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Scór na mBunscoileanna

There were two great nights of entertainment in Scór na mBunscoileanna in Gortletteragh on Thursday and in Ballinamore on Friday. Both nights had great crowds in attendance and a wonderful line up of the best in Irish culture, music, song and dance.

Seventeen schools took part over the two nights. On Thursday night the schools taking part were: Droim Míle, Achadh Easa, Maothail buachaillí agus cailíní, Barr na Cuille, Carraig Álainn, Gaelscoil Liatroma, Fíonach, Gort Leitreach. In Ballinamore on Friday the schools were: Cill Tiobraid, Scoil Naomh Pádraig, Béal an Átha Móir, Scoil Naomh Bríde, Béal an Átha Móir, Scoil Naomh Clár, Cluainín, Achadh na Sileann, Achadh Mhaoileann, Droim Liath, Liatroim.

The best performance on each night in each event got medals and the Cormac MacGiolla shield for the best school overall was won by Aughnasheelin. The shield was presented to Jerome Quinn, Príomh Oide by Ailbhe McGill.

Bhí caighdeán ana ard ar an dá oíche agus bhí obair dheachair ag na moltóirí ó Chontae Longfoirt. Seo iad na torthaí ar an dá oíche:

Thursday nights winners in Gortletteragh:
Trath na gCeist: Aughavas
Rince Foirne: Bornacoola,
Amhranaíocht Aonair: Méabh Donohoe, Drumeela
Grúpa Ceoil: Aughavas
Rince Aonair: Clara Reid, Bornacoola
Aithriseoireacht: Gráinne Ní Mháille, Carrigallen
Nuachleas: Fenagh
Ceol Aonair: Niamh Maguire, Aughavas
Bailéad Grúpa: Mohill
Rince seit: Bornacoola

Friday nights winners in Ballinamore:
Tráth na gCeist: Ballinamore Boys NS
Rince Foirne: Drumlea
Amhranaíocht Aonair: Megan ODonnell, Aughnasheelin
Grúpa Ceoil: Drumcong
Rince Aonair: Declan Byrne, Manorhamilton
Aithriseoireacht: Fintan Fitzpatrick, Aughnasheelin
Nuachleas: Aughnasheelin
Ceol Aonair: Cathleen Timmons, Drumcong
Bailéad Grúpa: Aughnasheelin
Rince seit: Aughnasheelin

11-Nov-07 by Scór

Scór News

Scór na mBunscoileanna

There is just over a week to go to Scór na mBunscoileanna and with all schools on their mid-term break this week, some schools still have to confirm their entries. Any school that hasnt done so please ring Maura Mulvey by next Monday evening at the latest. Details of which school is at which venue will be on the leitrimgaa.ie website on Wednesday evening.

The two venues are: Gortletteragh on Thursday 8 November and Ballinamore on Friday 9 November, both evenings starting at 6.30pm. Both evenings will start with Trath na gCeist as the first item, so schools are asked to heave their quiz teams there promptly at 6.30. The Trath na gCeist will be run as a table-type quiz. All of the other items will follow in the normal Scór order with Rince Foirne first, followed by solo singing, ceol uirlise, recitation, bailéad ghrúpa etc.

Scór na nÓg

Preparations are in full swing in many clubs for Scór na nÓg which will be on 8 and 9 December in Ballinamore and Carrick on Shannon respectively.

29-Oct-07 by Sean O Suilleabhain

As Leitrim supporters and competitors headed for Killarney on Saturday last their hopes of winning All Ireland Scór titles were never higher. With no less than five clubs from Leitrim taking part, something that no other county had on the day, it was reasonable to expect at least one or two titles would come our way. However, when you get to an All Ireland Final, you are meeting the cream of Leinster, Munster and Ulster and sometimes the winners from those provinces have travelled a harder route than Leitrim folk have done.

When the night’s performances on stage had come to a close, there was a general agreement among Leitrim supporters that we would be lucky to win in any of the five and so it turned out to be. However, there are times when one is cautiously optimistic and sometimes it turns out right.

[b]Rince Foirne, Amhranaíocht[/b]

In Rince Foirne, Glencar/Manorhamilton were competing against the winners from the previous two years: St Edna’s, Tyrone and Spa from Kerry. The Kerry champions won again. In Amhránaíocht Aonair Sinéad Egan from Aughnasheelin was probably closest to winning. It was the general consensus that it was between Sinéad and the girl from Dublin’s Erin’s Hopes but it went to the Capital.

Dublin clubs are seldom seen at this level in Scór but Erin’s Hopes have come big into it in the past couple of years and they became only the seventh club ever to win two Senior Scór titles on the same night when the added the Ceol Uirlise to the Amhránaíocht Aonair. Dromahair performed well but this was a competition with an exceptionally high standard.

