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Roslyn and Daniel
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Loretto Convent Formal, Dec 21st 2005
photos taken at Roslyn's home in Drumsurn |
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Mayor's Civic Ball, Derry City, May21st 2005
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| After a remarkable year in office, Gearóid Ó hEára hosts the Mayor's Civic Ball in Derry's Guildhall. All guests were entertained by the famous American Motown Band, "The Drifters", and a wonderful night was had by all present. Good luck Gerry, no doubt you have even more to offer our community in future years |
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Our 25th Wedding Anniversary, July 19th 2005
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| Anybody who participated in any way in our celebration, I want to thank you, WE want to thank you for giving us such a wonderful memory to hold onto for hopefully the next 25 years. |
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A walk in the woods with Terry, Matthew and Rosie, July 2005
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| What a fortnight! John home and then Terry and both at our 25th Anniversary Mass and Party. Then Liam and his family get home for the "big party". There was so much going on that Terry barely made it to "the woods", a very favourite place of his. But we got there and had a great stroll and trip down memory lane |
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Northlands
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| Farewell to Conor and James, December 2th 2004, Everglades Hotel, Derry |
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Relief photos from Sri Lanka
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| My brother John and his wife Carol and children live in Sri Lanka. As fate would have it, they decided to spend last Christmas in the mountains instead of the beach. If you're religious you will see God's hand in that, if not, then it was indeed fate. John and Carol were obviously grateful to escape the disaster but they felt the urgent need to assist in the emergency relief operations so John contacted all of his family back home (his very extended family I may add) and everybody generously contributed financial help which allowed John and his family to organise their very own operation to help people in remote areas. People who, for one reason or another, were not getting help from the main agencies involved. These photos were all taken by John or some of the family so that we back home could see what they were actually doing. To date, it has been very successful and rewarding and thank God for digital photography which allows us to practically see what's going on, the same day that it happens. Well done John, Carol, Laura, Luke, Gary and Tara, and everybody who helped on the ground in Sri Lanka |
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Na Cunnan (Wolfhounds) Limavady folk & culture night
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| A very successful second night of Irish folk & culture was held in the Alexander Arms Hotel, Limavady, on November 5th 2007. Well done Brian McNicholl for persisting and getting this cultural event off the ground. There were musicians, poets and story tellers from Limavady town, Dungiven, Faughanvale, Ballykelly......and even from Wales! A cheque for £2000 was donated to the Foyle Hospice. This amount had been raised by Limavady Wolfhounds GAA Club. Guests performing on the night were, Brian McWilliams, Andrew Doherty, Caitlin Smith and Séana McAteer (Irish dancers), The Gypsy Rovers (Faughanvale), Leanne Doherty (Greysteel), Cathal McCann (Ballykelly), The Murphy Brothers (Dungiven), St Oliver Plunkett's Folk Group (Strathfoyle), Stephen Kearney (Limavady), Karen Harris (Wales), Gerard McCloskey (Cam, Limavady), Rory O'Hara and band (Limavady). Hopefully this monthly night will grow in Limavady and the next night will be the first Monday in December in the Newtown Bar. Well done everybody |
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na Cunna Leimh á mhadaigh, Irish Folk and Culture Night Dec 3rd 2007
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| These nights are growing in popularity and all thanks to Brian McNicholl for putting so much effort into their arrangement. Thanks also to Tommy Logue from the Newtown Inn on Irishgreen Street, for his supply of tea, coffee and biscuits and sandwiches. You will see clearly from the photos that everybody there had a wonderful night indeed. |
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Folk and Culture Night, Drummond Hotel, Ballykelly. February 4th 2008
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| These nights are just getting bigger and better. Big Brian deserves so much credit for his trials and tribulations as he organises these events and generates funds for various groups, usually with a raffle on the night. I look forward to the summer and the long evenings when maybe we will all be able to take to the streets of Limavady. |
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Belgium Trip, Day 3 Thursday June 5th
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| Having a bonus day free, we spent the morning at Hill 62 and the afternoon was spent wandering around Ypres at our leisure and the evening followed with dinner in the Vivaldi Restaurant. Highlight of the evening? Billy and myself indulged ourselves with KANGAROO STEAKS !!!! ;-) |
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Belgium Trip, Day 4 Friday, June 7th 2008
