Fed Notes W/E Jan 22 2011

Bóthairín na Smaointe

 

Pic: Group of Limerick Federation ICA members in

kitchen set up in Franciscan Hall ,Limerick  Late 1960's.

L to R :

Mary Fitzgerald,Clarina,Noreen Lonergan,Murroe ( Fed President 1967/70 ),Marie Blake (Decd),Limerick City ,Mabel HayesO'Toole( Fed President 1977/80), Nora O'Connor,Ballysimon ( Fed President 1970/72), Aideen Collins,Patrickswell. At Back:Regina Reddington,Limerick City.

Comhbhrón

Condolences are extended to Mary Kelly, Limerick City ICA on the recent death of her brother George Walsh RIP. George is deeply mourned by his brother Seanie, sister Mary, extended family, friends and neighbours. His funeral took place, following Requiem Mass in St Joseph’s Church, Limerick, on Monday January 17 2011 to Mount St Lawrence Cemetery.
In iothalann Dé go gcastar sinn.
The members of Ballyhahill ICA were in deep shock  on hearing  of the tragic death of Miriam Reidy,Ballyhahill and Tralee,daughter of their friend,neighbour, and former colleague Josephine and her husband John. Deepest sympathy is extended to her parents, sibling’s extended family, friends and neighbours. RIP
Following Requiem Mass in the church of the Visitation, Ballyhahill on Sunday last January 16 2011,Miriam’s funeral took place to Kilfergus Cemetery,Glin.
Ní  imithe uainn ach imithe rómhainn.

Cookery Demonstration

Limerick Federation will host An Odlums Cookery Demonstration with well known TV personality Catherine Leyden on Wednesday February 23,2011 commencing at 8pm.The venue is Woodlands Hotel, Adare and tickets €20 each are available from Guild and Federation officers.
Céad mile Fáilte to all.

Pushing the Boat Out

 Bealtaine’s theme for 2011, ‘push the boat out, whatever the sea’, is taken from the poem'At Eighty' by the Scottish poet Edwin Morgan, OBE.
Morgan is widely recognized as one of the foremost Scottish poets of the last century. In 1999, he was made the first Glasgow Poet Laureate.
The theme is an invitation to embark on a creative journey this May, perhaps to explore anew interest or rediscover a hidden talent. You are encouraged to celebrate Bealtaine as a time for renewal, growth and creativity. Join with thousands of older people across Ireland in ‘pushing the boat out’ in May 2011.
Push the boat out, compañeros,
push the boat out, whatever the sea.
Who says we cannot guide ourselves
through the boiling reefs, black as they are,
the enemy of us all makes sure of it!
Mariners, keep good watch always
for that last passage of blue water
we have heard of and long to reach
(no matter if we cannot, no matter!)
in our eighty-year-old timbers
leaky and patched as they are but sweet,
well seasoned with the scent of woods
long perished, serviceable still
in unarrested pungency
of salt and blistering sunlight. Out,
push it all out into the unknown!
Unknown is best, it beckons best,
like distant ships in mist, or bells
clanging ruthless from stormy buoys.
Push the boat out, whatever the sea
Further details available from Age & Opportunity 

Final Call

Contest Secretary Marie Hayes has been finalising arrangements for the Federation Table Quiz, Gem Pack Cake baking and recipe contests, in addition to ensuring that all guilds are up to date with national competition details. Has your guild entered a team for the Table Quiz, baked a cake or submitted a
recipe? Marie would like to know how many are interested in participating and only you can tell her! Her contact details are (087) 2453037.