Seán Radley
Millstreet Museum, Millstreet, Co Cork
For the last 40 years Seán has single-handedly photographed and documented community life in Millstreet, Co. Cork, the town where he was born and raised. Although he works as a special needs teacher, the rest of his life has been dedicated to photographing the important events in the lives of individuals and the changing social and physical landscape of the town. His interest in his community and in documenting it has had a major impact on the Millstreet community. He founded the Millstreet Museum and the Millstreet Museum Society, and he has selflessly given his time on weekends to keep the museum open. In the last few years, Seán has also started a local television station, another successful venture to which he has selflessly given his free time. His dedication to the people of Millstreet and his positive interest in community activities exhibits what true volunteering is all about – interest in and care for others. His work has had a major impact on the self-pride of this community, on the museum, and should be recognised nationally as an excellent documentation of Irish rural and small town life. His keen interest in all aspects of life makes him a pleasure to meet.
“As Voluntary Curator of Millstreet Museum since 1980, it has been a truly wonderful privilege to have worked with such a dedicated team of Voluntary Enthusiasts over the years. Encouraged by the uplifting public support from our local community, preserving the past and placing focus on the importance of local history in our area has become a very real labour of love.” – Seán
Photograph by Maureen McDonnell
Congratualtions to Sean Radley on your nomination. The work which Sean carries will be an invaluable asset to the Millstreet Community in the years to come. Sean is always only a telephone call away and is so willing to attend any event to record it on film. We wish Sean every success for the future and continued enjoyment in what you do.
Saen Radley is very generous in his suppoet for events not just in Millstreet, but also in the surrounding ares. He is unselfidh in his efforts to promote all cultural and social activities in Millstreetand surrounding parishes. Seeking no reward for for his endless efforts, he is indeed our “Knight in Shining Armour”.
Seán, Congratulations on the nomination. It’s great to see your hard work, dedication and commitment in the community and beyond being acknowledged in this way. What a wonderful ambassador for the community.
(I hope you enjoy your night at the otherside of the lense!)
Best of luck!
well done sean,
you deserve this award for your on going work within our locality!!!you treat every occasion with same enthusiasm and respect!!!!You are man in the heart of the community and will always be!!!congrats and best of luck!!!
Sean has been documenting life in Millstreet for as long as I can remember, but it’s only as you get older that you appreciate the work he has been doing all along. he’s an inspiration to me and to many more, to get involved and enjoy it for the betterment of everyone else. He’s much too modest for his own good, so take the plaudits because they are more than richly deserved.
Congratulations on your nomination Sean, very well deserved for all your dedication to Millstreet and its people. Best of luck.
Seanie, you`re a gem and it`s an honour to know you. Well done on your nomination, you deserve it all and more. Best of luck in Kilmainham and win lose or draw you`ll do Millstreet proud.
For over 30 years Seán has been the volunteer recorder of the life and times of MIllstreet and its people. His book of photos is a gem treasured in every house that ever boasted of a connection with ‘Sráid,’from Bantry to Brisbane and back the other way. His photos are an invaluable asset to us in the ‘Clara New’ the parish magazine which has been running for over 30 years. Such is the demand on his time, Seánie could come calling anytime of the day or night with stuff. Before the term 24/7 was ever invented there was Seán Radley. Fad saoil chugat, a Sheáin.
Down through the years when I asked the pupils to give me an example
of a really good person,quite often the name mentioned was Seán Radley.
Young people have no agenda so I would consider their response to be a
genuine one.
On behalf of the Kelleher Family, we are absolutely delighted you have been nominated for this very prestigious award. Best of luck this evening Seán, you deserve this award, no doubt whatsoever!
Congratulations Sean on your nomination, we’re delighted that your tireless efforts in recording events both community and private for posperity is being acknowledged. We wish you the best of luck in the competition, You deserve to win out.
Well done Sean, delighted to hear about your omination for this award, it is well deserved. We wish you the best of luck.
For 30 years now Seán has been the volunteer recorder of the life and times of Millstreet and its people. For all those years he has provided an invaluable service to the Clara News, the parish magazine which is published regularly and long before 24/7 was invented there was Seán Radley who could arrive at your house with stuff at any hour of the day or night such are the demands on his time. Fada buan, a Sheáin!
Sean,
GENEROUS IN MIND AND HEART AND SPIRIT in a thousand little ways. He is a PRICELESS GIFT and RESOURCE to the community of Millstreet and especially our school. It shows the power of one – the positive influence and contribution one life makes to generations.
Sean, we are delighted to see you being acknowledged for you commitment, dedication and generous spirit. Best wishes. Board of Management, Presentation Convent School, Millstreet.
