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and Maintained by Niall Farrell
© Nuacht Chláir
12th GALWAY
SCOUTS CLAREGALWAY
Scouting in Claregalway
started in May 1991 with 15 Beavers, 12 Cubs and 5 adults.
Scouting is about developing young people to realise their full potential so
that they become responsible, resourceful and enterprising members of their
Community.
The Scout Method
is based on the: -
1. Use of the outdoors - young people are faced with real situations which provide
opportunities for them to work together and make decisions, i.e. what to do
when the tent gets blown down or flooded? How to light a fire and cook a meal
for seven, in the pouring rain?
2. Working in small groups - safety in numbers. Here they can discover their own qualities and limitations. A chance to motivate and to lead. It provides the individual with an identity and a sense of belonging.
3. Learning by
doing - this means encouraging young people to discover things for themselves
and to cope with their successes and their failures; to develop life skills
such as creativity, teamwork, confidence, decision making.
4. Commitment to
a set of values.
Scouting believes in young people's ability to live up to a set of values, thinking
of other people first. The willingness to listen and be tolerant of other people's
points of view.
But why does Scouting attract over 16,000,000 members in over 100 countries?
It's easy - stimulating programmes. A range of exciting outdoor programmes incorporating
fun, challenge and adventure. The programmes vary to suit the age and ability
of young people. We put emphasis on young people working this out for themselves.
To date our numbers
have increased to:
40 Beavers 6-8 years old
40 Cubs 8-11 years old
30 Scouts 11-16 years old
11 Ventures 16 years old
We have 23 adults
giving time voluntarily (this gives us the necessary ratio for insurance purposes).
At this point, I would like to thank the Leaders who now have taken a well earned
break from us this year, Anne Campbell, Bernie Loughlin, Anne Nethaway, Josephine
Moran, Orla Qualter and Tony Gately.
At present we have
the use of our local school hall for our weekly meetings. We are very grateful
to Canon Noel Mullin and Mr. Pat Coen for the use of same.
Over the years we have collected a large amount of equipment. The different
sections in our Group have now many trophies as well.
Our local Leisure Centre Committee have agreed to lease one of their rooms to
us. This will be a great asset, as it will enable us to display our trophies
and store all our equipment in one place. As one can appreciate, anything like
tents and cookers would be costly to replace.
The past year was a great year for all sections.
Beavers Annual
Outing was to Bunratty Castle and on the way back they joined another Beaver
Pack in Limerick for a sport afternoon. All arrived home with medals. A great
day was had by everyone. Many thanks to the parents who helped out on the outing.
The Cubs overnight
camp at the back of the school was one of their best outings. On arrival all
Cubs were mad to get into tents. Yet not an eye was closed that night and many
of the Cubs chose to run around the football field instead of sleeping at 4a.m.!
Scouts have many
outings during the year. This year the climb of Croagh Patrick must come out
on top for more reasons than one. It is hoped to make this an annual outing.
For the third year running the Scouts section reached the National Smyth Cup
held in Dundalk where our two patrols participated with the best county, one
of our patrols been in the top ten. Well done to all.
Four of our Leaders
received five years service badges - well done to Kevin Duffy, Anne Campbell,
Bernie Loughlin and Mary Duggan.
I would like to thank the parents and friends for all their help over the years
and their annual fund raising. Without their help it would be very hard to keep
going.
Last, but by no means least, the Leaders themselves. Their dedication and hard
work over the years increased our numbers from 27 children in 1991 to 121 this
September and a waiting list up to 1999. Many thanks to the old Leaders and
the new ones that joined this year from the Beavers Section with Mary McNulty,
B.S.C. and her assistant Leaders Kathleen Morley, Bernie Small, Cormac Evans,
Eileen Lynch, Mary Murray, Noranne Maloney, Jean Corrigan.
The Cub Section
with Patricia Carton, C.S.L., with assistant leaders Gerry Fahy, Pauline Harrington,
Anne Monaghan, Bernie King, Eileen Fenton, Sean Doyle, Gerry Mooney, Hugh Farrell.
The Scouts Section with Collette Conneely, Brian Crowe and Declan Reidy.
