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Youghal Cycling Club launch the 2012 Vee Challenge

Michael Hussey — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:22:18 +0000

The launch took place at the Church of the Holy Family Hall, Magnier’s Hill, Youghal
on Wednesday 8th Feb. 2012.

Youghal Cycling Club are pleased to announce that the 3rd Annual Vee Challenge will be held on Sunday, 12th August 2012. The event has grown in success from year to year with significant monies being raised for local charities.

Youghal Cycling Club are delighted to announce, that in 2012, we will be supporting local athlete Amanda Crotty in her preparations for the Paralympic Games later this year.

This year Youghal Cycling Club are delighted to announce, that in 2012, we will be supporting local athlete Amanda Crotty in her preparations for the Paralympic Games later this year. Amanda, who has been visually impaired since birth, is a member of Youghal Athletic Club and the Irish Paralympic Team. As a visually impaired runner, she competes while tethered to a guide, who must always remain behind the athlete.

We are also delighted to announce that Cognex Corporation have continued their sponsorship of The Vee Challenge for 2012. Running a cycling sportiff has significant costs and recurring expenses. Having a main sponsor is a massive help to the Club and ensures maximum return of funds raised to the chosen recipients. Cognex Corporation designs, develops, manufactures and markets a range of products that incorporate sophisticated machine vision technology that gives them the ability to “see.” Cognex products include barcode readers, machine vision sensors and machine vision systems that are used in factories, warehouses and distribution centres around the world to guide, gauge, inspect, identify and assure the quality of items during the manufacturing and distribution process. Cognex is the world’s leader in the machine vision industry, having shipped more than 700,000 vision-based products, representing over $3 billion in cumulative revenue, since the company’s founding in 1981. Headquartered in Natick, Massachusetts, USA, Cognex has regional offices and distributors located throughout North America, Japan, Europe, Asia and Latin America. For details, visit Cognex on-line at http://www.cognex.com

Youghal athlete Amanda Crotty, who will compete in the Paralympic Games 2012 in London, pictured with Sean Lawlor, Chairman Youghal Cycling Club and Wayne Fitzgerald, Distribution Centre Manager, COGNEX LTD, Cork, Ireland. Photo: YOL

In 2012 we will again offer two routes for riders. The 130km Vee Challenge which takes in the ascent of the Vee from Lismore and descending into Clogheen before climbing the Vee again through the Sheep’s Pass From here we head to the food stop on the road to Cappoquin. Refuelled the route will pass by the Blackwater Valley taking in the beautiful Dromana drive before heading for the coast and the final sting in the tail, at Monatrea, offering fantastic views of Youghal town.

The second option is the 90km Vee Ascent. This route covers most of the roads that the Vee Challenge incorporates with participants climbing the Vee as far as Glenaknockaun before turning back for the R669 and the welcome food stop along this gentle descent into the town of Cappoquin. This route is ideal for those looking for a moderate challenge with the scenic climb of the Vee, along with the beautiful Dromana drive part of the route. A reasonable level of fitness would be required to enjoy your day in the saddle and the fantastic scenery that the area offers.

Please check out website www.youghalcyclingclub.com and our facebook page for regular updates.

Youghal athlete Amanda Crotty pictured with her family and members of the Youghal Cycling Club who support her quest to compete in this year's Paralympic Games 2012 in London.

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Amanda Crotty Set To Be Youghal’s First Paralympic Athlete. – By Christy Parker

Youghal athlete visually impaired runner Amanda Crotty with the gold medal she won at the 4th Tunis Athletics Meeting 2010. Pic: YOL

Sailors and Fishermen of Ardmore and Youghal remembered

Michael Hussey — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:12:18 +0000

A full-of-colour religious ceremony took place at the Youghal Parish Church when the annual Mass was said last Saturday ( 4th Feb 2012) for all the mariners lost to the water.

Canon Tom Browne and Fr. Denis Herlihy with members of the Irish Navy, Irish Coastguard, The RNLI and members of sea-faring families at the Sailors and Fishermen Remembrance Mass at St. Mary's Parish Church, Youghal. Pic: YOL

Uniforms were in abundance with the Irish Naval Service well represented. Also in attendance were the local Coastguard Service and the Royal National Lifeboat crew. The Mass was said by Canon Tom Browne, assisted by Fr. Denis Herlihy, recently retired back from England.

Another attractive and emotional aspect of the ceremony was the sea-shanty songs and music provided by members of the Lifeboat and Navy. Local historian and author Maurice Ahern, whose forefathers were sailors and fishermen, gave the homily and included a few lovely poems. ‘I must go down to the sea again, to the lonely sea and the sky, and all I ask is a tall-ship and a star to steer her by’.

