Around the Districts: Ballyhea and Killavullen

Church Notes

Mass Times – Thursday the 25th 10 a.m.; Friday the 26th 10 a.m.; Saturday the 27th 10 a.m. and 7.30 p.m. Vigil Mass; Sunday the 28th 8.30 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Adoration and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will take place after 10 a.m. Mass on Thursday. Confessions are heard on request.

Receiving Holy Communion – Only those receiving Holy Communion should approach the Altar and only on a seat-by-seat basis.

Booked Anniversary Masses – Booked Anniversary Masses are accepted on the understanding that Funeral Masses and month’s mind Masses take precedence.

Month of May – The month of May is dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Feastdays for the coming week – Thursday the 25th St Bede the Venerable; Friday the 26th St Philip Neri; Saturday the 27th St Augustine of Canterbury; Sunday the 28th Pentecost Sunday.

Confirmation/First Holy Communion – The parish would like to congratulate the fifth and sixth class pupils of Ballyhea National School, who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on Thursday, May 11, also the second class children who received their First Holy Communion on Saturday, May 13.

Very many thanks to the principal and Teachers of Ballyhea National School for their work in preparing the children for Confirmation and First Holy Communion, and to the parents of the children, also to all who helps with the ceremonies.

Irish Catholic Newspaper/Sacred Heart Messenger – The Irish Catholic newspaper and the Sacred Heart Messenger are available in the Porch for purchase. Irish Catholic €3 (please note the price change), Sacred Heart Messenger €2. Money for these purchases should be put into the box marked Church Maintenance in the Porch. Thank you.

Sympathy Mass cards, Mass Bouquet cards are also available for purchase in the Porch.

Readers – Saturday, May 27: Louisa Carroll. Sunday, May 28: Mary Byrne.

Flower Arrangers – Saturday, May 27, and Saturday, June 3: Bernie Crowley and Triona McCarthy. Saturday, June 10, and Saturday, June 17: Breda Crowley.

Church gate collections – No church gate collection taken up at St Mary’s Church, Ballyhea is endorsed by the parish. Any group or organisation intending to collect outside the church gates are asked to present copies of their permits in the sacristy, together with copies of letters of authorisation of those collecting on their behalf. This should be done before the collection commences.

Golf classic

A joint golf classic will be held on June 9 in aid of the Community Hall and the GAA Teams may be sponsored for €150 and Tee’s for €100. To book times please contact Kieran O’Regan 087 6864979, Dave Ryan 087 1907707, Ger O’Shea 087 8237697.

GAA club news

Lotto – The numbers drawn on May 13 were 2, 6, 35. There was one winner of the jackpot of €1,400. Congratulations to Trevor O’Sullivan, Ballyhoura c/o Online lotto.

Next draw is Saturday, May 20, for a jackpot of €1,000. Get your tickets before 5 p.m. on Saturday from Costcutters Ballyhea, Corbett Court, The Idle Hour or from any of the ticket sellers or they can be purchased online at play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=199#Anchor Thank you for your continued support.

Due to the continuing Covid 19 situation and to ensure transparency and integrity in the lottery draw, the club have decided to hold the lottery draw on Saturday nights. The first three numbers of the National Lottery Main Draw will be the jackpot numbers. If a number higher than 42 is drawn in the first three, the draw will continue with the next number drawn under 42.

The club appreciates the support of lottery players and supporters during these difficult times and are very grateful for your continued support. Keep safe and the best of luck in draw.

Golf classic – Ballyhea GAA/Ballyhea Community Hall golf classic will be held on Friday, June 9, in Charleville Golf Club, teams of three €150 which includes refreshments. An enjoyable day is guaranteed. For anyone unable to play but would like to support the event, tee and green sponsorship is available at €100. All support is greatly appreciated. Further details from Dave Ryan, Kieran O’Regan, Noel Hanley, Jim Codd or Ger O’Shea. For timesheet contact Dave Ryan or Ger O’Shea.

Cúl Camps – Ballyhea GAA will be hosting a Kellogg’s Cúl Camp from the July 10 to July 14 inclusive. Bookings can be made online from Monday, April 3, Looking forward to having another enjoyable and successful Camp this year. If there are any queries, please contact Ger O’Shea Cúl Camp Coordinator.

Club Membership – Club Membership for 2023 is €25 for each Juvenile, €25 for students, €50 per adult or €100 for Family (two adults and all children under-18).

Online Shop – The club’s online shop is proving to be very popular. All the latest club gear can be purchased from the O’Neill’s website. Check it out at oneills.com/shop-by-team/GAA/ireland/ballyhea-GAA.html

Instagram – The club can now be followed on Instagram. To see the latest club pictures go to ballyheagaaclub.

