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Corrib News Online Issue 4 2014

Back To School Tips

Ladies Day at the Boat Inn

Bronze Age Log Boat Found in Lough Corrib

• Connecting Communities Around Lough Corrib •

& Oughterard

Newsletter ONLINE ISSUE 04

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Contact us on:

[email protected]

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www.corribnews.webs.com

Inside this issue:

August

Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st -

The Oughterard Show.

Saturday 30th Maam Women’s Group are organising a Net-working & Heritage Day at 11am, in Ionad Pobail an

Mháma.

September

Back to School!

Sat 13th—Corrribdale Duathlon

10am at the Boxing Club

26th—28th—Leenane Autumn Festival. See their website for further details http://www.leenane-

festival.com/

November

Completion of the Courthouse

Restoration Project

Completion of the new Teen Zone at the Corribdale

Grounds

The Corrib News is published by a group of volunteers as a service to the community. It is an open

access publication and will generally carry any material submitted to it as long as it is not

potentially libellous or scandalous. The views and opinions expressed in the articles are not

necessarily those of the Editorial Committee. In case of error of fact we will publish corrections

once we become aware of them.

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS THE 9th OF SEPTEMBER

Editorial 3

Back to School Tips 4

Bronze Age Log Boat found in Lough Corrib 6

An Tuirne Mór – The Connemara Great Wheel 8

The 52nd Oughterard Show 9

Morale-Minding: a Programme 10

Memories of Marts & Fairs in Oughterard 12

Corribdale Duathlon 13

Ladies Day at the Boat In 14

The Moonlight Walk 16

Hiroshima and Nagasaki— A Trip to Japan 17

Brigit’s Garden Celebrating 10 years 20

Maam Women's Group Celebrating 20 years 22

Courthouse Update 24

Corribdale Park Update 25

Teen Zone Equipment Selection 26

Out & About 28

uachtarARTS Culture Night 30

Local Clubs Round-Up 31

The Last Word 40

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Editorial

Welcome to the fourth online edition of Corrib News!

The Summer holidays are drawing to a close and the new school year is about to

commence.

What a great Summer it has been in terms of weather, entertainment and a con-

sistent influx of countless visitors throughout the summer months.

The town has been a hive of activity. We have seen plenty of new developments

with the commencement of the long awaited Courthouse Restoration Project, the

opening of new businesses including “The Greenway Restaurant & Cafe”,

“Camp Street Cafe” and also “The Connemara Lake Hotel” which has opened its

doors once again to welcome visiting guests for Bed & Breakfast. The Thatch

Pub continues to progress with noticeable and charming developments.

There is a distinct feeling of positivity and excitement in the air as the town

continues to advance and flourish again.

In this edition we offer some Back to School tips and we look forward to the an-

nual Oughterard Show and the second ever Corribdale Duathlon. We also look

back on the summer months; to the wonderful Ladies Day at the Boat Inn, The

Moonlight Walk, the many Club’s Sporting Achievements at home and abroad,

The Best of Angling for both the Juniors & Seniors alike & plenty of happy sun

filled days!!!!

Slán go fóill!

Sandra O’Farrell on behalf of the Corrib News Team.

The Cover Photo is a collection of shots from Jess Walsh, Tom Broderick, & Rynes Walker taken at: Ladies Day at the Boat Inn, The Moonlight Walk, The upcoming Oughterard Show and Corribdale Duathlon & Geroid Clancy going pro in Australia as well as the visit of the Six Nations Trophy’ to

The Boat Inn in July

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Back to School Tips

By Cepta Stephens

Move over, summer--a new school year is here!

With the start of school, families face new

organisation challenges. School bells ring--and so

do early-morning alarm clocks. The move into Big

School from pre-school or the transition to

secondary is a major leap for your child. Here are

some tips to help pave the way.

Routine

Ease the family into a school year schedule. The

first day of school is no time for a drastic

adjustment of household sleep schedules.

Instead, ease children back into a school year

routine gradually. During the last two weeks of

summer, re-introduce a school year bedtime.

Begin waking late sleepers earlier and earlier,

closer to the hour they'll need to rise when school

begins.

Don't neglect mealtimes! Younger children, in

particular, need to adapt to new meal routines

before the school day demands it of them. Plan

meals and snacks to accustom little ones to the

rituals of the school day before the school year

begins. A balanced diet is essential- as your child

is growing rapidly!

Uniforms

Uniforms can be one of the biggest back to school

expenses. Ask your school or other parents to

see if there is a second-hand uniform sale

planned.

Check whether you are eligible for Back to School

Clothing and Footwear Allowance which helps

towards the cost of uniforms and footwear. You

can get more information on the conditions you

must meet to qualify and how to apply on the

Department of Social Protection website – http://

www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/home.aspx

Some websites or local groups on social media

sites also sell second-hand uniforms. Develop a

wardrobe needs list for each child. Check for

possible hand-me-downs from older siblings as

you make your list.

Keep an eye out for special promotions in shops

on school uniforms and try to shop around for

generic items of clothing like grey skirts or

trousers - just because the school crest appears

on the jumper doesn't mean you have to buy the

matching plain skirt or trouser from their exclusive

supplier. If your school requires you to buy an

item of clothing with a school crest, ask them if

you can purchase the crest and uniform

separately to save you money.

Some chain stores discount uniforms at the end

of September or October, so you could buy a few

pieces for your child for the following year in a

larger size.

Check hems of skirts and trousers to see if they

can be let down.

Check out your local charity shop. You might be

surprised by what you find, like school ties,

stationery and clothing.

If you can, buy a good quality rucksack/school

bag that will last for a couple of years. This will

reduce cost in the long run as you won’t have to

change it every year.

Books

Consider buying second-hand schoolbooks.

Before you do, you’ll need to check whether your

school specifies a particular edition of a given

textbook. Some schoolbook websites also sell

second-hand books or allow you to sell your

books through their websites.

Back to School Tips

By Cepta Stephens

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All schools have Book Rental Schemes in

operation now so ask your Principal

If you have to buy brand new books, make sure

you shop around. You can compare prices in

bookshops with online retailers, as well as

specialised schoolbook websites.

Don’t forget you can get novels etc. from libraries!

Remember, you may be able to sell your child’s

old books if they are in good condition. Cover

books to protect them!

Stationery

Buying stationery in bulk can be cheaper than

buying items one-by-one. There are usually good

offers at back-to-school time, such as bundles of

copybooks, pens and notebooks, so, if you can

afford it, it might be worth buying what you will

need for the year.

Lunches

Packed lunches prepared at home are not only

cheaper than shop-bought lunches - they are

often more nutritious. Lunchbox products

targeted at children can contain large amounts of

salt and sugar and generally work out more

expensive. A little time spent planning lunches will

save a lot in the long term. Bulk-buy food. This

can be expensive initially but will last for several

days. However, do make sure to check shelf life

of what you buy. Buy foods that are in season as

they are normally cheaper. You can get tips on

making healthy lunches on the safefood website

Checkout the following websites for support ideas

www.npc.ie

www.scoilnet.ie

Get involved in your local school’s Parents’

Association, your support is needed and much

appreciated- plus your children love when you are

involved- believe it or not

Here’s to a successful, fun, stimulating road

ahead! Slán go fóill!

Go n-eirí an t-ádh libh go léir agus ná dearmad

labhair cúpla focail! Is beatha teanga í a labhairt!

Back to School Tips

By Cepta Stephens

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I had heard of Trevor Northage a few years ago

when he first started working on producing a

bathymetry chart of Lough Corrib. More recently

he was in the news when the National Museum

made public some of the interesting finds he has

come across while surveying the lake.