The congregation mainly comprised members of sea-faring families from Ardmore and Youghal who were deeply moved by the prayers and singing. Everywhere could be seen hankies drying the tears from the eyes of adults as they were reminded of their loved ones — some of whom have no graves but the deep ocean. Canon Browne spoke of the strong heritage of seafaring in the area and how costly it was during storms and world wars.

The Offeratory gifts brought to the altar included many medals of honour belonging to forefathers of members of the congregation. Also brought up to the altar was a replica of a tall-ship and a painting of the ‘Kathleen-and-May’ schooner.

At the conclusion of a very inspiring, emotional and prayerful hour, that great lifeboat anthem by Phil Coulter ‘Home from the Sea’ was sung by all.

There was hardly a dry eye in the house.

In this year of the centenary of the loss of the Titanic, it is fitting that like Cobh, the port of Youghal should remember and honour its souls lost to the sea.

The Loughlins of the Mall, Youghal, were a typical seafaring family of the nineteenth century when sailing ships ruled the seas.

Tom Loughlin captained the sailing ship
‘Perfect’, a boat that left Youghal every Spring in the mid-eighteen-hundreds to sail to the Americas. Cargo outwards would be dairy produce and on the return voyage, timber like mahogany was imported. Tom had four sons named Tommy, Michael, Jack and Jim. Tommy was sailing with his father (at just nineteen) when he was washed overboard off the Lizard. Captain Tom had to be forcibly restrained from jumping overboard in what would have been a hopeless attempt to save his son.

Another son of Captain Tom, Miko Loughlin of the Mall, died on the schooner William S. Green, shipwrecked on the Devon Coast in 1904.

Move on to 1917, when Jack Loughlin, then himself a captain, was drowned with all his crew on the
‘S.S. Ballater’ (Liverpool). It was during the First-World-War, in September 1917, that a submarine attack caused that loss. Jack was then fifty-two years of age.

And so of the original four Loughlin sons, who sailed out with their father, only Jim (also now a captain) remained. He was affectionately known as Jimo and it was his belief that
‘Davy Jones Locker’ had taken enough of the Loughlin family. So Jimo retired from seafaring, settled down ashore and lived to a ripe old age.

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Youghal C.Y.M.S. Snooker – Report Lee Walsh

Michael Hussey — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:30:40 +0000

The usual high standard of excellence on the green baize was enjoyed by all at the Youghal C.Y.M.S snooker and billiards finals on Thursday the 2nd of February. The climax of both competitions brought Noel Landers against local Ross Bulman and Killian McCarthy against Adam Bulman. In a very competitive snooker match Ross took the first frame however the Cork under 14 champion Noel Landers came back to claim the next two frames and become this years winner of the ‘Dan the Baker’ trophy.

Youghal C.Y.M.S, Snooker Finals: Adam Bulman, Killian McCarthy,Noel Landers and Ross Bulman

On the other table Killian McCarthy beat Adam Bulman in the Youghal C.Y.M.S Billiards final. In the first to 100 points Killian crossed the line with Adam trailing by 25 points. Congratulations to both players on reaching the final and all the other players who participated in this exciting and new venture for the junior players in the revived Junior Billiards tournament. Hon. Vice President Brendan Cooney and Secretary Ray Phelan acted as referees.

Noel Landers U-14 cork county snooker champion, winner of the 'Dan the Baker' junior snooker final 2012, Hon.Vice President Brendan Cooney and runner up Ross Bulman

Youghal C.Y.M.S junior Billiard Tournament 2012 Pictured are Killian McCarthy, winner Hon.Vice President and match referee Brendan Cooney and runner up Adam Bulman

Code of Ethics Basic Awareness Course in Youghal this Friday the 10th of Feb 2012

Michael Hussey — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:30:23 +0000

Cork Sports Partnership are running a Code of Ethics Basic Awareness Course in Youghal this Friday the 10th of Feb.
The course will run in the East Cork Further Education & Youthreach Centre (old Colaiste Eoin), on the Golf links road, next to St Raphaels from 1.15pm to 4.30pm

If you are interested in participating in this course, for which you will get a certificate please follow the link below:
http://www.corksports.ie/index.cfm/page/codeofethics2 here you will get further information and a registration form to complete

The cost per participant is €18 which is to be made payable to the Cork Sports Partnership.

East Cork Further Education & Youthreach Centre

Youghal Camogie Awards Night for 2011

Michael Hussey — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:04:40 +0000

Youghal Camogie Awards for 2011 took place last Friday night. Youghal done well over the past 12 months in competition, both with Imokilly and County sections.U13 girls were runners up in the Imokilly A League and with the U18’s bringing home the U18 Championship County title last November was the highlight of the year.

