Castlelyons
Community Council, initially known as Muintir na Tire was founded on April 3rd
1962. Dr. Seán O' Flynn and Mr. Liam Foley organisers with Muintir na
Tire along with Mr. Cashman & Mr Power of the Conna branch addressed the
meeting of approx 17 persons, with a view to forming a branch in Castlelyons.
The following committee were elected, President Fr. Seamus Corkery C.C. Vice
President Fr. J. Terry C.C. Chairman Tom O' Donnell V. Chairman John Fouhy Treasurer
Ned Smith Hon. Sec. Cecil Roddy Asst. Sec. Tom Barry P.R.O. Joe Spillane. In
June of that year Fr. Thomas Fitzgerald was welcomed as P.P. of Castlelyons.They
also thanked Fr. Terry for his great work and wished him well with his appointment
as Dean of St. Colmans College.
A fund raising bazaar was held in November of that year and £130 was realised. Their
first purchase was twelve dozen lombardy poplar trees at 36 shillings a dozen.
These were planted from Stables Cross to the creamery.
In 1964 Fr. Corkery was transferred to Mallow and a presentation was made to
him. He was replaced by Fr. Andrew Wilson, at that time also Douglas Burgoyne
took over as Hon. Sec. In 1975 the first election for a Community Council took
place.The first Chairman was Douglas Burgoyne, joint treasurers John O' Brien
& Ann Hegarty, Treasurer Sheila Cantillon. This Community Council hosted
17 'Cork Makes It' exhibitions.
Douglas
Burgoyne & Jim Fleming were responsible for the founding of the Pitch &
Putt Club, which is still going strong today.
We annually enter the Tidy Towns Competition. The picnic park in the village
was made possible through Anco (now Fas) in 1981. The new cemetery was opened
in 1983. A heritage scheme took place on the cemetery, recording all headstones
& its history.The Community Council has been involved in numerous worthwhile
projects down through the years & will continue to do so in the future.
You will find much more information about our activities under sub-committee
headings.
Officers
Castlelyons Community Council Election Results 2007-2009. We wish to take this opportunity
to congratulate all those who were elected and willing to serve on the community
council. There are very many varied projects before them, which will be for
the improvement of the parish. We also wish to sincerely thank all those who
decided not to seek re-election and have given sterling service to the community
down through the years. Your input and dedication is very much appreciated.
View Report from Feb 08 Meeting
The day consists of a 4-course meal:
Admission to racecourse, race card and a tipster will be on hand to give to up to date form and betting certainties and hot favourites! The fee is €100 per person all-inclusive. We have booked the restaurant on the second floor of Cork Race Course and you will be able to watch the races from the comfort of your table on the many television screens in the restaurant or from the balcony.
Tables are allocated to groups of ten, and only twenty tables in total are available. Should you feel you would like to organize a table with family or friends please contact Donal Barry 086 8950292 Seamus Geary 086 2619121, James Ronayne 086 8237538.
The playground was officially opened by our very own home grown celebrities Timmy and Ciaran and MC for the day was Community Council chairman James Ronayne. In his address James thanked Jim Maloney and Cork Co. Council for their financial support, Blackwater Resources for their grant aid and all the local volunteers who had given so much time over the last number of months in preparing the playground and the community field. The cooperation received from so many groups in the parish was also acknowledged, including the soccer and GAA clubs, the parents assoc., FAS, Jim Ronayne Plant Hire, Vincent Dooley Plant Hire, Ballyvolane House, C&C and all who organised the many various events on the day. A special word of thanks to all the laddies who looked so voluptuous and provided us with a great hours fun & frolics. Some injuries were reported to Annabella (Donal) O’Brien and Debbie (Barry) Fitzgerald but some chest x-rays revealed nothing significant and coach Fr.Dan McCarthy said all the talk about players being on performance enhancing drugs was nothing more than a storm in a b-cup. After the trophy presentation to winning captain Peggy Joyce and runner-up Marietta O Flynn all retired to the post match reception where Ritz, Spritzers and West Coast Cooler was the order of the day. The day finished off with Jenny the Jersey cow completing a square in one and John Bourke was on hand to determine the winner. The €500 Poo in the Park competition was won by Maurice and Breda Barry-congrats, the many years of cow gazing by Maurice and Breda has paid off!!! Take a bow one and all for what was a very memorable day. Meal for two at Ballyvolane House (entry ticket) was won by Pat and Claire Quirke. Over €9,000 was raised.
