KILDIMO COMMUNITY NOTES W/E June 11 2011

RECENTLY DECEASED:  


Sympathy is extended to the Hanly family of Glenameade, Pallaskenry on the recent death of Mrs Ellen Hanly (nee Mulqueen)  Her funeral took place following Requiem Mass in St. Patrick’s Church, Ballysteen on Saturday, June 4 to Kilcornan cemetery.  Nellie is survived by her sons and daughters and extended family and was predeceased by her husband Michael.May she rest in peace.


COMMUNITY LOTTO JACKPOT €8,700 AND RISING:


 The Lotto draw on May 31, was for a prize of €8,650 and no punter predicted the winning combination of 7, 12, 13 & 17.  In consequence, ‘Lucky Dips’ of €20 each were drawn by Mary Rogan, Ballyculhane; Thomas & Tara Lyons, Old Kildimo; Jack Sinnott, Ballyvareen; Eleanor Lawlor, c/o Seven Sisters and Ollie Hickey, Coolbeg.  When you next visit the ‘The Seven Sisters’, Post Office, ‘De Bucket’, Slattery’s or the Dromore Inn, be sure to fill in your lucky numbers where a minimum investment of €2 could cover your holiday costs. 

BANTRACHT NA TUAITHE:


 A vote of sympathy was passed by Kildimo ICA members at their June meeting to former ICA member Joan O’Curry, Mellon whose daughter Michelle died last week RIP.Condolences were also extended to former member Paula Hanley on the death of her mother-in-law Mrs Nellie Hanly, Glenameade. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-ainmneacha.
The next ICA Book Club lunch and discussion will take place  on Tuesday June14 at 1pm in ‘De Bucket’ Pub, Ferrybridge



COMMUNITY COUNCIL: 


The 68 page ‘Kildimo Enhancement Plan’ that was launched on St. Dioma’s Day is currently available by e-mailing kildimocommunitycouncil@gmail.com or at a charge of 12 euro for a colour and bound copy by contacting Mary @ 087 6521806 between now and the end of June.  This plan for  Kildimo and its environs will require an equally big response from citizens to get involved in its implementation.  Much of the work that is envisaged may be pursued outside of the strictures of regular community council meetings.  On studying this first plan for Kildimo, you may find areas of interest  to you specifically and to which you can bring your own expert qualifications.  These you may pursue at your own time and pace and in concert with other likeminded persons.  In this way, the core of the community council will not be burdened with undue pressures.  We are at a watershed in community development and you may leave your own mark on  this development and thereby make Kildimo a better place for all in the future.  Read about it in the twelfth issue of ‘West Limerick Local’ which is now available locally in the P.O.

LOCAL RADIO:  


 Your local radio WL102fm depends on voluntary work and voluntary contributions to maintain its very useful community service.  The monthly Car Boot Sale and Indoor Market will be held at NCW Community Centre on Sunday June 12.  Stallholders may enter at 7.30 am and bargain hunters can find hidden treasures  from 9 am.  Enquiries to 087 6866450. 


NATIONWIDE:  


On Friday June 3, the area of West Waterford featured on the programme and this can be revisited on RTE Player for some time.  There was a connection with Kildimo and certainly with Limerick city with the visit to Mount Melleray Abbey near Cappoquin.  The monk who was interviewed by John O’Connor was born in Limerick, in High Street to be exact into the Madden family who conducted a harness making business there.  The Kildimo connection was through his mother who was White from Ballynahallee.  A memorial of this family is now to be found in the old part of the local graveyard where the White brothers were interred.  Their sister who married Madden thereby became a member of a staunch Republican family as illustrated by their love and use of the Irish language.  Fr. Vincent Madden, the archivist in the Abbey goes by the Irish ‘Uinseann’ and he has contributed much to the language by several publications ‘as gaeilge’.  While the White family may well have shared the republican ethos with the Maddens into which family the married, one of the White brothers was a member of the British army and for his troubles spent some time as a guest of the Germans when he was captured.  He later recounted a story about his capture which involved the German soldier who was charged with taking down his personal details for the Camp file.  On enquiring about the place of birth of his captive, the German officer was surprised to hear of Kildimo and his captive more so when the Camp official asked him “Is the old school house still standing?”  This was occasioned by the widely-held rumour that prior to World War One, Germans had infiltrated Ireland in the guise of musical teachers who visited the schools to demonstrate their art to the students, but who really were spies.  Their purpose was to map the country so that in the event of German take over, they would have important prior knowledge of the country.  This story gained more credence from another local anecdote which came down through the late Joe Sheehy of Court House.  This was to the effect that German musicians were given shelter there while they were on their tour of Ireland and presumably when they stopped off to perform at ‘the old school’, now Kellett’s premises.  While they were in Court house, the head of family did his own bit of spying on the spies and allegedly found them one night under candlelight, poring over maps of the country and making annotations thereon.  The above story emanating from Whites of Ballynahallee makes a good tale, although somewhat tempered by the academic opinion of one historian of the period who casts informed doubt on any such German activity.  However, the tale may still be enjoyed as part of our folklore if not our history.

GET WELL!: 


Family, friends and neighbours of Benny Farrelly of Ballynacarriga send their best wishes to Benny who has been detained by Her Majesty’s ‘Health Service’.  All good wishes for a speedy return to his home with a new bill of health.

TABLE QUIZ:  


The local GAA are holding a fundraiser on Thursday, June 9.  A big group of quiz enthusiasts are expected to do battle at €40 a table.  Pencils at the ready for the off at 9.00 sharp in Dromore Inn.