Strictly Fun Dancing Comes to Conahy

Conahy Notes

STRICTLY FUN DANCING COMES TO CONAHY Strictly Fun Dancing takes place in Conahy Shamrocks GAA Grounds on Saturday, November 14th at 9.30 p.m. in aid of The Ray of Sunshine Foundation. 22 dancers from Conahy, Castlecomer, Ballyragget and Muckalee will fight it out to see who becomes King and Queen of the boards. The dancers are: Caroline and Tom Phelan, Margaret Conway and Paddy Cox, Anne Murphy and Billy Costigan, Suzanne Randle and Liam Byrne, Anne Hunt and Anthony Dawson, Breda Butler and Shane Mulhall, Anne and Shem Buggy, Miriam O’Keeffe and Declan Buggy, Helen O’Connor and Alan Murphy, Geraldine Dunne and Martin Walshe, Mariga Nolan and Paul Byrne.

All are welcome to come and support your favourite couple. Tickets can be got from any of the dancers or from Paul Byrne on 087 8100721, Liam Byrne on 086 8781583 or Shane Mulhall on 086 8196986.

HURLING The under-21 hurlers made a positive start to their Roinn B championship campaign when they got the better of St. Martin’s in their opening round clash in Canon Kearns Park, Castlecomer on Sunday last. The locals led by 0-9 to 1-3 at the half-time break though both sides were guilty of missed opportunities. Conahy continued to hold the lead throughout the second half, though it was not until the final quarter that they managed to find their mark on the scoreboard to any great effect. Eventually, they secured the win on a 0-17 to 1-6 score line. They will now go on to face Fenians in their next outing on Saturday next at 3.00 p.m. in Freshford.

TEAM: Padraic Delaney, Niall Coogan, Nicholas Feehan, Philly Cass, Donal Cass, Eoin Coogan (Capt.), Liam Cass, Edmond Delaney (0-9, 0-7 frees & 0-1 ’65), Simon Callanan, Sean Brennan, Tom Phelan (0- 1), James Bergin (0-5, 0-3 frees), Bill Murphy, Ollie Feehan (0-2), Gary Dunne. Sub – Adam Dempsey.

Congratulations go to former club hurler Martin Fitzpatrick who captained Robert Emmets to the London Senior Hurling Championship on Sunday last. They will now compete in the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship.

BÓRD NA N-ÓG A final reminder that Bórd na n-Óg will hold a cabaret in aid of Carlow/Kilkenny homecare in memory of all those loved ones whom we have lost, especially passed members and associates of the GAA club. It will take place on this Saturday, November 7th in the GAA clubhouse. There will be music, finger food, a raffle and a door prize on the night. Each family has been given 4 tickets to sell at €5 each. If more are required, please contact any committee member, who will gladly supply with more. Thank you in advance for your continued support.

LOTTO RESULTS The numbers in the recent Conahy Shamrocks GAA Club Lotto draw were 21, 35 and 42. There was no jackpot winners and so the consolation prize winners were Leyla Rose Healy, Martin Butler, Shay Healy, Trish & Seanie O'Mahony and James Smith. The promoters’ prize winners were Peter Mulhall, Seamus Óg Brennan and Margaret Buggy. This week’s jackpot now increases to €2,200. GAA WEBSITE You are reminded to check out Conahy Shamrocks’ new website for all the latest news, match reports, fixtures, results, photos for GAA and Camogie, Lotto results, parish news and upcoming events in the club and community, check it out at www.conahyshamrocks.gaa.ie - to include information on the website, please forward it to [email protected].

CONAHY HERITAGE SOCIETY Oral communication was the original and still the most effective method of communicating and learning, even today. Regina Fitzpatrick, from Galmoy, is a freelance oral historian and was the founding director of the Oral History Network of Ireland. She worked as a full-time oral historian on the GAA Oral History Project (2008-2012) and has carried out oral history interviewing, consultancy and training for organisations including the Heritage Council, Kilkenny Local Authorities, Dublin City Council, Galway County Council, Cuímhneamh and Chláir, Maze Long Kesh ‘Unlocking Heritage’ Project and St Michael’s Regeneration Board, Dublin.

Regina will give a talk to Conahy Heritage Society on Oral History, it's history and importance, with examples and anecdotes from her work. It will take place in Conahy Shamrocks GAA Clubhouse on Monday, November 9th at 8.00 p.m. All are welcome. For further information, please contact 087 2515465.

REBECCA STORM CONCERT Rebecca Storm will perform live on Friday, February 26th, 2016 in St Colman’s Church, Conahy. Tickets for the first five rows upstairs and downstairs will go on sale in Conahy first on Sunday next, November 8th after 11.00 a.m. Mass in Conahy Church and will cost €30. Please note that tickets will go on sale at all other outlets from Monday, November 9th and can also be pre-booked by calling 087-1649568. This will be a sellout concert so don’t be disappointed and book your tickets now.

CONAHY CHRISTMAS CARDS Beautiful Conahy Christmas Cards will be available again this year. More details will follow in the near future. To book your cards, call 087-1649568.

KILKENNY GREAT WAR MEMORIAL Eighteen people left the parish of Conahy to go to war in 1914 to 1918. Four of them died never to return home. Fourteen survived, some scarred for life, both mentally and physically. The Kilkenny Great War Memorial Committee will remember each one of them for you, by placing an individual cross in a replica World War 1 Cemetery in Kilkenny Castle Park from November 8th-15th. A service of remembrance will also be held on Sunday, November 8th at 5.00 p.m. All are invited to attend and pay respects to them.

ATHLETIC CLUB A re-union of members of Castlecomer Athletic Club, which has been active for almost 35 years now, is being planned. If you have been involved with the club at any stage and are interested in taking part, please contact either (087) 6215648 or (087) 3890190. Please bring this news to the attention of past athletic comrades also.