A guild with a big heart — and with good reason

CORK’S winter federation meeting, held in Burnfort Primary School a fortnight before Christmas, was hosted by Mourne Abbey ICA, who describe themselves as a guild with a big heart — with plenty of justification.

The north Cork guild, which has just two years to go before it celebrates its half century, has seen members participate in competitions at regional, county and national levels. In 2011, dedicated guild member and north Cork vice-president Esther Cahill won the cup for flower arranging. She’d already won the produce and craft competitions in 2010.

Guild secretary Frances Murphy took first prize in the Cork Federation photography (portrait competition) last month. Results of this competition, in which Rose Lomasney of Carraig Na bhFear Guild came second, were announced at the meeting.