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April - long evenings
and the weather changing from the grimness of winter to the throes of summer.
If you are a gardener or a farmer you long for these days to arrive.
Everything in the garden can be done now.
In the vegetable garden you can sow seed potatoes, maincrop varieties from now
such as Kerrs Pink, Records, Roosters and Golden Wonders. Sow onion sets and
shallots, cabbage plants (early york varieties). You could also start sowing
direct with carrots and parsnips. Those with the carrot fly problem sow the
variety Parano. Also if you sow early, and pick early and by sowing garlic cloves
or onion sets between the rows of carrots; this also helps to prevent the carrot
fly. Other plants such as lettuce, scallions, tomato plants, etc are best left
to be planted towards the end of the month.
Sowing a lawn in April is ideal, as the soil temperature is high and the seed
germinates a lot quicker. Sow a lawn with a no. 2 seed mixture at a rate of
2 ozs to the square yard or 35 gms to the square metre. Rake the seed in lightly
after sowing and roll lightly afterwards.
Your lawn will need feeding now. Feed with a Golden Vale 3:1 lawn, WEED and
FEED. This has a general fertiliser to feed the lawn, two weedkillers (2-4 D
and McPA) to kill any weeds in the lawn, and sulphate of iron to kill any moss
and give the grass a dark green colour.
If you have a lot of moss in your lawn, you may need to scarify it. The moss
is made up of a layer known as thatch - made up of dead grass and moss and has
a spongy effect when you walk on it. You can scarify it - hire a scarify or
put a scarifying blade on your lawnmower (ask your lawnmower agent or hire shop).
This roots out all the old grass and moss. Collect this and then apply your
3:1 lawn WEED and FEED.
TIP: Always have at least an inch of grass on your lawn, never cut too low and
always collect your grass clippings. Feed at least once a year.
All trees and shrubs can be sown now. Feed all established trees and shrubs
now with any general tree and shrub fertiliser or 7:6:17; at a rate of 2 ozs
to each plant. Plants in flower now to look out for, these are especially nice,
would be Prunus Shirontae, a double white flowering cherry with prostate branches
and Dicentra Formosa, known as fisherman's rod or the bleeding heart. This is
a perennial with a beautiful arching stem of red flowers. The last one is Osmanthus
Burkwoodii, and evergreen shrub with a beautiful white scented flower from April-May.
With summer type weather arriving people are asking about bedding plants. Bedding plants should not be planted out until the 1st or 2nd week in May when the threat of frost is gone.
The following is
a little advice on how to plant up a hanging basket:
a) with moss or a bought liner, line the basket packing moss firmly in place.
It is easier to work the moss if it is slightly moist.
b) fill the basket with a multi-purpose compost or potting compost and firm
it in gently.
When filling, rest the basket on a bucket to stop it moving.
c) remove well watered plants from their pots. Plant from the centre working
outwards firming the plants in place as you go.
d) water the basket evenly and hang in a greenhouse/tunnel or a well lit and
sheltered spot, for about two weeks so that the plants can establish.
Plants such as lobelia trailing varieties, trailing geraniums, pelarogoniums,
surlinia petunias felicia, helichrysum etc are ideal in hanging baskets. I will
advise on all these and the best buys and how to match and mix colours in beds
in the next issue.
That's it for now,
happy gardening,
Bosco McDermott, Jnr.,
Glynn's Garden Centre, Lydican, Claregalway.
Hurling training
is underway at the moment. Teams of all grades are preparing for their respective
competitions. The Senior team train on Tuesday and Friday evenings at 7:30 p.m.
The Senior team are also playing challenge games and tournaments.
On Easter Monday they played in the Liam Mellows Hurling Tournament to the memory
of Gerard Cameron. The four invited teams were Carnmore, Loughrea, Clarinbridge
and Liam Mellows. Loughrea versus Liam Mellows and Carnmore versus Clarinbridge
was the draw for the opening games. Loughrea had a six point win over Liam Mellows.
