GRANAGH NOTES 17.11.2011

BENEFIT  NIGHT:

Cake Sale -  Saturday  19th Nov: - will be held in the Community Centre after Mass to help raise money for  Jonathan Ryan, the

twenty three yr old from Bruff who was left paralysed after a tree felling accident.      He is due to return home 22nd December.

A Raffle with some wonderful prizes will also be held on the night.    Prizes include a Hamper from Elegant Hampers, Wine from The

Wine Buff and a beautiful Flower Arrangement from Egan's Flowers, to name just a few.

A children's baking competition will also be held on the night, with a prize going to the younger person ( U16) who bakes the nicest

cakes or buns.

For more information, or to donate cakes etc  contact Susie at 087- 9873379. 

FOR  HAITI:

Table Quiz - Friday 18th Nov - will be held in The Cosy Kitchen, Elton.     Being run by the Leahy/O'Brien families for the Street

Children of Haiti, €20  for  a table of four  beginning at 9.30pm.     Seamus is MC for the night.

 

TEA  DANCING:

Sunday 20th November -  time to polish the dancing shoes again.   The lads from Cork,  ' The Marina '  will be providing the music,                   2.30pm to 5.30pm.

High Tea and Raffle.    Don't  forget the   ' Book  Corner '.    Bring along any books you are finished with and pick up some more. 

 

 

GRANAGH  UTD. F.C.:

Lotto  Results:       

The Weekly Draw took place on Friday 11th Nov  in Bennis's Bar.    No Winner  Yet.    Numbers Drawn -  15. 14. 23. 26.

Next  Week's  Jackpot is   €10,600.00 ,  with the draw to be held in Hickey's Bar.    Wouldn't it be a lovely Christmas present.!

Lucky Dips  of € 20. each -   Paddy Tierney, Granagh.   Kay McCoy, Newcastle West.    Sheila Fitzgerald, Kingsland.

Tickets available at O' Gorman's Foodstore Granagh, Hickeys Bar Croom, The Rock Bar Granagh, & Bennis'  Bar  Ballyagran.

Hoodies - The Club have a selection of  very good quality,  Granagh Utd hoodies , available for purchase now, €30 kids & €35 adults.                 To place your order contact  Seamus Murphy (086)2448464 or Kevin Clifford on (086)8431840. 

Match Results:

Sat 12th Nov:  U8 League:
Feenagh 0 -  Granagh Utd 5
Cian Skully 2, Paudie Murphy 2 & Tj Tierney 1.

U12 league:
Granagh Utd 7 -  Newcastle west Rovers 0
Gearoid Lynch 3, Killian Lynch Raftery 1, Roy Moloney 1, David Lynch 1 & Eoin Clifford 1.

U16 Cup:
Newcastle West Afc B 0 -  Granagh Utd 4
Mikie Flaherty 2, Seanie Cahill 1 & Edward Sheehy 1.

 

DRAMA - BANOGUE:

Best wishes to the producer, Mary Liston,  cast and crew of ' Many Young Men of Twenty ' as they take to the boards this weekend.

After last year's ' Moll ' we know the standard will be very high and a great night's entertainment is assured.   Lots of new faces as

well this year, with sixteen in the cast altogether.      Beginning at 8pm nightly -  November 18, 19, 20th and 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th & 27th.

Don't miss it. 

 

SPEAKER:

Mr. Gerry Duffy, author, fitness instructor and highly acclaimed motivational speaker is doing a presentation in Colaiste Na Trocaire                    on Monday 21st Nov at 7.30pm.    His book - Who Dares, Runs - is the remarkable story of a man who went from fifty pounds

overweight to running 32 Marathons in 32 Counties in 32 Days.    He can empathise with anyone who is facing personal struggles and

challenges and can give an insight on how to overcome and emerge a stronger person.  

 

GRANAGH  PLAYERS:

The cast are well into rehearsing this year's production -  ' Tarry Flynn ', under the guidance and direction of Jimmy Sheehy.  

The play was written by Patrick Kavanagh, who was born in 1904 in Co. Monaghan.   After leaving school at twelve years of age,

he worked on the small family farm.    His earliest poems were printed in  1928, an autobiography,  ' The Green Fool '  appeared in 1938

but was withdrawn after a libel threat.    A long poem, perhaps his best,  ' The Great Hunger '  appeared in 1942, but it seemed to attract

the attention of the censor  for touching on the subject of the mental/sexual frustrations of rural life.   

' Tarry Flynn ' appeared in 1948 and the author described it as ' not only the best but the only authentic account of life as it was lived in Ireland, this century '.   In 1955 he was diagnosed with cancer and had a lung removed.    At this low point he experienced a sort of poetic renewal and

published four more works.     He married in April 1967 but passed away in November the same year, in Dublin.

Tarry Flynn was dramatised by P.J.O'Connor and produced by the Abbey Theatre in 1967.   A second adaption was made by Conall

Morrison for the Abbey in 1997.

By the script, up to thirty people could be included, but we will not go for that many.   We may have to double up on some characters,  but we have sixteen and counting at the moment.   We are delighted to welcome new faces as well as our old favourites, of course !    We have Muireann O'Connor, Bruff Line, Marguerite  Lynch and Kevin Fitzgibbon ( soccer supremo, turned actor !  as he said himself ) .   

 

 

LET'S  GET  COOKING:

The tickets are printed for our  Christmas Cooking Demo in the Community Centre, on Friday 9th Dec .    We have limited the number to one

hundred so everyone will have a good view and get a chance to  sample the soup, breads and desserts.    The ticket also includes  cheese /wine, tea/coffee  and a copy of the recipes .    We will have a raffle for a Hamper on the night also.   A donation from the proceeds will be given to  St. Vincent De Paul.   Tickets at €10,  available from  O' Gormans Shop and committee members.

 

CHOMHBHRÓN:

We send our sympathies to Jimmy Sheehy and family on the death of his uncle Fr. John, in England .   He died peacefully on Sunday 30^th October and was laid to rest on 16th November.    Fr John served as a priest for more than fifty seven years.     He spent a number of years teaching  at Junior Seminary, served in the Royal Navy and spent thirty two years as Priest in Effingham, Surrey.    He celebrated his Golden Jubilee in 2004.     Solas na bhFlaitheas ar a anam.