KILWORTH

BINGO

The Parents Association of Scoil Mhairtin are holding a bingo night on this Friday, March 31 at 7pm as part of a fundraiser for laptops for the school. Your support will be appreciated.

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to Peg McCarthy, Brennan Place who celebrated her 89th birthday on Monday of this week. Here’s wishing Peg continued good health and many more happy birthdays to come.

MUSIC

Next lot of music in the Community Centre will be on Thursday, April 20 with Niall Teague, Padraic Joyce & Friends. Watch this space for further details.

HOUSES

Great progress has been made on the seven new homes under construction at Pound Lane. Costing costing close to €2 million, the scheme is now nearing completion. The development, in the capable hands of local builder Michael M Lyons, includes seven dormer housing units, six of which are 2-bed houses and one 3-bedroom house. It is understood that one of these units will be fully accessible to cater for specific needs. Hopefully, the homes will be occupied as summer approaches.

KILWORTH GAA LOTTO

No winner of the jackpot on Monday night, numbers drawn were 06, 12, 19 and 22. Lucky dips - €50 Susan Howard c/o Tom Howard and €25 each: Ger and Rose Griffin c/o Centra, Finbarr Cunningham c/o Online, Darren Kenny c/o Yearly. Next week’s jackpot on Monday April 3rd is €8,800. As always, we would like to thank you for your ongoing support.

CHURCH NOTICES

Weekend Masses - Saturday in Kilworth at 6.30pm; Sunday - Araglin 10am and Kilworth 11.30am. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in Kilworth on Wednesdays in the Sacristy from 7-8pm.

MASS BOOKINGS

Future booking for masses for Anniversaries, Month’s Mind etc., in both Kilworth and Araglin, should be made to the priest in the sacristy after each Mass to ensure clarity.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Stations of the Cross will be held each Sunday in Lent at 3pm on Corrin Hill. All welcome.

RELIGIOUS OR COMMUNITY NOTICES

Items of a religious or community nature are welcome for inclusion in the parish newsletter. Notices should be given in by Wednesday afternoon to Trish in Fermoy Parish Office (Tel: 025-30856) or emailinfo@fermoyparish.ie.

WOODVIEW

Last week, I wrote of my memories of Woodview, the house (at that time only a shell) and the grounds. Built in the early 1830s, the property was part of the estate of the Mountcashells. It is understood that Lieutenant F Prangnall was the first occupier, followed by George Smithwick who lived there until the 1870s. Mr J McLoughlin was noted to have been the occupier in the early 1900s, the landlord at that time being Henry John Lucas of Rathealy House. The house was destroyed by fire in the late 1930s and remained a ruin until it was purchased in 1997 by Patsy and Dora Myers who restored it to its present fine state.

The castellated ruin at the front gate was also a favourite playground of ours. There was a turnstile to the side of the building which was once a school for students of the landed gentry prior to they going on to further education at Eton. The teacher was a Mr Fitzgibbon who lived in a mezzanine in that building. It is understood that a number of students ‘lived in’ in accommodation attached to the main residence totalling 23 rooms (though this figure cannot be confirmed).

The house had a well in the courtyard and the building boasted its own ‘wet’ toilets and sewerage system. John Cotter, the previous owner, informed this writer in th early 1990s that he examined the possibility of restoring the house but was disillusioned that having the building demolished seemed to be the preferred choice of those he dealt with. Thankfully, the present owners didn’t take that route. Some of the fine beech trees facing the road were pruned for safety reasons a few years ago and it was heartening to see them retained rather than being felled, as too often is the case.

For inclusions, email: liam.howard@ avondhupress.ie