Camolin

PARISH HOMECOMING

The Camolin Parish Homecoming will take place on the weekend of Friday, July 6, to Sunday, July 8.

The official launch will commence on Friday evening the sixth at 7 p.m. with Mass celebrated by Bishop Denis Brennan at the church Of the Immaculate Conception, Camolin. This will be concelebrated with priests of the parish, priests who served in the parish and priests who were born in the parish.

Immediately afterwards the Camolin NS Past Pupil’s reunion will be held in the Parish Hall. All pupils who attended the ‘ OLD SCHOOL’ are encouraged to attend and are very welcome. This is a wonderful opportunity for people to catch up with pals you haven’t seen in a long while. There will also be a Photographic display and some light refreshments on the night. More to follow.

On Saturday the seventh we begin at 9 a.m. with an early morning bus tour to nearby locations associated with the 1798 rebellion. Sites include the Fr Murphy Centre Boolavogue, and Ballymore Historic Features.

Also on Saturday morning 10 a.m. Camolin Celtic FC and St Patrick’s GAA Club have kindly offered to facilitate a ‘Kids Novelty Sports Day Event’ The best part is that all you have to do is show up with your children, grandchildren, nieces or nephews and the rest will be taken care of. Activities include all the classics: egg and spoon races, three legged races, sack races, wheelbarrow races, hopscotch, skipping etc.

Afternoon events will begin at 2 p.m. with the unveiling of a ‘Wall Plaque’ at Camolin post office to the memory of Camolin native Michael O’Loughlin ‘ HERO OF SEA DISASTER’ who went down on the SS Vestris, off the Virginia coast in November 1928.

This will be followed by an ‘unveiling and blessing’ of a 1798 Memorial in memory of those who took part and lost their lives during the 1798 Uprising. Proceedings commence at 3 p.m. at the GAA/Soccer Grounds with a Rebellion Re-enactment between the Rebels and Redcoats featuring Enniscorthy Historical Re-enactment society, who will add a uniqueness and entertaining element to this event. Pike-Men and Redcoats will then assemble and march along the street of Camolin to the 1798 memorial adjacent to the present 1916 memorial. The Organisation of National Ex-servicemen, and the United Nations Veterans will be in attendance.

Saturday evening 8 p.m. Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann’s ‘SEISIÚN’ featuring Celtic Roots – A night of dancing, singing, trad-music and storytelling.

Sunday, July 8; activities commence at 2 p.m. with the annual patron and blessing of the graves. This will be followed immediately by a Medieval Fair featuring the ‘Deise Medieval’ group bringing to life the crafts and skills of the early to mid medieval period. The fair comprising a tented village with various stalls where people can handle and try on weapons and armour. Demonstrations of weaving, spinning, cooking, daily life and other crafts in Medieval times and chat to the re-enactors as they go about their business. Also fight demonstrations and a display of how the various weapons are used.

Sunday evening will commence at 7 p.m. with ‘Traditional Sunday Evening Devotions, which will be offered for present and former members of Camolin Parish.

At 8 p.m. in Camolin Hall ‘The Tinker’s Wedding’ performed by the Ballyoughter Drama Group and directed by Jimmy Kavanagh, is a play by the Irish playwright J. M Synge, whose main characters – as the title suggests – are Irish Tinkers. It is set on a roadside near a chapel in rural Ireland and premiered November 11, 1909.

Visit our Facebook Group ‘Camolin Parish Homecoming’ for additional info on events and timings etc.

GAA LOTTO

There was no winner of last week’s jackpot; winning numbers were 6, 9, 18 and 28; Stephen Kavanagh matched three numbers to win €200.