Enniskerry
CURTLESTOWN CEMETERY
work continues on cleaning of graves at graveyard on Wednesdays from 7 p.m. your help is appreciated.
MARY REID R.I.P.
The death took place on Friday last of Mary Reid, who lived with her husband Tommy on Kilgarron Hill. Mary was well known for singing and guitar for many years she competed at Scor competitions, writing her song ‘Enniskerry’. She is survived by Tommy and daughter Sinéad and her family. Funeral takes place today Wednesday.
THANKS
Thanks to many people who pedalled for Pieta in a fundriaser organised by Enniskerry GAA the turnout was the biggest to date so well done.
DARTS AGM
The Powerscourt Arms Dart team will be holding their AGM next month. Chair. Joe Walsh expects a big turnout. New pitchers will be welcomed.
GAA ACTION
Enniskerry Junior footballers start their first round in the County Championship with a home game against Arklow Ballmoney on Thursday the 26th in Pairc na Sillogue. Hopefully it will start with a win.
ROAD WORKS
The resurfacing of part of Enniskerry to Glencree has concluded. Hopefully the clean-up will get under way soon.
PEDAL FUNDRAISER
A Stationary Pedal to raise funds for the soccer club will take place in the village over the August bank holiday weekend more details to follow.
POWERSCOURT/KILBRIDE
Powerscourt Tomorrow (Thursday): 10.30 a.m. – Holy Communion in Powerscourt Church.
Services of Worship in Powerscourt for Sunday, July 15 – Trinity Seven: 8.30 a.m. – Holy Communion One (Said); 11.30 a.m. – Holy Communion Two; 1 p.m. – Church Lunch in the Powerscourt Arms Hotel.
Daily Prayer and Open Church: Daily prayer is offered at midday and 5 p.m. and the church will be open for prayer and reflection between those hours every day till September.
Services of Worship in Kilbride for Sunday, July 15 – Trinity Seven: 10 a.m. – Holy Communion One.
Car boot sale: The fourth of these, in aid of Powerscourt parish funds, takes place on Saturday, July 28, in Powerscourt Church Paddock from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For further information contact Robert Allison at 086 3815151.
ST MARY’S CHURCH
Sacrament of Reconciliation – Confessions are held in St Mary’s after 10.15 a.m. Mass on Saturday morning.
Exposition of Blessed Sacrament: Takes place after the 10.15 a.m. Prayer Service each Friday morning in St Mary’s.
Annual Blessing of graves – 2018: St Mochonog’s, Kilmacanogue, on Sunday, August 19, at 3 p.m.; St Kevin’s, Glencree, on Sunday, September 2, at 9.30 a.m.; and St Patrick’s, Curtlestown on Sunday, September 2, at 3 p.m.
Members of Enniskerry Parish Pastoral Council: Fr Bernard Kennedy – president), John Welsby – chairperson, Sally Phalan, Kathleen Manning, Ottolie Dwyer, Celia Flynn, Mairead Murphy, Tom Coleman, Carmel McElroy, and Herman Van Den Berg.
Thank You: The Wicklow Hospice is very grateful to all the parishioners of Enniskerry and Curtlestown. €945.06 was raised at the June church gate collection. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
On behalf of the many communities and families which benefit from your support, TRÓCAIRE would like to thank the people of Enniskerry for their most generous contribution of €460 to their annual collection.
Our Lady’s Island Pilgrimage: Takes place on Wednesday, August 15, bus will leave village at 11 a.m. and return approximately 10.30 p.m. Stop for dinner on way home. Please contact parish office.
The Rosary: Will be recited each morning at Our Lady’s Grotto in St Mary’s for the month of July and will commence at 9.55 a.m. before 10.15 a.m. Mass/Prayer Service.
Legion of Mary – Kilmacanogue Presidium: Meet at 11.30 a.m. every Tuesday in the sacristy of St Mochonog’s. New members are most welcome. Group recite the Rosary on the first Saturday of each month at midday at the Grotto in the church grounds. Click on the link legionofmary.ie and amp;data= to view website.
