The
Committee of Claregalway Leisure Centre held their annual Craft Fair in
the Centre on the 18th November. A very successful day was had. Crafts
on display included pottery, jewellery, knitwear, decorations, stained
glass, slate mirrors, and many Christmas items. There were also novelty
draws such as guess the weight of the cake, and the number of sweets in
the jar. Children were catered for with face painting and hair braiding,
and a very popular lucky dip. Local items on sale included the fundraising
calendar produced by the Centre this year with all proceeds going towards
the refurbishment of the showers, toilets and kitchen area. The newly
launched local directory was also on sale, as were the beautiful Christmas
cards featuring paintings by local schoolchildren which are being sold
by the Parents Association of Claregalway N.S. as a fundraiser. Local
artists Paula Evans and Margaret Lenihan exhibited paintings, many of
which are scenes in the parish. A lovely Christmas atmosphere was created
with the décor of the hall and the seasonal music. The committee
also ran a cake sale, and a raffle, with the proceeds going to the upkeep
of the Centre. Refreshments were on sale, and many people ended their
shopping and viewing with a cup of tea and some apple tart and cream.
Profits from the day go towards the upkeep of the Leisure Centre.
The committee would like to thank all those who came along to help set
up the hall, to those who gave of their time to man stalls, sell tickets
and help clean up afterwards. A special word of appreciation is due to
the sponsors of the prizes in the raffle—Cregmore Construction, Walsh’s
Fireplaces, Michele Rohan, and McGreals Supermarket. Thanks also to all
the local people who donated cakes to the cake stall. It is vital to the
life of the community that the hall continues to be maintained and ran,
as it is an invaluable resource for all in the area.
The committee would also like to extend their thanks to all those who
helped out with the recent bag packing fundraiser in Tesco’s, especially
the youngsters who were so hard working and enthusiastic. All of the proceeds
going towards the much needed refurbishment of the hall.
It has been a long standing ambition of the committee to update the toilets and showers, and to re-do the kitchen area. The community centre is in almost continuous use, and the costs of maintenance, insurance, heating and electricity are growing all the time. Over the last year the committee have been trying to raise funds to pay for the refurbishment. The fundraising calendar is still on sale locally. Please make sure you buy one, and help support this worthy cause.
Siobhán Lynskey, Secretary.
Skin
Care & Aromatherapy Clinic,
Kiniska, Claregalway (091) 798485 and
Main Street, Clarinbridge.
Tel: (091) 776824, Mobile: 087-6783733.
Make-Up
Tips for Christmas:
Make-up should always be applied to a cool face. Many women make the mistake
of coming straight out of a hot bath or shower while the pores are still
open, applying their moisturiser and make-up, then wondering why it has
disappeared after a few hours. For make-up to last and to help stop skin
sweating, the pores must first be closed with a toner, in an emergency
even a splash of cold water will do the trick.
For a natural look when applying foundation, start in the centre and stroke
outwards to the hair line, or simply apply base where it is needed.
To prevent eye shadow creasing make sure eyelids are dry before applying.
Get your eyebrows shaped and your eyelashed tinted before Christmas.
May
you have a wonderful Christmas.
For further information, contact Evelyn Kitt (091-798485 or 087-6783733
CARNMORE JUVENILE HURLING CLUB
It is coming to the end of another year for the up and coming hurling stars of Carnmore. It has been a reasonably successful year for the club with good accounts given in the championship by all teams and with tournament wins in some grades. There has been a very good turn out for each of the under age groups and with the effort going in to coaching of the youngsters it augurs well for the future of hurling in Carnmore.
U8/U10
This group continue to work on their skills all year round with an excellent
turnout at indoor hurling throughout the Winter and outdoor hurling in
Summer. In 2001 they started their competitive outings with the Blitz
in Renmore. Three teams were entered and all received medals. The U8 team
coached by John Keane, Joe Fahey and Joe Hennessey and second U10 team
with Andrew Talbot and Donal Devery winning their first encounters and
the first U10 team coached by Sean Grealish and Gerry Fox winning all
of their matches.
The U10 team then went to Limerick, to a very successfully run tournament which included teams from Waterford, Limerick and Galway. In a high calibre tournament which was run on a league basis and ran over two weekends a very enthusiastic Carnmore team finished an excellent second winning seven of their eight matches.
