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Sneem Community Notice Board
Issue 208 21st May 2019 Monthly FREE
First Holy Communion
Pictured lef t is the
First Holy Communion
class with Fr. Liam O’
Brien and their teach-
er Ms. Dignam on
Saturday 11th of May
2019.
Congratulations to
f ront row: Claudia
Ganzo, Maria Burns,
Cillian Ryan, Adrian
Stuczko, Pierce O’
Brien, Stella O’Sulli-
van,
back row: Evan
Breen, Ryan Breen,
Julia O’Sullivan, Ryan
Casey and Nicole O’
Sullivan.
Congratulations to
Emma Sugrue who
made her First Holy
Communion in Tahilla
Church on Sunday
12th May. Pictured
lef t with her parents
Réka Pádár and John
Sugrue, teac her Jo-
hanna Galvin, Fr.
O’Brien and Deacon
Jean Yves Letanneur.
Next Newsletter will be out on 14th June 2019
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Community News
May Birthdays
Dion Burke and Bryan Riley on 16th; Breda O’Neill and Liam Breen (19) on 17t h;
Bridget Galvin (10) on 20th; Kieran Galvin (19) on 22nd; Eibhlin Mullins O’Brien
(11) on 23rd; John Egar on 24th; Michael O’Reardon (15) and Darragh Murphy
(12) on 25th, Colm Ryan (11) on 28th; Paddy O’Brien (Gerah) on 29th; Irene
O’Sullivan, Barry Clifford and Oghie Burns (11) on 30th; Mav Rose on 31st.
June Birthdays
Diane Breen on 1st; Yvonne Ryan and Bernie Hussey on 2nd; Timmy Murphy on
3rd; Aaron Breen (11), Evan and Ryan Breen(9) on 4th, Mags O’Brien on 5th; Pat-
rick Dennehy Jr. on 6th; Patricia Murphy on 10th; Caoimhe Kavanagh on 11t h;
Sean Clif ford, Steve Willer and Bríd O’Brien on 14th.
Special Birthday Wishes
To Dave Fay (60) on 5th June; Dylan Sugrue (18) on 7th June; Simon O’Connor
(16) on 12th June.
Deepest sympathies
to the f amily of Nancy McGaharan, London and Direenavourig who passed away
recently.
Deepest sympathies
to Tom Allison on the death of his mother, Tina, in England recently.
Deepest sympathies
to Sue Feeney on the death of her f ather, Roger Webster, in England recently.
Deepest sympathie s
to Pam Muller, grandchildren Michael and Diana and f amily of Brushwood Studios,
Derryquin on the death of Pam's mother Lynne Schulz of Johannesburg, South
Af rica. Lynne was a f requent visitor to Sneem over the past 40 years and will be
missed by all her f amily and f riends.
Congratulations
to Cathy and Michael O’Sullivan, Ballydesmond, Co. Cork on the birth of their baby
girl, Grace Elizabeth and to the grandparents, Mary and Johnny O’Sullivan, Der-
ryleigh and Kathleen and Christy Lenihan, Kiskeam, Co. Cork.
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Community News
Sneem Bord na nÓg
We would like to thank everyone who came and supported our Annual Holy Thurs-
day Table Quiz and those who provided spot prizes. On behalf of the committee
we would like to congratulate the winners.
Tahilla Ladies Club Mini Bazaar
The Tahilla Ladies Club will host a mini-Bazaar which includes a Cake S ale. Bric -a
Brac and a Raff le on Sunday the 2nd of June at 11.30am, South Square
Sneem. All Proceeds to the Medical Oncology Department CUH.
Friendship Day
Our A nnual Friendship Day will take place on Bank Holiday Monday 3rd June at
the Little Church, Sneem. If anyone would like to contribute plants, books or raff le
prizes, we would be very gratef ul. Contributions can be lef t in the Resource Cen-
tre.
South Kerry Rosen Choir
The South Kerry Rosen Choir will be hosting the Missouri State University Choir in
a concert at St Michael's Church on 11th June at 8pm. Please come and support
your local choir and this amazing University choir who are touring Ireland.
Coffee Morning
A Coff ee Morning in aid of Family Carers Ireland will be held on Wednesday 12th
June f rom 10.30am - 1pm at Sneem Resource Centre
Sneem Men’s Shed
The Shed meets twice a week at the Old Ballroom (now the Digital Hub) on Mon-
day and Thursday nights. New members are welcome and if interested, call by for
a chat and a cup of tea. The sessions start at 7pm and the kettle goes on af ter
8pm. For inf ormation, call Danny on 087 2064462 or Michael on 086 8217465.
Writers’ Group
Meets on the f irst Friday of every month f rom 1pm to 3pm in Sneem Resource
Cent re. Contact June on 085 7700524 or sneemwritersgroup@gmail.com.
Sneem Little Church
Friendship Day
Bank Holiday Monday 3rd June
10.30am onwards
Delicious lunches in the marquee
Plant Sale- Bric-a-brac - Books
Raffle - Fun and Games
Please join us!
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Sneem Resource Centre
2020 Calendar
We are now looking for photographs for May and June. Please remem-
ber: photos need to be Sneem related and in landscape mode. Please send
your photographs with a title or a f ew words and your f ull name to
sneemrc @gmail.com (Subject: Sneem Calendar 2020 May/June).
Nearly New Shop
Our opening took place on Saturday 20th April in glorious sunshine, thanks to
everyone who helped get it ready and who came and supported us. This year
we are delighted to announce extended opening hours daily f rom 12noon to
5pm Monday to Sunday.
Donation
The committee of Sneem Resource Centre sincerely thank the organisers of
Strictly Come Dancing for their most generous donation, it is greatly
appreciated.
AGM
Sneem Resource Centre is holding its A.G.M. on Wednesday 19th June at 8pm
in the Resource Cent re. Unf ortunately our committee lost 3 valued members
this year due to work and personal commitments. We would like to take
this opportunity to thank Michelle O'Brien, Yvonne O'Brien and Sheila
Clifford for the time they gave to the Resource Centre and their hard
work. The present committee: Caroline Lea (Chair), Kate O'Sullivan (Vice
Chair), Avril Sherbourne (Secretary), Sheena O'Sullivan (Stand in
Treas urer), Maura O'Brien and Sam Sherbourne, would very much welcome
new members onto our committee.
Coffee, Craft and Chat
The weekly Coff ee, Craf t and Chat Group that takes place every Tuesday in the
Resource Centre f rom 11am to 1pm is continuing the charity knit and crochet on
each Tuesday. Further details can be obtained f rom Michele Cooper-Fay on
085 1708286 or Kathy Jukes on 089 4643345.
Urgent Social Housing Concerns
The lack of social housing and rental properties in Sneem is an ongoing issue of
grave concern to our small community. Sneem f amilies are being off ered social
housing in Kenmare with the subsequent loss of children to our crèche, school,
GAA, rowing club, etc. One f amily has already moved to Kenmare wit h the
loss of 2 children to our school and clubs. If any councillor calls to your door,
please raise this i ssue with them. If any of your friends or relations have
an empty house in Sneem, see if they will make it available. For f urther inf or-
mation, please contact Julie Knightly, Joe Murphy, Vincent O’Leary or Jim
O’Sullivan of Sneem Housing Group.