HISTORY SOCIETY
Meetings of the Enniskerry History Society have now concluded and will resume in October when the autumn 2018 programme will take place, and planning on this is currently under way.
Events of interest for members are today’s (Wednesday) 1.15 p.m. Free 45-minute lecture by Dr Hilary Pyle, leading expert on the life and work of Jack B Yeats, on ‘J.B Yeats and the Circus’ focussing about his interest in the circus and his portrayal of scenes of spectacle, in the lecture theatre of the National Gallery of Ireland, Clare Street. Dublin two, and Saturdays 1.30 p.m. Blessing of the graves in the Famine Cemetery at the back of St Columcille’s Hospital, Loughlinstown, Co. Dublin, at which prayers will be said for all those who died during the workhouse era. Articles featured in the current Spring/summer Articles featured in this issue of the Dublin Historical Record, which has as a common theme the wider world of Dublin’s industrial business and economic life, include ‘Around the Town’ by Dr Séamas Ó Maitiú; ‘The Leading Manufacturing Firms in 1920s Dublin’ by (Professor) Frank Barry; ‘Dublin’s precious relic recovered’ recalls the recovery of the heart of St Lawrence O’Toole stolen from Christchurch Cathedral, Dublin, in 2012; ‘The lost village of Milltown and its houses’ by Patrick Salmon; ‘Buried in the archives: A history of Dublin undertakers and their records from the late eighteenth century to the present’ by Lisa Marie Griffith and Ciarán Wallace; ‘A Huguenot in late seventeenth century Dublin: the world of David Cossart and his family’ by (Professor) Raymond Gillespie; ‘So Many Sweet Flowers: From Clontarf to Killiney – Watson’s Nurseries 1882 – 1967’ by Bernardine Ruddy; ‘Three Whiskies and a Coffey’ by Kurt Kullmann; ‘World War one servicemen from Capel Street, Dublin’ by Clare Beausang; ‘Pre-Famine Dublin: A Calamity Waiting to Happen?’ by Vincent Ruddy; ‘The Friar’s Walk, Tallaght’ by Tomás Maher; ‘The case of the Fenian Joe Poole’ by Robert Delaney; and Book Notices and Reviews. Copies of this issue of the Dublin Historical Record can be ordered from the Old Dublin Society by emailing: olddublinsociety@gmail.com. Information on the Enniskerry His- tory Society available from John Callan at 01 2867853.
ENNISKERRY LIBRARY
Opening hours for the library are – Tuesday and Friday: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. to 8.30 p.m., and Saturday: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. New members to the library are always very welcome. Please phone 01 2864339 for further information or to renew books.
MEALS ON WHEELS
The Meals on Wheels service which operates in Enniskerry and Kilmacanogue, delivers hot meals every Tuesday and Thursday to older people in their homes. It’s an opportunity to connect with the community and provide a hot meal and social contact call to older people in the area. We are looking for volunteer drivers who can give up two or three hours twice a month to facilitate this much needed service. Interested volunteers should contact Maoiliosa Kelly at 086 8322466 for further information.
WALKING ASSOCIATION
The Enniskerry Walking Association was formed in 2004 to protect traditional walking routes in the area and to promote walking for recreation, for health, as a safe alternative to car use, and to help us all to learn more about our locality.
Our popular Tuesday evening walks usually meet at the Spar in Enniskerry at 7 p.m. Saturday walks meet at 1.30 p.m. All, who are interested, adults or children, are most welcome. Walks vary in length but most last between one-and-a half and two-and-ahalf hours; some (but not all) involve a bit of climbing.
Please wear appropriate warm and rain-proof clothing, and proper walking boots for the occasional muddy or rocky track. In the interests of walker’s comfort and safety participants are asked to respect the directions of the walk leader and stay between the leader and the anchor person.
This coming Tuesdays walk is: Curtlestown to Prince William’s Seat – 2.5 hours duration. Meet