Ahead of his charity gig for the Ethiopia Deaf Project in the Celtic Ross Hotel on February 9, I interviewed radio DJ Ronan Collins about his years of working in the music industry. His daily show on Radio 1 is the most listened-to music show in the country. How did […]
Culture
Artist Lucia Errity will show her work in an exhibition entitled ‘Art and Heart Collide’ at Clonakilty Community Arts Centre in February. Originally from Dublin, Lucia is a fulltime, self-taught artist who has been painting since 1990. She has worked creatively for many years with people who have intellectual disabilities. […]
Based in Clonakilty, Valerie Ballaer publishes unique travel guides for children. ‘The Travel Adventures of George and Paolo’ is an illustrated travel guide series for children that Valerie first created while studying in Florence, Italy in 2007. The first edition is about Italy, and the series continues to grow, with […]
This is a great time of the year to read musical, or indeed any type of biographies. I find autobiographies to be more authentic, as they speak to me directly, rather than through a third person. Musical bios are my favourites. Instead of a new year’s resolution, which only succeeds […]
John Cadogan Murphy, later known simply as ‘Whitehead Murphy’, was born in 1859 in Assolas near Skibbereen, where the monument now stands on the Baltimore Road. John had three brothers – Patrick, James and Jeremiah – and three sisters – Harriet, Nora and Mary Ellen. Before his 21st birthday John […]
Clonakilty man James Nyhan, 307621, Petty Officer (Stoker) Royal Navy HMS Prince was killed following the sinking of the RMS Leinster by German U-Boat-123. Conor Nyhan tells us more about this tragic event. Family Background James Nyhan was the fourth of eleven children born to Daniel and Mary Sutton of […]
