Fáilte and welcome to the Barryroe Community Website
This website offers 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
This free Community Choir resumes with a new season after the Summer Break
By Denis O’Regan
Dolphin DNA from years ago!
Last week a research paper was published on 14 August 2026 which describes the findings regarding a genetic study of the three distinct groups of Bottlenose Dolphins around Ireland namely the Shannon Estuary, Coastal and Offshore populations.
This study included the known five solitary dolphins of which Fungie was probably the most well-known. DNA samples were collected from four of them but the research began just after Fungie was last seen in October 2020.
In July 2021 I happened to be aboard the Celtic Mist for a week surveying the genetically distinct Bottlenose Dolphins populating the Shannon Estuary and nearby locations.
Denis with Fungie in 1988
The following are some extracts from the Courtmacsherry and District Notes in the Southern Star during World War One
4th March 1916: Recruiting Meeting at Courtmacsherry
A meeting was held at Courtmacsherry on Sunday, the 27th February, at 10.30 o’clock under the auspices of the Clonakilty Recruiting Committee. The Pipers played some nice selections previous to the meeting and headed the congregation coming from Church.
The following members travelled from Clonakilty, Messrs T. J. Canty J.P., C.U.D.C., M.C.C.; H. Hoskins, M.P.S. (Hon. Sec.); J. Helen, U.D.C.; John Rowan, D.I.,R.I.C.; S.H. Levis, Manager, M. & L. Bank; J. T. Wheeler, Agent, Bank of Ireland; T. O’Regan, Egg Dealer. Also present were County Inspector Tweedy; Capt. O’Driscoll; R. J. Ruddock R.D.C.; Capt. Hawkes; Johnson Travers; Lance Corporal Vaughan;, R.A.M.C.; Ml. O’Hea, J.P.; Sergt. Leo Wylie, recruiting sergeant; William Murphy, R.D.C.; John White, R.D.C.; J. D. O’Driscoll, R.D.C.; M. G. Hegarty, Thos. Brophy and J. Whelton, Currihy.
On the proposition of Mr. T. J. Canty, seconded by Mr. R. J. Ruddock, Captain O’Driscoll took the chair.
Mr. J. T. Wheeler (Agent, Bank of Ireland) said they had travelled from Clonakilty and they all knew for what purpose this meeting was held. (Hear, hear). He was not there that day to speak to them on any religious or political subject, but he was there to tender a word of advice and reason; he was connected with the people of their village for the last 25 years, he was acquainted with nearly every person around there.
He need not tell them that England and her Allies are at war with Germany and other nations; they all knew that, and perhaps better than he did. They had seen and read it in the papers and had debated it in conversation, he need not dwell on the magnitude of the war, he said Courtmacsherry had done a fair share, but there may be a few more to come yet and assist.
How did the Barryroe Community Website begin?
Denis O'Regan, founder of Faithful.ie has been developing websites since 1998. To put that into perspective four years earlier at the beginning of 1994 the total number of websites on planet earth was 623! In 2003 based in the UK, Denis formed the IT company Easykey. Denis and Carol and two dogs Benny and Chloe arrived in 2015 to Barryroe. During the COVID pandemic he developed a website for the parish of Barryroe with the initial service of providing livestream Mass for the local community. In the following months the company Faithful.ie was established specifically providing smart website solutions for Faith Communities.
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On Sunday 26 April 2026 the Barryroe Community website was launched. Initially the purpose was to List Local Events. This quickly expanded to:
- Building a library of interesting local History
- Listing Local Organisations and Businesses in the Directory
- Sharing the local Wildlife and Nature
Denis O'Regan
How is the website funded?
All costs for this website are sponsored by Faithful.ie and is provided for free to the local community.