Community Magazine

March 2015 No. 333

EDITORIAL It reduces the environment to slum standards, is very expensive to clean off and With the days getting longer and the weather puts an extra load on the shoulders of those generally improving, we are entering a new who are already over-worked. Worst of all - year of community activity and endeavour. it gives very bad example to young children. We have just had Musical and Dra- matic Society’s annual production of “Sing CALENDAR into Spring”, which was held in the West- grove on February 27th and for which they Monday 2nd March must be congratulated once again. The Soci- Clane Juvenile awards night will be ety’s next production will be “The Cripple held at 7pm in Clane GAA club. See P. 10 of Inishmaan” by Martin McDonagh which Wednesday 4th March will be staged in The Abbey in Clane from Clane Toastmasters are holding an Open the 8th to the 11th April. Again this is some- Night in Clane G.A.A. Club at 7.45pm. All thing to look forward to. are welcome. See p. 9.

In the meantime we have the St. Pat- [Friday 13th-Friday 20th March rick’s Day Parade and Festival coming up See special Festival Calendar on page 8.] fast; now the 11th performance by the Pa- Wednesday 18th March rade Committee, under the chairmanship of Clane Local History Group present: "Irish Mary Dunne. From day one this has been an Victorian Mountaineering", a talk by Declan explosive social and community event and is O'Keeffe in the Clane GAA Club, Prosper- a great tribute to the organizers. ous Road, Clane at 8pm. All are welcome and admission is free. See p. 6 Community Games kicked off with Monday 30th March Swimming on Saturday 28th and the results Monthly meeting of Clane Community are included. The Field and Track events are Council in the Evergreen Room at the Ab- being arranged for May. More details later. bey Community Centre at 8.30pm. Tidy Towns judging extends from June 1st Wednesday 8th-Saturday 11th April to August 31st. We will give more details of Clane Musical & Dramatic Society present Tuesday evening volunteering in our next “The Cripple of Inishmaan” by Martin issue. Graffiti is still a huge issue and in this McDonagh, which will be staged in The regard we repeat a paragraph from January Abbey in Clane. See p. 7 Sunday 26th April “It is extraordinary that, despite the Fleadh Cheoil Chill Dara takes place in extent of community development and the Scoil Dara, on Sunday 26th April provision of facilities by numerous sporting 2015 at 10 a.m. See p. 5 groups, that we have such an antisocial problem with graffiti. Vast areas of the walls of the Heatth Centre and SuperValu as well EDITOR’S DEADLINE as the Village Centre, the roof of the Girls’ The deadline for receipt of material for the Old School, lamp posts, brickwork pillars April issue of Le Chéile is have being daubed and desecrated. All the evidence is that very few individuals are Monday 23th March involved. Although 4 or 5 signatures are To 142 Loughbollard please. being used there are indications that as few Tel. 045-868474. as possibly only one or two individual are involved. We must all be on the watch out E-mail: [email protected] for any evidence of this type of activity and be prepared to pass on the information” Get Le Chéile on www.clanecommunity.ie

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THE GIRLS’ OLD SCHOOL IN dation, but Mother Mary Aikenhead, after a THE MAIN STREET few visits to Clane, declined and refused to send the Sisters here. In our April 2014 edition of Le Chéile, which can be accessed in the web site The Bishop, Dr. Nolan, died in 1837 clanecommunity.ie, we published an article and this suspended the foundation for longer. on the Boys’ Old School, now the KARE His successor, Dr. Francis Haly, was ap- Centre on the Dublin Road. This was to coin- pointed in 1838, and immediately asked the cide with its renovation at the time, with the Presentation Sisters, whose main work as assistance of TÚS, and the reinstatement of laid out by their founder Nano Nagle was to the old name plaque by Matt Hayes. instruct the poor, to come to Clane.

