Donadea Woods being such a large area pets can and often do get lost when being
brought for walks. Local people have decided to form a contact network to help you find
your pet if lost in the vicinity of Donadea.
Contact telephone numbers are (045) 870210/ 869317/ 869138/ 869206. We wish to
stress we are not an animal sanctuary but because we have witnessed so much distress to
pets and owners we are willing to offer our assistance.
Other contact numbers are:
Kildare Refuge for Animals 045-522929
P.A.W.S. Dog Shelter, Sallins 045-894041
I.S.P.C.A. Dog Warden 0507-23388
Also try Local Vets, Dog Groomers, Post-Office and Gardai.
Great run by North Kildare Farmers Cross
Country Club members in Donadea / Staplestown area result in sizeable contribution to Tir
na Mona Council special project funds.
An unusual mixture of sounds emanated from St. Kevins G.A.A.
grounds on Sunday afternoon January9th as more than 60 horses and and their riders
prepared to take part in another cross country ride organized by North Kildare
Farmers Cross Country Club maestros Charlie O Neill and Pat Murphy with the
kind permission of Coillte Teo and the farmers and landowners in and around
the Tir na Mona Community area.
With a heart stopping clatter the entire group moved out from St.
Kevins about 2.30 on a fine winter afternoon and seemed to thunder along the road to
Kilnamoragh where they entered Donadea Forest Park and entertained dozens of family groups
who happened to come on them as they made their way along the western pathways and forest
trails of the forest before emerging at the blue gate before proceeding across
country to the Range and Derry and Derrycrib and Hortland Street. They crossed the
Knockanally road at Hortland where all enjoyed a huge run through Domnall Houlihans
lands with plenty of jumping and falling, before making their way back via Derrycrib to
Dunmurraghill and St. Kevins. There the G.A.A. club members provided a most hospitable
welcome in their extensive new premises to exhausted riders and steaming horses each of
whom he'd managed to make it back to Staplestown more or less in one piece.
After a raffle organized by Tir na Mona Council members, Charlie
O Neill thanked those associated with Tir na Mona for liasing with those local
landowners and residents through whose lands the riders passed and he presented a cheque
on behalf of the Cross Country Club members, to go towards future Tir na Mona projects in
the area. Busy St. Kevins chairman Pat Cox and his committee were also heartily
thanked for providing and organizing the hospitality and most important parking facilities
on a great day.
Great run by North Kildare Farmers Cross
Country Club members in Donadea / Staplestown area result in sizeable contribution to Tir
na Mona Council special project funds.
An unusual mixture of sounds emanated from St.
Kevins G.A.A. grounds on Sunday afternoon January9th as more than 60 horses and and
their riders prepared to take part in another cross country ride organized by North
Kildare Farmers Cross Country Club maestros Charlie O Neill and Pat Murphy
with the kind permission of Coillte Teo and the farmers and landowners in and
around the Tir na Mona Community area.
With a heart stopping clatter the entire group moved out from St.
Kevins about 2.30 on a fine winter afternoon and seemed to thunder along the road to
Kilnamoragh where they entered Donadea Forest Park and entertained dozens of family groups
who happened to come on them as they made their way along the western pathways and forest
trails of the forest before emerging at the blue gate before proceeding across
country to the Range and Derry and Derrycrib and Hortland Street. They crossed the
Knockanally road at Hortland where all enjoyed a huge run through Domnall Houlihans
lands with plenty of jumping and falling, before making their way back via Derrycrib to
Dunmurraghill and St. Kevins. There the G.A.A. club members provided a most hospitable
welcome in their extensive new premises to exhausted riders and steaming horses each of
whom he'd managed to make it back to Staplestown more or less in one piece.
After a raffle organized by Tir na Mona Council members, Charlie
O Neill thanked those associated with Tir na Mona for liasing with those local
landowners and residents through whose lands the riders passed and he presented a cheque
on behalf of the Cross Country Club members, to go towards future Tir na Mona projects in
the area. Busy St. Kevins chairman Pat Cox and his committee were also heartily
thanked for providing and organizing the hospitality and most important parking facilities
on a great day.
Earths Gifts
Trollops, Tinkers, Traders,
Twinkling like stars amongst
The rusty neighbours.
"We can tell by the
Company you keep!" It seems
..!
"Beware their wrath!"
Pot menders, metal benders,
Musicians, Palmists!
"Tommy rot!" you said.
In the meantime,
They trot the mare,
Shoe the spare,
And "Dont stare!" At
The red wet noses of
The children,
Blue cold hands
Of the maidens,
Pale wrinkled yellowed
Faces of the elders.
"Beware the curse!"
Light a fire on earth
They do,
Mend, shoe,
Bend for you!
Evenings, sit and sing,
At the fire at night,
Stare in the embers.
Not a sound, but the hiss
And kiss of the sparks
From the crackling crab.
That came down
Last back end.
Under the weight of its fruit
That you were
Too lazy
To burn!
Copyright: Nollaigh Ní Bhreathnach.
Incinerator Objection
The Bord Pleanala oral hearing to the incinerator at Kilcock has
been taking place in the Glen Royal Hotel, Maynooth during the last weeks. It started on
the 24th January and is expected to finish by the 3rd of February.
The Tir Na Mona Group are supporting this appeal and we hope that the people of Coill
Dubh, Donadea, Staplestown and Timahoe came out in large numbers to support our neighbours
in Kilcock. The result of the Oral Hearing is expected in early March.
It is very important to show how much the wider community are against the proposal to
build the incinerator at Kilcock or any where for that matter!
We should all buy and fly blue flags, which cost £5 each and the proceeds will go to
pay the expenses for the costs of objecting to the incinerator. The blue flags represent
pollution free air for our environment and can be purchased from Wards shop,
Donadea, the Tir Na Mona office, Timahoe (Tel. No. 045 870210), the Incinerator office,
Kilcock (Tel. No. 01 6287888) or Tiermohan school.
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