A new silver cup, named after a prominent County Cork based national farming leader, has been inaugurated by the Munster Agricultural Society, a Seanad nominating body.
The Patrick J. Manley Perpetual 
(1905-1975), who rose to prominence as an agricultural organiser during his twenties, and served on the original Farmers’ Party national executive (before its merger into Fine Gael circa 1933).
Manley was a member of several local national boards regarding agriculture. These included serving as honorary secretary of both the Cork Milk Producers’ Association and the Irish Milk Producers’ Association, as well as a founding board member of the Cork Farmers Union Co-operative Society (possessing several branches across the city and county), as well as establishing and serving on the Cork Milk Board, a municipal statutory body.
Manley served as chairman of the Cork Farmers’ Union (affiliated nationally to the Irish Farmers Union). Manley also held several other national roles. A renowned negotiator, he often made fruitful representations between associations and the government.
Manley was kidnapped in 1934 when he was due to appear before a military tribunal in Dublin, although he was highly respected in Irish agricultural life, as well as Cork merchant circles.
Manley was also a prolific champion of the ‘corporatist’ (vocational) system of political representation, and an active contributor to numerous farming publications. Manley’s parents, and many relatives, are buried in St. Mary’s Cemetery, Garrycloyne.