Month: September 2017

8TH CENTURY CHURCH IN SUBULTER

The church in Subulter was built in around 780. It was built in a Romanesque style with local limestone. The church was at the centre of an old Gaelic settlement called Mona na Mandaragh. The settlement was probably built by followers of St Berrahert of Tullylease. St Berrahert is credited with converting a druidic settlement (which was probably located around the present site of Marybrook House).

Síle ni Gig

An effigy of Síle Ní Gig, the supreme druidic Goddess of fertility, was set into the wall of the church in Subulter when it was built and later transferred to the Holy Well in Castlemagner. This suggests a strong converted druidic association with the early Christian church in Ireland. This would be in keeping with the Celtic Christian practice and teaching of this time. Continue reading “8TH CENTURY CHURCH IN SUBULTER”

St Brigit’s Graveyard

The present burial in the townland of Castlemagner has been in use from early Christian times (c. 800). It was walled in with the building of the new Church of Ireland church in 1817. The imposing gateway was a gift from Lord Arden of Lohort Castle. In 1926, the local landlord, Mr. Beecher, added about a third of an acre and in 1980 Cork County Council added another acre, which was also walled in and a new 12 foot entrance and gateway completed. Catholics and Protestants have been buried there side by side since 1591.

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Mallow Field Club Visit Ballygiblin

The Mallow Field Club were hosted at Ballygiblin, Cecilstown on a pleasant evening this 5 September.  The event was led by Charles Mortell, chairman of the Mallow Field Club, with the O’Donoghue family, current owners of Ballygiblin, making the estate available for the evening. Continue reading “Mallow Field Club Visit Ballygiblin”