The Centre has been in constant use during the indoor season, now drawing to a close. Activities sited in the Centre include basketball and badminton, both underage and adult. It is widely used for indoor soccer. It is also the location for the highly successful Annual Claregalway Drama Festival, which unfortunately had to be cancelled… Read more »
Monthly Archives: May 2001
Junior Badminton Our Community games team is through to the Connacht Finals on July 21st to be held in Roscommon. The Team members are: Niall Farrell & Catherine Fleming, Gerard Kirrane & Maria Griffin, Ian Steven & Nicola Newell, Steven Keane & Orla Fahy and Padraig Hanley. Congratulations to our 8 club members who completed first level coaching course on… Read more »
May is a month where temperatures rises and day length moves towards maximum, with this comes a great burst of growth which is relatively late this year. A word of warning for this month on two fronts—one is to be wary of late frosts, so cover or bring in all the annuals/summer bedding that have been… Read more »
With the price of property increasing each day and accommodation becoming scarcer, people have to adjust to living in small spaces. With a little imagination and careful planning there is no reason why a small room or house cannot be made attractive and comfortable to live in as a large one. Before you make any… Read more »
The Work of a Nurse There is a great variety of work in the field of nursing and interested persons have a wide choice. The Nurse’s primary function is the care of the sick, the aged and the infirm, either in general or specialised hospitals, or in their homes under the Public Health Service, bringing… Read more »
Congratulations and best wishes to Caroline Roche, Knockdoemore who got married to Gerry Commins, Bawnmore on the 21st April. Congratulations also to Marie Lohan, Cregboy who wed John Garry on the 21st April. Congratulations to Richard Donovan, Cahergowan, who wed Paula Butler, The Neale, Co. Mayo on the 4th May. Welcome also to your new… Read more »
There are several stories about how this month was named. According to one story, May was named for Maia, the Roman goddess of spring and growth (seen above on an amphora painted in 500BC). Another story has it that may is short for majores, a Latin word that means older men. Some people think that… Read more »
I felt a cleaving in my mind, As if my brain had split I tried to match it—seam by seam But could not make them fit The thought behind I strove to join Onto the thought before But sequence revelled out of sound Like balls—upon a floor Emily Dickenson 1864 Aims ADD/ADHD among the general… Read more »
The amount contributed in the monthly envelopes during the month of April was £11,145 bringing the total amount contributed in the six months since fundraising began last November to £60,915. The April total includes very generous unsolicited donations amounting to £1,090 from businesses and individuals within the parish and outside the parish. The members of… Read more »
On the 11th of April 2001, a very successful meeting was held at the Carnmore Community Centre. The objective of the meeting was to notify the Claregalway Parish about the advertised Green Area Pilot Project. People from the two main areas, Claregalway and Carnmore, were invited. Rosaleen Fox chaired the meeting and Noel Grealish our… Read more »