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Naomh Barróg GAA Club ISSUE 9
24TH APRIL 2014
The First Year of The Club 1974-1975 Special points of interest:
15th July 1973 Statement from KADCA “We are honoured that the President of Ireland, Mr. Erskine Childers has accepted our invitation to lay the foundation stone for our new Community
Centre.
This ceremony and the Blessing of the site by Rev Fr John Hans, P.P and Rev Mr. Kelly will take place at 3 30pm on Sunday next. programme circulated”.
A full will
be
September 1974 Naomh Barróg took its first steps promoting Gaelic Games, affording young boys the opportunity to enjoy playing sport while representing their family and parish. As a Club we had a lot to learn and experience. Developing our ethos and constitution that would direct and govern the Club was a daunting challenge. The Club was founded for the good of young people and used Gaelic Games to achieve our aims. Members agreed from the very beginning to develop a culture of respect, trust and honesty that would encourage high standards of sportsmanship and all that that entails. From the time the Club was founded, Mentors in Naomh Barróg have lead by example by the way they respected, encouraged and set high standards for our young people to follow and laid the foundations that were to influence the generations to the present day. We promoted a Children First
Policy from the foundation of our Club which is policy that has to be followed by each Club today. Between 1974 and 1984 many things were going to happen that were going to have a huge influence on how the Club was going to grow and develop. Ben Dunne being refused planning permission in 1974, Greendale Community School being opened in 1975, Michael Wood being elected to Dáil Éireann in 1977, the vision of KADCA and how it worked to ensure a better environment for all the residents and Gubay arriving in Kilbarrack to commence the development of the Shopping Centre and as a result losing our pitch and how Naomh Barróg responded. When Naomh Barróg was founded in 1974, the land earmarked for a Women‟s Prison would eventually due to many circumstances with the support of many people, institutions and associations become Páirc Bharróg.
Naomh Barróg’s First Major Draw for a car in 1980 taking place in Greendale CS with Brian Mullins, Paddy Rankin, Dick Fields, Martin Kelly, Luke Brodigan,
Greendale Community School opens September 1975 The day Greendale CS opened its doors for the boys and girls of Kilbarrack-Foxfield and the surrounding communities was a special occasion. What a privilege to have two excellent Primary Schools catering for the children of the parish who now had the opportunities to attend a groundbreaking progressive institution that opened September 1975. Antóin Carroll, a Donegal man and at 30 the youngest Principal of a Community
School in Ireland said ”We wanted to make a difference. Education was changing in Ireland. At the time there were a lot of idealistic people getting into teaching then. We wanted to create a school that offered something new”. Greendale CS was the first school in Ireland to introduce Pastoral Care on a structured basis which was supported and promoted by all the staff.
Greendale CS were the pioneers in Pastoral Education and Sister Úna Collins a Holy Faith Sister and first Vice Principal was the motivator and author.. When the Department of Education started promoting the Community School system it recommended that each school should have a minimum of 15 acres for educational and recreational/ Physical Education purposes. Greendale was built on 4.5 acres.
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The vision of Kilbarrack and District Community Association (KADCA) During the 50‟s and 60‟s Kilbarrack was a neat and closely knit community surrounded by green pastures and country walks.. The sea was near at hand and the lifestyle for the residents was simple and friendly.
Since the 1960‟s and 1970‟s this small community was gradually changed by the developer, with a huge influx of people, mostly married couples with small families from inner city and abroad moving to this new environment. KADCA was founded in 1971. The original founders had lived in the parish for many years and welcomed the new residents to join the Association when they arrived to live there. They were welcomed and invited to participate on committees to make Kilbarrack -Foxfield an inclusive, healthy and contented place to live.. KADCA was well organised with various Committees co-ordinating and promoting various activities eg Sports Committee, Social Committee , Community Centre Development Committee, Planning and Environment Committee and some others. It was an
active, energetic and visionary Committee led by intelligent, qualified and knowledgeable people. They had the welfare of the people and all the community at heart. They worked hard to protect and maintain open spaces and challenged developers and speculators, to appeal against unsuitable planning permissions eg Dunne‟s Stores, to support the new primary and Community schools, organizing community events like the Harvest Festivals, supporting the development of sports and Clubs and in partnership with Naomh Barróg for the acquisition of the Prison Site. Some of those involved in KADCA were,: Michael Woods, Seán Cleary, Des Kett, Dermot Molloy. Irene Molloy, Maria Lynch, Dónal Ó‟Maolálaí, Martin Heffernan, John Brennan, Donal Costigan, Dermot Mc Elroy, Michael O‟Brien, Maureen Murphy, Paddy Rankin, Mrs V Breen, Mrs E Payne, Sam Waters, Mr A Coffey, Fr. John Mc Mahon
Michael Woods TD 1977 PADDY RANKIN
Michael Woods election to Dáil Éireann in 1977 was to have a huge influence in what the future was going to be for Naomh Barróg. To achieve goals and ambitions you need the right people and right opportunities in place. Michael Woods
born in Bray, Co Wicklow in 1935 moved to Kilbarrack in 1960. He was educated in Synge St CBS, UCD, The Institute of Public Administration and Harvard Business School. He qualified from UCD with a degree in Agricultural Science, a PhD and a D.Sc in Science. He was active in the formation of the Kilbarrack and District Community Association( KADCA) which played a vital role as the area expanded in the late 60‟s and 70‟s. He first stood for office in the Dublin Clontarf Constituency and was elected along side George Colley in June 1977 taking the seat of the late Conor Cruise O‟Brien. He won a seat in all 10 elec-
tions he contested. Following his election Jack Lynch who was Taoiseach at the time nominated him as Government Chief Whip. During the Haughey-Colley struggle for Leadership of Fianna Fáil, Michael as Chief Whip conducted the secret ballot which Charlie Haughey won. Haughey appointed him Minister for Health and Social Welfare, a post he held from 1979 to 1981 and again in the short lived government of 1982. He served afterwards as a Minister with several Departments. This nomination as a Minister, was important for Naomh Barróg and for its vision and future.