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Sneem Community Preschool and Crèche
The Cow Dung Lotto took place on Friday 12th April 2019 and the lucky winner
was Shane O’Sullivan.
It has been a wonderf ul and successf ul year f or us. We have been supported by
so many members of the community to continue the essential work of the Ser-
vice in a rural area. Generous donations have been received f rom so many: The
Sneem Parish Newsletter, Strictly Come Dancing, Sneem Resource Centre,
KIDZ Club, Kerry Way Ultra, Sneem Football Club, Couch to 5km, Rosen
Choir, Rowing Club, Storytelling Festival and many individual donations, as
well as your support at Bake Sales, Church Gate collections, Raff les and Ham-
pers. We have been overwhelmed by the community support over the last f ew
years. We wish to say thank you to Kate, Triona, Rosalie, Karina and Catherine
for their commitment. They have made a positive impact on so many children in
our community and it is reassuring to know that our children are cared f or by
capable, enthusiastic and devoted staff.
In October of this year the National Childcare Scheme (NCS) has many positive
implications for parents in our communities, particularly f or children in our early
years’ service and for children of primary preschool age. This means that par-
ents can avail of subsidised childcare for children f rom 0-5 years and af ter
school care f or primary school children. In order to avail of the opportunity par-
ents must be registered with the NCS bef ore October 2019. We are hosting two
nights in the area to explain the new programme and the registration process. In
Sneem P reschool on Friday May 24th 5.30pm-6.30pm and in Castlecove Mon-
day the 27th 7.30 to 8.30pm at Bake My Day. You can also contact Kate at the
Crec he 064 6645551 or sneemcrec he@gmail.com.
The Sneem Community Preschool and Creche Board
Caroline Clif ford, Sheena O’S ullivan, Stephanie Cahill, Aideen O’Leary, Sheila
Clifford. We would like to welcome Catherine Dwyer to the Board. We are in
need of one more non-parent community member. If you are interested, please
contact the creche via phone or email.
Open Information Sessions
on new funding system for childcare services for chil‐
dren from 24 weeks to 15 years old
Friday May 24th Monday May 27th
Sneem Preschool (upstairs) Bake My Day - Castlecove
5.30pm to 6.30pm 7.30pm to 8.30pm
Enquiries to 064 6645551
sneemcreche@gmail.com
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Sneem Digital Hub Sneem New York Night Saturday 27th April A group representing the Sneem Digital Hub travelled to New York for the weekend 26th to 29th April to host a f und- raising night of Music, Story and Dance with f riends of Sneem in the Central Bar on 109 E ast, on 9th Street in Manhattan. Up to 80 people were present; as well as New York residents, people travelled f rom Boston, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Connecticut to support the event. Batt Burns and John V O’Sullivan outlined the progress of the Digital Hub to date, and that the reason f or crossing the Atlantic was to raise (match) f unding which was a require- ment f or the drawdown of grants f rom the various state agencies. The total cost is €500K, our contribution is €150K and to date we have raised €100K. The gross take in New York was US $20K. This was a very helpf ul contribution towards meeting our target, and we are very gratef ul to our US f riends for their support. We also outlined the possibility of those who have emigrated returning home, especially people with IT skills. There are a f ew International compa- nies who have expressed an interest in our proposals to them and are presently exploring the implications for their organisations of having remote workers employed by them. We, the committee, wish to sincerely thank Jimmy Tuohy and Giles Cooper (natives of Kenmare) who gave us the venue and abundanc e of food platters, enough to f eed a small army, f ree of charge. We are sincerely gratef ul to them for their generosity. Both Jimmy and Giles are two of the most successf ul busi- nessmen who emigrated to New York f rom these parts and they have many business interests in pub ownerships and construction. Page 6
Sneem Digital Hub
We also wish to acknowledge the help in organising the
event in New York f rom J.J. O’Sullivan, Sarah Riney,
Mary O’Sullivan (E uge Dineen’s wif e), Declan Cole,
who was our IT expert on the night and Denis O’Carroll
f rom Waterville. Denis advised us on how to conduct
the auction, and acted as the auctioneer on the night.
Denis is resident in Florida, and is the operator of a golf
and tour promotions company. We are very gratef ul for
the valuable prizes received f rom hotel owners, golf
course green f ees, All Ireland f ootball tickets, trips to
the Skelligs, International Rugby tickets, etc.
Please look up galabid/auction/Kerry.com to
view the list of vouchers or
www.sneemdigitalhub.ie or f acebook for
what is on off er.
Finally to all those who attended and gave
very valued f inancial contributions and indeed
to those that could not attend on the night but
sent on contributions - Go raibh mile maith
agaibh. Photos by Maidie O’Leary
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Sneem Development Co-operative AGM Sneem Development AGM took place on Thursday 25th April in Sneem Re- source Centre. The f ollowing were elected: Co -Chairpersons: Vincent O’Leary and Eileen Burns; Treasurer: Grahame Crouch; Secretary: Patricia O’Sullivan; Vice Secretary: Christine Morley – Caroline Lea stepped down; Tidytowns Rep- resentative: Eileen Burns; Crèche Repres entative: Julie Lee Knightly stepped down, Sheena O’Sullivan will ask Crèche committee for new rep and will hold the post herself in the meantime; Housing Committee representative: Julie Lee Knightly and Garbhan Kavanagh; C.E. Representative: Joe Murphy. Summer Season As the summer f ast approaches we would like to wish all the businesses in the parish a very successf ul summer season. As you are all aware there are some new businesses opened since last summer we would like to wish them all well. It is great to see all business premises opened as each business adds to the vitali- ty of the village. As most of you are also aware Sneem was named as one of the top ten places in Ireland to visit in 2018 by Trip Adviser. This was a tremendous achievement and honour to everyone in the parish who deal in the tourism or hospitality area. We encourage businesses to use this to f urther promote their own business and the village going forward. Parking Sneem Village On two occasions last summer Sneem Develop- ment carried out a count on all traff ic that passed Traffic Survey through the village f rom 7.30am to 7.30pm. As Summer 2018 can be seen f rom this we are very lucky to have Results per day: this f low of traff ic going through our village. We are Cars 2300 doing our best to promote new amenities as can Large Coaches 47 be seen at present we are in the process of devel- Smaller Coaches 32 oping a Crazy Golf amenity up at the GAA Motor Homes 70 grounds. We work hard to keep the greens, river Motorbike s 49 walks, street f urniture etc. in good condition. We Walkers 30 would like to ask or suggest to all business and residents living in the village, f irst of all to consider parking your car off the main street f rom 10am to 5pm during the summer months. There is plenty of parking at the rear of the bottle bank, community car park, in Seaview or at the back of Dan Galvin’s. Please ask all staff to do the same. One car parked on the street for 6 hours is at minimum denying parking to at least 10 potential customers. Secondly, we ask all businesses to limit the amount of street f urniture in f ront of their premises. If the trend that presently exists continues to expand, there will be no parking for customers. Would it be too much to ask that each business leave the parking for one car outside their premises? Everyone at some stage has driven through Adare or Mac room and may have wished to stop for a coff ee or tea, but with no place to park you move on to the next town. Please don’t let Sneem be like that. We are also sure you can all remember what happened in Kenmare where all street f urniture was removed f rom the street when it became a health and saf ety concern. Don’t let your business be the one that causes this. Wishing everyone a healthy and successf ul summer. Page 8
Congratulations
Congratulations to Eleanor
O’Shea, daughter of Paudie
and Eileen O’Shea, who was
recently honoured at an
awards ceremony in San Fran-
cisco, CA, for her Outstanding
Perf ormance in 2018. Eleanor
has worked for Nalco Water f or
the past 18 years and was re-
cently promoted to District
Sales Manager f or Ireland and
Scotland .