Various awards were giving out to the Underage, with U8/U10/U12s awarded with Certificates and medals for the Cluster of Go Games Blitz’s, that went on over the east cork area over the summer months. Go Games is a new non-competitive league which caters for the age group from U12 down to players of 6 yrs of age.

U14 – Most Improved Player of the Year went to Eimear Farrell, with U14 – Most Dedicated Player of the Year was awarded to Sophie Monaghan. U16 – Most Improved went to Ellie Budds after having a great year with the U16s and U18 panels. U16 – Dedicated Player of the Year when to Shannen Bulman-Joyce another girl who shone in the U16 & U18 panels in 2011.

A number of the girls made the Cork Panels this year namely: Shona Cunningham for the Cork Intermediates, Leah Broderick – U16 Cork Panel, Emily Roche – U15 Cork Development Panel, Cork Primary Schools – Niamh Roche, Caitriona O Keeffe, Shauna O Connell, and Erin Galvin.

Great night had by all, with plenty of food from the generosity of the parents of the club, who have been great over the year with the support they show for the girls. Well done to all the trainers and mentors who give up a lot of their spare time to help train the teams. Underage training will begin shortly, keep you posted.

Click here to visit the Youghal GAA website

Click on image to see the Youghal Camogie Award Recipients for 2011. – Photo Youghal GAA. -

Youghal GAA Notes.

Eochaill Og Notes ( Tony Farrell)

Eochaill Og Match Reports and Results:

Sunday 29.01.12 – Venue: Cloughduv – U/16 County Hurling League Final .

Eochaill 0 - 05 Clonakilty 1 – 08

On Sunday 29th January the postponed U16 County League Hurling Final V Clonakilty took place in Cloughduv. This proved to be tough day for the lads having lost all momentum after winning the East Region league Final in November. Both teams tried their hardest but the game never got to championship pace. Clonakilty started the brighter and it took our lads 20mins to get going. Try as hard as we could we just never got into the game and Clonakilty ran out winners on a score line of 1-8 to 0-5.

Team: Kash Ranson, Sean Farrell, Chris Morrison, Conor Hennessy, Bill Mc Grath, Mark Flaherty, Chris Savage, Matt Farrell, Colin Keenaghan{Capt], Aidan O’Neill, Danny Walsh, Andrew Joyce, Ryan Coady, Ollie Dempsey, Ronan O’Sullivan.

Subs- Harry Oliphant, Rory Walsh, James Kelly, Darragh O’Connell.

Friday 01.02.12 – Venue: Club Aras – Minor Football Challenge.

Eochaill 5 - 08 Clashmore 3 – 12

Our Minor footballers got their season off to a winning start on Friday night last when they took on near neighbours Clashmore in a challenge. This was a positive start for the lads playing a nice attacking style. Faced with a strong Clashmore defence our forwards kicked some great scores with David O’Mahony, Dale Donoughe and Ordhan Brennan leading the way. David Twomey at midfield, Jason Murphy and Chris Savage in defence were solid throughout.

Team: G. O’Regan, C. Savage, R. O’Sullivan, M. O’Neill, C. Daly, O. Brennan, J Murphy,

D. Twomey, B. O’Donoughe, D. O’Donoughe, C. Keenaghan, T. Coleman, C. Farrell,

D. O’Mahony, M. Kenefick.

Sub: A. Joyce

Saturday 04.02.12 – Venue: Carrigadrohid – U/14 Football League.

Canovee 2 - 12 Eochaill 0 – 01

On Saturday our under 14 Footballers travelled away to play Canovee in the opening round of the football league. On a very wet day in Carrigadrohid with the bare 15 players available ( our thanks to Rory Mc Sweeney for coming along and making up the numbers ) we took to the field of play. Canovee had us under pressure right from the start. Our full back line all played well. The two Mc Sweeney brothers tried very hard. Aaron O Callaghan had a good second half at wing forward.

A special thanks to Catherine, David and Sandy for their time given in helping to drive the lad’s to Carrigadrohid. It was great to have their support on the day, encouraging and driving the team on, when all seemed against them including the weather.

Best for Youghal: Zach Downing, Jack Monaghan and Conor Walsh.

Team: Liam Mariga, Sean Hennessey, Liam Forrest, Zach Downing, Aaron O Callaghan, Rian McSweeney, Jack Monaghan, Leon Coady, Conor Walsh, Sean Smiddy, Fionn Cliffe, Cathal Mariga, Dillon Hogan, Oran Hennessey, Rory McSweeney.

