< Previous© July 2019 The Meath Coaster 20 News From Julianstown & District Community Association By Niamh Bn. Uí Loinsigh New Date for Annual Festival W e were sorry to say the weather played havoc with the arrangement to hold our annual festival in the vil- lage garden. (Old MacDonald’s Farm). We were advised at the last moment of a yellow warning for heavy rain and pos- sible thunderstorms, this would not have been good for children, animals or our volunteers to organize a safe exit. We were extremely sorry to have disap- pointed so many people, We have re- scheduled the event to be held Sunday 28 th of July, this being the first available date for (Wooly Wards Animals). The Magician, Puppet man, Punch and Judy, Bouncy Castle, Fun and Games, Stalls, and Face Painting will be there to make a fun day, And free, teas, coffees soft drinks and buns , please make a date in the diary for us. Entry € 10 per Family, €5 single. Do come along with the family and enjoy yourselves. Julianstown Tidy Towns You may have noticed we are leaving more areas in the garden with pathways and throughout the village, of uncut grass, to encourage wild flowers and grasses to grow to attract bees and insects. This is vital important to our ecosystem. The vil- lage is looking very well and we are de- lighted to announce that Julianstown Vil- lage Garden has just been award its first Green Flag and we will be off to May- nooth College to collect the flag on the 17 th July, 2019. I believe this is the first Green Flag to be awarded in Meath so thank you very much to all the volunteers. The Lights & Clock Tower What can I say? They look fabulous! Leo & Aisling Monahan who are committee Leo Monahan with Emannuel Mwadiwa (Meath Co Co)© July 2019 The Meath Coaster 21 members of the Julianstown & District Community Association undertook to ap- ply for funding under the urban and re- newal community grant scheme. Meath Co. Co. did all the work in installing them, but it was Leo and Aisling who did all the leg work. Many thanks to them for giv- ing our lovely historic village a little bit of panache! A grand unveiling will take place in the near future and we will advise you of date. Traffic Calming for Julianstown Brendan Logue, Aisling & Leo Monahan and Niamh Uí Loinsigh met with Fergal McCabe and Paul Phelan from Meath County Council Transport Section to up- date us on the plans for much needed traf- fic calming for the village. There are still a few more details to be thrashed out, but it looks like there will be 3 raised plat- forms at Whitecross, Duleek Road Junc- tion and Laytown Road Junction with pe- destrian lights either side of the bridge as the road is too narrow to build a footpath. It is also proposed to build 1.8m of foot- paths through the village with a shared cy- cle lane. When all the plans are finalized there will be a public consultation for all residents to view these plans. The Poppy Walk in Julianstown Village Garden Niamh with the Giant Flowers! Niamh with the Giant Flowers! What about these amazing Flowers which were created by Natalja Racina. Natalja is living in Duleek and we got to know her when she got a job doing admin for Julianstown & District Community Asso- ciation under a Tús Scheme. She is a very talented lady as you can see from her ‘giant flowers’ and she is hoping to set up a business supplying these flow- ers for special occasions. We wish her well with this venture. Contact us by e mail – julianstowndca@ gmail.com or facebook – Julianstown Tidy Towns §© July 2019 The Meath Coaster 22 We’re all set for the Fleadh! T he Donacarney girls were delighted to get the opportunity to play with All Ireland Champion Bodhrán player, Robbie Walsh. They learned stick technique and some basic 4/4 rhythms. The sound was enhanced greatly as Robbie used a loop pedal to put various rhythms together. Did you know that the word “bodhrán” means deafener coming from “bodhar” which is the Gaeilge for deaf? We hope to have more bodhrán lessons for the children in the future, building on the traditional mu- sic in the school with the tin whistle al- ready being taught in some classes. Coffee Morning, when every cake and crumb were sold to raise money for mu- sical instruments and the school garden. Parents, friends and neighbours came for a coffee and stayed for a chat. 6 th Class girls organised the cake sale on the day, closely supervised by teachers Mrs. Mc- Cartan, Ms. Brodigan and Mrs. O Reilly. The Best Day Ever! 6 th Class enjoy a fabulous day out at Car- lingford Adventure Centre. The sun shone brightly as the girls “flew” through the air on the zipline. It was challenging, but loads of fun. They learned to kayak and thoroughly enjoyed the water trampoline. Matilda Parents and pupils were treated to a per- formance worthy of the West End as 5 th Class children put on an excellent musical last week. Roald Dahl, popular children’s author, would have being delighted with the high standard of the Donacarney pro- duction of Matilda. The singing, speak- ing, acting, scenery, costumes and props Coffee Morning and Cake Sale bring the Community together. The pupils and parents in Donacarney are amazing bakers, as revealed at the recent © July 2019 The Meath Coaster 23 all testified to the amazing talent of the pupils under the direction of teachers, Ms. Kirwan, Mrs. Campbell and Ms. Mc- Manus. A lot of hard work was put in dur- ing a short space of time after the annual tests, but what a fantastic way to end the year, giving the children an opportunity to shine on stage! § Call us on 041 9886545 for an appointment. Email: bettystowndental@gmail.com Web: www.bettystowndental.ie Triton Road, Bettystown, Co. 