Lecture by Brian O'Donovan

DIVIDED STATES OF AMERICA: MY FOUR YEARS IN WASHINGTON

Lecture by

Brian O’Donovan

Thursday January 26 2023

at

8pm

in

Clonakilty GAA Club, Ahamilla

Brian O’Donovan was RTÉ’s Washington Correspondent during a tumultuous time for the US. Donald Trump’s chaotic and controversial presidency dominated the political agenda. His handling of the Black Lives Matter protest movement and the Covid-19 pandemic saw the gulf between an already divided America grow even wider. Brian had a front row seat on it all and reported on major events including the election of Joe Biden and the storming of the Capitol Building. His memoir of his time in the US, Four Years in the Cauldron, provides an intriguing look at an extraordinary time in US politics.

Brian grew up in Farran, Co Cork and his father Jim is originally from Ardfield. Brian studied Communications in DCU and in a career spanning more than 20 years he has worked as a broadcast journalist for Red FM, TV3 and RTÉ. He is currently RTÉ's Work & Technology Correspondent. Brian lives in Dublin with his wife Joanna and daughters Lucy and Erin.

Historic coastal village of Timoleague: Duchas Film documentary

For Heritage Week 2022, Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage has once again decided to do a film documentary.  As part of our celebrations, we will be visiting the historic coastal village of Timoleague which is situated at the mouth of the Airgideen river estuary on the cusp of Courtmacsherry Bay.  It is a picturesque place steeped in historical fact, along with myth and legend, and to take us back over the centuries our guides are Diarmuid Kingston and Michael O’Mahony.

We hope that the viewer will enjoy our visit to this historical coastal village and its hinterland with its spectacular scenery and rich folklore.  It is indeed a place of historical importance with its ancient abbeys and wonderful artistically endowed churches.  It is only by a visit that their beauty and uniqueness can be fully appreciated.

Click here to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6s9pgGBst8

Membership 2022

Membership of Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage for 2022 is now due. Membership fees are as follows:

Individual: €10

Students: €5

Families: €25

and can be paid using any one of the following three options:-

(1) Internet banking.
Please transfer the appropriate fee from your bank account to :

Account Name: Duchas Clonakilty Heritage
IBAN:  IE82IPBS99071221393419
BIC: IPBSIE2D

Bank: Permanent TSB, Clonakilty, Co. Cork

N.B. Please include your FULL NAME with your payment so that it will appear on our bank statement.

Once transaction is complete, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the following information so that we can place you on our membership list:

Your Full Name: ________________________

Your Email address to which we will send information:__________________________

Mobile Phone Number (Irish mobile only):____________________________

(2) In person in your own bank
Use the following bank details:

Account Name: Duchas Clonakilty Heritage
IBAN:  IE82IPBS99071221393419
BIC: IPBSIE2D

Bank: Permanent TSB, Clonakilty, Co. Cork

N.B. Please include your FULL NAME with your payment so that it will appear on our bank statement.

Once transaction is complete, please email  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the following information so that we can place you on our membership list:

Your Name: ________________________

Your Email address to which we will send information:__________________________

Mobile Phone Number (Irish mobile only):____________________________

(3) By Post
Send your appropriate membership fee (not cash) to:-

Fachtna McCarthy,
Cisteoir/Treasurer Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage,
"Cuas",
Tawnies Lower,
Clonakilty,
Co. Cork.

Cheques/postal orders to be made payable to Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage (euro currency only please).

Enclose

Your Name: ________________________

Your Email address to which we will send information:__________________________

Mobile Phone Number (Irish mobile only):____________________________

Please Note: Your contact details will only be used by Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage to inform you of our events and other events that may be of interest to members. Your details will not be passed on to any other organisation or individual without your consent. Our privacy policy can be viewed on our website   HERE

Benefits of Membership

You will:-

(1) Receive emails and text messages about upcoming lectures (and any other events we may organise during the remainder of 2022)
(2) Have an opportunity to view our recorded monthly zoom lectures for a number of weeks after the "live" event.
(3) Have the right to attend and vote at our AGM
(4) Have the right to join our committee or any of our sub-committees, put forward proposals and ideas and vote if there are votes taken on any issue.
(5) Have the right to be co-opted onto any of the above if you wish
(6) Have the right to set up a relevant sub-committee
(7) Be covered by our insurance to attend historical walks and trips away (when these events return!)
and much more........

