As some of you may know there have been a number of meetings recently to discuss the changes that will need to take place in the Parish due to the death of Fr Sean Nolan and therefore the reduction in the number of priests from four to three. Following a letter from the Archbishop, a number of changes have been agreed by the clergy, together with representatives from all areas of the Parish. A statement has been issued. The main points in short, for those of us in Currane are; that after the weekend of the 16th/17th February 2002, weekend Mass at Belfarsad will cease and the time of Sunday Mass at Currane will change to 9.45am.
Category: Community News
Old Folks’ Christmas Party 2001
The annual old folks party took place at Glór na dTonn recently and thanks to the efforts of all those who work so hard it was a great success. Here are some pictures of the party, the helpers and the wonderful decorations made by the children.
Cookery demonstration
On Wednesday 19/12/01 Michael MacNamara kindly agreed to demonstrate his cookery skills to the Ladies Club. Eleven different courses were created for our delectation- we were able to taste them all- delicious! The dish below shows Michaels roast duck with red cabbage.
A great way to spend a cold winters evening.
Ladies Club Bowling Trip
Currane/Belfarsad Ladies Club had a night out bowling in Castlebar, followed by a trip to the cinema to see Bridget Jones’ Diary. It was a fun evening. Special thanks to Sean Graven for taking us there and back and for not taking the mickey out of our poor bowling techniques.
A generous gift to the Currane Community
Tom Farrar, whose grandmother Sarah Gallagher left Currane for the USA in 1912, has recently visited the area. Tom, a keen collector of coins, travelled from his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico, bringing with him a precious collection of Irish coins, the earliest dating back to 1035AD. Tom has generously donated his collection to the Currane community, saying that it was most appropriate that they should “come home”.
On a visit to the Currane National School and Community Library, Tom was able to view the school archives which included a record of his grandmother’s time at the school.
In the photos above: Tom Farrar, Mary-Ellen Ryder and Mary O’Malley take a look at the old school records, which include references to his grandmother, Sarah Gallagher.
Tom Farrar presents his coin collection to Anne Chambers who accepts on behalf of the community and former Government Minister and native of Currane Denis Gallagher thanks Tom for his generous gift, saying that it is wonderful that a descendent of a Currane native should hand over a collection of such historical and educational value. The gift will be a real treasure for future generations.
Below are some pictures of the coins. We hope to have professional photographs taken of all of the coins individually, and make this collection available on CD
Currane National School Fundraiser – Spring 2001
The evening was a great success.
The Board of Management of Currane National School would like to thank all who took part. £630 was raised for the school library.
The evening comprised a table quiz, raffle, the official handover of the new football kit kindly donated by Tommy Moran (Connecticut and Currane) and the auction of the old football kit. There was a photographic display of past and present sporting events at Currane School. A special surprise presentation also took place, Anne Chambers, head of Currane National School is celebrating 25 years in the teaching profession.
Ladies Back to Work
For the past 18 weeks, 28 local ladies have been attending a FÁS back to work training scheme at Glór na dTonn. They have studied a wide variety of topics, computing, communications and presentation.
An end of course graduation ceremony took place at Ostan Oilean Acla on Friday March 16th.
Here are the proud ladies pictured with the organisers and their tutors. Congratulations to all the ladies who completed the course to to all of those who were responsible for making it such a success.
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