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Written by Ted Coakley
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Saturday, 08 December 2007 |
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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)
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Written by Ted Coakley
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Monday, 08 October 2007 |
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At first glance, it would appear that the area around Reenascreena is ideal for all kinds and methods of water supply. The Argideen River rises here with sources from three different points ; a strong tributary, called the Glashagloragh, comes from the northern side and the Rowry river has a source nearby, too. We have two lovely lakes : Corran and Lough Atariffe. There is a share of wet land like cut-away bogs, marshes and many streams ; our rainfall levels are considerably high. But when efforts were made to sink or bore for water, the aforementioned facts hold little relevance towards having success due to the fact that the rock formation locally is not conducive to the retention of water in most wells and boreholes. The hardship that this visited on the local population is hard to calculate and now, many years later, it seems difficult to understand. Buckets, barrels, churns and the famous sweet-tins, were used to transport and store water that was drawn from a well for domestic and personal use . The problems for livestock management were huge: nearly every farm had some pigs and most householders kept a cow or two.
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Written by Chris Lane
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Sunday, 08 April 2007 |
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Written by: Mr.Con McSweeney.
Republished by Rosscarbery & District Historical Society.
From Rosscarbery Past & Present Vol.2 December 2000.
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Reenascreena Cross
There’s a dear old spot I cherish
Where the Argideen River flows
Never shall my memory perish
“Till my hearth’s blood reach its close.”
Tis the little spot of greeting
Where the children have their fun
Where they play their five and twenty
And their game of pitch and toss.
“Tis a dear old place of peace and plenty
We call it Reenascreena Cross.
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Written by Chris Lane
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Friday, 22 December 2006 |
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Many thanks to Chris Lane for submitting this poem. If you have a story, poem or anything else of interest you'd like to submit for publication on the site please feel free to use the Submit Story link to send us your piece for consideration. [CJ]
New Year's Day, Letter-Gorman (Winter Solstice)
The long low hills
Blanketed from the Seas
Rolling fog.
As a haste-less light
Sparks the east:
December's day dawn.
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Written by Con O'Callaghan
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Wednesday, 13 December 2006 |
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As published in Rosscarbery Past & Present Volume 8 -- reproduced here courtesy of the author, Con O'Callaghan -- CJ
Every building needs some repair and
decoration from time to time, otherwise it can look neglected. If a
building is on the verge of celebrating its centenary, then father
time will most certainly have taken its toll. This was the case with
St Peter's Carrigfadda. In recent years this church had shown its
years and looked in need of a face lift. Strangers passing by had
commented on its condition. Locals had said will they ever do
something to the church and improve its appearance. We have a strange
habit of using the word "they" when something needs to be done
and we would like to see others make the first move when in fact we
all should be involved.
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