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| Doneraile is also the home of a famous "Hedge Witch" named ], who is sometimes referred to by locals as the Wizard of Doneraile. Bev is originally from the ] and as a child ran errands for ]. Gardner is often credited as the founder of ]. Bev Richardson's home in Doneraile is located near the site of Castle Pook.<ref>http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/full_story.php?content_id=9113 Ireland: Where saints, sorcerers and witchcraft are real</ref> | Doneraile is also the home of a famous "Hedge Witch" named ], who is sometimes referred to by locals as the Wizard of Doneraile. Bev is originally from the ] and as a child ran errands for ]. Gardner is often credited as the founder of ]. Bev Richardson's home in Doneraile is located near the site of Castle Pook.<ref>http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/full_story.php?content_id=9113 Ireland: Where saints, sorcerers and witchcraft are real</ref> | ||
| The town is renouned as the town where the first successful agricultural co-operative and creamery was established in |
The town is renouned as the town where the first successful agricultural co-operative and creamery was established in 1889 by ], and is also famed as the pastorate of the great Irish literate ] where he was parish priest from 1895 until his death in 1913 and who was also politically active in the tenant land purchase movement. | ||
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Doneraile (Irish: Dún ar Aill) is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It is located off the N20 road between Limerick / Cork and Mitchelstown. It is about 12km north of Mallow town.
The steeplechase originated in 1752 as a result of a race between the church steeples of the town and neighbouring Buttevant town.
Doneraile is also the home of a famous "Hedge Witch" named Bev Richardson, who is sometimes referred to by locals as the Wizard of Doneraile. Bev is originally from the Isle of Mann and as a child ran errands for Gerald Gardner. Gardner is often credited as the founder of Wicca. Bev Richardson's home in Doneraile is located near the site of Castle Pook.
The town is renouned as the town where the first successful agricultural co-operative and creamery was established in 1889 by Horace Plunkett, and is also famed as the pastorate of the great Irish literate Canon P.A. Sheehan where he was parish priest from 1895 until his death in 1913 and who was also politically active in the tenant land purchase movement.
See also
References
- http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/full_story.php?content_id=9113 Ireland: Where saints, sorcerers and witchcraft are real
External links
- Doneraile parish
- Neill O'Donnell's Doneraile page
- Bev Richardson's Castle Pook page
- A poem by Patrick O'Kelly about Doneraile
- Doneraile Golf Club
52°13′N 8°35′W / 52.217°N 8.583°W / 52.217; -8.583
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