I recently caught up with him when he came to

Oughterard to fish during the Mayfly festival. I

seized my opportunity to discover more about him

and his work over a cup of tea. I asked Trevor

how he got involved in cartography and in

particular charting the depths of Lough Corrib. He

explained that he has always been interested in

fishing, and in fact it was this passion that set him

off on the road of discovery he is now on.

“I was out fishing one day, and I destroyed the

Burlesque’s propeller on an unmarked shallow.

This persuaded me it was time someone

produced an up-to-date chart of the lake that

would run on modern navigation equipment and

would improve safety on the lake.” At that time

everyone had to rely on the old 1846 Admiralty

Chart of Lough Corrib or local knowledge to find

their way through shallows.

Of course it did help that Trevor is a mariner, a

ship’s captain who has expertise in charting

waters, and so he set about this enormous task.

He uses a technique called sidescan sonar and

video, which enables him to record the topogra-

phy of the lake very accurately. Trevor explained

that while he was doing this work he began to

discern obvious manmade shapes on the bed of

the lake.

Six years ago he made his first find, which was

identified as the wreck of a Victorian yacht. Since

then Trevor has made many more discoveries,

some dating back 4500 years. The discovery of a

boat near Annaghkeen, Headford and now

officially called “The Annaghkeen Boat” is

particularly important to Trevor. “It was a chance

discovery. I had been working on taking depth

readings and had decided to move on. Something

dropped to the deck, and I had to stop and drift for

a minute. I glanced at the sonar screen and saw

this amazing shape. Instantly, I knew it was im-

portant.”

The 4,500-year-old Annaghkeen Boat, dates from

the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age. It is 40 foot

long and beautifully carved. It is the oldest and

longest vessel yet discovered in the lake.

When the Underwater Archaeology Unit (UAU) of

the National Monuments Service dived the boat

and investigated it in detail, they noticed burn

marks inside the hull and in fact, when they

rubbed their hands along the inside of the hull,

some carbon came off.

The vessel was almost perfectly preserved. The

preservation qualities of the fine silt on the bottom

of the lake have proved to be remarkable. The

inside of the boat was incredibly smooth with a

raised cruciform carving running its entire length.

Bronze Age Log Boat found in Lough Corrib

The 4,500 –year-old , 40 foot long, Annaghkeen

Logboat, pictured above, was discovered by

Trevor Northage . You can clearly see the raised

cruciform carving running the length of the boat.

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The raised carving divides the boat into a number

of sections – perhaps demarcating spaces for the

crew, or for storage. The logboat’s impressive

size suggests it was a special boat with a purpose

other than that of a fishing boat or cargo vessel.

The size of this vessel would have required a

large crew of perhaps 10-12 to paddle it

effectively, we can only hope they swam to safety!

Trevor is primarily interested in the lives of the

people who built and used this boat. He ponders

on the events the Annaghkeen Boat has

witnessed sitting quietly on the bed of this lake.

The Underwater Archaeology Unit is responsible

for all heritage sites in Irish waters. The UAU has

been compiling an inventory of the amazing

underwater discoveries on Lough Corrib. A dive

team, headed by Karl Brady, was sent to

investigate the logboats, as well as around 20

other anomalies picked up during the mapping

project.

Other finds include “The Carrowmoreknock Boat”,

which was discovered last year. It is now famous

for the Viking axes found within it which are

currently on display at the National Museum.

It is a Viking era boat, beautifully constructed, and

so remarkably preserved that the UAU divers who

first assessed it initially thought it was a modern

vessel. It was built for speed, perhaps as an

attack boat. Also found within the boat were a

work-axe and spearheads. The raiders in this

boat obviously were not just dropping in for a cup

of tea! They came prepared.

A cautionary note should be made at this point;

not just any one can do this work. Trevor locates

these vessels, but it is the responsibility of the

experts in the Underwater Archaeology Unit and

the National Museum of Ireland to decide to

investigate further. Nobody should attempt to

undertake any such work without the necessary

permissions. Lough Corrib is now considered to

be one of the major marine archaeological sites in

Europe.

The Rinnaknock boat, below, is the only one of

the Lough Corrib boats that has been raised to

the surface so far. It was raised because it was

submerged in shallow water which made it more

vulnerable to damage. It is yet to be dated but,

due to its shorter length it is thought to be

younger than

the other log-

boats. The logic

being that the

larger oak trees

had been

depleted by the

time this logboat was made. Thankfully, it has

since been resubmerged in a safer position.

Trevor has to be greatly admired. It is clear he

has a fantastic interest and passion for what he

does. One thing that struck me is that speaking to

Trevor makes you dip into the past and to wonder

what life must have been like many thousands of

years ago. We have a very rich history here on

the shores of Lough Corrib, and perhaps we

should think about creating a centre to showcase

it. Any ideas? Anyone know of a significant

building that is about to be restored?

Article by: Deirdre Forde

Photographs Courtesy of the Underwater

Archaeology Unit, National Monuments

Service .

Bronze Age Log Boat found in Lough Corrib

The Carrowmoreknock boat, above, is probably one

of the best-preserved logboats ever found in Britain

and Ireland. Inset, the Carrowmoreknock battleaxes.

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An Tuirne Mór – The Connemara Great Wheel

By Orla O’Toole of The Sheep and Wool Museum, Leenane

The Tuirne Mór or Great Wheel was still in

common use in the Connemara area until the

1920s and continued to be used in isolated

cases until the 1970s. One woman is quoted

as saying “When I have the time the wool

and the knitting needles, why would I want to

buy socks!”

The Great Wheel is now a just a memory and

most of the last of the traditional home

spinners have passed away. There are only

five or so people in Connemara who can use

the wheel and only a couple who can use it at

an expert level. The wonderful tradition is

within a generation of dying out completely.

It is believed that The Great Wheel came to

Europe from Asia around 1232 and there is

pictorial evidence of it in use in Persia, Iraq

and the Middle East. Thread made on it

came to the great woollen markets of Italy

from Romania but, because it was less suita-

ble for weaving the fine clothes of nobles, it

was strongly resisted by manufacturers.

However, wool thread could be produced far

faster with this wheel than on the hand held

spindle and so it found its place in the making

of thread for strong cheaper cloth for workers

and for the less well off.

The Great Wheel eventually found its way to

Europe but began to be replaced by the fast-

er treadle wheel from the 1600s. The wheel

arrived in Ireland in the 1700s and, because

it could be cheaply and easily made, it was in

common use amongst the poorest Irish in

Kerry, Connemara, West Mayo and the

Joyce Country for over 200 years.

Only wool and wood were needed to make it

and it was well suited to the rough tweeds,

geansaithe and báiníni worn by the tenant

farmers and fishermen. With better standards

of living from the 1940s on and, because of

the amount of space needed to store them,

most of these Great Wheels were put into

sheds where they eventually fell apart or rot-

ted away.

The few women left who used them remem-

ber the hardship of the work. To make a

geansaí took about 1.5 kilometres of thread

while a blanket needed ten to twenty!

Weavers would also spin their own thread

and there are photographs of Leenane

weaver, Tom Kerrigan, busily spinning wool

beside the Leenane Hotel.

When my father, Michael O’Toole, set up the

Sheep and Wool Museum in Leenane 20

years ago, he put the word out that he was

looking for a Tuirne Mór. He eventually

located one in Mayo and was very surprised

that so many had disappeared in just 50

years.

