Growing up amongst the nets

by | Aug 18, 2017 | Cheekpoint memories, Fishing Heritage

Growing up in a fishing village like Cheekpoint in the early 1970s, nets were part of the everyday scene in the community. They lay around in the same way tractors and machinery hang round a farmyard.  Nets for fishing the weirs, trawl nets including beam and otter,...
St Patrick’s day in the 1970’s

St Patrick’s day in the 1970’s

by | Mar 17, 2017 | Cheekpoint memories

Happy La le fhéile Padraig, an occasion for the “wearing of the Green”.  During my childhood I really looked forward to it and particularly the nine am mass at Faithlegg Church. I guess the mass stands out, as in those days before it became a “festival”...

People Places Passion – Ireland’s Ancient East

by | Feb 26, 2017 | Project Updates

I was recently contacted by Mark Power, who has filmed me previously as part of tourism skills course run by Dunhill Multi Education Centre. Mark had a new concept he and a colleague Derek Walsh wanted to discuss with me, to showcase individuals who are working in...