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| Day-trip to Bruges and then our Formal Dinner where we were acknowledged for the intense course we have completed. Much praise was given to the International School for Peace Studies as it has played such an immense role in bringing former combatants together, mainly in Ireland but also throughout Europe. We in our group give thanks and praise to both Sean and Craig for their determination and encouragement as they pushed all of us towards completion of our course. |
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Belgium Trip, Day 5. June 7th 2008
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| The culmination of all our hard work and efforts as we firstly commemorate the Irish fallen in WWI and specifically, the Battle for Messines. We received recognition for our achievements when we received our Certificates and official status as Fellows of Messines from the Irish Embassador and the Burgemeister of Ypres. Wreaths were laid at the Irish Peace Park and the 16th and 36th Irish Division monuments. The day ended with a moving ceremony at the Menin Gate, paricularly as we listened to a piper play Danny Boy |
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Belgium, Day 6 Heading home sweet home
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| After a long and exhausting week (physical and emotional) it was just wonderful to be heading back home, especially to get holding my wee grand-daughter, Caitlin, in my arms again |
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Family gettogether, November 8th 2008
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| After Mass celebrating Mammy's 20th anniversary, a Harron reunion of sorts with loads of children and babies. Hard to believe that this is only "part" of Joe and Annie's legacy |
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Folk and Culture Evening in The Rising Sun Bar, Greysteel
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We took the evening's craic to Greysteel for the first time and as usual, it was a great night. There's only a few photos this month as I wanted to concentrate on getting some short films recorded instead. They are all on YouTube so here's links to them,
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=93heP8VGytE
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=d1KPbcHjPvY
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pplSFqBDJQA
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bbo3KmPgDQc
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=swOX8Zrle3c
you will have to cut and paste these links into your browser |
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Opening and re-dedication of St Mary's Church
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| Irishgreen Street, April 19th 2009. St Mary's Church reopens after a lengthy period of renovation, just over a year in fact. God blessed the Limavady parishioners with brilliant sunshine today as Bishop Lagan and visiting clergy assembled for a very special Mass and ceremony. Both young and old took part in this memorable church occasion and everybody who was there will have warm and heartfelt memories of it for the rest of their lives. Our Parish Priest, Fr Collins, deserves our gratitude and thanksgiving for having the imagination and zest for this mammoth task. Credit is of course also due to our local architect, Gerard Loughrey, who designed the work that was carried out so successfully. |
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Opening Day, John McLaughlin Park/St Marys GAA Faughanvale
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Opening day of John McLaughlin Park.
Sunday, June 7th 2009, was a great and wonderful day for the community of Faughanvale when
the official opening of John McLaughlin Park took place. Gaelic Football is
an essence in the heart of Faughanvale from it's earliest days in the early
1920's. The first recorded game was in 1921 when Creggan took part in the
Derry League. After partition in 1922, the GAA in Ulster and Derry almost
died out but there remained a strong influence of soccer emanating from
Derry City. There were no Gaelic games played between 1922 and 1933 until St
Mary's Gaelic Athletic Club , Faughanvale, was founded by John Quinn, John
McLaughlin, Michael Nicholas, John Bradley, Michael Bryson, Hugh Bryson,
Kevin Bryson, Rev Fr Shields, John McKeegan, Tommy Hegarty and Michael
McNicholl. John McLaughlin was born in Fahan, Donegal, in 1897. He qualified
as a teacher in 1917 at St Patrick's College, Drumcondra, Dublin and
obtained a BA Dip.Ed. at Queen's University, Belfast. He first taught in
Donegal and then Magilligan before he came to Faughanvale Primary School as
Headmaster in 1930. He was one of the founding members of St Mary's Gaelic
Athletic Club thus beginning an involvement with the GAA which was to last
the rest of his life and which was to see him rise to the vert top of the
Association in County Derry. He was the guiding figure for the GAA in Derry
through the difficult years of the 40's and 50's, the highlight coming when
Derry contested the All Ireland Senior Final in 1958, for the first time in
the 100 year history of the GAA. He was still serving as Chairman of the
County Board when he died suddenly in August 1961. It is a fitting tribute
that the community of Faughanvale have named their new Gaelic grounds after
this iconic figure of a man who played such a major integral role in that
community both as a member of the community and as their main all things
Gaelic administrator. |
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