The Ventures with Kevin Duffy and Joe O'Connell.
This October we started our 16 plus programme known as Ventures Scouting. This is a group of young people who come together for the purpose of undertaking an annual project and or expedition of their own choice.
Yours in Scouting,
Mary Duggan, Group Leader.
A Commemoration
Plot in memory of those who lost their lives in the tragic Famine of 1847 was
officially opened by Senator Jarlath McDonagh on Sunday the 12th October last.
The plot was put in place by Claregalway Amenity Group in conjunction with the
FÁS scheme. Chairperson, Josette Farrell welcomed all to the gathering
which, she said, was a special day for the people of Claregalway. Ms. Farrell
welcomed Senator Jarlath McDonagh,Very Rev. Canon Noel Mullin, Canon Callanan,
Colm Wallace of Galway County Council and, above all, the people of Claregalway
who had been such a help to Claregalway Amenity Group. Particular word of gratitude
was extended to the four stone masons employed on the FÁS scheme, namely
Joe Cloherty, Michael Cloherty, Pat Feeney and Noel Moran.
Senator McDonagh
in unveiling the plaque congratulated Claregalway Amenity Group for their tremendous
work in the area. It was great to see rural communities honour those who lost
their lives in the tragic events of a hundred and fifty years ago and Claregalway
was to be warmly congratulated. He paid tribute to the work of FÁS and
the co-operation of Galway County Council, thanking Colm Wallace for his endeavours
on the project.
Canon Mullin, in blessing the plot, asked for prayers for all who lost their
lives in those tragic years.
An oration in memory of the Famine victims was given by Michael Hynes of Carnmore
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NA FATAÍ BÁNA
Mo mhíle slán do na fataí bána,
ba subhach an áit a bheith in aice leo,
Ba fáilí soineannta iad ag tíocht chun láithreach
Agus iad ag gáirí linn ar cheann on bhoird.
Ba chabhair don
bhanaltra iad, don fhear is don gharlach,
Don lag is don láidir, don óg is don chríon,
Ach fáth mo dhocharna is ábhar m'angair,
Gur lobh na preátaí gan sioc ná síon.
Is é mo
dhíobháil dheachrach, is mo ghalra dubhchroíoch,
Na fataí ag dúchan ins gach ceárd den domhan,
Na gais críon seargtha ón gcéad lá Lúnas',
Gan bláth ná snua orthu ach mar bheadh faoi Shamhain.
Nach é seo
an scéal docharnach ag tíocht an Fhómhair,
An t-údar bróin dúinn agus briseadh croí,
An bheatha a chleachtamar i dtús ár n-óige,
Bheith lofa dreoite gan mhaith gan bhrí.
Ba iad ár
gcaraid iad ó am ár gcliagháin,
Ach is é mo dhíobháil iad imeacht uainn,
Ba mhaith an chuideacht iad is an t-údar rinnce,
Bhíodh spóirt is siamsa againn in aice leo.
Ba iad an bhanaltra
iad a bhíodh ár mbréagadh,
In aimsir béilí de ló is d'oíche,
Faoi chaoi do leanbhaí ba cheann maith réitigh iad,
Go moch ag éirí dhóibh is ag dul a luí.
Míle bliain
agus a hocht de chéadta,
Dhá fhichead gan bhréig is a sé ina cheann,
Ó thuirling an Slánaitheoir I gcolainn daonna,
Go dtáinig léanscrios ar fhataí an domhain.
Sin é an
dáta is ní fáth gan ábhar,
A mbeidh cuimhne is trácht air I gcaitheamh an tsaoil,
Mar níor tháinig uireasa dhá mhéad a cháilíocht,
Is mó na ganntan is easba an bhídh.
Tá teach
an ospidéil is an poorhouse líonta,
Agus coirp á síneadh ann go domhain in gcré,
Is gan ann de sholamar de ló nó d'oíche,
Ach praiseach bhuí ach dhá cheann an lae
Is iomaí
duine bocht de bharr an scéil seo,
Nach bhfuil thar béile aige go ceann den ló,
Gan buaile ar chnoc aige a thabharfadh braon dó,
Na seisreach gléasta le dhul chun fóid.