Congratulations Seanie on your nomination from everyone at Cork County Council, Millstreet. It’s a fitting recognition of your unstinting service to Millstreet and the worldwide diaspora of people who have come from, or are linked to the area over the years. You’ve been very generous with your time and spirit to my colleagues and I, and it’s been a privilege to observe your selfless consideration to numerous visitors to the Museum. The nomination is well deserved.
Seán Radly is a gentleman of the highest standing. His contribution to
Millstreet and the community is outstanding and he very much deserves
acknowledgement and praise because a more unassuming person you would
not meet. He has enriched so many lives. Bon courage and enjoy the night.
Congratulations Sean on your nomination. We are delighted your tireless efforts at recording social and community events for posterity is being acknowledged.
We wish you the best of luck in the competition, you deserve to win out
Congratulations Sean and good luck in the competition, enjoy the experience and we hope you come out on top.
Sean has worked tirelessly for our community over the past number of years. He has been a deciated volunteer and is totally committed to the community of Millstreet. As well as photographing our local events, he has dedicated his life to teaching in our local national schools.He has been present at all our events in Green Glens most notably the Eurovision Song Contest in 1993 and all our horse shows over the past 30 years. Sean has captured all our events through his camera and his presence is very much appreciated at our shows.Everything that Sean has done has been voluntry and he is very generous with his time. Just two weeks ago Sean was taking photos of our Pony Owners Charity Show. His continued work is very much appreciated and we wish him every succees both now and the future.
Noel C Duggan and Family
Green Glens Arena
Great news to hear Sean has been nominated for this award he is indeed a true volunteer.
I want to mention especially his great dedication to animal welfare , all the stray cats in the
parish seem to end up in Sean’s back yard and and are fed a diet of glenlara cheese and full
cream milk – only the best . Good luck at the awards cermony to morrow night Sean .
Sean, sincere congrats on this much deserved nomination, your recordings of of the changing Millstreet, will in the futur be of a major asset to our beloved town. all the best for now and the future James.
Thank you from the St Johns Well Committee for all you’ve done for the community over the years. We wish you the very best of luck for the future. Congratulations on your nomination, well deserved.
Best Wishes
The St Johns Well Committee
On behalf of all the Aubane Social Club & St John’s Well Committee we would like to congratulate Sean on his nomination and we believe he would be a truly worthy winner! We wish him every success in this competition tonight and for his future.
Regards
John Kelleher
Aubane Social Club
Congratulation Sean, what an achievement, we would like to wish you the very best and thank you for all the work you have done over the years.
Congratulations and Best Wishes from all in Rathcoole N.S.
Very well deserved for all your wonderful work.
Congratulations Sean on your great news from all your Colleagues in LTV2 Millstreet,it is the great work which people like yourself does that encourages groups like LTV2 to get up and do what they do in recording and reporting current events happening in the locality and in preserving and putting this material into the archives for future generations to have access to and to enjoy,you are a wonderful influence to us all, and also a great Ambassodor to the Millstreet area,again well done Sean and all the best to you in the future.
Best Regards.
Bernard Crowley.
Chairman.
LTV2 Millstreet.
Sean, we are delighted to hear that you have been nominated for this award. Wishing you every success in the competition. Best Wishes from all the staff at Dennehy’s Centra.
Best of luck Sean, deligted to hear of your nomination for this award, wishing you every success
Congratulatios Sean on your selection in the All Ireland Awards Final, well deserved.
We’re all behind you and wish you the best of luck.
Congratulaulatios Sean, it was no surprise to hear you reached the top 30 in Ireland, you deserve to be No 1 and we are hoping you will, we are all rooting for you
To Sean, Congratulations and best wishes on your nomination. It couldn’t happen to a nicer person.
To Sean, congratulations on your nomination. it is well deserved for all your trojan work for our community
Congratulations Sean on your nomination for this award. Wishing you every success tonight and for the future.
Best wishes from all in Kilcorney N.S.
Congratulations on your nomination Seán! It is greatly deserved…. Best of Luck tonight from all in Rathcoole! Le gach dea ghuí….
Congratulations Seán-a nomination earned with modesty and graciousness.I thank you most sincerely for supporting Millstreet Church Choir.Your presence in the gallery was always welcome and we valued the recordings of masses and concerts throughout the years.We always reserved a chair for you for midnight mass,knowing you would be by our side,preserving the moment in time.We hope you will continue to join us in our new location-but for now we sing your praises!
Jane
Sean
Congratulations Sean on your nomination it’s so well deserved!!!
Thank you so much for all the memories. May God Bless you.