The 1970s accordion class photo brings back good memories
The photo of the accordion class taken outside Drimoleague Church in the early 1970s confirms that those of us who are in it are definitely part of history now! The …
All Saints Church: reflections on the heart of the place
Walking through the parish church amid scaffold and plastic sheeting is a strange experience. I rambled through Drimoleague’s parish church of All Saints recently when I called to see how …
Mysteries uncovered with a camera’s click
A piece of my past popped up in my mind recently when I passed a shop window full of old bits and bobs – from genuine antiques to curious junk. …
Fixing the buildings is easier than fixing other church problems
It has often been said that the Catholic Church likes to row against the tide and there is a evidence that a lot of oars are doing just that in …
Good things happen in Drimoleague, too!
The late Pete McCarthy – author of “McCarthy’s Bar” — helped put Drimoleague, my native place, on the contemporary map even if he didn’t have much to say about it! …
The road between schools
It’s a short piece of road full of pictures. I can’t travel it without recalling the masterly strokes of the school on my boyhood imagination. The road winds its way …
1979 seems a little while ago!
“During that summer, I was working in our local creamery at Hawthorn, between Drimoleague and Skibbereen (which along with most of the local creameries is now closed). Many of the farmers were still bringing the milk to the creamery in churns. “
St. Stephen’s Day Races at Drimoleague
I was at the races there after an absence of several years.