Local Notes: Family festival, sailing stars Porto bound and more from Waterford's estuary villages
Passage Hurling Club's annual Beat the Ferryman deep water swim from Ballyhack to Passage took place last Sunday.
The death occurred of Mr Séamus Barry, Snowhill View, Cheekpoint, on July 3, in his 80th year. He is predeceased by his wife Madge and his parents. His remains reposed in Tom Hennessy’s Funeral Home, Johnstown, Waterford, on Friday, July 4, and his Requiem Mass was held in St Nicholas Church, Faithlegg on Saturday, July 5. Readings were given by his grandchildren Sophie and Megan, they also brought the Offertory gifts to the altar. Mass was celebrated by Very Rev P.J Breen P.P. and Sarah Jane Lavery accompanied by Mark Robinson sang, followed by private cremation. He is survived by his family Jason, Serena, Karen and James, grandchildren Adam, Dylan, Megan, Leah and Sophie, brothers Michael and Ger and sisters Marian and Bridie, son-in-law Tadhg, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended family, neighbours and friends. Ar dheis de go raibh a anam.
Sympathy is extended to Mrs Marian Connors (nee Barry) and family and Ger Barry and family Crooke on the death of their brother Seamus, Snowhill View, Cheekpoint who died at his residence on July 3, and sympathy is also extended to Mrs Mary Doyle and family Barristown, Passage East, on the death of Mary’s brother William (Willy) O’Brien, Ballinakill, Waterford who died on Saturday, July 5.
Wednesday, July 16: Faithlegg 11.30am; Thursday, July 17: Crooke 10.00am; Saturday, July 19: Faithlegg 6.30pm (Vigil Mass ), Sunday, July 20: Crooke 11.30am.
As stated last week in these notes the work of securing the cables on the "Loose Rock" over Passage was completed recently. One of the Ladies living underneath the hill in her house where the rock is overhead posed the following valid question. "All that's needed now is confirmation that a safety audit was done and we can rest easy now." Presumably the contractors who did the job can supply that assurance. She also thanked all who signed the petition and a special thanks to WLR FM, the local papers and of course to Cllr Declan Barry who kept on chasing the Council and Lord Waterford who owns the hill.
Sunday, July 27: Passage East and Crooke Development Association look forward to our second Family Festival Day on Sunday, July 27, starting at 2pm in the park. More details next week.
On Sunday, July 6, the Passage Hurling Club's annual Beat the Ferryman deep water swim from Ballyhack to Passage took place. See elsewhere for report in sports pages of this issue.
In games held last week the following were the results.
East Junior C Hurling Passage beat Portlaw, in Minor Hurling Erin's Own beat Passage in Poleberry, and in Minor Hurling Passage beat Tramore in a fine game in Passage.
Games to come are as follows:
Wednesday, July 16, Minor Passage v St Saviour's /Ferrybank in Passage 7.30pm;
Friday, July 18, Senior Championship Passage v Fourmilewater at Fraher Field 7.30pm;
Saturday, July 19, Passage v Clonea in Junior A in Kill 7.30pm;
Sunday Junior C De La Salle v Passage in De La Salle 10.30am;
Wednesday, July 23 Minor Passage v St Oliver's in Ballinameela 7.30pm.
Passage Results from under age: U14 Division 2 Passage beat Rodaithe na Brice in Passage. Juvenile fixture coming up is Monday, July 21 - Mt Sion v Passage in Mt Sion U14 Division 2 at 7pm.
The results of the Passage Hurling Club draw for June were as follows: 1st €200, Mrs Lorraine O'Neill, Park Road, Waterford; 2nd €150, Michael Leechmere; 3rd €100 Darren Quinn, Crooke; 4th €50, Chrissie Larkin, White Wall, Passage East.
Niamh Lynch, daughter of Brian and Jane Lynch, Knockroe, has had a very busy few months competing in sailing events across Ireland in April, May and June. In April at the Irish Sailing Youth Nationals in Dunlaoire, April 25 to 27, she collected the “Spirit of Sailing” award with her crew Grace Kelliher from Blenheim Heights, daughter of Mike and Gráinne Kelliher. Then on May 11 Niamh with her fellow team mates from Newtown School, Waterford, won the All Ireland Interschool Sailing Championships at Sutton Dinghy Club, the team being Niamh Lynch, Paul Pirlet, Dunkirk, France, Julia McConnell and Niamh's brother Fionn. In June, Niamh and her crew Tommy Hiras, Cork, won first place in the Silver Fleet in the Connaught Championships at Galway City Sailing Club. In July Niamh and Grace Kelliher have been selected on the Irish International 420 Class team to represent their country at the European International 420 Championships and will sail as one of the few ‘All Female’ boats. The event is on in Porto, Portugal from July 20 to 27. Congratulations to both.
