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

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Tue 19 May 2026

7:30pm to 9:00pm

 Barryroe National School

P72 YE28

A free Community Choir based in Barryroe National School, Lislevane

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Sat 23 May 2026

12 Noon

 Timoleague Educational Garden

across from Foley's Centra

Timoleague Educational Garden

'Let's Get Blooming'

Speaker:
Annette Smyth

Suggested donation €10

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Sat 23 May 2026

7:30pm

 Timoleague Community Centre

P72 F884

Timoleague NS Parents' Association presents:

Lip Sync 2026

Tickets €35

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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?

The 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