http://www.coppeenheritage.com Our heritage discussed and showcased in and around the Coppeen area Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:47:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2012/01/02/christmas-new-year-party-an-caipin-fri-6th-jan-830pm http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2012/01/02/christmas-new-year-party-an-caipin-fri-6th-jan-830pm#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:47:40 +0000 columcronin http://www.coppeenheritage.com/?p=1072 Posted in eventsnews

CAHCS teams up with Coppeen Community Council for a party on Friday 6th Jan at 8:30pm in An Caipín. Food, drink, music, agus craic.  Everybody welcome.]]> http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2012/01/02/christmas-new-year-party-an-caipin-fri-6th-jan-830pm/feed 0 http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/12/19/happy-christmas-everybody-from-all-at-cahcs http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/12/19/happy-christmas-everybody-from-all-at-cahcs#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 23:43:55 +0000 columcronin http://www.coppeenheritage.com/?p=1066 Posted in news

]]> http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/12/19/happy-christmas-everybody-from-all-at-cahcs/feed 0 http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/10/23/the-abandoned-copper-mines-of-west-cork-illustrated-talk-wed-2nd-nov-annual-table-quiz-fri-11th-november http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/10/23/the-abandoned-copper-mines-of-west-cork-illustrated-talk-wed-2nd-nov-annual-table-quiz-fri-11th-november#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:33:51 +0000 columcronin http://www.coppeenheritage.com/?p=1041 Posted in eventsnews

Paddy O’Sullivan (Bandon) has spent the past 20 years researching “The Abandoned Copper Mines of West Cork”.  He has personally descended into some of these mine shafts, compiling a wonderful presentation which includes never-before-seen photographs.  Some of these mines date from as early as the Bronze Age.  The amazing human story around those who worked [...]]]> http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/10/23/the-abandoned-copper-mines-of-west-cork-illustrated-talk-wed-2nd-nov-annual-table-quiz-fri-11th-november/feed 0 http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/09/28/an-illustrated-presentation-entitled-the-history-of-irish-aviation-up-to-1937 http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/09/28/an-illustrated-presentation-entitled-the-history-of-irish-aviation-up-to-1937#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:53:46 +0000 columcronin http://www.coppeenheritage.com/?p=1006 Posted in eventsnews

On Wednesday 5th October at 8:30pm, Charlie Coughlan from Rosscarbery comes to Coppeen to give us a talk on “The History of Irish Aviation up to 1937″  And who better to speak on this subject – Charlie is a retired airline pilot.  This promises to be a most interesting event, Charlie’s illustrated presentations are highly [...]]]> http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/09/28/an-illustrated-presentation-entitled-the-history-of-irish-aviation-up-to-1937/feed 0 http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/08/10/an-excellent-resource-for-finding-archaeological-sites-nationwide http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/08/10/an-excellent-resource-for-finding-archaeological-sites-nationwide#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:31:30 +0000 Shane Cronin http://www.coppeenheritage.com/?p=969 Posted in archaeologyarticlesnews

I came across a post by irisharchaeology.ie listing some exciting online tools for those interested in archaeology or indeed local sites in their area. The National Monuments Map Viewer plots out practically all sites nationwide and is extremely useful for getting precise locations of such sites through the OSI Mapping and Aerial Photography system. Below [...]]]> http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/08/10/an-excellent-resource-for-finding-archaeological-sites-nationwide/feed 0 http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/07/19/reverse-genealogy-ireland-reaching-out http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/07/19/reverse-genealogy-ireland-reaching-out#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:55:03 +0000 Shane Cronin http://www.coppeenheritage.com/?p=958 Posted in genealogynews

At a time where our immigration is at an all time high, it’s encouraging to see initiatives like the “Ireland Reaching Out” or “Ireland XO” project proactively seeking the Irish Diaspora. This interesting concept of “Reverse Genealogy” involves actively seeking out the diaspora through local research and of course the use of the internet. At [...]]]> http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/07/19/reverse-genealogy-ireland-reaching-out/feed 0 http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/07/18/annual-outing-2011 http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/07/18/annual-outing-2011#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 13:33:07 +0000 columcronin http://www.coppeenheritage.com/?p=949 Posted in eventsnews

21 members of CAHCS got on board their bus at Coppeen on Sunday 17th July at 12 noon.  First stop was Ballincollig, where we had a light snack.  Ballincollig was gearing itself up for the Muster Fleadh Ceoil.  We then proceeded to Cork Gaol, where we got a very interesting guided tour.  It was fascinating [...]]]> http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/07/18/annual-outing-2011/feed 0 http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/07/18/the-lusitania-one-of-the-final-dives-for-answers http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/07/18/the-lusitania-one-of-the-final-dives-for-answers#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 11:46:06 +0000 Shane Cronin http://www.coppeenheritage.com/?p=942 Posted in news

This month, Gregg Bemis (the American millionaire who owns the Lusitania) will travel to Cork to head up possibly the last dive exbidition to the wreck of the Lusitania. This exciting trip will be documented by National Geographic who are commissioning Irish Film companies to work on the project. For more information, the Irish Times [...]]]> http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/07/18/the-lusitania-one-of-the-final-dives-for-answers/feed 0 http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/07/06/opw-launches-free-entry-initiative http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/07/06/opw-launches-free-entry-initiative#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:21:16 +0000 Shane Cronin http://www.coppeenheritage.com/?p=936 Posted in news

Access to most historic sites managed by the Office of Public Works is free today and on the first Wednesday of every month for the rest of this year. Cork sites include: Charles Fort, Desmond Castle (French Prison) and Ilnacullin (Garinish Island) For more information, go to http://www.heritageireland.ie/en/media/Free%20Wednesdays.pdf]]> http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/07/06/opw-launches-free-entry-initiative/feed 0 http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/07/01/annual-outing http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/07/01/annual-outing#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:33:45 +0000 columcronin http://www.coppeenheritage.com/?p=930 Posted in eventsnews

This year’s Annual Outing takes place on Sunday 17th July.  Bus leaves Coppeen village at 12 noon.  Then we travel to Cork City, taking in a light lunch on the way at Ballincollig.  Then its on to Cork Gaol, where we will have a guided tour.  After this we move on to the Butter Exchange for a second [...]]]> http://www.coppeenheritage.com/2011/07/01/annual-outing/feed 0