Archive for category: Scór

Scór na mBunscoileanna
Details have now been circulated to all schools in the County about Scór na mBunscoileanna. Last year 17 schools took part at two venues. This year it is hoped to run a North Leitrim event if enough schools are willing to take part. So we are particularly asking North Leitrim schools to take part in a least a few events. Some items are more easily organised than others, solo singing, solo dance, solo music, recitation and question time are relatively easy to get going. The two South Leitrim events are scheduled for Thursday 6 November in Ballinamore and on Friday 7 November in St Marys Hall, Carrick on Shannon. The North Leitrim event is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 5 November.

Scór na nÓg
Dates have also been set for Scór na nÓg. The two semi-finals are on Saturday 6 December in Ballinamore and on Sunday 7 December in Carrick on Shannon. The finals will be in Manorhamilton on Sunday 4 January 2009. Dances which are excluded this year are: Rince Foirne; Trip to the Cottage, 8 Hand Reel. Rince Seit; Cavan Reel set.

Scór Sinsear
It may seem a long way off but club Scór officers are often asking early about Scór Sinsear dates. Well dates have been set and are as follows. Semi-finals on 6th and 7th March with the Co Finals on 14 March 2009

40 years of Scór Sinsear
This is the 40th year of Scór, it all started in 1970 on a small scale and of course is now the biggest cultural event of the winter months. It is expected that all clubs will make a greater effort to participate in this the 40th year. It is also planned to have some special events to mark the occasion.

Comhbhrón
The Scór community was saddened to learn of the death of Josephine Brogan last week. Josephine was a stalwart of the Aughnasheelin Novelty Act team and won a County Scór title in Nuachleas with Aughnasheelin in 2006. Go ndéana Dia trócaire uirthí.

30-Sep-08 by Sean O Suilleabhain

None of the five Leitrim clubs in the All Ireland Scór finals in Killarney came home with success. It was a big disappointment to find that for the second year in a row the County had five qualifiers for the Finals but none of them came out winners. On the law of averages it was a surprising outcome. However, none of the Leitrim entries were out of their depth or anything like that, it was simply that the standard was high and even all-round and none of them came out of the adjudicator’s hat.

In Trath na gCeist, Bornacoola were particularly unlucky as the lost by two marks and the difference in a christian name between Frederick and Frank was the winning and losing in the finish. It is quite possible that other results were as close as that also. In Nuachleas there were two acts that were decidedly streets ahead of the rest and these were Seán O’Heslins and Killyclogher, Co Tyrone, but the decision went to Tyrone.

In Rince Foirne Glencar/Manorhamilton were pipped once again by St Edna’s Omagh who won two years ago but could not have been far off the mark. In Ceol Uirlise Leitrim Gaels were also competing against Mullaghbawn from Armagh who won two years ago also. St Mary’s sang excellently in Bailéad Ghrúpa where the winners were St Enda’s Tyrone.

Overall it was Ulster’s day as five of the eight titles went to Ulster. Apart from the results it was again a great weekend with the Leitrim contingent occupying their favourite room in the Gleneagle on the Saturday night and the music and song went on to the small hours of the morning, which helped greatly to soothe the disappointment of the results. Yes, the whole spirit of the occasion was played out to the full by competitors and supporters and no doubt in 2009, which will be the 40^th year of Scór, Leitrim will be there stronger than ever and on the winners rostrum too.

28-Apr-08 by Sean O Suilleabhain

Best of luck in the All Ireland finals to all concerned as Leitrim competitors and supporters prepare for the long journey to Killarney. Below is a reminder of the report from the Connacht finals.

An incredible night for Leitrim in the Connacht Scór Finals in Manorhamilton on Saturday when, for the second year in a row, Leitrim won 5 of the 8 events.

It brought success again to the long-standing Scór stalwarts of Glencar/Manorhamilton, Seán OHeslins and Bornacoola but also to total newcomers; Leitrim Gaels and to St Marys who have not figured in Connacht in a long time.

