21st June, 2001
Notice
Board
MISS
CORK FINALIST
Miss Cork
Finalist, Jennifer O'Regan form Donnybrook tells us a little bit
about herself. Jennifer is 20 and is the only girl in a family of
four, three brothers…Michael, Ian and Kieran, Parents, Mary
and Donal.
Schools: Eglantine and Christ the King.
First Job: Douglas Renault.
Present Job: Douglas Renault.
Hobbies: Horse Riding, cinema, eating out with friends,
socialising.
Favourite Meal: Anything Italian.
Favourite Drink: Bulmers or 'After Shock'.
Favourite Music: Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, Film sound tracks
especially "City of Angels".
Favourite TV Shows:King of Queens, Dharma & Gregg.
Favourite Book: The Horse Whisperer.
Favourite Actor/Actress: Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Sandra Bullock.
Holiday Wish: 2 weeks in New York.
Ambition: To work in the Marketing and Advertising business.
Closing words…."I would like to thank my neighbour,
Bernard McCarthy, owner of O'Flaherty's Pub in Parnell Place who,
asked me to represent his Pub in the Miss Cork Competition.
Thanks also to Ronnie at the other end of the phone with his
advice and calming words and finally to Moss Kennedy and the gang
at Douglas Renault for all their support".
Good Luck to Jennifer in the final to be held in Silversprings on
June 23rd from all in Douglas.
MOTORING MOMENTS
The late Stephen O'Flaherty of VW fame was born in Passage East
1902 and his father on the Aran Islands where in 1896 his first
cousin novelist Liam O'Flaherty was born. Stephen claimed descent
from the princely O'Flaherty's who were who were driven from
Ballinahinch Castle, Co. Galway by the English and thereby
deprived of over a quarter of a million acres. Donal O'Flaherty
of the Combats - husband of Grace O'Malley (Granuáile) was
allegedly another ancestor. However Stephen didn't starve and he
introduced the VW. Stephen's son lived in a house in Summercove
for quite a time.
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THE HISTORY OF DOUGLAS
by Con Foley
Part 45 - continued from last week
THE CONRONS OF GRANGE, DOUGLAS
"No pedigree of the Conron County Cork family has been
published to date, nor is there one in manuscript at the
Genealogical Office, Dublin, yet this has been a family of some
standing in Cork for three centuries. The present article
therefore is an attempt to make good the deficiency by putting on
record a connected history of the family from the mid seventeenth
century to the present day -
The spelling Conron seems to be confined to this County Cork
family and helps to distinguish its members. McLysaght in 'More
Irish Families' says that Conron and Conran are anglicised forms
of the Irish surname O'Conarain. He says that the sept originated
in Offaly, spreading to other counties in Leinster... He does not
mention the spelling Conron of the County Cork family, but Fr.
Woulfe gives this spelling as a variant of the same name."
Hatton Conron I of Mary Street, Cork acquired a grant of lands in
Grange, near the village of Douglas, on a 900 years' lease in
1773. A house built on the lands, became the family residence. It
appears that he did not live there so, it was probably built by
his son Hatton Conrin II. Conron senior married Anastasia,
youngest daughter of Edmond Ronayne of Rochestown, second son of
William Ronayne and Mary Kearney of Garrettstown. He was
commissioned as a lieutenant in the 18th Regiment of Foot from
May 26, 1762, and of the 9th Regiment of Foot from 1st September
l 771.
Anastasia Ronayne is said to have run away and married without
her parents' consent. Hatton II inherited Grange after his
mother's death in 1798. He also held fee simple estates
consisting of lands at Ballincollig, Killalohy, and Kilpatrick,
property in Barrack Street, and Cove Street, and leasehold
interest in the lands of Clankittane and Scarteen, Co. Cork.
There were three children of the marriage of Hatton Conron 1st
and Anastasia Ronayne, Christopher who died unmarried 18 August
1794, Hatton 2nd and Robert. The latter two brothers had a
drapery establishment, but the partnership was dissolved. "me
partnership heretofore subsisting between Hatton and Robert
Conron of the City of Cork, is by mutual consent now dissolved -.
