Blackwater

GAA CLUB NEWS

The under-20 footballers will play St Anne’s in the first round of the championship on February 17 at home at 2 p.m. The second round will be played the following Saturday also at 2 p.m. at home against the volunteers. This is a new competition with the lads playing in Division 3 which has been divided into two groups. The lads will also play Rathgarogue-Cushinstown. Every team qualifies for the quarter final where depending on their final group placings, will play teams from the opposite group.

The lotto jackpot of €15,000 was not won in last Mondays draw. The lucky-dip winners were Grace Dunbarr, Pauric O’Toole, Pauline Hamilton, Anna and Sami Blake, and Ellen Ormonde. Nancy Hamilton won the sellers prize. Next draw is next Monday night, make sure and get your ticket.

It has been proposed that the under-17 hurlers will play in Premier B this year alongside Shelmaliers, Rathgarogue-Cushinstown, and Glynn-Barntown. The under-17 footballers will play in Roinn one (B) alongside Castletown, Glynn-Barntown, Cloughbawn, Ferns, Ballyhogue, St Patrick’s and Crossabeg-Ballymurn.

This week 90 years ago in the Wexford People, an article described what watching the great Blackwater teams of the 1890s was like. The sports journalist describes it as ‘A fancy display required elbow room and a Blackwater player was such a tenacious stickler that he gave no scope for the gallery experts of the game. They played with a grit and determination as to inspire awe and it was only when they met a side equally determined as themselves and with the power to put the qualities into effect could Blackwater the famous hurling parish be subdued.’.

TIDY TOWNS AGM

The AGM of Blackwater Tidy Town will take place on Thursday, February 15, at 7 p.m. in the function room of Levers Bar. All welcome and your support would be appreciated.

YOUR NEWS

If anyone has notices or items of local interest to be put into the paper please email blackwaternotes@gmail.com on the Thursday before publication.