It is a great wish of mine to teach more

women and men to use it and to keep the

tradition going. We have one beautiful old

wheel as well as a replica and several people

have said that they would like to learn. How-

ever, we would need to borrow or give a

home to two more wheels in order to run

classes. So, if there is anybody out there with

a Tuirne Mór tucked away in the attic, I would

love to hear from you and I am always happy

to chat to anybody who used a wheel in days

gone by. I can be contacted at the Sheep and

Wool Museum 095 42323 or by e-mail at

[email protected].

Go raibh míle maith agaibh.

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Oughterard Agricultural Show

The 52nd Annual Oughterard Show

takes place on Saturday and Sun-

day 30th and 31st August.

The show kicks off on Saturday

with numerous ridden classes,

working hunter classes and the

revamped gymkhana which caters

for children, young people and

adults.

On Sunday 31st there are

numerous classes for horses,

ponies, cattle, sheep, dogs, pets,

poultry and domestic arts, not

forgetting the vintage section.

As usual there will be the Best

Dressed Lady and Bonny Baby

competitions and this year we have re-introduced the popular Tug of War.

We are delighted to announce the children's entertainment will be provided free on Sunday.

As usual we are hosting the Final of the Powers Quarry Ridden Performance Championship

and the Western Region ID Foal Final.

The Domestic Arts section will be held in the Community Centre where a kaleidoscope of

colours and skills provided by magnificent floral exhibits, handcrafted items, paintings and

photography. The children’s section is always very popular.

We would like to thank all our sponsors, supporters and exhibitors and not forgetting our hard

working team of helpers.

The Show Schedule and entry forms are available to download from the website

www.oughterardshow.com. Tel. 086 1517289.

Photo : Show Committee Members—Barbara Buckley, Eamonn

McGeough, Mary Nee, Frank Joyce and Mary Geoghegan.

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Morale-Minding: a Programme by Margaret Larminie

Our morale is worth minding because it’s what fuels us for what we can do. In unemployment it can all too easily go through the floor. But, even when it’s under siege from disappointment after disappointment, this is a simple programme that can stop it doing that.

It’s a plan you can follow each week, like a sort of menu for the week, and it doesn’t need money or qualifications to take it on. You choose, say on a Friday, what you are going to do for each of the ‘courses’ on the menu during the following week. It’s important to cover all the items because, like vitamins, they are all needed.

I constructed this programme during my own long unemployment in the previous recession. I’m not the best about following a regime, but I quickly discovered that my morale could do a nose-dive when I left something out. When I put the missing one or ones back in, it would bob up again.

The week’s ingredients are as follows:

1. Looking for a job means watching the ads, so the Library can be your newspaper resource. The local free papers’ news can signpost where jobs might be about to arise, so get your CV off to them with a note about why you are interested. That CV is very important, so be thinking about what you can add to it. Whether job-seeking or not, think of all

the things that you can do and keep a list of them and keep on adding to it. Never mind whether they have anything to do with “a job”. When a post does come up, or if that’s not relevant in your case, you can find that you have more to offer than you thought you had. And keeping up with the news gives you more to talk, growl or laugh about.

2. If you have come out from a job that has let you down badly, the hurt can be a stumbling block you will need to get over. Employers are wary of a ‘baggage-carrier’, and your morale doesn’t like it either! Talking to someone you can trust with your feelings can be useful, but you also need to be able to look it all clearly in the face and be prepared to let it go. Not easy, I know, but it will be a great freedom and your morale will welcome it.

3. Keep in touch with your friends. When you are de-financed, friends can find it hard to know what to do about you and you can feel left out because your budget doesn’t run to the activities you used to share. Take the initiative yourself and ask a friend to come for a walk, listen to some music together, have a coffee – whatever.

4. It’s easy to get very wrapped up in yourself and your own concerns, so now is the time to have a think about other people’s needs – and do something about it. It could be anything from picking up the paper for someone who can’t easily get out, to volunteer work in a hospital or getting involved with local voluntary organisations.

5. Earmark something each week that you’ve been meaning to do but haven’t – and do it. Not Grand Plans, just one small one, like finally clearing out a drawer, sewing on a button, taking the sellotape off the hem of your trousers and putting in a stitch instead. It’s amazing how good it makes you feel about yourself, and that’s certainly morale-minding!

6. You have more time to yourself now, so use some of it in new learning. It doesn’t have to cost. There’s the Library, where you can learn more about

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Raymond McDonagh

Carpentry Services

House Renovations,

Traditional Dressers,

Fitted Furniture,

Floors,

Phone: 086-8364377

[email protected].

Morale-Minding: a Programme by Margaret Larminie

interests you already have and new ones you’d like to explore. There are plenty of ‘teach yourself’ books. You will be keeping your brain’s cogs turning, and also provid-ing more things to add to your CV.

7. Get some exercise. Couch-potatoing is counter-productive. Join a walking group or find a friend or two to come with you - or just explore the countryside – whatever your energies will stand. You could be the next marathon winner.

8. Last, but anything but least, give your-self a treat each week. Don’t wait for someone else to provide it for you. Choose it for the end of the week ahead, so you will always have something to look forward to. I used to get a cream doughnut when funds allowed and munch away happily on my own, or silence the phone and listen uninterrupted to music I love. There’s no self-indulgence in this. It’s You looking after You, and entirely necessary to minding your morale.

Here is a quick checklist to remind you for each week:

1. Can-do list, job-search where relevant

2. Problem-facing

3. Friends, keeping in touch

4. Other people

5. Doing the put-off things

6. New learning

7. Exercise

8. Own treat

I hope you find this useful in some way and encourage you to put some of the suggestions into practice—you might be surprised with the results!

Congratulations! Corrib News would like to congratulate

Shannon Biondi BL, from Oughterard.

Shannon was called to the Bar on the 17th of

July 2014.

The newly qualified Barrister will begin

devilling in the Criminal Courts of Justice in

October.

Pictured opposite: Shannon at the Four

Courts, Dublin.

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Memories of the Fairs in the 1950s and 1960s

I started going to the fairs in 1952 with my late

father. In those days, the fairs were held on

streets in the towns or villages, at crossroads and

on road sides. There were no cattle marts in

those days. The cattle buyers were called

“jobbers” and they would meet the farmers com-

ing in on the outskirts of the villages and no mat-

ter what size cattle you had the jobbers words

were always the same; How much is the little bull-

ock or the little heifer? The jobbers might put a

low bid on, then walk away and maybe come

back in a couple of hours when they thought you

might have thawed out and raise the bid a little

bit. It was a kind of a psychological war. If you

were making a bargain with a jobber you had to

hold out your hand and the jobber would lift his

arm up and slap down on the palm of your hand

and say take it or leave it and if there was a

pound between the buyer and seller a third party

would butt in and hold a hand of both buyer and

seller and tell them to divide the difference.

In those days there was also a “luck penny” that

had to be paid to the buyer; it could be anything

from a half crown to ten shillings depending on

the price received. My late father used to travel to

the fairs with the late Harry Walsh who was the

top local buyer in those days. Our own local fair in

Oughterard was held on the second Thursday of

each month. They would travel to Maam Cross

where the famous pony fair is held every October,

and to Clifden and Derrynae near Carraroe and to

Spiddal and Galway City. If they bought cattle

they would have to walk them home. My late

grandmother Alice Fahy told me she often walked

cattle to and from Galway City.

The top buyers in those days included the

McGrael brothers from Westport and a buyer from

the North called McGuinness who was associated

with the late Harry Walsh and the Regan brothers

from Castlerea.

The first bullock to be sold for a hundred pounds

in Oughterard was owned by Paddy Morgan and

the top dealers in present day Oughterard include

Bartley Mc Gauley, Martin Walsh, Colm

O’Sullivan and Pat Walsh.