Loughrea secured their win late in the game with two easy goals. Carnmore had
a great game in their battle with Clarinbridge. Both teams were almost at full
strength and it was played with a championship edge to it. Carnmore opened the
scoring with a good point from Liam Fahy followed by a point from a 65 'y' by
Patrick Killilea. Clarinbridge replied with a point. Liam Fahy was on target
again with another point and had a great effort for a goal saved. Michael Killilea
scored two good points. Clarinbridge responded with two good points. Liam Fahy
was on target with an excellent goal. Clarinbridge added another point before
half-time to two from Carnmore, one from Declan Walsh and one from Damian Fahy,
leaving the score at half-time Carnmore 1-7, Clarinbridge 4 points.
The second half
was a tough affair with Carnmore playing against a strong breeze. Four points
for Carnmore during this half, two from Michael Killilea, one from Liam Fahy
and one from Tomas Grealish. Clarinbridge scored seven points during the second
half and had two 21 yard frees well saved by the Carnmore defence. This was
a good performance, some individuals played excellently, particularly goalie
Shane Hynes and full forward Liam Fahy. Final score Carnmore 1-11 to 0-11 points.
The final against Loughrea was played immediately after this tough game. This
was a big disadvantage to Carnmore. They played very well in the first half
leading by 1 goal 11 points to 5 points at half-time but playing with a strong
breeze. Carnmore ran out of steam in the second-half and Loughrea won on a scoreline
of 2 goals and sixteen points to 1 goal and fourteen points.
Scorers for Carnmore: Martin Connell 1 point, Tomas Grealish 3 points, Damian
Fahy 5 points, Michael Killilea 3 points, Patrick Killlilea 1 point, Liam Fahy
1 goal and 1 point.
The Senior Hurling championship for 1997 commences on the weekend of the 19th
and 20th April.
This is the groupings
for the championship:
Group A: Portumna, Ballindereen, Kilconieron, St. Thomas's, Abbydunirs.
Group B: Ardrahan, Killimordaly, Carnmore, Castlegar, Sarsfield.
Group C: Clarinbridge, Turloughmore, Kinvar, Pearses, Liam Mellows.
Group D: Gort, Abbeyknockmoy, Mullagh, Loughrea, Athenry.
The Junior A competitions are commencing and a strong panel of players are eligible
and have been informed. Training will be with the Senior Team on Tuesday and
Friday evenings. We can be very optimistic with the strong panel, we expect
to have competitive games every weekend, already the city league competition
has commenced. We had a great win over Castlegar on Easter Sunday in the first
game of the City League. This was a fine team effort with great displayes from
Kevin Moran, Padraic Connell, John Keogh and Michael Grealish. The final score
was Carnmore 4 goals and 12 points to Castlegar 3 goals and 5 points.
So the message
to the Junior A Panel is, we have a fine panel, if you put in the effort we
can win this Championship. There are two groups in the Junior A championship.
Our group is: Carnmore, Kilconieron, Spiddal, Sylane, Fomenagh, Ballindereen,
and Ahascaragh.
The Under 21 team has four points from two games in their championship group
games. The minor championship is just getting under way. The under 14 team had
a couple of good wins in the Turloughmore Tornament with wins over Abbeyknockmoy
and Turloughmore.
At Carnmore Hurling pitch on Friday 11th April at 8:15 p.m. the pitch and grounds
will be blessed by Fr. Tommy Marrinan. This will be followed by mass at 8:30
p.m. in the Community Centre. The mass will be offered for deceased members
and friends of the hurling clubs. Everybody is invited.
B. Linnane.
A Prayer for
Those Who Live Alone
I LIVE alone, dear Lord, Stay by my side.
In all my daily needs, be Thou my guide.
Grant me good health, For that indeed, I pray,
To carry on my work from day to day.
Keep pure my mind, my thoughts, my every deed,
Let me be kind, unselfish, in my neighbours need,
Spare me from fire, from flood, malicious tongues,
From thieves, from fear, and evil ones.
If sickness or an accident befall, then humbly, Lord, I pray,
Hear, Thou my call and when I'm feeling low, or in despair,
Lift up my heart, and help me in my prayer.
I live alone, dear Lord, Yet have no fear,
Because I feel Your Presence ever near.
