THE ARCHIVES
Memories from days gone by
Sheila Murray takes onroleofPeginSt Mary’sdramaclass Feb 1953
On Sunday and Monday week, 22nd and 23rd February, St. Mary’s Drama Class, Drogneda, will present the famous three act comedy by J. Hartley Manners, “Peg O’ My Heart,” in the Whitworth Hall. This class, under the able guidance of Rev. J. Bird, C.C., has provided much good entertainment since it was re-formed a few years ago, and their initial high standard has been maintained in subsequent productions.
There is therefore, every reason to be confident that with this latest effort, they will enhance their reputation, and justify the big following they have won.
“Peg o’ My Heart” is an old but still exceedingly popular play. It was first produced in Los Angeles in May, 1912. It later met with record-breaking successes in other parts of the United States and Canada, London, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, India, Holland, etc.
CAST. The cast wil be as follows—Jerry (Michael Wall); Alaric (Barry Behan); Hawkes (Tom Behan); JBrent (Joe Byrne); Jarvis (John Holly); Mrs. Chichester (Peggy McLoughlin); Ethel (Kit O’Connell, a newcomer to the Group); Bennett (Nora Clinton) ; Peg (Sheila Murray).
DroghedaYMCA cricket club beaten June 1940
Drogheda Y.M.CA. cricket club were knocked out of the Junior Cup competition on Saturday in the second round by Raheny II at Drogheda.
The Drogheda side batted first and all failed badly except G. Miller (10) and they were all out for 30. The wicket was poor and the Raheny bowlers, Shaw and Jones, got good assistance from it.
The Y.M. set to field and had an almost impossible task to get the side out for less than 30 but they never lost hope. McGowan and Somerville opened the bowling and the former got the first wicket at 8 ; the next did not fall till 21 was on the board, and then the next 5 wickets fell for a few, leaving Raheny 26 for 7, but their eighth pair brought the score to 31 before a wicket fell. This was the Y.M’s second defeat in ten games this season. The bowling figures were : McGowan 3 for 9 in 9 overs, 4 maidens ; G. Somerville 3 for 18 in 9 overs, 2 maidens, and Ford 1 for 4 in 2 overs. W. Deane kept kicket in his usual fine way and there was not one bye.
Where are ministers andsenatorsasked JohnnyConnor June 1982
DROGHEDA Fianna Fail Alderman Johnny Connor this week launched an unprecedented attack on the party leadership for persistently ignoring Louth in terms of Ministerial and Senate appointments.
And the furious 56-year old local businessman publicly disclosed for the first time that he stood down last February to allow party colleague and former Minister Padraig Faulkner a free election run in South Louth.
Alderman Connor, who polled almost 5,000 first preference votes in the June ‘81 general election, expressed his anger at being excluded from the Taoiseach’s personal list of Senate nominations.
“I must confess that I was extremely disappointed particularly when one considers how close I came to being elected to the Dail” he said.
‘PontanaStar’ran aground Feb 1953
The grounding of the Drogbeda pilot launch, “Pontana Star,” on January 31st, was explained to Drogheda Harbour Commissioners, on Tuesday, by harbour Master, Mr. J. J. McDonnell.
Mr. McDonnell said “The Star” was out on service from 9 o’clock on the morning of the 31st. It was blowing very bad when she went to attend “The Carpo “at 11.45 and they could not get the pilot aboard. The engine failed.
The launch, he added, was on the bar on an anchor. She was dragging and eventually got ashore on the South Bull at 4.30 . Because of the weather they could not get her off on Saturday night. On Sunday he got a crew aboard her and towed her in with the port launch,
In reply to a question, the Harbour Master said the cause of the engine failure was a bit of rubber or a bit of dirt in one of the jets. It was very slight.
Ald. L. J. Walsh, T.D. (chairman)—It might be slight but they should be more careful.
In reply to the chairman, the Haroour Master said the gauze which cleaned the petrol was locked. He added that tne launch was aground for 24 hours but that the crew was able to walk ashore after six hours.
The chairman said that there should be a report from the pilot for record purposes. They should not allow such incidents to pass unnoticed. He proposed that the Harbour Master ask for a report from the pilot.
Mr. M. Connolly seconded and thought it was only right that they should have such a report.
Chairman —’ It is not an ass and cart they are driving down the road. It might well have led to the blocking of the channel.’
TonesseeoffOwen Roe sin Junior semi final June 1940
By defeating Owen Roes at Athletic Grounds on Sunday last, Wolfe Tones qualified for the semi-final of the Louth Junior Championship which will be played off shortly. Against the Roes,
Wolfe Tones displayed a slight superiority over their opponents and on the run of the play were deserving winners. It wasn’t what one might term a thrilling game, although at times the play did reach a high standard.
Wolfe Tones at present possess a very promising selection and we expect them in so far as the Championship is concerned, to bring home the honours this year.
The question is still being asked—What happened the Roes ? It is hard to explain exactly what was the matter, as individually they were good, but as a team they lacked that “understanding-amongthemselves “and sound co-operation which are all so essential and vital when up against a team so clever as the opposition in this case.
The centre-field pair, J. Coyle and P. Dunne were exceptionally good, but their efforts were generally brought to no advantage by their forward line. In defence Tones were masterly, especially their halfback line and it was the almost impregnability of the latter pitted against a mediocre set of forwards which accounted for their clear-cut victory of ten points. Oftimes the Owen Roes’ attempts at scoring were rather crude.
The game, despite the vast difference in the final scores, was an evenly contested affair. In the first half things looked bad enough but in the later stages play brightened up considerably and the fairly big crowd was treated to good clean football characteristic of both teams. Fifteen minutes from the long whistle, Owen Roes, who were many points in arrears, made a gallant effort to pull the game out of the fire, but the odds were overwhelming. Coyle, P. Dunne, J. Dunne, D. Kelly and McVeigh, were best for the losers.
A feature of the game was the splendid display by D. Fox for the Tones. On the resumption of the second half he clinched the issue, when from a combined movement by Gray and Tinley, he found the ball 35 yards out, beat two men and crashed it into the net for one of the finest goals seen for a long time in Drogheda. Thornton, Kelly and Fay also played well for the Tones. Mr. L. Coogan was an efficient referee.