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CLAREGALWAY AGRICULTURAL SHOW
Sunday 18th August Claregalway Show day had finally arrived. Everything was
organised down to the smallest detail and the committee waited in trepidation
for the day to dawn. The forecast looked promising and indeed they were not
disappointed. The day dawned in glorious sunshine. The pony and horse exhibits
were of the usual high standard with entries from all over the country as well
as a good local turnout. The cattle and sheep were re-introduced this year and
the dog show provided great entertainment as usual. Duffy's equestrian Centre
once again provided an excellent venue with ample parking space in nearby Peter
Tonery's field. The show was officially opened by local Deputy Councillor Noel
Grealish. The Show Queen was Sheena Tierney from Cregboy, Claregalway, who looked
radiant, adorned with her sash and tiara. Sheena presided over the presentation
of prizes throughout the day. There was great competition in the indoor section
with lots of local talent including Bernadette Long, Patsy Walshe, Mary Lyons,
Gerry Mooney, Jennifer Donaghy. The committee was delighted with the high entry
in the Junior Section. Local winners included the Lenihan Family, Emer McManus,
Helen Moran, Alice Shaughnessy, The Reidy Family, Martin McManus, David Morris,
Kevin Killilea, Gary Rohan and David Madden.
Other attractions on the day were Glamourous Granny, Bonny Baby and Best Dressed Lady which was won by Mary Grealish from Carnmore.
As usual the Donkey Derby attracted a huge crowd of spectators and amid great
excitement Sean Fahy from Lydican passed the winning post first. Chairman Val
Noone would like to thank everybody who assisted in any way with the organisation
and running of the show, and special thanks to everyone who turned up on Saturday
and Monday to help out. He would also like to thank the Exhibitors and the shows'
many sponsors without whose support there would be no show. The committee was
pleased with the overall turnout and the beautiful fine day.
To promote healing:
After washing your feet, ensure that you dry thoroughly between the toes. Expose
your feet to sunshine and fresh air whenever possible. Avoid hosiery made from
synthetic fibres.
Make up an Aromatic Ointment - 40 grammes of unperfumed skin cream. Add 5 drops of pure Lemongrass essential oil, 5 drops of pure tea tree oil, 10 drops pure lavender essential oil. Put the cream into a glass jar, mix well. Apply to the feet morning and evening.
For further information, contact EVELYN KITT at (087) 6783733
EDITORIAL
Good weather has finally arrived now that the children are back at school.
Typical or what? The sun was beaming when I walked my daughter to school on
the 2nd September and my heart ached for her in her uniform. It was weather
for tee-shirts and shorts, not clothed in winter gear. What on earth is happening
to our climate? It seems to me that when September comes, the sun shines, having
endured 'so called summer months of rain, rain and more rain'. Holidays should
begin in late July and end in late September - giving us the advantage of what
is normally an 'Indian Summer'. The weather has a lot to answer to in Ireland
- no wonder people are buying villas in Spain, etc. A bit of sunshine goes a
long way and if the weather was good in Ireland, there's no better place to
be. Any day that was any way reasonable this summer, I found myself downing
tools and taking off! I went to Roundstone on one of the best days we had and
it was brilliant. Visualization is a great thing. I imagined myself on the 'Costa
Del Sol' basking in the sunshine and it did me a world of good. Next day it
rained incessantly! Thank God for cameras!
Anyway, back to the moment, welcome to our September issue of Nuacht Chláir.
Your views and comments are always welcomed.
Until next time, Josette
DIABETES MELLITUS
Diabetes is one the oldest known human diseases, approximately 200,000 people
in Ireland suffer the condition of which half are unaware they have it. Blood
glucose levels are controlled by the release of insulin from the pancreas. A
deficiency of the hormone insulin or resistance to it, results in high blood
glucose levels.
Two forms of diabeties have been identified namely, type 1 or insulin dependent
diabetes- this starts mostly in younger patients who require regular insulin
injections to remain well, and type 2 or non-insulin dependent diabetes- this
form tends to be more age related and is more common in later life and is usually
controlled by diet or with tablets.
The symptoms of diabetes are thirst, dehydration, passing large quantities of
urine, urinary tract infections such as cystitis or thrush, weight loss, tiredness
and lethargy, impotence, blurred vision resulting from dehydration of the lens
in the eye.
Complications associated with poor blood glucose control over a period of time
include its affect on the eyes causing cataracts or damage to the back of the
eyes; early detection can prevent the deterioration or loss of eyesight. Kidney
damage may occur. The peripheral nerves in the hands and feet may cause problems,
also infections and cuts may be slow to heal. Foot care is extremely important
and feet should be washed and checked daily and also checked by a healthcare
professional once a year. People with diabetes account for half of lower limb
amputations so self treatment of foot problems is dangerous.