The local dealers in those days were mainly the

late Harry Walsh and Pakie Kyne and also

Padraic Ned from Maghera Beag and Tom Darcy

from Maghera Mor, Joe Healy and Paddy Joyce

from Glann along with Mairtin Thornton the boxer

from Spiddal.

The top sellers included my late father, the late

Tom McGauley, the late Joe Healy, Edwin

McDonagh and in later years Peter Joe Tierney

and Paddy Tierney. In those days it was quite

usual to have bullocks of a tonne or over and

local farmers known for their giant bullocks were

Paddy Morgan, Mick Molloy the athlete, Tommy

Dixon and Edwin Mc Donagh, and in more recent

times Pat Eddy Walsh and Michael Feerick. No

big cattle are kept anymore as all bullocks have to

be sold at 2 and a half years at the most.

.By Matt Molloy

4-Day Trip to Belfast The Culture and Heritage Group in

association with the R.T.A. (Retired Teachers Association) Galway are going on a 4-day trip to Belfast on the

3rd of September visiting The Titanic Exhibition, Stormont, The Giant’s

Causeway, Bushmills and returning by Brú na Bóinne visiting Newgrange and Knowth. Full board €289. If you would

like to join the group, contact Mary

Kyne on 091-552128 or 086-0779114.

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Corribdale Duathlon

The second annual Corribdale Duathlon will

take place on the 13 September 2014 at

10:00am

Last years event was a great success and

this year we hope to make it even bigger and

better.

The course is a 4k run followed by a 13k

cycle and finally a 2k run home to the finish

line.

The first picturesque run is a flat technical

course over 4k which takes you along the

banks of the Owenriff River as it enters

Lough Corrib and back to Corribdale Park.

The 13k bike course takes place on the N59

which takes participants on a wide flat road

with only 2 inclines on the course, at the

beginning and the end of the bike leg, fast

times are guaranteed!

The final run leg will be a lung burner as it is

only 2k and again on a flat course which

allows you go "flat out". The event is run by

an experienced team well accustomed to

organising run and bike events.

No, you don't need to have all the latest

cycling gear and yes you can do it on a

mountain bike!! The distances make this a

very accessible Duathlon for anyone with a

reasonable level of fitness, if you start your

training now you could add a new achieve-

ment to your list of else a new personal best

along this course!

Registration starts at 8:00am in the

Oughterard Boxing Club.

A race briefing will be held at 9:40am and the

race itself will start at 10am from the GAA

Car Park.

Parking is available in the public car park in

Oughterard, with limited parking beside the

transition area in the GAA car park and also

limited on street parking.

Helmets must be worn, no exceptions.

Our event is a draft free event which means

you can't tuck in behind a faster cyclist and

let them tow you around!! Drafting penalties

will be applied where necessary.

The event is run on public open roads and as

such competitors must obey the Rules of the

Road.

Cyclists must be over 16 on the day of the

event. Again no exceptions made here as the

event is held on open roads.

The event is a fundraiser for the Corribdle

Park Development, Corrib Athletic Club and

Rás Chonamara

For updates see our Facebook page https://

www.facebook.com/corribdale.duathlon

Email [email protected] if you

have any queries!

Rás Chonamara https://www.facebook.com/

Raschonamara

Corribdale Park https://www.facebook.com/

pages/Corribdale-Park-

Oughterard/255699354447020

Corrib Athletic Club https://

www.facebook.com/pages/Corrib-Athletic-

Club/347577911939880

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Ladies Day The Boat Inn in Aid of Galway Hospice

Thank you to everyone for a fantastic day at the 2014 Ladies Day at the Boat Inn. This was the second year the

event was hosted at the Boat Inn and we have a lot of people to thank for making it a wonderful event.

Thanks to John Gallagher for putting on a slide show, Johnny Smith, Nuala Joyce, Margaret McDonagh, Maria

Cahill, Pat McDonagh, Rynes Walker, Tom Broderick, Veronica Joyce, Sally Kinnevey, Mrs Phill Curran, Katie

Geoghegan, Patrick Conneely, Paul & Aidan Kenny. Thanks to all the sponsors, to Patrick Cusack for the signs and

of course to Adrian, Rory and the staff of the Boat Inn. To the dancers Mark Skuce & Sarah not forgetting the

Judges Fiona Ní Fhlaithearta & Kay Watson. Congrats to our best dressed lady, Mary Clancy from Glann, who

won a hat designed by milliner Michael Mullins & a painting by Vanda Luddy.

A special thanks

to John Mc

Donagh who

worked so hard

to make it all

come together

on the day .

Well done to

everyone! But

finally thank you

to all of you who

attended the

event—without

the community

support this

event would not

be possible .

Here are some

pictures of the

day!

Photos this page

Tom Broderick—

opposite page

Rynes Walker.

Lucy Walsh

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Ladies Day

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Moonlight Walk in Aid of Corribdale Park

Thank you all for

Walking with us!

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki— A Trip to Japan by Mary Kyne

Since early childhood we have all heard of the devastation caused by the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki at the end of World War II. On August the 6th 1945, the United States used a massive, atomic weapon against Hiroshima, Japan at 8.15 a.m. The bomb the equivalent of 20,000 tons of TNT, flattened the city, killing tens of thousands of citizens. While Japan was still trying to comprehend this devastation three days later on August 9th at 11.02, the United States struck again, this time dropping another B-29 plutonium bomb on Nagasaki.

During my recent visit with teacher friends from different parts of the country, the last surviving member of the U.S. 12 man crew on this secret mission died at the age of 93. Theodore Van Kirk lived in Georgia and was the navigator on the Enola Gay, the B-29 – the first atomic bomb deployed in wartime over Hiroshima.

At 2.45a.m, on Monday August 6th 1945, the Eno-la Gay took off from Tinian, a North Pacific island in the Marianas, 1,500 miles south of Japan. Paul Tibbets, the pilot nicknamed the B-29 ‘Enola Gay’ after his mother and the name was painted on the side just before take off. Two other bombers carried cameras and a variety of measuring devic-es escorted the plane. The ten foot 9,000 pound atomic bomb hung on a hook in the ceiling of the plane. The crew named the bomb ‘Little Boy’. According to Van Kirk ‘As the ‘Little Boy’ fell to-ward the sleeping city, he and his crew hoped to escape with their lives. They didn’t know wheth-er the bomb would work and, if it did, whether its shock waves would rip their plane to shreds. Captain William Parsons was instrumental in the development of the bomb and he was responsi-ble for arming the bomb while in flight. It took 15 minutes to arm it. No warning was given in order to save face in case the bomb malfunctioned.”

The blast and its after effects killed 140,000 peo-ple in Hiroshima that day. 60,000 of the 90,000 buildings were demolished.

The crews that dropped the atomic bombs were seen by Americans as saviours for ending the war. August 15th Japan surrendered bringing World War 11 to an end. But over the years the

morality of atomic warfare and the need for bombings had been questioned. Van Kirk main-tained, ‘we were fighting an enemy that had a reputation for never surrendering never ac-cepting defeat. It is really hard to talk about mo-rality and war in the same sentence. Where was morality in the bombing of Coventry, Dresden or the Bataan Death March or the rape of Nanking or the bombing of Pearl Harbor?’ I believe he said, ’that when you’re in a war, a nation must have the courage to do what it must to win the war with a minimum loss of life.’

