Monday, October 1, 2018
BirdWatch Ireland illustrated talk on Tipperary Barn Owls Alice Leahy to launch her new book in the Abymill The launch in the Abymill Theatre is an open event and all are welcome to attend. Guest speakers include Fran Curry, Tipp FM; and journalist Catherine Cleary, with time allowed for discussion and light refreshments. Master of Ceremonies for the night will be Jimmy O’Sullivan. The book is published by O’Brien Press, the long established and well-known Irish family publishing company who will ensure books are available for sale at the launch. All royalties from the book go directly to the Alice Leahy Trust. Fethard Bridge Club This Wednesday, September 26, we play for the Free Sub Gross and next Wednesday, October 3, for the Free Sub Nett. Bridge starts at 7.15pm. Anyone looking for a partner contact Gemma Burke 086-6064148. Fitness Classes at Fethard Ballroom Fethard Ladies – County Intermediate Champions Some strong words at half time from coaches Chris Coen and Sharon O’Meara seemed to have the desired effect and the girls started to play their usual game to devastating effect. Playing some great football throughout the second half they went on to win on a scoreline of Fethard 6-13 to Boherlahan 3-05. It was with great joy that captain Lauren Dowling accepted the cup on behalf of her team mates from County Board Chairman, Lar Roche. Well done to Leah Coen who was awarded ‘player of the match’. They now go on to represent Tipperary in the Munster Club Championship in two week’s time. A lot of great work has been put in by the girls over the last few years to achieve this level and a lot of credit must go to their trainers Chris and Sharon, and it was great to see a large crowd of Fethard supporters to witness this historic occasion. Well done to the Tipperary County Board on honouring the memory of former Tipperary footballer Rachel Kenneally on county final day. Two legends in concert at Crocanoir Social dancing at Fethard Ballroom Students celebrate Junior Cert results The Principal Mr Coffey acknowledged the school’s committed teachers, the ancillary staff and supportive parents, all of whom are determined to continue Patrician Presentation’s great tradition of excellence. In Patrician Presentation we are committed to enabling each pupil to achieve their potential in a caring and supportive community. The school acknowledges the excellent results of some students but also applaud those students who worked hard all year and reached their potential. Congratulations to all. School Mentors Visit to the Horse Museum County Council agree to examine the feasibility of Clonmel to Thurles Greenway (The Nationalist September 20, 2018) The Council's Community & Economic Development Pat Slattery informed the Council's monthly meeting in Clonmel last week that the local authority will support a feasibility study into the greenway proposal over the next few months. The feasibility study will be a joint venture involving the Council, the Clonmel to Thurles Greenway Group, the Leader Programme and Irish Farmers Association. Mr Slattery said the Council has adopted a framework of guidelines setting out the best practice for the development of greenways. It has also met the IFA about the issue and the organisation was anxious that the Council would be very conscious of landowners and their feelings when developing these projects. He told The Nationalist the Council will find work with the community group set up to spearhead the project and support their application to Leader for funding for the feasibility study. Independent Thurles Cllr Jim Ryan, who raised the Clonmel to Thurles greenway proposal at the meeting, welcomed Mr Slattery's comments in relation to the joint venture to produce the feasibility study. "That is the boost the Committee was waiting for. Thank you for your support. It's more positive than a few months ago," he said. Clonmel WUAG Cllr Pat English also spoke at the Council meeting in support of developing the old rail line between Clonmel and Thurles into a greenway. He said he had worked on the proposal with the late Cllr Eddie O'Meara and felt it was an amenity that was needed. Patrician Presentation Parents’ Association We would like to congratulate this year's Leaving Cert class on some fantastic results; once again students exceeded their own expectations and attained some very high points. This enabled them to pursue studies in Teaching, Law, Psychology, Nursing, Early Childhood etc. Results over the last few years have been great which is a testament to the students and their teachers. We have top quality teachers in our staff; which for a small town like Fethard is fantastic. Also we would like to congratulate Mr Pat Coffey, our principal, on recently completing his PhD in Mathematical Education. Maths is such an important area of the curriculum, it's great to have a strong maths department within the school. Finally a date for your diaries, our annual Table Quiz will take place in the Convent Hall on Monday, October 22, at 8pm. Refreshments will be provided and a great night is guaranteed. Martin Phelan Annual Remembrance Pitch and Putt 2018 Special thanks to the sponsors: Kenny's Centra, A&E Jewellers, Burkes Bar, The Well Bar, Slievenamon Golf Club, Carrick-on-Suir Golf Club, Alan Roche, Bulmers, and to all who took part again this year. A very special thanks to the organisers Dessie Harvey and Jerome Skehan. FHS members impressed with trip to Skibbereen The collection comprises 19th century paintings created during and after the famine as well as modern artwork created in response to the Famine story. It is an amazing collection that show both the idealised Victorian paintings that tend to merely hint at the devastation, more graphic depictions of the ghastly reality of famine, and modern interpretations that are heart wrenching. It is amazing how artists like Rowan Gillespie imbue a seemingly simple bronze inscription of names with such powerful emotion. He is, of course, paying tribute to the nameless thousands who were interred in mass graves and redressing the balance by affirming the human dignity implicit in one’s right to be acknowledged as a named individual. This is a story we all think we know but the Famine Museum brings it alive in