Monasterboice
CONTACT ME
If you have any Monasterboice related news, be it organisational or personal, please let me know, on or before THURSDAY of each week, on 0862039501 or at paddyholdcroft@gmail.com
TIDY TOWNS AGM
Here’s a message from Alison Quail, outgoing treasurer of Monasterboice Tourism and Tidy Towns
A big THANK YOU to everyone that came to our AGM last night in the Monasterboice Inn. It was a great turn out and we are very grateful to Sergeant Vincent Jackson for talking to us about his ideas for crime prevention at our Monastic Site.
He is very passionate in preventing crime and particularly ensuring that our tourist attractions remain crime free. None of us want our main Tourist attraction in the area to be marked as black spot for break ins and deter tourists to our area.
Monasterboice Tourism and Tidy Towns Group are fully in support of this and we will keep you posted as plans progress. We were also delighted to have Declan Breathnach T.D. in attendance. Declan has great support for the Tidy Towns movement and gave us great encouragement that we are heading in the right direction. He has also been of great assistance to the Tidy Towns group about ongoing traffic safety concerns that we have raised in the area and pointing us in the right direction to progress this and all other matters related to Tidy Towns. We thank him for his support.
Our bigger news is that we now have a newly elected central committee to bring our tourism and tidy towns group forward.
We are delighted to announce our new committee as follows:
Chairperson: Sean McCormack.
Secretary: Kathryn Moran Treasurer: Charlie Brodigan. PRO: Deirdre Duggan Assistant PRO: Kathy Duggan Litter Co-ordinator: Pat Breen We wish them all the best in their roles and hope that our community will give them all the support that they need. All positions are voluntary and it is great to see so many people come together and offer their time effortlessly for their community.
We also would like to thank our outgoing central committee Roseanne Donegan ( Chairperson), Eileen Smyth ( Secretary) Alison Quail ( Treasurer), Sandra Breen ( PRO) and Pat Breen who is remaining on as Litter Co-ordinator for all their hard work to date and are glad that they will be remaining as involved as ever going forward.
CHRISTMAS CRAFT.
Here’s plenty of warning that the annual Christmas Craft Fair in Teach Raithneach in neighbouring Starinagh, Collon will happen on
Sunday 3/12/17 and stall details can be had contact Alice 087 9360018. An early call will get you the best stall.
DRUMSHALLON FORGE.
The Drumshallon Forge is located just north of the Piperstown Equestrian Centre, Ballymakenny Road, Drogheda, Co Louth, A92 DF7X
Contact us by email: drumshallonforgeheritagecentre@eircom.net and find us on Facebook.
SPECIAL EVENTS
SOCIAL DANCE EVENT - Friday night, November 24th, 2017 - ‘Mickey the Butcher’ will perform Country & Western Music. Doors open at 9 PM. €10 entrance fee; includes refreshments.
AYURVEDA NUTRITION and COOKERY COURSE presented by Dr. Rajvinder Kaur - Saturday, November 25th, 2017 - 11 AM to 4 PM. €90 per person. Booking is essential.
Call 01 284 5742 or www. ayurveda.ie - ‘Let Food be your Medicine’
TRADITIONAL IRISH & FOLK MUSIC by ‘Len Graham’ - Saturday, November 25th, 2017, 6 -7 PM. County Antrim born Len Graham will perform a variety of traditional songs. He has won many awards for his music, and we are truly privileged to have him performing at the Drumshallon Forge. €10 per person; refreshments included.
ANNUAL ARTS & CRAFTS FAIR
Sunday, November 26th, 2017 - 10 AM to 5 PM. Free entry. Vendors will be selling their goods; arts, crafts, food, and more. The Monasterboice Girl Guides will be providing tea, coffee, and baked goods.
ONGOING CLASSES
BEGINNERS IRISH LANGUAGE - Every Monday Night from 6.30 to 7.15 PM Tutored. Fee of €5 per class. Contact Helen Segrave on 086 357 7304.
ADULT Céilí DANCING - Every Monday Night from 7.30 to 8.30 PM. Fee of €6 per class. Contact Helen Segrave on 086 357 7304
IRISH CONVERSATION - Every Monday Night from 8.30 to 9.30 PM. Fee of €4 per class. Contact Helen Segrave on 086 357 7304
BOOK CLUB - One Monday evening per month, 8 PM to 10 PM. Fee is €5 per meeting. Contact Lisa on 086 161 4465 for next meeting in November.
ART & CRAFT NIGHT - Every Wednesday Night from 7.30 to 9.30 PM. Non-tutored; sewing, knitting, crocheting, and embroidery. Fee is €5. Contact Jacinta Dillon 087 758 9282
CREATIVE WRITING - Every Thursday morning 10 AM to 12 Noon. This group provides an opportunity for both prose and poetry writers, of all levels of experience, to have their work reviewed and critiqued by others. Fee of €5. Contact Lisa on 086 161 4465
SINGING FOR PLEASURE - Every Thursday evening 7.30 to 9.30 PM. Fee is €5.
SOCIAL AND BALLROOM DANCING - Every Friday Night from 8.30 to 10.30 PM. Instructor lead. €10 per person & includes refreshments.
MULLARY CEMETERY.
Saturday 4th Nov.
No drawn was 5. Winner was John McCann
N.MAIRTIN LOTTO
Results 08.11.17 no: 2,3,15,30, Jackpot not won. €15,000 this week. €20 won by Pauline Neilon, David Johnson, Niall & Noeleen Callaghan, Mark & Emer McDonnell, Liam & Deidre Ryan.