BAILE ‘N SCEILG

BALLINSKELLIGS COMMUNITY CARE

We are going through very challenging times at the moment and Ballinskelligs Community care are doing all we can to help. Dinners are available from the Community hall Mondays and Thursdays. If you or you know of anyone who would appreciate a dinner or needs help getting messages, getting meals, shopping etc please contact 0876792636 and we will be willing to assist in any way we can. Stay Safe.

COUNTRY MARKET

YES, Ballinskelligs Country Market will re-open from Sunday 5th of July with a few changes. Please remember to observe Social Distancing and all other Corona Virus advice. Note that this may change in accordance with any Corona Virus regulation changes. There will still be Artisan foods, Crafts, Gifts and more. A fun day out for all the family. Snacks and refreshments available from Café Cois Trá. Come and view the extensive selection of Historic Black and White photographs from the Kerry Images Collection.

BALLINSKELLIGS REMEMBERED WEBSITE

During the lockdown we are trying to move ahead with our Ballinskelligs remembered website. An awful amount of work has gone into this project and we are always looking for little bits of information, stories or photos to add to the website. We have lots and lots of different links to schools, townlands, places of interest, historical features etc which we need help with. If you have any little story ,photo or bit of information about Ballinskelligs please email me on coistebks@eircom.net. We will then upload it to the website under the relevant heading.

RAMBLING HOUSE NIGHT

Beidh Oíche Bhothántaíochta ar siúl ar líne Dé Domhnaigh 5 Meitheamh ar 8 pm. Beidh ceoltóirí, amhránaithe agus scéalaithe ó cheantracha éagsúla Uíbh Ráthaigh páirteach. Tá fáilte roimis gach éinne go dtí an oíche! Beidh an ócáid le feiscint ar an gcainéal youtube ‘Gaelainn Uíbh Ráthaigh’. Tuilleadh eolais ar fáil ach scríobh chuig pleanteangaur@gmail.com. A rambling house night will take place online On Sunday 5 June at 8 p.m. Musicians, singers and storytellers from various Iveragh areas will take part. Everyone is welcome until the night! The event will be featured on the youtube channel ‘Gaelainn Uíbh Ráthaigh’. For more information by writing to pleanteangaur@gmail.com.

REQUEST FOR YOUR LOCAL STORIES OF TIMES PAST

Tom Horgan has asked me to tell you that he would welcome stories of your youth about customs, pastimes. games, farming and fishing practices, hunting, religious and social practices, cures, entertainment, dances, songs, music, weather signs, rhymes, poems, stories of fairies and the supernatural, going to the creamery, local history stories, education and school, War of Independence and Civil War stories, curses and blessings, etc. Stories you heard from your elderly relatives and neighbours would be particularly welcome. We would hope at a later stage to get organised to include relevant photographs and memorabilia in an archive. You might have a preliminary look among your own possessions to see if you have material like this. Please do not forward any of this at present until we get organised for it. With regard to the above, please respond directly to Tom on his email: thomasfhorgan@gmail.com

SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR WATERVILLE/ BALLINSKELLIGS

Waterville/ Ballinskelligs / Inny Valley Catchments Sustainability Plan the environmental, economic and social future of the rivers, lakes and sea. Have your say in this plan by completing the community survey, closing date Friday 03rd July. Any questions to Paul O’Raw at 087 2317204, email pjoraw@hotmail.com.

BORD NA NÓG LOTTO RECENT RESULTS

The St Michael’s Bord Na nÓg lotto results are 24th of June 2019 €40 Patsy and Elaine O Shea The Glen €20 Sheila Galvin Emlagh Waterville. Thank you all for your support and if you are interested in joining please contact Dessy on 087 6792636.

ONLINE IRISH CONVERSATIONAL GROUP

Comhrá na Seachtaine - tagann grúpa cainte ar líne chun cúsaí laethúla a phlé agus úsáid a bhaint as a gcuid Gaelainne gach Déardaoin ag 8 pm. Tá fáitle roimh daoine le gach aon leibhéal Gaelainne a bhfuil cónaí orhtu in Uíbh Ráthach. Úsáidtear an córas zoom agus chun páirt a ghlacadh - seol ríomhphost chuig pleanteangaur@gmail.com. Online Irish language conversational group in Uíbh Ráthach, all levels welcome. Every Thursday at 8 pm on zoom. To take part please send an email to pleanteangaur@ gmail.com.

COMMUNITY NOTES

If you have any information to be included in the Ballinskelligs notes, please email / telephone An Halla Pobail no later than 10 am on Friday for insertion in the following week’s paper. Telephone: 066-9479111. Please email: coistebks@eircom.net Please be aware that owing to pressure on space we may have to edit notes.