 Scéal Dún-na-nGall ar an Idirlíon / County Donegal on the Net News News Vol.8 No.5 May, 2007 Holiday In Donegal! |
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Missing Child has Donegal Connections Ellen McCann, (nee Ferry) originally from Burtonport, is the grandmother of the missing four-year-old girl, Madeleine McCann, who was snatched from her holiday apartment in Praia de Luz in the Algarve, Portugal on May 3rd. Mrs McCann was married to the late John McCann, originally from St Johnston, and she now lives in Glasgow. Their son Gerry and his wife Kate, were dining with friends some 100 yards away from their ground-floor apartment in Praia de Luz, Portugal and were checking on their children every 30 minutes. Madeline was last seen by her father Gerry at 9.15pm on May 3rd. When her mother Kate returned to check on their children at 10pm she discovered Madeleine was gone while the couple's two year-old twins Amelie and Sean lay sleeping. Portugese police sniffer dogs followed Madeleine's scent to a nearby supermarket before it was lost. The McCann family recently spent Easter in Dungloe. Anyone with information should contact Crimestoppers on tel. 0044 1883 731 336 or the nearest police station. Note that Madeleine's pupil meets her iris on her right eye. Donegal Connection in the US Senate? Brian Kavanagh, whose father John hails from Buncrana, was voted into the New York State Assembly in November, 2006. The Democrat has hinted at running for the American Senate in 2012. John Kavanagh emigrated to the US in 1958 where he joined the police department. He married Eileen Cahill whose father was from Killybegs and her mother was from Derry. Donegal Gears up for General Election The General Election is on May 24th. In Donegal South West Dinny McGinley is standing for Fine Gael; Pearse Doherty for Sinn Féin; Seán Ó Maolchallann for the Green Party; Ministers Mary Coughlan and Pat the Cope Gallagher are standing for Fianna Fáil and Seamus Rodgers for the Labour Party. In Donegal North Jim McDaid, Niall Blaney and Cecilia Keaveney standing for Fianna Fáil; Pádraig Mac Lochlainn for Sinn Féin; Senator Joe McHugh for Fine Gael; Siobhan McLaughlin for Labour and Frank Gallagher for the Greens. There are four independent candidates in the election.  Cllr Pearse Doherty, being nominated for election by Donegal GAA county player Kevin Cassidy. Also pictured are Pearse's sons, Colm and Pádraig, Pearse's wife Roisin (centre) and Gráinne Mhic Geidigh (left) and Mairead Mhic Geidigh (right). Donegal News on Air News from Ireland can be heard in Pennslyvannia on 'Echoes of Erin' WEDO 810FM on Sundays from 1.00-2.00pm and online at Echoes of Erin. The show is running for 19 years and is hosted by Diane Byrnes, former Grand Marshal of the Pittsburgh St Patrick's Day Parade and the doyen of everything Irish in Pittsburgh. If you want your Irish Goods or Services to reach the Pittsburgh Irish then advertise on 'Echoes of Erin' by emailing Diane Byrnes. If you are in Sydney you can listen to Sydney Irish Radio 107.3FM on Sundays from 7.30 to 9.00am local time (see Sydney Irish Radio) while Brisbane listeners can catch Kevin O'Seoige's Irish show on 4EB 98.1 FM with Patricia Sharkey's 'View from the Hills' on Saturdays between 12.30 and 1.30pm. 1.7 Milliún Fáinne i stoc anois! De réir an daonáirimh dheireanaigh tá Gaeilge ag 1.66 milliún duine in Éirinn. Táimid réidh daoibh agus tá Fáinne ann a oirfeadh do gach aon duine daoibh i stoc againn anois. Tá an Fáinne Airgid oiriúnach do dhaoine le cumas bunúsach Gaeilge agus an Fáinne Óir do dhaoine a bhfuil líofacht sa Ghaeilge acu. Tá costas EUR4.00 ar an bhFáinne Airgid agus EUR5.50 ar an bhFáinne Óir. Tá an Seanfháinne ar fáil, fáinne atá níos mó ná an gnáthfháinne agus bhí an-tóir orthu le linn scannánú "Michael Collins". Tá costas EUR7.00 orthu. Tá Fáinne 9 ct. ann ar EUR40. Is minic a bhronntar an Fáinne 9 ct. ag ócáid speisialta nuair atá comóradh nó ceiliúradh á dhéanamh. Bronnadh ceann, mar shampla, ar an Uachtarán Máire Nic Giolla Íosa nuair a sheol sí Seachtain na Gaeilge cúpla bliain ó shin. Tá suaitheantas dar teideal 'Cúpla Focal' ann dóibh siúd atá bródúil as an gCúpla Focal atá acu nó atá ag iarraidh a dtacaíocht don teanga a léiriú. Tá sé ar fáil ar EUR4.00. Níl gá le scrúdú - níl aon bhrú. Is féidir gach ceann díobh a cheannach ar líne ach cuairt a thabhairt ar Fainne. Kilmacrenan School Reunion Kilmacrenan School is to hold a reunion on the 10th and 11th of August 2007. The committee have set up a website at Kilmacrenan School Reunion with school registers from 1884 through to 1999, as well as photographs of the school and pupils. There is also information on the history of the school. If you have any material (stories, pictures, etc.) related to the school then please let them know by emailing Kilmacrenan School.   