Congratulations to Niall Moriarty, Der-
ryquin and Cork who completed the London
Marat hon on 27th April.
Sneem Development Co-op CE Vacancies
TidyTowns Worker
A job vacancy for a Tidy Towns worker in the Sneem village area. Work to in-
clude gardening, landscaping and general maintenance of all public areas in the
village.
Events Coordinator
A job vacancy for a community employment worker to assist in promoting all vol-
untary f estive events in the parish. Work would include designing posters, updat-
ing the Sneem Facebook page, liaising with committee members overseeing
events and helping with the Sneem Community Notice Board. Some of the or-
ganisations you would be working with would include the Storytelling Committee,
Summer Festival Committee, SCNB team, Walking Club etc.
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The 15th Kerry Sneem Scouts Group
15th Kerry have had a v ery busy and
productive month.
Our Scouts competed at a County
Camp in Cronin’s Yard on Carraun-
toohil. They were split up into 2 patrols
where they set up a camp, built tables f rom
logs and rope, built off the ground cooking
f ires and built an array of accessories without
any adult assistance. They excelled at
some of the activities including orienteering,
land raf ting and f irst aid challenges. As well
as cooking all their own f ood for the camp
they entered a Master Chef contest where
such delicacies as bbq ribs, chick pea curry
and naan bread were prepared and cooked
f rom scratch. We are very proud of what Drying socks at the Cubs 3 day camp
they achieved and one even was given best
Scout award at the camp.
Our Cubs had a f antastic 3 day camp in an
incredibly scenic site on the way up to the
Lost Valley. This was a 30 minute hike f rom
the nearest road so needed a lot of logistics
to build the base camp f rom where they did
lots of hiking and outdoor activities. They
built a swimming pool by creating a damn
and clearing lots of rock f rom the base of a
river. They cooked lots of delicious meals
and created knot boards, dream catchers
and whittled a large number of sticks into
cooking utensils, walking sticks and an array
of pointing devices.
Our Beav ers visited the Cub camp on one of Cub s Camp and Lost Valley Hike
the days, where they did a Lost Valley hike
and cooked the obligatory sausages and
marshmallows on the camp f ire. We also
invested into the group two new Beavers af -
ter they learned the basics of what Scouts is
about. Welcome to the 15th Kerry Sneem
Scouts f amily.
We are in our f inal term in the Scout year but
if anyone is thinking about joining the group it
is a good time to come and talk to us about
some of the activities we do and how these
can bring great conf idence and lif e skills to
our youth (and adult) members. Next intake Very proud of our Scouts competing
at County Camp
will be September but best to get in touch
sooner rather than later as we have limited
space in some of the sections. Page 10The 15th Kerry Sneem Scouts Group
Meetings
Cubs (aged 9 - 11years)
6.30pm - 8pm Mondays
Beavers (aged 6 - 8years)
6pm - 7pm Thursdays
Scouts (aged 12 -15years)
6pm - 7.30pm Fridays
Ventures aged 15-17 years
Any queries please
email sneemscouts@gmail.com
or call 086 6016375.
Beavers Lost Valley Hike
Sneem Walking Club
Fantastic weather on Sunday 5th May 2019
provided both Group A and Group B of Sneem
Walking Club with awesome 360 degree views
of our beautif ul peninsula and across Kenmare
Bay. Group A's walk was at Mullaghanattin
(pictured right), a peak of the Dunkerron Moun-
tains, which took approximately 4 hours. Group
B tackled the Lomanagh Loop walk (pictured
below), which took approximately 3 hours. It
was a glorious day.
From May the walks move to once a month
(until September) as a lot of the walkers are
busy with other summer activities and seasonal
work but we may int roduce some evening
walks. As always updates can be f ound on Sneem Walking Club Facebook page,
Sneem Walking Club Website, Sneem Community Notice Board or by calling
Club Secretary Dave Fay on 087 6266214. As always visitors to Sneem are wel-
come to join the walks. Welcome to the local
Sneem people who have recently become
members of the Sneem Walking Club.