Gan ór gan
airgead, gan creidiúint shaolta,
Gan tnúth le tréan againn ach amháin le Dia,
Ach muintir Shasana ag tabhairt páí lae dhúinn,
Dhá bhonn ar éigin gan deoch gan bia.
Is iomaí
teach a bhfuil ochtar daoine ann,
Is gan fear le saothrú ach aon duine amháin,
Siúd pingin don duine acu, gan caint ar an tSaoire,
Agus lá na díleann níl faic le fáil.
Céard a
cheannós bráithlín don fhear a sínfear,
Tobac ná píopaí ná cónra chláir,
Ach Ard-Rí Fhlaithiúnais le cabhair is slí 'againn,
Agus ar ndóigh b'aoibhinn dhúinn dhá bhfaigheadh muid bás.
Dhein Tú
an Phaidir, a Thiarna, is Tú ar Do ghlúine,
Agus cheap Tú dhúinne ár mbia gach lá,
Déan anois linn de réir mar dúrais,
Is ná leig le fuaidreamh sinn ná le fán.
Tabhair inniu dúinn
ár n-arán laethúil,
Agus tabhair mar an gcéanna dúinn in gcaitheamh ár saoil,
Is nuair fhágfas an t-anam bocht an cholainn daonna,
Tabhair ar féasta sinn go Flaitheas naomh.
Claregalway and
Carnmore Community Alert Group are delighted to announce that the Department
of Social, Family and Community Affairs have agreed to a grant of £24,700.
After a major effort by the townland co-ordinators and the Community Alert Committee
in conjunction with Garda Pat Heneghan, a grant was submitted in March this
year.
The funds are made available to the Community in order to provide, those in
the Community, who are aged 65 years and over, living alone or in households
made up of elderly people, with increased security by providing, where necessary,
socially monitored alarm systems and additional home security.
To achieve our goal one co-ordinator from each townland was given the responsibility
of checking in his/her area for those who qualified under the grant rules. Each
co-ordinator was then asked to visit the elderly in their area and identify
their requirements.
It is a requirement that where socially monitored alarm systems are installed
that these would be returned to us, when no longer required, so that they may
again be used by others in need.
Another requirement is that those qualifying, or their family make a contribution
towards the cost and installation of the equipment. It is our intention to keep
this cost as low as possible.
Should anyone have any queries, they should contact their townland co-ordinator
or a member of the committee.
Committee:
Chair: Martin Kirrane,Cregboy.
Secretary: Margaret Waldron, Cregboy.
Treasurer: Brendan Noonan,Lakeview.
P.R.O.: Sean Harte, Lakeview.
The month of October
saw the passing of a great hurling supporter, loyal follower of Carnmore Hurling
Club and a good friend and neighbour. There are many people who knew Padraic
all his life and knew him better than I. They would love to pay tribute to his
life, to his kindness, to his sense of humour and his sincerity.
I met Padraic in 1988, where else but at a Hurling Club meeting. We were organising
a Juvenile Hurling fund-raising dance. I mention this because on that very first
meeting I experienced many of the wonderful characteristics that Padraic possessed.
A welcome and a kindness that came natural to him. A great organiser, everything
done well, a diligent worker and a man that commanded respect just by being
himself.
Padraic loved hurling, loved the young hurlers and followed with great interest
their progress through the hurling grades. He was really proud every time they
were selected on a County team. Padraic would talk at length about hurling and
was an astute judge of the game.
A visit to Padraic and Noreen's home was always a pleasure. Padraic never complained
about his illness, in fact it never came into the conversation.
We mourn your passing Padraic, we sympathise with Noreen, Kevin, Ailish and
Denise.
We thank you for the many gifts you have left to us all. Our lives are richer
from knowing you.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh do ainm uasal Phádraic.
Bertie Linnane.
It's that time
of year again when preparations are well under way for our Annual Christmas
party for the Claregalway Senior Citizens. It will take place in Kynes in Loughgeorge
on December 14th, so "get the dancing shoes ready".
