1971 - 1980

Rev. Michael O'Brien,

1967 - 1976

Rev. Bertie Troy,

1976 - 1986


*Sr. Pauline Egan*	*Sr. Pauline Casey*	*Eily Sliney, Sr. Moira, Benedictine Contemplative Order, Worchester, England.*	*Sr. Finbarr Higgins*

The Community Hall

The Community Hall was built in the year 1974.

Fr. Anthony O'Brien

Father Anthony O'Brien was ordained a priest in Ballycotton on June 12th 1978. He was the only priest to be ordained in Ballycotton.

The Ballycotton 10

The first Ballycotton 10 was held in 1978.

This photo shows a group of runners moving through the village in the first Ballycotton 10.

Fastnet Race 1979

In the summer of 1979 the Fastnet Race took place. During the race a bad storm blew up. At 3am on 14th August, the Ballycotton lifeboat got a Mayday call that 2 yachts were experiencing steering trouble. The lifeboat was launched under orders of secretary Donie O'Sullivan. One yacht was found outside Cork Harbour and was escorted safely inside Roches Point lighthouse. The crew of the lifeboat were told to proceed to the position of the other yacht, 10 miles southeast off the gas platform. When they were passing the platform one of the crew spotted a yacht, which was demasted. They towed the yacht into Ballycotton. There were many other yachts lost in the race and 19 people lost their lives.

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