Good control of the blood glucose levels is very important for all diabetics,
regular monitoring of these levels by way of blood testing is a daily part of
life, the aim being to reduce the complications associated with high blood glucose
levels.
John Duffy MPSI Claregalway Pharmacy.
Tel. 799754. Open 9 AM to 8 PM Monday to Friday and 9 AM to 6.30 PM on Saturday.
I have become a little older since I saw you last, and a few changes have come into my life. Frankly, I have become a frivolous old gal.
I am seeing six gentlemen every day. As soon as I wake up Will Power helps me out of bed, then I go to visit Johnny Loo. Charlie Cramp comes along and when he is here he takes up a lot of my time and attention. When he leaves, Arthur Ritis shows up and stays around all day. He doesn't like to stay in one place for long, so he takes me from joint to joint. After such a busy day I'm really tired and glad to go to bed with Johnny Walker.
What a life! Oh, yes, I'm also flirting with Al Zymer.
P.S. The priest came to call the other day. He said I should be thinking about
the hereafter. I told him "Oh, I do it all the time - on my way home, in
the parlour, upstairs, in the kitchen or down in the basement. I say to myself
"Now, what am I here after?"
SPECIAL NEWS
Belated 21st greetings to Sineád McGovern, Carnmore.
Hope you had a great summer in Boston!
Congratulations to Amy Rohan, Lakeview, and Alexis Giwa , Claregalway who won U-10 4 x 50 metres relay with Galway City Harriers at the National Juvenile A.A.I. Inter-club championships in Tullamore. In the All-Ireland Club Championships.
Birthdays Greetings to Andrea Coyle, Cregboy, who was 10 on the 4th September.
Happy Birthday also to Daniel Coyle who had his 5th birthday in August.
Congratulations to David McCann, Lakeview whose dog Penny won 2nd place in the All-Ireland Friskies Dog Championship, held in Clonaslee, Co. Laois on the 1st September, having qualified in Gort earlier this year. There is only one dog picked out of 30 shows, so it's a great honour. Well done.
Recent Births
Baby Megan to Sinéad and Enda Flaherty, Mullacuttra born on the 4th July.
Triplets Sam, Jack and Adam, born to Andree and John Concannon, Lydican on the
12th July, brothers for Natalie.
Baby Patrick to Breda and Martin Flaherty, Cahergowan, born in July.
Baby Rían, to Marie and Sean Duggan, Lakeview, born on the 30th July.
Baby Aoife born to Lorraine and Aidan Concannon, Claregalway, born on the 15th
August.
Baby Sophie, a daughter for Catriona and Tommy Flanagan, born on the 1st September.
Catriona is an employee of Bosco McDermott's in Glynn's Garden Centre.
Claregalway Parent & Toddler Group
The Claregalway/Carnmore Parent and Toddler Group provides an opportunity for
parents to get together and get to know others in the locality. It gives parents
a chance to discuss various problems/challenges that arise. It provides the
children with an opportunity to develop and interact with other children, and
we introduce activities to the toddlers including singing, painting, play dough,
free play etc.
We have had many speakers e.g. Child Psychologist, Speech Theraist, Dietician, etc. come and speak to us. Also many of our members have completed a parenting skills course with the Diocesan Pastoral Society.
We are presently approaching companies in the locality for fundraising. The
aim of the fundraising is to raise funds for insurance, toys, equipment, books,
paints, outings, cover the cost of having speakers come and speak on child related
subjects. We are a voluntary community based group, and we appreciate any assistance
either financially or otherwise which we receive. Your assistance ensures that
this group will continue!
We wish to thank most sincerely the following people who have already kindly
donated to our group:
St. Jarlath's Credit Union, Turloughmore, Co. Galway.
Glynn's Centra, Carnmore.
Crystal Clean Service, Ballymurphy, Carnmore, Co. Galway.
Western Decking, 7 Sheerwater, Dominick St. Galway.
Western Hygiene Supplies Ltd., Curry, Cummer, Tuam, Co. Galway.
Anchor Safety, 2 Kilkerrin Park, Liosban Industrial Estate, Tuam Road, Galway.
Bosco McDermott of Glynn's Garden Centre, Lydican, Carnmore, Co. Galway.
Western Ironcraft, Claregalway, Co. Galway.
Roche Manufacturing Ltd., Claregalway, Co. Galway.
Claregalway Pharmacy, Claregalway, Co. Galway.
Macs Plastering, Cregmore, Co. Galway.
Formative Fun, Tuam Road, Galway who kindly donated toys.
Roches Stores, Galway.
Dr. Day is organizing a first aid kit for the group.
