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Killasser/Callow Parish Newsletter Parish Website - Fr KILLASSER/CALLOW PARISH NEWSLETTER PARISH WEBSITE - www.killasser.com FR. JOHN DURKAN (094) 92 51431 087 9548532 E-mail [email protected] Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 7th August 2011. KILLASSER/CALLOW PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL MISSION STATEMENT ‘We seek to become a more welcoming community where God’s wonderful message of faith, hope and love is experienced’ MAYO THE 1936 ALL-IRELAND FINAL Mayo became Connacht champions in a replay after Galway’s Brendan Nestor engineered a thrilling 2-4 to 1-7 draw. Nestor almost caused a riot in the process. Galway trailed by 3 points when Nestor forced the ball over the line. A Mayo defender punched it back, the umpire hesitated, and Nestor raised the flag himself. The crowd invaded the field, and it took several minutes to clear it so the last few seconds could be played. After that excitement it was back to Roscommon, where first half goals from Josie Munnelly and Pasty Flannelly settled the issue 2-7 to 1-4 in Mayo’s favour. Roscommon was the venue for the All- Ireland semi-final too, where Pasty Flannelly scored the vital goal in the first half as Mayo beat Kerry 1- 5 to 0-6. The 50,160 who attended the final did not expect to see Mayo hammer a stage-struck Laois team by eighteen points, 4-11 to 0-5. The cause of the disaster was an unfit player. Laois midfielder Bill Delaney limped through the game with two broken bones in his foot, while Mayo’s Pasty Flannelly cleaned up at midfield: “He raced through and shot to the square, to the net, and high between the posts- he seened to inspire his side who played runaway football…Flannelly fielded and raced to either wing, paving the way for Munnelly’s and Moclair’s overwhelming scores. A temperamental team always, the Western champions opened so brilliantly they were always on top of the wave. Speed to the ball was their trump card.” Paddy Moclair followed ten minutes into the second half, and Paddy Munnelly scored again after four minutes of injury time. The verdict was “Laois were beaten for pace and seemed stale and over-trained. Never handling a ball confidently, they muffed many openings.” Mayo’s team had matured. Their team was worth more than one All-Ireland: throughout the 1930’s they solidly dominated the National League, winning six titles in a row between 1934 and 1939, opting out (for Galway to win it) in 1940, and coming back to regain the title in 1941. They had Tom Burke in goal; John McGowan, Paddy Quinn and Purty Kelly in the full back line; Tommy Regan, J. Seamus O’Malley (captain) and George Ormsby in the half backs; Pasty Flannelly and Henry Kenny at centrefield; Jackie Carney, Peter Laffy and Tom Grier in the half forwards. Paddy Moclair scored 1-5 in the final from right corner; Josie Munnelly who scored 0-3 from full forwad was back 21 years later to win an All-Ireland junior football medal in 1957; and Paddy Munnelly scored three goals from left corner. For Mayo it had been a wounderful year as they added the All-Ireland title to their League title and it showed the strength of football in Connaucht who also held the Railway Cup. HENRY KENNY Henry Kenny was a man ahead of his time. He was the star player of Mayo’s first All-Ireland in 1936. Apart from this All-Ireland medal, Kenny won seven National League medals, three Railway Cups and six Connaucht Champions. It is no wounder that Taoiseach Enda Kenny is so proud of his father’s achievements. “Dad was seen as a star, especially as he was in the glamour position of midfield. It was only when I got involved in politics that I came to realise just how revered he was and by older people in particular. A 2 mythology developed in the county about the ’36 team, not least had they went fifty-three games without defeat. People thought they could jump over telegraph poles.” Henry went to teacher training college in De La Salle Waterford. After he qualified he went to teach in Connemara and often cycled sixteen miles to train for club and sixty miles to Castlebar to play for Mayo. Henry Kenny was particulary famous for his fielding of the ball. He was also noted for his catching of the ball in the air, it was said that he turned before his feet touched the ground. His advice always was, “Be moving before the ball comes.” In 1954 Henry Kenny was elected to the Dáil and served there for the next twenty-one years until he died of cancer. Kenny’s political and footballing genes were to some etent passed onto his sons. Kieran Kenny