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Belarus Bound from Youghal Today - ‘Another Journey of Hope’


by DENISE FITZGERALD


tarian, Tony Quirke, this will be his 20th


For Youghal humani- or more


trip to Chernoby deliv- ering supplies and aid to the poverty stricken chil- dren there.


For local


Youghal man Ollie Mc- Carthy it will be his first, and he told The East Cork Journal this week “I am really delighted to be going, but I have no idea what to expect”. Departing today for


Belarus, Tony and Ol- lie’s long 4/5 day jour- ney from Youghal will take them to Hollyhead, up to the Hook of Hol- land, across Germany, Poland and into Belarus and the City of Brest where their huge white truck


containing sup-


plies such as pasta, rice, clothing and other essen- tial items, will receive a tumultuous welcome.


It


is a tough, tiring journey and they will sleep in the truck for the ten or more days of their return trip. Asked why he decided


to undertake this long, sometimes arduous trip, Ollie


said “I bumped


into Tony some time ago and he was telling me the horrendous story of a little child who was being fed through a let- terbox!


I had recently


recovered from serious health problems and I just wanted to do some- thing to help others and give something back” Tony told The East


Cork Journal that the children, over the past 20 or more years, are now adults with chil- dren of their own, and they recognise Tony and his truck as they drive into their village bring- ing them vital lifesaving supplies on yet ‘Another Journey of Hope’ from Youghal.


ADMISSION: 10 EUROS PER PERSON


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SPONSORED BY: MICHAEL OF FOTA GARDEN CENTRE, MIDLETON


• Ollie McCarthy and Tony Quirke pictured in Youghal this week prior to their departure for Belarus.


Thomas Kent Annual Commemoration


On Sunday 30 April 2017 at 3pm, Thomas Kent Park, Rostellan The


“Thomas Kent


Annual Commemoration will be held on Sunday 30 April 2017 at 3pm in Thomas Kent Park, Ros- tellan. * Local historical ora-


tion by Billy Fitzpatrick of Whitegate. * MC, Mr. Charlie


Hayes * Music by Caitlín Ní


Lordáin and Ceoltóirí Átha Fhada * Wreaths will be placed


to recognise the contribu- tion of:


Thomas Kent Thomas Kent was part


of a prominent nation- alist family who lived at Bawnard House, Castle- lyons, County Cork. After the 1916 Easter Rising, Thomas was tried by court martial


of armed rebellion, was sentenced


death and


executed by firing squad in Cork on 9 May 1916. Apart from Roger Case- ment, Thomas Kent was


on the charge to


the only person outside of Dublin to be executed for his role in the events sur- rounding Easter Week. In June 2015 Thomas


Kent’s remains were ex- humed from Cork prison. A State funeral was held on 18 September


2015


at St Nicholas’ Church in Castlelyons. The requiem mass was attended by Pres- ident Michael D. Higgins, with Taoiseach Enda Ken- ny delivering the graveside oration.


In 1966, the main rail-


way station in Cork, Kent Station, was named after Thomas Kent.


Denis Kelly Denis Kelly was born in Ballyshane in


1845.


He joined IRB as a very young man and became a ‘Centre’ in the Aghada/ Ballinrostig area. Follow- ing the Fenian uprising of 1867, Kelly escaped to the US. On his return, he be- came founding president of Aghada GAA in 1885, making ours one of the oldest clubs in Ireland. Denis died in 1892, aged only 47. He must have


been an extremely popular and charismatic character, judging by number and va- riety of nationalist-minded people without were


from within and the


involved in


parish, who organ-


ising a specially commis- sioned Celtic cross to mark his grave. The monument is located in Aghada Old Graveyard and is engraved thus: ‘Erected by the Na- tionalists of Imokilly to the memory of Denis Kel- ly of Ballyshane who died 19th


March 1892, aged 47 years’.


Dr. Padraic O’Suilleabhain Padraic O’Suilleabhain joined the Irish Volunteers in 1914 and in 1919 was O/c of 8th


Battalion, 1st


Cork Brigade, based in the parish of Kilnamartyra in West Cork. At the time of the Truce the Battalion strength was approximate- ly 650. After the Civil War Padraic O’Suilleabhain completed his studies and then, as Dr.


hain, accepted a position as General


O’Suilleab- Practitioner


in the parish of Aghada. Tel: 021 463 8000 • Email: info@eastcorkjournal.ie • Web: www.eastcorkjournal.ie eastcorkjournal @eastcorkjournal / #eastcorkjournal


Over the next 50 years he served the community from the surgery in Ros- tellan.


the 4th


The Clonmult IRA Volunteers The Flying Column of Battalion, 1st


Local Irish Volunteers 84 people


from the


parish of Aghada were active during the War of Independence. They were formed under L Company, 4th


Battalion, 1st Cork


Brigade were very active in the East Cork area during the War of Independence. On 21 February 1921 twelve members of this Flying Column were killed in a battle at Clonmult, near


Dungourney. Two


more volunteers were later executed. It was the largest loss suffered by the IRA during the conflict.


Cork Bri-


gade. Recognition and thank


you to the Rostellan Devel- opment Association for the development of the Kent Memorial


Park during


2016 and for the continu- ing upkeep of the Rostel- lan area. In particular, the contribution of the


late


Mr. Paul Flanagan. All Welcome


Congratulations to


JOSEPHINE MOYNIHAN from Cobh


on winning


two free passes to Jane Dawson’s


Demonstration Evening!


Tony thanked every- one for their ongoing


generosity, help and en- couragement


“without


which”, he said, “this could not be done”.


Thursday, 20th


April 2017


GARDENING EVENING WITH CHARLIE WILKINS


GARDENING EXPERT


VENUE: CASTLEMARTYR RESORT


DATE: THURSDAY 27TH APRIL TIME: 8PM


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