We had a wonderful day out in August of this year, which everyone really enjoyed
and hopefully we will improve on that next year. We had a lovely meal at the
Hotel Westport where Declan Hennighan awaited us with open arms and gave us
all a warm welcome. Our very own bus driver Mike Hession gave us a detailed
run-down of our tour as we went along and we had mass in Ballintubber Abbey
on route back. Our sincere thanks to all our sponsors, the local shops and businesses
who support us year after year, and all who donate prizes for our party, we
say a big thank you.
Our church gate collection will take place on November 15th - 16th. This is
our only means of fund-raising and we ask for your continued support. If you
have a little spare time and would like to join our Committee, you will be most
welcome, as we are always looking for new ideas.
Looking forward to a good party on December 14th- mark the date in your DIARY!
The Claregalway
branch of the Apostolic Society held their annual display of work and cake sale
and raffle on Sunday 12th October. We would like to take this opportunity to
thank you all most sincerely for all your help. Thanks to all who donated cakes,
bought raffle tickets and gave donations for the missions. A very special "Thank
You" to Noreen Murphy- our special ticket seller. Total amount collected
on the day was £367.
Many thanks to Hughes Supermarket, Summerfield Service Station, Galway Crystal
and Glynn's of Lydican and others who gave us raffle prizes.
We held our church gate collection on Sunday 26th, and again sincere thanks
to all who supported it. Amount collected was £440. We owe our success
on both these days to your generosity
We offer our deepest sympathy to Marie Dempsey our President on the sudden death
of her mother Mrs. Kitty O'Boyle. Mass for the repose of her soul will be offered
in Claregalway Church on Wednesday 19th November at 7.30 p.m. at the request
of the branch members.
CLAREGALWAY SKIN CARE & AROMATHERAPY CLINIC, KINISKA.
ACNE: -
The skin is the reflection of your life and a great implication of your health
and general attitude to yourself. Skin varies all the time, depending on health,
nutrition, environmental factors and care.
Smoking is a skin killer, so if you still haven't managed to break or control
the habit, it's negative aspects will start to become even more obvious.
A good skin is our natural birthright but unfortunately as we grow up and reach
puberty, the skin shows the signs of stress in the teenage years so that most
young people suffer spots or acne at one time or another.
Oily skins are prone to acne more than dry skins, as the sebaceous glands have
an exaggerated secretion of sebum. This condition is most common at puberty,
affecting both sexes. It may be caused by an increase of the sex hormones which
can create conditions that allow the growth of bacteria on the skin. Treatment
must be very carefully performed or severe scarring will result.
For further information: - please contact Evelyn Kitt, (091)798485.
THE TITHE APPLOTMENT
BOOKS 1824-1838
The annual payment
of a tithe or tenth of all farming produce, animals or income for the support
of the clergy goes back a long way, to the last order "which Yahweh gave
to Moses on Mount Sinai for the Israelites" according to the closing lines
of the Book of Leviticus ch. 27:30-34. In Ireland as the monastic system gave
way to a diocesan model reforming Abbot/Bishops such as St. Laurence O'Toole
collected tithes in Dublin from 1161. Such became the law for all parishes under
the Synod of Cashel from 1172. Pasture land had been exempted since 1736 but
the tithing of such land converted to corn growing and even potatoes later on
in that century gave rise to outbreaks of "Whiteboy" violence of a
most vicious kind. As the Penal times faded and the Protestant church became
less and less a State church the church cess - as in the expression "Bad
Cess (Tax) to you" - was abolished in 1833 to become a land rent charge
in 1838.
As I mentioned in the September Edition of Nuacht Chlár Photostat or
facsimile copies of the 1827 Applotment Books for Co. Galway are available in
the County Library in Nun's Island.