Page 1150th Anniversary of De Gaulle Visit De Gaulle - A Quiet Holiday In April 1969, President De Gaulle announced his inten- tion of retiring f rom the French presidency having lost a constitutional ref erendum. Wishing to escape the media and political uproar created by his decision, as well as by the electoral campaign for his successor, on May 10th, President de Gaulle, his wif e and his aide de camp, Admiral Francois Flohic, were f lown on a ministe- rial plane by the French Air Force to Ireland. If De Gaulle chose Ireland, it is, according to Pierre Bitard, f ormer diplomatic advisor to the French Embassy, ‘because he could not, f rom his point of view, go anywhere but to a neutral country’. Furthermore, President De Gaulle’s mother was the descendent of Irish ancestors, the McCart ans, Jacobite emi- grants to France after the Glorious Revolution, the overthrow of James II of England and Ireland in 1668. As soon as he arrived in Cork, President De Gaulle understood that behaving like normal tourists would not be possible even though the search f or accommo- dation in the Heron’s Cove Hotel, near Sneem in Co.Kerry, had been carried out with the utmost discretion by the envoy of the French Embassy. But getting off the plane who was there to greet the General but none other than Jack Lynch, An Taoiseach, with a cheerf ul ‘Welcome home!’. As for President Éamon De Valera, he declared: “I am sure that our people will be delighted that General de Gaulle has chosen our country f or his private holiday. We hope that his stay will be pleasant and that everything will go according to his wishes, especially re- garding his desire for anonymity”. Padraig and Joan Kennelly, founders of a small photographic studio in Tralee, followed the trail of this noted visitor and recorded the excitement caused amongst the inhabitants of Sneem. They called their collection “A Quiet Holi- day”. This photographic exhibition is now proudly on exhibition at Sneem Hotel. French Documentary Do YOU have an interesting tale to tell about de Gaulle’s visit here in 1969? If so, we’d love to hear f rom you. Contact Nicola Duggan at Sneem Hotel 064 6675100. A French television crew will be visiting here in mid-May to make a documentary on the General’s stay here and they would be happy to interview you for inclusion in in a documentary to be screened on French TV in October. Anniversary Celebrations In 1994, we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the visit and installed the De Gaulle monument in the North Square green to much f anf are. This year (besides the above) we plan to celebrate the 50t h anniversary by welcoming 60 Frenc h Gaullist senators to Sneem on 7th June. They will f ollow in the f ootsteps of de Gaulle by visiting Derrynane House and Strand, revisiting the f amed de Gaulle walk, Reen-na-Furraha, Parknasilla Hotel, Sneem Hotel, Heron’s Cove, and the De Gaulle monument where t hey will lay a wreath. We will hold a Gala Dinner in the Sacre Coeur that evening. Alas, our visitors will not be in attend- ance as they will have departed for Connemara via Killarney at 6pm. Neverthe- less, it should be an enjoyable French-themed evening for locals and expatriate Frenc h alike. Page 12
De Gaulle - A Quiet Holiday
Pictures f rom the launch of the Charles
de Gaulle exhibition "A Quiet Holiday"
at Sneem Hotel on 16th May. Photos
by Lisa O'Shea
Page 13Tahilla School News First Holy Communion Congratulations to Emma Sugrue who received her First Holy Communion at St. Patrick’s Church on Sunday May 12th. Thank you to everyone who helped make the occasion so special. National Spring Clean 2019 We participated in An Taisce’s Nation- al Spring Clean on Friday the 12th April. We cleaned up the school yard, the approach roads, the car park, the church grounds and the roadsides to- wards the pier. It was a great success and we enjoyed seeing our local area clean and f ree f rom litter. We enjoyed a great Easter Egg Hunt when we re- turned. Cycling Safety Training Course The pupils recently completed a very worthwhile and enjoyable training course which was held over f our Monday af - ternoons at the school. The course is aligned to Cycle Right, the National Standard for Cycle Saf ety Training in Ireland, and is delivered by qualif ied trainers f rom the national reg- ister. The sessions teach pupils saf e cycling techniques and also introduce them to an invaluable and inexpensive form of exercise at a time when lack of exercise is a cause for concern. During the f inal session the pupils cy- cled to the pier and back, putting all their knowledge of cycling into prac- tice. Active Schools Week This week is our annual Active Schools Week and among the planned activities are: walk a mile a day, Skipathon, park and stride, walk the Kerry Way to Sneem and yoga. National Walk to School Week Students f rom Green-Schools all over Ireland came together during National Walk to School Week May 13th to 17th 2019, to show their support for a greener, healthier environment by encouraging pupils, parents and teachers to walk to school wherever possible. During the week we did Park and stride and car pooled. We joined in Green-Schools’ Na- tional WOW day on Wednesday 15th May and helped reach the target of 20,000 people walking to school all over Ireland ! Scoil Eoin, Tahilla has partici- pated in WOW f or the last f ew years as part of the Green-Schools initiative. Page 14
Tahilla School News
Our World Irish Aid Awards
We were delighted to learn that our project submitted to the Our World Irish Aid
Awards has been chosen as a regional f inalist! We are invited to an awards cer-
emony at the Triskel Arts Centre, Cork and will be presented with a special
plaque on Thursday May 16th. Our project explored Global Goal 13, Climate
Change and how sustainable travel can help mitigate the eff ects of climate
change. Our small steps to leave no one behind, and our spreading of the sus-
tainable travel message on St. Patrick’s Day impressed the judges. We are rais-
ing awareness and improving education of human capacity on climate change
mitigation through promoting smarter and sustainable travel.
Our World Awards is an annual awards programme for Irish pupils where pupils
present a project exploring the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
and the work of Irish Aid. The Awards help Irish pupils and to understand the
links between their lives and the lives of children and their f amilies in developing
countries. Taking part in the A wards gives primary school pupils a wonderf ul
opportunity to explore development topics and the work of Irish Aid. This is the
fourteenth year of the Awards and this year's theme is "Leave No One Behind",
which asks teachers and pupils nationwide to think about how they can trans-
form the world through the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development.
Looking for Relatives
Dear Sneem residents,
Hi, My name is Deneen Curran Waddell. I plan on traveling to Sneem, hopef ully
this summer, possibly June 25-July 1 but I am f lexible, to look up my relatives.
My grandf ather was Patrick Curran, his parents were Julia, (Leary) and Patrick
Curran. My grandf ather Patrick’s siblings are Hannah, Abigail (Curran) Mc Car-
thy, (they had son Daniel), Denis, and Mollie. I hope to meet John Crowley, who
is my cousin, son of Mollie (Curran) and Peter Crowley. I am told this is the “old”
Curran f amily. Abby moved to England with her daughters. Does anyone know
anything about them? Denis was married but no record of to whom and whether
they had children. We have done f amily tree research which is why I am look-
ing forward to visiting beautif ul Sneem - the birthplace of many generations of
my f amily. I plan on visiting the church where they were baptized, cemeteries,
and talk to locals who may have knowledge of my f amily. My f ather, Dennis
Curran, was married to Betty. They had seven children and I am their sixth. My
f ather was the only child of Patrick Curran. I grew up very proud to be Irish. I
dyed my hair green f or St. Patrick’s Day when I was in school. My parents were
going to name me Dennis but when I surprised them by being a girl, they chose
a diff erent Irish name. Not Denise! All seven of us have Irish names. We live in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. I am a verif ied Couchsurf er so I was hoping to f ind
someone who may be interested in hosting me. If not, I will try Airbnb. I’d like to
stay close to town so I can spend my days in Sneem meeting with locals. If any-
one has any suggestions f or me, please email me at
waddelldeneen@gmail.com. ( I have a Facebook account but don’t check it of -
ten). Thank you!! Deneen
Page 15Sneem TidyTowns
Annual County Clean Up/Sneem Spring Clean
The Annual Clean up took place over the weekend of the 13th and 14th of April.
This year it was as always a great success with over 45 volunteers covering 50
miles of roads around Sneem. We had more volunteers than ever this year and
would like to thank everybody for volunteering their time. The number of rubbish
bags collected was down on other years so this is also good news as it shows
less litter was thrown into our ditches and hedges.
Weekly Tidy Up
We are looking for volunteers to meet every Thursday morning f rom 11am at
Sneem Resource Cent re to go weeding and litter-picking around the village.
There will be tea and biscuits af terwards in the Resource Centre.
Bumblebee Monitoring Workshop
We held a Bumblebee Monitoring Workshop on Sunday 14th April in Sneem Digi-
tal Hub. We were delighted to welcome Dr. Tomás Murray f rom the National Bio-
diversity Data Centre who intro-
duced us to the f ascinating world of
bumblebees.
TidyTowns Competition
We submitted our applications for
the SuperValu TidyTowns Competi-
tion and Pollinator Plan Special
Award on Friday 17th May. Judg-
ing will commence in June. We
really appreciate everybody’s ef -
forts in maintaining the village to
the highest standard.
Playground Upgrade
Councillor Norma Moriarty has kindly committed €5000 f rom her discretionary
f und towards upgrading Sneem Playground. Would interested parents contact us
with ideas for new equipment?
