Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes
Pride of Place
On
Wednesday last 19th October Lanesboro Tourism Co-Op was presented with an award
for Pride of Place for Lanesboro by Longford County Council.
This
now means that Lanesboro proceeds to the National Awards taking place in
Wexford in early November. This award is a great achievement and recognition of
all the hard work done in the town by local workers and volunteers.
Wedding
The
marriage took place on Friday last 21st October at the Franciscan
Friary, Multyfarnham, of Ciarán Kenny, son of Anna and the late John Kenny,
Fermoyle and Claire Leavy, daughter of Brian and Marie Leavy, Killucan, Co.
Westmeath. Bestman was Padraig Kenny, brother of the groom and groomsman was
Thomas Keane, friend of the groom. Chief bridesmaid was Anna Leavy sister of
the bride and bridesmaid was Elaine Leavy sister of the bride. The Flower Girls
were Katie Leavy, niece of the bride, Aoife English and Caoimhe Byrne both
nieces of the groom. The marriage ceremony was celebrated by Fr. Tadgh Kenny,
uncle of the groom assisted by Fr. Richard Matthews and Fr. Michael Reilly. The
wedding reception was held in the Landmark Hotel Carrick on Shannon. We wish
the happy couple many years of wedded bliss.
Parent Toddler Group
A
parent/toddler group is commencing on Tuesday 8th November at
10.30am until 11.30am in Lanesboro/Ballyleague Community Childcare Service, The
Green, Lanesboro. All are welcome and if you have any queries you are asked to
telephone 043-333 0957.
Lanesboro Bridge
Club
The
results of the competition held on Wednesday 19th October are; 1st
Phil Chalmers & Cyril Hussey, 2nd Tom Feeney & Una Clarke, 3rd
tie Maura Hanly & Mairéad Gill and Eilish Gray & Mary mc Gushin.
Halloween Party
Wetlands
Heritage Ireland in conjunction with Kenagh Tidy Towns Association are holding
a Halloween Party at Moss town Harbour, Kenagh on Monday 31st from 6
– 10 pm. There will be a barbeque combined with lots of music and fun and games
for all. Go along and enjoy this unique
Party on the banks of the Royal Canal and enjoy a wonderful evening.
Traffic Lights
on Main Street
One
wonders the idea of the traffic lights on Main Street! One wonders if they are
of use or just for ornamental purposes. Many people are in complete dismay when
they stand at the lights and push the button as nothing happens. It was amazing
the number of foreigners tried to use them during the season and many people
both school kids and adults now have to take their life into their hands as the
cross the road. Perhaps somebody could explain what is going on with the
traffic lights and if they will ever again be in use.
All Dog Owners
The
Dog warden, Pat Mulryan, will be calling on all dog owners in the coming weeks
to inspect dog licences in the Lanesboro Rathcline area.
After School
Care
Lanesboro
/Ballyleague Childcare Service will be offering afterschool care from January
2012. Any interested parties are invited to attend an information meeting on
Tuesday 15th November at 8pm at their premises, formerly boy’s
school, on the Green. If you need to find out any more information contact any
member of staff or phone 043-333 0957.
Death
The
sad news broke on Wednesday last 19th October of the death at
Mullingar General Hospital of Mrs Mary Kenny, Knock. Molly as she was more
commonly known was predeceased by her husband Mike daughters, Kathleen,
Philomena and Bridgie and also by her son Noelie. Molly epitomised the very
meaning of house maker as she tended to all her family with a great loving care
and attention. She was rightly proud of each and every one of them. Molly was a
woman of great and deep faith and her strong was of great of great comfort to
her during the time of her illness. She was a terrific lady whose gentle and
warm nature endeared her to everybody that had the pleasure to know her. As a
friend and neighbour there was no more loyal and her passing will leave a great
void in the hearts and minds of all that knew her. Her remains reposed at her
residence on Friday and on Saturday she was removed to St. Mary’s Church for
her Funeral Mass before being laid to rest in Clonbonny Cemetery. To her sons
Michael and James, daughters Carmel, Mary, Josephine, Martha and Claire,
brothers and sisters, relatives and many friends we extend our sincere
sympathy.
Table Quiz in
aid of Breast Cancer
A
Table Quiz in aid of Breast Cancer support will take place in the Peer Inn on
Friday night next 28th October at 9pm. This is a very worthy cause
and it would be wonderful to have a large turnout. A great night is assured,
don’t miss it.
PTAA Annual
Dinner Dance
The
Longford region PTAA will hold its Annual Dinner Dance in the Rustic Inn,
Abbeyshrule in Friday night 11th November. Traditionally this dance
is the dance of the year and a wonderful night is assured. Music will be
provided by J & S Sound. The dinner will be served at 9pm. Tickets are
priced at €25 each and can be bought from Breda Moran or from O’Brien’s Corner
Shop.
Freaky Fancy
Dress
The
Parents Association of Cloontuskert National School are holding a Freaky Fancy Dress Halloween Disco on Friday
night next 28th October from
7to 9pm in St. Faithleach’s GAA
clubhouse.
Lanesboro Pike
Angling Club
On
Sunday last the Lanesboro Pike Angling Club held their monster pike competition in Lanesboro which
was sponsored by the E.S.B. The competition proved a great success.
The
fishing was very good with 18 boats taking part on what turned out to be a very
wet day and the results were as follows: 1st prize of €500 – Pat
Healey with a fish weighing 14lb. 2nd – €300 went to Shane Nally
with a fish of 12lb, 3rd – €250 went to Jason Darby with a fish of
9lbs/8ozs, 4th – €200 went to JJ Craven with a fish of 7lbs/4oz and 5th
– €150 went to Brian Tabiner with a fish of 7lb.