The Cross in
My Pocket
I carry a cross in my pocket, a simple reminder to me
Of the fact that I am a Christian, no matter where I may be.
This little cross
is not magic, nor is it a good luck charm
It isn't meant to protect me from every physical harm.
It's not for identification
for all the world to see,
It's simply an understanding between my Saviour and me.
When I put my hand
in my pocket to bring out a coin or key
The cross is there to remind me of the price He paid for me.
It reminds me,
too, to be thankful for my blessings day by day
And to strive to serve Him better in all that I do and say.
It's also a daily
reminder of the peace and comfort I share
with all who know my Master and give themselves to His care.
So, I carry a cross
in my pocket reminding no one but me
That Jesus Christ is Lord of my life if only I'll let Him be.
Congratulations
to Ailish and Patrick Carr, Cahergowan on the birth of their baby daughter Katie,
born on the 15th March last.
Birthday greetings
to Elaine Concannon, Montiagh, who celebrated her 21st on the 7th April.
Belated happy birthday
to Martin Duggan, Montiagh, whose birthday was on the 9th April.
Best wishes to
WALSH FIREPLACES LTD. who recently opened their premises in Loughgeorge.
Electrolysis:
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of removing hair permanently. This is done by passing an electric current through
a fine needle inserted into the hair follicle, cauterising the blood vessels
supplying it and so, killing the hair, which is then removed. If you have a
hormonal imbalance, the hairs will start sprouting in new places. Effectiveness
depends very much on the individual . Some people say they experience hair loss
almost immediately; with others it takes longer.
Electrolysis over a period of time will bring about results in nine out of ten
people.
After-care: The treated area is covered with antiseptic cream or lotion. The
client must if possible refrain from using make-up for twenty-four hours.
For further information,
please telephone: Evelyn Kitt (091)798485.
The Carnmore Ladies
Club are pleased to report another successful year. The Club activities for
the past year included a C.P.R. Course, Crafts e.g.
Decoupage and a very enjoyable Oil Painting class of ten sessions. This
was mainly possible as a result of a Government Grant of £600.
The Annual Santa
and Senior Citizens Parties were enjoyed by all. The Club
are now preparing for their annual sponsored walk.
At the recent Annual General Meeting, the following officers were elected.
Chairperson Phyllis
Tierney
Asst. Chairperson Bridie Hanley
Secretary Bridie Conneely
Asst. Secretary Eileen Gleeson
Treasurer Susan Dooley
Asst. Treasurer Annette Hanley
Our meetings take
place at the Centre on Monday nights at 8.00 p.m. New members are always welcome.
Carnmore Community Centre will hold its Annual Fashion Show on Thursday, 17th April. As usual, a great evening is expected, with most shops displaying their selection of Toddlers, Teenage, Ladies, Gents, Evening and Bridal Wear. Tickets £4 00 - Bar Service. Raffle will be held and there will be lots of Spot Prize. So, for a fun-filled evening, come on over and support your Community Centre.
Tickets available
by calling any of the following organisers -
Liz Casserly 790395
Mary Grealish 794713
Marion Nugent 794335
Congratulations
to Christopher Keane and Cathy Casserly who were successful in the Great Outdoors
Juvenile Open Competition in Dublin at the end of March.
Christopher took the boys U13 Singles event by storm, beating the No. 1 seed and he also won the Boys Doubles with his partner Alan Flaherty from Tuam B.C. Cathy won the Girls Doubles event with her partner Ruth Kilkenny from Clare, with an impressive victory in the Final.
CO. LEAGUES
Four of our teams went forward to the Finals held in Maree Hallon Sunday, 23rd
March.
U12
Our team played Cortoon in the Final. We were by far the best team and came
out winners by 5 games to 2.
Team Members Declan
Griffin Maria Moran
Paul Loughlin Katie O'Connor
Michael O'Connor Maria Hyland
Thomas Walsh Grainne Noonan
U14
In this event, we were playing against a very good team from Maree. Everyone
was expecting very close games. All our players played excellent badminton on
the day and won by 5 games to 2.
Team Members Christopher
Keane Caroline Garrett
Ross Forde Cathy Casserly
Joseph Garrett Sandra Walsh
Emmett Hartigan Elaine O'Connor
U16
This event was dominated by Claregalway, The A Team V. B Team.
