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I PRICE -- £1.50 I -""" tz AlliedIrish Bank Servingthe people of LONGWOOD / our business, professional, fanningand Allied Irish Bank- serving the personal customers. community with a full range of banking Call in soon and see what our exper.: servicesto meet the financial needs of ienced, friendly team can do for you. Parent Branch: Kilcock, Co. Kildare. Tel: (01) 287534/5/6 @Allied Irish Bank C:C> ..-.-E .. TS Longwood Community Council ................................................................................................... 3. Killyon Ca,nogie Club .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 4. Longwood Tennis ........................................................................................................................ 5. Russia - A View .......................................................................................................................... 7. A Champion .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. ... 9. LD.F. ....................................................................................................................................... 11. A L;,nited View of Australia ...................................................................................................... 13. 1987 Tidy Towns Competition .................................................................................................. 15. Michael McDonnell - A Rising Star ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. J 7. Chila's Bedtime Story . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18. Killyon 1. C.A. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18. Longwood Ploughing Match . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19. Death of Venerable Co. Meath Priest ......................................................................................... 20. Longwood Apostolic Society. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 21. One Of Our Own ...................................................................................................................... 23. Country Capers.............................................................................. ........................................... 24. Who Was Sa,n Maguire? ........................................................................................................... 27. Silent Night i.n Carina ................................................................................................................ 2 7. St. Vincent de Paul Society, Trim ............................................................................................... 27. Sam Maguire Photo Parade ....................................................................................................... 28. Confident of Victory ................................................................................................................. 3 I. Kil/yon Apostolic Workers ......................................................................................................... 3 I. Killyon Hurlers .......................................................................................................................... 33. A First Sighting .......................................................................................................................... 35. Happiness lsn 't For Sale - Its Free ............................................................................................. 35. Histo,y Of A Sportsman . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 5. The Mill .................................................................................................................................... 3 7. Woman's Page .......................................................................................................................... 38. Meath Memories ........................................................................................................................ 40. Composer's Corner .................................................................................................................... 40. Donore Spons 1933 .................................................................................................................. 41. Manners In Church ................................................................................................................... 41. Longwood/Killyon Macra Na Feirme ......................................................................................... 42. Longwood Talent ...................................................................................................................... 43. · Longwood GAA Club ............................................................................................................... 45. Rabbit Recipes ........................................................................................................................... 47. Longwood I. C.A. ....................................................................................................................... 4 7. Longwood Vocati.onal School .................................................................................................... 49. The Other Side - Na Fianna ...................................................................................................... 50. What This World Needs ............................................................................................................. 50. Longwood's First Centenarian ................................................................................................... 5 J. Flying To Australia ................................................................................................................... 53. An Appreciation ........................................................................................................................ 53. Longwood Old Folks Party '88 .................................................................................................. 54. Pioneer Report from Carmel Burke, Kil/yon Centre ..................................................................... 57. What Jesus Chris! Was Yesterday and ls To-day ........................................................................ 58. Longwood Badminton Club ...................................................................................................... 61. Playing Cards In The Officers .................................................................................................... 63. Deaths, Births, Marriages ........................................................................................................... 64. Bereavement, Longwood Legion of Mary ................................................................................... 64. EDITORIAL We are delighted to bring you our local magazine "wngwood!Killyon '88." We did not make it for Christmas '87 but with a revamped committee under the very capable and enthusiastic new chairman, Michael Leonard, we have made it in the Spring of '88. As a sub-committee of wngwood Community Council we do not wish, in this magazine, to offendany reader or to get involved in controversial matters. We wouldLike this publication to be entertaining, enjoyable and informative; to accurately record events of local interest and to give all Local clubs and organisations the opportunity to let the entire community know of their achievements and ambitions. In recent times emigration has made a returnto our parish Some of our people leavebecause they want to and many because they have to. We wish them all well and hope a copy of the magazine will find its way into their hands. Thisyear we receivedmore articles and photographs for publication than ever before. We thank all for submitting them, those published and not published Especiallywe wouldlike to thank those people who so kindly advertisedwith us. Finally, a very special word of thanks to our sub-committee members who have worked so willingly to bring this magazine to you for another year. Fergal Giles. COMMITTEE The elected members of this Magazine Committee are as follows: Michael Leonard, Fergal Giles, Jean Regan, Una Ward, Michael Burke, P. J. Ennis, Paddy Cummins, Vincent Smyth, Margaret Cleary, Mary Murphy, Anna Wolff. Front Cover: The newly AnCO renovated Longwood and Killyon Halls, drawing by Cyril Regan. Back Cover: Longwood centenarian Ciss Boyan a11d the Sam Maguire Cup. Longwood Community Council Longwood Community Council of for this very important amenity being Muintir na Tire has another year of brought to its rightful fruition. Other mat achievement to its credit, and committee ters discussed were the re-surfacing of the members have the pleasure of knowing village street and nearby roads - the pro that they have the support of the local vision of footpaths and the renovation of communjty in their aims and ambitions. existing ones; re-siting ofE.S.B. poles and road signs, the dangerous condition of the barrack wall and the provision of a full time resident Garda in the barracks. These and many other projects were discussed