The Annals of Churchtown / Cover Quotes

'The collective wisdom of past generations of Churchtown people has become part of the land itself.'

Mary McAleese
President of Ireland

'When my great grandfather left Churchtown in 1849 for the bright lights of Charleville, little did he or his contemporaries, consider that all these years later they would feature in this wonderful book which gives us the heart of a whole community.'

Maeve Binchy
Writer

'Publication of The Annals of Churchtown is a most worthy undertaking with a lot of co-operation from an awful lot of people.'

Gay Byrne
Broadcaster

'Oh, fortunate natives of Churchtown at home and abroad! You will be immeasurably enriched by this lively, lovely, homely and comprehensive chronicle of your past.'

John A. Murphy
Emeritus Professor of Irish History
University College Cork.


Click here to read what Noel Linehan, Gerry Murphy and Denis Hickey had to say at the launch on 10.12.2005.

Click here to see some pictures from the launch.

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