Contact
Any news or items of interest contact Niamh @ 086 3477283 or email niamhuiloinsigh@gmail.com.
Bellewstown Pitch and Putt
Draw 28th May. Numbers drawn were 11-13-24-26. No Winner. The €20 winners Triona Brannigan, Angela Reilly and Jean Beakey.
Duleek Bellewstown GFC
Summer Camp: Due to the popular demand for local summer camps this year, our adult ladies player Rosie Hartford has added an extra week to her camp spraoi. This camp will take place in Duleek BNS from Monday the 1st of July to Friday the 5th of July. The camp is being run by primary school teachers and while it is being held in Duleek BNS it is not being run by the school and is open to both boys and girls. To book a place please email campspraoiduleek@gmail.com or text camp spraoi on 083 312 5469.
Bellewstown Golf Club
The Professional prize on Sunday turned in to a great day, not to much rain, well done to Lady Captain Grace McCullen net 71 winning the ladies and Aaron Slater net71 as well as the few players who beat the pro on the 11th green in aid of MNDA. We had the bbq going after followed by prize giving for longest drive, nearest pin and closest to the line followed by a raffle. Thanks to PGA Pro Paul McLoughlin for sponsoring the day and making it a great success.
Bellewstown Races
Bellewstown Races will take place on the 4th, 5th, and 6th July.
Bellewstown NS Parents Association
School Lotto: If you don’t already and would like to take part in the school lotto, go to: https://www.ourfundraiser.ie/org/bellewstownns for more information and to sign up.
New Junior Infants 2024
We look forward to welcoming our new junior infant pupils to Scoil Naomh Treasa for an induction day on Wednesday 12th June.
DONORE
Contact
Any news or items of interest contact Niamh @ 086 3477283 or email niamhuiloinsigh@gmail.com.
Solas 21 – Donore Tidy Towns
Solas 21 is the Tidy Towns Group for the beautiful village of Donore, Co. Meath. We are all locals who have pride in our village and wish to keep Donore a beautiful place. Please join us and help in whatever way you can.
Our thanks and appreciation to Brefini O Rourke who tackled the terraced area with skill and gusto with a range of equipment to ensure that this area is returned to the production of oats and straw.A local historic thatched cottage will hopefully be re-thatched using a traditional native material with the skills of a thatcher returning the cottage to it’s former glory.We are happy that Brefini has come on board and is another member of the farming community to assist in improving our local landscape for the benefit of all.
Cemetery Sunday Weekend
Blessing of the graves will take place on Saturday 13th July at 4pm in Donore old Cemetery, 5pm Leck Cemetery and 6:30pm in Knockcommon Cemetery. On Sunday 14 th at 11am in Donore Cemetery.
Please note that no individual mass intentions will be taken cemetery Sunday weekend as all masses will be offered for those buried in our cemeteries.
DULEEK
Contact me
If you have any news items for this column, please contact me by e-mail annfinger@yahoo.co.uk or phone 086-3131708. Please have all information to me by 7pm on a Thursday for the following Wednesdays paper.
Cemetery Sunday Weekend
Blessing of the graves will take place on Saturday 8th June at 5pm in Crossmacole Cemetery and in St. Mary’s Abbey after the Vigil Mass. On Sunday 9th at 1pm in Holy Cross & Good Shepherd cemeteries.
Thanks to you who attend so attentively to your family graves throughout the year. There are a number of unattended graves in Holy Cross cemetery as the deceased no longer have living relatives so if anyone is available to offer their services to clean and tidy these graves please meet in the cemetery on Monday 27th May at 7pm
Mass for the Sick
On Saturday 22nd June 11am in St. Cianán’s we will celebrate Mass for the Sick. Please save the date and make preliminary arrangements for bringning your family members or neighbours who are housebound and unable to frequently attend Mass.
Anyone who is burdened by illness or old age is welcome to join with us for this Mass during which the laying on of hands and the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick will be celebrated with the sacred Oil of the Sick blessed by Bishop Tom at the Chrism Mass in the Cathedral
Duleek Tidy Towns
We are looking for volunteers to help with weeding and keeping the village looking at its best. If you are interested and would like to help out call Ann on 086-3131708.
Singing for toddlers
Down Syndrome Ireland Louth and Meath branch parent and toddler group, meet every 2nd Thursday from 10am to 11.30am in Duleek Bellewstown & District Community Facility. Facilitators Louise 086-0682043 / Brendan 083-8972044.
Liag Na n’Og playschool
Liag Na n’Og playschool on the Navan Road are accepting names for the September 2024 to June 2025 school year. Morning’s 9am to 12 noon with an option of 12 noon to 2.00pm, afternoons 12.30pm to 3.30pm.
