Local Notes: Success for former Kiltimagh-Knock United players
Former Kiltimagh Knock United player Roisin Molloy celebrates after her side, Athlone Town, won the SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division last week. Picture: INPHO/Ryan Byrne
Congratulations to former Kiltimagh-Knock United player, Thomas Morley from Knock, on his selection for the Ireland Under-19 squad for three games against Greece, Croatia and Mexico.
Thomas made his Irish debut against Greece last Wednesday. The midfielder currently plays for the Sligo Rovers Under-20 team and recently was awarded man of the match in their Enda McGuill cup final loss after extra time to UCD.
Congrats to former Kiltimagh-Knock United player Roisin Molloy, a dynamic, talented footballer, who won the National Women's League Premier Division with Athlone Town AFC last week. Athlone were crowned champions after defeating Bohemians 2-0, with one game left to play.
KKU striker Jack O’Connor scored for Mayo in their 4-1 win over Sligo/Leitrim last week in the opening fixture of the Oscar Traynor Cup competition, played at McSharry Park, Sligo.
Jack outpaced the home defence and got onto a pass to expertly finish.
Mayo will face Galway on November 10th in Castlebar in the second round.
Mayo got to the final of this competition last year for the second time in their history, losing out to Waterford. Jack played for Mayo that day too.
Dylan Jennings was the winner of the Kiltimagh GAA Club’s 50/50 draw last week. Dylan won €563.
You too could be a winner. Tickets are for sale at various retail outlets in the town.
Michael Horan from Aghamore was the winner of last week’s Kiltimagh Knock United 50/50 draw. Michael won €308. The club thanks everyone that supports them in the weekly draw.
The pairing of Michael Costello and Michael Carney shared first prize with Martin Regan and Danny Doherty in last week’s 25 Drive at Kiltimagh Parish Centre. Francis McNicholas and Tom Flatley came third. Best of the last ten games was Ciaran McDonnell and Jack Ryan, and the Spot Prize went to Mary and Liam Moran. The raffle winners were Michael Costello, Mary Doyle and Michael Carney.
The game continues every Thursday night at 9pm sharp in the Parish Centre.
Keith Lydon took first prize in Round 4 of the Autumn Poker League in Teach O’Hora on Wednesday night last with Michael Sheridan the runner-up. The other finalists and their finishing positions were: 3rd Alan Sheridan, 4th Martin Regan, 5th Gerry Groarke, 6th John Reynolds, 7th Paul Walsh, 8th Michael Higgins, 9th AN Other.
Martin Regan remains top of the league table on 66 points, followed by Keith Lydon on 61. The rest of the top twelve is: Michael Sheridan 55, AN Other 48, Gerry Groarke 46, Derry O’Sullivan 45, AN Other 44, Nicky Cunnane 42, Enda Ruane 41, Paul Walsh 41, Pat Bolye 34 and John Reynolds 31.
The league continues with tournaments in Teach O’Hora every Wednesday night at 8pm for 15 weeks. Entry each night is €20 with an optional re-entry and late registration available for 90 minutes. €5 from every entry goes towards the league final prize pool with the rest paid out on the night.
After 15 weeks, the top twelve players qualify for the Grand Final to compete for an estimated prize pool of over €2,000 and they will be joined by two more players from the play-off tournament which is open to all non-qualifiers.
In the Sunday game rebuy tournament, held on Sunday, October 5, the winner was Gerry Groarke.
A charity poker tournament in aid of the Irish Kidney Association will be held in Teach O’Hora on Sunday, November 10, starting at 4pm. Entry will be €20 with rebuys €10 and there will also be lots of spot prizes and a raffle.
New wildflower garden
Students from the St Louis Community School TY class, along with the communion and confirmation classes from St Aidan’s and Craggagh national schools, planted a wildflower garden and daffodils, last week in the church grounds. The students also planted an oak tree from an acorn from a tree growing in Thornhill.
All should be in full bloom come spring.
The community was saddened to learn of the passing of Nan Kelly (née O’Grady), Aiden Street, and formerly of Quay Cottage, Westport.
Nan passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family in Mayo University Hospital.
Nan was predeceased by her parents Elizabeth and Peter, brothers Austin and Michael and sister Mary. She will be sadly missed by her husband John James, children Maria, Jimmy, Ruth, Rachel and Ivan, sons-in-law Dom and Rory and daughter-in-law Louise, six grandchildren, sister-in-law Bea and her cousin Anna and all her family and friends.
Nan was laid to rest in Kilkinure Cemetery after Funeral Mass in the Church of the Holy Family.
May she rest in peace
Kiltimagh’s men’s GAA team will play Junior Championship football next year after defeat to Islandeady last week on a score-line of 1-15 to 0-12.
The relegation final was played in Cong and Kiltimagh trailed from early on. While they did get within touching distance of Islandeady on a number of occasions, they just couldn’t catch up. They went four points behind before wing-forward Conor Malee reduced the arrears to one, with three fine points.
Islandeady got two more to build a three-point the margin, but Jack Niland got one back. Islandeady got another one before Malee got two in reply. Islandeady added another to leave the score at 0-8 to 0-6 at the break.
The on-fire Malee added a point for Kiltimagh to reduce the margin to a single point once again. Donovan Cosgrove cleared off the goal-line to keep Kiltimagh in the game and soon after Islandeady got another point.
From that point on, the game slowly slipped away from Kiltimagh and their survival hopes were dealt a severe blow when Islandeady got the game’s only goal. Cian Gallagher added three points for Kiltimagh and Malee and Oisin Mulderrig got a point apiece, but it was all in vain as Islandeady were getting points as well. In the end the margin was six.
The result means that Islandeady survive in intermediate football with Kiltimagh relegated.
Scorers for Kiltimagh: Conor Malee 0-7, Cian Gallagher 0-3, Jack Niland and Oisin Mulderrig 0-1 each.
Kiltimagh: Seán Gilmartin, Darragh McGovern, Mattie Cummins, Ryan Carroll; Jack Niland, Liam Kelly, Evan Cosgrove; Oisin Mulderrig, Donovan Cosgrove; Liam Lydon, Aiden Cosgrove, Conor Malee; Cian Gallagher, Jordan Henry, Brian Gallagher. Subs used: Tomás Keegan, Max Bennett, Niall Mulderrig and Jack Mahon.
Sympathy is extended to the Cleary family on the death of Philippa McPhillips, nee Kirby, Rathfarnham, Dublin and formerly of James’s Street, Kiltimagh.
Philippa was in her 94th year and was predeceased by her husband Kevin and her sisters Helen Cleary and Patricia Clohosey
Philippa died peacefully in St James Hospital, Dublin and is survived by her sons John, Niall, Kevin, and Barry and her daughter, Maeve. She will also be deeply missed by daughters-in-law Lilian, Marian, and Dani, her six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, brothers John, Anthony, and Denis, sister-in-law Anne, extended family and friends.
Funeral Mass was held in the Church of the Divine Word, Marley Grange, Dublin 16, followed by cremation at Mount Jerome Crematorium, Harold’s Cross.
A well-attended annual general meeting of the Women’s Group was held in the Parish Centre on October 7th. Officers elected were - Chairperson, Mary Corless; Secretary, Bridie Wimsey; Treasurer, Nancy Shannon.
A plan has been put in place to have guest speakers for the next number of meetings. The next meeting will be held in the Parish Centre on Monday, November 4th, at 7pm.
A social evening will be held in the Park Hotel on Monday, October 21st, at 6pm. All are welcome.
