Turlough’s Community’s Fair Day

Heavy early morning’s rain failed to dampen the Turlough community spirit when all members of the community turned out to make this Fair Day a special occasion in Turlough Village, under the programme of organisers Dennis Igoe, Kenny O Brien, Charlie Shaw and Pat Keavney, in preparation for the great number of visitors who came to Turlough to enjoy the Fair Day.

The road team had an early start to mark off the village street for the stall-holders, the visiting vintage cars and tractors and to the place the barriers to mark the road closed village street area, the barriers was manned all day by volunteer members of Turlough Community.

The stall exhibitors displayed a great selection of crafts and produce, all of well established quality products like those from the Terrybawn Pottery, Carrowkeel Furniture, Mayo Go Carts and Turlough Nurseries that set the standards for the day.

I liked the Atlantic Gates from Cooneys, Ballyneggin, Raised Planting Beds from Brendan Coffey and the water harvesting precast units from Willie Freeney.

Ann Green, Killard had her spinning wheel, turning our wool thread direct from the fleece and showing her fine range of hand knit products from the Arran sweater to her colourful range of fine knitwear, but it was my purchase of her freshly dug, Orla new potatoes, that I enjoyed on my dinner plate all last week.

Rose Geraghty had the Country Markets stall there with a wide range of home produced products and Pat Comway had a fine collection of coin sets.

Rural crafts and skills were well catered for, and displayed on the day, Kieran Howley showed the skill of sheep shearing, Seamus and Tommie Mc Ellin had the thrasher working on the village street and Charlie Shaw had horses from the Equestrian Centre shod by Farrier Pat Ruane.

The music stage in the village centre had live traditional and popular music playing all day long and the local groups Bernard Joyce and friends, Strayed and Na Ciotagi, played the music that had many dancing on the village street.

Brian Casey had a display of chickens, ducks and hens where a ‘bring and buy’ system was working that proved popular on the day.

Many units and groups from outside the Turlough area, came to help and participate in making the revived Fair Day in Turlough such a success.

Those wanting teas, cakes and sandwiches were well catered for on the lawn at Barretts home where Teresa and friends supplied food and took donations for the charity of the day, CROI. The young ladies on the home-baking stall were selling their home-baking with monies collected going for Ethiopia, so overall it was a day of fundraising for good causes with the check for CROI reaching €1,600.

The young members of Foroige Club organised and sold a great raffle, Kenny o’Brien had the Showhouse of the Woods Development on Turlough street open to all prospective new Turlough residence and auctioneer Michael Mulhern conducted a useful and entertaining Slave Auction.

Declan Mc Grath, of Mc Grath’s Waste, Turlough had supplied the requirements to ensure that Turlough Village Street was spick and span after a great Fair Day in Turlough.

Great performance by the Turlough Towers Community Games swimming team at the Claremorris pool, in the Mayo Community Games finals. Individual Gold medals for both Fiona Conway, Turlough and Cian Donohue, Parke for the Mayo Community Games U10 Freestyle title. Bronze medals for, Ryan Conway, Turlough and Cathal Hanrahan Parke in the U8 freestyle and U10 backstroke event. Other competitors on the day that performed excellently were Hannah Singh, Crimlin, 　Eoin Hanrahan, Aoife Donohue, Parke, Oisin Conway, Turlough. All swimmers did themselves and our area very proud.

Both Fiona and Cian will go forward to represent Mayo in the all Ireland Community Games Finals in Athlone in August.

The Showhouse in the Woods development was open　last Sunday from 2-6 to welcome the Turlough Fair-Day visitors, there was a great response with a large volume of potential purchasers out in Turlough on the day.

Many compliments were given on the finish of the houses and apartments; the estate is being developed by Seamus O Brien & Sons Builders Ltd. It consists of 3 bed houses and two bed apartments and there is also　one retail/office unit available in this Turlough Village street development.

Turlough hoped the on street office unit can to develop this into a Medical Centre or some other use that will be beneficial to the local community.　　The showhouse is available to view by appointment　please contact　087 2230457

Parke GAA club has arranged for the football Cul Camp, to start at the GAA grounds on Monday, July 11, with an action packed programme, daily till Friday, July 15.

Vhi GAA Cúl Camps provide boys and girls – between the ages of 6 and 13 – with a fun-filled week of activity during the summer holidays which revolves around maximising enjoyment and sustaining participant involvement in Gaelic Games.

Cul Camp activities are GAME - BASED – a strong emphasis is placed on skill acquisition - and are organised in an age appropriate manner with a view to:

optimising learning, enhancing friendships, improving physical & psychological well being and promoting a school and club link. Those interested can register online at www.gaa.ie of contact any of the Parke club members for information.

The Cul Camp course is conducted by Mayo GAA coaches and Mayo senior footballers and a playing kit will be given to each participant.

The under 16 footballers are due to meet Ardmoy in the county semi-final in

Parke on Tuesday June 28^th with a 7pm. throw-in. Prior to that they will meet

Knockmore in a challenge game in Knockmore on Thursday evening.