The records for the civil parish of Claregalway are given in six half pages
(a to f say) made up of three of estates, their principal tenants and land acreage
and another three with the charges for first, second, third and fourth quality
lands and the amounts collected thus for sharing out to the two clergymen of
the parish. All the pages were divided up and ruled by hand and it is only in
matching up the ruled lines that you find that the full page one should be c
and d half pages together, page two should be e and b, while page three should
be a and f together. We are not told how the lands were judged to be either
first or fourth quality but given that cess (tax) was only on tillage land in
the previous century it might be reasonable to assume that tillage land was
first quality, pasture land second quality, rocky land third quality and bog
land might be fourth quality. Montiagh is given as 24 acres, with 80, 80 and
81 in the first, second and third quality divisions in the names of Patrick,
William, Henry,Michael and Henry Duggan & Co. All the fourth quality land
in Claregalway is charged at a penny(1d.) per acre, the third quality at four
old pence an acre, second at one shilling and one penny (13d.) per acre while
first quality land was charged at either one shilling and ten pence or at one
and seven pence (as in the Montiagh case). If you do out the sums correctly
the total charge on the 241 acres comes out at £12.00.04 or twelve pounds
and four old pennies. The absence of mention of any fourth quality or bog land
in Montiagh seems covered by the entry on the next line of 300 acres (all fourth
quality @ one penny an acre) to The Honourable Dennis Bingham,"including
part of Summerville". This line seems to have "in commonage"
written in small letters above it but perhaps this refers to the Duggans above?
In any case I can find no other charge against the Landlord except the 25 shillings
charged here.
Of the £12.00.04 then, the Rev. James Daly, Warden of Galway, got nine
pounds and three pence while the Honourable and rev. William Beresford got three
pounds and one penny. Why the Rev. Beresford got in every case only one quarter
if he was in addition an "Honourable" is beyond me! Perhaps some reader
can explain? The people of Montiagh then contributed £12 of the total
of £240 charged on Claregalway in 1827 when oats cost ten shillings and
sixpence a barrel. That such a charge be paid to the Protestant clergy was resented
even at an official level as can be seen in one of the Catechism questions of
Donlevy's Irish Catechism of the year 1741 and reprinted in 1848.
Q. Did not the Church command us to pay tithes?
A. She did, certainly; but we cannot, at this time, pay them to our own clergy; nevertheless we are obliged to maintain and support our clergy by some other means: for Our Saviour commandeth us to give a livelihood to those who serve at the altar, and preach the Gospel.
As we saw above, the church cess had already been abolished in 1833 but within about 30 years of zero inflation the people of Montiagh would be paying a Poor Law Valuation of £77 on their estimated 417 acres, 3 roods and 28 perches. But what would 24 barrels of oats cost today and how far would it go in the support of our clergy? Sin ceist!
Aodán MacGlynn.
Congratulations
to Claire and Michael O'Dea, Lydican, on the birth of their young son on the
17th Oct. - James Michael.
Bon voyage to Julie
and Tom McKenna, Proprietors of the Abbey/Summerfield Bar who are off on a well
earned holiday this month. Don't forget to come back!
Best wishes to
the Saw Doctors on their upcoming tour of America. Continued success lads.
Bon voyage also to Elaine Concannon of Summerfield who left recently to work in Australia. Enjoy the experience Elaine.
Congratulations
to Liam and Michelle Carr, Cregboy, on the birth of their baby daughter, Jean,
on the l9th September.
WESTERN ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION
Galway 091-761024, Mayo 094-62480 Roscommon 0903-25078
"Alzheimer's Disease" is a disease of the brain affecting the memory. Those who suffer from Alzheimer's can be suffering for up to 20 years in an increasingly dependent state.
There are an estimated 4,000 people over the age of 65 in the West, 1,500 of whom are in Galway and City and County, who suffer from Alzheimer's Disease and according to statistics the disease is going to be on the increase early into the next century.
When people forget where they left their keys or where they parked their car, they become worried that they might have Alzheimer's Disease but it is much more serious than that. An Alzheimer's patient will not recognise family, friends or rememeber their names and as time goes on, will get lost in their own home, becoming confused as to where they are. Twenty-four hour supervision is needed for an Alzheimer's sufferer. There is no known cause for the disease at present and no known cure.