played at midfiled for Mayo during the 1970’s but was short lived due to injury and Enda Kenny entered the Dáil in 1979. Henry Kenny was no doubt the star of the team back then. He had great duels with the mighty Kerry midfielder Paddy Kennedy and was one of the few players who could hold his own with Kennedy. Kenny was known as “the man with the magic hands.” There was no Man of the Matches or dream teams back then but if there was Henry Kenny would have won a lot of awards. He was often descrided as Connaucht’s best midfielder. Fr. Stephen O’Mahony - Kiltimagh 086-8226405. Fr Dermot Meehan - Swinford 094-9252952 Fr. Padraic Costelloe - Foxford 094-9256131 Fr. Gerard Davey - Foxford 094-9256401 Fr. John Glynn – Tourlestrane 071- 9181105 Fr Martin Jennings - Curry 094- 9254508 MASSES FOR THE WEEK Sat 6 th Aug 8pm Killasser Jim & Annie Harkin, and sons John & Kevin, Clonmany. Ann Hanley, 1 st Anniversary Dunmaynor, and deceased family members PJ Cronolly, Doontas. Michael & Kate Warde, Doontas, and sons Joe & Tommie and daughter Sr. Agnes. Sun 7th Aug 10am Callow Ann Sheerin, Coolegrane Sun 7 th Aug 11.30am Killasser Maggie Ellen & Martin Loftus, Gurteen. PJ Loftus, Dromada Duke, Anniversary Mon 8 th Aug 10am Callow Morning Mass Wed 10 th Aug 10am Killasser Morning Mass Thurs 11 th Aug 10am Callow Morning Mass Fri 12 th Aug 10am Killasser Morning Mass Sat 13 th Aug 8pm Killasser People of the Parish Sun 14 th Aug 10am Callow Private Intentions There is no Mass in Killasser at 11.30 on Sunday 14th August. Sun 14 th Aug 8pm Killasser Cemetery Mass OFFERTORY PROCESSION FOR THIS WEEK: Sat 8.00 p.m. The Warde Family (Doontas) Sun 10 a.m. The Sheerin Family (Coolegrane) Sun 11.30am. The McNulty Family (Laherdane) OFFERTORY PROCESSION FOR NEXT WEEK: Sat 8.00 p.m. The Scully Family (Dromada Duke) Sun 10 a.m. The Gallagher Family (Callow) Sun 8.00pm The Cronnolly Family (Doontas) CALLOW CHURCH HOLY HOUR There will be a Holy Hour in Callow Church from 7-8pm on Sunday 7 th August, with a talk from Dermot Cassidy, a graduate from Trinity Hall, Cambridge. All welcome OFFERTORY COLLECTION The offertory collection for the 30 th /31 th July amounted to €1005.37. The amount collected for the East African appeal came to €590. Thanks to all who contributed to these collections. 3 PIONEER COLLECTION The Pioneer Collection in Killasser/Callow Parish amounted to €225. Thanks to collectors and contributors. CARDS FOR CHRISTMAS AND FOR ALL OCCASIONS Cards which have been produced by the Callow Bicentenary Committee, are available at all masses. They feature photographs by Louis McNulty of the churches in Callow and Killasser as well as other scenic shots from the locality. There are also two cards featuring the work of Doug Hack, who very kindly donated two paintings for the purpose. We are very fortunate to have two such talented and generous artists in our parish. There are four varieties of Christmas card, seven varieties of blank cards and one special Mass card. All of the cards are beautiful and will be much appreciated by those who receive them. A pack will also make an ideal gift. They are very reasonably priced at €5 per pack (10small or 8 large cards per pack). Mass cards cost €1 per pack of 2. Sales so far are in excess of €500. COMMUNITY CARE COLLECTION The Annual Community Care Collection will take place this weekend in Killasser and Callow. IRISH HEART FOUNDATION CHURCH GATE COLLECTION will take place in Killasser/Callow on the weekend of the 27 th & 28 th August 2011. Your support would be very much appreciated. MASS IN KILLASSER CEMETERY Mass will be celebrated in Killasser Cemetery on Sunday 14 th August at 8pm. There will be no Mass at 11.30am that day in Killasser. MASS IN TEAMPALL MAOL CEMETERY Mass will be celebrated in Teampall Maol cemetert on Friday 19 th August at 7pm. All are welcome. OFFERTORY ENVELOPES The offertory envelopes have been distributed throughout the Parish. If anyone didn’t get a box of envelopes please contact Fr.John. Thanks for your generous support for all the collections. BOOKING A MASS BY EMAIL You may book a mass by email if you send the date and time and which Church it is to be in. Please send the email no later than Thursday midnight to be sure of inclusion in the Parish newsletter that weekend. Send emails to [email protected] . FAMINE IN EAST AFRICA APPEAL Envelopes are available in the porch for donations towards the relief of famine in East Africa. Please return these envelopes with the offertory collection at any of the Masses this weekend or next.
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