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This may only be copied under the terms of a Newspaper Licensing Ireland agreement (www.newspaperlicensing.ie) or written publisher permission. -2- Table of Contents 23/10/2015 Dungarvan Leader: Cappoquin Civic Link Notes........................................................................................................... 3 27/10/2015 Waterford News & Star: Dungarvan,................................................................................................................................... 4 23/10/2015 Dungarvan Observer: Nasc cathartha Ceapach Choinn [...]............................................................................................. 5 27/10/2015 Waterford News & Star: Revolutionary decade roadshow................................................................................................... 6 23/10/2015 Dungarvan Leader: Revolutionary Decade Roadshow For Dungarvan.......................................................................... 7 23/10/2015 Dungarvan Observer: Revolutionary Decade Roadshow for Dungarvan...........................................................................8 30/10/2015 Dungarvan Leader: The 'Revolutionary Decade Roadshow' Arrives in Dungarvan!.......................................................9 30/10/2015 Dungarvan Observer: The 'Revolutionary decade roadshow' arrives in waterford!........................................................10 23/10/2015 Dungarvan Observer: waterford country museum.........................................................................................................11 30/10/2015 Dungarvan Observer: WATERFORD COUNTY MUSEUM................................................................................................... 12 23/10/2015 Dungarvan Leader: Waterford County Museum Notes................................................................................................14 30/10/2015 Dungarvan Leader: WATERFORD COUNTY MUSEUM NOTES........................................................................................16 Copyright Material. This may only be copied under the terms of a Newspaper Licensing Ireland agreement (www.newspaperlicensing.ie) or written publisher permission. -3- Dungarvan Leader* Circulation: 7500 Friday, 23 October 2015 Area of Clip: 31500mm² AVE: 1,920.73€ Page: 76 Page 1 of 1 GappequinCMc link Notes FOROIGEBACK FROM THE ASHES sincere thanks to Eileen Prendergast of Mogeha, The great news from civic Link this week is that it who can rest assured that the book will be looks like the local Foroige club has been treasured. resurrected and will function for a tenth year in a A major piece of Irish fiction when it appeared row after all. The disappointment of having so back in 1958, quite a bit of 'The Big Sycamore’ is much of its property vandalised over the summer situated in part in Cappoquin, and we are sure that and the shortage of new leaders were making Mick and Jenny Fraher won’t mind any passers-by things look very doubtful for a long time. We are in Mill Street going to have a look at the plaque in delighted to report that some new leaders have front of their house, commemorating the Browne aready completed training and a leaders' meeting family, one of whom was the author, known as is scheduled for this Wednesday, October 21st in 'Joseph Brady'. His description of the different the Parish Hall at 8 pm. The club itself should be up processes of the wicker-working and basket trade, and running again soon after that. and of Twig Bog and Mill Street in Cappoquin If anyone else is interested in joining as a leader during the 19th century is worth re-telling here: then do come along to the meeting this 'The sallies were brought to Mill Street from the Wednesday night - it is an excellent means of banks of the Blackwater. Mrs Mary Meany, a getting some experience in youth work, and it's a daughter of Dick Mason, remembers Mill Street great addition to anyone's CV too. All you need is looking like an extension of the sally plantations, enthusiasm, commitment and to be over 18. so crowded was it with willows piled high. These HAVE YOU MEMORABILIA FROM 1916-21? had to be graded according to size. Some, As part of Waterford's 2016 Programme of untreated, that is to say, left with their skins on, Events, we in Cappoquin are delighted to pass on were sold as ’brown' sallies. They were made up as the word that Waterford Council in conjunction containers for bakers' yeast or pointed as scollops with the School of History at UCC are hosting for thatching. Some were 'couched' - placed in a Waterford's Revolutionary Decade heaps in definite order on the bed of the stream. Roadshow which will take place on Saturday Some were 'pitted' by being placed