U12
A successful year for this group coached by John Carr, John Fox and assisted
by Gerry Fox, Padraig Donohue and Joe Hennessey. This group trained indoor
from the beginning of the new year and then went outdoor in the spring
evenings. Their first competition came in the guise of the City League.
This was a tremendous campaign reaching the final. Unfortunately it was
not to be their year to claim City honours.
Following their exploits in the City League the team probably had a disappointing championship campaign losing out in the quarter final to Ardrahan.
Their day was to come in September when captain Danny Commins lifted the Liam Mellows tournament trophy beating the home team, Mellows in the final.
U13
The U13 team coached by Andrew Talbot and assisted by John Carr and Gerry
Fox had a very promising start to their campaign with wins in the championship
over Liam Mellows and Annaghdown. Unfortunately they failed to qualify
for the Quarter Final losing to Clarinbridge and Ballindereen by only
a single point. Roll on the U14 championship for this group of lads in
2002.
U14
The U14 team were coached by John Roche and assisted by John Feeney and
Tom McDonagh. This panel probably lacked the strength in depth in terms
of older lads for the age group and consequently had a very difficult
championship. With some additions and moving to the U15 City League in
September the team performed much better reaching the quarter final.
U16
With one of the strongest panels for some time at U16 there were great
expectations at the start of the year when Pat McCartin and Pat Killilea
took charge of the U16 panel. They were ably assisted by two of the senior
stars, Declan Walsh and Declan O’Brien. This team charged through
their group qualifying along with Sarsfields to reach a quarter final.
In the quarter final their strength showed as they took care of Cappatagle
as expected. The semi final against Ballindereen was an enthralling affair.
The first game ended in a thrilling draw when either team could have stole
it on the day. The replay was another epic encounter and again ended in
a draw. The game went to extra time with captain Paul Doolin playing with
an injury sustained during normal time. Carnmore went into an early lead
but Ballindereen pegged them back. Points were exchanged, but then with
a late flourish Balindereen won the day. The Carnmore side were very unlucky
but for these young charges there will be other days!
Congrats
Congratulations to John Reilly and the Carnmore school team which won
the Padraig Hynes Memorial trophy in October.
Presentations
The Club held a medal presentation night at the local Centre. It was a
very well attended night and a very enjoyable night for all especially
for the young guns who received medals. Noreen Hynes presented the medals
for the Padraig Hynes Memorial Tournament to the Carnmore primary school
team. Galway stars Declan O’Brien and Kevin Broderick presented the
medals for the U10 Tournament in Limerick, the U12 City League R-Up and
the U12 Mellows Tournament winners.
Thanks
The Juvenile Committee would like to thank all the people who helped with
the club during the year. They would also like to thank the people that
supported the Juvenile Club’s fund raising night out which turned
out to be a great night in Grealish’s Lounge at the beginning of
November. A special word of thanks to Helen for hosting the event for
the club.
Indoor
Hurling
Indoor Hurling continues through the Winter months on Wednesday nights
at the Carnmore Centre. It will break for Christmas on the 12th December
and resume on the 16th of January.
AGM
The AGM for the club will be held early in January, the date to be fixed.
My first
wish for this Christmas and New Year is that we won’t get the inclement
weather of last year. We recorded a minus 12 frost last December and this
combined with the large snow fall, killed a lot of plants outright in
peoples gardens. Plants such as Olerias, Pittosporums, Ceanothus, Cordylines,
Escallonia, Griselinia were severely hit or killed. A lot of people were
lucky that some of their plants came back in Spring, in particular Escallonias.
So a word of warning if severe frost is promised, protect the plants with
polythene or fleece cover. Plants with spiky foliage, such as Cordylines,
Phormiums etc could be tied up together with string first and then covered
with fleece or canvas or polythene.
The mild weather we are having at present, is making life easy in the
garden. Some people were able to cut their lawns up until recently. Avoid
travelling on the lawn, and clean up any leaves off the grass. The vegetable
garden can be tidied up now and dug over. Remove old debris and dig in
any organic type material such as seaweed, farmyard manure (dung), mushroom
compost or material from your compost heap. Mushroom compost contains
a high degree of lime which is ideal for Brassicas but not for potatoes,
so beware!
