Imagine if Napoleon was a hurler on the ditch when the Ballybricken Estate team played Kilmoney of Carrigaline in December, 1829, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

I’m old-fashioned and I do accept that many people nowadays only get their ‘news’ digitally, but does this mean that in another decade or three, conversation - the actual art of talking - will be largely forgotten?

From an early age, Clare was an extrovert with her radiant smile and bright and bubbly personality. Though from a Catholic family, she herself admitted the ‘practise of the faith’ was not uppermost in her mind, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

Around 1915, along with a cousin, Johnny Murphy decided to emigrate, to ‘take the boat’ to England in search of more lucrative employment. Both men walked to Cork city with their bag on their back with plans to board the Innisfallen on the quayside.

Maybe, just maybe my big ‘break’ might come in beautiful West Cork on Tuesday or Wednesday, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

I don’t know if we need a miracle but here’s hoping, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

JOHN ARNOLD recalls the story of Frances Taylor, who set up a convent in Carrigtowhill 150 years ago. 

Ahead of the Cork V Dublin game this weekend, John Arnold shares the tale of the three hurlers from Cork -including two from Bartlemy-who came to the aid of the Dubs back in 1935. 

If a John Arnold could become Archbishop of Westminster, and if John Arnold from Dallas could become the world’s youngest billionaire back in 2007 - aged 33 - well, why couldn’t John Arnold from Cork become President of Ireland?

Their pulling power was not simply on the rope, but they were capable of attracting huge crowds to carnivals, church fetes and the like, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

For anyone that’s never been, it’s difficult to understand or even contemplate what the ‘experience’ is all about, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

JOHN ARNOLD: As I made hay while the son shine, I thought of the lines of Paul Durcan's poem as we was being laid to rest: 'Have you ever saved hay in Mayo in the rain?'

In 1823 and again in 1825, a total of 11 ships departed from Cobh with over 2,500 immigrants on board. JOHN ARNOLD looks back at the Robinson Settlements. 

JOHN ARNOLD says his mam was only 71 when she died, but, he says, "in fairness, she packed a lot into those seven decades".

Last week, on May morning, JOHN ARNOLD says he rose early and knelt on the grass in the middle of the yard, washing his face ‘in the May morning dew’ as generations have done before him. 

In his weekly column, JOHN ARNOLD reflects on how things were done long ago, his visit to Rome, and the clever means used to get the scores of the games back home in days gone by. 

This year, April so far was like nothing gone before, with glorious sunshine and June-like temperatures and ne’er a drop of rain, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

JOHN ARNOLD looks back at the life of Cork priest, Canon Colman O'Donovan of Midleton, who has died, aged 97. 

'As I walked close to the building the other day, I imagined I could hear the voices from yesteryear as tay and butter and eggs and fags were sold over the little counter here,' says JOHN ARNOLD

About five days after my 60th birthday, the little parcel arrived by post one morning. I thought at first it was another birthday card or present - in reality, it was a kind of present, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

Tis said that St Patrick never came to Cork, but nobody can be truly certain as the travels of saints were hardly ever reported in the papers in those days!I half remember being at some seminar or conference in the last century all about ...

"The idea of ‘giving up something’ might be an old and ancient concept, but it has many modern variations, from the ‘dry January’ to quitting the fags," writes JOHN ARNOLD

We fuss and fooster over many things, often minor irritants, in truth, life is easier now than when the ‘stirabout’ was all that was on ‘the menu’ of our forefathers, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

"It wasn’t the fact that copious amounts of horse manure were piled on the rhubarb patch every spring that turned me against eating it," writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

The other day, when a stone-mad friend of mine from East Cork called and put a query to me, I had no option only to delve into the ‘mystery’, write JOHN ARNOLD. 

Some days, ’twas like walking down Patrick Street in Cork city or Fermoy - Irish everywhere and we knew so many of them too, writes JOHN ARNOLD of his recent holiday. 

Despite declining numbers, Mount Melleray never lost its special appeal,  writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

'Never let it be said that I fell down on the job,' writes JOHN ARNOLD, who says on the last Sunday night of December, he boiled up about 17 pounds of fruit to make jam. 

In years to come, the question will probably be asked in Mastermind or something like that ‘What happened in Ireland on November 29, 2024?’, well, one answer will be that Arnolds’ turf house got finished, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

Being close to the land and nature and daily seeing the beauty of the world all around has been my good fortune with half a century, writes JOHN ARNOLD. 

On Thursday, December 18, 1834, the lives of many families in Gortroe were changed forever. John Arnold looks back at the events leading up to that day. 

John Arnold recalls his first meeting with Jon Kenny back in the 1980s and says 'he was a lucky boyo that we didn’t get him locked up during his visit Brideside'

JOHN ARNOLD is visiting Lourdes this week and reflects on his time there so far. 

JOHN ARNOLD reflects on life growing up in the 60s and his discovery that his friend 'Johnny' wasn't actually Johnny at all. 

John Arnold recalls a special meeting that took place 140 years ago, in a bid to preserve our national sport

John Arnold recalls how a stray cat stole hearts on his family farm

John Arnold attended the 1972 replayed final in Cork, and was involved in drama on his way home

John Arnold was a among a group who recently visited Pompeii. Here he recalls his visit

I was asked just this week by a person from the northern part of the county: “Did you ever hear of the Bartlemy Thrasher?”The strange thing was, I was just about to start writing this piece and it was going to be all about our recent harvest ...

Eamon Kelly had that unique gift, that great storytellers have - the ability to paint the most vivid picture with his voice and a wide array of words, so says John Arnold

The beautiful, musical Gaeilge is as much part of our heritage as the sky over us or the sod ’neath our feet, so says John Arnold

Change is hard, and maybe tougher to accept as one gets older, so says John Arnold in his weekly column

The goal of the fundraising initiative is to not only raise funds for Marymount Hospice, but also to honour the memory of Jeremiah.

The idea of taking top class land out of food production and covering it with steel and glass mirrors just seems wrong to me, so says John Arnold

John Arnold was among those who laid a wreath at the grave of Michael Lynch this week, he tells us why in his weekly column

Hopefully, Sunday will be the culmination of happy, fun-filled days for us all, so says John Arnold in his weekly column

John Arnold reflects on All-Irelands past and future

John Arnold tells us about the man widely regarded as the ‘father of the Irish Olympic movement’, JJ Keane.

John Arnold says he is glad he didn’t get great Leaving results in 1974

Corkman John Arnold has been in Lourdes around 30 times. Here he shares more memories of his latest trip