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Monument to Ricard O’Sullivan Burke at Kinneigh(9)

August 31, 2009

CAHCS Heritage Week Event 2009
On Sunday evening 30th August 2009 at 6:30pm a monument was unveiled at Kinneigh by Brian Crowley M.E.P. to commemorate the extraordinary life of Ricard O’Sullivan Burke. Despite the inclement weather conditions a sizable crowd attended. CAHCS chairman Colum Cronin welcomed everybody & introduced the special guests.
Seamus O’Donoghue spoke in [...]

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Béal na mBláth Commemoration

The commomoration and oration yesterday at Béal na mBláth was very well attended despite the terrible weather. Mary Robinson gave a great speech although there was a most awful down pour of rain while she spoke. It was so bad at times it was difficult to hear her! She said Ireland more than ever now needs a visionary, [...]