We visited the Peace Memorial Museums at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Peace Statue at Nagasaki is highly symbolic – the right hand points skyward to warn of the threat of nuclear bombs, the left hand stretches out horizontally to symbolise world peace and the lightly closed eyes represent a prayer for the repose of the souls of

all bomb victims. Each of the items displayed in the museums embodies the grief, anger, or pain of real people. Having now recovered from the atomic bomb disaster, Hiroshima’s deepest wish is the elimination of all nuclear weapons and the realisation of a genuinely peaceful and interna-tional community. As we signed petitions organ-ised by the high school students we were re-minded of President Obama’s desire to seek a nuclear free world when he said recently on Pra-gue, ‘So long as nuclear weapons exist, we are not truly safe.’

NEVER REPEAT THE SAME MISTAKE AGAIN! Mary Kyne August 2014

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If you are interested in fishing or boating to explore an island, or just going for a

picnic, you can use one of our many boats moored at the

unique timber jetty floating in the garden.

We are equipped with all the facilities required by the

modern fishing enthusiast, including a large gear / rod

room and drying facilities and fly tying desk.

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FAHERTY’S BAR

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Main Street, Oughterard, Co. Galway.

TEL: 091-552999

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.spencerauctioneers.com

URGENT PROPERTIES REQUIRED At Spencer Auctioneers we pride ourselves on offering a confidential, professional and personal service to those wishing to value, sell, let or purchase property or land in Connemara and the West of Ireland.

Due to an overwhelming demand Spencer Auctioneers URGENTLY requires rental properties and properties for sale.

We also have a substantial list of clients seeking grazing land for sale/lease locally and also in the wider Connemara area

The six nations trophy got a rousing welcome at the Boat inn ,Oughterard on Friday 4th July 2014.

Adrian O'Connor, proprietor of the Boat inn, and his wife, Mary and their triplet daughters,

Arianne, Keelin and Eva Rose were delighted to host the occasion. The triplet's great grandfather

J O'Connor from Castleisland once played rugby for Ireland.

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Thanks for agreeing to do the interview Jenny.

Tell us a bit about yourself, where did you grow

up?

I grew up on a farm beside the sea in the South of

England, I am a farmer’s daughter and it was there

I developed my love of nature. I moved from

England in 1982 to Galway because of my then

boyfriend, now husband, like many a young girl!

Why Celtic, Why Brigit? Why Roscahill?

I had been living in Ireland for some years and I

had come to a point in my life when I was

beginning to consider a new direction, the children

were getting older, my background was in adult

education and I had developed a great interest in

Celtic mythology.

I attended a Brigit’s festival in Esker, near Athenry

on a few occasions and one morning I woke up

with the idea that I was going to create a garden

and call it Brigit’s Garden. It took 7 years to get

from the original idea to opening the garden to the

public. We picked Roscahill because we thought it

was the ideal place.

I didn’t want it to be a traditional formal garden

although my mother was a serious gardener and

loved the typical English garden. For me it is all

about nature and being in tune with nature. The

idea of creating a place where you can relax and

find a connection with nature appeals greatly to

me, and I think to our visitors. Brigit’s Garden is a

place where there is a creative mix of story-telling

and contemporary design, and it’s important to me

that the place can be enjoyed by both young and

old. People often comment on what a lovely atmos-

phere there is here.

10 years on, is it as you imagined?

It’s very close to what I had imagined. Brigit’s

Garden is a place where people find their own level

whether it’s a place to breathe, relax, meditate or

simply bring the family for a picnic. The place has a

life of its own, a spirit that appeals to people from

all over the world. It is a real team effort and my

role is as facilitator.

What would you say is/was your biggest chal-

lenge?

The business side is ten times more challenging

than the creation of the garden. We are a not-for-

profit organization; we need both volunteers and

staff to run the garden, but we are very inventive.

One thing I would never have imagined is the

variety of activities we are now undertaking, every-

thing from weddings and parties to summer camps

and Santa. The support of LEADER has been

crucial in our development, along with the support

from the local community.

What are your hopes and plans for the future in

Brigit’s Garden?

We have just received funding towards creating a

Brigit’s Garden 10 years on—Jenny Beale reflects

This picture of Jenny was taken for the Irish Times in

2004 shortly after opening

Corrib News recreates the original picture, taken in

the Samhain Garden ,10 years on .

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renewable energy element to the garden.

The intention is to show how we can lower our

carbon footprint and set up lots of fun ways for

visitors to interact with solar, wind and other

devices. We like to see the garden keep changing

and always like to get ideas to help keep us fresh

and interesting, especially for local people.

Interview by Deirdre Forde

Corrib News would like to wish Jenny and all the

staff at Brigit’s Garden the very best for the next

10 years in business!

Keep up to date with all the happenings and

events at the Gardens on their website:

http://www.brigitsgarden.ie/

And also on Facebook at “Brigit'sGarden“

Brigit’s Garden 10 years on—Jenny Beale reflects

The Boat Inn & The Boat Inn & Wall Garden RestaurantWall Garden Restaurant

Open 7 days a week

Serving food from 8am till 9pm

3 course Sunday Lunch for €18.95

Now Taking Bookings for that

Special Event, Private Party or BBQ

in the Wall Garden Restaurant.

• Fri 31st of Oct—Halloween Fancy Dress Party , cash prices to be won!

• Fri 28th & 29th Nov—St. Vincent De Paul Fundraising Weekend

• Fri 12th & 13th Dec—Christmas Party Nights! Book now

• Wed 31st Dec— New Years Eve Ball in the Wall Garden Restaurant

Phone Rory on : 091 552196

e-mail: [email protected] ww.theboatinnconnemara.com

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The Maam Women’s Group was formed in 1994

and now has 18 members. This year the Group

celebrate their 20th Birthday (1994-2014).

Activities include art classes, knitting & crochet,

demonstrations, workshops, and talks on various

subjects at the monthly meetings. Maam

Women’s Group organise networking events with

other women’s groups, as well as Heritage Days,

Art Exhibitions and fundraising for charity. Nine

members of the group went on a pilgrimage to

Lourdes in 2003.

Social events include going to the cinema,

theatre, outings to visit other groups, and a

Christmas celebration dinner which is open to all

women in Maam and the surrounding area. Every

year group members go for a relaxing weekend

away and also take part in Forum (Letterfrack)

Women’s Networking Event, and International

Women’s Day. Recently some ladies went to

Galway Town Hall Theatre to see the hilarious

play It’s The Real McCoy. “Brilliantly funny - an

amazing night of comedy theatre”. (Ticketmaster

review).

Nine women travelled to An Grianán, I.C.A. Head-

quarters, on a 3-day escorted tour in May. In

conjunction with Clifden I.C.A., Cleggan, Ballycon-

neely and Caltra, the Group travelled by coach to

Newry and met members of the Newry Women’s

Group. They went to the Downpatrick Centre and

had an audio tour on the life of St. Patrick. They

also visited Down Cathedral and saw the burial

place of our patron saint on the Hill of Down.

The Group won a Galway County Millennium

Award and in 2004 they made a film “Mná an

Mháma” with Galway Film Centre to celebrate

their 10th Birthday.

In 2007 the Group won a “Make it Happen” Award

for their voluntary work in the community. In

conjunction with Coiste Forbartha an Mháma and

other community groups in Maam they won a

”Pride of Place” Award, which is about the

participation of local people in community life. The

Group has won three awards in the Golden Mile

of Galway Competition and has been featured in

the heritage calendar.

Maam Women’s Group helped to set up the

community magazine Joyce Country Echo in 1995

and the Maam Children’s Playscheme in 1996.

Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of

every month in Ionad Pobail an Mháma, (Maam

Community Centre) at 8.30pm. New members are

welcome.

Contact :-Maam Women’s Group, Maam, Co.

Galway.Phone:-091.571108.