Monday 06.02.12 – Venue: Club Aras – U/15 Football League.

Eochaill 4 - 09 Midleton 5 – 08

Tuesday 07.02.12 – Venue: Club Aras – Minor Football League.

Eochaill 4 - 07 Castlelyons 1 – 08

Our Minor Footballers got their League campaign of to a winning start when they took on Castlelyons in Youghal on Tuesday last 7TH February. Missing a few players due to college and exams, the lads started brightly. Both sides were evenly matched in the first half. Up front David O’Mahony and Dale Donoghue were playing well. Jason Murphy and Chris Savage tried hard to keep the Castlelyons attack at bay. A spell of Indiscipline led to a number of silly frees which the visitors converted. With five minutes to go to the break Tomas Coleman scored a well taken goal after great work by David Twomey and Cillian Ansbro. The first half finished, Youghal 1-2 Castlelyons 0-7.

The second half saw Ronan O’Sullivan move to midfield and Lee McCarthy introduced at center back. Right from the throw in Youghal set about winning this game with a much improved attitude. Colin Keenaghan at center forward started to get on more ball and our midfield pairing dominated the center of the field which led to a better supply to the full forward line and after 7 minutes Andrew Joyce finished a great move to the back of the Castlelyons net. From there the lads controlled the game and ran out winners on a score line of Youghal 4-8 Castlelyons 1-7. Round 2 of the league see the lads travel to Blarney to take on the home side on 18th February.

Team: Danny Walsh, C Savage, R O’Sullivan, M O’Neill, C Daly, D Twomey, J Murphy, B O’Donoghue, C Ansbro, D O’Donoghue, C Keenaghan, T Colman, O Dempsey, D O’Mahony, M Coady.

Subs. C Finn, C Morrisson, M Farrell, L McCarthy, G O’Regan.

Upcoming Eochaill Og Match Fixtures.

14.02.12 - U16P2FL Eochaill v Midleton Topfield @ 7:30pm

17.02.12 - U14BFL Eochaill v Bride Rovers Topfield @ 8pm

18.02.12 - MAFL Blarney v Eochaill in Blarney @ 4pm

18.02.12 - U15AFL Eochaill v Erins Own Topfield @ 4pm

25.02.12 - U13AFL Eochaill v Macroom away @ 2pm

Bag Packing in Tesco 4.02.12

Thank you to everybody that helped with our Bag packing in Tesco on Saturday the 4th last. A total of €780 was collected on the day. Also, thank you to all that contributed to the collection at such short notice. This collection will greatly help with the purchasing of new equipment for all our underage teams.

Website: Our website to keep in touch with all activities, match reports, managers and contact numbers

for each please log onto www.youghal.cork.gaa.ie.

RNLI launch and rescue statistics for Irish lifeboats show almost one thousand calls for help in 2011

Michael Hussey — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:32:22 +0000

7 February 2012

2011 saw RNLI lifeboats in Ireland launch 980 times to a variety of callouts. 905 people were rescued over the course of the year by volunteer lifeboat crews who spent over 9,826 hours on service at sea.

Youghal RNLI

Howth RNLI lifeboat station in Dublin was the busiest coastal Irish station, launching to 48 requests for help and, bringing 60 people to safety. They were followed by Crosshaven RNLI in Cork who launched 46 times and assisted 43 people. Enniskillen, one of Ireland’s two inland RNLI lifeboat stations which operates bases on both Upper and Lower Lough Erne, launched 52 times and brought 46 people to safety.

The busiest month for rescues was July with 155 launches followed by August with 124 calls for assistance. February 2011 was the busiest February for Irish launches in the RNLI’s history, as were May and October 2011.

Over a third of the RNLI’s callouts for last year were also carried out in darkness. The statistics show that launches to vessels suffering machinery failure still account for the largest number of callouts (187) followed by vessels reported to be in trouble (78), grounded (74) and capsizing (73).

Commenting on the 2011 statistics RNLI Deputy Divisional Inspector Gareth Morrison said: ‘Our lifeboat volunteers continue to show selfless dedication and commitment to saving lives. Some stations are extremely busy while others have less callouts but spend long hours at sea in awful conditions. There were some outstanding rescues last year including that to Rambler 100, in which Baltimore RNLI recovered 16 crew members off the upturned hull of the racing boat during the Fastnet race. Sadly there were also long searches for missing loved ones.

‘The work of the volunteer lifeboat crews could not be made possible without the generosity of the public who in difficult times continue to support Irish lifeboat crews. While these figures give an interesting insight into search and rescue by the RNLI on Irish waters they are by no means the full story. As well as working to save lives at sea the RNLI provides other programmes and services for the public including sea safety advice and clinics, education roadshows and visits to lifeboat stations.’

