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Mayo GAA club to host special evening for dedicated priest – news

COMMUNITY NOTES: CARRA – WESTERN PEOPLE (SEPTEMBER 17 EDITION)

Ballintubber GAA Club will host a social evening in the new Clogher Clubhouse on Sunday evening next, September 22, from 6.30 till 8pm.

A presentation will be made to special guest and former Ballintubber footballer, Fr Ulick Bourke in recognition of a lifetime dedicated to the missions as an SMA priest. 

Fr Ulick will share his many wonderful memories from his childhood days in Clogher right through to his football and soccer careers across the world as well as the enthralling story of his journey through the priesthood. 

It promises to be a special evening of memories and nostalgia.


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Mayo to host world’s first arts festival dedicated to the Irish Wake

The world’s first arts festival dedicated to the ancient arts and rites of the Irish Wake will take place in Mayo later this month.

The groundbreaking Keening Festival will be the world’s first arts festival dedicated to the ancient arts of the Irish Wake and will take place on Saturday, May 18 in Mulranny in the Old Convent.

The Keening Festival offers an extraordinary programme of free walks, keening workshops, talks about the origin of the wake and its rites and an evening concert with world acclaimed Sean Nós singer Caitriona Ní Cheannabháin, BAFTA winner and bardic poet Kevin Toolis and violinist Lisa Fuk’u’da.

The internationally famous composer Peter Reynolds has also written original songs for a unique outdoor musical performance programmed for…


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