Their new and extensive assortment of every article in the
Woollen Drapery, Linen Drapery1 Haberdashery and Furniture Line,
they are disposing of at first cost. N.B. Robert Conron,
intending now to confine himself to the Woollen Drapery business
only at No.33, corner of Hanover Street, hopes for a continuance
of the support of -."
Hatton the 1st died 1 February, 1781 and his wife Anastasia 20
December 1798. Richard died in Cork on 13 August 1795.
"Amberly" & "Grange Heights" building
estates are on the old Conron estate. Grange House now has been
demolished like Ronayne's Court, Shamrock Law House and
Montpelier.
NINE FAMOUS IRISHMEN
In the Young Irish disorders, in Ireland in 1848, the following
nine men were captured, tried, and convicted of treason against
Her Majesty, the Queen, and were sentenced to death: John
Mitchell, Morris Lyene, Pat Donahue, Thomas McGee, Charles Duffy,
Thomas Meagher, Richard O'Gorman, Terrence McManus, and Michael
Ireland.
Before passing sentence, the judge asked if there was anything
that anyone wished to say. Meagher, speaking for all, said:
"My Lord, this is our first offence but not our last. If you
will he easy with us this once, we promise, on our word, as
gentlemen, to try to do better next time, and next time - sure we
won't he fools to get caught."
Thereupon the indignant judge sentenced them all to be hanged by
the neck until dead and drawn and quartered. Passionate protest
from the entire world forced Queen Victoria to commute the
sentence to transportation for life to far wild Australia.
In 1 874, word reached the astounded Queen Victoria that the Sir
Charles Duffy who had been elected Prime Minister of Australia
was the same Charles Duffy who had been transported 25 years
before. On the Queen's demand, the records of the rest of the
transported men were revealed and this is what was uncovered:
Thomas Francis Meagher: Governor of Montana
Terrence McManus: Brigadier General, United States Army
Patrick Donahue: Brigadier General, United States Army
Richard O'Gorman: Governor General of Newfoundland
Morris Lyene: Attorney General of Australia, in which office
Michael Ireland succeeded him.
Thomas D'Arcy McGee: Member of Parliament, Montreal, Minister of
Agriculture and President of Council Dominion of Canada
John Mitchell: Prominent New York politician. This man was the
father of John Purroy Mitchell, Mayor of New York, at the
outbreak of World War I
STOLEN MOBILE PHONE?
Tried, tested and funnily enough it works! A
little 'get your own back' if you have your mobile
stolen. It may be of interest to those Mobile Users among you. To
check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following
digits on your phone: * # 0 6 # . A 15 digit code will appear on
the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down
and keep it somewhere safe. Should your phone get stolen, you can
phone your service provider and give them this code. They will
then be able to block your handset so even if
the thief changes the SIM card you phone will be totally useless.
You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know
that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody did
this, there would be no point in stealing mobile phones.
DANCING TOUR - 3 HOURS OF NON-STOP DANCING
Keith, Lorraine and the Showband Show, Roly
Daniels and Big Chief kick off their nationwide dancing tour on
Friday 25th May. After the success of the last tour, this one
hopes to be the biggest one ever. The rehearsals are now fully
underway and sounding good.
ROLY DANIELS, one of the great surprises of the last tour had
major record success with “Hello Darlin”, “The
Fighting Side of Me”, “He Stopped Loving Her Today”,
“Mr Jones”. Roly first performed with the Memphis
Showband and later with the exciting and very colourful Nevada
Showband. Roly has just won a ‘Lifetime Achievement’
award with Irish World Newspapers in London this month. Roly is
regarded as one of the best entertainers on the entertainment
scene.
BIG CHIEF (Flaming Star), Noel Brady from the Indians has had
many hits during his singing career, including “Running Bear”,
“Squaws along the Yukon”, “Wig Wam Wiggle”,
plus many more. Big Chief had retired from the music circuit for
the past 4 years and after seeing Roly perform with the superb
Showband Show in the Red Cow on the last tour, he could not
refuse an offer to return to the stage.
