Sinead’s sponsored crutch run helps two charities
Maia Davidson, a first year Graphics student, at Bush Post Primary School has had her work put on display in the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland (RIAI) building in Dublin. This only came about when a group of first year graphics student entered a nationwide competition run by JCT4 (subject support group for technology subjects) in collaboration with the RIAI. They students produced their entries while working from home and through distance learning.
They were asked to draw ‘an object or a place’ which they considered, made them happy and Maia’s was the only from the school selected for display at the RIAI building.
The theme of National Heritage Week 2020, which will take place from Saturday, 15th – Sunday, 23rd August ‘Heritage and Education: Learning from our Heritage’. Engaging with our shared heritage – in Ireland and across Europe – presents a rich source for learning, and an opportunity to rediscover and reconnect with the knowledge, traditions and skills of our ancestors.
The Blessing of the Graves ceremonies in the Parish of Lordship and Ballymascanlon were due to start in June with the Ravensdale ceremony on June 14 but Parish Priest, Fr. Stephen Duffy, and the Graveyard Committee issued the following statement this week.
“The Graveyard Committee and myself have been in discussion about the Blessing of the Graves in the Parish this year. As you are aware, due to Covid 19 Government restrictions prevent gatherings for religious purposes until after July 20. Therefore we have no choice and in the interests of keeping everyone safe it is necessary to postpone the ceremonies until the Autumn. If things have improved sufficiently by the end of July we hope to re-schedule the Blessing of the Graves in September and comply with safety protocols at that time. Further updates will follow in due course”.
Urgent works are now required at Omeath Cemetery to ensure burial spaces into the future. There are a number of graves marked ‘RESERVED’ but with no record of whom they are reserved for. It would be helpful if anyone with a grave reserved would contact Eamonn Brennan at 087 9172221.
The Dolmen Centre in Omeath are hosting a series of free courses in: Computers, Crafts, Mindfulness, Art, Cookery and Gardening delivered by LMETB Community Education starting in June 2020. If you are interested please email us to info@dbusiness. ie or agallagher@lmetb.ie to secure your place.
The Dolmen Centre are also collecting stories from local people about their experiences during the Covid 19 lockdown.
Email: community@omeathdistrict.ie or drop your story into the Omeath Post Office in an envelope labelled ‘Covid stories’ (No stamp required).
Omeath District Development are running a short survey on Facebook on “Just how has lockdown left you feeling” Please participate by sharing how lockdown has left you feeling.
Taking the most recent government guidelines on Covid-19 into consideration, Scoil Naomh Lorcan, Omeath, and the organising committee has unfortunately decided to cancel The Long Woman’s 5k Run/Family Walk for 2020.
We understand that there will be disappointment among all of you that have supported us from our inaugural event in 2018, but as we all know there is a much bigger Public Health issue at present. The new date is Wednesday 16th June 2021 and all pre-registered entrants will AUTOMATICALLY be deferred to this date. Those wishing a refund please contact Fiona at 0866667840. In the meantime STAY SAFE and set yourself some mini targets to keep you motivated. Thank you for understanding.
The Carlingford/Omeath Pilgrimage to Lourdes will not now go ahead according to a communication from JMG Travel because of the Covid -19 pandemic. A number of seats from the area have already been booked but these have been placed on hold. The Carlingford and Omeath Lourdes Committee will contact those who had reserved seats for the Pilgrimage before the pandemic, in the coming weeks.
The annual Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine also did not go ahead on Sunday last and this has also been put on hold for this year.
Jenkinstown student Sinead MacErlane raised a whooping €4,350 for two charities close to her heart by hopping around 5km of local roads on her crutches last week.
The twenty year old decided to embark on the unusual challenge to say thank you to Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital and to raise funds for the Irish Cancer Society after undergoing treatment for a benign tumour which saw her spending a lot of time on crutches over the past few years.
Now fully recovered, Sinead got out her crutches for one last time as she hopped around the Jenkinstown road on a beautiful sunny day last Monday.
She was accompanied by her mum Bernie, family friends Clodagh Malone and Kieran Rogers who collected donations en route, all the while keeping their social distance. She also wishes to help neighbours Frances McCrystal for her help in organising the event, Mary Clarke and others along the route for refreshments.
Lots of neighbours gathered in their gardens and along the road to support her.
‘ The claps and cheers made it so much more doable,’ said Sinead, who is a second year physiotherapy student at Trinity College Dublin.
She was first diagnosed with a Aneurysmal Bone Cyst two weeks before her Leaving Cert and underwent surgery in March 2019. While the operation was a success, the metal plate which was inserted caused her chronic pain and she had to have further surgery this spring.