It Says in The Bridge: May 2024
Drama, art, and the business of craft are the poster stories in this issue of The Bridge, writes Brian Byrne. The common theme is dedication to doing things to the best possible standard. Kilcullen Drama Group, Josephine Hardiman, and the founders of the Carve On company know all about that, and we find out a little more about how they go about their work.
This issue also reflects on some people who were dedicated to supporting various parts of our community and who have recently passed away. So Mary Orford gives her column to a personal remembrance of the late Josie Connolly, and there are also recollections of the lives of two other Kilcullen stalwarts, Jim Berney and Pat Lynch.
News items include students of the Talented Kids Performing Arts School raising more than €6,000 for the Clare's Wish Foundation, consultants at last being appointed to find a way to make Thompson's Cross safe, and the possibility of street lighting at the complicated Carnalway Cross. News too of a creche and daycare chain setting up their HQ in Kilcullen.
A man's curiosity about his family name resulted in him writing a book about The Cluxtons of Kilcullen and there's a feature about Barry Kinane's search to build this story.
From the regulars, John Duffey muses about the importance of horsepower on his family's farm in Ballymount, while Sean Landers continues his in-depth series on the Cramer Roberts family, this time highlighting the general poverty of the time. Billy Redmond wraps up the story of his own personal 10-year crusade to have the pulpit restored to Kilcullen's parish church, and Noel Clare takes us out and away to the beautiful area of Clashganny in Co Carlow. Julie Felsbergs writes about the importance of not giving up and the benefit of prayer in testing times. For Fr Gary, this month's thought is on vocations. The Creative Writing Group pieces this month are from Sinead McKenna and John Martin.
There are the usual roundups from Kildare West Wicklow SPCA and Kilcullen Community Action — including in the latter that the KCA AGM is on 14 May, all welcome. This month's 20 Questions are answered by Vivian Clarke, whose favourite childhood memory is the annual fortnight of Curry's Carnival in Kilcullen. Scoil Bhride and St Joseph's NS report on their constantly busy pupil activities, and the Community Centre looks back on early days.
There's also an insert with this Bridge, a Newsletter from KCA looking back on the group's activities of the last two years.
Usual outlets. Enjoy.
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