadh na Talún) was a period of agrarian agitation in rural Ireland that began in 1879. It may refer specifically to the first and most intense period of agitation between 1879 and 1882 or include later outbreaks of agitation that periodically reignited till 1923, especially the 1886 – 1891 Plan of Campaign and the 1906 – 1909 Ranch War. The agitation was led by the Irish National Land League and its successors, the Irish National League and the United Irish League, and aimed to secure fair rent, free sale, and fixity of tenure for tenant farmers and ultimately peasant proprietorship of the land they worked.
From 1870, various British governments introduced a series of Land Acts that granted many of the activists’ demands. William O’Brien, from Mallow played a leading role in the 1902 Land Conference to pave the way for the most advanced social legislation in Ireland since the Union, the Wyndham Land Purchase Act of 1903. This Act set the conditions for the break-up of large estates by government-sponsored purchase
Extract from exact newspapers clippings about the meeting held on February 15, 1888, that culminated in the founding of Killavullen
GAA Club.
Killavullen – A largely attended meeting was held on Sunday for the purpose of Inaugurating a branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association, Mr T Barry presided. About 80 members were enrolled, and a subscription to a satisfactory amount handed in. The following officers were unanimously elected; Mr Thos. Barry, PLG, president; Mr Garrett Nagle, vice-president; Mr Kennedy Roche, treasurer ; Mr Edward Buckley, hon. sec.; Mr James Hickey, captain, and Mr M Nagle, vice captain. It was decided to leave the selection of the committee to the elected officers who will meet during the ensuing week and see that the various districts of the parish are represented thereon.
It was suggested that the Fr Rea be asked to join the branch, and the chairman spoke at length on what the rightful position of the rev. gentleman should be in case he acceded to such a request, and went on to say that he (the chairman) would be most happy to hand over his position as well to the rev. gentleman whom he thought was well worthy of a greater honour. After an order was given to a local carpenter for a supply of hurlies, and the secretary directed to have the branch immediately affiliated, the meeting adjourned.
In Killavullen, as with all rich fertile land, along the banks of the River Blackwater you had a series of very large estates, with considerable land banks. Below are some, which may serve to illustrate why the land struggles were central, to the politics of the time of the formation of the GAA Club, in 1888.
Rockforest – the seat of the Cotter family from the mid 18th century and occupied by them till the 20th century. Wilson, writing in 1786, describes it as ‘a most beautiful improvement, highly wooded, situated on the Blackwater, the seat of James Laurence Cotter’.
The Cotter family, possibly of Danish origin, who were settled in county Cork from at least the 16th century. James Cotter of Anngrove, county Cork, was executed in 1720 for supporting the Stuart claim to the English throne. His son, James Cotter of Rockforest, was member of parliament for Askeaton and was created a baronet in 1768. In 1746 he married Arrabella Casaubon, a widow, daughter and co heir of Lord Chief Justice John Rogerson. They had four sons. In 1820 their grandson, Sir James Laurence Cotter, member of parliament for Mallow, married Helena T Lombard, daughter and co heir of James Lombard of Lombardstown, county Cork. In the 1870s Sir James L Cotter of Sunny Hill, Mallow, owned 3,785 acres in county Cork while his uncle the Reverend George Cotter of Rockforest owned 916 acres.
Carrigacunna – This house was the residence of Henry Baldwin Foote in the 19th century. Lewis writes that the estates of Monanimy, Ballygriffin and Carrigacunna formerly belonged to the ancient family of Nagle and that Carrigacunna was the residence of Sir Richard Nagle, Private secretary to James II, who forfeited the estate in the late 17th century. In 1837 it was the property of H. B Foott. He was the occupier in the early 1850s, the buildings were valued at =A334 and the property was held in fee. Hajba writes that Henry’s son George Carleton Foott lived at Carrigacunna till 1929. The Humphreys family were living here in the mid 20th century. T.
Ballymagooly – According to Anna-Maria Hajba’s ‘Houses of Cork’, Ballymagooly is the site of one of earliest Roche castles, built here in 1344. The property was sold to the Cotter family of nearby Rockforest House in 1682 for 2782 pounds. The castle was probably in ruins by the early 18th Century when the original Ballymagooly House and outbuildings were constructed, possibly by John Norcott, who died here in 1719. No trace of the castle remains today although some of the stone walls may be part of its curtain wall.
Carrig – This early 18th century house was the residence of William Causabon in 1744. By the 1770s it was the seat of a branch of the Franks family, who continued to reside there till the beginning of the 20th centuryIn the 1870s Thomas Franks of Carrig Park owned 1,255 acres in county Cork and 1,234 acres in county Limerick. In February 1873 the estate of the trustees of the will of William Hume Franks in counties Clare, Limerick and Cork amounting to a total of 1408 acres was advertised for sale. The purchasers included WM Jones and David Howe. Thomas Franks aunt was married to Sir Charles Denham O’Jephson Norreys Baronet of Mallow Castle. Matthew and Thomas Franks also held land in the parishes of Darragh and Particles.