In this issue we carry an article on the On 25th April 1839, (the Feast of St. Girls’ Old School in the Main Street which is Mark), the Presentation Convent was found- of course immediately beside the Church. It ed by Rev. Mother Teresa Brennan from became disused as a school in 1982 when the Portlaoise. She brought two Sisters from Car- new Schools of Naomh Phádhraig and Na- low, two from Portlaoise (Maryboro) and one omh Bhríde were officially opened on the from Drogheda. The Sisters were personally Prosperous Road. It is now almost 33 years collected by coach from Portlaoise and later and, as fortune has it, coincides with the brought to Clane by Mrs. Sweetman and official opening of the new extension to the Miss Browne. Girls’ School. “The School-House (Built by the Pa- How the Presentation Sisters came to Clane. trician Society in 1918) was in a most ne- glected state when we arrived here”. (Annals Around 1828 there was deep concern Pres.) So the Sisters, with the aid of the Rec- among at least two wealthy Catholic families tor in Clongowes and the local curate, made of Clane for the wretched state of the poor in a collection to get the School floored, ceiled, the village area. The Sweetman Family of windows repaired, desks and other requisites Longtown and Miss Judith Browne formerly supplied, and the School House was in order of Castlebrown Estate, were fully aware of in a few weeks. This School House had been this and they set about relieving this chronic built in 1818 for £300, and was an exact copy situation. Mrs. Sweetman, herself, went out of the Place School (behind the Shel- amongst the people, instructed, clothed, and bourne Hotel) This in turn had been built as employed the women in spinning for their an exact copy of the School Street School livelihood. She was still helpless about the (behind Guinness's). Both were demolished education of the poor children. Miss Browne by 1960. For this reason the Girls Old School wrote a letter to Dr. Kenny, S.J. (Provincial in Clane is a living link with an important of the Jesuits) requesting him to assist them, episode in Irish Educational History. with the Bishop’s permission, to get a Reli- gious Order to come to Clane to instruct the It was used to teach fifty orphan boys poor female children. from 1819 onwards and began to decline after 1830. The school went under the De- Mr. Sweetman contributed £700 and partment of Education in 1834/35. The De- Miss Browne £350 towards the building of a partment paid two thirds of the £200 which Convent on the grounds of the Patrician Or- the Patrician Society requested on their de- phan Society School House in the Main parture from Clane. The Sisters were ap- Street, which had been built in 1818 but was pointed to the school, under the Department in rapid decline at this time. The building of in May 1839. Mr. John Sweetman was one of the Convent started in 1836. The Sisters of the Trustees. {Note: the wall plaque states Charity were first selected to start this foun- misleadingly that the school was “built” in 3

1839.] See account below titled “Clane Free the assistance of the late Peter McCreery. School (James Byrne)” The people of Clane scarcely realize what There were 185 girls on rolls, in one they owe to the Presentation Sisters. schoolroom measuring 50’x22’. Many nov- ices offered themselves to join the Presenta- Clane Free School (James Byrne) tion Community in Clane and help the poor This is what was up until 1982 the children, so that by 1850 eight postulants in Girls School in front of the Convent, origi- all had joined the Order in Clane. The school nally built in 1818 by the Patrician Orphan was extended in 1906 when the “Infants’ Society for the education of orphaned boys Room” was built at the Southern end. A pre- and where the Presentation Sisters were to vious addition had been made at the rear in open the Girls’ School 21 years later in 1860, which connected the school and Con- 1839. It might well be one of the oldest in vent. The original large single room was the country. divided by folding doors in 1929, and the front porch was added. Railings replaced a The Kildare Place School was the high wall in 1950 and the building was re- model adopted by the Kildare Place Society, roofed. The previous ceiling was a fine ex- which was a Protestant educational society ample in stucco work built by a Jesuit Broth- that pioneered national primary education in er for the nuns on their arrival in 1839. Ireland. Their teacher training course was a 6 week course and the trained teacher was The Convent Gate was designed by expected to teach 100 pupils, of all ages, in Mother Brigid about 1932, taking its design one large room, with the assistance of a from the gates separating the Nuns’ Choir at monitor (a competent senior pupil aspiring the right side of the Main Altar. The granite to do the formal training course). That such arch was built at the same time. These gates a system worked, and worked well, is a trib- and arch have now been moved in to the ute to how well motivated and how social- point where they enclose the little back yard ized their pupils were, more than to the which gives access to the Old School from training their teachers received. The follow- the rear. Mother Brigid died in 1969 aged ing is a quote from Brennan’s “Schools of 99. Kildare and Leighlin, 1775-1835”. It was based on a national survey carried out in The Sisters left Clane in 2003, 21 1823. years after the new Primary Schools were opened in 1982 and 40 years after their es- “Opened in 1818 and held throughout the tablishment of the first Post Primary School year, Saturdays and Holydays excepted. in Clane in 1963 as a ‘Secondary Top’. In its Roman Catholic, appointed by the Patrician first year it had 7 pupils who stayed on after Society in 1823. Thirty five years; teaches 6th Class. It became co-educational in 1967 Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and Surveying; and received full recognition as a Secondary educated at Carlow; taught the Lancastrian School in1968, the year the first batch of system at Clane. Income £30 per annum, pupils did their Leaving, two receiving Uni- paid by the Patrician Orphan Society and versity Scholarships. In 1983 it moved as a aided by subscription. House a good build- Community School to new premises out the ing with eight large windows and two fire Prosperous Road. It now has a roll in excess places, interior on the plan of the Kildare of 1,000 day pupils. In addition it provides Street School: built with lime and stone, night classes and adult education for an even slated; would cost at present about £400, greater number, making it one of the largest fifty feet by twenty two; built by subscription providers in the country. The site for all 3 from the members of the Patrician Society schools was acquired by Sr. Perpetua with and about £130 from a Charity Play in the