Its an ideal time to cheer up your pots or borders near the house as with
the mild weather all the winter bedding plants are doing well. Polyanthus,
violas, winter pansies, wallflowers, skimmia, rubella (red flowers), skimmia
reevesiana (red berries), variegated ivies, carex (variegated grass) and
winter flowering heathers give a nice mix of colour.
It has been a most remarkable year for berries with Cotoneaster, Hollies, Pyracanthas, Mountain Ash, etc.—all laden with berries.
Every year
we mention the same inevitable piece about the Christmas tree. Christmas
is not Christmas without a tree, and you can choose from a range of very
realistic artificial trees, to live trees in pots. Picea Abies Koreanna
is a lovely one in a pot. Spruces do best transplanted out though. The
most difficult type to transplant is the noble fir. So choose a spruce.
There are three types of cut tree in the main, the Noble Fir, which is
the King of the Christmas trees, Spruce and Lodge Pole Pine. Norway Spruce
was once the most popular but its tendency to shed leaves has left at
the bottom ring. The Noble Fir is a non shed tree—a beautiful full
blue/green colour with a nice scent. The Lodge Pole pine is also non shed—a
light green colour. A stand that can hold the tree and that has a reservior
for water is the best. Top up the reservior with water occasionally—particularly
with central heating near by—to stop it drying out. Choosing a gift
for the gardener in your life can be difficult, they may already have
the plant or tool etc. The easy way out and one that gives the gardener
the best choice, is a gift of a gift token.
A lot of
people ask at this time of year also about looking after pot plants they
receive as gifts. Below is a few pointers as to how to look after them.
Pointsettias—they like average warmth with lots of light,
water thoroughhly but wait until the compost is moderately dry before
watering again. If the room is very humid, mist the leaves occasionally.
Solanums—the Xmas Cherry likes a cooler room temperature,
lots of light and keep the compost moist at all times. Mist occasionally.
Cyclamens—they like a cooler room temperature, lots of light
and keep moist at all times using soft rain water semi tepid (lukewarm).
Put pebbles on the base of the tray or saucer if possible.
Christmas Cactus—they like an average room temperature, well
lit spot, no sunlight, water liberally when the compost begins to dry
out.
Chyrsanthemums—bright light if possible but shade from the
mid day sun. Keep the compost moist at all times. A cool 56-60° temperature
is ideal. After flowering most plants are discarded but pot chrysanthemums
can be planted out in the garden where if they survive, they will revert
to their natural growth habit as ‘perennials’. The above also
applies to azaleas.
That’s
it for now, happy gardening and from all of us at Glynn’s Garden
Centre, have a very happy Christmas.
Bosco McDermott, Jnr.
Firstly Echinacea,
which is available in capsules or as a tincture, is useful against general
infections; it improves the immune system and also helps combat gingivitis
(gum disease). Many native Americans have taken it through the centuries.
It is generally regarded as safe however interactions may occur with steroids
and other immunosuppressant drugs. Echinacea should not be taken for more
than four weeks without a break of similar duration.
Secondly the ancient Egyptians and the Chinese have used garlic for its
antibacterial properties for centuries. One capsule a day or taken in
the diet can help prevent arteriosclerosis, high cholesterol, infections,
high blood pressure and the flu.
Thirdly Ginseng
is a stimulant. In China and Korea it has been taken as a tonic and stimulant
for 2000 years. High doses of Ginseng should be avoided if you have high
blood pressure, also caffeine aids its effects, which may lead to over
stimulation, and stomach upsets.
Pregnant and breast feeding women and people taking any other medication
should always be careful what medicines and herbal remedies they take
and should consult a pharmacist or doctor before taking them.
John Duffy
MPSI Claregalway Pharmacy.
(091-799754)
Special
News
Congratulations and best wishes to Martina Reilly (Hughes Shop), Caherlistrane
and John Flaherty, Grange, Corrandulla who got married on the 15th September.
Many years of happiness to you both.
Congratulations to Susan Casserly, Cregboy, who got engaged recently to Alan Hynes of Mullingar. Best wishes to you both.
Congratulations to Geraldine and Liam Glynn , Carnmore, on the birth of their baby daughter Sarah Jane recently.
