Around the Districts: Buttevant, Kilcorney-Dromtariffe and Killavullen

Irish Independent

09-05-2025

Vigil Mass
The Saturday Vigil Mass for the Month of May will be celebrated in Lisgriffin church.
'40 Years On'
Cahirmee Singers Buttevant have long been established in the town and have performed far-and-wide and are much acclaimed for their choice of song and music and showcasing their talents to many appreciative audiences who are loud in their praise of this talented group of performers.
To celebrate their 'Fortieth Anniversary' the group will hold a celebratory concert on Saturday May 24th in Saint Mary's Church Buttevant (by kind permission of Fr. Baker P.P.). There will be several musical acts on the night and the group will also perform. Tickets will be pre-sold at €10 for this occasion and more details will be made known nearer the appointed time. Contact Mary on 086-7936318 for all details.
Bingo
The weekly bingo session continues on Monday night in the local G.A.A. hall. There is a substantial monetary jackpot to be won together with numerous other monetary prize winning games associated with bingo sessions. Games get under way from 8p.m.
Rememberance Masses
The annual Mass at St. Brigid's Cemetery Buttevant will be held on Wednesday, May 14th at 8p.m. Anyone who may have relatives interred in the cemetery is welcome to attend. The annual Mass at Templemary Well will be held on Friday, May 16th at 8p.m.
Lotto
The locally promoted lotto draw takes place on Thursday night in Buttevant Soccer Club Pavillion where a monetary jackpot of €5,200 can be won or shared on the choice of four lucky numbers to match the four lucky numbers drawn on draw night. Draw cards can be purchased from club members and appointed local retail outlets. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Cul Camp
Buttevant G.A.A. club are holding their annual Cul Camp from July 7th to July 11th inclusive in their local grounds. Contact Sandra on 087-6269786.
Running Club
Buttevant Running Club training continues on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 7.15p.m. in the G.A.A. grounds. New members should have reached 18 years of age and hi-vis gear is compulsory. Contact Facebook or email [e-mail].
Walking Club
Buttevant Walking Club continue their weekly sessions on Monday nights from 7p.m. Assembly point is at Scoil Mhuire na Trocaire.
Social Dancing
Social dancing and Jive Dance Classes continue on Wednesday nights in the Muintir na Tire hall Buttevant. Contact Yvonne on 087-2448535 for all details.
KILCORNEY-DROMTARIFFE
Congratulations
Congratulations to Pat Sheehan, Kilcorney and the Millstreet team on winning the All Ireland Scor Quiz final recently. This is Pat's 4th All Ireland Title which is a massive achievement. Congratulations from everyone in the community.
Denis Horgan Social Bowling Club
Jackie Daly/Liam Casey Competition: Sam Aherne 3 points, Donal Cashman 2 points, Maurice Cashman 2 points, Jonathan O Callaghan 1 point, Dean Sexton 2 points, Geraldine Casey 2 points.
Road Bowling Results
Results March 1st &; 2nd
@ BAILE BHUIRNE Denise Murphy bt Hannah Cronin Inter
@ BALLINACARRIGA Donal O'Mahony bt Dinney Nyhan Nov-Vet ls €200
as.
@ BALLINACURRA Liam Murphy bt Trevor O'Sullivan €1,000 as. Cian
Boyle bt Denis Wilmot bt Noel O'Donovan 3 x €3,300 as Final. Lee Collins bt
Darragh Collins 2bls €100 as.
@ BANTRY Tim Young bt Paul O'Reilly bt David Shannon 3 x €2,500 as &
€5,000 Young/Shannon (Mick Young Cup SF). Colm O'Regan bt Flor Crowley
2bls €5,000 as. Timmy McDonagh bt Anthony Crowley bt John O'Rourke 1bl 3
x €6,600 as (Mick Young Cup SF). Conor Lucy bt Chris Murray €3.050 as.
Timmy McDonagh bt Tim Young ls €3,500 as (Mick Young Cup Final). Denis
O'Sullivan bt Barry O'Reilly 1bl €4,000 as. Aidan Murphy bt Martin Coppinger
1bl €13,000 as (Dan Riordan Cup). Jim Coffey bt John Cahalane €4,450 as.
@ BEAL NA BLATH Brendan O'Neill bt Ger O'Driscoll ls €1,600 as. Gearoid
Lucey/Paul Twomey bt Kevin Coughlan/Michael O'Callaghan €1,100 as.
@ BWEENG Matthew Bradley bt Damien McMahon Nov-D €290 as. Jack
Oldham bt Brendan Cotter €150 as.
@ CARRIGNAVAR Team Results, 1 st Carrignavar 2 nd Bottlehill. Bertie
Kelleher bt Tom O'Donovan 2bls Nov-C.
