KILDIMO COMMUNITY NOTES W/E July 23 2011

Michelle Daly,Ballysimon & Jude Hayes,Kildimo after their Wedding in Holy Trinity Abbey,Adare July 16 2011

COMMUNITY LOTTO JACKPOT €9,000 AND RISING:
 The Lotto draw on July 12, was for a prize of €8,950 and no punter predicted the winning combination of 8, 10, 13 & 26.  In consequence, ‘Lucky Dips’ of €20 each were drawn by Joe Gleeson, Ballynacarriga; Liz Hickey, Old Kildimo; Rose McKeogh, Coolbeg; Josephine O’Dea, Carheeny and Jamie & Liz Hickey, Old Kildimo.  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 land the Jackpot or a €5 investment could increase your chances by three times.

COMMUNITY COUNCIL: 
Following the recent AGM of the local council, Tommy O’Shea continues as Chairperson, assisted by Catríona Griffin as Vice Chair.  Mary Conway is Hon Sec and PRO is Cathy O’Sullivan.  Margaret McCarthy and Pat Costello look after finance and other active members of the committee organise the weekly Lotto.  Many County Councillors are active in progressing the development of Kildimo village and Rose Brennan has acquainted the Kildimo Council about the beginning of work on a kilometre of road at Bolane bend.  Improvement works will also begin on the Creamery Road and parts further north.  If there are roads in your area that need improvement, you should make that fact known to any member of the local council with a view to acquainting the appropriate authority.  Keelgrove Construction will shortly be submitting plans to Limerick Co. Co. regarding the proposed building of the community hall.   


BANTRACHT NA TUAITHE: Just returned from An Grianán ICA’s Adult Education College in
Co Louth are Kildimo members May Galvin, Eileen O’Byrne and Kathleen Griffin who haven’t stopped laughing since! Joined by over twenty other Limerick week participants the group availed of a variety of courses including Yoga, Calligraphy, Digital Camera Skills and visits to some historic houses ,not generally open to the public, in the Boyne area The success of the week can be gauged by the many bookings made already for
Limerick week 2012 including the Kildimo representatives who hope to be joined by some of their fellow guild members. 

BAT WORKSHOP: 
 ‘Bat Conservation Ireland’ in conjunction with Kildimo Tidy Towns invites you to an information evening at ‘De Bucket’ on Thursday, July 28 at 8.00 pm.  The subject of the evening is Daubenton’s bat which inhabits locations near water to feed on insects.  The purpose of this event is to prepare volunteers for an audit of this particular bat which takes place later in the year.  Volunteers will be assigned a stretch of water and with the aid of a heterodyne (bat detector) to identify this bat’s particular sound effects and a visual survey, it is hoped to draw some conclusions regarding bat population.

BIRTHDAY:  
Family and friends and old neighbours from Court all met to mark Aggie Mescall’s 90^th Birthday on July 11.  Aggie has for some years been living in Knockaderry with her daughter Patricia but she is still remembered in her native Court from where best wishes wing their way westwards on this happy occasion.

KENRY HISTORY SOCIETY TOUR OF CAPPAGH:  If you’d like to know more about the area of Cappagh, then join Jim Riordan on Sunday, July 24 at Cappagh Church.  Jim will take the group to see a private church, a vault of the Knights’ of Glin, the Embury-Heck Memorial Church, an ancient holy well dedicated to St. James and some interesting old grand houses.  The tour commences at 3pm 

IT’S A BOY:  
Another grandchild for Breda McCauley in the recent happy delivery of baby Shane to her daughter Catherine and to Dermot.  All are doing well in Beabus, Adare.

ESTUARY RUGBY NEWS: 
The U17 players are back in training for one evening a week in Shanagolden Sports Field.  Please contact Billy O’Rourke on 087 2696687 for details.  New players are welcome


SUMMER SOCCER CAMP: Kildimo Utd is running a Summer Soccer Camp for boys and girls between the ages of 6 – 13 from 9.15am to 2 pm in Kildimo’s Soccer Field from Monday to Thursday July 25 to 28. Children must bring their own gear, drinks and a packed lunch. Registration fee of €20 payable on Monday July25.  To confirm place please contact John Hickey on 0872257547.

WEDDING IN ADARE:  
Another boy of the Hayes’ in Mellon has been snapped up by a discerning and talented lady.  The binding knot between Jude and Michelle Daly was sealed by the church ceremony, presided over by Fr. John Campion, friend of the groom from his school days in Copswood. The Bride’s father Joe Daly had the honour of walking yet another of his girls up the aisle, where the Groom was ready to lead Michelle to the altar.  The mothers of the bride and groom, respectively Gabby Ní Riain and Joan Hayes were in attendance to witness the happy event.  Ably assisting the Bride were her sisters Ella- the Maid of Honour and Grainne (Burrows), together with her friend Rebecca Kinsville-Heyne.  Undecided between choosing any of his brothers, Jude choose his friend from National School and neighbour from Carheeny, namely Shane O’Rourke as his Best Man, with Groomsmen Michael Sheehy and Tom Dunbar.  The young Miss Rebecca Ryan carried off the duty of Flowergirl with grace and aplomb.  Following the Church service, the party travelled the short distance to the Dunraven Arms Hotel for the very enjoyable Reception and afters.  The tables designations reflected the travel interests of the Bride and Groom and the latter’s many posting worldwide as emissary of the French nation.  The diversity of tables was also echoed in the guests who came from Kuala Lumpur to Kerry and from France to Fore.  The speeches following the meal, revealed may details about the newly-weds which were known to few.  For example, that the challenging physical regime that the Groom espoused (before he espoused Michelle!) begun in Kildimo National School in a ‘three-legged race’ with his then eight year old pal and later his Groomsman.  The fact that they lost was the spur for Jude to take on many more demanding physical challenges, especially during his ‘French period’.  It was in ‘De Bucket’ that the relationship with Michelle began as she wandered far from her Ballysimon home.  The wedding speeches paid tribute to the sterling qualities of both Bride and Groom which can only serve to bless a long and fruitful relationship. All good wishes are extended from their relatives,friends and neighbours who wish them well as they settle  in their new life together in Dublin.