New Pollinator Bed
Following on f rom the success of our pollinator bed in the North Square Fair
Green that we planted last year, we have planted a new pollinator bed in the
South Square. Thanks to the lads who painstakingly sieved out all the scutch
grass before planting and to Caroline f or getting the plants and planting them.
We have planted Nepeta (sometimes called poor man’s lavender), verbena bon-
ariensis and salvias, all of which are loved by bees. We are raising cosmos and
other pollinator f riendly plants f rom seed and will add these to the bed when
ready. “How to” and planting guides are available in the Resource Centre, at the
Green Chair and online at pollinators.ie.
Top tip:
Add bacopa and bidens to your window boxes and
containers for added bee appeal this summer.
Page 16Biodiversity Week 18th - 26th May
Sneem Biodiversity Week
We had a great start to Biodiversity
Week on Saturday exploring the bio-
diversity of plants on our stone walls,
roadsides and hedges which was
guided by Ian McGrigor f rom Gort-
brack Organic Farm. Make sure to
join us on one of the events below.
Talk on the Freshwater Pearl Mussel
Wednesday 22nd May
7pm - 8pm
Sneem Digital Hub
Learn about the lifecycle and importance of the Freshwater Pearl Mussel
in our rivers with Dr. Mary Catherine Gallagher from the Freshwater
Pearl Mussel Project
--------------
-- An Introduc on to Bats
Friday 24th
8.30pm
Sneem Resource Centre
A short talk followed by a bat walk with detectors given by Conor Kelle-
her from the Cork County Bat Group. Please bring torches, walk clothing
and stout footwear. Children must be accompanied by an adult
---------------
--- Exploring Sneem River
Saturday 25th May
2.30pm - 3.30pm
Meet at Sneem Tavern, South Square, Sneem
Community Water Officer Kieran Murphy will give a short talk followed
by a kick sample demo at Sneem River to show off the bugs and insects
found in rivers.
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Organised by Sneem TidyTowns and funded by Kerry County Council
Page 17St Michael's National School
Sneem
Now open for Enrolment
for August 2019
If you would like more information
please contact the school on
064 6645000 or email
sneemns@gmail.com
Page 18St. Michael’s National School
Cycling
Pupils f rom 4th, 5th and 6th class in St.
Michael's N.S took part in cycling train-
ing over 4 weeks. This initiative was
supported by Cycle Ireland and An
Taisce.
Skills Competition
Congratulations to Darragh Murphy,
Tom Clifford and Seán Casey who re-
cently won the Kenmare Schools area
G.A.A skills competition. They then
represented our school in Currans
G.A.A Centre of Excellence in the County Competi-
tions. They perf ormed very well and came 5th overall.
Maith Sibh!!!!!
County Clean Up
The students f rom the Senior Room took part in the
Annual County Clean Up rec ently and collected lots
of rubbish.
Sneem Rowing Club
50/50 Draw
The winner of this month’s 50/50 draw of €192 were Vincent and Seán Casey,
huge congratulations. Thanks everybody for their continued support. Congratu-
lations and well done. The next draw is in D O’Shea's on Saturday 1st June.
Tickets available throughout the village.
Dates for County Championship
23rd June Sneem Kerry County Championships
21st July Sive Kerry County Championships
4th August Fenit Kerry County Championships
16th - 18th August All Ireland Coastal Rowing Championships Dingle
Sneem Regatta
Our annual regatta will be held on Sunday 23rd June at the Oysterbed pier.
Please note there will be traff ic disruptions to local traff ic on the day. A shuttle
bus will operate f rom Sneem Hotel for everyone. There will be no parking at the
Oysterbed on the day. Everyone’s patience and understanding is greatly appre-
ciated by Sneem Rowing Club.
Sneem Rowing Club Gym Opening Hours
Monday to Friday 8am to 12pm; 5pm to 9pm.
Contact Fiona in The Window Box f or Membership.
Page 19Parknasilla Golf Club
Lady Captain’s Dri ve In
Incoming Lady Captain, Maidie
O’Leary, pictured right with her f amily
and below with f ellow club members
at her Lady Captain’s Drive In at
Parknasilla Golf Course recently.
Kenmare and District Gardening Club
Our speaker last month was Assumpta Bloomf ield whose talk held everyone's
attention, because her in-depth knowledge of roses was so inf ormative and it
was so appropriate f or the time of year. If you like gardening why not come to
our next meeting at Gateway, Killarney Road, Kenmare at 7.30 on Thursday,
6th June when our speaker will be Stephen Butler whose talk “Planting f or Illu-
sion” will be about planting for Dublin Zoo. Come early, have tea or coff ee and
speak with f ellow gardeners, you will be very welcome.
New Speed Limits for Sneem
From 18th June, new speed limits are being introduced around the county. On
the Kenmare Road into Sneem, staggered speed limits will be introduced to
calm traff ic well before entering the village. The allowed maximum speed of
80km/h on the Ring of Kerry will go down to 60 near McCarthy Motors, and
then to 50km/h bef ore Pairc na Sonas. A Special Speed limit of 30km/h will
apply within Seaview Estate. See map in Resource Centre.
Page 20Autism Golf Classic
Our S eventh A nnual Golf Classic, which was held on 26th April 2019 in B eauf ort
Golf Club, was a huge success. 44 teams entered and not even Hurricane Han-
nah could dampen the spirits of all concerned; in f act it added to the atmosphere
because the prize giving and ticket draw were held by candle light . The golf
classic was won by a team f rom Beaufort Golf Club and first prize in the raff le
went to a Mr John Donovan who won t wo nights in Parknasilla Resort. This was
a record year f or the classic with revenue well above last year and a total will be
given in the next issue of the newsletter. A huge thanks to all concerned; the
teams of golf ers f rom Sneem, the people who sponsored greens, (of which there
were 39), those who sponsored tees (31) and those who sponsored prizes for
the raff les (31), making a total sponsorship of 101 which is massive for such an
event. People are so generous especially with so many other calls on scarce
resources. Be assured that af ter expenses every penny will go to St Francis
Special School. Many thanks Sonny Looney.
