Fed Notes W/E February 6 2010

ICA Founder's grandaughter Anita McNamara (R)Kildare enjoying the Centenary Launch in Dublin Castle with Anne Gabbett



Mothering Sunday
Mothering Sunday is not a fixed day because it is always the middle Sunday in Lent This means that Mother's Day will fall on different dates each year and sometimes even fall in different months.

In the Mediaeval days of the 17th century female servants would bake a simnel cake to take, on their rare visits home, to their mother's on Mothering Sunday.

‘ I'll go to thee a Simnell bring
‘gainst thou go'st a mothering,
So that, when she blesseth thee,
Half that blessing thou'lt give to me ‘
Robert Herrick 1648

The Simnel cake is a fruitcake. A flat layer of marzipan (sugar almond paste) is placed on top of and decorated with 11 marzipan balls representing the 12 apostles minus Judas, who betrayed Christ.

All details you will find in the recipe circulated by contest secretary Annette Long who invites you to make one, Send your completed expression of interest form, together with entry fee of €3 to Annette by Friday February 12 and bring your cake along for judging to the Spring Federation meeting ion Wednesday February 17 in Adare.

The position of taster is much sought after!!!




National Display

An invitation is extended to make a scarf to commemorate the organisation’s centenary using any medium of your choice e.g. knitted, crochet, tatting, materials, incorporating your choice of embellishments. Send expression of interest form, together with €3 fee per entry to Anne Gabbett on or before April 16 2010.Judging will take place at Federation AGM on Wednesday April 28 and all entries will be on display at National AGM in Woodlands Hotel on Wednesday May 26 2010

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Invitation to PRO’s

Guild PRO’s and assistant PRO’s from Askeaton,, Ballyhahill/Loughill, Cappagh, Caherdavin, Glin , Kilmeedy ,Limerick City, ,Mungret and Raheen can be assured of a Cead Míle Fáilte by Kildimo members who are hosting the next PRO training day. This event will be held on Saturday February 20 in Kilcornan Community Centre and full details are being issued to all guilds this week.

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Calling all Budding Poets

Still in the centenary mode you are invited to pen a few lines, not exceeding 12, on this topic. Please submit to federation arts officer Mary Moloney,

Ballinagarde, Ballineety not later than Friday February 12 and entry fee of €3 should be included. Best of luck.
Activity Day
Seeking to shed those extra few kilos after the holiday excesses. Look no further.
Kathleen Griffin, who holds the Federation Sports Officer portfolio, has a solution for you with an activity day on Saturday February 20 in the Day Care Centre, Drombanna and all guilds are being issued with full details. As places are limited do make your booking with Kathleen at (087)2172225 as soon as possible.



Spring Federation Meeting

The date is Wednesday February 17 at the Woodlands Hotel, Adare commencing at 8pm, an opportunity to meet old friends and keep up to date with Local and National ICA news and any other hot gossip that’s around. Bi Linn agus Fáilte.


ICA website

The new website is live … www.ica.ie.Lots more will be addedand ideas and suggestions welcome.