Thursday, 15th
December 2016
Midleton Male Voice Choir Set to Perform
by LEAH RING
THE Midleton Male Voice Choir’s Christ- mas will pay tribute to the Irish men who lost their lives in World War I at their presenta- tion ‘Keeping Christ in Christmas’ in St John the Baptist Midleton
on
day, 15 December at 7.30pm. They have been active
for over 30 years and last year, following an event held to honour the death of a Midleton man in the Battle of the Somme, the choir to create this unique presentation. ‘Keeping Christ
in
Christmas’ was debuted at Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel in Midleton Hospi- tal and left a lasting effect
on audiences, according to organisers. Kevin Whelan, Midleton
Male Voice Choir said: “It was the first time we had performed the
presenta-
Church Thurs-
tion. We had been plan- ning and preparing the event but when we saw the reaction we knew we were on the right track.” Eighty-three men from
the parish of Midleton lost their lives during the Great War and the presentation acknowledged these men’s sacrifice.
Mr Whelan said: “The
names of the 83 men were projected on the screen and as the details rolled we sang ‘1915 on Christmas Day’.” “We saw people in the
audience shed tears as the names rolled,” Mr Whelan explained. The names of the men,
where they died and where they were from were pro- jected on the wall of the chapel as the choir sang ‘1915 on Christmas Day’, a song that recalls the story of the Christmas Truce of World War I on Christmas Day 1915. The
Christmas Day
Truce was an unofficial ceasefire held along the Western Front
between
British and German forces and last year celebrated its 100th
year anniversary.
Mr Whelan added: “It was a beautiful night. The setting was fantastic. The room was lit only by candle light as we sang.” This year, as well as
preforming in St John the Baptist Church, the choir will return to Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel in Midle- ton Hospital Wednesday,
21 December at 7.30pm to perform the presentation once again. The presentation recog-
nises the contribution of the men from East Cork who were
amongst
50,000 Irishmen who died during the war but does not solely focus on the loss felt following World War I. ‘Keeping Christ
in
Christmas’ also tells the story of the nativity using hymns and participants from the audience. A narrator leads the sto-
ry and up to twelve people from the congregation join in the dialogue and while the story is told hymns are sang by the choir. The
choir promise a
unique experience for all who attend and welcome to public to come along on the night.
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The Clubhouse at Fota Island Resort
The Clubhouse at Fota Island Resort offers a scenic and secluded spot for those wishing to escape the chill and gloom of the closing winter months through fine dining and a relaxed atmosphere. The Spike Bar, homed in the Clubhouse, is a venue which offers picturesque views, a wonderful ambience and an assortment of gourmet food for a light lunch or a main meal. Eilish Crowley, the Head Chef at the Clubhouse, spoke to the East Cork Journal about how she attained her hard-earned position at the five-star resort. “I’ve been at the Resort for five-and-a-half years,” said Ms Crowley. "So I began in 2011, in February I think it was. I started off as a commis chef here. The whole time I was at the resort, I was working in the Clubhouse.” The Clubhouse, a creative conversion of old stone farm buildings, caters for any occasion, including meetings, weddings, barbeques and family gatherings, either inside or on the terrace overlooking the lake and the 18th green of the Deerpark golf course. As well as the Spike Bar, the Clubhouse offers a meeting room and fine dining options for up to 120 guests. The Spike Bar wasn’t the only venue in which Ms Crowley plied her trade. Excluding a break for maternity leave, the chef worked at restaurants in Youghal, Kinsale, and Cobh. “I was the head chef previously at the Old Imperial [Hotel] in Youghal,” said Ms Crowley. “Dan Leahy, one of the owners of the place, used to be a head chef here at the Resort, and went with him when he first started up. Before that I worked a bit at the Blue Haven Hotel in Kinsale.” Ms Crowley, a product of Cork Institute of Technology’s (CIT) Total Immersion Programme, which is open to ‘school leavers with a proven flair for cookery’, through hard work and innate talent, excelled more in the culinary arts than she said she did at traditional education. “When I was in school I wasn’t really good at anything,” said Ms Crowley, “but I liked cooking. My grandmother on my mother’s side was a cook in England, and I said it’d give it a go and it just kinda worked for me.” “I went to CIT and did a two-year course in 2008, but I dropped out after a year. Then I did the Total Immersion Chef Programme in CIT in 2013. It’s a nine-month course for people already working in the industry, you already had to be working while you were going to college. So we had three days in college and at least two days working.” Years of work and practice later, Ms Crowley holds the position of Head Chef at the same venue where she first worked as a commis chef, an entry-level position in the cooking business, and said she finds her current role challenging, but ultimately rewarding. “I like working here,” she said. “It’s challenging, but I do like it. Everybody gets along. I’ve worked with everybody here since I started, or for at least the last two-to-three years, so we all know each other well. It’s a busy place, but it’s not that difficult. I really enjoy it here.”
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