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TheCorkAdvertiser l 26th February 2021

WELCOME

WELCOME

Its the start of Spring, flowers and trees start to come to life. With the drab darkness of

winter behind us,it’s amazing how much more positive we can feel at this time of the year.

We get a “Spring” in our step a yearning to be tidy, to fix and to sort things out. There is

a recognition that we are alive, and more importantly,we have a life worth living, even

in these troubled and turbulent times. This sometimes means we need to challenge

ourselves to change rather than just going with the flow.

There is a Persian saying that goes,” Go and wake up your Luck”. It seems that some

people are born lucky. We all know them.....those people who lead charmed lives that

luck seems to favour. So, what is it about those lucky ones that makes them so lucky? Some

believe in it, others don’t. Many would call it chance, or an accident. However, it’s proven time

and time again that luck is much more than fate playing favouritism for an elite few. Much of it depends on our

attitude, our perseverance, our level of confidence, and our own willingness to make things happen.

March, is coming when the luck of the Irish favours every one. Roll up your sleeves and create your own luck.

Consider these ideas to help increase your chances.

3 Listen to your instincts.

3 Be opened minded.

3 Go outside your comfort zone.

3 Believe anything is possible.

3 Stay focused.

3 Work hard.

3 Alter your destiny

Smile and greet each day as a wonderful opportunity. Developing luck is entirely possible! It’s easy to blame a

lack of luck on other circumstances. Every day brings another 24 hours and an opportunity to create our own

luck. We don’t need 4 leaf clovers. This March, take some time to make your own luck. Embrace the Possibilities.

As always, thank you for reading and allowing the advertiser be part of your month! Happy Mother’s Day March

14th and Saint Patrick’s Day, March 17th. GIVE BACK TO YOUR COMMUNITY - BUY LOCAL !.

Pat O’Callaghan

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ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Inspirational

Confidence Story -

Abraham Lincoln

Did you know that Abraham Lincoln had two business ventures fail, lost 8 different elections

and had a complete nervous breakdown before becoming president in 1816? His story is a great

inspirational confidence story in that he shoves how if you just keep moving towards your

dream, you will eventually make it.

Abraham Lincoln overcame great setbacks and obstacles on his journey. Take a look at the and

see whether you would have had the courage to continue on.

1809 Born February 12

1816 Abraham Lincoln’s family was forced

out of their home and he needed to work to

support his family

1818 His mother passed away

1828 His sister dies

1831 A business venture failed

1832 He ran for the State Legislature. He lost.

1832 In the same year, he also lost his job.

He decided he wanted to go to law school but

couldn’t get in.

1833 He borrowed money from a friend to

start a business. By the end of the year, he

was bankrupt.

1834 He ran for the. State Legislature again.

This time he won.

1835 The year was looking better as he was

engaged to be married. Unfortunately, his fiancee

died and he was grief stricken.

1836 This was the year he had a total nervous

breakdown and for 6 mowbdaeridden.

1836 He sought to become Speaker of the

State Legislature. He was defeated.

1840 He sought to become Elector. He was

defeated.

1842 Marries Mary Todd. They have 4 boys

but only one would live to maturity.

1843 He ran for Congress. He lost.

1846 He ran for Congress again. He won and

moved to Washington.

1848 He ran for re-election to Congress. He

lost.

1849 He sought the job of Land Officer in his

home state. He didn’t get the job.

1850 His son, Edward, dies.

1854 He ran for the Senate of the United

States. He lost.

1856 He sought the Vice Presidential nomination

at a national convention. He got less than

100 votes.

1858 He ran for the Senate again. He lost

again.

1860 Abraham Lincoln is elected President of

the United States.

1862 His son, Willie, dies at age 12.

1865 On April 14, Abraham Lincoln is assassinated.




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THERAPY & LAW

YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU! ~ PART II

This piece is continued from the previous edition.

Will Reviews

Most people ought to make a Will and all Wills should be reviewed (though not necessarily

revised) at least every three years, or earlier if there is a change in family or personal circumstances,

or if there have been significant acquisition or disposal of assets. In fact where the

assets are substantial it may be advisable to conduct Will reviews annually with input from a

tax consultant to keep abreast of any changes in the legislative or taxation regimes.

The Cost Factor

Put simply: you get what you pay for! Though cheaper options are available including

homemade Wills bought in a stationary shop, it is always advisable to utilise the services

of a solicitor well-versed in the field of Will-drafting.

A Wills practitioner is in a better position to: -

• Minimise the risk of your Will being challenged after your death.

• Lead you through the process of determining your own wishes and preparing for most

contingencies.

• Advise on the obligations owed to spouses, civil partners, qualified cohabitants, children

and any other relevant parties.

• Advise on other steps that should be taken during your lifetime exempli gratia enduring

powers of attorney; tax planning; the impact of family, company or partnership law upon

your Will; etcetera.