Email:- [email protected]

Maam Women’s Group are organising a

Networking & Heritage Day on Saturday, 30th

August at 11am, in Ionad Pobail an Mháma.

Art and Photo Exhibition, Workshops,

Demonstrations, Crafts, Music, Song and

Dance and lots more! Everyone is welcome.

Maam Women's Group Celebrating their 20th

Birthday.

An Grianán. (The Sunny Place).

An Grianán Adult Education Centre is a beautiful

Manor House near Drogheda, Co. Louth.

Formerly owned by the McClintock family it was

sold to a Mrs. Helen Lentagne in 1922. She

allowed the newly formed Irish Countrywomen’s

Association (Bantracht na Tuaithe) to use the

centre. Later the WK Kellogg foundation funded

a new extension at an Grianán comprising a

lecture room, library, concert hall, and leisure

centre. They can now cater for 90 visitors on a

residential basis and host over 7,000 visitors

annually on weekly courses, seminars, social

events etc. An Grianán celebrate their 60th year in

operation this year and we wish them good luck

and best wishes for the future. Rosemary Hanley

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Dependable Don’t Take A Chance—

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CONGRATULATIONS EVAN

Congratulations to Evan Welby,

who represented Oughterard and

Galway in the National Finals of the

swimming in Athlone in August.

Evan did really well. He had a

personal best of 33 seconds for 50

metres and timewise he came in

the top 10 out of 23 boys in the

final. He came 4th in his heat and

we are all so proud of this

wonderful achievement! He is still

in this age group next year so

you'd never know, he will definitely

be one to watch!

Evan previously won the gold

medal in the final of the freestyle

swimming under 14 at the

community games in June.

Well done Evan, you have done

your family & Oughterard proud!

Oughterard Handball

We have a wonderful New handball

facility in the new Oughterard

primary school. We are looking for

parents to help supervise the

training for the new club. It will take

approx. 1 hour per week. For further

details please contact Mike Welby

087 2798110 or 552836. Thank you.

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Courthouse Update Thank you all for your recent support for the latest fundraiser for

the Courthouse Restoration Project – ‘Dedicate a brick or slate –

the scheme has been very well supported by the community.

A target of €25,000 was set and, to date, €22,000 has been raised through this initiative. This

money goes towards the mandatory

matching funding for the FORUM

Connemara grant aid as well as to

meet the additional costs arising

from new building regulations not to

mention the considerable costs

associated with raising the bridging

finance for the project.

The first phase of work on the land-

mark building started on June 23rd

and thankfully the restoration work is

making significant progress. The

windows have been removed for re-

pair and inside the plasterwork has

been tackled. To the rear a new

toilet block extension is well

underway.

Under the terms of the grant aid, all

works involved in phase one of the

restoration project must be fully

completed by November 21 and the

committee is planning on having the

building ready for the return of the

library and a community event

before Christmas 2014.

We will have a further update in the

print edition of Corrib News in

September.

If you would like to help the

Oughterard Courthouse Committee

reach its fundraising target and

dedicate a brick or slate to your

family, you can do so by contacting

Margaret Donnellan at Fuchsia

Craft, Main Street, Oughterard or

e-mail us on :

[email protected]

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It seems like this project has come along way in such a short space

of time. It is an amazing feeling to finally be able to write that we

have the approval for the Teen Zone as well as the first phase of

walking trails and Fitness Equipment!

The Teen Zone grant offer from FORUM

Connemara has been approved and the

project has been assigned a very tight

deadline of November to be completed! This

is a challenge, of that there is no doubt, but

we intend to make it happen.

The first public consultation for the selection

of the Teen Zone equipment took place on

August 20th and 21st. To see the pieces

selected check out pages 26 and 27

overleaf!

The Sports Capital Programme has also

approved funding for the walking trails and

adult fitness equipment to be installed. We

still need to raise funds for this part of the

development and ask people to continue

their kind support for all our upcoming

fundraising activities. The next fundraisers

will be the Corribdale Duathlon and the Jog

the Bog on St. Stephens Day.

The trails should be completed by this time

next year and we will continue to bring you

updates on our Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Corribdale-

Park-Oughterard/255699354447020?ref=hl

The project would not be possible without the

very substantial voluntary contributions from

Morgan O’Connor and Mike Power, two local

men whose generosity is unsurpassed.

These men are donating the materials,

labour and machinery in order to make this

project a reality for the community of

Oughterard. Sincere thanks to both Morgan

& Mike for their kind support.

Stay tuned for more updates!

Sinéad Grimes, Corribdale Park Committee

Corribdale Park Update

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The first public consultation for the selection of the Teen Zone

equipment took place on August 20th and 21st and it was obvious

from the early stages that there were firm favorites among the public

who turned up to cast their votes. There were some other pieces that scored highly, however, the

top four pieces were clear winners on the day. The selected pieces will be ordered and construction

is hopefully going to start in late September with the whole project due to be completed in

November. Thanks so much to everyone who showed up to view the equipment and ask questions

about the project, it was lovely to meet so many positive people, especially the local teens who had

such enthusiasm for the development.

The four chosen pieces are as follows:

Corribdale Park Update

The ever popular

Cableway was a

big hit with

everyone who

turned up on the

day. This was the

first piece most

people voted for!

A firm favourite!

Again this came as no

surprise!

The most popular piece in

the existing playground

with the older age group is

undoubtedly the swings—

now the teens get their

own larger, stronger unit

so they can hang out with-

out fear of being moved

along!

The basket swing is also

suitable for those with

reduced mobility.

A great choice.

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Corribdale Park Update

’The Viper’

An unusual

piece—but a clear

winner with 25

votes!

This one was

especially popular

with the males!

Lots of fun to be

had with this one!

And the most

popular piece

was this—the

Nexus Core!

This can be

enjoyed by all

ages really.

A honeycomb

ladder gives

access to

those less able

while the rock-

face is a true

challenge! This

piece

encourages

physical

activity while

providing a

great place to hang out on top! The sliding poles and banisters provide a thrilling

dismount! Can’t wait to see it in place and have a go myself!!

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A fragment of an early Christian period, a quern stone, used for grinding, (possibly 5'th century A D ),

was found by David Luskin in the company of Co'l Tim DeGavre, (American air force) recently, on the

Lough Corrib island of Inchagoill. David, a co owner of Corrib cruises, which operates trips on the

Corrib from Cong and Oughterard, spotted the find in early August and reported the discovery to the

National Museum ,who sent Dr Maeve Sikora to investigate. Photo: Eva, William, Fiona, David and

baby John Luskin with Dr Maeve Sikora.

Thatcher's at

work on

Powers

Thatch bar

Both Photos:

Tom

Broderick

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The ladies day fundraiser in aid of the Galway hospice which took place at the Boat inn, Oughterard last week

raised a total of €5,779.75 The cheque was presented by the organisers on Thursday 7-8-2014.

Photo:Maria Cahill, Nuala Joyce, Margaret McDonagh, Mari Gallagher ( Hospice ), John McDonagh, Lucy

Walsh, and Mary Thornton ( hospice).

Photo by Tom Broderick

The Youth Club

organised a trip

to Killary on

Wednesday

20th August,

Many thanks to

the Youth

Leaders,

Audrey

Casburn, Tara

Walsh and

Ester

Greenfield.

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Don’t miss Culture Night 2014 which will be

held in Oughterard on 19th September.

The uachtarARTS community arts group have

planned a varied programme of events with

something for everyone to enjoy.

This year there is a focus on music,

musicians and the musical heritage of the

area.

The day begins with a ‘Cultured’ Coffee Morning featuring local writer, musician and writing

tutor Pete Mullineaux reading his poems and singing songs. To participate just bring along a

poem, song or recitation or come along and listen.