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Theatre Royal, Dublin; the residue from 10 a.m. Various cultural events will take charity sermons at the Roman Catholic place for Fleadh Cheoil Chill Dara including Chapel, Clane. In connection with the Or- the Launch Concert on Wednesday 22nd phan Society founded about the year 1750 in April at 8.00 p.m. in Scoil Úi Riada, Kilcock, Dublin some Roman Catholics subscribed featuring Paul O’Shaughnessy (Fiddle) and the annual sum of 6 pence each for the pur- Musicians/Singers/Dancers from all Branch- pose of protecting orphans and foundlings to es in Kildare. See www.kildarefleadh.ie for the extent of the funds they might raise. The full details. numbers, I am informed, amount to 100, many of whom were from infancy nursed, The Leinster Fleadh will also be held in clothed and educated until apprenticed. Not College in July 2015 Co. Kildare. in connection with any religious order. Visit- More details on this will follow. But again ed by the Parish Priest and Curate, occa- check out their website at leinsterfleadh.ie. sionally by Patrick Beahan, merchant of the lots of information on fundraising including a city of Dublin, President of the Patrician 50k cycle which will take place 9th May and Orphan Society. Superintended by the Parish will cost €25.00 to enter. So all you cycling Priest and Curate and by the governors of enthusiasts get out there and help make this the Patrician Orphan Society since its com- wonderful opportunity for Kildare to be suc- mencement at Clane. Average attendance: a. cessful holders of Leinster Fleadh. Anyone summer 1824: males 40, Roman Catholics interested in helping out in any way will find 40, b. last winter 40, c. summer 1823: 45. all details on the website. Eight in 20 read, 8 months to read. Books: History of Old and New Testament, Man- Further details contact Clane Comhaltas ning’s Moral Entertainment, Murray’s Eng- Chairperson Margaret Gannon on 087- lish Reader, General Cathecism, Primers, 9136509 Spelling Books, Gough’s, Voster’s, Jackson’s Book Keeping, Hawney’s Mensuration, with CLANE TENNIS NEWS Spelling and Reading Tables.” Clane Tennis Club,, is preparing for a busy FLEADH CHEOIL CHILL DARA year with over 200 Adults and juniors enjoy- 2015 ing our great facilities with five all weather floodlit courts and plenty of tennis activity Great session in January in Clane GAA many planned. thanks to all who attended. Our next session will be Friday 27th Feb. Many thanks to Monday Men's Doubles continues over the Clane GAA and all our musicians who make winter and all are welcome - comm. 8p. m. this a very successful session. Music Classes Weekly Tuesday social Doubles Tournament going very well on Tuesday evenings and comm. 7.30p.m. more welcome. Sean Nos dancing classes in Prosperous going well also and more mem- Ladies morning tennis every Wed. 10a.m. bers welcome. 8:30pm to 9:30pm in Hall Floodlight cards are now available in Centra beside Morans Butchers. (Fuel Shop) and Heavenly. €20 with used card, 5 hours per card. Dont forget the Kildare fleadh coming up, see details below and check out their website. We are preparing a Draft plan for the club Lots of festivities and we hope to have as and hope to have it completed end Feb. many members entering in competitions and which will include resurfacing of 3 courts, finding new friends and tunes in the process. provide a mini court for young children and Fleadh Cheoil Chill Dara takes place in Scoil upgrading our clubhouse with extension. We Dara, Kilcock on Sunday 26th April 2015 at are also erecting a new entrance which is

