A Westmeath Christmas (2022)

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20 A Westmeath Christmas TOPIC • December 8, 2022 Seasons Greetings to all our customers and friends from MUNNELLYS BAR & LOUNGE Ballynacargy MUNNELLYS SCRAP METAL Scrap Grab Lorries & MUNNELLYS SKIP HIRE Celebrate, Ballynacargy! Ballynacargy Comhaltas Christmas Concert Ballynacargy Comhaltas are holding a Christmas concert on Friday, December 9 at 7.30pm in the Church of the Nativity in the village. This concert showcases the best of local talent, and special guests including the multi award-winning Ademar O’Connor. Admission is €5 and there will be a raffle on the evening. Drop in and experience a true Christmas concert for yourself. SKY TV • Saorview • Free to Air Murtagh’s Organic Farm Christmas Wonderland Murtaghs Organic Farm are hosting their first ever Christmas Wonderland at the farm in Castlegaddery, Ballynacargy, N91KW82. They will have a real live crib, with the friendly animals from the farm taking position to transport you back to the time when Jesus was born. Murtagh’s Organic Farm will have ten stalls per day for their market, a Santa’s Grotto, magical lights and a tree of remembrance. The Christmas Wonderland runs every Friday in December from 4pm to 8pm and every Saturday in December from 1pm to 7pm. 044 9373000 044 9373288 Ballynacargy, Co Westmeath Rural Broadband Solutions 086 609 7271 Ballynacargy, Co. Westmeath Wishing all our customers a very Happy Christmas and all the best for 2022 All the animals are friendly and looking forward to welcoming everyone to the Christmas Wonderland at Murtagh's Organic Farm. Multi-award-winning Ademar O’Connor is set for a concert in Ballynacargy. The Market brings Clonmellon alive every fortnight Killua Castle Farm Manager Anthony Gilsenan at Clonmellon Market. Borora Bakery is a bit hit at Clonmellon Market. The market in Clonmellon started during the pandemic in 2020 and has become an established and well attended bi-monthly food and craft market in Co. Westmeath. Every fortnight, the village comes alive with the hustle and bustle of pedestrians and vehicles turning up at the market for their favourite bake or their favourite honey, or some just come along to browse. The market offers a wide variety of food stall holders, many of them awardwinning, selling organic vegetables, sustainable meats, pasture fed eggs, homemade jams, chutneys, honey, breads, cakes, Spanish olive oil, selections of cheeses, tapas and sushi. A unique selection of crafts are also available at each market, and it is also a place to relax and enjoy a coffee and chat with friends. The market is run on a totally voluntary basis by Clonmellon Community Council. Joan and Paula are the main organisers and they are supported by a group of volunteers who assist at each Market with setting it up. The last Market of the year will take place on Sunday, December 18 from 11 am to 1.30pm. Make a note of the the date and time in your diary and drop in. This is an ideal opportunity to buy all you need for Christmas dinner as well as that last minute gift from our crafters. SEE YOU ALL NEXT YEAR The committee will be taking a well earned break in the New Year, so there will be no market in January and February 2023. For updated details check The Market Clonmellon Facebook and Instagram pages. The Market Clonmellon would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has participated in and supported it throughout the year and to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Happy Christmas from Our Next Market will be on Sunday 18th December 2022, from 11.00 am to 1.30pm
TOPIC • December 8, 2022 Festive cheer in Delvin and Clonmellon underway A Westmeath Christmas 21 Similar to so many other rural locations, it has been mainly a year in pandemic recovery mode for both the villages of Delvin and Clonmellon. But although the pandemic has been mainly responsible for so many changes in community and village life, the onset of Christmas is always something that everyone looks forward to celebrating, albeit in a more restricted way in these inflationary times. Similar to many other tightly-knit local communities, Delvin and Clonmellon have remained defiant and responded heroically throughout all the lockdowns and the current cost of living crisis. Despite all the changes, there is still plenty of scope for Christmas shopping in the local shops and especially annual giftbuying in the festive season. On the social and spiritual scene, there has been plenty of scope for shopping since the start of November. After a hugely successful return of the Clonkill Christmas Market which also coincided with the first of the annual Christmas Fairs/Farmers Markets in the Square in November (followed by two more in December), the festive season in the north Westmeath region got off to the best possible start. The annual formal Christmas lights ‘switch-on’ in Clonmellon took place on Friday, December 2, but there were no such plans in Delvin this year. YULETIDE IN DELVIN AND CLONMELLON Meanwhile, Clonmellon’s Leonard’s and Daybreak are local village shops that deserve your support, especially over the Christmas period. Leonard’s have been in