Third Dúchas Clonakilty historical journal now on sale

Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage's third volume of the popular “Clonakilty Historical and Archaeological Journal” is now available at local outlets costing €10. It contains 12 excellent articles examining different aspects of local history and built heritage, focusing on the seventeenth to twentieth centuries, as well as many interesting photos - some of which have not been published before.

There was an online launch by Dr. Danielle O’Donovan from Ardfield who is programme manager at Nano Nagle Place, before Christmas. Others speakers included Tim Feen, Cathaoirleach Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage; journal editor Clíodhna O’ Leary; Gill Boazman, asst. editor and Mayor of Clonakilty, Anthony McDermott who all complimented the publication, the high standards of the articles in it and the professionalism of the writing, research and editing. 
Clíodhna O' Leary, editor was praised by all for her professionalism throughout the project as well as her patience and courtesy to all article writers.
The journals are on sale at Coughlan's Bookshop, Rossa St., (who can arrange delivery by post); Kerr's Bookshop, Ashe St.; Paddy Meade Newsagent, Pearse St., White's Texaco and Daybreak, Convent Road and at the Michael Collins House, Emmet Square costing just €10.
Further details on Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage website and Facebook page.

 

Clonakilty Town Council A History

We are delighted to announce that the Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage published book, ‘Clonakilty Town Council a History 1613 – 2014’, is now available.

This project was organised by a sub-group of Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage who engaged the services of Dr Matthew Potter, an authority on local government in Ireland, who was joined by Dúchas members Tomás Tuipéar and Michael O’Mahony, to write this comprehensive history. In the words of our Cathaoirleach Tim Feen, ‘this is a veritable history of Clonakilty’.

The limited edition of 200 illustrated books, containing previously unpublished documents and research specific to Clonakilty, are available at :

COUGHLAN’S, Rossa Street, KERR’S, Ashe Street and PADDY MEADE’S, Pearse Street, at € 25.

Official Launch Clonakilty Historical & Archaeological Journal Volume 3

We are very pleased to announce the online launch of our third journal (please use the link below to register): 

Official Launch 

Clonakilty Historical & Archaeological Journal Volume 3 

Zoom meeting, 

Monday, December 20th, 8 pm

 
Produced by Dúchas Clonakilty Heritage, the third volume of Clonakilty Historical & Archaeological Journal presents a variety of papers examining different aspects of our local history and built heritage, focusing on the seventeenth to twentieth centuries. From church architecture to sanitation, local governance to the Atlantic slave trade, this volume has something for everyone and serves to advance our understanding of the rural and urban heritage of the greater Clonakilty area.
 

This volume will be launched by Dr Danielle O’Donovan. Danielle is from Ardfield, just outside Clonakilty. She gained her PhD in architectural history from Trinity College Dublin in 2008 and publishes on Irish medieval architecture and learning in museums. Danielle has worked for Trinity Irish Art Research Centre, Trinity Centre for Research in IT in Education and the Irish Heritage Trust. Danielle is the programme manager at Nano Nagle Place, which has just been awarded the Council of Europe Museum Prize for 2022.

 

The journals are available at a price of €10 in the following Clonakilty bookshops: Coughlan's Bookshop (who can arrange for delivery by post), Kerr's Bookshop, Paddy Meade Newsagent and the Michael Collins House.


You are invited to a Zoom meeting.
When: Dec 20, 2021 08:00 PM 

Register in advance for this meeting: HERE
 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

 

Please note, this is a meeting not a webinar, so please ensure you are on mute when you join.