Down Memory Lane with Seosamh ó Maolálaí (Joe Mulally) I bring my Mam to Mass in Kilbarrack every Sunday and I came across the Newsletter in the Church. It is great stuff and brought back many happy memories. I joined Naomh Barróg in 19801981. I was doing teacher training in Greendale CS at the time and quickly discovering that the teaching game might not be for me. My good friend John Ring asked me to play for Barróg. From then on until about 1989, I played junior football and met some great people, had some laughs and even won the odd game. I have fond memories of the
late George Tyndall who was our laid back manager for some of those years. It‟s hard to pick out team mates for special mention but John Sheils was a veteran then but a great man to win a ball and score a goal from the edge of the square.
daughter Cathy was on the Barróg team. My younger son Dónal plays Minor hurling and football with Na Fianna but every once in a while I catch myself saying “C‟mon Barróg” from the line. You can take the man out of Kilbarrack but you can‟t take KIlbarrack out of the man.
I got married 1989 and moved to Glasnevin. When the kids came along I joined my local club, Na Fianna. My daughter Róisín played juvenile camogie and I became team mentor We came up against Naomh Barróg and who was the Barróg. Mentor but John Ring. John‟s
Naomh Barróg is a great Club and all credit is due to the founding members and to the men and women who by their voluntary effort have kept it going from strength to strength. Forty years on the road this year– „go maire sibh an céad‟may you live to be a 100.
24TH APRIL 2014
The First Year of The Club 1974-1975 Special points of interest:
15th July 1973 Statement from KADCA “We are honoured that the President of Ireland, Mr. Erskine Childers has accepted our invitation to lay the foundation stone for our new Community
Centre.
This ceremony and the Blessing of the site by Rev Fr John Hans, P.P and Rev Mr. Kelly will take place at 3 30pm on Sunday next. programme circulated”.
A full will
be
September 1974 Naomh Barróg took its first steps promoting Gaelic Games, affording young boys the opportunity to enjoy playing sport while representing their family and parish. As a Club we had a lot to learn and experience. Developing our ethos and constitution that would direct and govern the Club was a daunting challenge. The Club was founded for the good of young people and used Gaelic Games to achieve our aims. Members agreed from the very beginning to develop a culture of respect, trust and honesty that would encourage high standards of sportsmanship and all that that entails. From the time the Club was founded, Mentors in Naomh Barróg have lead by example by the way they respected, encouraged and set high standards for our young people to follow and laid the foundations that were to influence the generations to the present day. We promoted a Children First
Policy from the foundation of our Club which is policy that has to be followed by each Club today. Between 1974 and 1984 many things were going to happen that were going to have a huge influence on how the Club was going to grow and develop. Ben Dunne being refused planning permission in 1974, Greendale Community School being opened in 1975, Michael Wood being elected to Dáil Éireann in 1977, the vision of KADCA and how it worked to ensure a better environment for all the residents and Gubay arriving in Kilbarrack to commence the development of the Shopping Centre and as a result losing our pitch and how Naomh Barróg responded. When Naomh Barróg was founded in 1974, the land earmarked for a Women‟s Prison would eventually due to many circumstances with the support of many people, institutions and associations become Páirc Bharróg.
Naomh Barróg’s First Major Draw for a car in 1980 taking place in Greendale CS with Brian Mullins, Paddy Rankin, Dick Fields, Martin Kelly, Luke Brodigan,
Greendale Community School opens September 1975 The day Greendale CS opened its doors for the boys and girls of Kilbarrack-Foxfield and the surrounding communities was a special occasion. What a privilege to have two excellent Primary Schools catering for the children of the parish who now had the opportunities to attend a groundbreaking progressive institution that opened September 1975. Antóin Carroll, a Donegal man and at 30 the youngest Principal of a Community
School in Ireland said ”We wanted to make a difference. Education was changing in Ireland. At the time there were a lot of idealistic people getting into teaching then. We wanted to create a school that offered something new”. Greendale CS was the first school in Ireland to introduce Pastoral Care on a structured basis which was supported and promoted by all the staff.