Following
the competition there was a draw for the clubs non-fishing members and the
winners were Ruth Boland, Padraig Banahan, Louise Smyth, Tracy Reilly and Joe McGrath
each received €20.
The
club would like to extend its condolences to the family and friends of former
club member Ray Gill who passed away recently and they would also like to mention that a benefit
night will be held for Ray in Longford Slashers on Nov 4th
And
finally we would like to give a special thanks to Joe and Martha Farrell for
the use of their premises for the presentation.
Lanesboro
Library Activities
Come along and check out our new
Fiction and Non-Fiction titles available now!
Our opening times are as follows: Monday 2pm
– 8pm, Tuesday 2pm – 6pm, Wednesday 2pm – 8pm, Friday 10am – 1pm and 2pm – 5pm
and Saturday 10am – 1pm.
French Classes starting
soon. If you are interested contact Stella on 043 332 1291
Aisling Festival – Arts
& Crafts with Claire Balfe will take place in the library on Wednesday 26th
October at 4pm. €5 charge. Contact Stella for details on 043 332 1291
Peregrine Readings: Authors
Marita Conlon McKenna, Conor Kostick and Mary Rose Callaghan will read from
their works on Wednesday 9th November at 7.30pm. All welcome.
Halloween Fancy
Dress
Lough
Ree Development Co-op is holding a Halloween Fancy dress party for those young
people up to 6th class on Saturday the 29th Oct from 8
till 10 in the Lough Ree Development Co-Op building. Admission is only €2. There
will be cash prizes for best outfits. Light refreshments and games provided.
Mystic Meg will attend
Lough Ree
Athletic Club
The
club starts by congratulating Killoe NS on making the long journey to Galway
for the Connaught Primary School cross-country championship and in turn they
brought back bronze medals in the Boys 5th/6th class
category. What makes their achievement more remarkable was the fact that they
were competing against large schools in Galway which were backed by very
vibrant athletic clubs i.e. Ballinasloe, Claregalway, Westport, Claremorris
etc., and not forgetting the best from Roscommon, Sligo and Leitrim. It is not
for this scribe to be singing the praises of Killoe NS but we could not let
their marvellous achievement pass without comment.
Roscommon
Convent grounds was the venue for the county juvenile cross-country on Sunday.
The club caused some controversy when getting the date changed from Saturday to
Sunday due to football. Still there was a poor turnout. The best of the clubs
results were; Cian Glennon 3rd in Boys U10, Aoife Nolan in Girls
U10, Orla Keane 3rd in Girls U11, Sarah and Tanya Farrell were 1st
and 3rd respectively in the Girls U14.
The
club apologises to their young competitors who did turn up, for not having
teams to support them. The club tired, the weather may have been off-putting.
Rathcline GAA
Notes
The
U21 club championship begins on Saturday October 29th against St.
Columba’s in Derrycasson. The game will throw in at 4pm. The management team
includes Kevin Hanley, Conor Casey, Denis Connerton, Albert Cooney and Liam
Connerton. Best of luck to all involved.
The
senior team await the winners of Grattan’s or Ballymore in the Division 1
relegation/promotion playoff. The game is currently fixed for Sunday 6th
November.
There
is an urgent need for new referees in the county and clubs have been asked to
submit nominees to do a referee’s course starting November 1st. It is expected that each club in the county
will submit one nominee for the course. We would ask anyone interested in
becoming a qualified referee to contact a member of the club’s Executive ASAP.
The
club are planning on holding a fundraising auction before Christmas. We are
asking parishioners to start thinking about any items in good condition which
they could donate to the auction. More details will be available about the
auction in the coming weeks.
The
club would like to congratulate Ciaran Kenny and Claire Leavy on their marriage
last Friday. We wish you both all the best for the future.
We
would like to wish Gareth Johnston all the best with Johnston’s Pharmacy’s
relocation to the old bank premises. Congratulations on the official opening
which was held recently and we wish you well in the future.
The
club would like to extend our sympathies to the family of Mary (Molly) Kenny,
Knock. RIP.
St. Faithleach’s
GAA
Senior
League Semi-Final – O’Rourke Cup: We play against Elphin in the League
Semi-Final next Friday in Kiltoom at 8.30pm. See fixtures for details.
Minor
Ladies: Our Minor Ladies play against St. Dominic’s in the Minor League Shield
Final on Saturday 29th October. Time and venue to be confirmed.
Cards:
Every Tuesday in the Club House, 9.00pm. All welcome. Results of last week’s
games – Winners, Kathleen/Ann. Runners-up, Mark/Noreen. Proceeds were presented
to Pakie Feeney in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation.
Barn
Dance: The Club is holding a Barn Dance on Sunday Night 30th October. Music
& Craic with Padraig Kearns, Country & Western/Irish Music Band.
Tickets now on sale at €8 each. Cowboy/girl dress optional. Come along for what
promises to be a great nights entertainment.
Scór:
We are hoping to revive Scór within St. Faithleachs GAA Club. Anyone interested
either as a Singer, Dancer, or to just give a helping hand, please contact
Jacqui on 0861721181
Zumba
Fitness: Zumba Fitness Classes continue in the Club House on Wednesday
evenings, 7.30pm to 8.30pm (Please arrive 15 minutes before start of class).
All welcome.
Upcoming
Events: Cloontuskert NS are holding a Kids Halloweed Disco, 28th October,
7.00pm to 9.00pm. Look out for Cookery Demonstration in St. Faithleachs GAA
Club House, November. Bachelor Night, 3rd December, details to follow.
Sympathy:
The Club extends deepest sympathy to the Curtin Family, Ballyleague, on the
death of Bill Curtin. To his son John, daughter Pauline, sisters, extended
family, relatives & friends.