Depending on the complexity of the Will, the amount of advice required, and the amount of

time expended in drafting, dealing with other advisors and taking instructions, a thorough

Will can cost from a relatively low amount where the matter and proposed distribution is

reasonably simple to more substantial amounts where the matter is intricate. Each client

should always be advised at the outset of the likely or proposed fee.

While the work undertaken and the fees expended are not normally of direct monetary

benefit to the particular client, it is money well spent in the wider context of wealth creation

and preservation and has the potential to save your loved ones considerably by avoiding

or minimising the various legal and taxation difficulties and saving time, hassle and

emotional distress.

Making it Happen

Having decided to make a first Will or review an outdated Will you should contact a solicitor

well-versed in the field of Will-drafting. Prior to your appointment you should consider the

following and prepare a list detailing: -

• Whom you would wish to appoint as executors (to be responsible for carrying out the

intentions expressed in the Will).

• Whom you would wish to appoint as testamentary guardians, where appropriate (to take

responsibility for the upbringing of children under the age of eighteen years).

• Whom you would wish to appoint as trustees, where appropriate (to take responsibility

for the management of an inheritance intended normally for children or people who would

have difficulty in managing their own affairs).

• Whom you would wish to benefit primarily (including full names and current addresses).

• Whom you would wish to benefit alternatively if your primary beneficiary or beneficiaries

pre-deceased you.

• Your assets and liabilities.

• Any other matters in respect of which you wish to make arrangements.

Experience demonstrates that though often intimidating in prospect, once people overcome

procrastination, the exercise of putting in place or updating a Will to deal with future

eventualities, actually provides considerable comfort and peace of mind.

This information is for guidance purposes

only. It does not constitute legal or professional

advice. Professional or legal

advice should be obtained before taking

or refraining from any action as a result

of the contents of this publication. No

liability is accepted by Hammond Good,

Solicitors for any action taken in reliance

on the information contained therein. Any

and all information is subject to change.

For further information on the subject,

please contact the author, Richard Hammond,

at richard@hgs.ie



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A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE

Lynn Ruane (born 20 October 1984) is an Irish

politician who has served as an independent

Senator for the University of Dublin constituency

in Seanad Éireann since April 2016. She was the

President of the Trinity College Dublin Students’

Union from 2015 to 2016.

Ruane grew up in Tallaght; she became a single

mother and left school aged 15. After returning to

education via An Cosán, she studied addiction and

helped to develop local services for drug users.

In 2012, she completed a foundation programme

to allow access to a degree programme at Trinity

College Dublin (TCD), and studied politics and

philosophy. Having spent a year representing student

parents on the Trinity College Dublin Students’

Union executive, she was elected as the union’s

president on 12 February 2015, which gained

national attention. As president, she was active in

the Fossil fuel divestment campaign at TCD, and

the campaign to repeal the Eighth Amendment.

In December 2015, Ruane announced her intention

to contest the 2016 Seanad election in the

University of Dublin constituency as an independent

candidate. She was elected to represent Trinity

graduates in the Oireachtas on the 15th and final

count, unseating incumbent Sean Barrett. She

was re-elected at the 2020 Irish Seanad election,

reaching the quota on the eighth count.

possession. In February 2019, Ruane introduced

the Criminal Justice (Rehabilitative Periods) Bill to

the Seanad which proposed expanding access to

spent convictions, where it passed unanimously.

She was vice-chair of the special Joint Oireachtas

Committee on the Eighth Amendment, which was

established to examine the repeal of Ireland’s

constitutional ban on abortion and recommend the

legal grounds to access an abortion in Ireland.

Miriam Lord of The Irish Times named Ruane her

2016 Senator of the Year.

In 2016, Ruane played a juror on the TV3 historical

courtroom drama Trial of the Century.

In September 2018, Ruane published a memoir

entitled People Like Me. The memoir reached

number one on the Irish paperback non-fiction

charts and won the 2018 An Post Irish Book Award

for best non-fiction.

Ruane’s daughter Jordanne Jones is a DFCC awardwinning

and IFTA nominated actress.

In the 25th Seanad, Ruane sits with the Civil

Engagement group; an alliance of independent

senators seeking to bring civil society expertise and

experience into the Oireachtas.

In May 2017, Ruane introduced the Controlled

Drugs and Harm Reduction Bill to the Seanad which

proposed removing criminal sanctions for minor drug




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The community of Mourne Abbey will commemorate the

Centenary of the ambush at Mourne Abbey in a virtual

manner as a result of COVID-19 restrictions on the weekend

of the of the 13th of February it is intended to have a lighted

candle on the window of every house in the parish, while at

the war of Independence Monument, a wreath will be laid.

