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Dripsey    Click to see report on St Patrick's Day Celebrations
In the Beautiful Lee Valley
in the County of Cork

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Bingo
Every Thursday Night
at Dripsey National School at 8pm
Sadly, we report the death of Mr Andrew O'Shaughnessy, of Dripsey Castle, who passed away unexpectedly on the evening of 25th July.  We offer our sincere condolences to his family.  More details will be reported later.
Model Village Grotto
The 50
th Anniversary of the Grotto in the Model Village at Dripsey will be the 15th August 2010 which is a Sunday.  There will be a special Mass at 7.00pm on that day, and all villagers are asked to attend a meeting at the Grotto on Monday 12th July at 8 pm to discuss the arrangements.
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Dripsey Author's book for all Dads
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Mercy University Hospital, Cork
Barbara Murphy, the Co-Administrator of the Children's Leukaemia Association at the Mercy Hospital, has written to Griffins Garden Centre to express their sincere gratitude for the fantastic donation of €1,500.00 resulting from the proceeds of the St Patrick's Day Vintage Tractor and Car Rally.
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“In the valley below the almost side-by-side Carrignamuck and Dripsey Castles, where the Dripsey River winds right-handed on the last lap of its journey to meet the River Lee, the scene is majestic indeed.  Here the castles, woods, pond, turret and watch tower seem to add grace, splendour and romance to a large mill nearby, which is today one of the most modernly equipped and progressive woollen mills in the country.” 
Tim Sheehan, February 1972
 
At first sight, the small townland of Dripsey would appear to be a picturesque and peaceful place, as indeed it is, but it has had its fair share of excitement in the past and there is a great feeling of the history of the place.   The late Tim Sheehan was a local man who appreciated the rural beauty of Dripsey and its surrounds and who wrote lyrically about the area for many years.  Sadly, the woollen mills he referred to have since closed down but the rest remains largely unchanged.
In more recent times, Dripsey has become well known for being the holder of the home of the Shortest St Patrick's Day Parade in the World.  Due to circumstances, that parade is no longer held, but has been replaced by other activities on the day of the feast.
It is also the home of one of Ireland's best-known Garden Centres and Cork's premier water sports centre.
Recommended reading
"Inheritance"
(Heritage and Memory in the Lee Valley)
by well-known Cork author Kieran McCarthy
 
 

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