Monasterboice
CONTACT ME
If you have any news relevant to Monasterboice, be it personal, such as weddings, birthdays etc, club or organisation related, please contact me at paddyholdcroft@gmail.com or on 0862039501 Equestrian Centre, Ballymakenny Road, Grangebellew, Co Louth, A92 DF7X.
Contact us by email: drumshallonforgeheritagecentre@ eircom.net and find us on Facebook.
REGULAR WEEKLY SCHEDULE - CLASSES TO RESUME
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.
ARTY CRAFTY EVENINGS - Starts Jan 09th, Wednesday evenings from 7.30 to 9.30 PM. €5 per session. Non-Tutored. Contact Jacinta on 087 758 9282
CREATIVE WRITING - Starts Jan 10th, 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 - Starts Jan 19th, every Thursday evening from 7.30 PM to 9.00 PM. €5 per session.
YOGA WITH SLAVA - Starts Jan 11th, every Friday morning, 10 AM to 11.30 AM. Cost is €80 for 8 sessions or €12 Pay-As-YouGo. Contact Slava on 087 295 9662 for more information. Beginners welcome! EVENTS
POTTERY WORKSHOP WITH ROISIN GREGORY - Saturday January 26th, 2019 11 AM to 2 PM. €45 includes materials and light snack. Contact Roisin for more information on 087 912 4817 or roisin.gregory@gmail. com
IRISH CLASSES.
Helen Seagrave would like all in Sundry that beginners Irish Classes will recommence on Monday The 14th January at 6.30pm. Also Grupa Comhra ar 7.45 I.n. In Drumshallon Forge Heritage Centre Eolas 086 3577304
MULLARY CEMETERY LOTTO.
Saturday 22nd Dec. Winning no was 22. Winners was: Mary Fanning.
THANKS GIRLS.
Some serious thanks and congratulations must go out to the members and friends of Drumshallon Craft Group who supported the St.John of God (Dunleer Hub) Christmas Fundraising project with knitted, crocheted and ceramic tree decorations and various gift parcels. All of the above trinkets were handed out whilst donations were handed in, all in aid of St Patrick’s Soup Kitchens in Dundalk. It all took place in The Long Walk Shopping Centre in the north Louth town, whilst we were basking in the melodic tones of Alan Foran, a good friend and work colleague of mine and a front man for one of Ireland’s finest wedding bands, Long Time Coming. Some ten of us sang, tin rattled and danced to the whopping tune of €1100. How wonderful that one good thing can lead to another good thing and end in a brilliant feel good response from shoppers in the Long Walk. Again, a big, big thanks to Jacinta, Marie et al.
N.MAIRTIN LOTTO
results 02.01.19 no: 5,9,11,19, Jackpot not won. €17,000 this week. €20 won by Ciara Bellew, Aoife & Josie Mulholland, Vera Berrill, Paddy & Gerard Briscoe, P&B O’Connell Maguire.
N.Mairtin Lotto results 28.12.18 no: 7,9,28,31, Jackpot not won. €17,000 next week. Lucky Dip draw: €1000 winner, Paul Kierwan, €500 winner, Tom & James Kelly, €100 winners, Katie Murphy, Brian Loughran, Pauline McGuill, Caroline Mc Bride, Olivia
NEW SECONDARY SCHOOL
A new Scondary School is to be constructed at Gormanston, in the grounds associated with that of the Playing Fields at the Small Parks, part of the former Gormanston Castle estate and the former Franciscan College. It is believed that work will begin later in 2019 and the school, when complete, will cater for up to one-thousand students.
KNOW YOUR PARISH
During the month of December 1947, a meeting of the Rural Electrification Committee in Stamullen was told by the area engineer, Mr. Walsh, that, ‘Good progress was being made in brining electricity to the people’s homes in the Stamullen area`. Mr. Walsh also told the meeting that,`The poles were up and that the stringing of the cables was well under way, but that it was important for householders to have their houses wired in advance`. The meeting was also told that it would be March or April of 1948 before the areas of Silverstream and Stamullen village would be connected.