Houses and Cottages to Buy or Rent in Donegal Donegal Walking Weekends 2007 The Bluestack Challenge – June 9th 2007 Already 300 people have signed up for this year’s Bluestack Challenge for Special Needs. The challenge is approx. 40km through the foothills of the Bluestack Mountains in South Donegal. Last year this event raised €200, 000 for special needs. So if you feel up to a challenge and are free on June the 9th email Bluestack Challenge. Flight of The Earls -- 3 day challenge – Sept 14th to 16th inc. 2007 So far 30 brave souls have signed up for this event. This is your chance to participate in an historical walk, commemorating the walk taken by Rory O’Donnell in 1607 when he led his family and friends from Donegal Town to Rathmullan. To participate, you should be prepared to walk approx. 75 km over the 3 days and to sleep rough on both nights. For more information on both walks email Walking Ireland. Guest of the Nation Ronan Gallagher from Leitrim made his film 'Guest of The Nation' on a budget of only €100 euro. The film was shot on a Canon XL1 and edited on an Apple computer using Final Cut Pro. It stars Nigerian actor and writer Eugene Ebhonuaye who fled sectarianism and racism in his own country to end up in Ballinamore in Ireland with his Ukrainian wife Irene. The film highlights the plight of many asylum seekers in Ireland who have been traumatised and tormented in their own countries and whose lives in Ireland are restricted by their not being allowed to work while they await official recognition as refugees. See the film online for free Guest of the Nation.  Index of the Best Websites on Irish Stuff - Ten Years Online! Wise Woman Weekend A weekend of learning, discovery, celebration and fun for women of all ages will take place on May 25th to 27th, 2007 in Dromahair, Co Leitrim. This is a time for you...a time to share your story and be validated. A time to mother yourself and be mothered. This is a gathering of women on the journey to becoming a wise woman. A gathering of Goddesses, defined as women coming together to share their knowledge. For full details including what past participates have to say, log onto Wise Woman Ireland or call Alex at 071 964 3963 for a brochure. Donegal Gardening News The next meeting of the Donegal Garden Society will be held in the Garden Rooms at Salthill, Mountcharles on May 14th at 8:30pm. This is a social meeting with each member being asked to bring a plant for a plant swap. There will also be a discussion on "Weeds In the Garden" and how they can be used for dishes to eat or as herbal remedies. This meeting is open to none members. Donation €5 Euro. On Saturday May 26th, the Society will be visiting the garden of Uel Henderson at Newtownstewart. Uel is the gardener who took us on the tour of the gardens at Mulroy House last year so this should be an interesting trip. Any person wishing to travel please contact the chairperson Joan Donleavy. The first walk this spring will be round the garden of Heidi and Peter Coyle on the evening of the 25th of May. All members are welcome. Please note the June meeting of the Society will be held on Monday the 11th of June at a venue yet to arranged. It will be a talk by Sean O Gaoithin Head gardener at Glenveigh National Park. Inishowen Gardening Club are holding their annual Plant sale on Monday, 28th May, at 8pm, in the Wesley Hall, Bridge Street, Carndonagh. |
