MarshalstownCastledockrell
CHARITY WALK/RUN
A charity walk/run in aid of Hospice Homecare will be held on Castledockrell Wind Farm on Sunday, 20th august starting at 11.30 a.m. from John and Mary Foley’s, Knockduff. Refreshments afterwards. All support appreciated.
GAA LOTTO
Marshalstown-Castledockrell lotto results for Thursday, August 3. Winning numbers, 4, 12, 20, 27. No winner. Match-three winners, Myles Frayne, Jacinta Roche and Neasa c/o the Hollow each wins €35. Results for Thursday, August 10. Winning numbers, 16, 19, 20, 27. No winner, Match-three winners, Margaret Jordan c/o Bingo and Carol c/o the Hollow each wins €50. Next week’s draw will be held in the Community Centre on Thursday, August 17. Next week’s jackpot will be €5,650. Thanks for your continued support.
SOCIAL DANCING
The next social in Marshalstown Community Centre takes place on Friday, August 18, with music by our old friends from Offaly Brendan and Patricia Lee. Doors open 9.30 p.m. Dancing starts at 10 p.m. with tea at 11 p.m. Admission is €8 including tea. Come along and enjoy a wonderful night out where we meet old friends and make some new friends.
LEAVING CERT
The best of luck to all from our parish, who will receive the results of their Leaving Certificate during the coming week and every good wish for the future.
STORYTELLING
The next session of storytelling is in Castledockrell Hall on Thursday, August 17, at 8 p.m. All are welcome to attend storytelling so do come along and experience a lovely night’s entertainment. If you can’t attend please note that Storytelling Sessions are held monthly on the third Thursday. Refreshments served and a raffle held each night.
WEDDING BELLS
Congratulations to Kieara Courtney and David Fortune, Mary Murphy and Patrick D’Eathe and Caroline Doyle and David Webster on their recent weddings. Wishing each couples health and happiness for the future.
GET WELL
Get well wishes to all from the parish who are ill in hospitals, nursing homes, or at home at present.
CASTLEDOCKRELL CEMETERY
Following new regulations by Wexford County Council these are the guidelines for burials in Castledockrell Cemetery (and all other cemeteries owned by Wexford County Council). No burials can take place on a Sunday.
Burials on the other days – Funerals must arrive at cemetery gate by 2 p.m. which means the latest time a Funeral Mass may be celebrated is midday. For further information or any queries please contact Wexford County Council. Please note these rules do not apply to Marshalstown Cemetery.
BAPTISMS
We welcome into the Christian family babies Thomas Michael Warren and John Joseph Bolger, who were baptised recently and we congratulate their families.
FCJ CLASS REUNION
FCJ Secondary School, Bunclody class of ‘77 is holding a reunion in the Riverside Park, Hotel, Enniscorthy on Saturday, November 18. It would be appreciated if family members and friends would pass on this information. Group co-ordinator is Clare Byrne Doyle (087 4151350).
SCHOOL PROJECT
Folklore and local history material from Counties Wexford, Wicklow and Carlow have been uploaded to the National Folklore Collections free website duchas. ie the material is from schools collections which contains folklore material recorded by pupils between 1937 and 1939. It consists of more than half a million pages of handwritten stories and reports noted by some 50,000 primary school children across the 26 counties.
Included in this material are many gems of local interest written by pupils from 11 to 14 years from Castledockrell NS, Marshalstown NS and Monart NS. It gives an interesting insight of the parish in times past and has the names of the children who wrote the stories and their teachers. The website is duchas.ie.