Claregalway Cross Country The County Galway Cross Country was at 2pm in Renmore on the 26th of September, 2000. Both teams trained very hard to get into the Championship. The Girls ran in the first race, the boys in the second. The boys finished in fourth place by five points (so close) and the girls… Read more »
Yearly Archives: 2000
Carnmore Senior Hurlers bowed out of the Senior Championship race at a wet and windy Athenry pitch on Sunday afternoon, 1st October having won all their group matches, they went on to beat Castlegar in the quarter final and faced All Ireland Club champions, Athenry, in the semi-final. Athenry’s strength and ability proved too dominant… Read more »
Claregalway Skin Care & Aromatherapy Clinic, Claregalway Lavender oil is the most popular of all the essential oils. The French have long been familiar with the benefits of Lavender, and it is to France that one must look for the first scientific reports on the clinic use of Lavender. During the first world war, applications… Read more »
On Friday night the 8th of September the Carnmore Community Centre and Carnmore Hurling Club jointly launched the Carnmore website and the hurling club’s supporters gear in Grealish’s lounge. A large crowd turned out for what proved to be a very enteraining night as a number of guest speakers spoke eloquently about the website and… Read more »
Wedding congratulations to Geraldine Fahy, Lydican and Paul McHugh, Belclare, married on the 2nd September. Congratulations also to Martin Flaherty, Cahergowan who wed Breda Waldron, Corrib Park on the 2nd September. Congratulations to Orla Qualter, Knockdoe and Michael Corcoran, The Claddagh, who got married on the 23rd September. Best wishes also to Louise Higgins, Lydican… Read more »
Characteristics of Dyslexia: History of delay in speaking or pronunciation difficulties Oral language errors (eg. spoonerisms, malapropisms) Difficulty learning and/or recalling letters and/or sounds Letter, number and/or whole-word reversals Difficulty learning or recalling words for reading and writing Transposing or omitting letters or syllables in reading and/or spelling Fine motor co-ordination problems (tying laces, gripping… Read more »
Conneely Furniture Ltd. is located in Carnmore, on the main Monivea road. It was formed after two brothers—David and Sean Conneely—graduated from the prestigious Furniture College in Letterfrack, with National Certificates in Fine Furniture and Design. This background together with vast experience working both at home and abroad, provided the brothers with the necessary skills… Read more »
“I wander’d lonely as a cloud, that floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, a host of golden daffodils”. If like Wordsworth you want to see daffodils this spring, don’t forget to plant them this Autumn! Now is the time for planting spring bulbs and there is… Read more »
Two plays, a meal and lashings of wine and all in the space of four hours and the likes of it would not be had in the West End, but it will be on offer in Carnmore this month when Compántas Lir stage their annual supper theatre. For just £7.50 the patrons who have flocked… Read more »
25th Anniversary of Claregalway Church Bishop Michael Browne opened and dedicated this church on 15th August, assisted by Canon Callanan P.P. It is octagonal in shape and was designed by Fred Browne of Robinson, Keefe & Devane, Dublin, and the builder was J.J. Rhatigan from Milltown. The total cost, including fees and furnishings, was £132,000…. Read more »
Using stencilling as a decorating feature Stencilling like marbling and wood graining is a technique that dates from antiquity. There are examples of it on surfaces of domestic houses to painted tombs. Its popularity had waned in Europe until recent years, due to the use of wallpapers and also its overuse in the late Victorian… Read more »
Local Badminton star, Christopher Keane kindly agreed (with just a little pressure) to write an account for the Nuacht Chláir about his recent trip to South Africa. This was certainly an experience and achievement, that must stand out as something extra special. Not many local youngsters would have had such an opportunity, which resulted from… Read more »