 Madeline McCann, whose grandparents were from Donegal, was snatched from Pria de Luz, Portugal on May 3rd, 2007 This poster was produced by her family Haggerty Family Reunion 2007 The decendants of Peter Haggerty (1808-1881) of Co. Donegal, Ireland and Nancy McGuire (1808-1886) of Co. Fermanagh Ireland (maybe), and both of Fredericton, NB Canada, Bangor, ME USA and Houlton / Littleton / Ludlow ME USA are having a reunion at the Elks Club, Houlton, Maine, USA, on Saturday June 30th, 2007 from early evening till late. PRICE: $15.00 per person. Some of you may wish to seek out the many & unknown members of the Laverty, Fitzpatrick, Day, O'Donnell & Abernethy families in the Houlton-ME-USA / Woodstock-NB-Canada area. They're mainly family members of Louisa Laverty Haggerty who is grand mother/great grand mother to many of us. Or the Abernethy's with their Frank Haggerty line. Or the decendants of Peter Haggerty Jr, our ship captain relative. Please spread the word to whomever may be interested. Further information from Ed Costello or see Haggerty Renunion. Sult Beidh an Sult deireanach den tsraith reatha ar siúl Déardaoin na seachtaine seo, 17ú Bealtaine. Beidh an club ar siúl mar is gnách sa Bull and Castle, in aice le Jurys Inn, Teampall Chríost. Osclóidh na doirse ar 9.00 p.m. agus tosóidh an ceol beo gan mhoill ina dhiaidh sin. Seo iad aíonna na seachtaine seo: grúpa tí Sult; Rónán Ó Snodaigh ón ghrúpa Kíla; Rashani Tribal Belly Dance. Eolas breise faoi na haíonna le fáil ag: ClubSult. Cead isteach: €7 (€5). Co-operating Cancer Co-Operating for Cancer Care Northwest is holding a public meeting on Monday, May 21st at 8.30pm in the Clanree Hotel. Speakers will include Dr Orla Hardiman, Consultant Neurologist, Beaumont Hospital; Margo O'Donnell, Donegal Person of the Year and Marie O'Connor, author of 'Emergency: Irish Hospitals in Chaos'. The meeting will highlight the need for accessible public health services for everying, including cancer patients. All are welcome.  Click Here for Vintage Style Gaelic Football & Hurling T-Shirts Delivered World Wide Licences granted for Donegal MAOR, the Donegal campaign group set up to raise awareness of the drilling activity off the coastline will be visiting Inishowen and Killybegs in the coming weeks. MAOR say that four licences negotiated by the government will allow multi-national companies to control Donegal's natural resources and they have launched a public campaign to open consultation and raise awareness of the drilling activity off the county coastline. MAOR are seeking to change government policy for the benefit of all. The voluntary group are not seeking to hinder or delay any progress but are hoping to ensure that the local economy will benefit from our natural resources. One exploration area is off the coast of Gweedore, one is marked for Portnoo, one in Killybegs and a forth in the Ballyshannon coastal area. The recent extension of the continental shelf by Marine Minister Noel Dempsey which expands the exploration area by 200 nautical miles is also a cause for concern. In a recent statement MAOR outlined a number of concerns: "Firstly, under current government policy, this means that rights to any oil and gas discovered will be granted to private companies. There will be no financial gain for the people of Ireland. Secondly, this increase in exploration rights will potentially lead to further developments like the project in Bellanaboy in County Mayo. Increased developments will lead to increasing pollution and in particular rising levels of CO2 emissions. Raphoe Library The library service is pleased to announce the re-opening of Raphoe branch Library. The opening hours are: Tuesday 1 - 5 pm, Wednesday 10.30 - 5 pm, Thursday 2 - 8 pm, Saturday 2 - 5 pm. Members can choose books from any Donegal County Library and have the requested books/s sent to Raphoe to be collected. Members also have the opportunity to search across the Irish public libraries online catalogues to locate and request an item, which is not held by any of the Donegal Libraries, and have the items sent to Raphoe. There is no charge for this service. Bronze Age rock art on Inishowen hillside Archaeologists have discovered two ancient ringforts with Bronze Age rock art near Bawnloge Hill at Tullydush outside Buncrana. One of the ringforts is medieval, dating from between the sixth and tenth centuries. Paddy O’Donovan, archaeologist with the Archaeological Survey of the