There are also places available in our After School Service . For more information contact0 Sinead on 087-1774269 or e-mail duleek@crannsupportgroup.ie
Camp Spraoi
A summer camp will be held in Duleek BNS from Monday 24th to Friday 28th June. Open to boys and girls from Junior infants–6th class, run by 3 local teachers. For enquiries call 083-3125469.
All Roads Lead to the West
A team of 5 volunteers Sean Lynch, Thomas Lynch, Aodhan Gallagher, Eamon Flynn and Joe Gilheaney from Helping Hands Helping Communities will travel west to Galway to take part in the Croi Heart and Stroke Foundation sponsored cycle on the 9th June in Galway to help raise much needed funds for that organisation.
Duleek AFC Lotto
Results for Wed, 29 May: Jackpot €4.000. Numbers drawn 3–8–10–25. No Jackpot winner. 4 Drawn winners €20 each: Angela Conroy–Donna Kelly; Colin Prendergast–John Lewis;
Draw every Wednesday at 7pm in clubhouse. Tickets available from any committee member
All weather pitch available to hire; Monday–Wednesday–Friday evenings, also weekends, including kids parties, etc. Further info from 086 1662018.
The Feel Good Project
Free Chaerobics Classes with Carmel: Tuesdays 4th, 11th, 18th and 25th June from 7pm–8pm in the Duleek Courthouse. To book, please call 041 988 0523.
The Feel Good Project acknowledges and thanks Age & Opportunity and their funder Sport Ireland for funding our age friendly community classes this June.
STAMULLEN
Local Elections
This coming Friday June 7th is the date set for the voting of the Local and European Elections. I don’t think that there have been as many election posters on show across the village and parish of Stamullen since the foundation of the State just over 100 years ago.
Every pole, telegraph, electric, lamp-posts, and the sides of buildings, etc. are crammed with election candidate hopefuls; promises, promises and more promises of what they are going to do for you and your neighbourhood/community if and when they may be elected. One promise that many people are certainly going to hold each candidate to account for will be the removal of the election posters in the aftermath of Friday`s elections, resulting in a cleaner environment as we progress into the last of the summer months of 2024.
Incidentally, the last local Councillor that we had who was also a native of Stamullen Parish was the great Pat “Red” Collier of Kilbreckstown. Pat was voted in by the local electorate during the 1967 Local Elections which took place that year on June 28th. Of course, the “Red Lad”, as he was better known, went on that year to become a renowned figure across the entire country and beyond in association with the Gaelic Athletic Association when he was a formidable player with the great Meath Team of 1967 when the `Royals` went on to claim the Sam Maguire Trophy by winning the All Ireland Football Final on September 24th 1967 by defeating Cork by 1-09 to 09 points.
Devils Bread
At this particular time of the year during late May and throughout the month of June a magnificent wild flower may be seen growing along the grass verges on the smaller country roads.
This particular wild flower stands over 1½ metres tall, with a tall green stem and contains a white coloured flower-head. It`s real name is that of Hemlock and it was always locally called `Devil`s Bread` by the communities in the past. Although it is a beautiful wild flower and blends especially well against the wonderful greenish/brown hedgerows, this wild flower is also highly poisonous and it is best to admire from a distance and try to avoid touching the plant. If you do happen to lay your hands on it for whatever reason, make sure that you wash your hands afterwards; it highly toxic.
Some local Authorities cut back this wild flower at this time of the year and, at places such as road junctions and sweeping bad corners on rural roads etc. it can also hinder the motorist`s view in many cases and this yet another reason that vehicles should take that little bit more care at this time of the year when this wild flower is in its full growth, making the already small country roads look even smaller and narrower.
Whether you admire or dislike the Hemlock wild flower, just be careful not to touch and if you do, wash your hands afterwards.
Know Your Parish
The following advert appeared in the pages of the Drogheda Independent Newspaper back in the month of September in 1899.
` For sale. About 150 Larch, 325 Scotch, 275 Spruce, 55 Ash, 50 Elm, 80 Oak and 85 various, in all, about 1,050 trees. Terms: To be cut down by the purchaser and removed within a specified time. No timber to be removed until all the purchase money is paid. Timber may be seen and fuller particulars obtained on personal applications to Mr A Watt, Gormanston, or by letter to Viscount Gormanston`.
The above-mentioned `Mr. A. Watt`, was a loyal servant of the Gormanston Household. He was originally from Ayrshire in Scotland and, along with his wife; they both served three consecutive generations of the Preston family at Gormanston Castle.
Both Mr. Watt and his wife are interred in Stamullen cemetery, their grave-plot being marked by a fine headstone which was erected by the 15th Viscount Gormanston in the first decade of the 20th century and overlooks the road leading into Stamullen village.