5 being jointly funded by KARE and Tennis CLANE LOCAL HISTORY GROUP Club with assistance from Clane Tidy Towns and TUS workers. The club of course Clane local historians have a treat in store has to have plenty of fundraising in order to for them with Clane Local History Group's carry out repairs and day to day organisation March talk on "Irish Victorian Mountaineer- of the club and the major event is "Strictly ing" by Declan O'Keeffe. Declan is an avid Come Dancing" which is jointly hosted with mountaineer and has climbed the highest Clane United FC and we will be announcing peaks in Ireland and further afield. His keen soon, details for this year's event which will interest in climbing takes him also to the be held on Bank Holiday Sun. Oct. 25th. Alps in most summers. He has served as President of Mountaineering Ireland for sev- Events for the year include plenty of tourna- eral years. This is an unusual talk for the ments and teams participating in Dublin Clane Group and will introduce the Group to Leagues and of course coaching pro- an unfamiliar aspect of 19th Century local grammes for all grades. history.

Clane Tennis Club is also welcoming a num- The talk takes place on Wednesday ber of groups in the parish 18th March 2015 in the Clane GAA Club, Prosperous Road, Clane at 8pm. All are wel- to use our facilities on request and we also come and admission is free. hope to have students from Scoil Mhuire Transition year participating. Wed.15th April will see the launch of the 4th edition of our history journal Our Junior and Senior coach, Ritchie Ma- "Coiseanna". honey, is available on request and has junior coaching classes every Sat morning and Fri. CLANE MUSICAL & DRAMATIC evenings. tel. 086 6051005. The young pop- SOCIETY ulation of Clane is increasing enormously and a recent report claims that young chil- Clane Musical & Dramatic Society are dren are overweight and not getting enough delighted with the response to our annual exercise. Clane Tennis Club organises Park concert Sing into Spring which was held in Tennis and Summer Camps in July and Aug. The Westgrove Hotel on Friday 27th Febru- for boys and girls from age six upwards. ary. Master of Ceremonies for the night was Parents are welcome to attend at all times. renowned Playwright and award winning Strict Garda vetting in operation. Actor Robert Massey , who kept the audi- ence entertained between acts. We are now accepting new members for the coming year with Special Adult Member- Production Team Elaine Moore O’Donohoe ship Offer for 2015-16 only €150 . We also (Director) Margaret Hayes Mahon (MD) and have Special Family membership, students Choreographers Deirdre Browne and rate and easy payments can be arranged on Grainne Gorman pulled out all the stops to request. Always remember, it's never too late produce a top class feast of entertainment for to join as some of our members still enjoy our patron’s enjoyment. From the opening playing in their seventies and Eighties. medley of Webb & Williams songs from the Meet new friends and keep fit throughout ‘60s, to the wonderful choral numbers from the year. “Into the Woods” and the film “Working Girl – the first act buzzed with song, dance Contact: 087 2745904. and comedy.

