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St. Brigid’s and Elphin to contest decider

St Brigid’s 1-9

A huge crowd is expected in Johnstown this Sunday evening at 6pm as the home side take on neighbours St Brigid’s in the quarter-final of the Roscommon SFC. The two big guns of South Roscommon football will battle it out for a place in the last four.

Football followers in south Roscommon are set for a mouth-watering quarter-final clash between neighbours Clann na nGael and St Brigid’s in two weeks time. The two big guns are sure to draw the crowds when they go toe to toe for the right to progress to a semi-final.

Kilbride recovered well from a bad start in the opening half to match St Brigid’s of Offaly in the second half of the Leinster club intermediate football championship at O’Connor Park, Tullamore on Sunday. The red and green men found themselves in arrears by 1-4 to 0-0 at the end of the first quarter. Offaly player Kenneth Casey was the chief architect of these scores as he had the ball in the Kilbride net after two minutes. Seamus Gray opened the scoring for the visitors and added a second, and full forward Pauric Nolan made it three at the break, however St Brigid’s were 0-8 clear 1-8 to 0-3. Kilbride didn’t take this lying down, and rallied the troops in the second half pinning the Offaly representatives back in their own half. Lady luck wasn’t with the Kilbride men as they tore the St Brigid’s defence asunder only to hit the uprights and crossbar twice, denying them vital scores. Also a superb save by St Brigid’s goalie from a Seamus Gray attempt didn’t help their cause. Full marks to Kilbride who gave everything they had on Sunday against a superior Offaly side.

St Michael’s GAA club was formed in 1956, and they have had some proud days in the past 52 years. However, few, if any, would have surpassed their achievement last Sunday when they collected their first provincial title in great style.

As Roy Keane famously said: “The only thing that drifts along are dead fish.” And having seen St Brigid’s GAA club’s fantastic facilities last weekend it was obvious to most of us that some clubs in this neck of the woods have been drifting along for the past few decades from an infrastructural point of view.

The lighting of the Christmas tree in St Brigid’s Church grounds, Ballybane, will take place on Monday December 8 at 6.15pm.

In Irish folklore, a house in which a St Brigid’s Cross is hung is a house protected from fire and evil, so why not get yourself such a cross and find out about its fascinating history this weekend.

The funeral has taken place of 15-year-old Niall Keenan, who tragically lost his life at the weekend following a road traffic collision in the Killucan area.