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SPECIAL CHILDREN'S EVENT AT THE MUSEUM To tie in with the Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford and to mark Heritage Week, the County Museum are organising a special event
Canon Burkitt, M.A., Rector in Stradbally, cycling his Penny Farthing bicycle in 1937.
COUNTY NEWS
for children and adults at the museum in Friary Street on the history of cycling in Dungarvan and Ireland on this Friday, 22 August starting at 1.30 p.m. There will be a special presentation by Mr. John O'Brien to the museum of a Penny Farthing bicycle dating from the 1890s. Short talks on the history of cycling by Darren Moynihan and Helen Moynihan and Willie Fraher will talk about the Dungarvan Ramblers’ Club - the first cycling club in Ireland, and women and cycling. Children will have an opportunity to win a cycling jersey. All are welcome to this free event. HERITAGE WEEK 23rd TO 31st AUGUST This year the Museum Society are teaming up with the Waterford City & County Heritage Office to present a talk by Mr John Martin titled - 'Dungarvan-Historic Town Atlas'. The town atlas is a project of the Royal Irish Academy which was first launched in 1981. A number of towns and cities have already been published. Waterford city and Dungarvan are both being researched at present and John Martin has been commissioned to write and research Dungarvan. The talk will take place on Monday, 25th August in the Town Hall Theatre at 8 p.m. Admission is Free. The brochure for the Waterford heritage events is now available at the museum. VISITING THE MUSEUM We welcome visits from schools, community groups, and local history societies. Please contact us at 058-45960 to arrange a visit. Let us know if you are interested in a particular subject and we will focus on that during the visit. OPENING HOURS Monday to Friday 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.; Saturday 1.00 p.m. - 5.00 p.m. Phone 058-45960. Email:info@waterfordmuseum.ie. Web:www.waterfordmuseum.ie; www.facebook.com/waterfordcountymuseum
Cycling History – Special Children's Event at Waterford County Museum TO tie in with the Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford and the beginning of Heritage Week, the County Museum are organising a special event for children and adults at the museum in Friary Street on Friday, 22nd August, starting at 1.30 p.m. Come along to Waterford County Museum where Darren Moynihan will give a short powerpoint presentation on the history of cycling, Helen Moynihan and Willie Fraher will talk on cycling in Ireland and in particular on the Dungarvan Ramblers’ Club - the first cycle club in Ireland. There will be a special presentation to the museum by Mr. John O'Brien of a Penny Farthing bicycle dating from the 1890s. A number of items of cycling memorabilia will be on display including the first cup presented for a challenge cycle race in Ireland dating from 1869 and won by Richard Edward Brenan, postmaster and bookseller of Grattan Square. Children will have an opportunity to win a cycling jersey. All are welcome to this free event.
Mr. John O'Brien and family with his Penny Farthing bicycle.
Dungarvan Observer | Friday, 22 August, 2014
Ballyvoile Bridges
Stradbally IMPORTANT FUNDRAISING NIGHT A fundraising night has been arranged for Saturday next 23rd August 2014, at 9.30 p.m. at Stradbally GAA centre in aid of local man John Power, Rochville, Stradbally, Co. Waterford. Music by Rocky Racoons. Tickets €10. John is in the process of undergoing Neurosurgery at the Radcliff Hospital in Oxford, England in the near future. This fundraiser is being organised to allay some of the expenses about to be incurred in frequent trips to the hospital for both John and his wife. Stradbally has never been found wanting when one of its own has needed help and this time should not be any different. If you want to support this cause tickets can be purchased from Theresa at 0876495593 or you might like to make a donation. John is facing serious surgery and every effort must be made to make his load easier. It is hoped the community and his friends will turn out in force on Saturday night to support this cause. RECENT BAPTISM Charlotte Maebh Drohan, daughter of Nicholas Drohan and Jessica Barnes, Brisbane, Australia was baptised at Holy Cross Church, Stradbally on Saturday, 16th August, 2014. The sponsors were Ciara Toohy-Barnes, David Crotty, Brian Curran, Kerrianne Gamble. Fr. Jerry Condon P.P officiated. ANNUAL MASS The annual mass will take place at Faugheen Cemetery in Ballylaneen Parish on Friday next, 22nd August at 11.00 a.m. SYMPATHY Deepest sympathy is extended to Mrs. Beatrice Norris and John, Lucey, Fionnuala and the extended family, Ballyvooney, on the sad passing of her daughter Mary whose funeral took place to Holy Cross Church,