The second act opened with old favourite

6 songs in a wartime medley which was fol- placed in strategic points along the bypass lowed by several show stopping numbers which had a big effect and folks were using and also some very funny surprises before this facility. However the boxes were bro- the full company took to the stage for the ken by someone unknown. Whether it finale. Thank you to all who supported the would be a good idea to put up proper ones event and to the management and staff of is a doubt as they are very expensive and The Westgrove for the first class facilities could be a waste of money. afforded to our cast and patrons. CLANE GOLF CLUB The Society’s next production is The Crip- ple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh Annual subscriptions now due. Please pay to which will be staged in The Abbey in Clane th th any Committee Member. from the 8 to the 11 April. Tickets will February Results: go on sale towards the end of March – to pre -book tickets for this iconic play (limited to 9 Hole Spring League competitions: 30th January/ 1st February: over 16s) please phone Anne at 087 st 6897376 1 Paddy O’Grady - 24 points. (last 6) 2nd James Malone - 24 points. (last 2) rd Sadie O’Reilly, PRO 3 Christopher Brogan - 20 points 6/8th February: Class 1 st PARKVIEW RESIDENTS 1 Michael O’Toole - 27 points. 2nd Seamus Carew - 24 points. Class 2 Hi friends. Sitting here typing this. Rain 1st Lar Blanchfield - 24 points. (last 6 ) teeming down outside. What a change in the 2nd William Lacey - 24 points. (last 3) weather. Nothing happening in the Estate at 13/15th February: Class 1 present next month should see work starting 1st Niall Bryan - 24 points. (last 6) on up grading shrub beds/painting fences/ 2nd Ted Murray - 24 points. (last 2) pruning shrubs/ lowering of exterior hedges. Class 2 Wish to congratulate Sean Callen on his 1st Michael Kelleher - 27 points achievement in playing for Ireland’s under 2nd Sean McCann - 25 points (last 6) 16 Soccer team. Best wishes to neighbours 20/22nd February: Rose and Katleen who are recovering from 1st James Malone - 26 points illness. Have a speedy return to health girls. 2nd Tom Carew - 25 points On a word of warning lots of houses being 3rd Aidan Donovan - 24 points ( last 3) broken into in the Clane area. Make sure you lock up when leaving the house and Spring League points after 3 competitions: advise a neighbour to keep a look out when 1st 270 pts. Tom Carew, Ger your going .Tools were taken from a Van in Nevin, Jim Malone, Joe Higgins. Parkview recently so be very aware these 2nd 266 pts. Dermot Maguire, Sean people can strike anywhere. Byrne, Anthony Dunne, Paddy Murray. Matt Hayes 3rd 264 pts. Stephen Duffy, Eamonn Howlin, Jim Mahony, Ted Bren- OBSERVER nan. 264 pts. Padraig Rooney, Der- Graffiti has raised its ugly head again. If you mot Coonan, Paul Morrissey, John Duffy. can shed some light on this, in hope of catching the culprit, please do so. The Forthcoming Events: scourge of dog poo littering our footpaths March has increased lately. This disgusting habit Sunday 1st March-8.00a.m. Clongowes has to be stopped. Temporary boxes were Wood Church, Mass for deceased club

