Tarbert GAA Notes



	Tarbert Notes - Week Ending 4th July

	THE CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION held on Saturday evening was again a very special event for the community, the parish and the residents of Doonard Crescent. The huge crowd who took part included many members of different organisations in the parish, carrying their banners and flags, and the various groups of children and the junior infants carrying their baskets of petals. As the procession left the Church the children formed a guard of honour and cast petals on the road in front of the Blessed Sacrament. Leading the procession were the F Company of the 15th infantry battalion, Listowel FCA, who also gave a special salute n the Church at the consecration of the vigil mass. As the Eucharistic procession passed through the town, prayers and the rosary were led by Caroline McLoughlin and the singing of the hymns was led by the mixed choir, accompanied by Pat Higgins on the guitar. It was gratifying to see the many homes decorated with altars, holy pictures and flowers for the occasion, when the procession reached Doonard Crescent the crowd stood in silence as the Blessed Sacrament, carried by Very Rev Mossy Brick, PP under a special canopy, was taken to an altar for open air benediction. After the Benediction, Fr Brick blessed the crowd and the four corners of the parish and then everyone joined in with the choir for the singing of the old Irish hymn, Faith of Our Fathers. Fr Brick then thanked the organising committee and their Chairman, Billy Buckley, and paid tribute to the residents of Doonard Crescent for the effort they put in to make the procession such a success. He paid a special word of thanks to the F CA Company and to the Gardai for all their help. He also paid special thanks to Caroline McLoughlin for her participation and to Donal O’Sullivan for the excellent sound and amplification he provided.

	MEDAL WINNERS: Congratulations to the Prendiville sisters of Pulleen on their success at the Munster U14, U19 c’ships, held in Cork on Sunday. Sorcha won the gold in the u14, 2000m, walk and her sister Sinead won the silver. Aoibheann won the gold in the u16, 2,000m walk. Congrats also to Shane Enright of Doonard, who won a gold medal with the Listowel u16 relay team at the same venue.

	DEATH: Sincere regret was occasioned in the parish and more especially, among the older generation at the news of the death on Friday, June 27 of Mrs Kitty Flynn (nee Donovan), Carhoona, Tarbert, which took place at Tralee General Hospital, where she was admitted the previous day. In her 85th year, she was a popular member of a well known and widely connected farming family. For the past few years, Mrs Flynn had been in the kind loving care of the Kennedy Nursing Home, Listowel. Before going to the Nursing Home, she was cared for by her son John, in her home in Carhoona. Mrs Flynn was born in the USA and lost her father at the age of four. At the age of eight, she came with her mother to Tarbert and lived in Main Street for a number of years, where he mother had a shop. She was hard working all her life, and a good and caring mother and will be sadly missed by her family. There was a huge attendance at the removal of the remains from St Marys Funeral Home, Tarbert to St Marys Church on Saturday and again at the funeral mass on Sunday. Mrs Flynn was predeceased by her husband, Con, who died in 1970, and is survived by her sons John and Michael of Carhoona, daughters Mrs Nuala Carmody, Chapel St, and Mrs Kathleen O’Connor, Lisselton, sons in law Michael Carmody and Gerard O’Connor, daughter in law Mary, grandchildren, great grandchildren, cousin Mike Donovan, who travelled from New York for the funeral, relatives and neighbours, to whom sympathy of the community is extended.

	FOOTBALL TICKETS: All members and players who need tickets for the Munster senior football final, between Kerry and Limerick on July 13, must have their names and number of tickets required given to Club Secretary, Joe Langan, on or before this Saturday night, July 5.

	CO LEAGUE: Our senior team have an important game in the Co league on this Sunday at 2.30pm, when they play Ballyduff, who will have a home game. It is expected that a full turn out of players, will be in the Ballyduff dressing rooms at 2pm.

	GAA LOTTERY: There was no winner of the €3,100 jackpot in the GAA lottery draw, held at Coolahans Bar on Friday night. The numbers were 6, 8, 12, 27. Lucky dip winners of €30 each were Denis and Micheal Collins, Fergal Meade, Mike Finucane, Aidan Mulvihill. Bar prize winners were Anne Kiely €120 in the envelope draw, €20 each Margaret Wrenn, Pat Kiely, Sean Kelly. Promoters prize €20 Geraldine Flavin. The GAA Club would like to thank Tomas Coolahan for the chips and sausages supplied to the huge crowd at the draw. The next jackpot will be €3,200 and the draw will be held at Carmodys Bar, on Friday night. All are welcome.

	FERRY RANGERS LOTTO: The results of the Ferry Rangers lotto draw, with a jackpot of €3,400, held at Coolahans Bar on June 24 are as follows. Numbers drawn 3, 15, 18, 19. No winner. Lucky dips of €30 each, Denis C Holly, Nora Kennelly, Anne O’Connell, Mike Cox, Mike Finucane. Promoters prize €15 Tomas Coolahan, bottle of whiskey, Anne Kiel. Mugs game €25 Mary Bridgeman. This weeks jackpot is €3,500.

