The stories behind our Holly Bough reader pictures
To say we were inundated with photographs for the 2025 Holly Bough picture gallery would be an understatement,…
The Cork man who became the youngest ever resident engineer at the city’s waterworks
Michael Riordan grew up in the Friars Walk area of Cork city. He was a mechanical engineer and…
Remembering Con and my brief stint as Jack’s gaffer in Cork
Profusion of May blossom evokes conflicting emotions. Overgrown boughs sway in winds gusting down The Boggy Road on…
Meet the collectors who have amassed 100,000 match programmes, coins and thimbles
Mitchelstown native David O’Donoghue might be Ireland’s biggest penny pincher. Luckily, for the effervescent history and English teacher,…
Taking a stroll down memory lane
My Dad, Seamus White, and his lifelong friend and fellow barman, Tony O’Sullivan, had both worked in a…
Life at Cork’s now obsolete Queen’s Place
Consisting of four elegant town houses fronting the south channel of the River Lee, Queen’s Place was built…
And the winner of the 2025 Holly Bough colouring comp is…
We are delighted to announce the winner of our annual Holly Bough children’s colouring competition. In recent weeks,…
Pictures: Holly Bough challenge continues….
Last year we boldly asked the question.. could 2025 be the year we would complete our Holly Bough…
Paying a visit to Santy in Cork
The best present I ever got from Santa in town was a small, silver, battery-operated torch. When you…
‘It was hard, but they were great people’
Horse Island in West Cork consists of 157 acres and is situated in Roaring Water Bay. It’s less…
The story behind this year’s Holly Bough cover
For Cork artist Sue Nelson, capturing the stories of people and their connection to place is something which…