7 members Followed by Captain’s (Declan Under Age Disco Clane G.A.A. -For 12- Mahony) Drive-in at 9.00 a.m. – 9 Hole 3 15 year olds. 8pm. - 11pm. Admission €8 Ball Scramble & Prize Presentation in The Village Inn afterwards. Irish Music Clane G.A.A. Bar from th 10pm. Friday 6th to Sunday 8 March- 9 hole Match Play Qualifier- top 32 scores. Sunday 15th March Saturday 14th March – 10.30a.m. to 12.00 Mother’s Day Celebration. Join us in the p.m. Club Outing to Golf Club- See Westgrove Hotel dancing with Dermot time sheet on Notice Board. Whelan Band with Special X-Factor Mary th Tuesday 17 March First 18 Hole Stable- Byrne. ford Competition. Tickets €10 Friday 20th- Sunday 22nd March – Last 9 Music in Clane G.A.A. Bar 8.00pm Hole Spring League competition. Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd - 18 Hole Monday 16th March. Strokes Matchplay Qualifier- top 32. Musical Tots/Storytelling. Bring the fami- th th ly along to a very special event in the Club- Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 March- Liam Murphy Trophy 18 Hole Stableford house Café at Clane G.A.A. 11.00am. April Tuesday 17th March, St. Patrick’s Day. Sunday 26th April 8.30 to 9.50 a.m. Away Parade. 3.00pm. Starting from the Maxol outing to Arnold Palmer K Club course. Service Station on the Road. Number of players limited to 36- see Time Finishing at the G.A.A. Grounds on the Sheet on Noticeboard. Prosperous Road. Please leave your car at home if at all possi- ble as there will be no parking on the Street New Members: We welcome any new from 12.30pm onwards. The Street will re- members & details of subscription can be obtained from Hon. Secretary- Eamonn main closed for a time after the Parade. Entertainment 2.00pm on the Main Street Howlin, phone no: 087 1215 396. Junior & Clane Boxing Club Exhibition Show The Juvenile applications are particularly wel- Abbey at 4.30pm. come. Music Clane G.A.A. Barr after the Pa- Eamonn Howlin rade. 5.00-8.00pm. ST. PATRICK’S DAY FESTIVAL Friday 20th March Awards Night The Westgrove Hotel at - - -Festival Calander- - - 7.30pm. CLANE TOASTMASTERS Friday 13th March -Manzor’s Village Inn 9.00pm.Table Quiz: Table of 4 -€40. Prizes Clane Toastmasters are holding an Open sponsored by Seamus and Kitty Manzor. Night in Clane G.A.A. Club on Wednesday evening 4th March at 7.45pm. All are wel- Saturday 14th March come. Family Fun Treasure Hunt -The West- The Toastmasters programme can help you grove Leisure Club Reception 12 Noon improve your Communication and Public Registration from 11am. speaking skills in a friendly and supportive Newbridge Gospel Choir -The Westgrove environment. Hotel and Abbeylands Shopping Centre If you would like to see how the Toastmas- ters programme works, see how Toastmas- 12 Noon. ters can help you, or meet successful mem- Bosco & Cinderella Puppet Show -The bers of the Toastmasters programme, then Westgrove Hotel 3pm. €8 /Family of 4 €25 this would be a great opportunity for you to 8 do so. Aidan Maddock Adam Millea Toastmaster meetings are held on 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of each month. For further U10 Backcrawl U12 Freestyle information Call Maureen 087 2258020 or Arthur Chidgey Matthew Walsh-Hussey Tómas 086 3064474 Leo Bogan Scott Britton www.clanetoastmasters.com Shane Henry Luke Fahy Fran Byrne U12 Backcrawl U12 Breaststroke CLANE & RATHCOFFEY COM- Matthew Walsh-Hussey Ben Muldoon Ben Muldoon Scott Britton MUNITY GAMES SWIMMING Luke Fahy Darren Ward RESULTS U14 Freestyle U14 Backcrawl Clane and Rathcoffey Community Games Aidan Mooney Aidan Mooney Swimming was conducted at Naas Pool on Alex Donnelly the Naas- Road on Saturday 28th February. The results were as follows:- U14 Breaststroke Alex Donnelly Girls U13 Freestyle panel U10 Freestyle U10 Backcrawl 1 Matthew Walsh-Hussey 2 Aidan Mooney Méabh Maguire Méabh Maguire 3 Ben Muldoon 4 Luke Fahy Caoimhe Maddock Éobha O’Neill 5 Scott Britton 6 Sean Finnerty Katie Rose Heffernan Katie Rose Heffernan Thank you: U12 Freestyle U12 Backcrawl Susan, Martina and Tony would like to Áine Maguire Áine Maguire thank Paul (starter) and Michelle McLough- Rachel Millea Neasa Mooney lin, Bernie Foley (recorder), Agnes Maguire, Claire Lynch Laoise Gillman Jill Gillman and Paul (judges), for all their help on the day. Thanks also to the staff and U12 Breaststroke U14 Freestyle management of K Leisure Pool. Ciomhe McEvoy Aislinn Corbett Team events will commence shortly. Rachel Millea Niamh Henry (G), Hurling (B), Gaelic (B&G), Kathleen McIntyre Evita Andreikeviciute Soccer (B), Quiz (B&G). Field and Track events will take place U14 Breaststroke U14 Backcrawl at the end of May. Watch this Space. Niamh Henry Aislinn Corbett Athena Fusciardi Evita Andreikeviciute CLANE G.A.A.