such a way that one could be hearing it for the very first time; it is moving and shocking in equal measure. One leaves with a kaleidoscope of impressions: a famine that need never have happened as Ireland was exporting food in plenty, a stifling bureaucracy that considered such mundane details as the counting of empty sacks more important than recording the names of those that died , relief schemes that made no provision to pay those who worked, the heroic efforts of individuals like Dr. Daniel O’Donovan the compassion of the Choctaw Indians and the Sultan of Turkey, a populace literally reduced to rags, the mass emigration of desperate people. More than one member of the group remarked on the echoes of the Irish famine story that can be found across our world today. The guides, Zena at the Art exhibition and Terry at The Famine Story, were superlative. They ensured that the group came away with a far greater understanding of the subject matter than would otherwise have been possible. West Cork hospitality is alive and well as the society found during their day out. The Church restaurant, a former Methodist church, provided bright airy surroundings for a most enjoyable lunch while the Celtic Ross Hotel, Rosscarbery extended a warm welcome both for morning coffee and a tea-time stopover on the way home. The coming home: Art and The Great Hunger exhibition is on display in Skibbereen until October 13, 2018. It will be in An tSeaneaglais, Derry, from January 18 to March 16, 2019, before returning to America. The Famine Story in the Skibbereen Heritage Centre will close on October 30 and reopen again in March 2019. Both are well worth a visit but one should allow plenty of time if you wish to take it all in. Cashel Arts Festival Preparing for Scripture Sunday On Tuesday, October 2, Fr. Jordan O’Brien O.P. will speak on ‘The Word, preparing for God’s Word’, and on October 9, Archbishop Kieran O’Reilly’s theme is ‘Scripture: God’s Word’. All take place at 7.30pm. Our attachment to God’s Word can grow on each of these nights. So be prepared to come along. Fethard & Killusty Community Lotto The following three ‘Lucky Dip’ winners also received €50 each: Brendan Kenny, St. Patrick's Place, Fethard; Sr. Maria, Friendship Club; and Des Martin, Fr. Tirry Park, Fethard. Next week’s draw takes place on Wednesday, September 26. The Jackpot is €10,000 and the Jackpot seller’s prize is €1,000. All proceeds go towards community projects in Fethard, and we thank you for your on-going support. GAA Sports Development Lotto The next draw takes place on Friday, September 28, in Burke’s Bar at 7.30pm, when the jackpot is €20,000 and the seller's prize is €1,000. The committee of Fethard GAA/Sports Centre Development Lotto would like to thank all our supporters near and far who participate in our weekly lotto draw. The funds raised are used to promote sport in the local community. Died Recently Preparing your child for Secondary School Mathematics Photographs wanted for St. Patrick’s Place Reunion The next meeting to organise the St. Patrick’s Place Reunion later in the year will be held in the Tirry Community Centre, Barrack Street, on Tuesday night, September 25, at 8.30pm. All interested in getting involved are more than welcome to come along. The committee are very pleased with the encouragement and interest shown so far and are now interested in gathering any photographs relating to St. Patrick’s Place people and events from when the first houses were built in 1941 to the present. We have also received correspondence and photographs from overseas and would welcome any stories or information that relate to events, games, characters and families that lived in any of the houses for any period. You can also send photographs or information by Email: reunion@fethard.com Meetings will continue to be held on the last Tuesday of every month in the Tirry Community Centre and you can always help in many ways by coming along, even if you’re not from St. Patrick’s Place! As most Fethard people will have experienced a variety of situations and contact with the people from ‘The Ring’! Table Quiz for Day Care Centre Articles invited for Annual Emigrant's Newsletter 2018 Help is always needed gathering articles and photographs, indeed, one of the most time-consuming chores is trying to put captions to the photographs with correct names. Other ways people can help is interviewing, writing articles, typing or inviting others to write articles in good time for publication. The first issue of the Fethard & Killusty Emigrants' Newsletter was published by the Legion of Mary in December 1959 and is dated 'Christmas 1960'. On checking the dates of the events and deaths featured in the newsletter we discovered that they all happened in 1959 so we concluded that the Newsletter was published in December 1959 and posted in January 1960. This 'first newsletter' was discovered in a drawer by Pat Shine, formerly from Crampscastle and now living in London. Today, over fifty years later, the newsletter has grown into a full colour 200-page production and is still posted free of charge to all our emigrants living throughout the world. Fethard Faces and Places from the Past Share this page on Facebook
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Alice Leahy, Director of Services Alice Leahy Trust, will launch her memoir, ‘The Stars Are Our Only Warmth,’ in the Abymill Theatre on Thursday, October 11, at 7.30pm. Alice, formally from Annesgift, Fethard, when speaking about her new book said, “It was important that a launch should take place in Fethard, the place where I grew up and experienced all that was good about community.”
The death has occurred on Monday, September 24, 2018, of Lena (Helena) O'Brien (née Callery), 14 Kickham Street, Mullinahone, formerly The Garage, Carrick Road, Mullinahone. Lena (Helena), pre-deceased by her beautiful daughter Stasia, is much loved and adored mother, sadly missed by her heartbroken family; Josephine (Jody) Shelley, Janette Blake (Fethard), Lena (Helena) Fanning (Fethard), David O'Brien (Davy Pat), son-in-law Noel, daughter-in-law Julie, grandchildren, sister, brothers, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, relatives, neighbours and a wide circle of friends. May she Rest In Peace