The 2011 figures are being released in the wake of the RNLI Lifejackets for Lifesavers campaign which will see every lifeboat station in Ireland take delivery of new specially designed lifejackets in September. The lifejackets have been commissioned by the RNLI for search and rescue work and have been given the seal of approval from lifeboat volunteers. The cost of providing the lifejackets for all 43 lifeboat stations in Ireland is estimated at €160,000.

Household charges – Public meeting at The Red Store, Youghal.

Michael Hussey — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:10:21 +0000

Public meeting about household charges

Tuesday 21/02/2012 in The Red Store, Youghal at 7.30pm.

Organised by Paddy Bullman and Heide Schniete.

Same Old Moon starts this week, Friday in Tallow

Michael Hussey — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:21:07 +0000

Same Old Moon, Brideview Drama’s new show, starts this Friday night,
February 10, at Tallow Community Centre, with doors opening at 7.30pm.

same old moon brideview drama norma howard denise obrien rachel occonnell

Starring Rachel O’Connell and John Baldwin, and directed by Jack
Aherne, the play is written by Geraldine Aron and is all about the
growing up and getting of wisdom of Brenda Barnes – from sweet
beginnings in Galway through to fame and fortune in London, Africa and
beyond.

Featuring a cast of 10 performing many different character roles over
19 scenes, Same Old Moon is a well-loved play that has been popular
around Ireland and the world for many years.

With lighting by Padraig Pollard and sound by Emily Aherne, and set
design by Pat Aherne and Vanessa Hyde, the group has lavished much
attention on making sure the production goes off with a bang.

The play is bittersweet, funny and moving, and has some hilarious
moments, such as the advice for young women moment, provided by a very
stern Mother Superior; anything the two fussbudgets, Brenda’s Mother
and her Aunty Peace have to say; Granny’s scene when she gets ready
for bed; and the arrival of the famous Italian opera singer Enrico
Caruso in the local teashop.

Brideview Drama is pleased to welcome back regulars Helen Aherne,
Damien Pollard, Connor Goulding and Tomás Roche to the stage, and it’s
great to see three new faces under the greasepaint: Edel Murphy of
Lismore, Norma Howard of Castlelyons and Denise O’Brien of Dungarvan.
Everyone’s enjoying the rehearsals very much and is looking forward to
offering a great night’s entertainment.

same old moon brideview drama vanessa hyde rachel o'connell

Tickets are available on the door, or call 0879582314 for bookings.
The show runs Friday and Saturday nights, February 10 and 11, then
again Friday and Saturday, February 24 and 25, with the play beginning
at 8.15pm promptly. As always, there will be free refreshments, and
many thanks must go to our sponsors such as Margaret Organ of
Waterford County Council Arts Office, and everyone who provides great
support and raffle prizes, including Keniry’s Bar and Centra,
Brideview Bar Tallowbridge, Forde’s Spar, Tallow Area Credit Union and
Daybreak Tallow.

If you would like to see pictures of the rehearsals or other Brideview
shows, find our community page on Facebook.

same old moon brideview drama edel murphy denise obrien

Ambulance and nursing home cuts criticised in health debate

Michael Hussey — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:51:13 +0000

Thur 2nd Feb 2012

Changes to the delivery of ambulance and nursing home services will have a devastating impact on the lives of thousands of families in the east Cork area, according to local Sinn Féin TD Sandra McLellan.

Speaking in the Dáil this week on the HSE’s National Service Plan, Deputy McLellan said:

“Some of the headline issues arising from this plan have been well highlighted. It is clear that the heart will be torn from our public nursing homes. We have already seen the ball start to roll in this regard. In Laois, in Athlone, in Dublin to name but a few. In my own area of east Cork facilities and beds are under threat in Fermoy and Youghal. Youghal Community Hospital is in danger of losing eight beds. The effect of this will be to leave vulnerable elderly people and their families at their wits end. Will there be a place available for my elderly loved one? If not, why not? Home help hours are being cut at the same time, as the state seems to be abandoning their duty of care.”

“Similarly the so-called “reorganisation” of pre-emergency care is causing considerable concern, and quite legitimately. Ambulance response times for 2011 were below target right across the board, yet the HSE somehow expect that by redeploying the same staff over longer periods in less sophisticated vehicles that this system will improve. This is simply unbelievable. Areas are up in arms. I commend the work of the Save Youghal Ambulance group which has been fighting for the retention of their ambulance service in the face of proposed downgrades. The plan as outlined will cost lives and needs to be resisted.