U 16 Freestyle U16 Backcrawl Roisin Maguire Roisin Maguire Lotto Results Our Lotto Jackpot is growing nicely over U13 Relay panel recent months and there is now a very nice 1 Niamh Henry 4 Claire Lynch pot of money to be won over the coming 2 Aine Maguire 5 Sarah Millea weeks so make sure to buy your ticket and 3 Rachael Millea 6 Laoise Gillman be in with a chance to win. The next draw is Saturday February 28th and the jackpot is Boys €8,400. Thanks to all our supporters for U8 Freestyle U10 Freestyle supporting the Lotto and to our recent win- Harry Reid Leo Bogan ners, enjoy your winnings. Lochlan Behan Shane Henry 1st Feb 2015: JACKPOT €7,800

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Numbers drawn were 8, 12, 18, 19. There was the captain when Dublin won the Lein- was no jackpot winner. ster Final in 2013. Medals will be presented €25 winners were Mary Mc Giff, Linda Cal- to all hurlers from Nursery to U16. Also lan, Martin Pearce and Michael Doherty. present will be the Clane members of the victorious Kildare and U21 squads both of 15th Feb 2015: JACKPOT €8,100 whom won All Ireland titles in 2014. Numbers drawn were 3, 4, 20 and 21. There was no jackpot winner. Senior Teams €25 winners were Mary Egan, Noeleen We wish the new Senior Football manage- ment team of Paul McLoughlin (Manager), Conboy, Caitriona O’Dare and Kathleen Malone. Brian Connolly, Richie Dunne and Paddy Naughton all the best for the year ahead. They have played two games in the Aldridge 21st JACKPOT €8,250 Cup and lost narrowly to Allenwood and St. Numbers drawn were 13, 16, 21, 24. There Kevins. Next up is Sarsfields this weekend was no jackpot winner. and we wish all the players and management €25 winners were E. O’Doherty, Mick Mor- a good year. ris and Siobhan Delaney. Our Senior hurlers are competing in the Bingo Leinster Hurling Competition which com- Our Bingo is continuing to grow every Tues- mences on Saturday week, March 7th with day night at 8:30pm in the hall – many top an away fixture to Glenealy of Wicklow. cash prizes each week including a chance to Also in the group are Lucan Sarsfields and win the Jackpot that is over €2,050 – all wel- Cloneen from Kilkenny. come to participate. If anyone would like to Our Ladies Football and Camogie sections help out with the Bingo, please contact Dave are also training away and their fixtures will Cahill and you will be more than welcome be commencing shortly – keep an eye out for details. Club Table Quiz This is a busy time of the year in the Club New Club Website with teams getting ready for the forthcoming Please keep an eye out for our new website season and it is also an expensive time with which is currently being developed. The new gear and equipment required to provide Club is participating in a pilot with Croke all our players, young and old with the best Park to test out a new Website creation and facilities we can. In order to defray costs the maintenance tool. It is early days as it only Club Fundraising Committee have organised arrived in mid-February but we hope to start a table quiz for Saturday 28th Feb at 8pm– it populating the site and connecting with is hoped that all sections of the club will members at home and abroad more through support – it promises to be a good night’s our new site. If you have ideas for the site entertainment. We will have other quizzes or content please contact Mick Hallissy on throughout the year so please come along [email protected]. and enjoy a good night while taxing the grey cells at the same time. Club Café Our Clubhouse Café seems to be going Dubs coming to town down a treat with the locals at the minute – The Clane Juvenile Hurling awards night the girls are serving teas, coffees and scones will be held on Monday March 2nd at 7pm from 8:45am to 4pm. There is a kiddies cor- in Clane GAA club. The guest presenter is ner with safety play mats so that the little Johnny McCaffrey from the Lucan ones can also enjoy the experience. All wel- Sarsfields club in Dublin. Johnny is a mem- come! The Leinster Leader have approached ber of the current Dublin hurling squad and us and are doing a write-up on the café – so 10 it is great to get a bit of exposure Are you all looking forward to St. Patrick’s Day -our national Feast Day? The Board looking for new referees gift of faith was St. Patrick’s legacy to us. In Kildare GAA are hosting an Adult Referee Training Course – if you would like to be- the prayer we all know as St. Patrick’s come a ref, contact Paddy Moore and he will Breastplate he writes thus -Christ with me, add you onto the list. Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ about me. Congress Hail Glorious St. Patrick! The GAA Congress takes place this week and the following Clane Motion will be put Good luck to Mary Dunne and her forward by the Kildare County Board: hard-working committee for a great St. Pat- (14) rick’s Day Parade once again. It will be the That The Rules of Football – Official Guide 11th one -yes that’s right. There will be Part 2 - Rule 1 - The Play – 1.4 (page 61) be such great entertainment for young and old amended by the addition of the following: The goalkeeper, upon receiving a pass from alike, a great day is promised as usual. Then a teammate, must play the ball away with his there’s further amusement and entertainment foot. in the G.A.A. So don’t miss out on all this That The Rules of Football - Official Guide enjoyment -a day for everyone. Part 2 - Rule 4 - Technical Fouls (page 71) On behalf of the Evergreens I would be amended by the addition of the following: like to thank everyone who came along to For the goalkeeper, upon receiving a pass from a teammate, not to play the ball away our pancake morning on Shrove Tuesday. It with his foot. Penalty: free kick on the 45m was of course a flipping success, as it usual- line opposite where the foul occurred. ly is, and a big thank you to all who helped So we hope this is passed on the day. out and all who bought raffle tickets too. The four lucky winners in the draw were Trish Membership The Club has held 2 membership days so far Behan, P.J. Sheridan, Betty Duffy, and Sally and the turn-out has been very good. We Sheridan. So really there’s money in batter now need to put on a final push to ensure all as well as in dough, if you see what I mean. our players are registered for the year ahead. We Evergreens wish all the boys and We will be advertising one further member- girls from Clane and Rathcoffey schools ship event before the end of March but please feel free to drop in your membership congratulations and best wishes on their to the bar over the coming weeks. Unregis- Confirmation. May they experience the gifts tered players will not be covered to play for of the Holy Spirit throughout their lives and the Club so it is essential you are registered may God shower abundant blessings on in time to play. them always.

