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LOCAL NEWS ARCHIVE - SEPTEMBER 2001
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Last Saturday morning, the Cornafean footballers, along
with a large contingent of supporters travelled to Dublin to take part in EBS
All Ireland
In their
Although Cornafean were somewhat unlucky to exit the
competition proper in
The ten players on the Cornafean panel on Saturday were
Rory Geoghegan, Liam
The other Cavan representatives in St. Jude's on Saturday
were the 1999 Cavan Junior Champions, Drumlane, who progressed to the
semi-finals of the
The first whist drive of the new season in Cornafean will
be held in McSeain's on next Monday week, 1st October at 9pm. All support is
welcome.
On Saturday next, Cornafean play their first game in several months in the Lakeside Manor Division 3 league when they entertain Maghera in Pairc Naoimh Fionnain. The throw-in is scheduled for 5pm. Although Cornafean have had mixed fortunes to date in the earlier rounds of this year's league, they will be hoping for a good result on Saturday.
McSeain's Cornafean is the venue next Saturday night for a charity Irish Night in aid of Third World Development in Ethiopia. A great lineup of entertainment is promised and all support will be welcome towards this worthy cause.
On Sunday afternoon last, a special ceremony was held at Derrylane Church of Ireland in order to dedicate a fine new stone wall in the grounds of the Church. Dr. Kenneth Clarke, Bishop of Kilmore officiated at the ceremony, which was attended by a large gathering of parishoners.
On Saturday next,
the Cornafean footballers will be taking part in the EBS All Ireland Junior
Football Seven-a-side competition, hosted by the St. Jude’s GAA club in
Templeogue, Dublin. Cornafean qualified for the competition by winning last year’s
Cavan Junior Championship and Saturday’s event will involve the 2000 Junior
Champions in all 32 counties as well as a number of previous winners of the
competition.
This is Cornafean’s first appearance in this competition, which has been held annually since 1991 on the eve of the All Ireland football, hurling and camogie finals. Last year, Sneem from Co. Kerry won the competition for the second year in succession, while in 1997 Tyholland brought the Don Lehane Cup home to Co. Monaghan.
The local team are hoping that as many supporters as possible will make the trip on Saturday to cheer them on in this prestigious competition. The club’s grounds in Templeogue are situated just off the southern end of the M50 motorway, adjacent to the Spawell Golf & leisure Centre. If driving to the venue, take a left turn at the end of the M50 and the first left on that road will bring you to St. Jude’s. The action will get underway at 11am on Saturday morning.
It is now almost four months since the launch of Cornafean Online, the local community website at www.cornafean.com and it has quickly become a great favourite with people at home and overseas. Last week, the number of visitors to the site since its launch reached the 4,000 mark and between 30 and 60 new “hits” are being recorded each day. Users can now access local news and information, (which is updated several times weekly), on the homepage, as well as using it as a base for searching the world wide web and viewing a large archive of local articles and photographs on the site itself.
For the next two weeks, visitors can vote in a special poll to predict who is going to win the forthcoming Cavan County Final between Gowna and Cavan Gaels. Early tallies indicate strong confidence in Gowna’s bid for their three-in-a-row, but undoubtedly the local Gaels supporters will be making their presence felt in the coming days.
The organisers of the site would be delighted to include any articles, notes or photographs (old or new) of local interest to add to the website in the coming weeks. If you have any such items, or suggestions of whatever kind, please contact Jim Hannon, Dessie Harrington or Tommy McGibney.
The Charity Pony Drive from Cornafean to Killeshandra, organised last Sunday Crosskeys Pony Trotting Club, was a great success with a total of 24 ponies taking part. Owners brought ponies from all over county Cavan as well as from Co. Fermanagh for the event, which was in aid of the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association.
The Crosskeys Pony Trotting Club have organised a unique Charity Pony Drive for next Sunday, 16th September, from Cornafean to Killeshandra. The group will leave Cornafean at 2.30 pm and will travel via Keevey & Drumbess to Killeshandra where they will parade down the Main Street before turning at the Ulster Bank and returning to Cornafean via the Killeshandra-Cavan road and Cartwrights rock.
After the party returns to Cornafean at 4.30pm, there will be a Barbeque and Auction with Spot Prizes in McSeains. All proceeds in aid of the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association.
It is expected that over twenty horses will be taking part on Sunday. Last year's drive was held in aid of Cancer Research and raised over £4,000 in funds for that charity. Hopefully, this year's event will be every bit as successful
The
Crossdoney Development Association Golf Classic was held in Cornafean
Golf Course on Saturday last and turned out to be a great success, with over
fifty teams taking part. The sunny conditions were ideal for the occasion
and the organisers were delighted that the event ran so smoothly on the
day.
On Saturday night, there was a large attendance at a Presentation Social, which was held in McSeains. The event was jointly sponsored by Monery By Products 2000 Ltd, the Shantully Inn and Airpacks Ltd.
On Saturday evening last, the Cornafean footballers overcame neighbours Killeshandra in a tightly-contested relegation playoff in the Intermediate Championship. The final score was Cornafean 2-8 Killeshandra 0-12. This was a vital win for Cornafean as it means that they have now retained their place in the Intermediate Championship next year.
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Thanasie Kaldanis |
The decisive scores in this game were a brace of Cornafean goals in the first half. The first came in the 14th minute when Thanasie Kaldanis collected a high incoming ball at the edge of the square, evaded his marker and shot to the back of the net from a very tight angle.
This goal, Thanasie's fourth in as many championship games this year, came at a vital stage of the game for Cornafean, as they trailed by four points to no score. Aided by the breeze, Killeshandra had made all the running in the opening stages. Niall Corcoran opened their account on their first attack after 2 minutes and Justin Hayes followed this with a point from a close-in free, after Cornafean had missed a couple of chances at the other end. J. Sorohan extended Killeshandra's lead with two well-taken points in quick succession.