Sinn Féin TD for East Cork Sandra McLellan, Youghal Mayor Eoin Coyne and Youghal Town Councillors Michelle Hennessy, Eoin Flanagan, Mary Linehan-Foley, Michael Beecher and Tara O’Connell, who is also Chairwoman of the Save Youghal Ambulance group, Youghal Concerned Citizens group secretary Adrian Hyde with Save Youghal Ambulance supporters at the December 2011 protest against the HSE ‘s proposed changes to the East Cork ambulance. Pic: YOL

Rememberance Mass for all the fishermen, sailors and navy men from the East- Cork and West-Waterford area

Michael Hussey — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:00:29 +0000

Photographs and story courtesy of Mike Hackett. Video by Kieran McCarthy and Michael Hussey

On Saturday February 4th 2012 next at 10 am, a Mass will be celebrated in the Youghal Parish Church in rememberance of all the fishermen, sailors and navy men from this East- Cork and West-Waterford area who were lost to the water over the last one-hundred and fifty years. The list is of ninety-five men who died on tall-ships, trawlers, salmon boats, naval ships and liners, in all parts of the world. Sadly a great number were never found and have a watery grave. Some others were buried in far-away lands that vary from Russia to Brazil.
A selection of awarded medals will be on display during the Mass and it is hoped to have uniformed members of the Irish Naval Service, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the Irish Coastguard in attendance.

Sailors and Seamen of Youghal who lost their lives to the water.

Captain Fleming of Youghal died on the schooner ‘Hertford’ when it shipwrecked on the Wexford coast in 1882. It was owned by local merchants Flemings and the captain was one of the family.

James Butler of Windmill Hill also died on the schooner ‘Hertford’. James was actually a baker by trade and this was his first voyage. Patrick McCarthy and Seaman Bennett, both of Youghal, were also lost in that incident.

Walter William Burke of Hanover Street contracted Yellow Fever on the Tall-Ship ‘Melanope’ in 1894. He died at sea and the vessel brought the body into Rio-De-Janeiro, Brazil, where he is buried.

Miko Loughlin of the Mall died on the schooner William S. Green, shipwrecked on the Devon Coast in 1904. Danny Coakley of North Main Street and Tommy Walsh of Mary Street also died then on the William S. Green.

Jack Smyth of Flemimgs Court, Tallow Street, died on the ‘Annette’ when she went onto the rocks below Youghal Lighthouse in 1905. Captain Kirby of Dungarvan died on the same occasion.

Patrick McCarthy of Mouse Street caught a disease on a brigantine, died, and was buried in Archangel in Russia. He was grandfather of the late Noel Donoghue of Cross Lane.

Paddy O’Brien of Ballyvergan was lost overboard from the destroyer ‘Cossack’ at Ayr in Scotland, in 1919. He slipped on a steep gangway and hit his head on the quay-wall.

Captain Patrick O’Brien of Strand Street, died of blood poisoning on the ‘B.I.’ at Runcorn, Merseyside in 1914, at the age of 32.

Martin Bland of Church Street died on ship in 1920 and was buried in Aruba in the Dutch Carribean. He was father of the late George Bland of O’Rahilly Street.

James Duggan of Church Lane, in an attempt to rescue a fellow sailor,

was drowned while the schooner ‘Elizabeth Drew’ was berthed at New Ross in 1933.

William Perrott of Wales was drowned in 1933 while attempting to swim ashore from the ketch ‘Daisy’ while it was moored in Upper Youghal Harbour. There is a memorial to William chiselled into the rock near Youghal Lighthouse and he is buried in Templemichael graveyard.

Tommy Smyth of the Alms Houses was lost overboard at Rouen in france in 1933.

William John Coleman of Quay Lane died aboard ship in 1936 on the way to Australia. He was buried at sea.

The Nellie Fleming lost with all five sailors in February 1936

Captain Michael Duggan of Church Street was lost on the ‘Nellie Fleming’ which foundered without trace between the Bristol Channel and Youghal in February 1936. Also lost on the same vessel were: Batty Glavin, on the way home to his daughter’s wedding; Eddie Sullivan of Raheen Road on his first voyage as cabin boy; Dan Kenneally of The Mall, father of a large family; and Declan Doyle of Penders Lane, eighteen years of age.

William Ring of 135 North Main Street was lost overboard in Cardiff Docks in 1937. Having managed to hold onto a rope all night, he died the following morning from exposure.

John Doyle from Gallagher Terrace fell overboard while on a voyage to Australia in 1938. He was a brother to Declan Doyle, lost on the ‘Nellie Fleming’ two years earlier.

Connie Troy of Windmill Hill was electrocuted while repairing his fishing boat at Cobh in 1946.