Page 21Blackwater News Davy’ s Ceilí Davy’s Ceilí takes place in Blackwater Tavern on Sunday 2nd June f rom 3 to 6pm. Music by Damien Mullane and Sean Leahy. There will be ref reshments, a raff le and great prizes. Singing Performance There was a huge turnout in Blackwater Tavern in April for the sing- ing perf ormance by the Blackwater Singers with Special Guests ‘Finding Your Voice’ Killarney Ladies Singing Group and Mary Culloty O’Sullivan the Musical Director. The Charity chosen by the Blackwater Singers was Crumlin Children’s Hospital and the Killarney Singers chose a child with autism. €2,000 was raised so each charity will receive €1,000. Many thanks to all who supported the event so generously. Exercise Cla sse s and Total Toning Classe s Exercises for the Less Active on Mondays f rom 11am to 12noon. Classes for the Energetic Monday evening f rom 7 to 8pm in Blackwater Tavern. €5 per Class. Writer in Residence Annemarie Ní Churreáin, the Writer in Residence with Kerry County Council, was our guest speaker in April. She was very inspirational and had everyone writing creative pieces in less than an hour. She is coming again on Saturday 15thof June, f rom 2 to 4pm. Photography Class for Blackwater We have been approved for a Photography Class by SKDP so contact Mary O’Neill f or f urther inf ormation. Blackwater Women’s Group Blackwater Women’s Group meets once a month on the second Tuesday at 8pm. Membership €5 per year. New Members Welcome. Next Meeting Tuesday 9th July at 8pm. Garden Visit Blackwater Women's Group and Friends visited the lovely garden of Steve and Louise Austin recently. Many thanks to Steve, Louise and the lovely women who helped with the ref reshments, Coral Knowles and Sue Harris. Photo by Mary O'Neill. Page 22
Blackwater News
‘A Place of Our Own’ by Blackwater Drama Group
Blackwater Drama Group are back with yet
another strong off ering this year; the only Dra-
ma group around these parts who create and
write their own original plays based on their
local histories and events giving insight into
the lives of their own people. This year’s pro-
duction, ‘A Place of Our Own’, is set in 1950’s
Blackwater when everyday lif e had many chal-
lenges. The Blackwater community unites to
achieve a Holy Mission, leaving personal dif -
f erences of political allegiances and other is-
sues aside, in order to achieve their ultimate
goal. Loosely based on a true story (with a
smidgen of artistic license), it deals with the George O'Neill as Dodie O'Dono-
determination of the people of Blackwater to ghue and Eileen Reilly as Tildy
build their own church. They succeeded in Neill in 'A Place of Our Own' b y
raising the money against all odds and this Blackwater Drama Group.
play tells you how they did it through a myriad of lovable and mischievous char-
acters with laughter a plenty. We meet our young lovers – a matchmaker – a
curmudgeonly bachelor with his own car! –a rejected ‘rip of a lass’ to say nothing
of the f ormidable women who help raise f unds and an aff able storyteller. This
original comedy production also has at its core a darker story that touches the
soul and out of which goodness comes. It will have you laughing and crying and
coming back f or more right through to the end of the performance. This year's
play will be directed by Ann Shannahan. The play will be staged in O’Neill’s Old
Dance Hall, adjacent to The Blackwater Tavern, tickets will cost €10 and must
be pre-booked. The doors will open at 7.30pm and the perf ormance will begin at
8pm sharp. The play will premiere on Friday 31st May with extra perf ormances
on Saturday June 1st and Monday June 3rd. Please note that there is no Sun-
day scheduling that weekend. To book tickets phone Blackwater Tavern on 064
6682003.
What’s happening in Sneem Resource Centre
Monday and Friday 11am – 12pm Bone Builders – Ladies Exerci se Class
Monday 5:30pm and Thursday 9:15am Yoga with Rachel (Tel. 086 2498586)
Tuesday 11am – 1pm Coffee, Craft and Chat
Tuesday 8:30pm – 10:30pm Bingo
Wednesday 8pm – 9:30pm Set dancing
Thursday 8.30pm Whist
Thursday 10:30am – 2pm and Saturday by appointment Olive’s Hair Salon
(Tel. 087 7551796)
First Friday of each month 1pm – 3pm Writers Group
Last Monday of each month 7:30pm Michael Healy-Rae, Clinic
For updates, check out our Facebook page or our new website
https://sneemresourcecent re.wordpress.com Page 23KerryLIFE Conference KerryLIFE , the EU f unded LIFE project held their project conf erence at O'Neill's Hall, Blackwater on Saturday 11th May. The project team, led by project director Richard O’Callaghan, welcomed project f armers, f oresters, scientists and policy makers to the conf erence. South Kerry Development Partnership and Coillte, who are partners in the project, provided logistical support at the venue and site visits. The conf erence presented the experiences and results of the KerryLIFE project demonstrating practical conservation measures to restore the Freshwater Pearl Mussel habitat on f arms and forests in the Caragh and Kerry Blackwater catch- ments. The morning session which was enjoyed by a f ull house, was a series of talks by scientists and project team members and included presentations by f our participating f armers. The Blackwater Tavern provided ref reshments for participants bef ore they depart- ed in glorious weather to KerryLIFE Farm and Forest sites. At the f arm and forest locations conf erence attendees had the opportunity to see working examples of KerryLIFE initiatives and question project team members. A highlight of the con- f erence was the launch of the f reshwater pearl mussel poster commissioned by KerryLIFE and painted by well known artist and illustrator Gordon D'arcy. This poster will be distributed to schools over the next f ew months. The conf erence f inished with dinner in The Blackwater Tavern where participants were able to taste KerryLIFE B eef . KerryLIFE beef is produced in an environmentally sensi- tive manner in the KerryLIFE area and is produced and distributed in conjunction with SKDP and the Ring Of Kerry Quality Lamb group. Contact Steve Lynott of KerryLIFE at stevelynott@yahoo.com or 087 2582835 f or f urther inf ormation. Pictured above are attendees at Blackwater Tavern at the KerryLIFE Project conf erence which took the place in Blackwater on Saturday May 11th. Photo by Mary D O'Neill. Page 24
Templenoe News
Templenoe def eated An Ghaeltacht by 2 -14 to 0 -12 in the Intermediate County
Final in Austin Stack Park Tralee on Sunday 5th May. The County Intermediate
Champions, Templenoe, will now play senior f ootball f or the f irst time the history
of the club.
Back Row; L-R; Colm Breen, Pat Spillane, Conor Murphy, Kieran McCarthy, Pat-
rick Clifford, Adrian Spillane, Cian Hallissey, Kieran O'Neill, Gavin Crowley, Eoin
Murphy, Tom Spillane, Tadhg Morley, John Rice, Cathal Granville and Martin Reil-
ly. Front Row; L-R; Danny Cahalane, John Spillane, Killian Spillane, Sean
Sheehan, Darragh O'Connor, John Moriarty,
Josh Holland, Brian Crowley, Dan O'Connor,
Steven O'Sullivan, Sean Sheehan, Mike Hal-
lissey and Teddy Doyle. Photo by Mary
O'Neill.
Tim Murphy, Chair of the County Board, pre-
sents the Int ermediate Cup to Brian Crowley
Templenoe Captain and Killian Spillane is
presented with a Man of Match award af ter
an outstanding perf ormance in which he
scored 8 points. Photo by Mary O'Neill Shop
Carnegie Arts Centre Kenmare
Friday May 31st Drama-Joxer Daly Esq performed by Phelim Drew.
