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Life in a New Age Leopardstown Park Hospital Newsletter July 2011 Issue 31 Vol 8 In this Issue A Week in May .........................................1 A Week in May Veterans in the News...............................2 By Noirin Scully The Day Care Centre ................................3 And what a week it was. A week when the dark clouds of bankers, builders and bail outs The Tailor of Termonfeckin ......................4 were banished from radios and TVs and instead we watched our visitors as they were Frankie Hennell’s Corner ..........................5 welcomed to our shores. A Eulogy for Margaret Comiskey .............5 A Deadly Storm ........................................7 Poetry Corner ...........................................7 North Irish Horse Regiment Dinner – 20 May 2011 .........................................8 Woodies....................................................8 The Dawn Chorus ...................................9 Advocacy Group ......................................9 The Breeding Season .............................10 Malnutrition in the Elderly ....................11 Mary Sheridan........................................12 A Letter from an Old Friend and Colleague................................................12 The Boston Globe...................................13 Leopardstown Park Hospital Trust ........14 Condolences ...........................................14 Congratulations.......................................14 Perhaps the most astonishing feature of the in College Green, his message was the same. Results of Children’s Art Competition.....15 visit of Queen Elizabeth was the way our There are better times ahead. Dare we say Memorable Events for Residents and perception of the British Monarch changed. it? Is feidir linn! Day Centre Clients ..................................16 Her respectful bow in the Garden of Rounders and Astounders ......................17 Remembrance, her solemn demeanour at the Veterans Report......................................18 War Memorial, her visit to Croke Park, her Remembrance Ceremony ........................18 interest in the history of the Rock of Cashel together with her obvious enjoyment at the Letter received from An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, T.D. ....................................19 English market in Cork showed us the Royal British Legion Dun-Laoghaire human side of Banríon Eilís a dó. & Irish Metropolitan Branch Garden Party .......................................................19 Leopardstown Park Hospital Garden Fete 2011 ................................................20 In that same week, on the 19th May, we said goodbye to Dr Garret FitzGerald who died in the Mater Private Hospital after a short illness aged 85. A man of great intellect, he was a historian, a writer, an economist, a barrister and a politician who was elected Taoiseach in 1981. We remember him not Although President Obama was only here only for his great achievements but also for for a few hours, he brought with him such his integrity. He was unique. an air of energy, enthusiasm and optimism Leopardstown Park Hospital Board, Photographs of Queen Elizabeth and President Obama Foxrock, Dublin 18. which has been in short supply lately in by kind permission of Maxwells Photo Agency. Tel: 01 295 5055 Fax: 01 295 5957 Ireland. Whether downing the obligatory ISDN: 01 2160500 Photograph of Garret FitzGerald pint in Moneygall or giving that great speech courtesy of the Irish Examiner. Email: [email protected] Website: www.lph.ie LPH NEWS Veterans in the News During the visit of Queen Elizabeth to the Rathdrum War Memorial in Co. Wickow June 2011 Islandbridge, some of the Veterans in Dear John, Leopardstown Park Hospital were featured While watching the Queen’s visit on TV they did a segment when you came on the screen at Leopardstown. Are you the John Crisp who lived in Glenageary Hill in the on the RTE News. John 1930’s and were you a friend of my late brother Eric Taylor? We lived down the road Crisp was one of the from you and I understand you and Eric were good friends. As I was only five I really Veterans and later he did not get to know him, but I have vague memories of you calling to the house. received the following letter. After all these years it would be great if you are that John Crisp. George Taylor We are glad to report that P.S. I understand you had a sister Pat and that you served in Tank Corps in W.W.11. John and George have One of my aunts –Florence Barrett, was a sister in the Ministry of Pensions Hospital, arranged to meet for a as Leopardstown Hospital was known in the 1950’s and 1960’s. chat about times past. The Day Care Centre By: Noirin and Rita One of the great pleasures of working on Liana is the opportunities we have of meeting people and hearing their stories. We hear about those who have lived their lives in inner city surroundings, in rural settings, or perhaps in