@ CASTLETOWN Thomas Malony bt Shane Healy 1bl €950 as. Nov-D. Eoin
McCarthy bt John Cahalane 1bl €2,750 as.
@ CLONDROHID Adrianna Creedon bt Tara Twomey ls Jun-Ladies.
@ CURRAHEEN Denis Connolly bt Christy O'Donnell Nov-Vet 2bls ns. Joe
Lotty bt John Cronin Nov-Vet 1bl ns.
@ DRINAGH Conor Mccarthy bt Vincent Roche Nov-C ls €300 as. Kevin
O'Donovan bt Liam McCarthy Nov-D ls €250 as.
@ DURRUS Kieran Collins bt Declan O'sullivan Nov-D 2bls €120 as.
@ FIRMOUNT Barry Murphy bt Mickey McAuliffe ns , Evan Murphy bt Paul
Walsh €500 as.
@ FISHERS X Ritchie Lawton bt Brian Harrington €420 as. Mickey
Harrington bt Ritchie Lawton €850 as.
@ GLENABO Martin Daly bt Eugene Hanley Nov-Vet ls ns.
@ LYRE Seamus Sexton bt James O'Donovan MHC SF 1bl €2,500. Micháel
O'Sullivan bt Adrian Buttimer SF 1bl €800 as
@ KILCORNEY Andrew O'Callaghan bt Darragh Dempsey 2bls €1,500 as.
Michael Casey bt Ryan Long Nov-D €100 as ls.
@ MACROOM Aodh Lynch bt Eoin Moynahan U-18 2bls. Tadhg Cooney bt
Sean Lehane U-18 2bls.
@ PADDOES Tony Dunlea bt Noel Hegarty Nov-Vet ns.
@ REENASCREENA Martin Collins bt Eoin Deasy ns. Cian Minihane bt
Shane McCarthy €220 as.
@ ROSSCARBERY Cathal Collins bt Cormac Cuinnea ls ns. Patrick Collins bt
Shane Goggin ls €170 as. Joseph Hennessy bt Barry O'Donovan 1bl €200 as.
@ TERELTON Matty McDonagh bt Jerry Lynch 1bl ns Nov-C. Patrick Browne
bt Martin O'Connor 1bl ns Nov-C.
@ TEMPLEMARTIN Barry Murphy bt Shane Desmond Nov-D ls €250 as.
@ TIMOLEAGUE Kevin Harrington bt Ger Fitzpatrick Nov-Vet 1bl €550 as.
@ THE BOG ROAD Paul Butler bt Tom O'Donovan ls €460 as. Pascal Bowen
bt Darragh O'Donovan 1bl €700 as.
@ THE MARSH ROAD Shane McCarthy bt Jerry Crowley 1bl €400 as. Sean
McNulty bt Darren O'Brien ls €400 as.
@ THE PHALE ROAD (Teds Tournaments)
Boy's U-16, Patrick McCarthy bt Kevin Kelleher, Ross O'Brien bt Culann
Bourke, Stephen O'neill bt Ethan Hurley,
U-14, Oisin Murray bt Sean Lehane, Tadhg Hickey bt Jack McCarthy, Tadhg
Farrell bt Brian Kelleher,
U-12 Fionan Twohig bt Darragh Foley, Darragh Ahern bt Cillian Hurley.
U-10, Tommy Coppinger bt Kieran Hickey, Sean Hickey bt Cathal Gleeson,
Donor O'sullivan bt Paudie O'donoghue, Darragh Maloney bt Bobby O'Brien.
U-8 Frankie Flynn bt Donnacha O'Sullivan, Matty McDonagh bt Fionan
Dwyer, Michael Gleesson bt Dillon Bohane, Colm Bohane bt Alex Hubbard
Girl's U-16 Meabh Cuinnea bt Orla Murphy bt Grace Ahern,
U-14 Anna Deane bt Mia Hubbard.
KILLAVULLEN
Table Quiz
Killavullen National School are hosting a table quiz in The Haven Bar on Friday May 16th at 9pm. Tables of 4 are €40 and there will be a great raffle on the night also.
Communion For the First Time
Congratulations to the children of Ballygown NS who received Communion for the First Time last Saturday and best wishes to the children of Killavullen NS who are preparing for their special day this coming Saturday.
Nano Nagle Mass 2025
Killavullen Community Council on behalf of the people of the Parish and The Presentation Sisters invite everybody to their annual Concelebrated Mass to honour Nano Nagle, the founder of the Presentation Order at the site of her birthplace at Ballygriffin, Killavullen on Sunday May 11th at 11.30am. There will be refreshments after in the dining room.