Lá Fhéile Pádraig fé shéan is fé THE EVERGREENS mhaisedhibh go léir. Hope you all enjoy this As we are into the second month of Spring Day of Days. Slán féadh tamall. now let’s all hope for some nice weather; but Maureen Spain (PRO). isn’t it wonderful nevertheless to experience the longer days and the beauty of nature all around us and to hear the birds sing as we awake each morning and flowers and shrubs (especially daffodils) blooming lovely.

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Heritage John Daly (Chair), Des Drumm, Pádraig McEvoy, Pat Given, John Kennedy, Tony McEvoy.

Web John Kennedy (Chair), John Daly, Pádraig McEvoy, John Power, Martine Grogan, Paul Carroll.

As is usual at our February meeting the membership of the various Sub-committees was up-dated.

Tidy Towns Helen O'Flaherty (Chair), Ann McGuiness, Freda Fogarty, Tom McCreery, Maeve Rock, Mary Morrin, Matt Hayes, John Kennedy, Pádraig McEvoy, Maureen Beirne, Breda Gunning, Derek Gunning, Julie Manzor, Jeanette Drumm, Finbarr D'Arcy, Monica Alverez, Paul Carroll, Mary Murtagh, Sam Glynn, Tony McEvoy.

Abbey Hall Nick Fitzgerald (Chair), Paul Carroll, John Power, Anne Noonan, Maurice Austin, Tony McEvoy, Pádraig McEvoy.

Friary & Abbey Cemetery Des Drumm (Chair), John McDonagh, Tony McEvoy, Mark Moffat, Tom Cleary, Phil McCormack, John Briody, John O’Brien.

Finance Paul Carroll, Nick Fitzgerald, John Kennedy, Nellie Dillon-Forde, Des Drumm, Anne Noonan.

Community Games Martina Healy (Chair), Anne Noonan, Tom McCreery, Nick Fitzgerald, Tony McEvoy, Bernie Foley, Edel Mason, Henry Lowry, Margaret McDonald, Susan Galbraith.

Clane Watch Pádraig McEvoy (Chair), Tony McEvoy, John McDonagh, Peter Kirwan, Nellie Dil- lon-Forde, Marion Doolin, John Daly.

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