It was a very exciting and well contested fiinal. The B Team emerging victorious.
The A team were very unlucky to have two players unable to play - Maria Cribbin
through injury and Galvin Kavanagh through bereavement. We offer our sincere
sympathy to Galvin and his family on the death of his Grandad.
Team Members (A)
Coman Duke Farrell, Maria Cribbin, Robert Lennon, Sharon McNamara, Galvin Kavanagh,
Michelle Hession, Patrick Lyons, Avril Farrell
Team Members: (B) John Horgan, Jennifer O'Connor, Enda O'Connell, Michelle Conneely,
Brian Casserly, Joan Lyons, Kevin Kenny, Kathryn Lennon, Sheena Tierney
Congratulations to all who played so well and made this a memorable day for our Club. Thank you to all the players for their commitment to their team throughout the year. Taking part in this League takes a lot of time and organisation and this is where the wonderful parents deserve congratulations. Thank you for all the transport and help in organising and especially to the very big crowd to traveled to Maree to support the Finals.
The County Championships Singles Event takes place in the Galway Lawn Tennis Club on Saturday, 12th April.
EASTER OPEN JUVENILE COMPETITION IN DUBLIN
Congratulations to John Forde, Christopher Keane, Ross Forde and Peter Moran
who played in the Easter Tournament last week. John reached the Singles final
and was beaten by Colin Hill from Scotland. John and Colin played together in
the U16 and U19 Doubles and won both.
SENIOR BADMINTON
The Senior Leagues are finished. Our division III team did very well and were
only one game away from reaching the final. Well done to all.
Team Members:
Paul Casserly Mairead Glynn
Liam Hyland Fionnuala Glynn
Niall Hartigan Maria Cribbin
Liam Moran Alison Greany
Senior Badminton continues every Monday Night at 8.30 p.m.
MARY FORDE
CUMHANN LÚTHCHLEAS GAEL - BAILE CHLÁIR NA GAILLIMHE
Comórtas Peile na Gaeltachta: Claregalway 2-11 Barna 1-12
Sóisear A: Na Piarsaigh 1-8 Claregalway 0-8
Sóisear
2: Claregalway 0-9 Lettermore 0-9
(All games at the Leisure Centre)
Mionúir:
Salthill 2-5 Claregalway 0-11 at The Prairie
In a fast and highly entertaining game we drew with Salthill in the first round
of the league at the Prairie. The score was 2-5 to 0-11, our scores coming from
Niall McGovern (4), Gary Hurney (3), Derek Murray (2), Liam Hyland and Anthony
Monaghan 1 point each. These were two well matched sides and a scrambled goal
just before half time after John McGrath had saved well gave Salthill a 1-4
to 0-5 lead at the break. Ten minutes into the second half Salthill struck again
for a goal to go ahead by 2-5 to 0-8. Full credit to Claregalway for a strong
recovery, scoring 3 points while holding Salthill scoreless. We had a couple
of last minute shots that went close but not close enough for a win. The displays
of Anthony Monaghan and Niall McGovern at mid-field, Patrick Stephens, George
Fox and Damien Noonan in the backs, G.Hurney and D.Murray in the forwards deserve
special mention.
To come: April 16 at home to Oranmore; April 24 away to Carraroe; April 30 at
home to Ml.Breathnach; throw-in at 7pm.
Mionúir Co.na Gaillimhe: A number of our club minors were called up for county trials: Patrick Stephens, Anthony Monaghan, Kenny Watson, Niall McGovern, Derek Murray, George Fox, Gary Hurney. Best of luck to all.
Fé 16: An away win achieved with a full measure of team spirit marked our first round game against Killanin on Tuesday week last. The score was 3-9 to 2-7. We took a 2 point lead on two occasions in the last quarter only to be pegged back each time by a Killanin goal. Declan Langan's goal and Damien Noonan's upfield surge to score 1-1 in the last few minutes were highlights. Gary Dillon and Andrew Flanagan played very well in the backs; Enda O'Connell and Robert Lennon came into their own in the second half while Anthony Watson, Enda Flaherty, Nicholas Fox and sub, John Keogh, took their scores well.