We provide a secure friendly supportive and safe environment for babies, toddlers,
young children and their carers/parents to meet and complete activities.
Teresa, Chairperson (091) 798783
Joanna - Secretary (091) 799515; Ger - Treasurer (091) 799151. We meet every
Tuesday (from Sept. 3rd. At 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm in the Claregalway Naionra Centre
(adjacent to the Leisure Centre)
INTERIOR DESIGN - HINTS & TIPS
Picture perfect
Items like pictures, photographs, books, and pieces of china give a room
individuality. Without those finishing touches the best decorated room looks
soulless. Most homes have piles of photographs or prints packed away, waiting
to be framed and hung on a wall. You can frame most items and turn them into
interesting talking points or a reminder of an important object or moment e.g.
your wedding flowers. Posters, letters, invitation postcards, menus, certificates,
coins etc, can all create something special when framed. An inexpensive print
or poster can add immediate colour and life to a room at very little cost. Holidays
away are great opportunities to buy e.g. a painting at a street market or art
painted on bark or cloth and having them displayed on the walls, will bring
back happy memories. Black and white photographs are also very striking and
work well with a coffee and cream colour scheme.
More people are buying and investing in art but original paintings can be expensive, less expensive pieces can be got from young artists starting out or end-of-year exhibitions at Art colleges. Encouraging young painters is a nice thing to do and you may also have the pleasure of seeing the artist’s work becoming well known and in some cases valuable. The money spent on a painting can give lasting pleasure compared to e.g. a meal or two out. It is also something, which can be handed down to the family in later years. If you are luckily enough to be able to paint yourself and they are lots of you out there, then you can add a very special touch to your home and maybe in the process, earn some money.
Framing
Different looks can be achieved through colour, style, and size of mounts and
frames. The main purpose of a frame is to protect a picture, but it can also
enhance it. It shouldn’t dominate the picture and if it is well framed,
you look at the picture and then realise it’s framed. It’s like an
outfit at a job interview, it’s the interviewee you should see first not
the suit. Frames come in three main types – wood, metal, and gold. The
wooden types are usually oak, ash, or pine. Some have distressed finishes such
as pale lime-waxed ones. They can also be hand-painted or factory finished in
a wax, stain or varnish. Metal frames are stronger than wood and so can hold
a heavier piece of glass and they suit modern decor. Gold types are made from
extruded plastic and have a more uniform finish. There are a wide selection
of ready-made frames available and are useful when you don’t want to go
to the expensive of getting a frame made. It maybe something of no great value
e.g. a postcard, where the frame could cost more than the picture. Ready-made
frames come in standard sizes, so they may not be suitable in all circumstances.
One of the advantages is the picture can be changed when you get tired of it.
Mounts are not just attractive inserts, they also keep glass and picture apart and this is important when framing watercolours so that condensation beneath the glass doesn’t make the paint run. They come in a variety of colours, which can be matched with the painting and your decor. The mount should enhance the picture, the frame and the wall behind. Traditional scenes usually need softer colours than modern paintings. Mounts can also be overlapped, so you can use two or three together.
Glass is not essential for varnished oil paintings or block-mounted posters, but watercolours need to be protected by it. Especially on darker pictures, glass can create a mirror effect or if pictures near or opposite a window, so it may be a good idea to use non-reflective glass.
Displaying Pictures:
It is well worth spending some time and effort arranging your picture display.
If you get the positioning right, you will enjoy looking at them and it will
also improve the look of your room. Don’t hang your pictures too high,
where they cannot be appreciated or too low where they can be knocked off-centre.
Also avoid dotting them randomly around the room. A group of pictures can help
to change the look of a room’s proportions – a vertical arrangement
makes walls seem higher while a horizontal display makes them longer. When hanging
pictures put them on the ground along the wall, in positions where you think
they will go, and then move them around until you are happy with your display.
Get a friend to hold a picture in place, so that you can look at it from different
parts of the room.
Large, bold pictures usually look best displayed signally or in pairs, while small pictures are often better arranged in groups. Try to relate your display to a piece of furniture or architectural details e.g. small group of prints on a narrow wall between two windows. You can also relate the pictures within a group in some way. You could do this by subject matter, main colour or a similar colour or type of frame. The subject matter of the group could have some relationship to room, where there are displayed e.g. herbal prints in the kitchen etc.
For a formal arrangement, centre a big impressive picture or a group of smaller pictures just above a sofa or over a sideboard or fireplace. Hang your display to one side of a main piece of furniture for a more casual look, but don’t extend it beyond the width of furniture or you will spoil the look. To create an eye-catching focal point, link your picture display with other objects in the room e.g. a few pieces of pottery with a picture just above or behind it.
