Ballydonoghue CCE

• Mar 12,2018

Sult na nóg competitions in Music, singing and dancing took place over the weekend in the IT Tralee and Fossa Community Center.Well done to every child from the branch who took part. It was the first time for some children taking part in a competition and that was a great experience and achievement. Congratulations to those who won medals.Here are the results.Bosca Ceoil U 9, 1st Jack Purcell Flute U11 ,1st Hayley HolleyFlute U13 ,1st Emma Ní hIfearnáin3rd Alannah LaveryTin Whistle U11 ,3rd Grace hIfearnáinTin Whistle U13 ,2d Emma hIfearnáin Concertina U11 ,1st Grace hIfearnáin Banjo U9 ,2nd Odhran Buckley Banjo U 11, 1st Georgie O Donnell2nd Siún ToomeyBodhrán U9 ,2nd Daithí LaideMandolin U13, 3rd Dylan Carroll ConwayDuet U13, 2nd Emma &Grace hIfearnáin Trio's U9 ,Niamh Mulvihill Ballydonoghue /Lisselton CCE (Kate Joyce and Clodagh Keane Ballybunion CCE)Trio's U13, Tom Foley, Emma &Grace hIfearnáin Sult na nóg Group Music U13, 1st Ballydonoghue.(Georgie O Donnell,Daithí Laide,Davie McCarthy,Alanna Lavery,Gretta Keane,Edel O Connor)Sean nos Singing Gaeilge U11, 1st Grace hIfearnáin U13, 1st Emma hIfearnáin English Singing U9 ,3rd Jack PurcellComhrá Gaeilge U9, 3rd Odhrán Buckley 

Ballydonoghue CCÈ set dancers travelled to Fossa Community Centre on Sunday last to take part in the Sult na nÒg county finals. Huge entries proved that the standard was always going to be high and that our 4 teams would have to be at their best to try and get anything from their travels. The day started early in the morning and our U9's ladies took the stage and in a very tight competition brought home bronze medals. A great result for these young ladies. In our next competition our U11 ladies were always in control as they put on a sterling performance to capture the gold medal. These ladies certainly deserved their title. Next came our U11 mixed team and again this group danced brilliantly and were just pipped for the county title. Getting silver at county is a great achievement and they must commended for their performance. Last up after a long day and a long wait as competitions over ran our U13 ladies danced first in their competition and put on a super performance to put pressure on the teams coming after them. In the end our girls could not be caught and came home with another county  title for Ballydonoghue. So a very successful day for our dancers with 2 gold 1 silver and 1 bronze coming back to North Kerry. The following were the dancers. U9 ladies Niamh Mulvihill Amy Mahony Grace Hegarty Ruth Foley Laura Dalton Sarah Cox Sinead Costello Sinead Barry and Grace Walsh. U11 Ladies Audrey Ryan Grace Heffernan Sine Fogarty Shauna Carey Aoibheann Buckley Edel Dillane Orla Mahony and Sarah Murphy. U11 Mixed Darragh Sheehy Audrey Ryan Cian Carey Orla Mahony Jack Purcell Grace Heffernan Ruairi O Connell Sine Fogarty. U13 Ladies Kayleigh Sheehy Emer Fitzgerald Hannah Keane Michelle Relihan Rebecca Flavin Gretta Keane Mairead Barry Laura Dineen. Also well done to Jack Purcell and Niamh Mulvihill who danced with Causeway and got 2nd place in the U9 mixed competition. Congrats to everyone who danced and to everyone who supported them.

Also congratulations to Serena O Sullivan and Ciara Keane 6th Class from Lisselton National School who won prizes for their Irish poems in the Irish Poetry competition.As a result their poems will be displayed in the Seomra Gaeilge at this years Fleadh Cheoil Chiarraí and Fleadh programme.