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Editor’s Note

August has a tendency to fly by, particularly where children are concerned. School bells will soon be ringing so it is time to shift into high gear to get kids ready. It’s time to consider turning off the television and limiting computer time - soon enough it will be time for homework so it makes sense to put some order on the evenings. Ditto for bedtime! Kids are often too busy playing to recognize that they are tired. Putting them to bed earlier may not make you the most popular parent, but their growing bodies will thank you, especially with the earlier wake up time! Wake your kids up at what will be their regular morning wake-up time for school. And put away the sugary cereals and make a healthy breakfast part of your daily habit. Buying school supplies like backpacks, binders, and pencil cases holds a certain magic for getting kids excited about hearing the school bell ring again. Start eating lunch at the same time as the school does. You can easily help your child’s stomach get on a schedule so that little bellies don’t grumble while they are in a classroom. You want them focused on learning, not on their hunger.

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Fingal County Council receives unique Famine Travel Box Mayor of Fingal Cllr Darragh Butler and Fingal County Council Chief Executive Paul Reid pictured with Michael Blanch, Chief Executive of the Committee for the Commemoration of Irish Famine Victims and Mark O’Brien, Assistant Chief Officer, Irish Prison Service as well as councillors who attended the presentation of a Famine Travel Box in The Atrium at County Hall, Swords.

Cllr Darragh Butler’s last function as Mayor of Fingal was to receive a Famine Travel Box on behalf of Fingal County Council. The beautifully crafted wooden box is a replica of the travel boxes which were given to women who went to Australia from workhouses all the country to seek new opportunities. The travel box would have contained all of the women’s worldly possessions including clothing made and paid for by the Poor Law Unions. The box is the result of collaboration between the Committee for the Commemoration of Irish Famine Victims and the Irish Prison Service. Michael Blanch, Chief Executive of the CCIFV and Mark O’Brien, Assistant Chief Officer, Irish Prison Service presented the box to the outgoing mayor at a reception in The Atrium at County Hall, Swords. The box presented to Fingal commemorates women who travelled to Australia from Balrothery Workhouse and is an interpretation of the original travel box. Cllr Darragh Butler said: “It is a great honour for Fingal County Council to receive one of these unique boxes, particularly as our own tells the story of some of the women who left Balrothery Workhouse for Australia during the famine. It is a novel way of telling their story.” The first box was completed in September 2015 and only six are made each year. Boxes have been presented to facilities in Ireland, Australia and America with the stipulation that they must be put on public display. A plan to display the box in Fingal’s ten libraries is currently being drawn up. 4

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Mayor of Fingal Cllr Darragh Butler receives a Famine Travel Box on behalf of Fingal County Council from Michael Blanch, Chief Executive of the Committee for the Commemoration of Irish Famine Victims and Mark O’Brien, Assistant Chief Officer, Irish Prison Service.

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Local Sports

Fingallians club notes Lisgoold GAA club: Based in

cork, it is home club of Denis McCarthy (lead mentor U10s). Our U10 squad took part in a hurling tournament recently to honour of Denis’s father, the late Dan Joe McCarthy who passed away last year. He was a massive club/hurling man and club President, when he passed on. It was a massive honour for the club to be invited and a very significant occasion for Denis and his family. To top it off our lads did won three out of four games and took home the shield after a hard fought final.

Bootcamp with Noel: Every Tuesday morning @ 9.30am and every Thursday evening @ 8pm. All fitness levels are welcome. Classes are €5 per session and all you have to do is turn up 5 mins beforehand on the day. The bootcamp will be on the all-weather pitch in Fingallians and will go ahead rain/hail/shine.

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Pictures: If any of our members are going away on holidays, make sure to bring the Fingallians jersey. Send photos to fingallians@gmail. com and we will put them up on the club Facebook page. Let’s see how many landmarks we can capture and how far we can get the Red and White.

Irish conversation group: Resume on Wednesday, September 6, at 9pm in the club bar. Tógfaidh ár ngrúpa

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Pictured recently are multiple Paralympic and World Para-athletics sprint Champion Jason Smyth, Joe Geraghty, Chairperson, Vision Sports Ireland, former Mayor of Fingal, Councillor Darragh Butler, Competitor Louie Moran

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FLAVERING FINGAL

Louise Coughlan samples the Flavours of Fingal Festival

Newbridge House and grounds

Once again the Flavours of Fingal was a big success and this year it was a free event with a reasonable €5 parking fee. A fun weekend for all the family, it started on Friday evening with live music, followed by the major event on Saturday and Sunday within the grounds of Newbridge House. Now in its sixth year, Fingal County Council, Fingal Farmers

