DECEMBER
St Michael's Win Donegal U21A Title
When they over come a verry strong Glenswilly team by 3 points, which
coincided with the first opening of the new stand in O'Donnell Park
Letterkenny 12/12/2004.
The final score was St. Michael's 1 - 11 Glenswilly
1 - 8.
St. Michael Team were: ( In Brackete (No ) was
their personal No on the Day.)
1 Ciaran Gallagher; 2 Brendan Rodden; 3 Steven Black; 4 Eamonn
Mc Bride; 5 Mark Grier; 6 Gerard Gallagher (23); 7 Peter
Witherow; 8 Michael Gallagher (20); 9 Christy Toye (21) J-Cap 0-1 ;
10 Shane Mc Hugh; 11 Sean Stewart (13) 1-2; 12 Martin
McElhinney (8); 13 Seamus Wilkinson (19); 14 Colm Anthony Mc Fadden (22)
J-Cap 0-4; 15 Danny Langan 0-4; Sub: 26 Gavan Montgomery
for Shane Mc Hugh. Subs: 5 Francie McGinley, 9 Bobby Carey, 12 Ciaran
Gallagher, 14 Bernard Baird, 16 Ross Wasson, 17 Frankie Gallagher, 18 Liam
Ferry.
Bainsteoir : Colm McFadden, Eddie Harkin, Tony Wilkinson and Paddy
Gallagher.
(Seven of the players were on the intermediate winning team.)
Glenswilly Team were:
1 Ciaran Molloy; 2 Patrick McConnell; 3 Shaun Burke; 4 Joe
Gibbons; 5 John B McGeehan; 6 Michael Canning; 7 Jason McDaid;
8 Neil Gallagher (Capt.); 9 Barry Molloy; 10 Darran McGinley 0-1; 11 Colin
Kelly 1-2; 12 Colin Farrell; 13 Garry McFadden 0-1; 14 Kieran Bonner 0-3;
15 Caolan Kelly 0-1; Subs: 16 Cathal Gallagher for Colin Farrell, Subs: 17
Steven McDaid; 18 Rory Gill; 19 Kevin Cunningham; 20 Ethan Callaghan.
Bainsteoir : Brendan Walsh; Garry McDaid; Brian McHugh; Barry Canning;
Francie Martin; Karen McHugh.
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NOVEMBER
2004/11/1 - THE P&T TWELVE
(or Paddy Henrey's Wanes)
In 1963 twelve men
joined what was then the P&T. (or the Post Office Engineeting Branch)
The P&T split in 1984 and became two semi-state companys An Poist and
Telecom Eireann . Telecom Eireann went on to become Eircom in 1999.
In total between them Paddy Henrey's wanes clocked up 436 years and still
counting.
Patrick (P.J.) Mc Goldrick
from Killygordan, James (J. E.) Gallagher from Letterkenny, Tony
(M.A.) Gorman from Kilmacrennan, Dominic Mc Fadden from Creeslough, Joe
Doherty from Glen (Creeslough), Fioan O'Flagherty from Buncranna, Barney
Mc Laughlin from Burnfoot, Mickey (M.J.)Tonar from Convoy, Johnny
(J.P.) Meehan Letterkenny,Sean (J.M.) Boyle from Lifford,Jack Furey from
Dunkneely, Hugh Burns from Lifford.
41 years later I can report that one man
Johnny (J.P.) Meehan is still working for Eircom and one man
Mickey Tonar is Deceased.
PJMG2004/11/1
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SEPTEMBER
2004/9/19 - GAELIC PARK NEW YORK
On Sunday 19th September 2004 in Gaelic Park New York under the watchful
eye of Donegal Senior Team Manager Brian Mc Eniff and
the Molloy brothers.
Kerry went on to beat Leitrim in the Senior
"A" Football Championship Semi-final. James Mc Fadden formerly
of St.Michael's GAA lined out at fullback for Leitrim. Perhaps Mc
Eniff was scouting for new talent to fill the number 3 jersey for
Donegal.
Seamus Sweeney and Mark Sheridan from Creeslough were seen to be bending
Mc Eniff,s ear.
Earlier in the day Mayo bet Offaly in the Senior "B" Football Final
and collected the Denis P. Mc Hugh Memorial Cup.
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AUGUST (Lunasa)
2004/- McGINLEY for CARDIFF
Mark Anthony McGinley from Ards
Creeslough who has being capped for Ireland U15 Soccer and had a trial
with Cardiff City an English League side. Mark Anthony is a goalkeeper
for St. Michaels GAA and Glenree Utd Soccer.
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JULY (Luil)
2004/7/1- Donegal U16 Ladies. Last
Month Donegal U16 Ladies reached the All Ireland Final by defeating Galway
at Markevicz Park in Sligo. Bridget Gallagher from St. Micheal's playing
at midfield and scored 1 - 3. The final score
Donegal 3 - 10 to Galway 3 -9
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JUNE
2004/6/11 - Three ELECTIONS
(1) European Parliment. (2)
Elections to the Donegal County Council. (3) Elections to amend the
Constitition.
Donegal County Council Election - one
Creeslough man steps in as one Creeslough man steps out. Ian
Campbell is standing as a Fine Gael canditate for the first time in the
Glenties Electorol Area which now includes the Creeslough area.
