An Tobar/Poetry for Pleasure ~ June 2018!

An Tobar/Poetry for Pleasure ~ June 2018!

The theme for last Tuesday's meeting was, "Darkness into Light" and it made for an interesting evening with some interesting choices. The group meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 7.30 pm and everyone is welcome. Jim Owens is the coordinator and can be contacted at 087 967 6728. The theme for next month's meeting is "Travelling" or some aspect of. And there is I believe a break for the month of August. 

Poems that were read on Tuesday night included Patrick Kavanagh's Shancoduff, Edith Sitwell's Canticle 111, Kevin Dwane's The Precious Little Things, Willie G. Hodgins Darkness into Light, Frank Murphy's The Marginal Line and Tick Tock, Robert Service's The Wonderer, Macdara Wood's The Welder Embracing Silence and Kavanagh in Umbria, Brendan Kennelly's A Glimpse of Starlings, E.E. Cummings, White Guardians of the Universe of Sleep and Emma Robson's Motherhood for Slackers.

Scurlogstown Olympiad 2018/Photos!

Scurlogstown Olympiad/Haymaking Festival 2018!

Napoleon and Friend

Simon Murphy and Sarah Douglas

Cynthia Simonet

Carmel Murray and Friends.

Set dancing with Kevin Cunniffe, Annette Barry and friend.

Raising the dust from the floorboards!

Just a few of the photos taken at the Porch Fields in Trim on Sunday.

The Meath Writers' Circle/Children's Poetry Competition Results

The Meath Writers' Circle/Children's Poetry Competition Results!

The Meath Writers' Circle is delighted to announce the children's poetry competition shortlist and wishes to acknowledge the outstanding response to the competition and the excellent standard of all entries received. All shortlisted entrants will receive certificates. All shortlisted entrants are invited to read their entries at an award ceremony to be held at Meath County Library, Navan, Co. Meath on Saturday July the 14th at 2.30 pm. Prizes will be awarded to first, second and third in each category and certificates to all on the shortlist. The winners in each category will be announced on July the 14th.   

Shortlist: (Category 8 - 10 years)

Sophia Grace Christie, 87 Brackinrainey Manor, Longwood, Co. Meath.

Síofra O' Connor, Scoil Chiarán, Doorus, Kinvara, Co. Galway.

Juliette Carroll-Breen, The Old Glebe, Drumconrath, Navan, Co. Meath.

Grace Amos, Lough Isle, Kilcommon, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Bob Maye, Killucan Road, Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath.

Ruby Mc Morrow, Dunsany N.S. Co. Meath.

Lily Casey, Clara Rd, Millstreet, Co. Cork.

Scarlett Leonard, Dunsany N.S. Co. Meath.
Isabel Wallace, Dunsany N.S. Co. Meath.

Shortlist: (Category 11 - 13 years)
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Grace Lyons, 30 Slievemore Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12.

Thomas Balfe, 62 Eastham Court, Bettystown, Co. Meath.

Emily Brooks, Dunsany N.S. Co. Meath.

Annie Mc Cabe, Dunsany N.S. Co. Meath.

Nicole Mc Fadden, 46 Old Chapel Wood, Naas, Co. Kildare.

Luke Griffin, Allenstown, Kells, Co. Meath. (St Ultans, Bohermeen).

Abbey Coffey, 121 Balreask Manor, Navan, Co. Meath. (St Ultans, Bohermeen).

Keelan Mc Kenna, Jamestown, Bohermeen, Co. Meath. (St Ultans, Bohermeen).

Kyle Gilsenan, Jamestown, Bohermeen, Co. Meath. (St Ultans, Bohermeen).

Barra Mc Cluskey, 2 Botanic Park, Glasnevin, Dublin 9.

Sadhbh David-Ní Laoire, 6 The Meadows, Flynns Road, Ballincollig, Co. Cork.

* Those who are invited should reply to Gabriel McDonnell at 087 2639531 by July the 1st. Certificates or prizes can be posted to those who are unable to attend.

The Meath Writers' Circle/June Meeting 2018!

The Meath Writers' Circle/ June Meeting 2018!

A small turnout last Thursday night for the June meeting with only seven in attendance but some of the material read was very good. The shortlist for the children's poetry competition has been decided and the winners and highly commended will be contacted in the next few days. The standard and quality of the entries was very high and all are to be congratulated with the award ceremony to be held in July. More on that to follow. Those who have not sent in material for the magazine and wish to do so, should send it in as soon as possible as it is getting late in the year....

Wreath Laying Ceremonies 2018!

Wreath Laying Ceremonies 2018!

 

Gemma Murray, Willie G. Hodgins, Joe Conlon,
Carmel and Catherine Murray
at the grave of poet
F. R. Higgins in Laracor.

Betty and Bernie Murray
at the grave of poet
Tommy Murray in St. Loman's Trim.

The annual wreath laying ceremonies at the graves of poets F.R. Higgins and Tommy Murray took place last Saturday prior to the opening event of the Scurlogstown Olympiad Haymaking Festival for 2018. The High Nellies' cycle tour followed with an evening of music and conversation in Jack Quinn's and on what was a beautiful evening the turn out was perhaps in the hundreds.