Mallow Field Club Journal No. 17
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Mallow Archaeological
& Historical Society
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Mallow Field Club Journal
No. 17 - 1999
The Millennium
Interest in local history began during the 19th Century. Initially the
study of 'Antiquities'
as it was then known, was the preserve largely of the professional and
landed classes.
The range of topics grew wider in the 20th Century into such subjects as
folklore as
well as Archaelogy and history itself. Many individuals and groups set
about recording
events and sites thus broadening the appeal of local history and making it
available to
ordinary men and women. Indeed this wider appeal has itself become a rich
pool of
sources for recording old ways and methods, customs and events.
The second half of the 20th Century witnessed an explosion of mass
media. This
had the effect of changing peoples' social activities and the arts of
storytelling and
relating of local customs and events became almost redundant. Fortunately
many
folklorists and local historians made great strides in preserving the
wealth of information
about how Ireland lived in former years.
Even with the loss of many valuable sources for local studies, the age
of Information
Technology has brought tremendous opportunities. Parish records, among
others are
being computerised and categorized. Cork County Library, with its limited
resources,
continues to provide a welcoming and professional service to the student
of local history.
Mallow Field Club remains ever appreciative of their help.
Even with so much information becoming available at our fingertips
local history will
lose much of its appeal if we become armchair activists. The fun remains
in the meeting,
the outing to an old site or the sharing of the latest discovery or piece
of information.
This is the 17th issue of the Mallow Field Club Journal, and we hope to
continue in
the new millennium to record what is relevant to Mallow's past and that of
the surrounding
area. Our hope is also that you will find much to inform and to enjoy in
this year's Journal.
- Editorial Committee
- Ita Power
Seamus Crowley
Kevin Myers
John Caplice
Rev. Robert Forde
Contents
192 pages, 5" X 8", copyright © 1999 by Mallow Field Club
- Dromaneen Castle: an O'Callaghan Stronghold by Denis Power
- The Opening of the Mallow-Cork Railway 18th October 1849
by Kevin Myers
- The Mallow Spa A poem by R. E. White
- An T-Aithair Eoghan O Caoimh, Priest Poet of Doneraile
by Ml. Shine
- The Little Man of the Fountain by Edward McCarthy
- The Afrikaner from Cork: Sir Thomas Upington (1845-1898)
by Rev. Robert Forde
- One Hundred Years Ago: Excerpts from the Cork Examiner 1899
by John Caplice
- The Whiteboys Origins by A. J. Coughlan
- The Search for Missing Friends (Volumes II & III) by Dennis J.
Ahern
- Spindle Whorl from Ballyhinnock by Mary Sleeman
- Life in Doneraile Town in the 1930s by Tess Walsh
- Correspondence
- Father Jeremiah O'Callaghan, a Man of Principle by C. P. Hyland
- James Grove White's Memorandum Book (Part Two) by Anna-Maria
Hajba
- Index of Occupiers in Griffith's Valuation for Mallow in the Barony
of Fermoy
by Dennis J. Ahern
- Photo Album
- Overseas Members 1999
- Mallow Field Club Activities (Outings and Lectures for 1998-99)
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