Unity Gospel Choir Rocks Hollyfort

The Unity Gospel Choir rocked Hollyfort Village Church on 3 October '14 and, despite the torrential rain, supporters came out in force. The church, which holds about 130 people, was packed with everyone enjoying the lively music and clapping along. After the concert, refreshments were served in the old school. 

A big thank you to Nevil Cox and his Unity Gospel choir for a brilliant and entertaining performance. Hope they will come back again next year.

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Finding Mt Nebo Famine Graveyard

Local Hollyfort man, Mick Flynn, holds up old 60s sign put to show diggers site of the mass famine graveyard . Unfortunately, sign was ignored.
Plans are afoot to clear the area and erect a monument.

Success! Public Environment Grant

Wexford Co. Co. have awarded Hollyfort Village a grant of €2,000 towards cost of cleaning up the two derelict buildings in the village. Wonderful news!

St. John's Church

Check out our new link to National Inventory of Architectural Heritage with full details of St. John's Church.

The church will be 200 years old in 2016 and celebrations are planned.

Hollyfort Village poem on Dublin South fm

The first poem read by Carol Boland in her interivew with Dublin South fm Rhyme and Reason, was on Hollyfort Village.
Check the site out here.
Click R&R 280214 Carol Boland.mp3 
to start the interview.

Hopefully this poem will be out of date very soon!

A Winter Village

They drive

through unmarked

crossroads

blind to our ancient church

and tombstones

shivering below the road

deaf to metal on metal

in the heat of the old forge

roofless and silent now.

Where is our village pump

the mill in the grove

the standing stones at Ballintlea.

Where are our paths by river

through woodland

that keep the soul

from wandering

off the beaten track.

I have heard the heron’s call

fly across the Moor

and in the waters of the Bann

I have seen the salmon leap.

Carol Boland

Hollyfort Spring Clean Saturdays

Come and help us Spring Clean Hollyfort and its environs
each Saturday morning in April 2014

Saturday 12th April
Saturday 19th April
Saturday 26th April

Meet at Cooneys at 11 am

Stay as long or as short as you like.