Local Notes: Musical at Scoil Mhuire, Stations of the Cross, Bereaved
The Wiz's Sweet and Happy Munchkins. These students from Scoil Mhuire, Strokestown take to the stage this week with their musical, "The Wiz".
The Transition Year students at Scoil Mhuire have been busy preparing for their production of The Wiz. The Wiz is a re-imagining of the classic Wizard of Oz and follows Dorothy as she navigates a fantastical Oz to find "The Wiz", her friends, and her way home. Complete with soul, gospel and R&B music it is sure to be a hit with audiences. The final touches and fine tuning have been put in place for what promises to be an exciting production. The students take to the stage over three nights (Wednesday 11th, Thursday 12th and Friday, March 13th) with a whopping 100 students involved in putting the production together.
Strokestown Town Team, in its capacity as a sustainable energy community, is hosting a public information evening in the Percy French Hotel on Wednesday, March 25th from 6.30 p.m. to – 8.30 p.m. to update all on the progress of the Strokestown Energy Master Plan and to provide free 1:1 clinics for homeowners and information on how you can upgrade your home with grants for energy upgrades. All are welcome!
Mid-Roscommon Vintage Club is holding its first ever table quiz on Friday, March 20th. The quiz will take place in Frank’s Lounge, Ballybeg and starts at 8.30 p.m.. There will be a cash prize for the winning table and there will also be a table ticket draw for the contestants and a raffle for spot prizes. Entry to table team is €10 per person and teams consist of four per table. Questions will cover a wide range of subjects such as geography, history, science, nature, music, sport, general knowledge and literature. As the quiz is being organised by the vintage club there will be a few questions on vintage vehicles etc. This quiz is a non mobile phone competition where you use your head and not your fingers to gain the answers. Use of phones by contestants will automatically disqualify the team from the contest.
Results of the SCDA fortnightly draw held on March 3rd. Numbers drawn - 3, 4,8,1 19. Two Lucky Dip winners - Susan Compton, Clooncagh, and Dermot Foley, Kilmore. Next draw is on Wednesday, March 18th at the SCDA Office. Thank you for your continued support.
There will be Stations of the Cross every Tuesday during Lent, at 3.30 p.m. in Kiltrustan Church.
Enrolment forms for September, 2026 fr Clooncagh NS are now available. Telephone (071) 96333253 or (085) 8819245 or e mail cllonaghschool@gmail.comfor further information.
The Pro-Life campaign group wishes to thank the parishioners of Strokestown for their generosity at the recent church gate collections. The amount collected totalled €241.30.
The next monthly lecture hosted by County Roscommon Historical and Archaeological Society takes place on Tuesday, March 10th next at 8.30 p.m., at the Cruachan Ai Centre, Tulsk, with Mr Alan Healy, archaeologist, on the topic off ‘Archaeology and Farming: Where Worlds Meet".
Mrs Florence McDermott, Cloonfree, Strokestown, has been bereaved by the recent death of her brother, Mr Christy McDonagh, which took place at his home in Springfield, Tallaght, County Dublin. A native of Racecourse Road, Roscommon, he was son of the late Mr Tom McDonagh and of the late Mrs Molly McDonagh. He was predeceased by his brothers, George and Robert. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Marks's Church, Springfield, followed by cremation in Newlands Cross Crematorium. He is survived by his wife, Grainne; son, Noel; grandchild, Callum and his mother, Caroline; brothers, John and Michael; sisters, Catherine, Bridie, Florence, Eva and Dolores; brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended family and other relatives to whom deepest sympathy is extended.
The death took place on February 14th following a long illness of Mrs Sarah Gilford, (nee Treacy) of Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK, wife of the late Mr Peter Gilford, and mother of the late Gemma Louise. A native of Strokestown, she was daughter of the late Mr William Treacy and of the late Mrs Sarah Treacy (nee Dowling), Elphin Street. News of her passing was hared of with deep regret among her relatives, former neighbours and friends. The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary of the Angels' Church, Hooton, on Tuesday, March 17th at 1 p.m., and the interment will follow in Overpool Cemetery. She is survived by her brothers, Michael, Willie, Pat and Jimmy; sister, Mrs Elizabeth Carroll, extended family and other relatives to whom deepest sympathy is extended. . The Month's Mass will be celebrated for the happy eternal repose of her soul at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Strokestown, on Saturday, March 14th at 12 noon.
Mrs Marie McDonnell, M.P.S.I., Bridge Street, Strokestown, has been bereaved by the recent death of her father, Mr John Fitzpatrick, which took place at his home at Clonrollagh, Longford. A retired national school teacher, he was predeceased by his parents, John and Annie, sister, Marie, and by his brothers, Eugene and Alfie. Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated at St. Mel's Cathedral, Longford, and the interment followed in Newtownforbes Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Bridie; daughters, Mrs Jacqueline Muldowney (Bornacoola), Mrs Joanne Quinn (Drumlish), Mrs Yvonne Bennett (Longford), Mrs Sinead Stenhouse (Aberdeen) and Marie; sons, Enda (Dublin) and John (Longford); sisters, Mrs Ann Fadden (Castlebar); brother, Pat (Buffalo, New York); daughters-in-law, Roisin and Caroline; sons-in-law, Paddy, Damien, Craig and Michael; 26 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews and other relatives to whom deepest sympathy is extended.
The death took place recently at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, of Mr Ray Keogh of Derreen, Strokestown. A native of Turin, Mullingar, he was son of the late Mr Patrick Keogh and of the late Mrs Kathleen Keogh. He was educated at the local National School, and the Camillan Monastery, Killucan. He qualified as a chef and his working life brought him to the Greville Arms Hotel, Mullingar, where he met his future wife. They had been married for 45 years. He later worked at the Royal Hotel, Roscommon, the Longford Arms Hotel and the Percy French Hotel, Strokestown. He retired for health reasons and then developed hobbies of jam making and preparation of firewood for sale and remained active up until his sudden passing. He was a popular member of his local community, and he is mourned by his neighbours and many friends. He was predeceased by his brother, Paddy, his sister, Pauline, and by Paddy Mac. The Funeral Mass was concelebrated at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Strokestown, by Father Eamonn O'Connor, P.P., and Canon Ciaran Whitney (Strokestown) and the interment followed in Strokestown Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Tiney; children, Tara, Shannon, Bernard and Rian; 12 grandchildren, sons-in-law, Stephen (Feeney) and Michael (McGlynn), daughters-in-law, Nikki (Hughes) and Michelle (Shaw); brothers, Gerry, Hugh and Michael; sisters, Martina, Collette and Helen; nephews, nieces, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, extended family and other relatives to whom deepest sympathy is extended.