Grouping pictures together in a display can add a handsome feature to a room. You can re-arrange, add, remove from or replace different pictures from the group as the mood or budget changes. To display the pictures to good effect, arrange them within a visual shape, such as a rectangular block or set them within an oval or triangular one. Also avoid big gaps between the pictures, as it will spoil the overall arrangement.
Rather than hang any old pictures just for the sake of having something on the wall, put some thought and time into it. As well as adding to the decor of your home the final result will give you many hours of pleasure.
Mary D. Kelly
Decorating Options
(091) 798224.
CLAREGALWAY BASKETBALL CLUB SEASON 2002 - 2003
SEASON BEGINS SATURDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER
Under 9 (Girls) Monday 6.30 - 7.30 pm.
(Boys) Thursday 6.30 - 7.30 pm.
Under 11 (Girls) Saturday 11.00 am - 12.30 noon
(Boys) Saturday 5.30 pm - 7.00 pm.
Under 13 (Girls) Saturday 9.30 am - 11.00 am.
(Boys) Wednesday 5.30 pm - 7.00 pm.
Under 15 (Boys) Friday 6.00 pm - 7.30 pm.
(Girls) Wednesday 7.00 pm - 8.30 pm.
SENIOR LADIES Thursday 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm.
MEN Wednesday 8.30 pm - 10.00 pm.
Fees for the year
€60 for 1
€110 for 2
€150 for 3/Family
Fees to be paid on first night of training. Fees include approx. 27 training
sessions, end of season tournament and insurance. Anyone interested in getting
involved would be most welcome.
Contact Mike Murray at (091) 799507 or come to one of the training sessions.
A Sincere and Heartfelt Thank You !
Noel Grealish would like to this opportunity to thank, sincerely, the people
of the Parish for the wonderful support that you gave me in the general election.
To all the people who helped to record the highest, proportionate, individual
vote for any candidate in the country in the two Claregalway ballot boxes
417 (39%) - and Carnmore N.S. box 400 (60%) Thank You also.
My election to the Dail is the biggest event in my life and the one that I intend
on proving as the best choice you could have made during the election and in
the years to come.
I am looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead in the Dail but I can
assure you that I will not be found wanting when it comes to matters concerning
the people of Carnmore, Claregalway and the electoral area of Oranmore. Once
again, a sincere thank you for your support.
Public Lighting Programme
I'm delighted to see that Cloone, Clogher, Cahergowan, Kiltrogue, Gortacleva
and Cahernashelleney got the much needed lights which we have been looking for
- I will continue to use my County Council Notice of Motion money to get these
much needed improvements for townlands and villages throughout the parish. If
you feel that your village could benefit from having an extra street light on
a bend or dangerous intersection please contact me in the new constituency office
at Briarhill.
New Public Office at Briarhill
From September 2nd, my new public office and Constituency office will be open
from Monday to Friday from 9.15a.m. to 1p.m. and 2p.m. to 5.30 p.m. at 15a Briarhill
Business Park (just off the roundabout and beside Western Motors). Those of
you who have an issue or problem need only call in and leave a message for me
and I will look into the matter and get back to you as soon as is practical.
INVITATION
Justice Minister, Michael McDowell has confirmed for me that he welcomes the
opportunity of coming to Galway and officially opening the new offices on September
24th. at 7.30p.m.
ALL ARE WELCOME.
REMEMBER
New Office address: 15(a) Briarhill Business Park
Opening hours: 9.15a.m. to 1p.m. & 2p.m. to 5.30p.m. Monday to Friday
I'm Very Well Thank You
There is nothing the matter with me,
I'm as healthy as I can be,
I have arthritis in both my knees,
And when I talk - I talk with a wheeze.
My pulse is weak, and my blood is thin,
But - I'm awfully well for the shape I'm in.
Arch supports I have for my feet,
Or I wouldn't be able to be out on the street,
Sleep is denied me night after night,
But every morning I find I'm alright.
My memory is failing, my heads in a spin,
But - I'm awfully well for the shape I'm in.
How do I know that my youth is all spent?
Well, my 'get up and go' has got up and went.
But I really don't mind when I think with a grin,
Of all the grand places my 'got up' has bin.
Old age is golden I've heard it said,
But sometimes I wonder as I get into bed,
With my ears in a drawer, my teeth in a cup,
My specs on a table until I get up.
When I was young my slippers were red,
I could kick my heels right over my head,
When I was older my slippers were blue,
But I still could dance the whole night through.
Now I am old my slippers are black,
I walk to the shop and puff my way back,
I get up each morning and dust off my wits,
And pick up the paper to read the 'obits',
If my name is still missing I know I'm not dead;
And so I have my breakfast and - go back to bed.
Author unknown.
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