Events Diary
Sunday 7th
• Feast of Corpus Christi Procession will take place after the 11.30am Mass. Route is going out the Main Gate, right on Carrick Road, over by the Grotto, up Marian Road and left into Church View. Benediction will be celebrated at the Green Area at Church View. Weather permitting we will have a community gathering for a hour on two with a cuppa and chat and bouncy castle and slide for the young people.
• Ardcarne Garden Cafe - FREE Jazz fro 2pm with The Honeybees
• Open Table Restaurant: To celebrate one year in business we are hosting a Jazz & Fizz evening starting 6pm. So please come and join us. We'd love to see you all.
• Feast of Corpus Christi Procession will take place after the 11.30am Mass. Route is going out the Main Gate, right on Carrick Road, over by the Grotto, up Marian Road and left into Church View. Benediction will be celebrated at the Green Area at Church View. Weather permitting we will have a community gathering for a hour on two with a cuppa and chat and bouncy castle and slide for the young people.
• Ardcarne Garden Cafe - FREE Jazz fro 2pm with The Honeybees
• Open Table Restaurant: To celebrate one year in business we are hosting a Jazz & Fizz evening starting 6pm. So please come and join us. We'd love to see you all.
Email details of your coming events to sean@realboyle.com
Sunday 7th June
Met Eireann: It will be a bright day, with a mixture of sunny spells and occasional cloudy periods. Most places dry, apart from a very isolated light shower. Top temperatures of 13 to 15 in mostly light northwest winds.
• Above is a photo I took earlier this morning along Boyle Canal ...
• Above is a photo I took earlier this morning along Boyle Canal ...
Saturday 6th June
Lack of priests
Bishop of Kilmore, Leo O’Reilly says that two priests from a Nigerian missionary society are expected to arrive in September and October due to a lack of priests in Ireland. Bishop O’Reilly says by 2020 it’ll be a very different scene regarding the number of priests available for ministry.
Boyle GAA Club - O'Rourke Cup - game postponed
Please note that due to the sudden death of Padraig "Dolly" Beirne, Elphin, brother of County GAA PRO Colm Beirne, Sunday's scheduled O'Rourke Cup game with Elphin has been postponed. Boyle GAA Club extends its deepest sympathy to the Beirne Family, Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dílis.
Funeral arrangements:
Reposing at Brady's Funeral Home, Elphin on Sunday (7th June) from 4.30pm followed by removal at 7pm to St Patrick's Church, Elphin. Funeral Mass on Monday (8th June) at 12 noon. Burial afterwards in Caldra Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements:
Reposing at Brady's Funeral Home, Elphin on Sunday (7th June) from 4.30pm followed by removal at 7pm to St Patrick's Church, Elphin. Funeral Mass on Monday (8th June) at 12 noon. Burial afterwards in Caldra Cemetery.
Making the most of Perennials - Ardcarne Garden Centre
Ardcarne Garden Centre, Boyle and Roscommon Town, Saturday 6th June 11am -12 noon. Discover the beauty and versatility of perennial border plants to bring colour to your garden every year. Free Event – All Welcome!
Boyle Country Meats Specials
This week's 'must read' articles are of historical and local sports interest ...
Student UCD Accommodation : Two fine BBC 2 programmes on the immediate post World War Two consequences ‘1945 The Savage Peace’ : ‘Churchill, When Britain Said No’ : Politics in peacetime : Top Performance by Boyle GAA Seniors.
Previous Corpus Christi processions
This year's Corpus Christi Procession will take place after the 11.30am Mass on Sunday - weather permitting. Here is a small selection of photos I took at previous Corpus Christi Processions. Sadly you will see faces of some people who have died since participating.
2008 [here...] 2009 [here...] 2011 [here...] 2012 [here...]
2008 [here...] 2009 [here...] 2011 [here...] 2012 [here...]
National Heritage Week 22nd - 30th of August.
Local heritage groups are being encouraged to register their events for this year’s National Heritage Week ahead of the upcoming deadline, Sunday 7th June
The 9 at 9 - Saturday 5th- (journal.ie)
Here's what happened on Friday- (journal.ie)
Ireland by night
NASA released this amazing photo last night. We can clearly identify our main centres of population by the bright lights - Dublin, Belfast, Cork, Limerick Galway etc.
Boyle GAA
Basic First Aid Training for Coaches will be held in the Clubroom at 7pm on Thursday next 11th June. At least one member of each Management Team (male and female teams} is asked to attend. Attendance should be confirmed to Jan Flanagan at 086 066 7163 by Monday next 8th June. Managers are urged to give this course top priority and ensure that at least one member of their management team attends.
"Oasis" (a fertile watering spot)
A charming "oasis" exists between Creightons Bar and Troy - a spot where you can sit, relax, chat, smoke and enjoy the hospitality and drinks served by Sylvia and Eddie Creighton on Shop Street.
Trad session tonight (Friday)
A great night's music can be assured as always!
Boyle Summer Show Classic, Boyle Golf Club - Saturday
photo/logo © sean o'dowd
Boyle Arts Festival - Notice to sponsors
The Committee would like to extend our thanks to the many businesses who have already sent in their donations in response to our recent collection. In order to ensure that everyone is acknowledged in this year's Programme, we wish to advise that the deadline for receipt of contributions is Friday 12th June.
The success of the festival is heavily dependant on the continued generosity of the business community of Boyle, and we are confident that the packed programme of events beginning on 23rd July will boost visitor numbers again this year. We will shortly have the programme finalised and booking will be opening for some of the major events online. Payments may be made by cheque; to Boyle Arts Festival, King House, Boyle, or directly to Boyle Arts Festival bank account:
Bank of Ireland, Boyle, : IBAN: IE37BOFI 9053 2863 2794 24 : BIC: BOFIIE2D
The success of the festival is heavily dependant on the continued generosity of the business community of Boyle, and we are confident that the packed programme of events beginning on 23rd July will boost visitor numbers again this year. We will shortly have the programme finalised and booking will be opening for some of the major events online. Payments may be made by cheque; to Boyle Arts Festival, King House, Boyle, or directly to Boyle Arts Festival bank account:
Bank of Ireland, Boyle, : IBAN: IE37BOFI 9053 2863 2794 24 : BIC: BOFIIE2D
"Albatross" at Boyle Golf Club
Photo courtesy of Michael Gilmartin
Well done to Gary Carty who had an “Albatross” on the 5th hole at Boyle Golf Club last Sunday. An albatross represents three strokes under par on a single hole is something that most golfers will never have the fortune to make. Gary now joins an elite group of professional and amateur golfers who have also achieved this feat.
It is believed this is the first ever Albatross at Boyle Golf Club. Gary’s playing partners on the day were James Shivnan, Tom Kearney & Michael Gilmartin, all who were delighted to witness the event. To crown what was already a great day for Gary he was awarded the Club Websites “Golfer of the Week” award. Gary is pictured here retrieving his golf ball.
It is believed this is the first ever Albatross at Boyle Golf Club. Gary’s playing partners on the day were James Shivnan, Tom Kearney & Michael Gilmartin, all who were delighted to witness the event. To crown what was already a great day for Gary he was awarded the Club Websites “Golfer of the Week” award. Gary is pictured here retrieving his golf ball.
Cois Cuan
"Cois Cuan" sculpture by Fred Conlon (2001) at Boyle Marina
Ship Happens
Not to be confused with "Scheisse Passiert" :-)
Child care for the summer
Tracey McDermott wrote: "Hi Sean would you please put an advert up on your page for me ... I'm looking for work for the summer in home child minding. I am qualified with level 6 and full police clearance," Call Tracey on 086 229 1947
