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DECEMBER (Mi Na Nollag) 2009/12/109- Creeslough
Horses
Sean Brennan Umerafad, Creeslough and the Donegal Harriers had a big
day out with 51 Horses on the trail. Starting in Creeslough
through Duntally Wood ( using the old Doe Castle road) down to Doe Point
across the strand to Ards and back through Magheroarty to The Corn Cutters Rest.
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NOVEMBER (Samhain)
2009/11/09 - Berlin Wall
Today 2009/11/09 marks 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The
wall was built in 1961, the were 5000 escape attempts ending in the death
of 239 people. On 3rd of October 1990 reunification of East and West
Germany took place.
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OCTOBER (Deireadh Fomhair)
2009/10/10 - Margaret Sweeney
Margaret (Toye) Sweeney from Grogagh, Creeslough, is
back from Philidelpha USA on her second visit this year. She came back to
see her new granddaughter Una Catherine Sweeney born to her son Liam
Sweeney wife Naomh and their son Oisin from Clagan, Carrigart.
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SEPTEMBER (Mean Fomhair)
2009/09/10 - A Thousand Things
In the Corn Cutters Creeslough Margaret Carey launched her book
" A Thousand Things " about the death of her son Gary who
drowned while working in Holand. Margaret who has being a teacher for forty years, is married to Jim
and they have two other children daughter Sonya and son Bobby.
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AUGUST (Lunasa)
2009/08/10 - Hughie McFadden II.
Hughie (Tagie) McFadden back for a visit to the homestade in
Killoughcarron, Creeslough. Hughie worked driving a sand lorry
from Muckish in 1952 before imagrating to Ayr in Scotland where he
married and raised his family, living there for 47 years.
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JULY (Luil)
2009/07/30 - The Creeslough Five on
route to England 1952.
Mary Treasa ((Jim Pat) McFadden) Rooney died leaving
only one of the five Mary (Den) Lynch who still lives in Londan, England.
l to r back. Alice (Tagie)
McFadden, Mary Treasa (Jim Pat) McFadden,
l to r front. Nora
Josephine (Dominick) McFadden,
Anton (Dominick) McFadden, Mary (Den) Lynch.
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JUNE (Meitheamh)
2009/06/5 - Election: European and County
Council.
European Election North West: Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan, Sligo, Letrim,
Mayo, Galway, Roscommon, Clare, Longford & Westmeath.
Seats: 3, Candidates: 13. Quota: 123,815.
Elected: Harkin Marian (NP), Gallagher Pat (cope) (FF), Higgins Jim
(FG).
Glenties Electoral Area: (including
Creeslough).
Seats: 5, Candidates: 13. Quota: 2,484.
Elected: O'Domhnaill Seamus (NP), Alcorn David (FF), Doherty Padraig
(NP), Gallagher Marie Therese (SF), Slowey Terence (FG).
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MAY (An Bhealtaine)
2009/05/15 - The Harry Blaney Bridge.
The Harry Blaney Bridge spaning the Mulroy Bay between the
Rosguill peninsula (near Carrigart) and the Fanad peninsula. Was opened by AnTaoiseach Brian Cowan at cost of €20
Million.
There was a large crowed in attendance and a reception was held in the
Community Cente Tri loc Fanad.
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APRIL (Aibrean)
2009/04/26- The
Capuchin Franciscan Friars Ards.
"A Cead Mile Failte" Welcome Home goes to Fr, Mark
Coyle after his long recuperating in Dublin and
Letterkenny Hostipal's following his near fatal motor accident on the N56 not far
from the site of the old factory Derryart, Creeslough.
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MARCH (An Mharta)
2009/03/10- The Singing Trail
Margaret Rose McFadden Killoughcarron, Creeslough, has
joined up with Brian McLaughlin Gortnalake, Creeslough, To form a new Band
which will tour all over The Singing Trail in Donegal.
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FEBRUARY (Feabhra)
2009/02/04 - Michael
McGee
Michael
McGee from Dowings presented is last Gaa. show on Highland Radio
after 18 years. Michael McGee played for St Michael's Gaa. Team
who went down to Pettigo by 13 pts to 12 pts in the Donegal County
Junior League Final - 1953
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JANUARY (Fanair)
2009/1/20- Barack
Hussein Obama
Barack Hussein Obama was Inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America.
He is the first black man (African-American) to hold that
office. The Irish Connection. In 1849 Joseph Kearney Obama's
Great,Great,Great,Great, Grandfather from Offaly (then Kings County)
went America.
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