Congratulations to all our First Holy Communicants who looked lovely on their big day, thanks to all the teachers, staff and pupils who helped and sang at the lovely ceremony.
A Special Exam Mass for all Junior and Leaving Certificate students will take place on Wednesday May 29th at 7.30 in St. Mary’s Ballinagar. All students and families from the parish and beyond are welcome to attend.
Ballintogher Old Fair Day returns on 13th July this year. This will be a fun day with all kinds of events and fun for all the family.
County Fleadh – Riverstown 1st and 2nd June.
Date for your diary –St. Therese’s National School are hosting a fundraising concert with Sandy Kelly and friends featuring Rackhouse Pilfer. It is on in Castledargan Hotel on Friday 28th June. Tickets cost €15 each.
“Week of Faith exploring the complexities around suicide and self harm” commencing Monday, May 22nd and concluding Saturday May 25th in the Parish of Killenummery and Killery, Dromahair Co. Leitrim. The week will also address the need of making awareness felt in our communities and particularly for parents and young people. We have invited imminent speakers to talk on relevant topics, speakers include HSE Health Promotions Manager- Mike Rainsworth, Captain of Armagh All Ireland winning team- Oisin McConville, Sean and Ann Mulrine, Ann was clinically dead and recovered through the intercession of Padre Pio over 30 years ago, RTE Correspondent- Tommy Gorman, Clinical psychologist- Dr Tony Bates, Son of Mickey Harte – Mark Harte, and we are looking forward to large attendances nightly.
North West Simon Community - If you have an hour or two to spare for a bag pack in Dunnes Stores Cranmore Sligo on 30th & 31st May & 1st June please contact Mary McKeon on 087-7708865.
Wednesday 10 July 2013
Links
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www.countysligo.com
www.discoversligo.com
www.sligotourism.ie
www.castledargan.com
www.sligoweekender.ie
www.sligococo.ie
www.itsligo.ie
www.sligotown.net
www.sligoairport.com
www.yeats-sligo.com
www.sligochampion.ie
www.sligorovers.com
www.sligogaa.ie
www.countysligogolfclub.ie
www.sligolive.ie
www.sligobirding.com
www.sligoheritage.com
www.sligoenterprise.ie
www.sligoborough.ie
www.countysligoraces.com
www.sligopost.com
www.sligoyachtclub.org
www.sligoarts.ie
www.sligovec.ie
www.sligojazz.ie
www.sligoartgallery.com
www.sligolibrary.ie
www.sligogrammarschool.org
www.sligofolkpark.com
www.sligoroots.com
www.sligorfc.ie
www.sligochamber.com
www.sligotour.com
www.sligocameraclub.org
www.sssschool.org
www.sligoevents.ie
www.volunteersligo.ie
www.sligochildcare.ie
www.sligosportandrecreation.ie
www.sligotourism.com
www.sligotradsingers.ie
www.sligotennisclub.ie
www.hawkswell.com
www.sligowarriors.ie
www.modelart.ie
www.cilsligo.ie
www.sligomfc.com
www.whatsoninsligo.com
www.sligofieldclub.ie
www.strandhillsurfcam.com
www.oceanfm.ie
www.itsbic.ie
www.ballintoghergunclub.com
www.dumore.ie
www.eil.ie
www.fisca.ie
www.greengateflowers.com
www.slcontrols.com
www.library.itsligo.ie
www.killenummery.com
www.countysligo.com
www.discoversligo.com
www.sligotourism.ie
www.castledargan.com
www.sligoweekender.ie
www.sligococo.ie
www.itsligo.ie
www.sligotown.net
www.sligoairport.com
www.yeats-sligo.com
www.sligochampion.ie
www.sligorovers.com
www.sligogaa.ie
www.countysligogolfclub.ie
www.sligolive.ie
www.sligobirding.com
www.sligoheritage.com
www.sligoenterprise.ie
www.sligoborough.ie
www.countysligoraces.com
www.sligopost.com
www.sligoyachtclub.org
www.sligoarts.ie
www.sligovec.ie
www.sligojazz.ie
www.sligoartgallery.com
www.sligolibrary.ie
www.sligogrammarschool.org
www.sligofolkpark.com
www.sligoroots.com
www.sligorfc.ie
www.sligochamber.com
www.sligotour.com
www.sligocameraclub.org
www.sssschool.org
www.sligoevents.ie
www.volunteersligo.ie
www.sligochildcare.ie
www.sligosportandrecreation.ie
www.sligotourism.com
www.sligotradsingers.ie
www.sligotennisclub.ie
www.hawkswell.com
www.sligowarriors.ie
www.modelart.ie
www.cilsligo.ie
www.sligomfc.com
www.whatsoninsligo.com
www.sligofieldclub.ie
www.strandhillsurfcam.com
www.oceanfm.ie
www.itsbic.ie
www.ballintoghergunclub.com
www.dumore.ie
www.eil.ie
www.fisca.ie
www.greengateflowers.com
www.slcontrols.com
www.library.itsligo.ie
www.killenummery.com
Sponsors
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BALLINTOGHER SET DANCERS
BERNIE CARNEY
BETINA SEITZ
BLUE DEVON PUB, DROMAHAIR
BRENDAN ARMSTRONG SAWMILLS
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BALLINTOGHER SET DANCERS
BERNIE CARNEY
BETINA SEITZ
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BRENDAN ARMSTRONG SAWMILLS
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About
The name Ballintogher derives from the Irish Baile an Tóchair. A tochar
was a wooden trackway or road.