Dept. of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, said: “These sites are of considerable archaeological interest. The rock art is the most important find. It’s a rare monument type comprising a profusion of shallow ‘cup’ marks and linear grooves on the exposed upper face of the flat-topped erratic. This type of rock art is quite rare and is likely to date to the Bronze Age from 2000 BC to 500BC". The first ringfort is 25 metres in diameter, has two small huts inside and a low circular mound in the centre. Mr O’Donovan said: “The mound is possibly a third hut site. This is almost certainly a ringfort or ‘fairy fort’, a defended farmstead dating from the medieval period. Its location, in mountainous terrain, is very unusual.” It is on a plateau on the northwest slope of the hill with commanding views of Lough Swilly.It is 378 metres above sea level. The second structure is a D-shaped enclosure to the south of the hilltop which is “almost certainly a ringfort”. Mr O’Donovan said: “I believe that this, like the vast majority of ringforts, was originally circular but that one half was destroyed as a consequence of the construction of a roadway.” Also found are a number of booley huts. These were constructed by impoverished farmers, who, during the summer months took their cattle to graze on mountainous or boglands which had no claimants. In some instances they were used to house a single member of the family; in others an entire family. The size of the hut reflects how many people it was to house. In many instances the builders chose a different location to construct their huts, usually constructed of sods and turf, each year. Others were more permanent structures. Dioplóma i scileanna Teilifíse Beidh an Dioplóma i Scileanna Teilifíse á reáchtáil arís ag Acadamh na hOllscolaíochta Gaeilge i gcomhpháirtíocht le hÚdarás na Gaeltachta i nGaoth Dobhair ag tosú i mí Mheán Fómhair 2007. Is cúrsa bliana lánaimseartha é seo agus cuirfear taithí oibre ar fáil i ndiaidh an chúrsa. Tá céimithe ón gcúrsa seo ag obair le TG4, BBC, Telegael, Ros na Rún, Nemeton srl Ní bheidh táillí le híoc le freastal ar an chúrsa seo agus íocfar liúntas cothabhála leis na rannpháirtithe. Tuilleadh eolais: Teil:074 9531919. Men on the Map event in Bundoran Putting "Men on the Map", a special one day conference to promote men's health and wellbeing in the North West is being held at the Hollyrood Hotel, Bundoran on Tuesday, May 29th. Projects and initiatives from the North West will be highlighted and there will be an opportunity to discuss some of the issues and challenges and identify opportunities for moving forwards. The event will be broken into two sections include presentations and a view on men’s health developments from the National perspective, in the morning. In the afternoon there will be round table discussions looking at exploring some of the challenges that face ‘working with men’ initiatives and identifying ways of moving forwards. For further information and to book a place please telephone 071-91-35061 or email Claire Cassidy.  Eco-Friendly Beauty Products direct from Ireland Inishowen Partnership Course with LYIT Inishowen Partnership in association with Letterkenny Institute of Technology are pleased to announce that its Certificate in Preparatory Studies for Higher Education 2006-2007 (formerly Foundation Studies course) will be held in Buncrana this September. The course which will run from September to May is 20 hours per week. This course is specifically designed for mature students returning to education who would like to continue to third level. Further information and application forms can be obtained from Mary McGeehan, IPC, St. Mary’s Rd., Buncrana. Tel: 074 9362218 or by emailing Inishowen Partnership for an application form. Closing date for completed application forms is Thursday May 31st, 2007. Ranganna Gaeilge Beidh ranganna Gaeilge á dtairiscint ag Gaelchultúr ag sé leibhéal le linn chúrsa an tsamhraidh, a thosóidh Dé Máirt, 15ú Bealtaine. Eolas: (01) 6753658. Gaelchultúr will be offering Irish language classes at six levels in its summer course, which commences on Tuesday, May 15th. Information from: (01) 6753658; Gaelchultúr. |
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