Photos from the "ladies" football/soccer/rugby/sumo wrestling match can be seen here
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Presentations made at Community Council AGM 2006 Sub-Committees
Present officers - 2007/2008.
Chairperson - James Ronayne,
V. Chairperson - Seamus Geary
Secretary - Cora Collins
Asst. Secretary - Catherine Murphy
Treasurer - James Parker
Asst. Treasurer - Paul O Shea
P.R.O. - Anne Hegarty.
Deerpark, Abbeylands, Stables Cross, Castlelyons Village :Willie Casey ,Seamus Geary, Bridie Milward, Donal Sheehan
Coole /Bawnard/ Ballytrasna/Towermore/ Rathbarry: Maureen Leahy , Donal Barry
Corrin/Farran/Ballyoran: James Maye, Paul O Shea .
Bridebridge/Ballyarra Tce/Kent Tce/Hillside View Tce: James Ronayne, James Broderick, Catriona Drislane, Michelle Collins.
Ballyhamshire/Grange/Ballyroberts/Francistown/Ballyarra: John Bourke, Eilish O'Brien Catherine Murphy .
Glenarouske/Mohera/ Berryhill : Ann Hegarty, Abina Murphy.
Kill St Anne: James Parker, Joe Barry.
Knock/Coolagown/Killmagner /Ballyclough : Cora Collins, Matt Hegarty.
Ardglass/Barafahona/Ballard/Firmount/Curradermot/Britway/Killawillin/O Learys Cross: Martin Dorgan, Neilus O'Flynn
Killbarry/Ballydorgan/Curabeha:
Kilcor/Ardra/Ballyneala/Ballydaw/Ballyvolane : Jonathan Quirke, Anthony O'Regan, Patricia Fouhy Barry, Ger McCarthy.
REPORTS
NEWS
Off To The Races
Castlelyons Community Council has organised a day at the races, this day of fun, good food, a few flutters and relaxation will take place on Sunday March 23rd 2008 (Easter Sunday) at Cork Race Course (Mallow). This is one of the highlights of the Cork Race Course diary for the year, and is proven to be a great night out.
•Fresh herb & potato soup with baker’s basket of fresh bread.
•Roast sirloin of Irish beef with pepper sauce served with melange of Fresh garden vegetables & baby boiled potatoes.
•Chef’s dessert.
•Tea or coffee.
This is a memorable fun day out supporting your community and helping raise much needed funds.
Ballyvolane House - Open Air Concert
Ballyvolane House will be the venue for an open-air concert on Sunday July 6th by kind permission of Justin & Jenny Greene. A full supporting programme of artistes is being put together by the committee and this should prove to be a day out with a difference, and those attending will have the opportunity to stroll around the entire garden. This is a must for your calendar. More details later....•Playground Opening*
-*The opening of the playground was a great success with a huge crowd of children and adults alike turning up for a very entertaining and fun-filled day. The Child of Prague was the star of the show as the sun shone for the duration of the afternoon keeping everyone in good form and showing up the community field at its best.
Pictures from the 2006 Superstars Competition and the final results table can be viewed by clicking here
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Benefit
Night for parish carpark and social housing projects
Pictured at the Benefit Night were:
Back row ; James Maye (Castlehyde Motors), Billy Cashman (Cashman Engineering),
Mick Lillis (Lillis Motors), Seanie Barry and Joe Morrison (Cavanaghs Motors
and Joe Morrison Service Station, Fermoy), John Flynn (South Coast), James Parker
(Dick Mackessy, Coleman Computers)
Front row ; Paul Cashman (Rathbarry Stud), Joe Barry (Glanbia), Donal Sheehan
(Chairman Community Council), Patricia Fouhy Barry (Glanbia)
Other sponsors not pictured are McDonnell Bros. Coolagown, Kearney Bros. Castlelyons
and James Ronayne Funeral Director
CASTLELYONS/BRIDESBRIDGE TIDY TOWNS & HERITAGE
COOLAGOWN DEVELOPMENT ASSOCATION.
FAS.
COMMUNITY CARE.
BARRYMORE PLAYERS
EDITORIALS.
NEWSLETTER & WEB SITE COMMITTEE.
HOUSING.
FLOWER & GARDEN CLUB.
SOCIAL HOUSING GROUP