Greendale CS were the pioneers in Pastoral Education and Sister Úna Collins a Holy Faith Sister and first Vice Principal was the motivator and author.. When the Department of Education started promoting the Community School system it recommended that each school should have a minimum of 15 acres for educational and recreational/ Physical Education purposes. Greendale was built on 4.5 acres.
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NAOMH BARRÓG GAA CLUB
The vision of Kilbarrack and District Community Association (KADCA) During the 50‟s and 60‟s Kilbarrack was a neat and closely knit community surrounded by green pastures and country walks.. The sea was near at hand and the lifestyle for the residents was simple and friendly.
Since the 1960‟s and 1970‟s this small community was gradually changed by the developer, with a huge influx of people, mostly married couples with small families from inner city and abroad moving to this new environment. KADCA was founded in 1971. The original founders had lived in the parish for many years and welcomed the new residents to join the Association when they arrived to live there. They were welcomed and invited to participate on committees to make Kilbarrack -Foxfield an inclusive, healthy and contented place to live.. KADCA was well organised with various Committees co-ordinating and promoting various activities eg Sports Committee, Social Committee , Community Centre Development Committee, Planning and Environment Committee and some others. It was an
active, energetic and visionary Committee led by intelligent, qualified and knowledgeable people. They had the welfare of the people and all the community at heart. They worked hard to protect and maintain open spaces and challenged developers and speculators, to appeal against unsuitable planning permissions eg Dunne‟s Stores, to support the new primary and Community schools, organizing community events like the Harvest Festivals, supporting the development of sports and Clubs and in partnership with Naomh Barróg for the acquisition of the Prison Site. Some of those involved in KADCA were,: Michael Woods, Seán Cleary, Des Kett, Dermot Molloy. Irene Molloy, Maria Lynch, Dónal Ó‟Maolálaí, Martin Heffernan, John Brennan, Donal Costigan, Dermot Mc Elroy, Michael O‟Brien, Maureen Murphy, Paddy Rankin, Mrs V Breen, Mrs E Payne, Sam Waters, Mr A Coffey, Fr. John Mc Mahon
Michael Woods TD 1977 PADDY RANKIN
Michael Woods election to Dáil Éireann in 1977 was to have a huge influence in what the future was going to be for Naomh Barróg. To achieve goals and ambitions you need the right people and right opportunities in place. Michael Woods
born in Bray, Co Wicklow in 1935 moved to Kilbarrack in 1960. He was educated in Synge St CBS, UCD, The Institute of Public Administration and Harvard Business School. He qualified from UCD with a degree in Agricultural Science, a PhD and a D.Sc in Science. He was active in the formation of the Kilbarrack and District Community Association( KADCA) which played a vital role as the area expanded in the late 60‟s and 70‟s. He first stood for office in the Dublin Clontarf Constituency and was elected along side George Colley in June 1977 taking the seat of the late Conor Cruise O‟Brien. He won a seat in all 10 elec-
tions he contested. Following his election Jack Lynch who was Taoiseach at the time nominated him as Government Chief Whip. During the Haughey-Colley struggle for Leadership of Fianna Fáil, Michael as Chief Whip conducted the secret ballot which Charlie Haughey won. Haughey appointed him Minister for Health and Social Welfare, a post he held from 1979 to 1981 and again in the short lived government of 1982. He served afterwards as a Minister with several Departments. This nomination as a Minister, was important for Naomh Barróg and for its vision and future.
Down Memory Lane with Seosamh ó Maolálaí (Joe Mulally) I bring my Mam to Mass in Kilbarrack every Sunday and I came across the Newsletter in the Church. It is great stuff and brought back many happy memories. I joined Naomh Barróg in 19801981. I was doing teacher training in Greendale CS at the time and quickly discovering that the teaching game might not be for me. My good friend John Ring asked me to play for Barróg. From then on until about 1989, I played junior football and met some great people, had some laughs and even won the odd game. I have fond memories of the
late George Tyndall who was our laid back manager for some of those years. It‟s hard to pick out team mates for special mention but John Sheils was a veteran then but a great man to win a ball and score a goal from the edge of the square.
daughter Cathy was on the Barróg team. My younger son Dónal plays Minor hurling and football with Na Fianna but every once in a while I catch myself saying “C‟mon Barróg” from the line. You can take the man out of Kilbarrack but you can‟t take KIlbarrack out of the man.
I got married 1989 and moved to Glasnevin. When the kids came along I joined my local club, Na Fianna. My daughter Róisín played juvenile camogie and I became team mentor We came up against Naomh Barróg and who was the Barróg. Mentor but John Ring. John‟s
Naomh Barróg is a great Club and all credit is due to the founding members and to the men and women who by their voluntary effort have kept it going from strength to strength. Forty years on the road this year– „go maire sibh an céad‟may you live to be a 100.