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It took Cornafean all of 23 minutes to score their first point, which came when Art McSeain converted a 25-yard free. The sides were now level at 1-1 to 0-4. Cornafean's big break came three minutes later. Art McSeain made a fine solo run on the right wing before passing to Brian Doyle in the centre. Doyle sent an inch-perfect ball towards the Killeshandra goal and Cathal Sheridan dramatically pounced on the incoming ball to score the Reds' second goal.
Killeshandra didn't take this setback lying down and almost immediately scored a goal at the other end. Full-forward Coman Flanagan (who had an otherwise quiet game) out-foxed Rory McSeain and found himself in front of the Cornafean goal with only the 'keeper Pauric Smith to beat. Flanagan opted not to shoot, instead passing to an unmarked Niall Corcoran at the edge of the square. With a goal looking certain, goalie Smith dramatically dived to block Corcoran's point-blank shot and parried the ball to safety. However, the Leaguers kept up the pressure with points from Sorohan and Hayes, leaving the minimum between the sides at the interval.
Killeshandra equalised on the restart with another Sorohan point but Cornafean played their best football of the game in the following ten minutes, when they dominated midfield and scored four points without reply. First up was a well-taken score from Ciaran O'Reilly after Thanasie Kaldanis had made the most of a long ball from Brian Doyle. A minute later, Art McSeain made no mistake from a 20-yard free and after shooting wide from an acute angle, the same player added a great point from 40 yards out in the 7th minute. Ciaran O'Reilly also played a pivotal role in the Reds' next score, which Ciaran McSeain put over the bar.
Earlier the game had been held up for a short period in a bizarre incident when a heifer strayed onto the field of play. Thankfully the umpires were quick on their feet and dealt effectively with the incursion before referee Packie Smith let the beast off with a caution.
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Killeshandra introduced Carl Reilly into the fray towards the end of the third quarter as Art McSeain narrowly missed another scoring chance when his well-taken effort hit the upright. At the other end, Gary Fay burst through the Cornafean defence to score a fine point and further scores from Coman Flanagan and Justin Hayes left the minimum between the sides - 2-5 to 0-10 - with ten minutes remaining. Ciaran McSeain then lifted the siege with a Cornafean point before Carl Reilly replied likewise for the Leaguers.
In the latter stages of the game, Cornafean held on grimly to their lead and points from Art and Ciaran McSeain extended the margin to three points. In the dying minutes a Coman Flanagan point reduced the deficit to two and this helped set up a nailbiting finish. The Leaguers searched in vain for a winning goal but a determined Cornafean defence held their ground and there was relief for Cornafean when the final whistle was blown
Teams & Scorers
Cornafean Pauric Smith, Liam Young, Rory McSeain, Ollie Gormley, Eamon Gaffney, Eamon O'Reilly, John O'Reilly, Ciaran McSeain (0-3), Brian Doyle, Val Sheridan, Cathal Sheridan (1-0), Ciaran O'Reilly (0-1), Art McSeain (0-4), Thanasie Kaldanis (1-0), Rory Geoghegan Sub Brian McCaffrey for Rory Geoghegan.
Killeshandra R. Gottsche, J. Sweeney, C. Duffy, G. Shanley, Conor Flanagan, G. Shannon, F. O'Reilly, C. Shannon, J Hayes (0-3), G. Fay (0-1), J. Sorohan (0-4 ), N. Murray, Coman Flanagan (0-2), N. Corcoran (0-1) Sub. Carl O'Reilly (0-1)
Referee Packie Smith (Killygarry)
The
Crossdoney Development Association are holding a Golf Classic in Cornafean
Golf Course on next Saturday 8th August. The event has been jointly sponsored by
Monery By Products 2000 Ltd and Airpacks Ltd. This promises to be a very successful and
enjoyable event for everyone taking part.
The organisers have been delighted so far with the response from individuals, businesses and companies, who have entered teams and/or contributed sponsorship towards the event. Teams can still be entered at a cost of £50 for four people and all sponsorship contributions will be gratefully received..
A Time Sheet will be in operation on the day and teams may be entered by telephone to Raymond Gould, The Village Store, Crossdoney (Phone 049 4337820 or 086 8312670) Kevin Goldrick, Crossdoney (Phone 049 4337406), or by email to golf@cornafean.com
St. Feithlimidh's Cathedral, Kilmore is the venue on next Friday night, 7th September, for a special concert which features Oratario and song by Dara McMahon, Dearbhla Walsh and Wendy McDwyer. The concert begins at 8.00pm.
It is being organised as one of a number of activities in Co. Cavan to mark National Heritage Week which runs from 2nd to 9th September. Further details from the Very. Rev. Dean David Godfrey; Tel 049 433 1918.
Well done to the Lacken Senior Skittles team, who were recently runners-up in the All Ireland Senior Skittles Championship in Clonmel. The team members were Pat Shiels, Tom McKiernan, Mel Lynch, Paddy McCusker, Tom McCusker, John Leddy and Ben Corr.
The very popular Irish Dancing classes are resuming in McSeain's this Friday evening, 31st August, from 5pm to 6.15pm. All newcomers are welcome.
The Arva Show Society are hosting the annual Show Dance in the Breffni Arms Hotel next Friday night, 7th September. Unfortunately, the Show itself had to be cancelled this year as a precaution against the threat of Foot and Mouth Disease. However, the decision to hold the very popular Show Dance will ensure that this very important part of Arva's tradition will not be fully missed in 2001.
