Heather July 21st, 2009
The 36th annual Kilmacanogue Horse Show will take place on Saturday 25th July at Monastery Cross, Enniskerry, commencing at 9.30 am.
Throughout the day there will be classes and entertainment for everyone. Horse and Pony in-hand and Riding classes, Side Saddle, Clydesdale, Connemara and Minature Horse classes, Show Jumping for Riding Club members, Driving and Donkey classes. This year the Bray Hunt is generously sponsoring a Broodmare class, open to landowners whose land the Bray hunt crosses (details from John Crowley on 087 2654767). The very popular Happy Hunter ring, which caters mainly for local children who will be busy now preparing their ponies for the Most Obedient Pony prize, Style and Appearance, Fancy Dress, Pairs and for the beginners, a Lead Rein class.
Alongside the Equestrian persuits, there will be Sheep judging classes, Photography competitions for adults and children. Don’t forget to bring your dog and enter the Dog Show, starting at 3pm. There will be a variety of stalls.
All entries will be taken on the day For further information or schedules, please contact Ethni Seymour (01 2863890, 086 8092211 or look up the website on www.kilmacanoguehorseshow.com.
All proceeds from the show will be distributed between local charities, including Newcourt School, Wicklow Hospice, Charabanc, (a caring resource for the elderly in the Enniskerry area) and Festine Lente.
Brian March 14th, 2009
Schola Gregoriana Maynooth are appearing in St Patrick’s Church, Enniskerry on Sunday 15th March 2009 at 7.00 pm, to give a plain chant performance (Offices of St. Patrick and St. Brigid and Early Irish Polyphony). Entrance is free (voluntary contributions accepted at the door).
Founded in 2001, the group consists of 8-10 female voices conducted by Giovanna Feeley and includes Enniskerry Gospel Choir leader Siobhan Kennedy-Perri. The group recently released their CD ‘Saints and Scholars‘ in October 2008, recorded in St. Patrick’s Chapel, Maynooth.
Their repertoire of chants for St. Patrick includes rare and new material, edited and transcribed by Dr. Ann Buckley, of NUI Maynooth as part of an international project researching the music of Irish saints in manuscripts from Ireland and continental Europe.
All are welcome.
Heather March 4th, 2009
The next meeting of the gardening club is on Wednesday 4th March at 8p.m. when Jimi Blake will give an illustrated talk entitled Huntington Brook garden through the seasons.
Heather January 27th, 2008
We would like to wish all our members a very happy and prosperous new year. This year our program begins with an illustrated talk by Joseph McMahon from the Scalp Nurseries. The subject of the talk is ‘What to grow in Enniskerry gardens’. New members would be very welcome to get more details contact our chairman Jim Gillespie at 2862859 or our secretary June Roe at 2866030.
Heather October 2nd, 2007
After a very enjoyable summer season, when we visited many beautiful and interesting gardens in the area. We return to our indoor activities this month. On Wednesday 3rd October we have an illustrated talk on the Garden Pond by Dick Mallet. This is our annual Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland lecture and should be a very informative evening. The meeting is at 8p.m. in the Parochial Hall in Enniskerry, all welcome.