It’s a dreary stormy winter night With a watery ghostly moon, And angry flashes of dark and light, On the wind from Cahernahoon. The castle stands against the gale Now a shrieking howling moan, Sinister and eerie its whistling wail Over the fields of Cahernahoon. The ruin gives barely a tremble In answer to the… Read more »
Posts By: Emmet Farrell
Best Practice in Milking Course at FRS Training
2 Day Course FETAC/QQI Certified. Download the flyer here. About the Best Practice in Milking Course This programme is developed in conjunction with the expertise of Teagasc, AHI (Animal Health Ireland) and FRS Network (Farm Relief Services). The programme is designed to develop your skills as a milker to ensure that all cows are milked effectively and efficiently. This course is… Read more »
Claregalway Ladies GAA August 2014 Notes
The Connaught Comórtas Sevens were held in Claregalway last Sunday. In the Senior Competition Teams withdrew which left only a Final between Bhaile Chláir and An Fhairche, which Claregalway won on a score of 4–15 to 3–2. Liam Costigan president of the Connaught ladies presented the beautiful TG4 sponsored Galway Crystal trophies to both Teams…. Read more »
Claregalway GAA Club August 2014 Notes
The Intermediates crashed out of this year’s championship to Corofin last Saturday evening in a sun drenched Pearse Stadium on a scoreline of 1–10 to 0–12 to Corofin. In a game we controlled all along, we had our hearts broken at the death when substitute James Farragher scored a last second goal which proved to… Read more »
Launch of 24th Annual Claregalway Agricultural Show
The launch of the 24th Claregalway Agricultural Show took place in the Arches Hotel, Claregalway on Friday August 1st. Since 1991 when the first Claregalway Agricultural Show took place, it has gone from strength to strength and at this year’s launch, Chairperson Val Noone said that the constant improvements have made it one of the… Read more »
The Eleventh Hour
Just the other day, an anniversary passed by me that went unnoticed. It was August 8th—when I moved back home to Galway —six long years ago. So much has happened in that short period of time, but what struck me as odd was that it went by unnoticed. I lived in America for fifteen years and not… Read more »
Clare River Harriers 10K Road Race / Fun Run / Walk
The Clare River Harriers 27th Annual 10K Road Race/Fun Run/Walk is on Saturday 23rd of August at 6pm. Entry fee is €20, with €5 from each entry fee going to Galway Hospice. There will also be a t-shirt for all entries. Race pack pick-up and late entries (taken up to 5.30pm) at the Community Centre, Claregalway. Or enter… Read more »
The Benefits of Eating More Fibre
Fibre should play an important part in any healthy, balanced diet, yet many of us don’t eat as much as we should. It helps to manage our appetite as it keeps us feeling full but while we should eat at least 18g a day, we in Ireland eat on average only 14g. Fibre or roughage as it’s… Read more »
Information on Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is the name of a common type of irregular heart beat condition. It is a very common condition, and is estimated to affect 5% of people at the age of 70. In atrial fibrillation the normal regular rhythmic activity of the heart becomes erratic and chaotic, and the heart cannot pump blood as… Read more »
So Where Was I When I Left Off?
The following is Declan Varley’s riveting account of his recent illness. So good to have you back again Declan and continued good health to you. No doubt you will have a best seller book out in the near future! Where have I been for the last four months? April 14th, my birthday. I’d had manflu… Read more »
Claregalway GAA Club July 2014 Updates
Our U11 Boys were out in force to support the Galway seniors last Saturday against Tipperary in the Round 4A football qualifier. Like the Galway team our U11s won their game earlier in the day with a victory over Garrycastle of Athlone. In U16 boys, congratulations to Shane Moylan, Barry Goldrick and Cillín Green who… Read more »
GIY (Grow It Yourself) August 2014
It’s hard to fathom, but it’s already August and the seed-sowing year is almost over—this month is the last opportunity to sow seeds and marks the end of seven months of fairly intense seed sowing activity that started way back in the dreary days of February. May and June were the busiest seed sowing months,… Read more »