KILGARVAN

DEATH

Dan Joe Quill, South Africa and formerly of Kilgarvan, passed away on Saturday 26th May 2018 in South Africa. Dan Joe is predeceased by his brother Pat. To his brothers Frank and John, sisters Máirín and Ita and extended family we express our deepest sympathy. Cremation will take place in South Africa. His cremated ashes will be brought home and after his Requiem Mass, will be laid to rest in the family grave in Kilgarvan at a date yet to be determined.

Vintage Club: On Friday May 25th 2018, outside the Community Centre In Kilgarvan, the Kilgarvan Vintage Club made a presentation of €600 to Kilgarvan Community Council Chairperson Tom Mc Donnell and its treasurer Tadgh O’Donoghue. The Vintage Club recently held a tractor fundraising event which included visits to some of the parish landmarks such as Ardtully Castle. Kilgarvan Community Council officers and committee members are very thankful for this money and it will go towards paying the Community Centres public liability and general maintenance. The cheque of €600 was presented by the Kilgarvan Vintage Club treasurer Michael Twomey to Kilgarvan Community Centre treasurer Tadgh O’Donoghue.

WEDDING

Congratulations to Dan, son of Danny and Eileen Healy Rae, The Village, Kilgarvan, and Linda, daughter of Jerry and Ann Browne, who were married at St Patricks Church Kilgarvan on Saturday 2nd June 2018. Father Kevin McNamara officiated at the ceremony. Bridesmaids were Elaine Brogan, sister of the bride and Aine O’Sullivan. Groomsmen were Johnny Healy Rae and Patrick Healy Rae. The Reception was held at the Great Southern Hotel Killarney. The couple will reside in Kilgarvan.

BRÚ COLUMBANUS

A10k fundraising trek will take place in Kenmare on Saturday 9th June 2018 to raise funds for Brú Columbanus who provide accommodation for relatives of seriously ill patients in Cork Hospitals and Hospices, especially relatives of sick children. Registration is €20 at www.brucolumbanus.com or phone 021 4345754 / 087 2787 074

COLLECTION

The Tidy Towns annual Church gate collection will take place on the weekend of 9th and 10th June 2018. Your support is greatly appreciated.

RAFT RACE

Vikingdom Raft Race will be held at Kenmare Pier on Saturday 23rd of June 2018, in aid of Rockmount Care Centre Kilgarvan. Come along for a fun day out. There will be Fancy Dress, Hot Food, Live Music and much more.

PUB QUIZ

Kilgarvan Tidy Towns are holding a Pub Quiz on Friday 29th June 2018 at 9:00pm in all the pubs in the Village. €10 per person for a table of 4. More details to follow.

PLAYING FOR CORK

In recent weeks we have witnessed prominent players starring for Cork teams who have Kilgarvan connections. In the recent Munster U-17 minor football game between Cork and Kerry, which was played in Tralee, one of the best Cork forwards was number 10 Hugh Murphy. Hugh’s brother Jack was on the Cork minor football team last year. Hugh is the son Marietta Hickey, formally of main street Kilgarvan, Hugh’s father Michael, is from Portmagee South Kerry. Hugh will be under age again next year for this competition and many of this year’s team players that lost to Kerry will be under age again next year, so we will be on the watch out for them. Best of luck Hugh. In Hurling one of the very prominent backs on the very impressive Cork senior hurling team has been Colm Spillane, from the parish of Castlelyons. Colm’s grandmother very much alive and well, is Nancy O’Leary. Nancy from Bridgeville, Slaughts, Kilgarvan, has lived in Cork for many years.

Also on the Cork senior hurling panel from time to time has been Owen Healy, Owen has played under age hurling for Cork. Over the next few years we will watch his development with great interest and he too may make it on to the Cork senior hurling team. Owens’s Kilgarvan connection is that his grandfather, Danny Healy, sister Julia, was from Barnastooka. Undoubtedly this is a growing list of players making good with other Counties and with strong Kilgarvan connections. The most recent and present player is Cian O’Sullivan of the Dublin senior football team. His father John, of Rogers Bar Kilgarvan and mother Noreen, from Ballyhar. Some decades ago it was Sean Og O’Hailpin who was Captain of the senior hurling team in 2005.