Stradbally last week. Sympathy is also extended to the Connors family, Park and Bellard, on the sad passing of Paddy Connors, Ennis, Co. Clare. TABLE QUIZ A table quiz will be hosted by the Copper Coast Geopark in the Old Church, Bonmahon on Friday next 22nd August 2014. Register at 8.30 p.m, Tables of four €20. There will be valuable prizes on offer and a raffle will also take place. All are welcome. HERITAGE WEEK All around the country events are planned to take place to mark National Heritage week. Here in Stradbally it’s “Tea and Scones” Exhibition and Stones, at St. James Church of Ireland and school hall. Visitors can view the 12th century historic church ruins and unique gravestones in this sylvan setting and then have an enjoyable cuppa in the old Schoolhouse. This event is planned to take place from 2-5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, 29th and 30th August. Admission free. LOCAL SOCCER The club Lotto draw produced no jackpot winner. Numbers drawn were 5, 10, 11, 21. The €25 prizes went to Helen Maddox, Maryanne Connors and Joe Curran.The promoter’s prize was John Sheehan. The next Lotto draw will take place on Sunday night at the Bally Inn with a jackpot of €1700. The local soccer season commences on Saturday. Stradbally will travel to St. Martin’s Park for a clash with Johnville, kick off 2.00 p.m. Training for underage teams continues on Thursday evening at 6.30 p.m. VEHICLE FUN RUN Bonmahon Vehicle Fun Run - cars, motorbikes, trucks and tractors in aid of Bonmahon Lifeboat and Inshore Rescue and Bonmahon Tidy Towns will take place on Sunday, 24th
August, 2014 starting at 12.30 p.m. Preregister at Bonmahon Lifeboat and Inshore Rescue building (opposite car park from 11.00 a.m. Entry fee €20).There will be facepainting and fun activities for kids, Music and refreshments. For more information on or to prebook contact Gillian Roche at 0863866380 or Gillian@bonmahonjoinery.ie A VINTAGE AFFAIR A young 22 year old local man, John Darcy, Ballyvooney, Stradbally, a business student from University of Limerick who is well known for his fundraising skills will embark on yet another event on behalf of the charity “To Russia With Love” this coming Saturday, 23rd August 2014. The Charity Vintage Tea Rooms in the Church of Ireland on Jacknell Street, Dungarvan will provide the unique setting from 2.00 p.m. till 5.00 p.m. There you will enjoy traditional afternoon tea fayre to the backdrop of music from the 40’s. Also on the day there will be cakes and plants for sale....The highly regarded Mount Congreve Nurseries have donated a selection of wonderful plants that will be sold at hugely discounted rates throughout the afternoon. John has also gathered a fine selection of raffle prizes including a dinner for two at Richmond House, Cappoquin and afternoon tea at the highly acclaimed Kilmokea Country Manor in South Co. Wexford to name but a few. “To Russia With Love” is an irish charity founded in 1998 by Debbie Deegan. Since then it has transformed the lives of over 5,000 abandoned and orphaned Russian children with the support of the Irish public. WALK/TALK Our next series of Walk/Talks commence on Thursday night, 21st August, when we will travel to Island and Ballyvoile to find what
secrets are in store. The first call will to be the Ring Fort (Cill Field) on the Quinlan farm, will show a broken pillar stone, an ogham stone with commemorative inscriptions to descendants of the legendary King Nia of Munster, believed to be buried here. According to the late Tomas Clancy, “the stone had been originally standing in the centre of the Ringfort, where it marked a burial place, but it had been removed and used as a lintel in a cow house. Local tradition has it that cattle started to die on the farm and the stone was returned, but unfortunately it was cracked during the move.” A church site lies against the external bank of the Ringfort. There are only a few stones visible now.This field is traditionally known as ‘Pairc na Teangal’ or ‘Field of the Monastery’, and is on the Clancy farm. On this farm we will see the birth place of Mr. Philip Cummins. Born in the 1850s, world class athlete, emigrated to America as a young man. He is credited with jumping 6ft 3ins (World record 1872 6ft 2ins). Philadelphia papers of the day report Cummins as the outstanding athlete. After all that we will move to the Ballyvoile Bridges, the railway opened in 1878. It was a remarkable achievement, that over 43 miles of railway crossing such difficult terrain, was completed in less than four years.That included the Ballyvoile railway bridge, Ballyvoile tunnel and Durrow railway bridge. The “Through rate books of 1908 to 1935” show the importance of the railway, and show Durrow exporting much produce to London and other areas. They were political tensions in this area, will have some witness statements from the “Bureau of Military History 1913-21”. Any queries contact Nicola on 085-1501762.