Claregalway Basketball Club’s season began back in September and has now finished since April. The year was very busy across all the age groups. Thanks to everyone—committee members, coaches, assistant coaches, team managers and parents—who assisted with the running of the club during the year. Your support is invaluable and greatly appreciated. Thanks to all those… Read more »
Posts By: Emmet Farrell
The Dead Docks
Dark is the night and the moon asleep In an empty dock it’s a lonely beat, Eerily quiet the abandoned quay With an icy wind that has no lee. The cranes are silent all ships long gone, No one seeing passengers off or on, No more boat trains with passengers full, No famous liners with… Read more »
Bawnmore NS Visits Claregalway Castle
On Tuesday the 21st of April, 3rd and 4th class went to Claregalway Castle. Our tour guides Chris and Mike brought us around the castle and told us a lot of facts about the castle. They told us the Burkes built the castle in the 1400’s, they also owned it. It took them thirty years to… Read more »
Spanish Foreign Exchange In Claregalway
The excitement all started on Wednesday the 18th of March. We were all eager to meet our Spanish host brothers and sisters that we had been contacting since we found out about the exchange. We had laid out a table of snacks and drinks for the students, since we assumed they would be hungry after… Read more »
Coláiste Bhaile Chláir April 2015 News
The Parents Association of Coláiste Bhaile Chláir have organised A Night at the Dogs on Saturday May 9th in Galway Greyhound Stadium. It is hoped to raise funds for additional sporting facilities to accompany the new school building and for additional equipment to use as part of the schools STEM programme. Tickets are €10 per adult…. Read more »
Féile Naomh Pádhraic Baile Chláir 2015
After years of ‘we should do something’; ‘Claregalway should have its own’; ‘it’d be only right to do it ourselves’—it was eventually done. A hard working and dedicated committee of Claregalwegians finally took the initiative and organised a festival to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in our village. Many challenges had to be overcome and obstacles… Read more »
‘Twice as Nice’ Fundraiser for Knockdoemore Park
Please note registration is on this Sunday at Cairde Mór, Knockdoemore Park, from 10am ’til 12 noon. We will also be having a competition on the Valerie Hughes, Galway Bay FM Saturday Show next Saturday 18th of April, in advance of the Twice as Nice fundraiser on Sunday. There will be a phone-in competition and the winner will… Read more »
Spring Has Sprung… Time to Add Some Colour to Our Wardrobe!
Welcome to the first part of Fashion & All Things Beautiful in Claregalway. There are so many beautiful things in Claregalway it was hard to know where to start. I visited Chez Val run by Valerie Totman to view the latest collection of clothing from Captain Tortue a French clothing label, a comfortable, trendy, original… Read more »
Enjoy Chocolate and Lose Weight This Easter
Most people who want to lose weight think they have to avoid chocolate temptations but slimmers at the Claregalway and Renmore Slimming World group know there is no need to turn the Easter bunny away. In fact, Slimming World Consultant Mary Hughes, says members are encouraged to enjoy a little of what they fancy as… Read more »
‘The Wolf’ by Uisce De Burca
Jade stopped and through her tears she saw a wolf, majestic and regal looking. Jade thought that she ought to be scared but something about The Wolf made her feel safe. “Hello,” she breathed quietly, not wanting to scare The Wolf, as soon as the thought crossed her mind she thought how silly it was,… Read more »
GIY (Grow It Yourself) April 2015
A few months ago, I was giving a talk about growing things (as you do) to a GIY group and was discussing the growing of spuds when a woman put up her hand to comment. She told us about a tradition in her family when the first new spuds of the season were being harvested…. Read more »
The Farbrega
Who is the man in the corn we’d ask, Why is he so forlorn sad and alone, Then granddad used to take us to task Saying, “because the seeds are all sown”. His task is to scare the crows away Who steal the newly sown seed, And works so hard all hours of the day… Read more »