Great Turnout For The 52nd Donoughmore Carnival

The huge group of ladies who took part in the Sean Honohan Tug of War memorial event in honour of Sean who was a dedicated tug of war man. The turnout on the day was in indication of the high esteem in which he was held.

Great Turnout For The 52nd Donoughmore Carnival

Donoughmore Carnival ran from July 21st to 23rd and was a great social event in the parish. While the weather was not always in its favour there was a huge turnout of people of all ages. There was something for everyone: A murder mystery fun ladies night on Friday 21st, Bingo and Car Treasure Hunt on Saturday.

Sunday afternoon had a huge variety of events on offer including

• egg throwing

• fancy dress

• churn races

• sheaf tossing

• country markets

• bowls

• and fantastic events for the toddlers in the complex.

Sunday saw a huge turnout from all over the country for a Tug of War Memorial Tournament in memory of the late Sean Honohan. The turnout was a testament to his popularity.

The carnival concluded on Sunday night with an amazing concert by George Murphy and the Rising Sons who played to a full house with great audience participation.

All of this would not have been possible without the help of the huge number of people who gave of their time to help beforehand and who acted as stewards during the weekend.

The carnival committee would like to extend their thanks to all of them and to all those who came out and supported the carnival. Looking forward to next year’s carnival already.

WINNERS!

Nessa Cremin being presented with her fancy dress prize by multiple transplant games medal winner, Mairead O’Mahony.

Finn Bickerstaffe aka Prince Harry, who won a prize in the fancy dress competition.

Joanne Kiely and Saoirse Sheehan who had a very difficult job adjudicating the fancy dress competition as the standard was so high.

Joint captains of the victorious girl’s team, Leah Honohan and Aisling Barrett, being presented by the St John Forde Cup by Mick Forde.

Cathal Carter, Donagh Casey and Jack O’Connell winners in the churn rolling race.

Bernadette Honohan, Sarah Healy, Norma Dineen and Sinead Kelleher hard at work at the Sean Honohan Memorial Tug of War event.

Mairead Harrington, Noreen Brew, Orla Buckley, Patricia Brew and Noreen Lucey were busy helping out in the tea tent.

Audrey Crowley, Annemarie Corkery, Nora Healy, Siobhan Casey and Bernie Honohan busy catering at the carnival.