Buttevant
LISGRIFFIN SCHOOL SPORTS
The annual Lisgriffin School Sports Day will be held on Bank Holiday Monday June 3rd. This annual sports event attracts a tremendous enthusiastic attendance and creates great excitement among competitors. The event will be held in the usual venue by kind permission of the O’Mahony family Farrancotter Lisgriffin. The venue will be sign-posted on the day with registration commencing at 1.00p.m. sharp. The races will get under way at 1.30p.m. Your support will be greatly appreciated.
CONGRATULATIONS
Congratulations and well done to the students from Colaiste Mhuire Buttevant who won the Rotary Young Citizen Peace Maker Award as advocates of the Cork Education and Training Board for tackling issues affecting their fellow students. The students received a trophy and €500- to go towards their chosen project.
RELIGIOUS
Colaiste Mhuire Buttevant is sending two students as helpers on the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes this June 2019. The students involved are holding various fund-raising events throughout the intervening period..
Parish Folk Group: weekly lessons have resumed on Tuesday evenings at 7.00p.m. in the Church.
Cloyne diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes on May 31st to June 5th inclusive.
BANDWORKSHOP
Scoil Mhuire na Trocaire Buttevant has begun an after-school band workshop. The school is on the look-out for instruments to complement the few instruments it has got. Donations of instruments from persons who no longer use them will be greatly acknowledged.
With the demise of the local Brass Band it is good to see the music tradition continuing through the school. What a pity that one of the local schools would not take over the Brass Band as there are lots of brass instruments lying idle and deteorerating as time goes by. The band was foundedby the Mercy Convent and it is a shame to see it disappear. The band is actually part of Buttevant’s historical history and heritage and is not owned or the right of any one person. Perhaps in time people will lament the passing of this institution when it is too late to revive it. This passing if not curtailed will be remembered as “The Day The Music Died”.
SUMMERCAMP2019
The annual Buttevant Soccer Club “Summer Camp” will be held between the dates of July 15th and July 20th inclusive. The camp is open to Boys and Girls between the ages of 5 yearsto 12 years inclusive only. Admission fee is €70 per child with the cost of -€60- per additional family child. The fee includes a free football and full playing kit .
The camp will be held each day between the hours of 10a.m. and 2.00p.m. each day and a packed lunch is advisable. All enquiries to John on 087 92668990 and/or Mick on 086-3207906 as soon as possible as the closing date is June 14th. Application forms can be had from Steve at the local Barber Shop Main Street Buttevant and also from the club-house at Abbey View Buttevant which is open from Monday to Thursday inclusive from 6.00p.m. and 9.00p.m. Early application is advisable.
TIDYTOWNS
The tidy towns have arranged to meet on Thursday evenings at 7.00p.m. at Lombards’ Castle. It is their aim to keep the town looking colourful and in clean condition to be admired by localvisitors and passing commuters.
CORPUSCHRISTI
The annual Corpus Christi Procession in honour of the Sacred Heart will be held this year June 22nd (Saturday). The procession will commence following the weekly 6.30.-Vigil Mass in Buttevant. The procession will then proceed to Buttevant Soccer Grounds Abbey View Buttevant where Benediction will be celebrated. No doubt residents and businesses along the route will decorate their premises accordingly.
LOTTERY
Buttevant Soccer Club promotes a weekly local lottery draw to help finance the clubs’ expenses and activities. The winning or sharing of the substantial monetary jackpot rests on the choice of four lucky numbers to match the four lucky numbers drawn on draw night. The lottery jackpot now stands at €20000- and will continue to rise until won by some lucky entrant. The draw takes place weekly on Thursday night at an appointed local public venue.. Your support is greatly appreciated.
DORADA DANCE SCHOOL
Dorada school of dance continues to be a major player in the entertainment scene of Buttevant with their weekly classes continuing to nurture dance drama and entertainment in general in all the pupils attending. The weekly classes are held in the Muintir na Tire Hall Buttevant on Saturdays. Commencing with Tiny Tots classes at 12 noon. Intermediate classes will commence at
12.30p.m. and the Advanced class will begin at 1.30p.m. All information can be had by contacting Theresa Hynes on the usual number.