in bundles October 31st in the Park Hotel, upright in water and spaced into bays. They stood Dungarvan 11am. until 4.pm. in the pit from March until early summer. Some The leading academic working on this project is were 'pied' - the butts of the bundle laid on the Gabriel Doherty of UCC, and a more balanced and ground, the upper portion resting on the next thorough historian would be hard to find, apart bundle, they were then covered with old leaves altogether from the fact that he is related by and skins of peeled sallies. For the seasoning of the marriage to the family of a certain John Keane, of sallies, so that the fibres might be toughened, a Mount Sion and Waterford hurling fame. No doubt constant supply of fresh water was needed. The Gabriel and his team will be delighted to hear from Fitzgeralds were happily supplied by the stream anyone with memorabilia of documentation from flowing past Mill Street and contained by a twofoot the revolutionary period, though perhaps a wall...' programme from the 1950 Mount Sion V Tourin This week's photo, from the famous Lawrence county hurling final would interest him too. Collection, shows what this area of Cappoquin, by TWIG BOG AND THE BIG SYCAMORE' Twig Lane and Woodenbridge Lane, with its It was a real delight this week to be handed a warehouses backing on to Mill Street behind, copy of 'The Big Sycamore' to keep, while just looked like around 1865. If this was a 'spot the walking down Main Street last weekend. A most difference' game, where would you start? -4- Waterford News & Star* Circulation: 6128 Tuesday, 27 October 2015 Area of Clip: 20300mm² AVE: 797.5€ Page: 76 Page 1 of 1 Dunaarvan COUNTY SCENE ARD SCOIL NOTES The event is aimed at anyone who has an Last Friday, October 9th, Ard Scoilna interest - whether personal or familial - in the history of the 'revolutionary decade' in nDeise held its 25th Annual Awards Night. modem Irish history, 1912-1923.Anyone Students, parents, teachers and who has any documents (e.g.official distinguished guests were welcomed by the correspondence, private letters, diaries, school’sIrish Traditional Music group as pictures, etc.), stories, artefacts from that they gathered in the Junior Hall for the period - or indeed are simply interested in special event The evening was hosted by the events that took place during it - are Mr.Tommy Collins,who made it quite invited to meet and discuss their material enjoyable with his usual humour. Students with professional archivists and expert were recognised for their participation in historians, in a friendly, informal setting. music, sports, art, public speaking writing Also present on the day will be a number of elocution, German, volunteering and local and national historical groups with a academic achievements. Our guest of particular specialism in this period, honour for the evening was Ms. Doireann including the Irish Volunteers Conway,who made an interesting and Commemorative Organisation and the inspiring speech for all. If there is one thing Women’sHistory Association of Ireland, to take away from her speech, it is 'reach for among others. Members of the public can the stars!’Closing remarks were made by browse their exhibits, purchase Principal Mrs. Dorothy Hughes, who acknowledged the achievements and commemorative items, register as members, and so on. Other stalls will offer thanked all of the sponsors. Light for sale books relating to the period. refreshments were served by the Parents’ Members of historical re-enactment groups, Council in the Senior Hall after the awards 1dressed in period attire, will also be present, eeremony (the highlight of the evening!). as members of the IRA,Crown forces etc., Amy Reynolds, TY. and will deliver short talks ‘in character’ Recently,we went orienteering in Kilkenny labout their aims, their equipment, and so Castle.We headed off at 12o'clockand on. Finally,there will be a special arrived at the Castle around 2 o’clock.Once participatory session devoted to younger we got off the bus our teachers assigned us members of the audience. into pairs, we got our dibbers and maps then The event organisers say that the event is headed up to the instructor. He told us how being organised in response to public to use the dibbers and what way to use the demand followingthe earlier roadshows. maps. We were all excited and eager to start We are very keen to emphasise that the the course. The course involved a lot of event is not just for the Waterfordpublic, but nature and beautiful walkways.Some areas it is by that public, for it is they - their were harderto find than others but overall it was a great experience, as for many of us it memories, their artefacts, their documents, was our first time going orienteering. After their interests - who