Inniscarra Historical Society
Berrings in 1922/23
Berrings was in the Parliamentary division of Mid-Cork and in the electoral division of Dripsey and in the rural district of Cork.
The area was served by the Cork & Muskerry Light Railway; the nearest railway station was at North Kilmurry where the stationmaster was Mr. Jeremiah Reen.
The Postmaster at Berrings was Mr. Patrick Reen and the curate was Rev. T. Kelleher. (The parish priest of the parish of Inniscarra being Rev. Canon E. Neville).
The schoolteachers were Mr. Daniel O’Driscoll and Mrs. O’Driscoll.
The principal centre of commerce was Berrings Co-Operative & Dairy Society Limited and the manager was Mr. Timothy Shine
The shopkeepers were
Reen, Patrick - vintner
Spence, Mrs. - vintner, North Kilmurry
Regan, Mrs. - vintner, Rea.
The land-owners were:
Buckley, John Butler, William
Casey, Jeremiah Coakley, Patrick
Colman, Mrs., M. Collins, John
Concannon, Thomas Cotter, Edward
Cronin, Timothy Desmond, Mrs.
Donovan, John Healy, Patrick
Hennessy, John Herllhy, Daniel
Herllhy, John Herlihy, Willlam
Lane, Eugene Lucey, Timothy
McCarthy, Jeremiah Mahony, Daniel
Mahony, John J. Mahony, Mrs
Mahony, Patrick Mahony, Wllliam
Murphy, Daniel Murphy, Denis
Murphy, James Murphy, John
Murphy, Maurice McCarthy, Eugene
O’Brien, Daniel O’Callaghan, D. B
O’Callaghan, D. D O’Callaghan, Denis
O’Connell, John O’Connor, Daniel J
O’Herlihy, Mrs. C O’Sullivan, Eugene
O’Sullivan, John Riordan, J
Riordan, Mrs. J Regan, William
Regan, William Reilly, Daniel
Richardson, John M Ring, Maurice
Riordan, Mrs Riordan, Patrick
Sheehan, Mrs Sullivan, Jeremiah
Sullivan, Michael Sullivan, Mrs. E
Sullivan, Patrick Sullivan, Timothy
Twomey, Daniel Twomey, Jeremiah
Twomey, Matthew Walsh, John
Walsh, Nicholas
Berrings Pioneer Total Abstinence Association
From left: Paddy Blake, Paddy Healy (Gortatrea), Anne Buckley, Sheila O’Sullivan, Matt Galvin (Dripsey) & Rev Fr Dan Hallissey, CC Berrings, at the presentation to Julianne Blake
Rev Fr Dan Hallissey making a presentation to Julianne Blake, Vicarstown, in Berrings Hall, on the 50th anniversary of her joining the Pioneers
Seated from left: Paddy Healy (Gortatrea) , Sheila O’Sullivan, Rev Fr Dan Hallissey, Julianne Blake, Anne Buckley, Bernie O’Sullivan and Charlie McCarthy
Second row from left: Pat Healy (Ballyshonin), Tim Sheehan, Francie O’Mahony, Helen Collins, Anne O’Sullivan, Isa Desmond, Kay Buckley, Liz O’Sullivan and Norma Healy
Back row from left: Senan Galvin, Paddy Buckley, Billy Walsh, Peter Buckley,
Jerome O’Callaghan, Henry O’Brien, Paddy Blake and Liam Burke
Pictured at the social in honour of the presentation to Julianne Blake in Berrings Hall
Berrings Creamery
Berrings Milk Suppliers 1958
Front Row (l to r): Jack McCarthy, Jack Desmond, Eugene Regan, Patrick O'Sullivan, Jimmy Hoare, Bridie O'Mahony and Thomas Healy
Second Row: John O'Brien, Michael Ritcherson, Dan Kiely, Jack Burns, Jerome Walsh, Tim Lane and Jimmy O'Mahony
Third Row: Denis McCarthy, Matthew Healy, Paddy Daly and Rita Regan
Back Row: Con Desmond, Bill Ellis, Thomas Healy, Dan Desmond, Mr Kelleher (Advisor), Batt O'Sullivan, Tim O'Herlihy, Pat Cronin, Jer O'Riordan and Donal Murphy
