Talent surfaces at Duhallow Scór finals

EXCITING cultural talent emerged from the Kanturk Credit Union sponsored Duhallow Scór Sinsear Finals hosted in Cullen Community Centre.

Competing clubs from Boherbue, Cullen, Freemount, Cullen, Kanturk, Kilbrin, Meelin, Millstreet and St John’s participated in a mixed programme of cultural entertainment. Boherbue collected four outright wins with St. Johns to the fore on a pair of victories as Kanturk and Millstreet collected single wins.

Kanturk’s Muireann Vaughan delivered a teriffic rendition of “Fil a Rúin Ó” to win at Solo Singing, Jerry Doody (Millstreet) particiupating in his 44th season rendered a composition “The Looking Glass” to win in recitation.

Boherbue offered plenty of harmonies in their Ballad Group offering “Belfast Love” and “Cill Mhuire” before rousing tunes swayed the Instrumental Music to Boherbue. And “A Tricky Situation” allowed St. Johns get the verdict in the Novelty Act class titled Leiriú.

Duhallow Cultural Officer Liam Buckley applauded the fare on offer and commended the participating clubs on promoting cultural activity.

“We had our biggest ever number of participants for a long number of years, Scór is more relevant than ever before as a facility to proudly display a unique Irish culture through native song, storytelling, dance and music. Fittingly, Duhallow marked the 50th Anniversary of Scór with a big divisional final,” he said.

Sinéad Guiney from Newmarket compered the proceedings as Bean An Tí, thanks were extended to sponors, Kanturk Credit Union for their support.

The winners:

Figure Dancing: (1) Boherbue (Megan Courtney, Marguerite Hickey, Kate O’Sullivan, Íde Herlihy, Clíodhna Ducey, Lena Sheehan, Siobháin Fitzgerald, Beatrice Casey)

Solo Singing: (1) Muireann Vaughan (Kanturk), (2) Megan Kiely (Boherbue)

Instrumental Music: (1) Boherbue (Marie O’Gorman, Eddie Kiely); (2) Meelin (Marie Forrrest, Annemarie Lehane, Denis Lehane)

Recitation: (1) Jerry Doody (Millstreet), (2) John O’Sullivan (St. John’s),

Ballad Group: (1) Boherbue (Marie O’Gorman, Megan Kiely, Eddie Kiely, Marguerite Hickey, Grace Leader); (2) Elizabeth O’Sullivan, Marguerite Hickey, Sheila Nagle, Breeda Walsh, Marie O’Sullivan)

Leiriu: (1) St. John’s (Louise Buckley, Noreen Kelleher, John O’Sullivan, Paddy O’Keeffe); (2) Meelin (Catherine McCarthy, Chris O’Sullivan, Ted Linehan, D J O’Sullivan, Denis Lehane)

Set Dancing: (1) Boherbue (Evie Casey, Amanda O’Sullivan, Amee McCarthy, Beatrice Casey, Timothy Murphy, Eddie Kiely, Jimmy Herlihy, Christopher O’Flynn); Freemount (Edel Browne, Fiona Walsh, Deirdre Linehan, Susan Coleman, Ger Withers, Michéal Walsh, Adrian Nagle, Nicholas O’Connor)

Question Time: (1) St. John’s (Don O’Riordan, John Twomey, Michael O’Riordan), (2) Kilbrin (Donal Sheahan, Tom O’Reilly, Sean McAuliffe); (3) Cullen (Clodagh O’Connor, Emily Nagle, Gemma Nagle)

THE Duhallow winners progress to a county final in the Éire Óg GAA Pavillion, Ovens on Saturday, February 9 at 6.30pm.

St John’s Leiriu cast members John O’Sullivan, Noreen Kelleher and Paddy O’Keeffe received their winning trophies from Liam Buckley, Chairman, Duhallow Scór at the Kanturk Credit Union Scór Sinsir Finals in Cullen Community Centre. All photos by John Tarrant

The Boherbue Ballad Groupthat took victory in the Kanturk Credit Union Duhallow Scór Sinsir Final in Cullen Community Centre.

Muireann Vaughan from Kanturk was in full voice to win the solo singing category at the Kanturk Credit Union Duhallow Scór Sinsir Finals in Cullen Community Centre

Jerry Doody, Millstreet, enjoyed a win at Recitation in the Kanturk Credit Union Duhallow Scór Sinsir Finals in Cullen