‘The collective wisdom of past generations of Churchtown people has become part of the land itself.’ Mary McAleese President of Ireland ‘When my great grandfather left Churchtown in 1849 for the bright lights of Charleville, little did he or his contemporaries consider that all these years later they would feature in this wonderful book which gives us the heart of a whole community.’ Maeve Binchy Writer ‘Publication of The Annals of Churchtown is a most worthy undertaking with a lot of co-operation from an awful lot of people.’ Gay Byrne Broadcaster ‘Oh, fortunate natives of Churchtown at home and abroad! You will be immeasurably enriched by this lively, lovely, homely and comprehensive chronicle of your past.’ John A. Murphy Emeritus Professor of Irish History University College Cork The Annalof s Churchtown Compiled by Denis J. Hickey First published in 2005 by Churchtown Village Renewal Trust Republished in PDF format in 2019 by Churchtown Heritage Society, Booney House, 5 Kerry Lane, Churchtown, Mallow, Co Cork P51 TCC6 E-mail:
[email protected] www.churchtown.net Copyright © 2005, 2019 Churchtown Heritage Society, Denis J. Hickey and the various authors All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. ISBN 978-0-9524931-3-6 This publication was made possible with financial support from Churchtown Village Renewal Trust. The Trust became Churchtown Heritage Society in 2018 and is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of Churchtown.