Farmers Market
Killavullen Farmers Market will take place on Saturday, May 10th, from 10.30am to 1pm. Come along and enjoy a fantastic range of local food, fresh produce, and handmade crafts. A great way to support local makers and enjoy a friendly community atmosphere. Don't miss out – we'd love to see you there!
Darkness Into Light
Darkness Into Light takes place this Saturday morning May 10th. This inspiring event symbolizes hope, as communities come together to support mental health and prevent suicide.
Pieta was founded in Dublin in 2006 and was established to provide free, accessible support to people affected by suicide and self-harm. Pieta now has over 20 centres nationwide with over 300 staff and offers a variety of supports to people impacted by suicide and self-harm, completely FREE of charge. 24-hour Crisis Helpline on Free Phone [phone], or Text 'HELP' to 51444 (std msg rates apply) to speak to a therapist.
Good luck to all in our Parish who do this walk in solidarity with others and also raise funds for this service.
Chiropody Dates
Appointments with our friendly and dedicated chiropodist Patricia are now available for June 14th and July 5th. Please contact her at 086 3225052 to arrange an appointment.
Lotto
Killavullen Community Council Lotto takes place twice a week. The bonus ball of the National Lottery draw is the winning number each Wednesday and Saturday evening.
Last week's winners were Joe Taylor Jnr and Brian Mellerick both having the lucky bonus numbers. Congratulations and thank you to one and all for your support.
Schools enrolling
Killavullen and Ballygown National Schools are accepting applications for new enrolments in September 2025.
Please contact the schools for further details.
Ladies Football
Killavullen Ladies Football Club were delighted to hear the news that member Zoe Boyle will receive a bursary to attend the Gaeltacht this coming summer – the second year in a row when Killavullen LGFC was selected.
GAA club news
Draw vs Ballinora - Killavullen and Ballinora swerved up a good tough, uncompromising game of hurling, last Sunday in Ballymah, the second field of this club, on the outskirts of Cork city. It is the second field in name only as the conditions were superb, in a complex featuring ample parking, two pitches and a walkway all around the grounds. Both teams will fell that the two points could have been gleamed for various reasons, but a draw was the outcome.
Jamie Magner opened the scoring for us, in the first minute, and Colm O Mahony added a second from open play. Killavullen were playing with the wind advantage on this elevated ground, but Ballinora equalised with two free's in the 5th and 8th minute to draw level. We lost Michael Cagney to a hamstring issue shortly thereafter, and Darragh O Grady was introduced. Ballinora took the lead with the scoring of another free from the sharp shooter , Alan O Shea before Owen Magner raced onto a breaking ball and fired it over the cross bar to draw us level., and we retook the lead with a fine point, quickly executed in a crowded play situation by Darragh. Jamie pushed us further ahead from a converted 65 metre shot, after their goal keeper turned aside a decent goal bound shot from Owen Magner. Ballinora responded with a point from play before Owen pushed out lead back out to two points, in the 20th minute.
Both centre backs, Liam Cronin for us, and Conor Quirke for Ballinora were very influential in the game and Ballinora scored next to leave only a point between the teams. We had several chances in and around their goals, when Colm Looney and Colm O Mahony fetched good possessions from the air, but got crowded out in the act of shooting. Jamie scored from open play, but Ballinora got that point back from a free, and we thought that Colm Looney deserved a free and a penalty when he was fouled and had to resort to kick the ball goalwards when his hurley was held. That kicked effort deflected out for a 65 Metre shot, which Jamie converted. Ballinora got the last point in the opening half from play, to leave the score at the interval 0-08 to 0-07 in our favour but that was surely not effort with the breeze to favour our hosts in the second period. We had seven wides in that opening half.
Ballinora drew level shortly after the restart, but then lost a player to straight red card that was spotted by the referee. Jamie put us level again from a free but Ballinora equalized from a free of their own, and took the lead in a vert tight game, from another free after 15 minutes, of dogged but determined play from both sides, this was from a situation when our puck out went askew, and a fould was conceded needlessly. Ballinora went further ahead with a nopther point, but we got a live line when Darragh O Grady scored in the 52nd minute. Scores were hard earned and scarce in this half. Ballinora got another point before Darragh scored his third point of an impressive game for him, in the 55th minute. Jamie added another free to draw us level, and Owen Magner capped another fine game for himself with a point, before Eoin Birchill though he had sealed the win for us, in the 60th minute of the game.
Still Ballinora fought back and got a point to reduce the arrears to 1 point in the 32nd minute, before Brian Cotter scored a long range point for us, in the 34th minute of the half. Ballinora forced a free when time was almost up, but in the next play, Killavullen sent a long range free over the sideline to eat up some time, but were not set up for the quick side cut that Ballinora took, and from that play, they forced the equalizer on the 8th minute of additional time.
