The Cross on Cheekpoint’s Green

The Cross on Cheekpoint’s Green

by | Jun 13, 2014 | Cheekpoint memories

Pat Murphy told me recently that as far as he knew the Cross on the Green was originally erected in 1913 by the local community. The Cross 2010 my niece Laura and daughter Ellen It followed a visit by a priest from the missions who came to preach in the parish.  A...

Time and tide waits for no man

by | May 30, 2014 | Fishing Heritage, Folklore, River Lore

We all have particular clocks that we need to respond to. For farmers I guess it’s the dawn, when its light enough to see what your doing and which stretches to the dusk. All in all a long day in the height of the summer, but is balanced by the dark of winter. For...

Limekilns in the Cheekpoint & Faithlegg area

by | May 16, 2014 | Built Heritage

This week marks my fourth year of a weekly Friday blog.  To celebrate, I decided to republish my first blog.  It was my first try at promoting local heritage and I suppose it also gives a sense of my curiosity and determination to discover more about the features that...