A Day Care Centre for Alzheimer's patients opened in Galway City on May 12 this year. Situated in Tirellan Heights, the centre is open every Wednesday and is aimed at giving carers of Allzheimer's sufferers a well deserved break. Meals are provided at the centre as are special activities to suit the needs of what the Western Alzheimer's Foundation describes as its 'Clients'. The aim of the centre is to maintain a warm, friendly and relaxed atmosphere with trained staff who are familiar with the needs of Alzheimer's patients.
The carer is the most important person in the equation, they are the people who suffer most. The patient is confused and not aware of their situation while the carer is the person under most stress. The Western Alzheimer's Foundation advise families of Alzheimer's patients that it is very important for them to "Share the Care" which is the motto of the Foundation. The Foundation provides counselling over the 'phone or in a person's house. When they visit a home they show a video and explain to the family the different stages of the disease.
There are presently 77 people working for the Western Alzheimer's Foundation between Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. The foundation also has a home support service that visits carers homes throughout the three counties. A respite home has been opened in Claremorris and, while there is a Day Care Centre in Galway, it is hoped to have full-time Centres in Galway and Roscommon in the near future.
The Western Alzheimer's Foundation have contacted a number of County Councillers in Galway with a view to building a Respite Home in Galway and they have one site that appears very suitable.
If people with fundraising schemes would contact the Western Alzheimer's Foundation's Galway office, your support would be greatly appreciated New members are always welcome.
On the second Tuesday of every month, a carers meeting is held in the American Hotel, Eyre Square at 8.30 p.m. Carers and friends are welcome.
A special Thank You to Glynn's Garden Centre, Dunleavy's Supermarket, Summerfield Service Station and Hughes Supermarket Claregalway, for their sponsorship towards the opening of the Day Care Centre in Tirellan Heights.
Christmas Cards - packs of 12 cards are available from the Galway office and in your local shops. Your support this Christmas will be greatly appreciated.
Wishing you and your families a very Happy and Peaceful Christmas.
Ann O'Reilly, Rockwood
Tel. 798574
Chairperson Galway Committee
The Claregalway Leisure Centre is now in full swing after the summer break. Recent hall improvements have received tremendous support from locals and visitors alike. Plans are in place to put the finishing touches to the developments. The Committee would like to thank the local G.A.A. Club for their continued support. A special thanks to the business community for their financial contributions.
The Committee are about to embark on further fund-raising for 1998, to continue centre developments and defray the ever increasing running costs. It is proposed to invite the business community to become annual Patrons of the Centre. In this regard, we plan to erect a wall plaque in the hall, with the names of and business of those who have supported the hall. This plaque will be the only form of indoor advertising in the hall and will be displayed in a prominent position.
Any Business person, or individual, interested in being associated with the venture should contact Committee Members Tony Clarke, Hubert Newell, Mary Reidy or the Centre, directly on Tel. 091-798371.
As Winter settles in, the hours of occupancy in the Hall are increasing. However, there are still a number of 'slots' available. It is our hope that the Hall is utilised to its full potential. In this regard, we are publishing a printout of the weekly schedule. (See Below). Any interested groups can see at a glance where the vacancies, at present, arise. If you are interested in making a booking, please do so by contacting the Centre at 091-798371 any morning during the week..
Mary Reidy,
Secretary.
JUNIOR BADMINTON
September and October have been busy months on the Junior scene. Registration of Club, Players and Teams has taken place, and regular sessions are now in progress in the Leisure Centre on Tuesday evenings, Thursday afternoons and Saturday afternoons. Our Club is represented in the Junior leagues by four teams.
We have entered an A and B team in U13, one team U15 (there is no B section in this age group) and one U17 team.
The League games started on Sunday 2nd November. Our U15 team travelled to Maree, where they had an easy win, the result - 7 - O. Good Luck to all the teams during the coming season..
Dublin Statoil Open and Ulster U15 Open Competitions
Congratulations to our players who travelled to play in both of these tournaments which took place during the Mid-Term Break. Cathy Casserly and Christopher Keane travelled to Lisburn to play in the Ulster Open, Cathy reached the Semi-final of the Singles competition. Ross Forde and Peter Moran opted for the Dublin Tournament, where they both played very well and hopefully learned from their experience. Cathy and Christopher arrived from Lisburn on the Sunday and took part in the Mixed Doubles and Cathy played in the Girls Doubles and won the Plate Competition. Well played to all of you.