HERITAGE GROUP
Buttevant Heritage Group will hold an exhibition on June 1st to coincide with the commencement of the annual Heritage walking tours. The tours will include on this date visiting groups from Kilkenny and Kilmallock and there will be refreshments In the Muintir na Tire Hall following the walking tour and the exhibition. There is no charge for entry.
BINGO
The local GAA hall is currently undergoing some renevations and the bingo session has been suspended for a period of at least two weeks.
BALLET
Further to all the other activities available in the parish Buttevant has also a regular ballet class which is held weekly in the Muintir na Tire Hall. Membership is available to anyone who wishes to have their children learn the ballet form and the tutor of the art can be contacted at the Muintir na Tire Hall during the weekly classes. individual and two x team events in CIT on Saturday and County B and junior and Senior Championships on Sunday.
Just five athletes travelled on Saturday, two boys and three girls. Shona Murphy under-12 competed unsuccessfully in the turbo javelin.
Anthony O’Toole and Conor Blastland under-11 competed in the two x team events in the long jump and turbo javelin.
In the under-10 girls events, four medals were won. Clare Whelan and Emma O’Connell, were in great form competing in 60m sprint and long jump. Both girls finished second in the sprint heats and just lost out on a medal place by 0-13 of a second. They did better in the long jump with a combined total of 6.82m which was good enough to earn the bronze medals and qualify for the all-Irelands in June.
Clara Whelan fared very well individually winnign silver in the 60m sprint and bronze in the long jump.
COUNTY ON SUNDAY – There were three types of competitions held in Cork on Sunday. County Juvenile Relays, Juvenile Bs plus senior and Junior Championships.
Shona Murphy under-12 had a great day in teh 60m sprint, winning the heat and eventually winning the gold in a tremendous burst for the line in a blanket finish.
Emma O’Connell under-10 acquitted herself well in the long jump, winning her second medal in the event. This time a silver.
Grace Cronin under-nine in sprint and long jump, did not have any luck.
Aoibhinn O’Reilly under-12 was just out of the medals, in fourth place in her high jump.
Regardless of the results over the two days they showed that they were willing to compete at any time.
In the senior and junior events, there were many good results as follows.
Aoife O’Sullivan: high jump at 1.7m.
Vickie Cusack: gold silver in in the javelin and long jump and bronze in 400m.
Joe Ivory: silver in javelin and long jump and bronze in 400m.
David Hamilton: gold in 100m and 200m, silver in high jump.
This was a great mix of results, following five championship competitions in May.
Next weekend will a break from it all.
EXAMS – Some of our members will be doing their junior or Leaving Certificate examinations during the first few weeks of June and we wish them every success, from everyone in the club.
LISGRIFFIN SPORTS – Lisgriffin annual Sports take place on Monday, June 3, at 1 p.m. at O’Mahony’s Farm.
2019 FIXTURES – Friday, May 31; Mallow AC 5K at Doneraile Park.
Sunday, June Marathon.
Monday, June
Sports. at 1.30.
Saturday, June 8; Doneraile AC 10 K.
Saturday, June 8; Munster under-12 to under-19 Championships Day one. At Templemore.
Sunday, June 9;Munster Junior, senior. Under-23 and Masters at Templemore
Saturday, June 15; Munster under-12 to under-19 Championships Day two.at Castleisland.
Sunday, June 16; Munster under-12 to under-19 Championships Day three. At Castleisland.
Sunday, June 23; AAI Juvenile Combined Events at Tullamore.
Saturday, June 29; AAI under10, 11 Teamx two Events and some under-12 and under-13 events at Tullamore
Sunday, June 30;Munster Juvenile B and Juvenile Combined Events at Ennis.
CLUB EVENTS FOR 2019 – Sunday, August 11; Liscarroll AC annual Open Sports at 1 p.m.
Friday, August 16, ; Liscarroll AC ‘Tom Fitzpatrick Memorial’ 10km plus 5km Road races.
Friday, August 23; Churchtown Road Runners five mile. 2, ; 3; Cork City Lisgriffin