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Roundstone News 28th November 05
ROUNDSTONE YOUTH DEBS NIGHT
Last Thursday another one of those great moments for me to meet up with 6 young people from Roundstone in all their finery in Clifden at Guys for their debs evening.Having been involved in their lives in a small way as youth club leader, it was quite something to be there and to take photos and informally see them off for the evening ie Chris McDonagh, Clara Conneely, John Sheridan,Marion McDonagh, Katrina Keane and Louise O’Toole.
Some of these photos can be seen on the website under photo events titled “Roundstone Debs November 2005”, now of course the next event in their lives will be the Graduation next year, then off into the big wide world, oh well at least there will be a few more young Roundstone kids coming on into the youth Club.
Pastoral Assembly:
There was a reasonable turn out with Father McCarthy and Father Breen with other representatives from the surrounding committees to attend the pastoral assembly in Eldon’s which was felicitated by Bridge Madden.This was one of many meetings during the month of November held through out the Tuam parish to brain storm and explore possible new structures in the church and to explore as to how the community could be more involved with parish life. Two Items that were discussed under the heading of
Sharing the Ministry
“What resources need to be provided to develop the faith and ministry of laity in the parish?”
Building the Community
“How can a parish best provide welcome and refuge for the stranger, the outcast and the alienated of society?” There will be a few more meeting on this level in the early New Year to continue, so this time we need to encourage maybe some young mothers and a few young people to brain storm also with them.Surprisingly only two from the actual village of Roundstone turned up to the meeting.
News Letter: www.roundstone.ie/newsletter
The Roundstone Community Development Council Ltd News letter is now out and circulated around the area, and as some people were concerned that they were not able to get hold of the last letter that came out, so as back up so to speak the news letter will be put on to the website, www.roundstone.ie/newsletter and in the church.
Marty Devane:
On a sadder note, we have lost another character within the community of Roundstone our man Marty Devane from Ervallagh who died very suddenly on Thursday age 69.Marty is the brother to Pauline Mannion and Bridie and husband to Liz and father to Brendan, Alison, Katie and Mary, what can I say except on behalf of the community and of course my self our condolences to all the immediate family. It may not be much of a conserlation but Marty at least had the privilege to see his children grow up and as an added bonus there were also the gran children. Marty was a true character, a fisherman for many years with his brother Paddy with the currach fishing for the lobster, there are lots of stories about Marty which will keep his memory alive.John Welsh played on the accordion as the cortege left the church as Marty was taken to his final resting place.
I was told of a lovely song re the boat he fished in “Oh my boat would often float through the winde and weather, not a drop will she take aboard her, that would wash a fly away” I must find the rest of those words it’s a nice little tribute to a fisherman and his boat.
May he rest in peace
Dates for the Diary:
Roundstone Musical Instruments:
Wednesday 14th is Malachys Bodhran’s Senior Citizens Christmas party commencing at 12.30, and I gather there will be no invitations going out so if you consider your selves of a senior age lunch will be waiting for you, perhaps it would not be a bad idea perhaps to give malachy or Neil a quick to say that you will attend.
Tidy Towns:
Just to remind you that the next tidy town meeting will be next Sunday the 4th December after mass. we will have as guests from Galway County Council, Mark Malloy (Chief Environmental Officer) and Sinead Ni Mhainnin, talking about Sinead there was a very disappointing turn out at the home composting workshop last week, however she will give a few tips on the Sunday.
Mink:
Now here is a little bit of information for you, as we all have the dreaded mink on our brains and am trying to find a way to cull them apart from trapping, well I was talking to an eminent naturalist about this problem, you may remember I stated by saying that the mink has no natural enemy, well did you know that the mink has one enemy, and that is believe it or not is the Otter, quite were we could go with this bit of information I am not sure, perhaps through other naturalists it could be possible to introduce more otters into our area.
What do you think?
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