‘From the 1913 Lock Out, to the Rising - and the events of O’Casey’s classic The
Plough and the Stars - to the birth of a new divided Nationalism, in Juno and The
Paycock, we see it all through the eyes of a survivor like no other. Joxer Daly is
an ordinary person trying to navigate the difficult waters of what was Dublin in the
period leading up to the birth of a Republic.’ Tickets €20
Friday June 7th 8pm Social Documentary by Patsy Sullivan (Bonane)
This is a f ilm screening of the 1988 concert held at The Riversdale Hotel to mark
the centenary of the Kenmare Gaa Club. A look back in time and not to be
missed. Tickets €10
Tickets available online for all events or call the Box Off ice 064 6648701
www.carnegieartskenmare.ie
Page 25Local Adverts
Golf and Walking
Tours
Taxi Service
www.gosneem.ie
info@gosneem.ie
John V. O’Sullivan
James M O’Sullivan HAPPY DAYS
Solicitor
South Square, Sneem Hand-painted
All legal work undertaken signs And murals
Tel/Fax:
Contact: Roland Hunter
064 6689664 085 7700538
Mob: 087 2868855
james@jmos.ie www.jmos.ie BOOKKEEPING AND
Evening and weekend ACCOUNTING
appointments available SERVICES
Contact: June Hunter
SNEEM 085 7700524
PHARMACY
South Square Sneem C.N.B. Advertising
To advertise call 064 6645545
Opening Hours or email sneemcnb@gmail.com
Monday - Saturday 9am - 6pm
Full Page Colour - €100 per issue - Full
Page Black - € 80 per issue
Film Processing still available Half Page Colour - € 50 per issue - Half
Page Black - € 40 per issue
064 6645288 Quarter Page Colour - €25 per issue-
Quarter Page Black - €20 per issue
Small Box - € 12 per issue
Page 26Local Adverts
Sneem Community Crèche
Darren Gaffey and Pre-School
MISCP MCSP BSc (Hons) Saf e and affordable childcare.
Kenmare Physiotherapy Clinic
Established 2002
Henry Street, Kenmare, Co. Kerry
Full / Part Time / Drop-in Service
Tel: 086 1068505 Please call 064 6645551
Back/Neck pain
Sports Injuries
Musculoskeletal conditions
Acupuncture
Dry Needling
Orthotics
CHARTERED PHYSIOTHERAPIST
Health Insurance Approved
Brown Rubbish Bags €5.00
Household rubbish ONLY
Green Recyclable Bags €3.00
Green bags are recyclable waste only
please NO household waste in these bags
Available from the Resource Centre, Christian’s Mace, D J O’Sulli-
van’s and Sneem House
Drop off point for full bags is in the trailer at the rear of the Stone House
and start of Seaview.
Monday to Friday between 8.30am and 12.00pm.
No Black Bags to be put in Trailer Please
Page 27Local Adverts
Offered • SKIL 10” circular saw, new in hard
• West Highland Puppies, 1 dog and 1 case, €100. Contact Michael at 086
bitch. Vaccinated, wormed and will 8217465.
be micro chipped. Contact Gerry • 08 Audi A4 for sale. Black in colour,
O'Donovan 087 7454021 NCT until 20/08/19,in great condition.
• Curt ain Pole - "Home Style" 1.80 m Please contact 087-2362329 or 087-
long, wood, 35 mm diameter 7712865.
Scratched White Finish. New. €12. • A selection of bathroom sinks plus
Contact Michael at 086 8217465. taps. Contact Jerry on 087 7454021
• Meade E TX - 105E C Astro Tele- for more inf ormation.
scope. As New. A superb instru- • For Sale: Seasoned Timber Blocks
ment for the more advanced observ- contact 087 8173706.
er with a 105 mm clear aperture of - Wanted
f ering high light grabbing power. • Looking f or parts of an old No. 8
Push Button operation, Meade~ 497 Stanley Range, contact 087 4128064.
Autostar Computer Controller; Ultra -
high - resolution imaging; Easy Set • Looking for a secondhand wardrobe.
Contact: 089 4914586.
Up and Use. American Made by
Meade in Calif ornia. Comes with all • Shop Premises wanted to buy in vil-
transit cases, a comprehensive set lage. Phone 087 6718848
of eyepieces in f ield case, main Accommodation Offered
body in hard case and tripod in • To let 1 bedroom apartment, 5 miles
heavy duty canvas bag. An ideal f rom Sneem. Solid f uel stove, elec-
instrument for an enthusiastic ama- tric shower. Very quiet area. Contact
teur, both for astronomy and wild 086 3341920 or 087 7499128.
lif e. €550. Contact Michael at 086
8217465.
Kenmare Family Resource Centre
Kenmare Family Resource Centre off ers the f ollowing supports to the communi-
ty of Sneem:
• Low cost counselling as well as art therapy and play therapy for children
and young people.
• Access to our f amily support worker and community development worker.
Please contact us on 064 6642790 / 087 7086641 / info@kenmaref rc.ie if we
can be of assistance.
Rainbows is a dedicated f ree service for children and
young people. The Rainbows programme supports
children and young people aff ected by loss because
of bereavement, separation or divorce. Please
see www.rainbowsireland.ie or contact us for f urther
inf ormation on the programme.
Page 28What’s On
Blackwater Tavern D. O’Shea’s
Friday 24th May Seamus Healy Thursday 23rd May f rom 8pm Tradi-
Fri 31st May Glen Ramblers tional music session with local musi-
Fri 7th June O'Connor Trio cians
Fri 14th June Premier Blue Boys Saturday 25th May Live music
Sneem Tavern Riney’s Bar
Saturday 1st June Skatz Thursday 30th May Live music
Sunday 2nd June Autumn Gold Saturday 1st June Live music
Saturday 15th June Sullark Saturday 8th June Live music
Sunday 16th June Live music, song
and dance with Batt Burns and Dan Murphy’s Bar
f riends Friday 14th June - launch of South
and Mid Kerry Rowing Season
Sneem Hotel
Live music every Saturday night
Sneem Events
22nd May - Talk on Freshwater Pearl Mussel
24th May - An Introduction to Bat Talk and Walk
25th May - Ex ploring Sneem River Talk and demo
25th May - Ring of Beara Cycle
2nd June - Tahilla Ladies Club Mini-Bazaar
3rd June - Friendship Day in Church of the Transf iguration
7th - 8th June —De Gaulle 50th Anniv ersary Celebrations
11th June - Concert with The South Kerry Rosen Choir and Missouri State
University Chamber Choir in St Michael's Church
12th June - Family Carers Ireland Coff ee Morning
14th June - Launch of South and Mid Kerry Rowing Season
19th June - Sneem Resource Cent re AGM
23rd June - County Championship Regatta Sneem
1st - 5th Jul y - Sneem GAA Cúl Camp
6th July - Ring of Kerry Charity Cycle
8th - 12th July - IWS Swim Week, Templenoe
17th - 21st July - Sneem Summer Festival
17th - 22nd July - Sneem Site Specif ic Sculpture Trail
22nd - 26th July - IWS Swim Week, White Strand Castlecove
22nd - 26th July - IWS Saf ety Week, Templenoe
29th July - 2nd August - IWS Swim Week, Derrynane
5th - 9th August - IWS Saf ety Week, Derrynane
27th October - Sneem Scarecrow Festival
8th - 10th November—Sneem Storytelling Festival
1st December - Sneem Resource Centre Christmas Craf t Fair
27th December - Sneem Santos Table Quiz Page 29Religious Services
Coomanassig Day Care Centre Eucharistic Adoration
Mass at 11am 9.30am to 12.30pm
Tuesday 11th June Wednesday 22nd May
Tuesday 9th July Wednesday 26th June
Tuesday 13th August Wednesday 24th July
Tuesday 3rd September Wednesday 21st August
Tuesday 8th October Wednesday 4th September
Tuesday 5th November Wednesday 23rd October
Tuesday 3rd December Wednesday 20th November
Wednesday 11th December
MassTimes
Saturday 6.30pm - Blackwater Churc h
Saturday 8pm - Sneem Church
Church of Ireland Services
Sunday 9.30am - Tahilla Church North Square, Sneem
Sunday 11am - Sneem Church
Sunday 9.30am
Local Information
Bus Services
Sneem Medical Centre Sneem to Kenmare
Dr Hernan Ganzo, GP Wednesday at 9.30am returns at
Tel: 064 6645102 1.15pm
Monday and Thursday Friday at 9.50am returns at 2pm
10.30am to 12.30pm Leaves f rom outside Riney’s
2.30pm to 5pm
Tuesday and Sneem to Caherdaniel/Castlecove
Friday Ring Teddy
10.30am to 12.30pm
2.30pm to 4.30pm Sneem to Killarney
Wednesday Monday to Friday at 1pm.
