Fáilte and welcome to the Barryroe Community Website
The initial aims of this brand new website launched on 26 April 2026 are to:
- List Local Events
- List Local Organisations and Businesses in the Directory
- Publish Community News
- Build a library of interesting local History
- Share the local Nature
Please do Add an Event or Add Your Listing
New website launched!Closing Date for Applications
Fri 19 June 2026
A summer camp for children 5 to 14 yrs
Singing, dancing, drama, music and fun
Closing date for applications
Fri 19 June 2026
Want to be on stage?
Can you help behind the scenes?
There's a place for you at
Butlerstown Players
Timoleague Educational Garden
'Let's Get Blooming'
Speaker:
Annette Smyth
Suggested donation €10
the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group presents:
Whale Watch Ireland 2026
Land-based guided wildlife event
by Denis O'Regan
Did you know the collective noun is a 'clattering' or 'chattering' of Choughs?
I prefer the latter as it seems most apt and for the sheer alliteration.
Although Chough is now pronounced "Chuff" it was possibly originally pronounced "Chew" an example of an onomatopoeic name after it's distinctive call.
What are these Choughs scheming on the garden wall?
A Chattering of ChoughsThe practice of creating Cillíní burial sites in West Cork arose from a combination of social, religious, and economic factors
In past times many families could not afford formal burials in consecrated ground, particularly for children who died at a young age. As a result, these small, informal burial sites sprang up, often located near churches or in remote rural areas. In Barryroe, the seventeen known cillíní serve as poignant reminders of the hardships faced by families during times of high infant mortality.
Here is a video of the Cillín at Donaghmore, Lislevane
The Cillín at Donaghmore
The O’Leary family of Curriheverin played a distinguished part in the life of the parish of Barryroe at least since the 1850s
They are inextricably linked with the Coughlan family, who originated in the parish and whose contribution to Irish-American legal and political life is the subject of a separate entry on this website.
Daniel O’Leary is listed in Griffith’s Valuation (1852) as leasing circa eighty-two acres at Curriheverin West from the Ladies Boyle.
In 1883, on the death of Daniel, the land was transferred to his son Cornelius O’Leary, except for circa six acres that was transferred to Rev. John O’Leary, presumably another son.
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Upcoming Events
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Music Mania Summer Camp Applications
Sat 09 May 2026 - 9:10 am -
Canto Community Choir
Tue 19 May 2026 - 7:30 pm -
Butlerstown Players AGM
Fri 22 May 2026 - 8:00 pm -
Summer Gardening Demo
Sat 23 May 2026 - 12:00 pm -
Whale Watch Ireland 2026
Sat 23 May 2026 - 5:00 pm -
Lip Sync 2026
Sat 23 May 2026 - 7:30 pm -
Barryroe Friendship Club
Mon 25 May 2026 - 2:30 pm -
Canto Community Choir
Tue 26 May 2026 - 7:30 pm -
Courtmacsherry Water Safety Swim Week
Mon 06 July 2026 - 9:00 am -
Music Mania Summer Camp
Mon 06 July 2026 - 10:00 am