The uachtarARTS Gallery (beside the Thatch Bar) will feature an Exhibition of 6” x 4” works by

uachtarARTS artists and friends.

‘Museum on the Street’ is a music related Art and Heritage Trail curated by Kathleen Furey,

displayed in windows around town.

The Boat Inn Restaurant is the venue for various free drop-in workshops and events.

Move to the Music and dance with Caroline McFadden, join Denis Geoghegan and Patrick

Conneely in a Community Sing-along celebrating the life of folk icon Pete Seeger.

Leah Beggs, Cormac O’Neill, Renske Boef and Kay Synott will show you how to make ocarinas,

pom poms, a souvenir of Culture Night to take home or a wind-chime from natural materials.

These are drop in workshops, no need to book. Bring your parent or child along and join in the

creative fun.

Come along to the Boat Inn restaurant to participate in the Shakers and Music Makers

workshop with Anja and Pete Sammon. Book your place for this hands-on workshop now on

087 2446542.

Following the success of last years event the Open Mic is returning to the Boat Inn again this

year. Come along and join the Beat Club and friends and share your talent. Sign up at 086

8190908

Round off the night with an Open Trad Session at the Boat Inn Bar featuring Gerry, Saidhbh

and friends. All welcome to come along, join in, sing a song, or play a tune.

For more information, to sign up for the Open Mic or to book a place on the Shakers and Music

Makers workshop, please contact: 087 2446542. like us on facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/uachtarARTS and remember, all events are Free!

for further information contact Kathleen on 087 2446542

uachtarARTS News

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Oughterard Rugby Club held their kids

summer camp in mid August. Blessed with

good weather (only had to dodge the odd

shower on one day) over 45 kids aged

between 6-12 had a great active week playing

games like rugby, rounders and rugby olym-

pics while learning new skills and making new

friends.

The rugby season has now started again, with

the mini and LEP sections training on

Saturday mornings at 10.30, with the Junior

(over 18s) training on Tues and Thurs at 7.30.

We always welcome new players and

members . So if you want to rekindle your

playing career or are a looking for a new,

inclusive and friendly sport either as an adult

or child, come along.

For further information please visit

www.orfc.ie or call 0866043963."

Matt Henderson

Oughterard Rugby Club News

"Happy Campers" - ORFC Rugby Summer Camp 2014

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Oughterard GAA Club News

Oughterard U12 Team City League Shield Champions 2014

Oughterard won the U12 city league shield with a hard earned win over Carraroe on Fri 11th

July in Pearse Stadium. The final score was Oughterard 5-9 An Cheathru Rua 5-5

Carraroe started very well and were two points up in the first few minutes with the Oughterard

defence under huge pressure. Midfielder Gareth Molloy steadied the ship with some early

points. Molloy was a star of the game and alongside James Webb worked tirelessly for the cor-

ribsiders. A goal from team captain Brian Walsh also helped steady the team. The Carraroe for-

wards were providing a handfull for the Oughterard defence but great work from Cian Walsh,

Luke Fitzpatrick and Ben Clarke kept the scores to the minimum. Oisin Fleming and Adam Tier-

ney worked hard in attack for the winners. Brian Walsh linked well with his midfielders and got in

some great blocks when moved to defence in the second half. Bryan Molloy the Oughterard

goalie was very steady and his kickouts and clearances were top class. Indeed he saved an al-

most certain goal in the second half with an outstretched boot.The half time score read Oughter-

ard 3-7 An Cheathru Rua 3-4.

Carraroe got the first two scores of the second half and the game swung in their favour. Brian

Walsh was moved to defence and this along with the tireless running of Molloy and Webb at

midfield helped to stem the tide. Adam Tierney worked hard and won a free and Oisin Fleming

scored a great goal to get Oughterard back on track. Oughterard had to work hard for their vic-

tory and it will stand to them in future games.

Referee Tom Nally

Back Row L-R Cormac Walsh (Selector) Harry Walsh (Manager) Middle Row L-R Alex McDonnell, James Webb, Jim McCormack, Alan McDonagh, Cian Walsh, Darren Keeler, Gareth Molloy, Bryan Molloy, Luke Fitzpatrick, Brian Feeney, Rachael McGauley Front Row L-R Jan Ellis, Ben Clarke, Shane Finnerty, Eoghan Hanley, Adam Tierney, Brian Walsh (Cpt), Oisin Fleming, Sean Smyth, Aaron Lydon, Cillian Walsh. Missing from photo, Charlie Creighton (Selector), Daragh Creighton, Sean Geoghegan, Brian McHugo, Diarmuid McKeagney, Shay Molloy.

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Oughterard GAA Club News

Hurling Blitz

On the 28th of July Oughterard GAA hosted an

underage Hurling blitz.

Thanks to Declan & Siobhan D'Arcy for all

their hard work in organising it & too all the

parents who helped out on the day!! Great day

had by all!!! Oughterard GAA will be hosting

the Centra Hurling Day in mid-September.

Further details will be on the clubs website

and facebook.

Oughterard Minors

After a close fought lose to Mícheál

Breathnach earlier in the year, our minors got

their championship season back on track with

a great win against Clifden in the West Board

Minor B Championship Quarter Final. The

Result of the game was Oughterard 3-17

Clifden 1-08.

The Starting team for Oughterard was, Oisin

Smith, Killian Noone, Ciaran Hanley, Darren

Cormican, James McMahon, Tommy Finnerty,

Jordon Coyne, Rory O'Connor, Fred Kenny,

Liam Butler , Brian Lambert

Paul Walsh, Jack Geoghegan,

Eric Lee, and Daniel Kenny.

Subs were Sean Kelly, Eoin

Whitaker and Sean Walsh.

Due to circumstances beyond

their control Luke McQuinn,

Eammon Fox, Ryan Caine

and Paul Joyce were missing

for the game.

It was a much improved team

performance and while the

score line does flatter

Oughterard slightly, there was

much to be happy with. Some

of the highlights of the game

were the three key saves from

Oisin Smith in the second

half, the commitment and run-

ning of the ball of the defence,

the midfield passing and the

tackling by the Oughterard

forward line on the Clifden defence which lead

to two of the three goals. Goal scorers for

Oughterard were Eric Lee, Liam Butler and

Daniel Kenny.

The West Board semi-final is provisionally

fixed for the 27/08 and Oughterard will proba-

bly be playing Clonbur. Keep an eye on the

clubs website and facebook for the date and

location of the semi-final.

Oughterard GAA Lotto

Oughterard GAA would like to look to thank

everyone that is supporting our club lotto. The

jackpot is nearly €5000.Tickets are available

at all the local shops, bars and online at http://

www.locallotto.ie/Galway/OughterardGAA/

John Byrne

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Oughterard Soccer Club

The inaugural John Kenny cup was held in New Village on July 12th.

Pictured below are members of the Kenny family presenting the captain of the winning team,

Kieran Caldwell, with the John Kenny Cup.

The event was a huge success with 16 teams playing some highly entertaining and skilful foot-

ball on the great New Village pitches.

Oughterard AFC would like to thank the members of the Kenny family who took the time to

weather the rain showers to attend the event and present the medals and trophies and to all

the teams who took part.

Follow us on Facebook at

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Oughterard-AFC/204742362873114?fref=ts

or see our website for more details http://www.oughterardafc.com/

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Oughterard Golf Club News

This summer has

been a very busy

time for all at the Oughterard Golf

Club. In this the anniversary of their

40th year the club has hosted sev-

eral very successful golfing events

starting with the Ladies Captain’s

day on 5th July followed by the

Captain’s day on 26th July.

