OULART & THE BALLAGH
BEREAVEMENT
Heartfelt sympathy is extended to the family and friends of the late Michelle Manning-Brady, Ballincash, Oulart and formerly Lucan, Co. Dublin, who passed to her eternal reward, in Beaumont Hospital on February 24.
Michelle will be sadly missed and remembered with love by her beloved husband Fergal, her children Natasha, Kiera and Gary, her parents, brothers and sisters, extended family and friends. Donations can be made in memory of Michelle to the Irish Kidney Association.
IRELAND’S FITTEST FAMILY
Congratulations from the community of Oulart-The Ballagh to the Cullen Family, who performed so wonderfully well on ‘Ireland’s Fittest Family’ by qualifying for the final and finishing in a very creditable third place.
Led by their father Thomas (former Oulart-The Ballagh hurler) and including Paddy, James and 15-year-old Katie they did themselves, their family and Wexford proud. Maith sibh. Congratulations also to the Mahoney family, from Glynn-Barntown, who won ‘Ireland’s Fittest Family’, 2021.
BINGO
Oulart-The Ballagh GAA Club Online Bingo, that began on the first Thursday of February is proving very popular and is attracting many regular and scores of new bingo players. Substantial cash prizes are on offer along with a raffle for Spot Prizes and Vouchers. The bingo continues for the foreseeable future on Thursdays at 7.30 p.m. All are welcome to play the Oulart-The Ballagh Bingo.
How to get set up: For enquiries, please contact Martin Redmond (087 41765312), Tommy Davitt (087 8201710), Annette Redmond (086 8076260) or Liz Freeman (087 7560871).
TEAM OF THE YEAR
Nine Oulart-The Ballagh hurlers were among the seventy-five club players nominated for the Cairde Loch Garman ‘Club Player of the year Awards’ sponsored by Glen Fuels. Congratulations to Darragh Hayes, Eoin Moore, Anthony Roche, Conor Goff, Shaun Murphy, Kevin Sheridan, Billy Dunne, Peter Sutton and Garrett Sinnott.
The winning 15 hurlers, selected by Wexford GAA TV commentators and analysts (and a public
vote from those who tune in to the live streaming) will be announced on Saturday, February 27, too late for inclusion in these Local Notes. This edition of the paper will carry the result.
DOWN MEMORY LANE
The Oulart Notes from March 24, 2004, reported on a St Patrick’s Day Concert presented by the pupils of Scoil Mochua, attended by their parents, families and friends. In the opening item the pupils from senior infants to Sixth Class displayed their skill in Bodhrán playing.
Music for the Irish dances was provided by Lisa and Leanne Murphy on fiddle and accordion while the dancers Dawn Greenwood, Orla and Dervla Nimmo, Ciara Donohoe, Shauna Dunne, Georgina Sutton, Lorraine Redmond and Leona Dwyer were a joy to watch.
Kevin Nimmo, on banjo, gave a lovely rendition of ‘Boolavogue’ and ‘The boys of Bluehill’ following which all the musicians combined to form the Scoil Mochua céilí Band to accompany the massed choir drawn from second to sixth classes who sang ‘Trasna na dTonnta’, ‘Báidín Fheidhleimí’, ‘The Black Velvet Band’ and ‘Ireland’s Call’.
Sixth Class then presented ‘The Wake’ a play about Famine time in Ireland while on the same theme the fourth and fifth classes enthralled the audience with mime and verse-speaking.
THOSE WERE THE DAYS
In the Juvenile Hurling (under-16) campaign of 1998, Oulart-The Ballagh defeated Rapparees, Rathnure, Faythe Harriers, Ferns St Aidan’s, Manageer-Boolavogue, Geraldine O’Hanrahan’s and Shamrocks before accounting for Monageer-Boolavogue in the Co. semi-final and thereby qualified to play Geraldine-O’ Hanrahans, New Ross in the Premier county final on September 19, in Bellefield. In a thrilling match, the boys in red and black won on a scoreline of 2-12 to 1-9.
The line-out was as follows: Stephen Doyle, Laurence
Dempsey, Paul Roche (captain) Charlie Murphy, Brian Martin, Keith Rossiter, Alan Kenny, Darren Nolan, Mark Rossiter, Rory Jacob, Kevin Stamp, Garry Phillips, Stephen Stamp, Des Mythen and Glen Fortune.
Included in the substitutes were Dennis Morton, Vinny Hendley, Kevin Dunne, Colin Sunderland, Garry Morton, John Roche, Bob Jacob, Lar Prendergast, William Whelan and Brendan Cullen. The mentors were Michael Jacob, Fr John Jordan and Brendan Moore.
LOCAL NOTES
The purpose of the Notes is to keep locals informed of happenings in the parish area and this can only be achieved successfully with your permission and co-operation. Clubs, organisations and individuals who want coverage of their activities and successes etc are reminded that the deadline for Notes is Thursdays at 8 p.m. Phone, text (086 1686978) or email mickjacobjr@ yahoo.co.uk.