Ballintogher village is situated approximately eight miles (12kms)
southeast of Sligo town. The surroundings encompass the ancient parishes
of Killerry, Kilross and Ballysumaghan. The surrounding area contains
some of the most striking natural beauty in the North West, being
bounded to the north by the mountains of Sliabh Daeane and Slishwood and
the shoreline of Lough Gill, which encompasses the scenic area of
Inishfree.
The area has many interesting geological features, the landscape having changed drastically during the last ice age when the drumlins were created. There is a large range of soil types and rock structures, including the dark-green band of magnetic serpentine in the Slishwood gap. This very varied environment supports a large and diverse population of flora and fauna, and one example - the arbutus tree, has the northernmost limit of its growth in Slish Wood.
There are numerous sites of archaeological and historical interest indicating a civilization that has its roots in pre-Christian Ireland. At Carricknagat, Knockatober, Carrowcrin and Carnaugh and on the western summit of Sliabh Daeane there are megalithic tombs, and in virtually every townland ring forts are to be found, a testament to settlements dating back over several millenia. One of the best preserved cashels in Co. Sligo is located at Castleore. It is thought that some of the stones from the cashel were later used to build the first settlement at Ballintogher, where the Anglo Normans created a borough in 1266. The village has had an interesting past, changing hands and fortunes many times, and it is probably its strategic location south of the Killery pass, which separates the baronies of Tirerril and Carbury, that has led to so much of the attention it has received.
Many of the locations and legends of the area have inspired the poetry of W.B. Yeats and references to local place names abound in his writings. Ballintogher is the nearest village to the Lake Isle of Innisfree. Dooney Rock which is located on the road between Ballintogher and Sligo provided the inspiration for Yeats’s poem, the Fiddler of Dooney.
Traditional music, song, story telling, set dancing and straw/rush crafts are also an integral part of the living tradition of the area. The many bands in existence in the early years of the last century - the Sooey Fife and Drum Band and the Ballintogher Temperance Band - were widely known and indicate the existence of a large body of musicians. John Egan of Ardleybeg was a renowned flute player who passed on his skills to a whole generation of musicians in Dublin. A festival held in his honour takes place annually in Ballintogher.
A railway line, the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway, which was constructed in the 1870s ran near the village. This railway linked Sligo town with Enniskillen and was in operation until 1957.
The area has many interesting geological features, the landscape having changed drastically during the last ice age when the drumlins were created. There is a large range of soil types and rock structures, including the dark-green band of magnetic serpentine in the Slishwood gap. This very varied environment supports a large and diverse population of flora and fauna, and one example - the arbutus tree, has the northernmost limit of its growth in Slish Wood.
There are numerous sites of archaeological and historical interest indicating a civilization that has its roots in pre-Christian Ireland. At Carricknagat, Knockatober, Carrowcrin and Carnaugh and on the western summit of Sliabh Daeane there are megalithic tombs, and in virtually every townland ring forts are to be found, a testament to settlements dating back over several millenia. One of the best preserved cashels in Co. Sligo is located at Castleore. It is thought that some of the stones from the cashel were later used to build the first settlement at Ballintogher, where the Anglo Normans created a borough in 1266. The village has had an interesting past, changing hands and fortunes many times, and it is probably its strategic location south of the Killery pass, which separates the baronies of Tirerril and Carbury, that has led to so much of the attention it has received.
Many of the locations and legends of the area have inspired the poetry of W.B. Yeats and references to local place names abound in his writings. Ballintogher is the nearest village to the Lake Isle of Innisfree. Dooney Rock which is located on the road between Ballintogher and Sligo provided the inspiration for Yeats’s poem, the Fiddler of Dooney.
Traditional music, song, story telling, set dancing and straw/rush crafts are also an integral part of the living tradition of the area. The many bands in existence in the early years of the last century - the Sooey Fife and Drum Band and the Ballintogher Temperance Band - were widely known and indicate the existence of a large body of musicians. John Egan of Ardleybeg was a renowned flute player who passed on his skills to a whole generation of musicians in Dublin. A festival held in his honour takes place annually in Ballintogher.
A railway line, the Sligo, Leitrim and Northern Counties Railway, which was constructed in the 1870s ran near the village. This railway linked Sligo town with Enniskillen and was in operation until 1957.
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