In the second round we beat Spiddel at the Leisure Centre by 1-13 to 2-3. Scorers: D.Stephens 1-1; J.Keogh, N.Fox, R.Lennon, E.Flaherty, M.Flaherty 2 points each; E.O'Connell 2 points including an excellent '45'.
To come: April 15 at home to Carraroe; April 22 at home to Oranmore; April 29 at home to Salthill; May 6 away to Loughrea; April 13 away to St.Michaels.
Galway City Panel: Players called in for the Inter County Tedd Webb Cup panel were: Damien Noonan, Robert Lennon, Enda O'Connell, Nicholas Fox, Anthony Davoren, J.P.O'Connell, Damien Stephens.
Fé 14: The league commences on Friday, April 18 when we play Salthill
at the Prairie at 7 pm. The other games are: April 25 at home to Moycullen;
May 9 away to St.Michaels; May 16 away to Spiddel; May 23 at home to Oranmore/Maree;
May 30 at home to Eire Og; June 6 at home to Mervue.
Féile Peil na nÓg: This is on Saturday May 3. It is the U-14 Féile
for Co.Galway. Claregalway is one of the four venues chosen to accommodate it,
the others being Caherlistrane, Headford and Westside. It is great to have our
new club rooms for this event. Programme at Claregalway:
Sat. May 3:
11.00am Tuam Stars v Mervue
11.45 Milltown v Claregalway
12.45pm Tuam Stars v Milltown
1.15 Mervue v Claregalway
2.30 Tuam Stars v Claregalway
3.15 Mervue v Milltown
So, come along and enjoy the days sport.
Fé 12 agus Fé 10: The new season has now commenced. Supervised coaching and games are held at the Leisure Centre on Sundays from 11am to 12.30 pm. All parents including new comers to the area are invited to bring their young stars along and to participate in the fun.
Fé 12 Co.League: This takes place in the autumn. We play the top teams. Round 1 is on Sunday, September 7, away to Moycullen. In the other games we play Oranmore, St.Michaels, Salthill, Mervue. All games on Sundays at 11 am.
Co.Development Draw: None of the six monthly draws brought any prizes to our subscribers. We express our gratitude to our ticket holders whose financial support enables the Juvenile Football Committee to field teams, provide bus transport, etc. for all the Co.Galway and City competitions and furthermore to finance outings to big Connacht Championship games in Tuam, Castlebar, etc. In 1996 our U-12;s travelled to Dublin for a week-end to take in the all-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park. Without the income from the draw, we could not make such arrangements.
Club Membership/Insurance: To comply with proper procedures and insurance requirements it is necessary for all players in all age groups from U-12 up to register as a club member. The membership fee is £1 per player and will be collected at the Leisure Centre.
Seán Ó
Flannagáin
"Oirbsen"
Gortatleva
Claregalway
Dear Sir,
May I make a few comments on "Letter to the Editor" in the March issue
of Nuacht Chlár? Thank you.
This publication is, is it not, a local newsletter? Therefore, we expect to
read local news. Anybody who wishes to may submit articles on a topic which
would be of interest to the people of the Claregalway/Carnmore area. If the
same people/clubs/organisations etc. have news for each issue, then why shouldn't
it be printed? If others wish to make contributions, then why don't they?
The business people who support Nuacht Chlár are obviously people with
a Community spirit and to them may I say "fair play to you" and "thanks".
I have a copy of Moycullen Matters in front of me at the moment and I notice
that it costs £1. Nuacht Chlár is a FREE publication; but then
is this not the era where we expect to get "everything" for nothing?
I suppose this "new technology" the writer talks about, will appear
out of nowhere and for nothing also! I doubt it.
Finally, why did Nuacht Chlár reappear after being out of circulation
for some time? The people wanted it, that's why. So, if anyone does not wish
to read Nuacht Chlár, then just leave it where it is. There are plenty
of others who will have it instead. No-one is forcing you to take it.
Many thanks and keep up the good work.
Yours,
Patricia Carton
I
have no problem with my name being printed as I believe in what I have written.
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