The National flag will be at half-mast (dawn to dusk) on the

13th, 14th and 15th of February. Mourne Abbey Heritage

Assocasion are publishing a book entitled “The story of the

Mourne Abbey ambush “on that weekend. This book will

give a detailed account of the ambush before and after.

by Court Martial. Patrick Ronayne and Tomas Mulcahy were

found guilty and executed on 29. April 1921 and the others

were found not guilty due to lack of evidence.

This publication is the result of extensive research by John

O’Regan with the assistance of Michael Looney, and other

family members of those involved in the Ambush. The

research also included the British army units involved and

details from the public records office in Kew in Surrey. The

15th of February is a historic day in Mourne Abbey. It was

on that day that 53 young men were called upon to strike a

blow for Irish freedom. 43 of them were from Mourne Abbey,

mostly young farmers, 6 of whom would never see their farms

again. The planned attack on an expected detachment of

British troops went wrong when the crown troops became

aware of the planned ambush. In response the British troops

with the RIC and Black and Tans spread out around the

countryside and engaged in a pincer movement to surround

the IRA Volunteers. Were it not for a mistake or intentional

decision for two lorries of troops to line the road from the

railway bar to the Creamery rather than from the creamery

to Monaparson cross many would have died. At the Burnfort/

Clogheen side of the N20, Patrick Flynn, Paddy Dorgan,

and Edmond Creedon were shot dead. Michal Looney

was wounded and died a week later. The men who were

arrested, Patrick Ronayne, Tomas Mulcahy, Con Mulcahy,

Batt Riordan, and Michael Creedon were charged and tried

Within a short time, it was obvious that there was a traitor

somewhere, after many enquiries it was believed that a man

known as Shields was the likely culprit. Extensive research

in the past couple of years indicates that this man was a

William Shields who emigrated from England in 1922 to

Australia where he began a new life, ending up in prison

for the manslaughter of his wife after having eight children.

Another casualty of the Mourne Abbey ambush was Major

Compton Smith of the British army who was kidnapped in

Blarney and held in exchange for IRA prisoners; Patrick

Ronayne, and Tomas Mulcahy who were under sentence of

death. When they were executed so too was Compton Smith.



The most serious reverse suffered by a battalion of the

Second Cork Brigade occurred a few miles from Mallow

on 15th. February, 1921.

Mallow Battalion Column, under Commandant Jack

Cunningham, occupied a position about a mile south of

Mourne Abbey. A conference of senior British officers was

being held at division

headquarters in Cork

around that time and the

intention was to attack a

convoy travelling to or

from the conference.

Thirteen I.R.A. riflemen,

were posted on the rising

ground west of the main

road. Sections armed

with shotguns were

also positioned on the

eastern side of the road.

Scouts were posted and

all was ready by the early

hours of the morning of

15th. February.

Cycling into Mallow on

the Burnfort road that

morning a local lady,

Siobhan Lankford,

encountered two lorry

loads of troops and

police. Aware that an

I.R.A. operation was

planned for Mourne

Abbey she immediately

became suspicious

of the mission of the

occupants of the two

enemy lorries. When

she reached Mallow she

asked Daniel McDonnell,

the Mallow Com pany

I.O., to get to Mourne

Abbey and warn the

officers there. McDonnell

cycled to Mourne Abbey along the main road and located

battalion commandant, Tadg Byrne near the southern

end of the ambush position. Together they crossed the

Clydagh, a stream flowing parallel to and beside the road,

to the position where Commandant Cunningham was with

the riflemen.

Within a few minutes firing started, to the north east of the

ambush position. Protective sections there were engaging

British troops. Reports came in indicating the presence of

enemy forces on three sides of the position. Suddenly the

column found that it was in the role of ambushed rather

than ambusher. The British forces were equipped machine

guns and armoured vehicles. In the circumstances the

column was forced

to withdraw, fighting

its way out as best it

could. Sections to the

west of the road were

lucky in that one British

detachment was slow

in taking up position,

leaving a gap through

which they were able

to retreat westward

towards Dromahane.

L/R: Teddy Dorgan, Michael Looney, Paddy Dorgan,

Paddy Creedon. All nephews of those young men who died

in the ambush. “Ni beidh a leitheid ann aris”

However, the sections on

the eastern side, where

the first shots were fired,

fared badly. Three men

Patrick Flynn, Monee,

(aged 25), Patrick

Dorgan, Island, (22)

and Eamon Creedon,

Clogheen, (20) were

shot dead. Another man,

Michael Looney, Island,

(30) died later of his

wounds,. Eight prisoners

were taken, of whom

two were subsequently

executed at Cork. They

were Patrick Ronayne,

aged 24, of Greenhill

and Thomas Mulcahy,

Toureen, aged 18, both

of whom were members

of the Burnfort company.

It was discovered some

time later that it was an

informer by the name of Dan Shields who gave details

of the position of the ambush to the British authorities.

Shields was also responsible for a raid, two weeks later,

on two republican columns at Nadd, near Banteer in

which three volunteers lost their lives.



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