Michael O’Regan of South Cross Road was serving in the Irish Naval Service on the ‘L.E. Cliona’ in 1952. He took ill on board, was brought to hospital but sadly died at just eighteen.

Patrick Sullivan of South Cross Road, was lost overboard at Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1962.

Teddy Murphy of Kent Street, was struck down with appendicitis at sea in 1962 on the ship ‘Ordinance’. He died in Dunkirk hospital.

Tom Paul Ring of Sarsfield Terrace and Joey Gaule of Mall Lane died while asleep in their bunks on the ‘Irish Sycamore’ as it lay docked in New Orleans in 1965. Smoke inhalation was the cause of death when a fire started in an empty cabin next door.

Gerry Griffin of Brown Street, was lost overboard from the ‘Mossville’ while berthed at Cork in 1967. It was said that a plank gangway collapsed.

Noel O’Brien of De Valera Street died when he fell overboard from a dredger on the river Thames in 1968.

Joe Higgins of Strand Street fell between vessel and quay at Greenock in Scotland in 1970 and was drowned. The ship was the ‘M.V. St. William’.

Timothy J. Harnedy from Inchiquin, Killeagh was drowned in 1982 while swimming at Bondi Beach in Australia. Ted was the ship’s radio officer and was on leave, awaiting a plane home.

James Jessie Collins of Raheen Road, died on the tanker ‘Rathcoyle’ in 1994. Asleep in his bunk, while docked at Ellesmere Port near Chester, he died of a heart attack.

The Kathleen and May

Fishermen who died in River, Harbour and Bay tragedies.

James Hannigan of Wesley Place, drowned when a salmon yawl overturned in Youghal Harbour in 1886. Connie Glavin of Greens Quay was also lost in that disaster.

Two Flaherty brothers and two Mulcahy brothers of Monatrea, were drowned when their salmon boat capsized at Mangans Cove in 1887.

Four men were drowned near the Metal Bridge in 1892 when their salmon yawl turned over. They were Maurice Keogh, Maurice Fleming, William Keating and John White — all were from Ardsallagh. They were using a dipping-lug sail at the time with which it was hard to change tack.

John Hogan of Ardsallagh went for a swim in 1916 at the High Rock near Fleming’s Ferry, between fishing the tides., and it cost him his life. He had his passage booked to America and a tailor named Bride in Youghal was making a suit of clothes for him.

Tommy Smith of Primrose Lane, was drowned in Youghal Harbour in 1923 when his salmon boat captized. With him and also lost were Pats Murray of Monatrea and Tom Aher of Porters Lane. Saved that day was Mike Hannigan, who was Cox of the local lifeboat for years.

Bob Foley of Water treet was drowned when another salmon boat turned over in 1927. Also lost then were Declan Kenure of Windmill Lane and Jim Boland of Water Street.

Then in 1933, yet another salmon yawl capsized on the river. Drowned that day were Johnny Brennan of The Mall and Tommy Truxie Griffin of Mill Road. Rescued were Tommy Muta Heaphy and Mike O’Neill.

Mick O’Brien-Stokes of Sarsfield Terrace died of a heart attack in his boat while fishing down the harbour in 1949.

Paddy Barry of Ceann a Bhotair (Redbarn) received severe head injuries when his boat turned over off the beach at Redbarn in 1954. He died of his injuries in hospital.

Declan Hannon of South Main Street was lost overboard from a fishing boat in Waterford Harbour in 1972.

Danny Twohig of Blackwater Heights suffered a heart attack while hauling his nets on the river in 1992. He died in the boat.

The William S. Green lost in 1904 with the loss of three lives.

Lost at War

Richard Ahern of Youghal, died when the ‘H.M.S. Goliah’ was sunk in 1915.

William Patrick Nolan of Brown Street, died in the sinking of ‘H.M.S. Defence’ in 1916.

Michael Mulcahy of Ardmore was killed when the ‘H.M.S. Indefatigable’ was sunk in 1916.

Maurice McGrath of the Clock Gate, died on the ‘H.M.S. Davis’ in 1917.

John Hyde of the Ferrypoint, died when the ‘H.M.S. Cornwall’ went down in 1918.

When the ‘H.M.S. Laurentic’ hit a minefield off Malin Head near Derry in 1917, it cost the lives of four Youghal sailors. They were: Patrick Brennan and John Buckley, both of The Mall; William Lynch, Buckley’s Lane; and Jacky O’Brien, Windmill Lane.

William Glavin of Windmill Hill was lost when the minesweeper ‘Mignonette’ was torpedoed off the Cork coast in 1917.