In the U13 event, Paul Loughlin and Michael O'Connor played in the Singles and Doubles. Even though they didn't reach any finals, both of them have to be congratulated on how well they played and the determination showed by them under pressure. Well done Michael and Paul.
John Forde took part in the U17 Event in Dublin, and played extremely well to reach the 3 finals. He won the Mixed Doubles and was beaten in the Singles and Doubles. Congratulations John.
The Juvenile Connacht Open Championships (U11, U13, U15) will take place in Galway Lawn Tennis Club on Saturday 22nd Nov. and Sunday 23rd November. Our Club will have a big entry in this competition, so Good Luck to all.
SENIOR BADMINTON
Badminton for our
Senior Members continues on Tuesday Nights 8.30 - 10.30. New members are welcome.
We have one team entered in the County League Division III.
They played their first match on Thursday, 6th November against the Galway Lawn
Tennis Club. Claregalway were defeated 4 - 3, in a very closely contested match.
Team Members
Paul Casserly, Mairead Glynn, Niall Hartigan, Fionnuala Glynn,Liam Moran, Helena
Coyne, Liam Hyland, Paula Shaughnessy, Allison Greany
Mary Forde
CUMANN LUTHCHLEAS GAEL - BAILE CHLAIR NA GAILLIMHE
Great Support for Co.Development Draw
Nearly 200 tickets were sold under club auspices for the Co.Development Draw. We thank all our ticket purchasers for their wonderful support which is valued so highly by the club committee for financing our football activities and facilities. The first 2 Draws in the current round were held in front of a packed house at Grealishs, Carnmore on October 31st last with Michael Monaghan, member of Connacht GAA Council as Master of Ceremonies. Local winners were: Alan Thompson, Carnmore (2nd Prize £1,000), Martin and Ann Lally, Ruanemore (8th Prize Week-end for Two).
Fé-21:
Claregalway 2-12 St.Michaels 1-8
Holding a 2 point lead in a close match with 5 minutes remaining, a long ball
from Paul Higgins in mid-field that found Adrian Moran in full flight to shoot
a fine goal, sealed the result in our championship game against St.Michaels
at Renmore on October 26. The win puts us into the county semi-final against
Clonbur on November 9th . St.Michaels opened the scoring with a point after
8 minutes to which Enda Devitt replied with a well taken goal after good work
by Padraig O'Connell, Brian Day and Kevin McNamara. But St.Michaels re-asserted
themselves and although P. Higgins, K. McNamara from play, and Damien Fahy,
Anthony Monaghan from frees all found the target, St.Michaels traded scores
with us to lead at half-time by 1-5 to 1-4.
An early second half surge with 2 points by D. Fahy and another from K. McNamara all within 3 minutes put us into the lead. Our fifth point of the half by K. McNamara was probably the best score of the game. Some missed chances prevented us from taking a more commanding lead until that second goal, after which we added on 3 more points from A. Monaghan and D. Fahy (2). Kenny Watson, Padraig Walsh and Sean Campbell formed a steady full back line while Padraig O'Connell and Patrick Stephens came to the fore in the second half.
Team: Barry Donovan, Kenny Watson, Padraig Walsh, Sean Campbell, Brian Holland, Padraig O'Connell, Patrick Stephens, Anthony Monaghan (0-3, 2 from frees), Paul Higgins (0-1), Adrian Moran (0-1), Brian Day, Damien Fahy (0-5, 3 from frees), Kevin McNamara (0-3), Enda Devitt (1-0), Ronnie Walsh. Sub. Niall McGovern for E.Devitt.
Fé-17
City League fixtures:
November 16 Claregalway v St.Michaels at Leisure Centre
November 23 Claregalway v Salthill at Leisure Centre
November 30 Barna v Claregalway at Barna
December 6 Oranmore/Maree v Claregalway at Oranmore
This is a new league for this age group which in 1998 will play in the Co. Minor
championship and league.
