John Twiss Episode on BBC One on March 9th

John Twiss Episode on BBC One on March 9th

 A email from Lorna Hartnett from Chalkboard TV – the company which made the documentary on the hanging of John Twiss – confirms that the series, Murder, Mystery and My Family is now being run on BBC One. Ms. Hartnett, who discovered the ‘John Twiss story’ on the Michael O’Donohoe Memorial Heritage Project almost 12…

John Twiss Story for BBC One Screening Next Month

There was always a strong and unwavering conviction in these parts that the unfortunate John Twiss was completely innocent of what became infamous as The Glenlara Murder. This was the beating to death of a bailiff, James Donovan, in that part of North Cork on April 21st. 1894. Trial and Hanging The trial and eventual…

The Late Margaret Healy, Ballydesmond, nee Reidy, Cordal

The Late Margaret Healy, Ballydesmond, nee Reidy, Cordal

The death has occurred of Margaret Healy – née Reidy – formerly of Ardmona, Cordal and Knocknaboul, Ballydesmond, Co. Cork.  Margaret passed away unexpectedly and is deeply regretted and sadly missed by her loving husband Tom, son James, daughter Mary Lenihan, Broadford; grandchildren, brothers Owen, Mike and John, sister Carmel, uncle Donie, son-in-law Pat, James…

Cordal’s John Twiss 1895 Hanging For BBC TV Documentary

Cordal’s John Twiss 1895 Hanging For BBC TV Documentary

An independent television production company, working on commission for the BBC has made contact through the Michael O’Donohoe Memorial Heritage Project website. The company, Chalkboard Television Production, is working on a series of documentaries for the BBC at present and a representative has expressed an interest in taking a closer look at the John Twiss…

Cordal Coiste Na nÓg News

Cordal Coiste Na nÓg News

Ryan Dennehy on Kerry U-14 Primary School Team The honours continue for Cordal and Cordal GAA Club in 2017. Ryan Dennehy from Ardmona, Cordal pulled on the Kerry jersey for the first time, to represent his school, Gaelscoil Aogáin and Cordal GAA Club. Ryan played in the Kerry Primary Schools’ Game at half-time in Cusack…

They Hanged John Twiss – the Michael O’Donohoe Memorial Collection

They Hanged John Twiss – the Michael O’Donohoe Memorial Collection

The Michael O’Donohoe Memorial Heritage Project contains many items of important, historical significance in its huge collection. Among these items are research notes on John Twiss of Ardmona, who was hanged in Cork County Jail on February 9th 1895 for the murder, on 21 April 1894, of James Donovan, a caretaker of an evicted farm…