Holy Trinity Lecture

A short series of images taken on the occasion

of Julian Walton's outstanding lecture

on the history of 

Holy Trinity Church, Portlaw

(Church of Ireland, Eaglais na hÉireann, Anglican)

The lecture was part of  Heritage Week

and one of numerous events in Waterford county, and nationwide. 

Holy Trinity at sunrise in November 2009.

Revd. Mellissa Jeffers, Rector Fiddown Union of Churches,
opening the lecture.

Mr. Julian Walton, noted historian,
addressing the audience from the pulpit.

Scott Jackson (USA), Kathleen Crotty, and Ger Crotty,
chairman Portlaw Heritage Group.

Revd. Mellissa and local writer, Jack Kelly,
deep in conversation.

Dr. Aidan Finnegan, Kate Finnegan and daughter Órla,
an up-and-coming rower! 

John Fitzpatrick, John Tompson and Johnny Crotty,
with young Miss xxxxx Thompson in front.

Bernie Crotty in conversation with Revd. Mellissa.

John & Gillian Wills, Piltown.

Jack Kelly, having a discussion with Julian Walton.

Corrine O'Mahony-Walsh  looking after the refreshments!

A presentation to Julian Walton as a token of appreciation.
In centre Revd. Mellissa, with Corinne on right.

Basil Croeser - guide at Curraghmore House, Willie Fraher - Dungarvan Museum
and Julian Walton.

Hay-cutting beside church on August 29th, 2016.    

minor corrections to follow

SOLAR ENERGY DEVELOPMENT

                                                                                                                                                               Roadside planning permission notice re Solar Energy Development

at Coolroe and Clashganny townlands.

The notice is dated 10th August 2016.

No objection here!

Anything is better than Nuclear Power and we gotta keep the Greenhouse Gases down!
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Clonagam Cemetery Mass

The Clonagam Cemetery Mass

has been repeated once more this year (2016)

on Tuesday, August 9th.

. . . remembering the dead from different religious backgrounds,
who have been buried in this beautiful place for probably over three hundred years.

                                                                                                                                                               Seán Comerford, Fr. Rd. O'Halloran C.C., Michael Kinsella and Pat Walsh,

some of the earliest arrivals at the cemetery.

Among the first was Johnny Crotty,
also Alan Walsh, who had done much work in advance on 'beautifying' the location.

Eileen Nolan, Katie Rowan, Mary Coe and Maureen Gough,
the latter 'an old friend' from Waterford city!

Local personality, Peggy Brophy,
and Eileen xxxxx, making sure they had a seat.

Sister Margaret and Fr. Richard,
on the scene early also, to ensure time for a chat with other arrivals.

Overall view, showing mainly the seated people,
while many others stood nearer the church.
A rough count showed that at least seventy were present.

Revd. Mellissa Jeffers, part-time priest - Fiddown Union of Churches (Ch of Irld),
being introduced here by Fr. Richard,
with Knochanaffrin (Hill of the Mass) left of centre in the background. 

The first reading at this great ecumenical occasion by Lord Waterford.

The second reading by Emma Verling, assisted here by Bernie Crotty.

Some were distracted during Fr. Richard's fine homily.

It must have been these goats, part of a Curraghmore herd,
who had been allowed to graze on the grounds for some time beforehand.

The Blessing, by Revd. Mellissa, assisted here by Fr. Richard.

'Preesh' Morrisey attended the ceremony with her son, Tom.

                                                                                                                                                                 A group from a variety of places:

L to R: Jim O'Shea - Piltown; Luke Sheehan - Ballyclerihan, Clonmel;

Séamus Holden - Mooncoin and Liam Mooney, Jonestown Carrick-on-Suir.

Saving the Harvest

A Combine Harvester at work

beside the Carrick Gate Avenue at Curraghmore

yesterday, August 9th, 2016.

The seed for this 'winter wheat' was sown 

during the third week of October last.

Three pictures from that occasion are already on this site.

Luckily, farmers are having good weather for the work this year!

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Addendum - August 15th, 2016.

The Corn saved and the straw now baled.