Fé-15: We collected full points from our last two games in the City league against Ml.Breathnach and Barna. Both games were played at the Leisure Centre on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th. These results put us into the semi final against Oranmore/Maree at The Prairie on Saturday, November 1. Although never giving up, Claregalway lost decisively to a stronger and sharper team that took their chances well. It was a good achievement to finish third in the 'A' league beaten only by 2 very strong teams Oranmore and St.Michaels. Michael Barry's spirited displays at full-back deserve special mention.
Team: Ciaran Moran, Andrew Flanagan, Michael Barry, Robert Raftery, Aidan Kearney, David Raftery, Thomas Moran, Gary Dillon, Anthony Watson, Dara O'Malley, Vincent Gavin, Martin Kelly, Colin Deeny, Paul Kilgannon, Stephen Cunniffe. Subs who played: Barry McGrath, Damien Foy, Michael Maguire.
Fé-13: Many of the Claregalway team are Under-12. In Group 1 of the U-13 City League they came up against stronger teams from Salthill, Mervue, St.Michaels and, although losing, have played at the top level with much credit in never giving up until the final whistle. In the backs Kevin Kitt, Michael O'Connor, Joe Garret and Anthony Hughes performed with distinction while up front the spirited Paul Loughlin was always to the fore and was well supported by Michael Kelly, Jimmy Noone and Paddy Moran.
Seán O Flannagáin
Autumn is usually
a beautiful month with lots of Autumn colours. Unfortunately, with the high
winds and rain, nearly all plants lost their leaves early. It's not all gloom
and doom however as there are many berrying shrubs and trees around to add colour.
The bright berrying plants can often add colour on a very bleak day, bringing
a lot of activity to your garden with birds of all type, vying to feed. Trees
that give the best show are members of the Sorbus (mountain ash) family. The
common mountain ash Sorbus Aucuparia, is covered with masses of red berries
this year. A better variety is Sorbus Sheerwater seedling- more orange berry
than red. The best of all are Sorbus Joseph Rock with its yellow berries, generally
left untouched by the birds and Sorbus Vilmorinii with its pinkish berries.
Another tree that looks really well this year is Malus Golden Hornet, (crab
apple family) with masses of yellow crab apples, also left untouched by the
birds. As a wall covering shrub pyrancanthas (Firethorn) give great colour.
Its a dense upright evergreen shrub. It has dark green leaves with clusters
of small white flowers in summer followed by different coloured berries, depending
on varieties, red, orange or yellow. In the shrub line there are a number of
beautiful plants such as shrub roses or 'dog roses' with their different coloured
hips.
Hollys of different
varieties berry now. A very good variety is Ilex J.C. Van Tol. This does not
need a partner as it is self fertile. It has red berries against a dark green
foliage and berries very freely. Its great for making holly wreaths, etc.as
it is not very prickly.
Other berrying plants are skimmia Reevesiana, Arbutus Unedo, Gaultheira and
Celastrus.
Feeding the birds is becoming more popular as we become more aware of the environment around us. Its a great way for kids to learn and care for animals and discover just how many birds there are; robins, blue tits, finches, warblers, etc. If you hang out a bird feeder or bird table and feed them bird seed or peanuts, you will get to see the most amazing colours and great amusement.
A lot of people
ask about how to take a hardwood cutting. This is the time of year for it. Firstly,
take a pencil thick cutting off your plant, cut below a bud, allow 8 -9 inches
and cut a sloping cut above a bud again. So you have a pencil thick cutting
8- 9 inches long. Have your ground prepared, it should be free draining with
lots of coarse sand and peat dug into it. Secondly, dip the cutting in hormone
rooting powder, available in all hardwares and garden centres. Insert your cutting
into the open ground leaving about 3 inches above ground, with the sloping cut
up. Firm them in. Plants will have rooted by next spring and can be potted up
or planted out. Resist the temptation of pulling them up to see if they have
rooted!!! Plants that are easy to propagate this way are Dogwoods, Flowering
currant, Forsythia, Weigleas, Buddleias, Philadelphus and winter flowering Virburnum.
Thats it for now, happy gardening in between the showers, 6 weeks to Xmas!
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Glynn's Garden Centre, Lydican, Oranmore.
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