Ardee/Collon
THE DAY A LORRY CRASHED INTO COLLON HOMES
A story from 30 years ago and I wonder has road safety in Collon really improved since then:
Two elderly Collon neighbours were shocked after a lorry crashed into their homes in the early hours of a Monday morning.
Sixty-year-old Jim Shevlin and Alice Gogarty, in her late 50’s, were awakened at around 7 o’clock when the out-of-control lorry spun off the Ardee Road and smashed into the houses.
Mr. Shevlin, who is President of the Collon Development Association, said the crash proved the need for a means of slowing down the traffíc passing through the village.
Mr. Shevlin told the Drogheda Independent that he was dozing in bed when he heard “a desperate crash of glass and saw a flash of lights” at about 7 o’clock in the morning. He jumped out of his bed and went out to see the lorry driver getting out. “I looked at the front of my house and saw it was ploughed out of it and the whole thing was in bits.”
Such was the ferocity of the bang that the front door was knocked off its hinges and ended up against the back door at the opposite end of the hallway.
Windows were smashed, lumps of concrete displaced and rain chutes left dangling. Mr. Shevlin, who was only six weeks old when his family moved into the house in the early 1930’s, said he had never received such a fright. He lived alone in thc house.’
MATTOCK LOTTO
Numbers drawn were 8, 24, 28, & 32. This week’s Jackpot was not won and there were 3 Match 3 Winners, Michael Englishby, Roisin Roche and Phyllis Englishby.
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ROB STRONG IN HAMILLS
A true legend in the Irish music scene - Mr Rob Strong comes to Ardee on Sunday May 31. He is due to play Hamills on Bridge Street.
JOHN MITCHELS SCOR
We know there’s lots of talent in our club so maybe you would be interested in representing the John M’s in the Louth Scór.. maybe you would like to try the table quiz (teams consist of 4 people) and you are required to be over 17 years old (as this is for the Scór Sinsir) so that means it is open to senior players or non playing members. A great opportunity to represent your club.
Louth Scór evening is on Wed 26th Feb in Naomh Martin Hall and the evening starts of with the Table quiz at 8pm. The other categories are: Recitation/ Storytelling, Ceili dancing
Set dancing, Ballad group, Instrumental
Music, Solo singing. If you would like more details contact the John Mitchels Irish Language and Cultural Officer Kevin Gallagher.
BLESSING OF THE GRAVES 2020
Stickillen Sun 24th May Shanlis Sun 2nd August Ballapousta Sun 14th June Smarmore Sun 30th August Kildemock Sun 28th June Collon Sun 6th September Mapestown Sun 12th July Old St Mary’s Sun 6th September.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
Ballapousta
25th
Ardee - Saturday May 2nd Tallanstown - May 9th Confirmation;
Ardee - Sunday May 24th Tallanstown - Tuesday May 19th. -
Saturday
April
SCORAIOCHT IN DROICHEAD
Scoraíocht Lann Léire, founded in 1974 are based in their own Céilí house in Dunleer.
Their ethos is to promote and continue the Culture, Traditions and Language of Ireland through music and song. On Friday March 20th, they stage a concert in the Droichead Arts Centre which will include performances from Scoraíocht students, teachers and members under the Musical Directorship of Rose Downes.
Tickets are €10 and €8. From January 2020, all in person/ phone bookings will be subject to a €1 booking charge per ticket. Free online booking.