Meanwhile the minor team who have amalgamated with Balla for this year

have a play-off for a place in the league semi-final against Davitt’s in Mayo

Abbey on Sunday evening June 26th.

The under 8 boys, under 10 boys and under 12 boys again performed very

well in their latest round of go-games. The under 12’s were in Claremorris

last night, Monday June 20th following a good win over Burrishoole last week.

GAA players send best wishes are extended to Barry Lawless following his recent injury.

The girls under 12 team have qualified for the league semi-final, which is scheduled for this Saturday June 25th while the under 10 girls team will participate in a blitz in Crossmolina on Saturday July 2nd.

A full range of Club playing and training gear is available from Turlough Stores.

Turlough Towers, Under 12 soccer team, of Conor McDonnell, Jason Potter, Niall Walsh, Aaron McHale, Oisin Conway, Simon McHale, Dara Kelly, Ross Jordan, Mark Cusack,Conor O'Brien, Jack McLoughlin, Sean Corcoran, Mark Walsh, Lisa Davitt and Alina Keavney,　contested a very exciting County Final with Castlebar Town team, on the Manuala pitch before the town team won with two late goals to progress to the Connacht community games finals.

It was a close competition until the last 12 minutes when Castlebar scored the winning goals, despite good football and exciting moments there was no coming back for Turlough players.

This touring exhibition from the Ulster Museum, dates from c. 1824 and relates to the everyday life in County Waterford and gives a fascinating insight in the pre-famine Ireland.

Roche is probably best remembered as a painter of miniatures and many of these survive in public collections in Ireland and England.

Although many of Roche’s commissions came from the aristocracy, the watercolours in the copy of his sketchbook in the exhibition and the paintings on show in Turlough demonstrate a genuine interest in the everyday lives of ordinary people.

Life in Waterford and Dungarvan in the 1820’s is featured in many of Roche’s watercolours, the commercial life and exports of Waterford and the fishing and seaside town activities of Dungarvan.

Our midsummer musical treat this evening will be in Ballintubber Abbey where the Mayo Concert Orchestra will provide the music in this very special abbey, in the fundraising concert in aid of the Williams Syndrome Charity.

So, to-night. June 21, in the hallowed halls of Ballintubber Abbey, at 9p.m., come to hear the magic music of Mayo Concert Orchestra and support a very worthy cause.

Members of the Young at Heart Club met last Thursday to make final arrangements for the club’s annual outing, this year its to be a July trip to Cork city and county and some notable stops on the journey.

The four-day trip south will feature a tour of the Ring of Kerry, Cork City Gaol Centre and Cobh Heritage Centre with lots of evening entertainment.

This free collection, held in the Tesco’s car park and conducted by Weee Ireland and will include all kinds of waste household batteries, items that can not be put into your weekly bin collection for the landfill.

You can get further information from Sharon at the Environment Section, Mayo County Council at 094 9047360.

A Free waste household electrical and electronic equipment event will be held by WEEE Ireland at Tesco’s car park Castlebar from 10am-4pm on Saturday 25th June. Anything with a plug or a battery will be accepted free of charge as will all types of waste household batteries.

For further information contact Sharon Cameron, Environment Section, Mayo County Council - 094 9047360

Congratulations to the Boys and Girl of Ballyvary School hurling team who won the Cumann na mBunscoil division II hurling for Mayo.It was a very close match between two excellent teams, and it went to extra time twice but Ballyvary won by 3 points in the end against Ballyhaunis. The Turlough members on the team were Ryan Potter, Conor McDonnell, Jason Potter, Oisin Conway, Jack McLoughlin, Daniel Brogan who joined with team players Jack Comer, Mark Walshe, Ross Jordan, Ben Joyce, Dearbhaile Roe,Kieran Doocey and Captain Jack Doocey to make this a great occasion for Ballyvary hurling. Missing for the final were Mark Cusack and Colm McNicholas.

It was the first time the school has won the hurling shield and a lovely way to end the school year.

History Book:

The closing date for submitting remittances and advertising material for the forthcoming publication of the history book of Parke & Turlough is Monday 11th July. Cheques should be made payable to Parke Community Centre and sent to　No 1 Leicnin Village, Turlough, Castlebar, Co Mayo. All enquiries to michaelmaguire555@hotmail.com or 086 335 6252.

Last week winners at the Turlough 25 Card Drive at Turlough Community Centre were:

First, Tony Lally and Jim Doherty, E. Coffey and M. Nolan.

Second, J. Gilger and P. Kelly.

Shared Third, B. Mc Dermott and J. Coffey, T. Heneghan and G. Kenny, M. Waters and E. O Boyle, J. Stanton and M. Durkan, M. Sweeney and P.O Malley.

Best last Ten, B. Nevin and M. Flynn.

Raffle Winners, M. Lyskney and M. Lyskney, J. Coffey and B. Mc Dermott, M. Joyce and M. Mc Nicholas.

Quiz, Danny Padden.

The Turlough Card game starts in the Community Centre every Wednesday night at 9-14p.m. sharp.