Killavullen
CARD RESULTS
Card results for last Sunday, March 24, were as follows: First and second shared by Tim Buckley and James Magner and Pad Sheehan and Mick Mahony. The best of the last games went to Dan and Margaret McSweeney. The last game was won by Anthony Kenneally and Dan O’Brien. Raffle winners on the night were Elizabeth O’Gorman James Magner and Dan O’Brien. Cards continue this coming Sunday night in Killavullen Community Centre at eight o’clock.
RAFFERTY MONTESSORI SCHOOL
Last summer Mai Rafferty zipped up the last coat, handed out the last painting and praised her last ‘sweetheart’ as she closed her Montessori School after a lifetime of bringing preschool education to Killavullen Parish and its surroundings. It was the end of an era. A teacher takes a hand, opens a mind and touches a heart and this is certainly true of Mai. Celebrities are known widely by their first name and the same can be said about Mai.
For years and for miles, Rafferty Montessori School has been known as Mai’s. Mai brought preschool education to our locality at a time when children typically left home after they turned four and entered Primary School. Nowadays there is much talk about outdoor preschools and encouraging children to learn from being outside and playing, but Mai had the foresight and talent to see the value in this from the very beginning of her career.
Starting out in Clifford House and moving onto Commane, Mai combined the concepts of Maria Montessori and her love of nature, wildlife, fairies, magic, drama, storytelling, poetry and adventure to teach little children life skills which would prepare them for school life. Her warmth and kindness to the children has always been part of her charm.
Peter has always been a positive part of the education of the children too, and he enhanced learning by experience and exploration with his love of horticulture. Children gained a knowledge of their surroundings as well as the curricular areas. Mai has made a huge impact on the lives of little people in our community for 36 years and has had an amazing understanding of the individual abilities and talents of each child she has had.
There is an exciting opportunity for all adult past pupils and parents of the Rafferty Montessori School to show their appreciation to Mai and Peter Rafferty in Killavullen.
Community Hall on this Saturday, March 30, at 8 p.m. Light refreshments will be served on the night and an exciting array of talent and entertainment is assured. Tickets are €15 each available from both Ballygowan and Killavullen schools and the following people: Rose O’Leary 087 4164087. Colette Fitzgibbon 086 1074913 Noel Fitzgibbon 086 2533735 Rose Callanan 085 1547544. Phil Sheehan 087 1360074. Number of tickets strictly limited are almost sold out. To avoid disappointment on the night ensure you get yours before hand.
WEEKLY GUIDED CYCLE
Blackwater Cycling Club are holding a weekly guided cycle of 20km-30km distance, They are trying to gauge an interest in this idea and would appreciate any feedback on it. It is targeted at adult cyclist s who have a road bike, appropriate gear and helmet. Please contact the club for further details.
CUISLE AVONDHU CONCERT
Cuisle Avondhu will host their end of year concert in St James’ Church Mallow on Sunday, April 7, from 6.30 p.m.
LOTTO
Community Council lotto winners for last week have been: Rosie Deady in Griffin’s Bar and in the Haven Bar the lucky winner was Box. Thank you for your continuous support to this fund-raiser. It is appreciated.
NANO NAGLE BIRTHPLACE
Nano Nagle Birthplace in Ballygriffin host a number of workshops, training events and courses on a regular basis. It is well worth checking out their website nanonaglebirthplace.ie/ to keep up to date with what they have to offer.
FARMER’S MARKET
Killavullen Farmer’s Market is hosted on a regular basis at the Nano Nagle Birthplace. The 2019 season is under way with locally produced fare and welcoming faces. If you’ve not been recently, it certainly is worth a visit. Keep up to date with future dates by following their Faceboook page.
CYCLE SPORTIVE
Killavullen National School parents’ association in conjunction with Blackwater Cycling Club are hosting a Cycle Sportive of three routes: 20km, 50km and 100km on Sunday, April 28, with funds raised being donated to Marymount Hospice and Killavullen National School. Early-bird registration is €20 for the first 100 entrants and €25 for all entries thereafter. There will be food stops en route and in Killavullen at the end of this much anticipated event.
