| ....a scrappy little village like ...Reenascreena |
| Written by Ted Coakley | |
| Saturday, 08 December 2007 | |
|
A
friend told me that during the Summer he had a great time in northern
Spain as part of the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage walk. I was
posted a book to read about it and to make sure that I visited
shortly. I did not read the book -yet- so when I saw an article in the Southern
Star dated
November 17th
last, I realised my chance to catch up on this item.
The article was written by Perry O'Donovan, a West Cork native, presently undertaking the complete walk over a period of 40 days. He demonstrated the various experiences along the route, the different places he visited and that some were "scrappy little villages like Reenascreena". So, there you have it. Our village now has a "reference point" but for all the wrong reasons. Is it a fair description? It seems extraordinary that as full members of the E.U. over the past 35 years, have we advanced much? How is it that some people can hijack the normal progress of a place and this has happened on many occasions? What can be done about it? Does it matter? In October of this year, a sum of 5000euros had to be refused from the County Council for village renewal as agreement could not be reached on how to use it. Unbelievable. Ted Coakley (hon sec CAG) |