On the website click the image to enlarge itI am grateful to Michael Mulvey and Veronica Shannon for preparing the following article. The work of this Committee since its formation has transformed the lives of the local farming community, bringing running water to the farmyard, and dairy.
Butlersbridge Group Water Scheme was constructed in 1979. The source of the water scheme was from Annagh Lake. The supply area serviced by the scheme extended from Kilduff at the south of Belturbet to Ballyhaise and the following year it was extended to Coratubber north east of Cavan Town.
BACKGROUND
The scheme was originally started in 1979 to facilitate demand by farmers for cooling milk and cattle drinkers. Killeshandra Co-op who was trying to improve the quality of the milk they were receiving promoted the venture. It was grant aided by Local Government. The scheme was serving 150 households approximately with a total of 250 connections approximately including agricultural. There were 2 Reservoirs located at Annagh and Killyvanny with a storage capacity of 653m3. Shay Murtagh Ltd supplied the reservoirs. The sites were acquired for Annagh Reservoir from James Anthony O’Reilly and for Killyvanny Reservoir from John Tweedy and the Booster station site from Andrew Boylan, Co. Councillor.
The original committee was as follows:
§ Chairperson Vincent Bartley.
§ Secretary Andrew Boylan.
§ Assistant Secretary Charles Mundy.
§ Treasurers Jack Leddy.
Jimmy Murphy.
§ Caretaker/Clerk of Works Jack Leddy.
Committee Members were:
§ Brian Myles
§ James Halliday
§ Vincent Cosgrove
§ Jude Connolly
§ James O’Reilly
The Consultant Engineers were Petit & Company, Dublin and the Contractors were Sean and Pat Smith now P & S Ltd. The total pipe work was approximately 60 miles.
ANNAGH GROUP WATER SCHEME CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.
BACKGROUND
In 1999 due to the increased demand of domestic usage, while the water was sufficient for agricultural use it was not op to the EU standard for domestic use. Butlersbridge Group Water Scheme employed Jennings O’Donovan & Partners, Consultant Engineers to complete a feasibility study of the scheme. Redhills Group Water Scheme also employed the same Consultant Engineers with the very same mandate. Their findings were that it would be more cost effective to have both scheme amalgamated and have one treatment plant at Annagh to cover both areas controlled and supervised by one committee with representation from both areas.
The Butlersbridge Scheme supplied 270 households including farms; the Redhills Scheme (constructed in 1975) supplied 250 households and farms.
The Annagh Group Water Supply Scheme, which comprises the amalgamation of the schemes took place in the year 2000. The supply area now extends from North West of Cavan Town to the south east of Belturbet, and Redhills village and its surrounding environs. The scheme was recently extended (February 2005) to supply the village of Ballyhaise, located centrally between the Butlersbridge and Redhills supply areas.
The Committee of Annagh Group Water Scheme Co-operative Society Ltd is as follows:
§ Chairperson Michael Mulvey
§ Vice Chairperson Kevin Murphy
§ Secretary Michael Young
§ Assistant Secretary Jimmy Brady
§ Joint Treasurers Colm O’Reilly & Michael Reilly
§ Caretaker/Clerk of Works Terry Keegan
The Committee members are:
§ Benny Reilly
§ Hugh O’Rourke
§ Martin Cosgrove
§ Noel Faulkner
§ James Wm. Halliday
§ Vincent Callaghan
§ Fred Tilson
§ Michael Brady
§ Billy Reilly
§ Philip Hayes
§ Tom McCaffrey
§ Oliver Leddy
§ Francie Brady
§ William Cassidy
§ Harold Clarke
Butlersbridge Group Water Scheme was constructed in 1979. The source of the water scheme was from Annagh Lake. The supply area serviced by the scheme extended from Kilduff at the south of Belturbet to Ballyhaise and the following year it was extended to Coratubber north east of Cavan Town.
BACKGROUND
The scheme was originally started in 1979 to facilitate demand by farmers for cooling milk and cattle drinkers. Killeshandra Co-op who was trying to improve the quality of the milk they were receiving promoted the venture. It was grant aided by Local Government. The scheme was serving 150 households approximately with a total of 250 connections approximately including agricultural. There were 2 Reservoirs located at Annagh and Killyvanny with a storage capacity of 653m3. Shay Murtagh Ltd supplied the reservoirs. The sites were acquired for Annagh Reservoir from James Anthony O’Reilly and for Killyvanny Reservoir from John Tweedy and the Booster station site from Andrew Boylan, Co. Councillor.
The original committee was as follows:
§ Chairperson Vincent Bartley.
§ Secretary Andrew Boylan.
§ Assistant Secretary Charles Mundy.
§ Treasurers Jack Leddy.
Jimmy Murphy.
§ Caretaker/Clerk of Works Jack Leddy.
Committee Members were:
§ Brian Myles
§ James Halliday
§ Vincent Cosgrove
§ Jude Connolly
§ James O’Reilly
The Consultant Engineers were Petit & Company, Dublin and the Contractors were Sean and Pat Smith now P & S Ltd. The total pipe work was approximately 60 miles.
ANNAGH GROUP WATER SCHEME CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD.
BACKGROUND
In 1999 due to the increased demand of domestic usage, while the water was sufficient for agricultural use it was not op to the EU standard for domestic use. Butlersbridge Group Water Scheme employed Jennings O’Donovan & Partners, Consultant Engineers to complete a feasibility study of the scheme. Redhills Group Water Scheme also employed the same Consultant Engineers with the very same mandate. Their findings were that it would be more cost effective to have both scheme amalgamated and have one treatment plant at Annagh to cover both areas controlled and supervised by one committee with representation from both areas.
The Butlersbridge Scheme supplied 270 households including farms; the Redhills Scheme (constructed in 1975) supplied 250 households and farms.
The Annagh Group Water Supply Scheme, which comprises the amalgamation of the schemes took place in the year 2000. The supply area now extends from North West of Cavan Town to the south east of Belturbet, and Redhills village and its surrounding environs. The scheme was recently extended (February 2005) to supply the village of Ballyhaise, located centrally between the Butlersbridge and Redhills supply areas.
The Committee of Annagh Group Water Scheme Co-operative Society Ltd is as follows:
§ Chairperson Michael Mulvey
§ Vice Chairperson Kevin Murphy
§ Secretary Michael Young
§ Assistant Secretary Jimmy Brady
§ Joint Treasurers Colm O’Reilly & Michael Reilly
§ Caretaker/Clerk of Works Terry Keegan
The Committee members are:
§ Benny Reilly
§ Hugh O’Rourke
§ Martin Cosgrove
§ Noel Faulkner
§ James Wm. Halliday
§ Vincent Callaghan
§ Fred Tilson
§ Michael Brady
§ Billy Reilly
§ Philip Hayes
§ Tom McCaffrey
§ Oliver Leddy
§ Francie Brady
§ William Cassidy
§ Harold Clarke