TOM NESTOR was born in the spring of 1936 in Kilquane, Coolcappa, one of ten in a family and from a farming background. He was educated in Coolcappa National Sc.
THE holiday period saw so many of our local community members pass to the other side. The sadness of their passing was heightened when contrasted with the…
Charles Bianconi is generally regarded as the man who put Ireland on wheels. He developed a network of horse-drawn carriages that became Ireland’s first integrated transport system, building on the existing mail roads and coach roads that were already there. There was a general tax on coaches at the time, which precluded the middle classes from using theirs, and a relatively peaceful period after the Battle of Waterloo meant that a great many horses, bred for the army, became cheap on the market. His system offered connections with various termini, his prices were cheap and so he was well patronised, in spite of the discomfort felt by passengers. Often, when going up a hill, some passengers would alight to make the carriage lighter for the horses.