Kanturk Credit Union Limited

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Joining

Eligibility to join Kanturk Credit Union Limited is defined by our Common Bond, which includes people residing or employed in the parishes of Kanturk, Lismire, Banteer, Castlemagner, Kilbrin, Dromtarriffe, Freemount and Tullylease.

Documentation required to become a Member:

Photographic Identification
- eg, Passport, Driving Licence etc
Address Verification
- eg, Utility Bill (ie, Telephone, ESB, Gas etc), Bank or Building Society statement, etc

Founding Members

Kanturk Credit Union Limited - Founding Members

Inaugural meeting – Friday, 16th August, 1963

Rev. Fr. D.C. O’Connell		Patrick Allen
Donal Hanrahan		Rev. Fr. Peadar O’Keane
Michael Lucey		E.P. Hogan
Denis Fitzpatrick		Sarah Sheehan
John Barry		Con Holland
Noel O’Brien		Michael Mannix
Tom Linehan		Frank Healy
Peter Walsh		P.J. Moore
William O’Brien

History

Kanturk Credit Union Limited – the early days

In 1958, three far seeing pioneers, Nora Herlihy, Seamus P. Mac Eoin, and Sean Forde introduced the Credit Union movement to Ireland. Today, the Irish Credit Union movement is among the most successful in the world, with the highest membership per capita.

In Kanturk Town Park on a warm summer’s evening in 1963, Seamus O’Mahony, Michael Lucey, Donal Hanrahan and Tommy Cross were busily engaged discussing the events of the day.