Wedding congratulations and sincere good wishes to Nigel Donovan, Cahergown and Catherina Lynskey, Newcastle, Galway, who got married on the 1st December. Welcome also to your beautiful home in River Oaks and hope you have lots of happy years there.
Congratulations to Linda Grealish and Bruce Catchpole, Carnmore who recently got engaged.
Best of Luck to ‘Blooms’, the new Floristry Shop in Hughes Shopping Complex
Recent
Deaths
Mary McNamara, Rockwood.
January
15th 1910 - Galway Observer
CLAREGALWAY BILINGUAL CONCERT
The Concert was held at the Claregalway School on St. Stephen’s night.
It was stated on the Bills the doors would open at 6.30 pm, but long before
that hour the yard was filled with people anxious to be admitted and as
rain threatened the doors were thrown open at 6 o’clock and before
ten minutes the school roon though the largest in the district, was filled
to the utmost, capacity so that at the appointed time there were many
unable to gain admittance and were obliged—either to go home or stay
in the yard.
In order to whie away the time until the appointed hour to begin Mr. Peter Mooney gave a very smart selection of Irish airs, which was very much appreciated.
At 6.30 the concert proper began and was opened by a selection of airs on the violin and piccolo by Messers Glee on and Rabbit which was highly applauded. The next item was a recitation by Mr. P. Hurney, Oisin 7 Padraic whereby he exceeded all his previous efforts. Then Mr. Mulvein gave “The Last Rose of Summer” and was loudly encored. Mr. Flaherty followed with a comic song “Years and Years”, then Master P. Moran a little boy of nine years sang in the old strain “An Gaba Sarca” and surprised the house with the sweetness and tone of his singing. The next was Mr. Mulvein with “The Wearing of the Green”, which was equally appreciated with his first song. After that came Mr. O’Flaherty’s comic “McSorley’s Twins” which kept the audience in roars the whole time followed by a gramaphone selection of Mr. Rabbit then followed a jig and reel by the Misses M.A. Leydon, and R. Scott. Afterwards Mr. J. Moran sang “Caislean U Neill”, and was highly applauded. Then Mr. Mulvein gave a splendid “Alice where art thou” and was loudly encored. Afterwards Mr. T. Casserly gave the Temperance comic “My own little Jonnie the height of my knee” which airly took down the house and in response to “Nancy Knight,” and “ocaill”, followed by a four-hand reel by the Misses M. and A. Lydon and the Misses M. and R. Scott. Lastly Mr. M. Noone sang “Mullacinor” in capital style. Then Mr. Carter who acted M.C. thanked the audience for their appreciation of the proceedings.
PURPOSE
OF TASTING
The purpose of tasting wine is to estimate its quality, to look at its
general balance and condition, and to try to assess its maturity at the
time of tasting, if possible, its future development.
NOTES
It is most important to keep a permanent record of your tastings, and
a loose leaf folder is one of the most satisfactory methods of doing this.
The sheets in the folder should be ruled vertically into five columns,
headed, from left to right, NAME OF WINE, YEAR, APPEARANCE, NOSE, TASTE
& GENERAL REMARKS. It is a good thing to get into the habit of making
notes right from the start, however silly they may seem at first. The
important thing is that whatever you write should mean something to you.
GLASSES
Always make sure that glasses are absolutely clean, and free from the
slightest trace of detergent. A tasting sample need be no more than one
third of a glass, allowing plenty of room for the bouquet to gather in
the upper, narrower part of the glass.
ORDER
OF TASTING
Wines should be tasted in the most suitable order e.g. White before Red,
Dry before Sweet, Young before Old, Cheap before Expensive.
TASTING
The best time of the day to taste wine is in the morning, but not too
soon after breakfast. Always look at the wine first, then smell it, and
finally taste it.
APPEARANCE
When looking at a wine study the following points:
Clarity—This is important in all wines. Cloudiness or hazy
suspended matter are danger signals. Tiny pieces of cork or loose sediment
can be caused by rough handling and are not harmful. Tantaric acid crystals
can sometimes be seen in White Wines, and in Fortified Wines. These, too,
are harmless and soon settle.