TURBINE AWARE GROUP
Nagle View Turbine Aware group held an open meeting in Killavullen Community Centre recently to discuss the current plans to develop a 27 turbine wind farm in our parish and surrounding areas. Residents of all areas are encouraged to attend any meeting at any venue to hear the facts which the NVTA Group want to promote, Further information on this group and details of future meetings can be found on their website nvta.ie.
GAA NEWS
Killavullen under-14 footballers were defeated in an entertaining and competitive league match against Mitchelstown last Sunday. Played on home soil in good conditions, the result of the game was ultimately decided by the superior start by the visitors who registered two early goals. Killavullen steadied the ship somewhat as the first half progressed and the half-time score of 4-2 to 1-1 didn’t fully reflect the effort by the home team. Further improvement followed in the second half and with momentum on our side we were unlucky to see a goal-bound shot rebound off the upright. Mitchelstown managed to add a few points to their tally to ensure they ran out worthy winners on a score line of 4-7 to 1-5.
The Killavullen team was as follows: Darragh O’Connor, Dan Cronin, Barry Cotter, Tomás Fennell, Charlie Cremin, Fearghal Hogan, Shayne Cahill (c), Eoin O’Hanlon, James Lyons, Stephen Rea, Rory O’Regan 0-2, Colm Hannon 0-1, Owen Magner 1-0, Ian O’Mahony 0-1, Colm O’Mahony 0-1, Dara O’Neill, Ben Cremin, Adam Lillis, Eoghan Forde, Evan Sheahan, Willie Gifford, Jamie Lowe.
GO GAMES: KILLAVULLEN V INNISCARA – Killavullen underhosted Inniscarra at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, in what turned out to be a very beneficial meeting for both sides. Go Games scores are not recorded thankfully, as you would not keep track of the scoring from both teams. It was our first outing of the year and leaves us really looking forward to the season ahead with this promising bunch of players. We fielded one team of 9-year-olds and one of 10.
Players: Fiachra Curran, Cathal O’Keeffe, Jack Collins, Joshua Lane, Abbie Fitzpatrick, Billy Clancy, Chase O’Flynn, Simon Heaney, Dylan O’Callaghan, Ella Downing, Zahra Roche, Eva O’Reilly, Ollie O’Reilly, Cathal O’Keeffe, Abbie Griffin, Morgan Curran, Ryan McCarthy, Fionan Murphy, Cian Sheedy, Sam O’Callaghan.
FORTHCOMING FIXTURES – Adult: Avondhu Division 1 Football – Killavullen V Mallow in Mallow on Sunday, March 31, at midday.
Juvenile: under-16 Football League – Division 1 Grade – Killavullen V Mitchelstown in Mitchelstown on Thursday, March 28, at 7 p.m.
Under-16 Football League – Division 1 Grade – Killavullen V Mallow in Killavullen on Sunday, March 31, at 2 p.m.
Under-12 Football League – Purple Division – Killavullen V Kilara Óg in Kilworth on Saturday, March 30, at 2 p.m.
It is always wise to consult with our website, closer to the date for confirmation as games move about due to playing and weather permutations.
LOTTO – Numbers drawn were 5, 14 and 29 – No Winner. The lucky-dip winners were as follows: €50 Catherine Canavan – Seller Haven Bar; €30 Donal Cronin – Seller – John Magner; €30 Shane Collins, Seller Magners Bar. The next draw will be in Griffins Bar and will be for €1,200
CAVANAGH’S CAR DRAW – Killavullen GAA Club, has now got tickets for sale for sale, with the first prize being a Ford Fiesta, second and third prizes are €1,000 and prizes from fourth to 18th place being €250. The draw for these tickets is envisaged to take place, on Thursday, April 18, so we ask all sellers to start rounding up the tickets that they have distributed, and to make one final push on their own sales. This will be the major fund-raiser for the club in 2019 and so, we hope that persons will endorse our efforts and support this draw.
MEMBERSHIP 2019 – Membership for all aspects of the club is now due for 2019, and the club would be gracious if persons will pay the appropriate fee to any committee member, or make arrangement to pay directly, to the membership officer John O’Donovan, at 086 3934232. The closing date for receipt of membership is March 31.