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Scór Sinsear 2009
The Senior Scór began for Ballycomoyle at the County
semi-final in Ballymore Community Centre on Friday February 13th. For a number
of weeks beforehand our competitors in the various categories were working hard
at different venues around the area. A house in Glenidan was turned into a coach
building workshop for a time to prepare for the novelty act. On the night in
Ballymore we were represented in seven categories out of the eight as follows.
Figure Dancing: Olivia Kenny, Bríd Dobson, Miriam Dolan, Abbey Ennis, Sabrina
Dermody, Angela Sullivan, Elaine Caffrey and Deirdre Healy.
Solo-singing: Doreen
Farrelly.
Recitation: Catherine Daly.
Ballad Group: Siobhán Murphy, Catherine
Daly, Gráinne Healy, Doreen Farrelly and Micheál Fagan
Quiz: Andrea Farrelly, Seán Dermody and Seamus Coyle.
Novelty Act: Seamus McDermott, Dermot McKenna,
Carmel Coyle, Catherine Daly, Neville Jessop, Elaine Caffrey, Seán Daly and
Gráinne Healy.
Set Dancing: Michael Caffrey, Kathleen Caffrey, Micheál Fagan,
Anna Marie McKenna, John McManus, Deirdre Healy, Marius Reilly and Sinéad
O’Neill.
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We got through to the County final in a record
four disciplines. Solo singing, Recitation, Ballad Group and Novelty
act. Our dancers in the figure and set along with our quiz team were
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Figure
Dancers: Abbey Ennis, Miriam Dolan, Sabrina Dermody, Olivia
Kenny, Elaine Caffrey, Angela Sullivan, Bríd Dobson, Deirdre Healy. |
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Set Dancers:
Michael Caffrey, Micheál Fagan, Marius Reilly, John McManus, Anna-Marie
McKenna, Kathleen Caffrey, Sinéad O'Neill, Deirdre Healy. |
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| County Final. In the County final at the Downs GAA hall on Saturday
February 28th we fought bravely in all four categories. When the dust settled we
had won the ballad group competition against very stiff opposition. The
remaining three competitions went against us on the night.
Leinster Semi-Final
In the Leinster semi-final our Ballad Group
triumphed once again to reach the Leinster Final.
Leinster Final
Despite giving a flawless performance in the
Leinster final we sadly did not get the decision of the judges. Thus
ends the dream for another year.
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The Ballycomoyle Ballad group who reached the
Leinster final Gráinne Healy, Doreen Farrelly, Micheál Fagan,
Siobhán Murphy and Catherine Daly.
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The County stages of Scór na nÓg 2009 as is the
tradition, take place in the month of November 2008. This year Ballycomoyle once
again under the very capable direction of Doreen Farrelly, Catherine Daly and Gráinne Healy had
two entrants in most categories. Our contestants were as follows.
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Ballycomoyle GFC |
Ballycomoyle Ladies |
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Figure Dancing |
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Saoirse
Farrelly, Laura Coyle, Amy McNicholas, Shauna Coughlan, Katie Egan, Bibi O'
Reilly, Yesim Fitzpatrick, Alice Murphy |
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Solo Singing |
Mairéad O'Rourke |
Yesim
Fitzpatrick |
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Instrumental Group |
John Coyle, Hillary
Gaffney, Cían Farrelly |
Kelly Coyle, Ciara Walsh, Saoirse
Farrelly,
Alice
Murphy, Amy McNicholas |
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Recitation |
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Ciara Walsh |
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Ballad Group |
Mairead O'Rourke, Alisha
Fitzpatrick, Jane Coyle, Jenny O'Rourke, John Coyle. |
Cliódhna Daly, Marie Egan, Saoirse
Farrelly, Amy McNicholas, Shauna Coughlan |
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Question Time |
Cían Farrelly, Mairéad O'Rourke, John
Coyle. |
Peter McKenna, Andrew Leahy, Killian Daly |
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Novelty Act |
Kerry
Lambert, Michael McKenna, Caolan McLaverty, Reuben Byrnes, John
Coyle, Max Charles, Mairéad O'Rourke, Jenny O'Rourke |
Katie Egan, Ciara Walsh, Killian Daly, Saoirse Farrelly, Caoimhe McCrossan,
Cliódhna Daly, Kelly Coyle, Peter McKenna. |
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Set Dancing |
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Saoirse Farrelly, Marie
Egan, Amy McNicholas, Bibi O'Reilly, Shauna Coughlan, Yesim Fitzpatrick, Katie Egan, Cliódhna Daly. |
On Friday Nov. 7th Ballycomoyle hosted one of the first
of the qualifying rounds in Coole Hall where our team
representing Ballycomoyle Ladies took part. Six of our eight acts qualified to go forward to
the County semi-final. They were Figure Dancing, Instrumental Group, Ballad
Group, Question Time, Novelty Act and Set Dancing.
Ballycomoyle GFC team took part in the first round held
in Rochfordbridge on November 8th. Our Instrumental group, Ballad Group and quiz
team
got through to the county Semi-final.
Saturday Nov 15th in the Downs GAA Club at 7pm will be
very exciting when the both Ballycomoyle teams come head to head in the County
semi-final.
County Semi-Final
After a very
competitive semi-final in the Downs GAA Hall on Saturday Nov. 15th we are now
left with our strongest ever representation in the County Final. We have
- An instrumental group (John Coyle, Cian Farrelly
and Hilary Gaffney)
- Two quiz teams 1. Killian Daly, Peter McKenna and
Andrew Leahy
2. Mairéad O'Rourke, John Coyle and Cian Farrelly.
- A quite brilliant novelty act penned by our own
Catherine Daly featuring Katie Egan, Ciara Walsh, Killian Daly, Saoirse Farrelly, Caoimhe McCrossan,
Clíodhna Daly, Kelly Coyle, Peter McKenna.
The County final takes place on Sunday Nov 23rd in
Ballymore Hall at 3pm. All support welcome.
County Final
After the County final Ballycomoyle have two county
champions going forward to the Leinster semi-final.
- Instrumental group (John Coyle, Cian Farrelly
and Hilary Gaffney)
- Quiz team (Peter McKenna, Andrew Leahy and Killian
Daly)
The Leinster semi-final takes place in the Downs GAA
hall on Saturday evening December 6th at 4pm.
Leinster semi-final
At the semi-final stage in Leinster our instrumental
group (John Coyle, Cian Farrelly and Hilary Gaffney) got the approval of the
judges to go forward to the Leinster final. Unfortunately our quiz team were
pipped at the post on the night.
The final takes place in Ballymore community hall on
Sunday January 11th 2009 most likely at 3pm.
Leinster final.
Despite a brilliant performance in the Leinster final,
our fairytale journey came to an end.
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