KEITH & LORRAINE, have had several chart successes, “Showband
Shuffle”, “Candy Store”, “Answering to
Everything” ... to mention a few. They have now just
released a brand new single, a Tom Jones hit from years ago,
“The Green Green Grass of Home”.
THE SHOWBAND SHOW is not just music, but a vibrant, colourful and
powerful musical experience. The Showband Show, consisting pf six
members, features Lorraine McDonald (sax, flute), and her brother
Keith who plays the trumpet. This dynamic duo, along with the
star studded colourful production promises to be the best touring
show Ireland has seen for a long time.
If you want to re-live Showband Nostalgia with Roly, Big Chief,
Keith and Lorraine and the Showband Show - it’s the only
show to see.
ON THE ROUNDABOUT
The 6th "Army walk for Life" from Crosshaven to Cork
takes place on 21st July, this year it is in aid of projects in
Uganda, Tanzania and Cork, more details as the event approaches………Water
contamination is unacceptable and urgent action is needed now
says Deirdre Clune T.D….. Councillor John Minihan has
welcomed the decision by Minister Robert Molly to give tax
designation for 2,800 linear metres of street space in Cork,
under the 'Live Over the Shop Scheme'…..Simon Coveney TD.MCC.
is critical of the way in which the Sports Capital Grants
Programme for 2001 has been allocated; " It seems the
counties that minister McDaid and Minister McCreevy represent
have received preferential treatment…."………
Not all workers are receiving the legal minimum Wage
The National Minimum Wage rate for experienced workers, will
increase on 1st July from its current level of £4.40 to £4.70.
“Since the introduction of the National Minimum Wage Act in
April 2000 we have received a great many calls from employees
working in both Cork City and County who want to know if they are
entitled to be paid the legal minimum wage.” said Judy
Bamford, manager of the Citizens Information Call Centre.
We find that, particularly in the case of young people, many
workers who are covered by the provisions of the Act, do not
always receive the appropriate level of payment for their work
This seems due, in part, to the existence of a considerable
amount of confusion as regards who is entitled to receive the
minimum wage and just what that minimum level actually is.
All full time, part time, contract and “piece” workers
are covered by the Act, as are temporary and casual workers. This
includes both students and young people still at school, even if
they only work weekends or for an hour or two after school. Many
apprentices, for example apprentice hairdressers are also covered.
In fact the Act applies to almost all employees except people who
are working for close relatives and some apprentices.
There are a number of differing rates of pay within the Act. At
the top of the scale is the rate for “experienced adult
workers” which is set at £4.70 from July1. But there are
also set rates for other categories of workers, for example,
people, over the age of 18, in their first job should receive at
least £3.76 per hour after the July increase.
At the bottom of the scale are young people under the age of 18
and they will be entitled to a minimum of £3.29 per hour. This
is the very least that anyone covered by the Act may legally be
paid. Of course, there is nothing stopping employers from paying
more than this and many do, especially in this time of near full
employment.
If you want to find out more about the Minimum Wage or any other
of your rights and entitlements you may contact the Citizens
Information Call Centre on 1890777121 for free, confidential
advice and information. The service is available throughout Cork
City and County from Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 6.30pm at local
telephone rates.
Taste of the World ...
Cuisine at it's best!
A Recipe from the Bohemian
"Gaspaccio"
A Chilled Mediterranean Vegetable Soup
1 Green Pepper
1 Red Pepper
1/2 Cucumber
1 MEd Size Red Onion
1 Clove of Garlic
3 Med. Size Tomato
1 Lt. of Tomato Juice
1 Oz. Of Fresh Coriander
1 Glass of White Wine (Dry)
Salt & Pepper
Method: Dice the Veg, and add to tomato juice and white wine. Add
salt, coriander and pepper to taste. Chill and Serve.
If that is too much work why not come upstairs to the Bohemian
Restaurant this week and enjoy this soup. Made by the
professionals as part of The Early Bird Menu and get a
complimentary glass of wine with your meal
Jimmy-Barry-Murphy, Chef. Bohemian
The Bohemian is now serving Sunday brunch upwards
from 12.30pm - 4pm for only £15 (all you can eat!)