Game over on the restart, and the teams shared the spoils on 0-15 each.
Division 4 hurling - Killavullen powered their way to the summit of the Avondhu Division 4 hurling league with a strong second half display against Buttevant, played in Buttevant earlier today, on a pitch that you could admire all day long.
Kian Lane opened the scoring for us, with a point, but we were rocked back on our haunches soon afterwards when Buttevant scored a goal, with their opening attack. They tacked on another point before Sean Palmer added a point for us, and then Buttevant added another point from a free. Joe Cagney, Sean's partner in crime in midfield, scored a delightful point for us, from out on the wing but Buttevant, with the aid of the breeze, were a goal in front again, when they scored the next point. Sean Woulfe scored a long-range point from a free, that he had won himself before Colm Hannon finished to the net emphatically after a great run through the middle by Sean Palmer, drew the man and isolated Colm. Colm then added a smart point and the new make-shift full forward in Cian O Connor scored a point and then Sean Palmer again to have Killavullen in the lead by 1-07 to 1-03 after 15 minutes.
Conor O Brien was very effective for Buttevant as well as Kyle Bowles in their inside forward line, and Buttevant got two points back from those sources. Sean Palmer was buzzing a round the field though, and Joe Cagney, gathered a great pass from Barry Cotter and when Joe delayed his pass until Sean ran into the channel, a great team goal resulted Again Buttevant replied with two more scores, the later a free before Mike Walsh scored a fine point, and Colm Hannon forced a great save from the Buttevant net stopper after he, Colm was found in space by a dinky cross field pass from Cian. Sean Woulfe, by two and Colm Hannon added further points to our tally to leave the score at the break 2-11 to 1-07 in our favour.
On the restart, Sean Woulfe finished right into the corner from a searing, racking pass from Seamus O Mahony who at times, was very clever in our centre back berth, with his general pass and especially the distribution. Mike Walsh added another point before Kyle Bowles got one back for Buttevant. Colm Hannon scored another goal after a clever pass from Padraig Cronin to Ian O Mahony and the pass from Ian to his better place colleague found Colm in way too much space, and he capitalised.
That was the cue for a raft of Killavullen changes from there to the end of the game, and it was refreshing to have both Kevin and Seamus Fox back amongst us, after several years in Australia. Better still that they showed up competitive, fit, and eager, and with places to be won on the Junior A team, bringing on substitutes into this Division 4 team, does not weaken it, one bit. Competition for places is that keen.
Buttevant stayed in the game with another point, before Sean Palmer and Sean Woulfe added to their haul with more scores. Buttevant got another point before Joe Cagney got the next point, and Darragh in our goals brought off a good save. Mike Walsh, and the birthday boy, Niall Feaheny scored two goals with accomplished finishes to put a gloss on the scoreline. Buttevant added another goal, before Seamus Fox found the net, that he had threatened to do, immediately after his introduction, to bring the final score of the game to 7-15 to 2-10.
The best aspect about this game was the confidence in the Killavullen players to play intricate passes around the field, confident of where the space was, and the close control of the Killavullen players, that allowed them time to control the ball, and effect good decisions. A nice overall balanced team, that is coming along nice and great to get some injured players back into the mix again, as well as the returning emigrants.
Lotto - There was no winner of the local GAA lotto on last Tuesday night, 29th April in the draw, which took place in the Community Centre. The numbers drawn were 8, 9 and 18. The jackpot on the night was at €1,900. The winners of the lucky dips, last Tuesday night, were as follows: €50–Claire Foley (seller Online Sales); €30 – Majella O Connell (seller – John Angland); €20 – Kevin Luddy (seller – Lar Luddy). The next jackpot on next Tuesday night, the 6th May will be, at €2,000 Purchase your ticket from any committee member or from our website- Killavullengaa.com. Thank you for your anticipated and ongoing support.
Adult fixture - It is all very local next week as Killavullen play Mallow on Friday next (9th May) at 7.30pm in Killavullen in the Avondhu Division 1 Football League Game, and play Abbey Rovers (Castletownroche) in Killavullen on the 13th of May, again in Killavullen in Division 3 Football League.
Golf Classic
With several personnel from Killavullen very involved in the day to day operations of Doneraile Golf club, and Helen Cremin, nee Stafford of this parish, now lady captain for 2025, Killavullen GAA will have a golf classic in this very picturesque venue on the weekend, the 13th and 14th of June.
The format will be a champagne scramble, which should make for lively scoring.
Excellent prizes have been arranged with golf outings arranged for Killarney, Waterford Castle and Muskerry courses, so those prizes are certainly worth getting excited about.
If you would like to play or advertise we would be delighted to have you involved. You can revert to John O Donovan on 086-3934232 or simply reserve a slot for your team to [e-mail]