Rince Foirne

Glencar/Manorhamilton, on their own turf, won the Connacht title for the sixth year in a row. This was in fact the second time Glencar/Manorhamilton did a six in a row in this event, they also did it in 1995-2000. In all they have won Rince Foirne in Connacht on 16 occasions beginning in 1984. Their team this year was Nicole OHara, Aoife Duignan, Ciara Flynn, Michelle Kelly, Shane Conaire, Emmett McMorrow, Michael Joe Rooney and Aidan McLoughlin

Ceol

Pride of place must go to Leitrim Gaels, a club that has only taken up Scór in recent years. Indeed they were never represented in Music until this year and straight away they are in an All Ireland Final. They played wonderful music with their group of Cyril Geoghegan, Mick Mulvey, Mick Blake, Enda McDonagh and JohnÓgleeson

Bailéad Ghrúpa

It is all of 23 years since St Marys won a Connacht Senior Scór title in anything. By coincidence it was in Ballad Group that they won also in 1985. This year Laura Crossan, Brian Farrell, Clodagh Flynn, Laura Phillips and John Butler have done great work and made the big breakthrough again. The Ballad Group from St Marys that reached the final in 1985 was: Siobháin FinnÓgan, Ann Jennings, Walter Harmon, Joe Moore and Gerald OHalloran.

Trath na gCeist

Bornacoola are no strangers to Connacht success in Question Time. This is their third year in a row to win Connacht. Aidan Dockery, Fergal MacGiolla and Liam Rabbitt will be hoping it will be third time lucky in the All Ireland.

Nuachleas

Seán OHeslins are masters of the Novelty Act not alone in Leitrim and Connacht but at All Ireland level. On Saturday they won the Connacht title for the 14th time since their first in 2004. Raymond McHugh, Madge Murphy, Michael Fanning, Seán McKeon, Tommy Moran, Claire Fanning, Ross Dooner and Brid Sullivan made up the "Umpa" team.

Leitrims other performers: Elaine Duignan from Seán OHeslins in Solo Singing, Fenagh in Rince Seit and Louise Staunton from Bornacoola in RecitationÓgave of their best on a night when Leitrim was the only County to be represented in all eight events.

Tickets for the All Ireland.

Tickets for the All Ireland Finals in Killarney on Saturday 26 April must be ordered in advance. All orders must be in before next Monday 8 April. For the competing clubs, tickets must be ordered through your clubs Scór officer. For people outside those clubs they can be ordered directly through Co Scór Rúnaí, Maura Mulvey. It is not certain that all orders for tickets can be accommodated although the Killarney venue is usually adequate to hold everyone. However, clubs are asked to make sure that anyone who orders tickets pays for them with the order, as tickets cannot be returned and the clubs must pay for all tickets when ordering them.

25-Apr-08 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Quick update as Leitrim swept the boards at last nights Connacht Scór finals held in Manorhamilton. Five of the eight titles went to Leitrim in a fantastic nights entertainment and high drama.

2007 winners Glencar/Manorhamilton won again in Rince Foirne and Bornacoola are there again in tráth na gCeist.

This time round Leitrim Gaels won in Ceol Uirlise, Seán OHeslins in Nuachleas and St Marys in Bailéad Ghrúpa.

Congratulations to all involved.

30-Mar-08 by Brendan Doyle – PRO

Leitrim Scór Sinsear

There was great entertainment at the Leitrim Scór Finals last night in Manorhamilton. The Adjudicators from Mayo had a difficult job in deciding winners. The following were the winners in the different events:

Rince Foirne : Glencar/Manorhamilton

Amhranaíocht Aonair: Elaine Duignan, Seán OHeslins,

Ceol Uirlise: Leitrim Gaels,

Aithriseoireacht: Louise Staunton, Bornacoola.

Bailéad Ghrúpa: St Marys,

Tráth na gCeist: Bornacoola,

Nuachleas: Seán OHeslins,

Rince Seit: Fenagh St Caillins,

Club of the year: Seán OHeslins

09-Mar-08 by Sean O Suilleabhain

All is in readiness for the two Scór Sinsear semi finals this coming weekend. There is a very good level of entries with 16 of the 24 clubs entered in some events at least.

On Friday night the venue is Bornacoola Community Centre with a 8.00pm start. On Saturday the venue is Drumreilly Community Centre with a 8.00 start also.

The line up of clubs is as follows:

Friday in Bornacoola: Kiltubrid, Fenagh, Bornacoola, Leitrim Gaels, Glenfarne, Ballinamore, Dromahair, Allen Gaels, Aughavas.

On Saturday night in Drumreilly: St Mary’s, Aughawillan, Glencar/Manorhamilton, Sean O’Heslins, Carrigallen, Aughnasheelin, Drumreilly, St Osnatts. Some individual items from clubs have asked to switch nights and these will be accommodated.

29-Feb-08 by Brendan Doyle – PRO