Our Abbey Mapping Project was carried out over a period of years from 2021.
Abbey Mapping Project
Journal IV Launch
A large crowd gathered at the Christian Fellowship Church in Bantry last Monday night for the launch of our latest journal.
Recordings and our Natural Heritage
Eight video recordings relating to the culture and creativity of Bantry.
Ellen Kate O’Sullivan
An account of the voyage of Mercy Order nun Sr M. Thaddeus, Ellen Kate O’Sullivan, from Bantry to Brisbane.
A Decade of Celebrating Heritage in Bantry
Looking back at all the events we organised over the previous eleven years for Heritage Week.
The Schools’ Collection – Part 2
This small selection of stories etc. are taken from three schools that existed in Bantry town in 1937-39, plus works from Glengarriff School.
O’Donovans’ Cove
This rather lengthy collection of seven verses was written by John J McCarthy, a young man of Muintervara (Sheep’s Head).
Cnuasach Chríostóir Uí Raigheallaigh
This collection of words/phrases were in everyday use when Christy O’Reilly was a young man.
More Words From The Past
We got such a huge response to our call for poetry of Bantry, that we built two collections of verses.
The Bantry Man who Saved the Irish Music
Francis O’Neill should be remembered in every parish in Ireland for his amazing work and dedication in collecting and preserving our Irish culture of song and dance music.