2.00pm - 5pm Every Saturday leaves outside old P.O.
South Doc: 1850 335999 at 11.30am returns 4.45pm
Lo Call 1890 528 528 to book your seat.
Practice Nurse (appointment only) Bus has wheelchair access - a lift for
Monday to Friday wheelchair user.
9am to 10.30am
For any other routes or information
Community RGN Marie Tangney contact Teddy on 087 2315014.
Tel: 086 7872096 Courier service also available.
Monday to Friday
9.30am to 10.30am
Page 30Local Information
Gardaí - 064 6645111 Bowls Mobile Library
Wednesdays 7.30pm Tuesday 28th May and
Sneem Pharmacy 11th June.
Tel: 064 6645288 Community Centre
Castlecove 12.30-1pm
Monday to Saturday 9am to Set Dancing Sneem School, 2.15 -
6pm 2.45pm, South Square,
Wednesdays f rom 8pm
Kenmare Opticians - to 9.30pm at Sneem Re- Sneem 2. 45-3.15pm
Mon / Fri: 10am - 6pm source Centre
Tide Times
Wed / Sat: 9.30am- 1.30pm Here are the high tides
Tahilla Ladies Club
Tel: 064 6648569 for the period 21st May
Thursday 8.30pm in Coo-
Local Taxis/Tours manassig Day Centre to the 12th June.
Kerry Experience Tours / 21st: 06.50, 19.09
Gerrit Noordkamp Bee Keepers Meeting 22nd: 07.27, 19.46
086 2554098 2nd Wednesday of every 23rd: 08.03, 20.25
GoSneem Tours/ month, 8pm in Coo- 24th: 08.42, 21.07
John V. O’Sullivan manassig Day Centre 25th: 09.26, 21.55
087 2079033 26th: 10.17, 22.53
Writers Group 27th: 11.19
Christians
087 2449026 The f irst Friday of every 28th: 12.35
month f rom 1pm - 3pm in 29th: 13.42
St. Michael’s Church, Resource Centre 30th: 14.37
Parish Office, Presb ytery, 31st: 15.24
North Square. Open Fresh Fi sh 01st: 16.07
Tuesday and Friday f rom Every Wednesday, 3.30 - 02nd: 16.48
10am to 4pm. Mobile 087 4.30pm, South Square 03rd: 17.29
3480050 04th: 18.09
Coffee Craft and Chat - 05th: 06.30, 18.51
AIB Communi ty Bank Every Tuesday 11am - 06th: 07.14, 19.36
Every Wednesday 10.30 - 1pm in the Resource 07th: 08.01, 20.24
11am South Square Cent re 08th: 08.53, 21.17
09th: 09.48, 22.16
Sneem Men’s Shed Olive’s Hair Salon 10th: 10.48, 23.21
Every Monday and Thursday Tel: 087 7551796 11th: 11.54
at 7pm in the Old Dance Hall Resource Centre 12th: 13.03
Thursdays 10.30am -
Sneem Parent Baby and 2pm, Saturdays by ap-
Toddler Group pointment.
Every Monday f rom 10.30am
to 12 during the school term Sneem Gardeners
at Coomanassig Day Centre. Sundays f rom 12noon to Michael Healy-Rae
2pm in the Garden of the Clinic
Bingo Senses Last Monday of every
Every Tuesday at 8.30pm in month at 7.30pm
the Resource Centre Whist Sneem Resource
Every Thursday 8.30pm Centre
in Resource Cent re
Page 31SNEEM GAA LOTTO
CURRENT JACKPOT
€12,400
NEXT DRAWS
Sunday 26th May - Blue Bull
Sunday 2nd June - D. O’Shea’s
Sunday 9th June - Riney’s
Tickets available in Pubs and Shops throughout the Village
Please support your local GAA Club
Sneem GAA Lotto Results
Sunday 14th April 2019. Numbers drawn: 2, 16, 18, 24
No Winner. €40 consolation prizes went to:-Marian O’Sullivan; Coad. Castle-
cove; Dan Gleeson, Castlecove; Susan O’Sullivan, Rossdohan, Tahilla; Jutte Ru-
schte, Derryquinn
Sunday 21st April 2019 . Numbers drawn: 5, 6, 7, 25
No Winner. €40 consolation prizes went to:- Anne Browne, Moularostig,
Sneem;Paul Flynn, Bohocogram, Sneem; Tim Keogh, Killarney; Patricia Santos,
Letterf inish, Sneem.
Sunday 28th April 2019. Numbers drawn: 2, 9, 19, 25
No Winner. €40 consolation prizes went to:- John Mahony, Bruff, Co.Limerick;
Kealan O’Sullivan, Derryleigh, Sneem; Fr. Michael O’Shea, Glasnevin, Dublin;
Vincent Sheehan, Staigue Fort, Castlecove
Sunday 5th May 2019. Numbers drawn: 8, 15, 17, 29
No Winner. €40 consolation prizes went to:- P.J.Wiley, Blackwater; Keith Mul-
laney, Blackwater; Paul Prendergast, Derryquinn; Margaret and Gabriel Gal-
lagher, Listry
Sunday 12th May 2019. Numbers drawn: 2, 8, 14,23
No Winner. €40 consolation prizes went to:- Selina Keogh, South Square,
Sneem; Breege Timoney, Drumcondra, Dublin; Susan Hartnett, Duagh,
Co.Kerry; Tim Murphy Snr., Moularostig, Sneem
Sunday 19th May 2019. Numbers drawn: 10, 11, 19, 26
No Winner. €40 consolation prizes went to:- Teresa O’Sullivan, Ardshillane;
Kathleen Galvin, Castlecove; Mike O’Connor, Blackwater; Patrick Casey, Mou-
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