DECEMBER
2005/12/31 - THE SPANISH DONKEY
Gordan Moore from Creenesmere, Creeslough, has a Spanish Donkey named
Molly which he bought for €1300 at the Ballinasloe Fair. Molly gave
birth to a mare foal on the last day of the year we are not sure !!
because nobody ever sees a donkey foaling.
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NOVEMBER
2005/11/30 - Nial Mac Giolla Bhride
McNultys Bar celebrates the 100th
anniversary of the court case in which Nial Mac Giolla Bhride was summoned
to appear before a magistrate for having his name in Gaelic (Irish) on his
cart. Mac Giolla Bhride employed the services of Padraig Pearse the 1916
leader and was found not-guilty. Mac Giolla Bhride was well known poet and
song writer born in Feymore, Creeslough in 1861.
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OCTOBER
2005/10/30 - Golf Volvo Masters
Paul McGinley Won the Volvo Masters at Valderrama. Paul has roots in
Dunfanaghy where he is clamed by St. Michael's GAA. and Dunfanaghy Golf
Club's
2005/10/23-22 - Athletics New World
Record Hughie Gallagher of Creevy, and Cranford A.C. set a New
World Record in the 56lb Shot-put at the World Games held in Dun Boyne Co.
Meath. Hugie won 12 Championship Gold medals over the two days.
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SEPTEMBER
2005/9/1 - The Boston Boys Two
Creeslough men Colm Anthony Mc Fadden and Christy Toye of St Michaels and
Donegal fame have gone to Boston USA to play Gaelic Football. Mc Fadden to
play for Donegal and Toye to play for Armagh.
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AUGUST (Lunasa)
2005/08/7/6/5 - The Creeslough Festival.
This is the 4th Creeslough Festival the first weekend in
August .The Official Opening was Preformed by Local Celebrity and
Triple All Ireland Boxing Champion Christy Boyle.
- Friday. The Bridie
Gallagher Music Day. Music all day on the open air stage at the corner
of the garden. A workshop on local history in McNultys Bar.
- Saturday. The Lammass Fair Day. (Normaly on the 10th)
Farm Animals Display, Country Market, Craft and Art,
Miniture Farm, Pony and Trap Rides, Music contuines with Evan
O'Donnell & Philomena Begley.
- Sunday. The Annual Sports Day. 11.00am
Grave Yard Mass , 1.30pm Sports in the GAA. field, Athletics, Penalty
Kicks, Tug-of War, Nail in the Log, Bouncing Castles and much more.
2005/8/14- Irish Dancing On Sunday 14th August at the
Wild Rose Feis in Manorhamilton, Co Letrim Roisin Ferry Creeslough was the
overall winner of the 8-10 age group.
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JULY (Luil)
2005/7- The Kildarragh School
Reunion.
This year before the Creeslough Festival
the Kildarragh (Cill Darragh) School Reunion 1881-1976 is planned. For
four days big crowds are expected in the Marquee at McCarry's Bar. Music
by Brian McLaughlin, John Charles McLaughlin , The Fanadian. Group photo
at the School and Signing of Reunion Book, Cutting the Corn, Threshing,
Football, SHINDIG.
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JUNE
2005/June/2 - The End of An Era
Dr. Daniel Joseph O'Kelly Crockadoon
Downings Co. Donegal died in Dublin today. Dr O'Kelly worked in the area
of Downings, Carrigart, Glen, Cranford and Creeslough for almost fifty
years before retiring in1987. He was very well liked and was known as
"The Doctor". Mourned by his wife Helen and family Hugh,
Philomena, Anthony, Rosaleen, Fr.Michael, Gabrielle, Mary, Clare, and
Patrica.
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MAY
2005/5- Athletics.
Bridie Trearty Drumnaraw,
Creeslough, had being picked for The Irish Masters Athletics Team. at the
trials in Phoenix Park Dublin. Bridie is a member of the
Cranford Athletics Club trained by Eamon Giles.
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APRIL
2005/April/22
- The Creeslough Connection.
Ann
Lafferty and her sister Bridie had planned to go on the Raphoe Pilgrimage
to Lourdes so she made arraignments for John Mc Ginley’s bus to collect
her at the 'corner of the garden' in Creeslough. Ann was working late in
the Corncutters on Saterday night on her way home she noticed two buses
stopped at the 'corner of the garden'. Suddenly she realised that it was
now 4 am on Sunday and that they were waiting for her. She told them
to go without her.
Back in the house very dissappointed she figured all was not lost, rang
her daughter Agnes and her husband Bernard Mc Ginley who were on hand in
minutes from their Summer residence in Killoughcarron. The packing was
quick and they landed in Belfast International Airport just ahead of John
Mc Ginley's Bus with the rest of the pilgrims. In Lourdes Bishop
Boyce who was leading the Raphoe pilgrimage was asking all the
people on the pilgrimage to pray for the two Creeslough women who missed
the bus unaware of the full story until he reached Ann's table.
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MARCH
2005/- Farming
At Milford Livestock Mart Neil Bell
(McGinley) Killoughcarron, got a record €985 for an old cow. Neil
was expecting in the range of €400. Milford is the nearest livestock
mart to Creeslough and west Donegal.
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FEBRUARY
2005/2/1- Boxing Irish Champion
Christy Boyle Won a third Irish Juvenile Title's. Yes Christy Boyle
was fullback on the U-15 GAA. winning team against Glenties.
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JANUARY
2005/January/13 - BERNARD LAFFERTY
AND DORIS DUKE
The RTE1. program Family Silver. Tells the story of Bernard
Lafferty the boy who left Creeslough in1965 for Scotland after the
death of his parents . Eventually found his way to Hollywood
where he worked as Butler to Doris Duke one of the wealthiest women in the
world. When Doris Duke died in 1993 she named Bernard Lafferty as the sole
trustee in charge of her 2.5 Billion Dollar Estate. A few years later
Lafferty was found dead in bed by his friend Sally Blake from
Letterkenny who was visiting him in his Los Angeles mansion.
2005/1/1- Donegal Ladies Board.
Paddy Coll from St. Michael's was elected as Chairman and Pro. of Donegal
Ladies Board at the
county board AGM.
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