military life. All stories have been interesting, absorbing and entertaining and we feature three of them here. MARIE CUMMINS Marie is from Tuam, Co Galway. that approximately forty adults plus Her father, Mark Killilea, was a well children attended. A game of golf was known politician and her brother, also arranged with prizes donated in Mark Mark Killilea, also followed his father Killilea’s (Snr.) name. The festivities into politics. He was appointed Minister went on until the small hours with a of State at the Department of Posts and sing song and at which Marie was Telegraphs and subsequently appointed persuaded to give a solo performance, as to the European Parliament. He has now she used to belong to the choral society retired. in Ballinrobe. After leaving school, Marie worked Following Marie’s unfortunate in the Irish Tourist Board. She married accident, she moved to Deansgrange to Positivity would best describe Marie’s Jimmy (James Joseph) Cummins, a her daughter’s home and she outlook. Two years ago she travelled to doctor from Mayo, and in 1958 he commenced attending the Day Care Lanzarote to attend the wedding of her commenced in private practice. They Unit at Leopardstown Park Hospital on niece. Coming out of her bathroom in had one daughter, Sharon, who is one day a week. She has the height of her hotel, she tripped over a vacuum married and lives in Deansgrange, Co praise for the friendly staff and for the cleaner carelessly left outside the Dublin. Unfortunately Jimmy died in care she experiences at the hospital and bathroom door and as a result Marie 1988 at the very young age of 56. has a special mention for the suffered a bad fall and broke her hip. Marie and her extended family Physiotherapists who have worked hard She was taken to hospital where she enjoyed a wonderful party recently. It to help her to regain some of her spent some time before being airlifted was arranged by her nephew and held in mobility. back to Ireland for treatment. a hotel in Mullingar and Marie reckoned 2 LIANA Newsletter July 2011 LPH NEWS JOHN WRIGHT riding out. His apprenticeship lasted for year old Vestogan as his best race. The nine years. horse he most loved was Height of Conscription was still in force at this Fashion (who came second in an Irish time and young men had to spend two Grand National twice, on one of these years in the armed services. However occasions to Arkle.) those in certain categories of jobs were He was retained by the McGraths, exempt and one of these exemptions but was permitted to ride for other applied to farm workers. John’s stables as the need arose. employer stated that John was just such John retired from racing at the age a worker and so would not have to join of 38. In 1956 he went to work for up. While attending a race meeting, the Seamus McGrath, Trainer and son of Joe Born in Liverpool in 1930 John most police came looking for John, McGrath. He became Liaison Officer in certainly does not look his age. He had presumably with the intention of the Publicity Department of Irish one brother and eight sisters so it goes arresting him but John managed to Hospital Sweepstakes and he held this without saying it was a busy household. make his escape and he made his way to position until 1966. Being small in stature and a lightweight, Ireland Married to Margaret, originally from John overheard a remark made by the During his racing career here John Blanchardstown, they have five family GP that perhaps he should think became very well known to the racing daughters and ten grandchildren. John of becoming a jockey when he left community and was a much sought after attends the Day Care Centre which he school. On leaving school, he lightweight jockey. He rode many finds a great help as he battles a remembered what the doctor had said winners in race courses throughout (serious) medical condition which has and he went to work as an apprentice Ireland, including the Curragh, Baldoyle, resulted in the loss of sight in one eye, jockey in stables in Wiltshire. Working a Leopardstown, Naas, Phoenix Park, but he considers himself lucky as he had seven day week, he was up at 6.30 am Killarney, Limerick Junction, Sligo, a career that he loved and has a good and worked until midday, then back on Listowel and Tralee (to name but a few). family and he looks forward to his once the job again at 4 pm and he worked He also rode in the Cesarewich where a week visit to the Day Care Centre until 6pm. The work was hard and he had two winners Sword Flash and which he enjoys immensely. involved cleaning out the stables, Height of Fashion. John regards the looking after the horses and of course, 1500 in the Phoenix Park riding the two TERESA MCGOVERN traumatic experience after which her Washington and New York and then mother took her out of that school and sailed back to Ireland to visit her home. she went to a convent school in But her travels didn’t stop there.

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