	SHANNON RANGERS U-14 : Congrats to the Shannon Rangers U14 team on winning the Co District FC for the 2nd year in succession, in Tralee on Sunday evening. In a rip roaring final, Shannon Rangers defeated Mid Kerry by a score of 4-9 to 3-9, with the Shannon side coming back in the final minutes, to snatch victory. In the first half, Mid Kerry got off to a great start, scoring 1-2 in the first ten minutes. Rangers hit back to score three goals, and by half time, led by a score of 4-3 to 1-7. The 2nd half was evenly contested and with ten minutes to go, Rangers held a 7 pt lead and looked certain to be bringing back the cup to the Shannon side of N Kerry. The Mid Kerry side had other ideas and in the next seven minutes, hit back to score 2-1, to leave the sides level with three minutes to go in the game. The Shannon Rangers side were now under fierce pressure, but showed heart and determination to score 3 pts without reply in the final minutes. There were great scenes of jubilation by players and supporters, when the final whistle blew. Great credit is due to team trainer, John Kennedy, and to his selectors who include Tom Enright from Tarbert. Tarbert players who played a big part in the teams victory were wing back, Kevin Enright, and corner forward Gareth O’Connell. Kevin Shanley also played during the c’ship, and Micheal Normoyle was the sub goalie. For the Enright family of Doonard, it was their 2nd u14 Co medal as Kevin Enrights brother, Shane was a member of last years winning team.

	CO C'SHIP: Well done to the Shannon Rangers team, who scored a good victory over Kenmare in the losers round of the Co Senior FC played on Sunday in Beaufort. Shannon Rangers won by a score of 0-17 to 2-4, having trailed at half time by 2-4 to 0-7. Tarbert players, Shaun McGinley, Deo O’Connor and Stevie Deenihan, played a big part in the teams victory. Other Tarbert players on the team, goalkeeper Donnacha Enright, Jonathan Wrenn and Eoin O’Connell also played well. Shannon Rangers will now meet Laune Rangers in the next round of the c’ship.

	BLESSING OF BOATS: The Tarbert Maritime Club joined by a record number of crews and members from neighbouring clubs, including Ballylongford, Kilrush and Foynes opened their season with the blessing of the boats on the Old Pier at Tarbert Island on Sunday. The blessing was performed by Very Rev Mossy Brick and was assisted by Rev Bill Romar, representing the Church of Ireland. After the blessing the commodore of the club, Damien McGilbney, thanked Fr Brick and Rev Bill Romar and the large crowd of members and well wishers who attended the blessing of the boats. Refreshments for everyone were served in the Shannon Ferry Bar.

	ROGATION NIGHT: On this Wednesday night, July 2 at 8pm, holy water will be blessed at a special mass to be celebrated in the orchard at the back of the Presbytery. Parishioners are asked to bring a bottle with them to mass, and take home holy water to bless the fields, lawns, animals and crops. This is an old custom that goes back to the earliest times. After the mass, tea will be served in the Presbytery and everyone will be welcome.

	DEATH IN SYRACUSE: The death occurred recently in Syracuse, New York of Mrs Mai Griffin (nee Hanrahan) late of Cockhill, Tarbert. In her 93rd year, she was a member of an old and widely connected Tarbert family, and was aunt of John Dowling, Cockhill. Mai, who paid her last visit in the late 90s, had lived in Syracuse for nearly 70 years, and in her adopted City had carved a firm place in the hearts of her many relatives and friends, with her kind and friendly manner. Her home on Tipperary Hill had everything that was Irish, a warm welcome, Irish music and stories and the best of Irish bread, baked by Mai herself. She will be sadly missed by her nieces and nephews and many friends in the USA. She was predeceased by her husband, Denis Griffin, a native of Knockane, Listowel, who died in 1968 and by her sisters Nell Hanrahan, Syracuse, Mrs Nora Cregan, Piermount and Mrs Sarah Dowling, Cockhill, and is survived by her nieces and nephews of the Dowling and Cregan families to whom sympathy of the community is extended.

	LONDON DEATH: Sympathy of the community is extended to Mrs Helen McCarthy, Glin on the death of her sister,Mrs Nora Dowd, nee Fitzgerald, Rosebank Ave, Wembley, London, and late of St Patricks Terrace, Tarbert and Glin. She was predeceased by her husband Tim just one year ago, and is also survived by her sons, Timmy and John, daughter Noreen, sisters, relatives and friends to whom sympathy is extended.

	DEATH: The death took place on June 23 at the General Hospital, Ennis, of Mr William (Willie) Phillips, Shannon, Co Clare and late of Kilkishen and Tarbert. Willie, who was in his late 60s, spent his youth in Tarbert with his family. Following the death of his father, Garda Phillips, the family moved from Tarbert. These late years Willie loved to come on a visit back to Tarbert, to the home of Joan and James Murphy, where his family lived before moving from Tarbert. Sympathy is extended to the members of his family, relatives and friends.

	CEILI: W Limerick set dancing club will hold a ceili at the Railway Bar, Abbeyfeale, on Friday, July 18 at 9.30pm. Music by Michael Sexton Ceili Band.




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