Ballygriffin – Described by Smith in the mid 18th century as ‘a pretty seat of Mr David Nagle’. This house was the birthplace of Nano Nagle. By 1814 Ballygriffin was occupied by William J Boyce and in the early 1850s by Ellen Linehan, who held the property from JC Nagle.
Annakissa – The Nagles appear to have held Annakisha from the end of the 17th century and the house may possibly have dated from this time. Pierce Nagle was resident in 1814 and in 1837 and in the early 1850s held the property in fee. The buildings were valued at =A322. Sold by Pierce Nagle to the Hamiltons of Castle Hamilton, county Cavan. Pierce Nagle’s estate of 5,422 acres in the barony of Fermoy and city of Cork including Annakisha and Mount Nagle was advertised for sale in the Encumbered Estates Court in June 1851. The Freeman’s Journal reported that many of the lots were purchased by Charles Geoghegan, some in trust for the owner. The Nagles of Mount Nagle were descended from a younger son of Pierce Nagle of Annakisha.
Carrigoon – Occupied by Timothy Collins in the early 1850s and held from Joseph C Nagle.
Mount Nagle – An early Nagle home which by the mid 18th century appears to have become the residence of the Linehan family. Hajba records a Mrs Linehan dying there in 1755 and at the time of Griffith’s Valuation Myles Linehan occupied the house. He held it from Reverend William Nash.
TEXT ALERT
Payment of €10 is now due to cover the Clondrohid/Carriganima Text Alert service for this year. To ensure you receive the text alerts, all payments must be made before February 28 to either Mary O’Sullivan Carriganima, or Maria Murphy Clondrohid post office. This is a great service to keep us all in touch with unusual sightings of misbehaviour.
100-YEAR COMMEMORATION
On Thursday, February 11, Clondrohid commemorated the 100th anniversary of 16-year-old Daniel O’Mahony, who was shot near the bridge on February 11, 1921.Healys Spar closed its doors for 100 seconds, in memory of the young man’s sad death Fr Joe offered morning Mass for him and he also prayed at the shop for the repose of his soul, and for all those who lost their lives in those troubled times. Daniel’s family laid a wreath at the spot where he was killed 100 years ago.
JERUSALEMA CHALLENGE
The Gardaí took on this challenge in January, They challenged the public to get involved, they said that they themselves answered the call to give the public they serve a lift in these challenging times. So since then many groups have got involved, and Clondrohid Line Dancers decided to take up the challenge.
On the night despite the weather conditions they put together their dance to show that it is still possible to have fun and exercise and be safe at the same time. Well done, all.
CHURCH CEREMONIES
Mass in Clondrohid Church online is at 9.30 a.m. every morning including Sundays. Churches remain open for private prayer only. Adoration is back again on Mondays from 10.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. There will be no public prayer except a blessing by Fr Joe at 6 p.m. Sunday devotions, with rosary and evening prayer continue online at 5.30 p.m. Extra prayers and stations of cross will be said after Masses during Lent. The Trócaire boxes and the Lenten station envelopes are available in both churches. You are asked to be as generous as possible. There will be no house stations again this Spring, there will be combined area Masses, the list will be published shortly.
CORNERSTONE RETREAT
This retreat is an online Lenten retreat for young (15 to 35) year olds to explore their faith. Each meeting will b e an informal hour long gathering via zoom, every Thursday from 7to 8 p.m. February 18 to April 1. If you cant make it every week, no worries. To register or ask a question, contact Rita at 087 4687866. Email cyds.youth ministry@gmail.com Deacon Brian 086 8349540 Instagram:@cloynedioceseyme Or Bernadette 086 8031126.
ST VINCENT DE PAUL
St Gobnait’s conference of St Vincent de Paul would like to thank the people of Clondrohid Parish for their generous donations to their Christmas appeal. The total amount raised was €1,050. They would like to thank Fr Joe and Maria and staff at Healy’s who facilitated the collections of donations.
COVID 19 SUPPORT LINE FOR OLDER PEOPLE
ALONE manage a national support line for older people who have concerns relating to Covid. The support line is open seven days a week8 a.m. to 8 p.m. – Ph 081 8222024.
REBELS BOUNTY
Cork GAA has launched a new fundraiser ‘Rebels Bounty’. Jan to December 2021 the objective is to give Cork GAA Clubs an opportunity to raise funds, while also raising cash to fund preparation of cork GAA Teams. Please note all money for tickets sold from now on remain fully with Clondrohid GAA due to all those who have subscribed already Total cash prize is €500,000. 30 monthly prizes ranging from €20,000 to €150 with 360 chances to win. €100,000 first prize in December 2021 Tickets can be shared. Tickets cost €100 and can be paid in full or by direct debit €10 for 10 months.
Joining Instructions: Online gaacork.ie/rebelsbounty/ Direct Debit option closes on March 11 By envelope marked for ‘collection Clondrohid GAA at Healys Spar and M & J Kelleher by March 20, with the following Cheque for €100 made payable to Clondrohid GAA Club or €100 cash Name and address and email address if any and phone number.
By post to Brian Kerins chairman Clondrohid GAA, 12, Sally Gardens Macroom If you have any queries contact Brian Kerins 087 1531571 Tim O’Connor 086 8819292 Gerard Kelleher 086 3920074.