Ford plants 280 lime trees on Centre Park Road, and death of Barrs founder
Echoes of Our Past.
THE new road through the centre of the Park (Centre Park Road) has now been planted on both sides with lime trees, the Echo reported 100 years ago today, on Saturday, December 15, 1923.
By an arrangement between the Ford Motor Company and Cork Corporation, the work was conducted by the staff of the latter, with Fords defraying the cost of the entire length of road.
In all, 280 trees have been planted at intervals of 36 feet. The work reflects much credit on Geoffrey O’Connell, Corporation Head Gardener, and his staff.
The death of Michael O’Keeffe has come as a great shock, and the city has lost an estimable and much valued citizen.
Deceased was Executive Sanitary Officer with the Corporation and a public official of considerable ability and high integrity. The GAA, too, has been deprived of one of one of its most earnest and practical .
The late Mr O’Keeffe was a founder member of St Finbarr’s Hurling Club. In his early years he took his place on the field and his performances were marked by the spirit of a thorough-going sportsman.
When the flight of time relegated him to the sideline, his sound counsels were freely given and appreciated by the rising generation of hurling aspirants.
In later years, he became an enthusiastic Waltonian and quite expert with the rod and line.
His painfully sudden demise is deeply lamented, and sincere sympathy is extended to his bereaved widow and relatives. (Michael O’Keeffe, 59, lived at Mount Eden House, Blarney Street. A Waltonian is an angler, after Izzak Walton who wrote The Compleat Angler in 1653).
Detective Sergeant Jerh. O’Sullivan applied at the District Sessions for the discharge of James Buckley, no fixed abode, who was charged with having stolen £26, the property of Sister Bernard, of St Angela’s, Patrick’s Hill.
Cornelius Dineen (alias Murphy) was charged at the suit of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, represented by Inspector Fitzsimons, with having neglected his three children viz., Mary, aged 13, James, aged 9 and Elizabeth aged 3½, in a manner likely to cause them unnecessary suffering and injury to their health. He was remanded for a further eight days.
George Nason (Chairman) extended a hearty welcome to William Byrne (Woodcutting Machinists) on his return to the Workers Council after recent serious illness. A letter was read from the Ministry of Finance acknowledging the Council’s resolution on the reduction in age old age pensions.
The Chairman said it was another way of placing the matter on the long finger. John Allen complained that adequate publicity was not being given in the press to important matters raised by the Council.
It devoted ample space to the proceedings of other organisations, especially the Cork Progressive Association, but hardly referred to the Council’s recent discussion on profiteering in relation to housing.
Mr Allen said he knew of a case where a tenant on a weekly rent of five shillings was evicted out of a house on a Friday on the grounds of annoyance. On the Monday there was a new tenant in paying nine shillings.
Mr Allen suggested a deputation meet press representatives with a view to discussing more adequate coverage.
Mr Desmond raised the excessive charges in the city for commodities such as tea, butter, eggs and meat. Scandalous profiteering must be stopped.
Mr Weldon advocated that the Labour Party take steps to introduce legislation in the Dáil.
Mr Byrne recalled the agreements had been made with employers to reduce wages under the expectation that prices would come down, but this wasn’t happening. Mr Hickey said the only way to bring down prices was to extend to the co-operative movement.
If the Congress of French Hairdressers assembled in Paris has the authority it claims for its decisions, then the fashion for bobbed hair will soon out of existence. The problem then is how best to come to the help of those who cannot hope to produce tresses of their own for two or three years.
To this end, three new styles are recommended by the Congress: 1. ‘The directaire’ with the hair drawn up above the head and a band stretched around the temples. 2. ‘The Louis Phillipe’ with curls at the neck and ears. 3. ‘The Empress Eugénie’ with two bands across the forehead and the hair falling over the shoulders. All these facilitate the wearing of made-up hair, either that lately abandoned by the wearer themselves or a new adornment acquired from others.
A statement issued by the Post Office says that on Christmas Day there will be a general delivery as far as suburban areas but only in those rural districts that in the ordinary course have a delivery on Tuesdays.
Sigerson Cup Final
University Colleges Cork and Galway met in the Sigerson Cup final in Terenure, Dublin, on Saturday. UCC were easily the victors by two goals to one point.