Group and Fingal Tourism got together to create family entertainment. The best part was the kids area with big inflatable bouncy castles, my kids had a ball. We treated the family to donuts and coffee from one of the many vendors dotted around the place. To keep the children entertained there was an arts and crafts table and also face painting which went down a treat. Just

beyond the inflatable area was the Supermilk Wild Air run. For those of you interested in cars and tractors, the Flavours had Vintage cars and many tractors on show. There was an agricultural display of livestock and many equestrian shows and competitions. In the courtyard area, a stage was set up and Cobbe’s café were busy serving teas and coffees to customers. As the family strolled around the walled gardens it was great to see the many stalls selling their arts and crafts. In order to cool down on a hot summer’s day, a craft beer village were selling their selection of beers. The whole weekend combined the sights and sounds of a traditional show with a fantastic family and food experience. Woolly Wards petting farm arrived to the delight of the children in the big village barn and everyone loved the sheep dog trials as well as the magic shows and living history displays. Within the walled gardens celebrity chefs got to work with cookery demonstrations. Just beyond the House there was a Great War Society World War display and real live Viking re-enactments as well as jousting and Falconry displays. A World War hospital and soldiers and tanks were on display, I even got to hold a war pistol. With so much to do and see, the Flavours of Fingal was a great weekend for all the family.

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Crossword & Sudoku

Across

Down

1. A place of refuge from danger or

2. A meeting of musicians. (7) 3. Boisterous songbird. (4) 4. A field where grass is grown to be made into hay. (6) 5. Breathed noisily, as if exhausted. (6) 6. Long fish. (4) 7. A pursuit of little importance. (7) 8. Craned at the performer. (6) 9. Swimwear for men. (6) 14. A performance of music especially by a soloist. (7) 16. A cap for the French. (5) 18. A hen kept for her eggs. (5) 20. A cheap and vulgar item. (3) 21. A mischievous fairy. (3) 23. Slowly cook food with a small amount of liquid in a tightly covered pan. (6) 24. Vegetable mistakenly known for iron content. (7) 26. The sort of exercise that sets you up for the day. (7) 27. Expelled from your own country. (6) 28. Treated with adhesive, like an envelope. (6) 29. A good with faults, usually sold at a reduced price. (6) 33. A personal belief not based on proof. (4) 34. Flower supporter. (4)

hardship. (6)

5. A poor densely populated city district. (6)

10. Landlocked Central European country. (7)

11. Even more absurd. (7)

12. A metal piece of money. (4)

13. North and South country. (5) 15. Oven for a potter. (4)

17. A short day to be married. (3)

19. Substance which separates milk into solids and liquids. (6)

21. Great birds of prey. (6) 22. Quickly, speedily. (7)

23. Woven container with handles. (6)

25. Lacking physical strength or vitality. (6)

28. A state of matter. (3) 30. Dry like a desert. (4)

31. Slippers with no fitting around the heel. (5)

32. Popular Indonesian island. (4) 35. Just the place for sport and concerts. (7)

36. Trace the shape, as of bodies at crime scenes. (7)

37. No longer frozen solid. (6) 38. Change for the worse. (6)

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Across: 1. Asylum, 5. Ghetto, 10. Austria, 11. Sillier, 12. Coin, 13. Korea, 15. Kiln, 17. Wed, 19. Rennet, 21. Eagles, 22. Rapidly, 23. Basket, 25. Feeble, 28. Gas, 30. Arid, 31. Mules, 32. Bali, 35. Stadium, 36. Outline, 37. Thawed, 38. Damage. Down: 2. Session, 3. Lark, 4. Meadow, 5. Gasped, 6. Eels, 7. Trivial, 8. Dancer, 9. Trunks, 14. Recital, 16. Beret, 18. Layer, 20. Tat, 21. Elf, 23. Braise, 24. Spinach, 26. Bracing, 27. Exiled, 28. Gummed, 29. Second, 33. View, 34. Stem.

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“The smell of BBQ in the air just tastes of Summer but if you haven’t managed to see much of the BBQ so far, maybe this recipe will inspire you to heat up the grill before the weather starts to chill!! This dish is relatively easy and definitely one that the whole family could take pride in! You will probably have most of these ingredients and you will be able to use them up in so many other recipes. For sports nutrition, secondary school, primary school and preschool workshops and talks in community groups and workplaces, please see: www.biabites.net And follow: www.facebook.com/BiaBites https://twitter.com/BiaBites Method: 1. Mix the ginger, garlic, curry paste, peanut butter, soy sauce, honey and lime juice together. 2. Stir coconut milk into the mixture bit by bit and mix well to create a creamy smooth consistency. 3. Add the meat/tofu and chopped vegetables to 2/3 of the satay mix. Keep the other 1/3 of the satay as a dipping sauce! 4.Leave the mixture to marinate for up to 3 hours in the fridge. 5. Thread the meat/tofu and vegetables onto the skewers. 6. Grill the skewers for approximately 15 minutes, turning occasionally. Dip into the sauce saved from earlier. 7. Heat any leftover mixture on a pan until the meat and veg is cooked and serve with rice, noodles or oriental salad. Míle míle buíochas agus le meas Niamh Arthurs Public Health and Clinical Nutritionist www.biabites.net Facebook/Twitter: Biabites SWORDS LOCAL-AUGUST

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