Colour—
Tilt the glass over a white surface and look at the colour near the edge
of the wine. The colour can be a helpful guide to age. In red wines purple
indicates extreme youth; as it gains age a red wine becomes browner. In
white wines a greenish tinge shows youth; it is particularly characteristis
of Moselle and Chablis. With age white wines darken through various degrees
of yellow and gold. Sweeter white wines usually start life with a deeper
colour.
NOSE - Look out for the following:
Cleanness: A wine should smell like wine. Anything like cabbage,
mustiness or pear drops indicates something amiss.
Age: Only experience can give you an accurate guide to the age
of a wine from the nose; the bouquet becomes mellower and more fragrant
as it matures.
Fruit: A good quality on the nose of a wine, but not the same as
grapiness. Experience will teach you the distinctive smells given by different
grape varieties.
Depth: Light, deep, full, rounded are descriptions applying to
the degree of development of the bouquet. Note that a wine or poor quality
can have a full bouquet, while really fine wines may have an undeveloped
one, especially when young.
TASTE
- When tasting the wine, note:
Dryness or Sweetness—a particularly important constituent
of white wines.
Flavour—Even if hard to describe, state whether agreeable
or not.
Body— The weight of the wine in the mouth, derived from the
alcohol. This is an important keeping quality,
Tannin—
Noticeable by a harsh dryness in the mouth. Although disagreeable in a
young red wine, it is an essential component for long life.
Acid— Essential constituent of any wine, giving it purpose
and life. Extremes are, of course, undesirable.
Quality, Finesse, Elegance, Breed: This is judged by the conmpletenes and balance of the component parts, the length of time the flavour lingers in the mouth, and the aftertaste.
News
from your Local Councillor - Noel Grealish
Public
Lighting
Using discretionary County Council monies allocated to him, Councillor
Noel Grealish has secured an additional order for public lighting for
the areas of Montagh - formerly allocated 1 new light , it will have three
(3) - while two ( 2) public lighting orders have also issued for the Lakeview
Road.
Welcoming the new orders and allocations, Cllr. Grealish said: "
the immediate effect of these lights will be to make the roads in the
areas of Montagh and Lakeview Road so much safer for pedestrians and those
people using them particularly in the early morning and early evening
during the winter months.
I will be tackling more of these issues in every area during the coming
year while I look forward to seeing the new lights installed and working
in the near future", he said.
Congratulations
Now that the roadworks, pathways and signage have been finished it's a
case of a job well done by all those concerned and a particular note of
praise is due the County Council officials who were available to take
on new ideas and suggestions and proved themselves very flexible in their
approach to the job.
" Where the safety of so many schoolchildren, pedestrians and the
elderly
using the village has been so important at all times, the completed job
is a
credit to all involved", Cllr Grealish said.
Notices
of Motion
According to Cllr Grealish, the next step in the general improvements
of access to and from the village is his introduction of a Notice of Motion
asking the County Council to put in footpaths along the roadside on the
Western approaches to the village as; " at present there are a huge
number of people, including schoolchildren, who have to walk alongside
on the hard shoulder of the National Primary route - this situation raises
a huge issue and concern over their safety", he said.
A second notice of motion which will go before the next meeting of the
county council is that relating to the request from local people for a
right hand turning lane off the N18 at Lydican Junction which is ' extremely
dangerous' and has been the scene of a number of road accidents. According
to Noel Grealish, " I will be asking the County Council officials
to take this in hand immediately and report back to me sooner rather than
later as the present arrangement is very worrying for all concerned",
he said.
Progress
Report
The proposed traffic island on the Kinsika Road - as sought by Cllr. Grealish
at a recent Council meeting - is currently under investigation by Council
officials, and he expects to have their findings and report back in the
near future.
Drainage
Using Notice of Motion money, Cllr. Grealish has had the annual problems
of roadside flooding at Kiniska tackled by the Council and he is hopeful
that the problems that the flooding caused over the years have now been
alleviated. He is also delighted to report that this section is to be
the subject of a roads resurfacing grant to be available during 2002.
Finally….
Cllr. Noel Grealish would like to take this opportunity of Wishing you
and your families, both here and abroad, a Very Happy Christmas and a
Peaceful and Prosperous New Year.
Beannachtaí na Nollaig agus Athbhliain Faoi Mhaise Dhíobh.
For appointments
or to contact Cllr. Noel Grealish. MCC. PC 'phone 091 794991 or 087 2648607
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