Tommy Stack of South Cross Road, Miley Long of Water Street and Jack Murphy of South Main Street died in 1940 when the aircraft carrier ‘H.M.S. Glorious’ was sunk by battle cruisers in the North Sea.

Brendan Murphy of Market square and William Kirby of The Mall died on the cruiser ‘H.M.S. Gallatea’ when it was torpedoed and sunk off Alexandria in 1941. It sank in ninety seconds.

Two more Youghal men died when the battleship ‘H.M.S. Barham’ was torpedoed and sunk off Alexandria in 1941. They were Jerry Connolly of Cork Hill and Bobby Webster of Sarsfield Terrace. The two men were stokers down below and had little chance of escape following the four torpedo hits.

Tommy Roche of Water Street died when the armed trawler ‘Lincoln City’ was sunk in the North Atlantic in 1941. He is buried on the Faroe Islands.

Jimmy Walsh of Raheen Road lost his life early during the Second World War when his ship, a merchantman, was sunk by a torpedo. It is said that in his house was a picture of a sailor returning home with his bag over his shoulder and his family running to greet him. On the night that Jimmy died at sea, the picture fell off the wall for no apparent reason — the cord had not broken and the nail was still firmly stuck in the wall.

Bill Kelly of Market Square was killed when his vessel, the ‘Swiftpool’ was bombed while moored on the Thames river.

Maurice Cooney of Kent Street, on another merchantman, was killed by U boat action in 1941.

Tommy Mulcahy of Market Square died on the ‘Kingston Hill’ after it was torpedoed in 1941. He was engaged to be married.

John Ronayne of South Cross Road was in the merchant navy and was lost as a result of U boat action early in the war.

Edward Fowkes of Ashe Street was on the ‘Shakespeare’ during an aircraft attack on the ship. He was killed on deck.

Peter Lynch of Church Street lost his life when ‘S.S. Milos’ was torpedoed and sunk in 1942. His parents later lived in the house which had been the Fever Hospital at Raheen Road.

Alfie Hartnett of Barrys Lane was on the ‘Irish Pine’ when it was sunk by U-608 in the North Atlantic in 1942. The ‘Irish Pine’ was clearly showing neutral markings and was lit up to show the Irish connection. It was a bad decision on the part of the U boat captain.

Connie Glavin of Cork Hill died when his vessel the ‘S.S. Miriam

Thomas’ was run over by an American troop ship in the Irish Sea. There was no survivor from Connie’s ship after that calamity.

Eddie Glavin of Cork Hill, Connie’s brother, died when his ship was torpedoed, just three days out of New Zealand, in 1943.

Michael Lynch of Kent Street fell ill on board his ship ‘S.S. British Renown’ in 1944 and died. He is buried on the Isle of Wight.

Paddy McGrath of Strand Street died when the ‘S.S. Empire Heritage’ was sunk by a mine in 1944. He had earlier survived two sinkings by torpedo in the North Atlantic.

More Youghal Seaman Lost

Captain William O’Brien of The Mall was drowned when he fell overboard at Greens Quay from the ‘Rob Roy’ in 1900. It seems that he had been asleep in his bunk for awhile before he awoke to find the ship ranging (beginning to tug) at her ropes due to a build-up of sea swell. A storm was imminent! William got up to adjust the fenders of the vessel, ensuring that it would not damage itself against the quay wall. Tragically, in the process, he fell overboard and was drowned.

Another Captain, William Jones of Friar Street, was lost from the ‘S.S.’ Athena’ as the vessel navigated the Majellan Straits in Southern Argentina. It happened in 1904, ten years before the opening of the Panama Canal. At that time, the only way from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic for large ships was around Cape Horn, or via the nearby Majellan Straits for smaller ones.

When the ‘Hiland Mar’ went onto the rocks at Ardo Head near Ardmore in 1894, it cost the lives of two Youghal sailors. They were named as seamen Bennet and Fenton and both were from the Windmill Hill area. The ‘Hiland Mar’ was carrying steel for an extension to the Youghal Brickworks on that ill-fated voyage. The skipper — Captain Nagle of The Mall — escaped by climbing the cliffs to reach the nearby house of the Terry family.

In the second half of the last century, two disasters in Ardmore cost the lives of four of their salmon fishermen. On both occasions, the boats overturned. Lost to the sea in 1982 were: Liam Lincoln and Tom Morrissey of Ardmore.

Then in 1995 cousins Paul Dunne and Edmond Fitzgerald also died in similar circumstances when they were drowned while salmon fishing at Ardmore.

The total number listed here ( and this may not be complete ) is ninety-four.

God grant peace to all their souls.

Youghal Metal Bridge in the days of sail.