Ardmore Tidy Towns Notes 18th April 2016

Ardmore Tidy Towns Notes.

The Memory Trail. Ardmore 1916.

We launched our 1916 Residents Project at a packed Keevers’ Bar on Saturday night after Mass. The booklet is a gem and a real collectors item, so much so that the first edition was sold out within minutes and many people were distraught when they couldn’t get their hands on a copy. It was a step into the unknown for us but the interest shown was amazing and we have to say, the quality of the production was superb. Thanks to Tommy Mooney and Noel Rooney for all their hard labour and to Ber Keevers and Padraig Ó Foghlú and The Ardmore Grange Heritage Group for their help too. A special thank you to John Tierney and his team at Eachtra for pulling the whole thing together and making such a wonderful production of it. The booklet is available now on the internet, just google ‘the memry trail, Ardmore 1916’. Especially, pass on this link to friends and relatives who are away or live overseas so they can relive some of our rich heritage.

Reprint.

Due to the demand for Ardmore 1916 we will definitely do a reprint and we have committed to have it ready for mid May and this time we’ll do enough of them. John Tierney, in his address at the launch appealed to the public to contact either himself or Noel or Tommy with any further information/stories/photos etc you may think relevant because the online version will be updated.

Dog Dumping App.

Sure, we all know that it’s rude and disgusting to not clean up after your dog, but some of these facts really surprised me: according to the EPA dog poop is as toxic as chemical or oil spills; our natural ecosystem can handle 2 dogs per square mile – we estimate that there are 125 dogs per square mile in Ardmore! waste water treatment systems are not equipped to handle dog poop; dog poop pollutes our fresh water supply with disease, bacteria & pathogens seeping through.

If your dog is a roamer you can download an app ‘diy dog tracker’ to tell when & where your dog poops! The dog just wears a ‘fido tracker’ collar.

Poker Results

The first prize at the poker at The Round Tower Hotel on Wednesday last was won by Billy Harty with Patricia  Fitzgerald & James Bryan in the minor placings. Jerome Curran won the duffer stake & Fr Lucey was runner up there. Game continues this Wednesday night beginning at 9.30pm sharp.

Sympathy.

We extend our heartfelt sympathy to Jim Lane on the recent death of his brother Declan. Jim is a huge supporter of Ardmore Tidy Towns and does loads of jobs for us.