The club hosted a pro-am golf

tournament on Monday 28th July.

The event drew a large attendance

from all over Ireland. The most

recent event was the President’s

day which was held on Sat 16th

August.

At the moment the junior camp is

taking place with Derek McNamara,

our golf pro, coaching all the

budding golfers. We are delighted to

see so many local children taking

part. Keep up the interest!

(front row) John Grant (capt'n), Laura Gore (president), Kay

Lydon (lady capt'n), Michael McComiskey (P G A ),

(Back) : Pat Egan, Martin Lee (hon sec'), Derek McNamara

(club professional ) and Mike Darcy

The Oughterard golf club hosted a pro-am tournament on Monday 28-7-2014.

Photo: Joe Healy, Phillip Walton ( pro, winner of the Ryder cup at Oakhill country club in 1995.),David

Healy and Aiden Healy.

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Oughterard Angling Association

On Tuesday, 17th June, the Oughterard

Anglers & Boatmen's Assoc. presented

Mathew Tierney, Portacarron, with a life

long Honorary Membership for his years of

voluntary work for the Club.

The presentation took place at the Boat-

house and was preformed by Club member

Joe Healy, in the company of family

members and friends.

This award was well deserved and earned

for all of Mathew's hard work for the Club

over the years.

On behalf of the Oughterard Angling Club

congratulations and thank you Mathew.

On Saturday, 28th June, the Oughterard

Angling Club brought a group from the

towns Youth Cafe out on Lough Corrib for

fishing. There was lunch on Malachy's

Island where the group enjoyed sausages

cooked on an open fire.

Thank you to boatmen Micheal Donnellan,

Phillip O'Connell, John McCormack and

chef Joe Healy.

On Saturday, 5th July, the Oughterard

Angling Club held a childrens U12 angling

competition at Faherty’s Angling Centre on

Station Road, Oughterard.

The facility consists of 2 ponds stocked with

rainbow and brown trout and the 26 young

competitors had great sport catching and

releasing some fine trout.

The top 5 angelers were, Jim McCormack,

Calum Walsh, Emily Tuck, Darran Keeler

and Alex McDonald. Thank you to Mike

Faherty (Faherty’s Angling Centre),

members of the Oughterard Angling Club

Committee, and all of the children who took

part in the event.

Mathew receives his Honorary Membership form Joe

Healy

A group photo from the presentation

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Oughterard Angling Association

On the 7th July the Oughterard Angling

Club took 20 pupils and teachers from 4th

class in Oughterard National school out for

a day's fishing and lunch on Malachy's

Island.

The Club organise this event every year

and both teachers and children have a

wonderful experience of a day on the

Corrib.

On Saturday, 19th July, the Oughterard

Angling Club hosted the annual Kevin

McQuinn Cup (U16s) on Lough Corrib. The

event took place from the boathouse, where

the weigh-in was held at 6pm and the 15

entrants brought 10 trout, 9 perch and 2

pike to the scales.

Considering that the day was hot, calm and

sunny, the catch was remarkable from the

budding young anglers.

Shane Joyce,

Oughterard, was

the winner with 4

trout weighing

4.18kg, and he

also won the

heaviest trout.

The result was as

follows:

1st Shane Joyce (Pictured above)

2nd Maeve Molloy (Pictured below)

3rd Ian Higgins (Pictured below)

Thanks to Committee members Niall

Walsh, Roger Thomas, the McMcQuinn

family and all the children who fished in the

competition.

Kevin Prunty, PRO, Oughterard Anglers

& Boatmen’s Assoc.

(www.oughterardanglers.com)

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On Friday the 18th of July in The National

Stadium Kieran Molloy of Oughterard BC won

the senior Cadet All Irelands at 63kg bringing

his All Ireland tally to 7. Kieran was up against

fellow Connacht boxer Colm Quinn of

Castlebar BC.

Kieran came into the bout with great

confidence given that he has been

undefeated for this year and is accustomed to

the National Stadium. Colm Quinn tried as

best to contain the Oughterard boxer

but Kieran’s strength and fitness meant he

was able to handle anything that Quinn had in

his arsenal. Scoring in amateur boxing has

moved in line with the pro game with rounds

been mostly scored 10-9. Kieran won all three

rounds and was named as the champion

unanimously. This is Kieran’s second title this

year and in winning secures his place in the

Irish Team that will compete in the European

Championships in Russia in September.

But what really stands out in all this is the fact

that Kieran suffered a cruciate injury knocking

him out of the World Championships at the

quarter final mark last August. Kieran had sur-

gery in early October and was given a six

month recovery time line by his surgeon.

Determined that he would be ready for the All

Irelands in April Kieran went about ensuring

that he followed the instructions from his

physio’s and stuck to the exercise plans they

had given him. He also stayed fit by

swimming. By rights he should only be just

about making a full recovery by now but such

was his will power he was given the okay to

go back boxing competitively only a few

weeks before the All Ireland Championships.

In order to be successful in any sport you

have to be driven and Kieran has shown this

in the manner in which he recovered from his

injury. Winning the cadets has finished the

year very positively for the Oughterard Boxer

and he hopes to improve on the bronze medal

he won in the Europeans two years ago.

Former Oughterard Boxer Geroid Clancy won

his opening pro bout on Friday the 8th of

August in the Punchbowl Sydney. Geroid was

an active member with Oughterard Boxing

Club up until he relocated to Sydney 5 years

ago and always popped into the club on his

visits home. Geroid had been boxing as an

amateur in Australia up until three months

ago. Since joining the FBI gym he was in-

deed the only amateur in the club and spent

most his time sparring pros in the gym gaining

great experience. He trains alongside PABA

super bantamweight champion Doheny and

prospect Jake Hanney , he becomes the lat-

Oughterard Boxing Club

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est of a growing number of Irish punchers

turning Pro over in Oz. The Oughterard grad-

uate, who was trained by Raymond Lee,

Thomas Lee and Tony McQuinn.

“It’s exciting for me to be fighting pro over

here” Said Georid “All the Irish follow you and

get behind you which is great. Tony Devachio

(FBI coach) is looking after us Irish boys and

teaching us the art of the pro game, so there

is good support in that regard too.”

Georid faced Jai Soloman in the welterweight

division this being Solomans 3rd professional

bout having won one and lost one in his previ-

ous battles. Geriod was well supported on the

evening by his local GAA club St. Michaels

and entered the ring to great applause wear-

ing their club jersey. Once the bell went the

Oughterard man settled in well and wasn't

going to be distracted by the occasion.

Despite giving away a slight height advantage

he allowed his opponent to throw the lead

punches before stepping in and landing three

to four combinations at a time and landing

heavy punches to Solomans midriff. These

punches took their toll and it was evident by

the end of the second round that Clancy was

in control and his opponent hurting. In the

third round Geroid looked to finish the bout

early and this took from his controlled look in

the two previous rounds. His opponent by

now was relying on a big punch to end the

bout early and in the fourth round Clancy re-

turned to form waiting for his opponent to

miss and then land combinations.

The judge’s decision confirmed his domi-

nance of the fight scoring 40-37, 39-37, 40-37

in favour of Geroid Clancy and getting his pro

career off to a cracking start. The fight was

available to stream live with many family,

friends and club members being able to enjoy

and share in the moment. Geroid is now

currently taking a few days off and will then

prepare himself for his next bout on

November the 15th. A proud moment for

Geroid and his family but also for the boxing

club in Oughterard which has been enjoying

great success at amateur level over the years

and now sees one of our own go onto to be a

pro.

Oughterard Boxing Club

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