BAILE ‘N SCEILG

50/50 CLUB DRAW

Result from Monday 23rd January in Caitin’s Bar - Winner: Kevin Keating €638. Next Draw Monday 30th January in Tig Rosie. Thanks to all who have bought tickets. Weekly & Yearly tickets available from all Club officers.

A CHANCE TO DANCE

Your chance to learn to waltz, Foxtrot, Quickstep at the Ionad Pobail Ballinskelligs, Commencing on Thursday 2nd Feb 2017 at 8.00pm. Both beginners and advanced dancers welcome Contact 087 6744496 or ring The Ballinskelligs Community Centre at 066 9479111.

GATHERING OF KING CLAN

A gathering of the King Clan will happen here in Ballinskelligs over the June Bank Holiday, from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th June 2017. Coiste Forbartha na Sceilge are assisting the Gathering in helping to identify local King Families or those who have descended from King Families. If yourself surname is King or are a King descendent or would like to get involved in the Gathering in some way, please contact the Hall Pobail at 066 9479111 for details.

BORD NA NÓG RESULTS

The St Michaels Bord Na nÓg lotto results are: 27.01.2017 €40 James Goggin, Ballinskelligs. €20 Séan O Dalaigh, Alleghemore, Ballinskelligs. Thank you all for your support. If interested in joining please contact Dessy on 087 6792636.

CHIROPODIST

The Chiropodist will be in Ballinskelligs Community Centre on Thursday, 2nd of February.

COMMEMORATIVE DVD

A DVD is now for sale in Iveragh shops of the ceremonies of the 30th October in Waterville, where Heritage Iveragh commemorated the loss of Iveragh and Danish men in Ballinskelligs Bay in 1916 and all others lost in the Bay and also paid tribute to the rescue services of Iveragh.

CÚRSAÍ I RITH AN EARRAIG

Beidh roinnt cúrsaí again arís sa Comhchoiste mar is gnáth. Safe Pass, Manual Handling agus Cúrsa Cóicearacht le John Casey ag tosnú go luath, Má tá suim agat in aon chúrsa dean teagmháil linn ar 066 9474888. Courses during the Spring We will be running a number of courses as usual during Spring, Safe Pass, Occupational First Aid and a Cookery Course with John Casey starting early in the New Year. If you are interested in any of these please contact us on 066 9474888.

DÁTAÍ DON DIALAINN

Éigse na Brídeoige 3ú go 5ú Feabhra ag ceiliúradh 25 bliain ar an bhód. Oscailt Oifigiúil i gCathair Dónal san Halla leis an Aire Seán Kyne TD agus an Scannán Fís na Fuiseoige le chur i láthair ón léirtheoir Aodh Ó Coileán. Tar éis sin beidh Oíche Amhránaíocht le aíonna na hÉigse agus ámhránaithe áitiúla sa Piobaire Dall. Ar an Sathairn in Ionad na Dromada beidh Ealaíontóirí Áine Uí Cheallaigh, Louis agus Lisbeth Mulcahy agus Ríonach Ní Néill ag cur síos ar a saol, a saothar agus tábhacht an dátheangachais dóibh. San iar neoin san Óstán an Sea Lodge sa Coireán beidh seminear Ag an gCros Bhóthar Uíbh Ráthach dhá theangach? Agus beidh an tOllamh Muiris Ó Laoire mar Cathaoirleach agus Adrain Cain ó Oileán Mhannainn. An oiche sin san áit céanna beid Ceolchoirm na hÉigse leis an Albiez Trio agus oíche mór geallta. Beidh Aifreann na hÉigse i Séipéal Naomh Mhichíl Baile na Sceilg 11rn agus á craoladh be oar Radio na Gaeltachta. Direach I ndiaidh sin beidh Ceardlanna Croiseanna Bhríd san Ionad Pobal , Dún Géagán agus Ceardlann Mhainnise chomh maith deis chun cúpala focal Manx a fhoghlam. San iarneoin 2.30in beidh Ceolchoirm sa Séipéal Naomh Mhichil le Binneas, a cairde agus Ceoltoirí Óga Uíbh Ráthaigh. Beidh an swisúin seo á thaifeadadh ag Radio na Gaeltachta agus Fáilte roimh cách.

Diary Date Eigse na Brídeoge will be celebrating 25 years this year. Bígí Linn February 3rd to 5th. The official opening will be on Friday Evening in Caherdaniel Hall at 7.30 with the Minister for Gaeltacht Affairs Seán Kyne TD. This will be followed by a showing of the film Fís na Fuiseoige with a presentation from the director Aodh O Coileán. This prizewinning film explores the close bond between Irish Poetry and the landscape. Free admission. This will be followed by a night of song from guests of the Éigse and friends in the Blind Piper from 10pm and everyone is welcome.

On Saturday morning in Dromid there will be four artists speaking of their lives, work and the importance of bi-lingualism in their world. In the afternoon at the Sea Lodge there will be a panel discussion on the future of Irish in Iveragh chaired by Professor Muiris O Laoire and addressed by Adrian Cain from the Isle of Man who is the Manx language officer. At the same venue that evening there will be a rousing concert of traditional music from the Albiez Trio followed by an informal session.

This year’s Éigse mass will be held in St Michaels Church Dungegan at 11am and this will be broadcasted live on Radio na Gaeltachta. Immediately afterwards in the Community Centre there will be two workshops on making the St Bridget’s Cross and the Manx language so avail of the opportunity and learn a cúpla focal of Manx. At 2.30 pm in the same church there will be a concert featuring material from the Binneas Collection with Peter and Rosaleen Mullarkey, Tim Dennehy, Seán Garvey, Selena Ní Chonaill, Marian O Neill, Stephen Scales and Ceoltoirí Óga Uíbh Ráthaigh. This will be recorded by Radio na Gaeltachta. Admission Free.

ÉIGSE BRIDEOIGE 2017

The Mass for Éigse na Brideoige will be held here in Séipéal Mhichíl, Ballinskelligs on Sunday 5th February. This will involve changing the Mass time to 11.00 as the mass is being broadcast live on Radio na Gaeltachta.

A concert which will feature traditional music collected locally, played by local musicians will be recorded by Radio na Gaeltachta. The concert will be held here in Séipéal l Mhichíl on Sunday 5th @ 2.30pm and admission is free. The Éigse runs from Friday 3rd to Sunday 5th February in venues all over the Iveragh Gaeltachta and is important in preserving the Irish language and its Gaeltacht status.

GAEILGE LE CHEILE

Gaeilge do Thuismitheoirí agus Daoine Fásta. Basic Irish for adults 8 week session. An exciting opportunity to ‘brush up’ on your Irish in a fun and active way. We hope to have a weekly hour long session during which you will get a chance to relearn, practise and refresh your Irish while also enabling you to help your children, on Monday evening at 8.00pm in the Ballinskelligs Community Centre.

SYMPATHY

Our Community has recently lost two bright lights, Patrick (Patsy) Walsh of Kinnard, Ballinskelligs recently departed from our midst we offer our sympathy to all his family and friends. I bParthas na nGrás go raibh sé.

We also wish to extend our sympathy to all the family and many friends of Katherine “Kathleen” Fitzpatrick, (nee Conway), ‘Glascluain’, Clahananoe Cross, Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry.

Síoraíocht na bhFlaitheas go raibh ag a hanam. May our “Lovely Rose of Clare” watch over our Community always.