Clonmellon for the over 40 years since the late Noel Leonard and his wife Ann settled there. Their son Kieran now manages the shop with the support of family members, including his mother. Not too far from Clonmellon, on the way to Athboy, the Mellowes Family Fun and Childcare Centre has once again been transformed into a Santa Wonderland at Wishing all our valued customers a happy and peaceful Christmas RATHCONNELL SERVICE STATION Delvin Road, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, N91 E6RT Moygrehan and is a must-see for all local children. When it comes to Christmas shopping in Delvin, there is no doubt that McCormack’s offer the best range in terms of Christmas-related merchandise and general household hardware and consumer durable goods. Situated on the corner of Ballyhealy Road, McCormack’s offer good competitive prices for solid fuels, including wood pellets. Across the main street (N52) from McCormack’s is Barry’s Pharmacy, which has been part of Delvin for more than three decades. This company, who also has a branch in Castlepollard, have a wide range of gift ideas at affordable prices and friendly staff to serve their customers. The Headquarters hairdressing salon, adjacent to Carmel Gaffney’s pub, was established in Delvin almost sixteen years ago. It is owned by Lindsay Jordan and is open every Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Also on the Mullingar road end of the village, opposite the castle, is the For Fade Sake Barber Shop (formerly Castle Barbers) run by Ricky Bastos since September. LARGEST HUB Almost adjacent to the Castle, the popular Nearby store, formerly owned by Michael Leonard, and now run by popular Delvin couple, David and Sharon Leavy, for the past couple of years, still remains the largest hub and meeting place for many Delvin shoppers. Sharon plays a key role in the successful running of both the shop and adjoining Post Office and along with her team have done a marvellous job since filling the large shoes of their predecessor. Always assured of the best of personal service and hospitality, there is plenty to see in this well-stocked store adjacent to the village’s iconic Castle. Another well-known Delvin business couple are Seamus and Louise Gaffney, based on the Mullingar Road approaching Delvin opposite Delvin GAA grounds. Seamus, through his Gaffney Car Sales business, has been involved in the motor trade for more than twenty years and offers a wide range of the usual services associated with motor vehicle maintenance as well as being a used car dealer, including sourcing vehicles to order. His wife Louise also runs a Wishing all our customers and friends a happy Christmas from Martin Lynch Dardistown Construction Building & Plastering Contractors successful hairdressing salon. Delvin also boasts one of the few remaining craft butchers in the county, Lenihan’s family butchers, now owned and run by John Coll. As well as offering a wide range of ready-to-cook foods, it also offers locally sourced beef and lamb and it is also a very well presented shop. It is also possible to have a drink at Carmel Gaffney’s and O’Shaugh nessy’s, run by Tom Farrelly, and Brinsley’s (formerly The Blue Hackle) run by Frank Quinn. Just out the Collinstown Road in Drumcree village is Bartley’s Bar. Delvin also has two take-way food outlets serving Chinese cuisine in The Million Dollar and fast-food in the Roma cafe opposite the Castle. A mile outside Delvin is the Williams Daybreak Supermarket and Filling Station franchise run by Paul Williams and Sarah Orme since 2006. They also have their own bakery and off-licence on the premises. GALLERY Down the N51 from Delvin on the road to Athboy is Crowenstown, where artist Hazel Revington-Cross runs her successful Purple Raven Gallery and Crafts Centre. Opening hours are from 11am on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Also nearby is Clonmellon mechanic Tommy Quaid, who has been in business in Crowenstown for well over a decade. HO HO ★They came from near and far, including the North Pole, from before the 11am starting time until well after the finishing time of 3pm to the Clonkill Christmas Market held in Clonkill GAA Hall on Sunday, November 20. A very rainy Sunday morning gave way to a dry, chilly, sunny afternoon which brought people out in their droves to one of the first Christmas markets of 2022 in Westmeath. There was a record number of stalls (almost 90) and a record number of attendees this year. Even Santa made an appearance! Everyone went home happy as the market had something for everyone. Seasons Greetings from COLIN WALSH ELECTRICAL Ltd. CLONARNEY • DELVIN, Co. WESTMEATH Registered Electrical Contractor Domestic - Commercial - Industrial We specialise in domestic and agricultural installations and office & retail fit-outs Mob: 087 614 3687 Tel: 044 966 8576 Email: colinwalshelectrical@gmail.com Wishing all our friends and customers a Happy Christmas! See in store for regular special offers and Christmas ideas Extensions - Renovations 087 261 7210 mlynchplasetering@gmail.com HO BALLIN FARM | DELVIN | Co. Westmeath | Ireland | N91 N9WC 044 9664 755 www.farm-wardrobe.com
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