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At least the weather behaved, waiting until the exams were over to improve. Most stu- dents found the exams fair yet challenging. Our awards ceremonies at the end of May we recognised the gifts and talents of our students across the board. As well as priz- es for academic excellence students were awarded for achievements in the fields of Science, Business, Music and Art. There were also awards for general excellence and positive leadership and inclusivity. These were recognised in the senior and junior students of the year and in those who receive the award named after our foundress Mary Ward. See a selection of the award winners pictured here. Despite the fact that school was finished for summer a group of dedicated and tal- ented students donned the uniform to at- tend the Northern Ireland Sentinus Young Innovators Competition in Belfast. It was Winning students with their teacher in Belfast at the Sentinus Young Innovators Competition.© July 2019 The Meath Coaster 25 versity Prize for Mathematics. A further entry by two fourth years was awarded the overall Northern Ireland Young Scientists Prize. The participants are pictured at the top of the opposite page with their teacher, Ms. McNally. There will be more information regarding life in Loreto Balbriggan in the August edition of the Coaster and always availa- ble on our website @ www.loretobalbrig- gan.ie § Senior student of the year 2018/20 Transition Year students of the Year 2018/19 Sixth year outstanding academic achievement awards 1st year outstanding academic achievement awards Junior Music Students of the Year 2018/2019 well worth their while to travel. Two of our fifth year students were selected to represent Northern Ireland at the Interna- tional Science & Engineering Fair, ISEF, which will take place in Anaheim Califor- nia from the 10 th - 15 th May, 2020. These students also won the Queens Uni- 3rd Year outstanding Academic achievement awards© July 2019 The Meath Coaster 26 The Stamullen Roundup By Grace Tierney W ell done to the Irish dancers from the Clifford-Lightley group who participated in a Riverdanceathon (yes, it’s a thing!) in aid of the Irish Motor Neuron Disease Association on the 20 th of June. Earlier in the month their young dancers performed in Liberty Hall theatre in Dublin so they’ve been very busy. Thanks also to the local bakers who fund- raised for St. James Hospital Foundation with a well-attended cake sale at the Par- ish Rooms. Congratulations to Fr. Robert McCabe who celebrated the silver jubilee of his ordination during June. Robert was post- ed to Gormanston Camp and Stamullen- Julianstown parish from 1995-2015. The 20 th anniversary of the death of Sgt. Patrick Mooney, and his comrades, dur- ing a helicopter rescue mission on the 2 nd of July 1999 will be remembered at the monument in the village at 12.30p.m. on Sunday the 30 th of June. All welcome. Good luck to the Stamullen Scouts and Adult Scouters heading off to Germany in July, along with others from the Fingal Scouting County. It will be an adventure! Got Stamullen news? Send it to Grace (087- 9074145) or grace@meathcoaster.com Woollinn 2019 at City North Hotel K nitting has been undergoing a renais- sance in recent times. The stereotype of grannies knitting booties for babies has been vastly expanded and nowhere was that more evident than at the City North Hotel on the 14 th to 16 th of June for Ire- land’s annual yarn festival – Woollinn 2019 (www.woollinn.com/), which was founded by the mother & daughter team Jacqui and Lisa from Bettystown and owners of the This is Knit yarn shop in the Powerscourt Townhouse Centre. Knitters and crocheters of all ages trav- elled from around the world to attend and the yarn vendors and independent dyers brought the softest and most colourful fibres from places like Tibet, Italy, Ger- many, and yes, County Clare. You could select a soft cream aran for a traditional sweater but you were just as likely to find an acid yellow yarn for funky socks. Activities included the inevitable yarn shopping along with expert workshops, lectures, yarn-tastings, and a social night. Celebrity American knitwear designer, Stephen West, posed happily with his fans and users of the Ravelry site (www.ravel- ry.com/) - facebook for knitters with more than a millions users - were delighted to meet the friendly founder Jessica Forbes in their social lounge. §© July 2019 The Meath Coaster 27 World Championship Irish Dancing O n Wednesday 19 th June a group of fabulous dancers from Bettystown- based Scoil Rince Seaver’s made their journey to Killarney after qualifying for the world championship. A fantastic achieve- ment alone to get there was made even more excit- ing by excellent results. And thats not even to men- tion the brilliant fun and memories these girls made. • The 8 hand came 7 th and brought home many medals. • Under 11 championship dancers Erin Lenihan Murphy,Amber Stevens and Katie Delahan all danced fantasti- cally with Erin taking 4 th place. • Under 12 championship saw Ellie Gordon take 12 th place. An amazing few days with an amaz- ing dance school. Classes are Monday Wednesday and Saturday between the Julianstown hall and the Gael Scoil In Donacarney with teacher Sarah Stevens Congratulations and look forward to more to come from these girls! §© July 2019 The Meath Coaster 28 T he sun is finally here!! We're now open Friday to Sunday 10:30-5. Nature connection sessions We recently held free nature sessions here in Sonairte, it was a fun and educating day for all involved and we had a massive turnout. The games consisted of getting familiar with the types of creatures that live in the area. And to understand relationships Between food chains: prey and predator and methods used. These games were enjoyed by all ages and involve adjusting to methods required by the creatures for survival. wildlife and landscapes, and to give them the opportunity to share their stories about nature in their own countries with each other, and with Irish people. 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