While long serving 33 years a Fianna Fail Counciller, Noel Mc Ginley is
retiring from the Milford Electoral Area having lost his hinderland of
Creeslough which was originaly in the Milford Electoral Area.
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MAY
2004/5/23 Parish League Finals.
On Sunday 23rd. May at the Bridge in Dunfanaghy at 1:30 pm. The
band led all the teams on th the field for the 10th Parish League Finals.
Presentation of medals by our County man Brian Mc Laughlin
2004/5/1
- EUROPEAN UNION
ENLARGEMENT
On Saturday 1st May 2004 ten new countries
joined the EU. Brining the total to twenty-five countries. An Taoiseach of
Ireland Bertie Ahern is EU. President, so Dublin is hosting the party for
the enlargement. All ten new countries are twinned with towns and cities
all over the country. Letterkenny Co Donegal is twinned with Poland.
The ten new country’s are: Austria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia,
Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia. The existing
fifteen country’s are: Belgium, Denmark, France, Finland, Germany,
Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.
Not in the EU. Switzerland, Norway, Russia or the part of Russia which is
land locked between Lithuania and Poland or the Turkish Cypriot controlled
part of Cyprus.
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APRIL
2004/4/25 - ALL IRELAND GAA.
INTERMEDITATE CLUB FINAL
Congratulations to Danny Lafferty and St.
Michael's GAA intermediate team on reaching the All Ireland Club Final.
Which was hosted by Naomh Mearnog GAA Club in Portmarnock Dublin on the
Sunday 25th April 2004.
Their opponents and winners on the day were Ilen Rovers Cork.
Ilean Rovers 1 -11. St. Michael's 1 - 4.
St. Michael team were:
1 Ciaran Gallagher; 2 Eamonn Mc Bride; 3 Gerard Gallagher; 4 Denis
Trearty; 5 John Sheridan; 6 Brendan Kelly; 7 Mickey Mc Fadden; 8
Brian Mc Laughlin (Capt) 0-1; 9 Don Johnstone; 10 Sean Stewart 1-0;
11 Michael Gallagher; 12 Stephen Coyle 0-1; 13 Patrick Stewart; 14 Colm
Anthony Mc Fadden 0-1; 15 Christy Toye 0-1; Blood sub: 18
Edmond Mc Fadden for John Sheridan. Subs: 16 Joesph Gallagher, 17 JP Mc
Clafferty, 19 Steven Black, 20 Shane Mc Hugh, 21 Danny Langan, 22
Brendan Rodden.
Ilean Rovers team were;
1 Garry Coakley; 2 Donal Murphy, 3 David Coughlan 4 Diarmuid Duggan, 5
Davin Whooley, 6 John Sheehy, 7 John Wycherley, 8 Chris Collins, 9
Fachtna Collins 0-1, 10 Brian Sullivan 0-1, 11 Donie Duggan, 12 Edward
Sheehy, 13 Jason Wooley, 14 Kevin O'Sullivan 1-7(6f, 1pen), 15 Kieran
Daly 0-2. Subs: 16 Florance O'Driscoll for Donie Duggan,
25 Alex Wooley for Chris Collins, 17 Conchuir O'Driscoll, 18
Brendan Duggan, 19 Shane Holland, 20 Sean Casey, 21 Finbar O'Donovan, 22
Pat Connolly, 23 Cavin Barry, 24 Dominic Casey, 26 Donal O'Driscoll, 27
Kieran Coughlan, 28 Gavin Kiely, 29 Raymond Seymour.
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MARCH
2004/3/27
- CREESLOUGH POST REPORTER's WEDDING
Nuptical Mass was concelebrated
in Ards Friary, Creeslough on the 27th March 2004 by Fr. Pat Brady
Rome/USA cousin of the bride, Fr. Mark Coyle OFM,Cap. Ards Friary and
Fr. Joseph Briody CC. Creeslough. at the Marriage of Mairead
Sheridan daughter of Dan and Catherine Sheridan Ballyboes, Creeslough to
Peter Collett son of Alan and Jill Collett Swindon, England.
The bride was given away by her father Dan. The
bridesmaids were Mairead's two sisters Joan Sheridan and Linda Grant and
the bestman was Peter's friend John Cooper. The flower girls were Lucy
Martin and Emily Hyner nieces of the groom and the pageboys were Mathew
and Anthony Grant nephews of the bride. The organist was Fr. Fidelis
OFM,Cap Ards Friary and Alison Collett sang "Our Lady of Knock"
while Peter and Mairead made a dedication to Our Lady. The photographer
was James Gallagher Letterkenny and the videographer was Eugene Quigley
Derry.
The reception was held in the Ostan Loch Altan Gortahork
. The honeymoon will be two weeks in Croatia. Mairead and Peter will
be living in Cardiff; perhaps this will be our first overseas
correspondent.
DMAC
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FEBRUARY
2004/1/1-Donegal Senior Team
Three St. Michael's men on the pannel Brian Mc Laughlin,
Christy Toye and Colm Antony Mc Fadden all three started in the first
round of the Championship.
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JANUARY
2004/1/1 - NO NEWS AT THROAT LAKE
The book "No News at Throat Lake" by Lawrence
Donegan about his time spent in Creeslough and with the Tirconaill Tribune
may make it on to the TV Screen. BBC Northern Ireland have signed a
contract with Donegan last month.
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