‘Ballyhea in Black and White’ – A new Publication ‘Ballyhea in Black and White’ is a collection of memories from local photographer Michael McGrath and photos that have been collected. It features some great GAA and camogie memories from down through the years. Books can be purchased at Costcutters shop in Ballyhea for €20.

Calendars – Ballyhea County Champions 2023 Calendars are now available, €5 each or three for €10. These are available from Eamon Morrissey or Ger O’Shea.

Community Employment Scheme

Ballyhea GAA are looking for two people to join this scheme. Male and Female can apply and to qualify you must be in receipt of social welfare for a minimum of 12 months. Anyone interested please apply to any committee member of Ballyhea GAA.

Community Alert

Ballyhea Community Alert has successfully set up a Text Alert Network to immediately alert our community when an incident occurs. Prompt information to and from Gardaí deters criminal activity. If you are interested in becoming a member of our Text Alert Network please phone any of the following people for information and sign up details – Phil Ryan 087 2937465, Pat Daly 086 1220114, James Horgan 087 2572271, Willie Meaney 087 1936842, Con Walsh 086 8570355. The fee for this service is €10 annually.

KILLAVULLEN

Annual Nano Nagle Mass

Killavullen Community Council along with the sisters wish to thank all who celebrated at the Nano Naghlle Birthplace last Sunday. It was a lovely gathering on a beautiful morning. Thank you to all who supported and helped with baking and serving refreshments.

Community Cafe

Just before restrictions were put in place Killavullen Community Centre opened up a community cafe with the intention of opening once a month for any body who wished to mix and mingle with others, have a cuppa and a chat.

The good news is that we are now in a position to restart this initiative and we look forward to welcoming one and all, young and old again soon.

The Community Café will resume on some Tuesdays, in Killavullen Hall, beginning on May 30 from 10 a.m. to midday. €3 per person.

Nano Nagle Birthplace

Understanding the Eucharist, Reflections on the Mass as we approach the feast of Corpus Christi will be led by Sr Teresa Kennedy ibvm, on May 31, at 7.30 p.m.

Chiropody Dates

Appointments with our friendly and dedicated chiropodist Patricia are now available for June 10 Please contact her at 086 3225052 to arrange an appointment.

Annakisha Cemetery Wall

It is planned to carry out repairs to sections of the graveyard wall this summer. In an effort to reduce costs, the builder has requested donations of old building stone, of a similar (limestone) type already in the wall. Please contact Fr Gerard if you can supply the same.

GAA club news

Lotto – There was no winner of the Local GAA lotto last Tuesday night, in the draw, that took place in the community centre. The numbers drawn were 12, 33 and 36. The jackpot on the night was, at €1,100. The next jackpot on next Tuesday night will be €1,200, if there was to be a winner. The winners of the lucky dips were as follows: €50 – Liam Vaughan (seller – Michael Linehan); €30 – Mora Pas O’Callaghan (seller – Mary Mellerick) €20 – Tom Barry, Ballyduff (seller – John Beechinor). Purchase your ticket from any committee member or from our website – Killavullengaa.com. Thank you for your anticipated and ongoing support.

Forthcoming Adult Fixtures – Killavullen play Glanworth in Division 1 Hurling, on Saturday, May 27 at 7 p.m. in Glanworth.

The following Wednesday, May 31, Killavullen play Charleville in the same competition in Killavullen at 7.30 p.m.

Cúl Camp Coaches – If you are interested in being involved in the Cúl Camp this year as a coach, on dates between July 3 and seven, do let our juvenile secretary know of your interest. Contact Neasa at 086 3374180.

Applicants accepted from boys and girls. You need to be 18 years old and Garda vetted, but the club can help in that process.

Nursery Group – Well done to our nursery boys and girls who had their first training session last Tuesday evening, great fun had by all in the sunshine, can’t wait to do it again next week, see ye then.

Our juvenile chair, Dave McCarthy remarked that special praise was merited to the players, and to the parents and coaches who put themselves forward to help. Dave was on hand to welcome to our latest crop of players. It was a beautiful evening to get started with Killavullen GAA Club.

Busy weekend of Ladies Finals – In a cracking game of ladies’ football, that could have gone either way, Mallow just prevailed by a solitary point in the North Cork Premier under-14 grade football, in front of a large attendance last Sunday evening in Killavullen.

Remarkably, Killavullen have enough players at this age cohort to be able to field two teams, our blue team and white team.

That in itself is remarkable, and Brian Fitzpatrick and his able coaches have certainly no easy task in picking the two teams. Well done, all.