[b]Question Time and Novelty Act[/b]

In Tráth na gCeist Bornacoola were faced with three clubs who had all won All Ireland’s before in this event. Rathmore from Kerry were the winners again. Of the five events in which Leitrim were represented the highest hopes rested with Fenagh St Caillin’s in Nuachleas. They were an experienced group and their act brought the house down on all occasions before Killarney. For some reason it never took off on Saturday and indeed neither did any of the other acts to the extent one would have expected. Overall the Novelty acts this year did not produce any great entertainment in an otherwise good programme. The winners were the very talented group from Lisnaskea, Co Fermanagh.

[b]A Wonderful Occasion[/b]

Failure to win All Irelands did not take away form what was a wonderful occasion and the Kerry venue leads itself to a great night’s enjoyment, which extends far beyond the stage performance. The music and song extended into the small hours of the morning as all the competitors, win or lose, mingled and entertained their supporters with ceol agus craic in a manner that would not happen at any other more central venue. As the crowds from the four corners of Ireland assembled on Sunday morning before going home any disappointments were quickly forgotten as the wonderful occasion of Scór All Ireland was talked about and the thoughts of next year were already being hatched.

30-Apr-07 by S O S

Saturday will be a big day for the Leitrim Scór fraternity with five clubs heading for the All Ireland Finals in Killarney. This is the highest representation Leitrim has had in a Senior All Ireland Scór Finals since 1984.

All five clubs are no strangers to Scór All Irelands and in fact all five have been involved in those same events over the past few years. Fenagh in Nuachleas and Glencar/Manorhamilton in Rince Foirne have been successful already at the highest level but Dromahair in Ceol Uirlise, Bornacoola in Tráth na gCeist and Sinead Egan from Aughnasheelin in Amhránaíocht have been in the finals before but didn’t succeed at that level.

It will be a great occasion for Leitrim folk with big numbers traveling and it will be a surprise if Leitrim do not come back with more All Irelands to their credit.

23-Apr-07 by S O S

Five Connacht Titles for Leitrim in Scór

Leitrim’s dominance in Scór came to the fore once again when Leitrim won an amazing five Connacht titles out of the eight competitions at the finals in Ballinamore on Saturday night last.

Rince Foirne

Glencar/Manorhamilton won the Rince Foirne Connacht title for the fifteenth time since 1983. They are undoubtedly the Figure Dance specialists in Connacht and this was also their fifth year in a row to win in Connacht. They will now be hoping to win a third All Ireland title in Killarney. Unfortunately the number of entries was at its lowest ever in Connacht as only Leitrim and Roscommon competed but that would not have stopped Glencar/Manorhamilton in any case.

Amhránaíocht

There was a full line up of all Connacht counties in the Solo Singing and Aughnasheelin’s Sinéad Egan did extremely well to win this title. Last year Sinéad was a member of the Aughnasheelin Ballad Group that won the All Ireland and she will keep the club’s interest alive in this year’s finals. Sinéad was previously in the All Ireland Finals in Solo Singing in 2000 and she will be hoping to go that final step this year.

Ceol Uirlise

Dromahair’s instrumental music group of Stephen McInerney, Noel McMahon, Sean Conlan, Brid Donaghue and Ann Conlan reached the All Ireland Finals two years ago and now they are back in the final again when they won ahead of Roscommon and Sligo

Trath na gCeist

There was stiff competition in the Question Time with all counties taking part including former All Ireland winners Clann na nGael. Bornacoola scored 52 out of a possible 60 and were well clear of everyone else. This will be Bornacoola’s third time in the All Ireland Final in Question Time and Aidan Dockery, Liam Rabitte and Fergal MacGiolla will be hoping it will be third time lucky.

Nuachleas

Well the Novelty Act is certainly Leitrim’s specialty and Fenagh have kept that tradition strong. They were worthy winners on Saturday and they will be hoping to repeat their win of two years ago in Killarney. Their actors this year are: T P McLoughlin, Eileen, Martin, Betty, and Kevin Doonan, Séamus Mollaghan, Shane O’Rourke and Maureen McLoughlin.

Leitrim’s competitors in Recitation, Ballad Group and Rince Seit were also very much in the running but just didn’t make it. Now it is on to Killarney on 28 April and Leitrim will have a huge contingent going with representation in five events from five different clubs. This is Leitrim’s best representation ever in an All Ireland Scór Sinsear finals apart from the memorable year of 1984 when Leitrim won no less than seven of the eight events.

02-Apr-07 by S O S

The two Leitrim Senior Scór semi finals were held at the weekend in Bornacoola on Friday and on Saturday in Drumreilly. Bornacoola was packed on Friday night and there was a great line-up in all events. The Saturday night was a bit slacker in Drumreilly when a number of clubs had to bow out for one reason or another.

Overall, 13 clubs took part which is an increase of two on last year. Kiltubrid, St Osnatts and Melvin Gaels were back taking part this year.

The following are the qualifiers for the Finals in Manorhamilton on Saturday week 24 March:

Rince Foirne: Glencar/Manorhamilton, Bornacoola, St Mary’s

Amhranaíocht: Aughnasheelin, Sean O’Heslin’s, Dromahair, Leitrim Gaels

Ceol: Aughnasheelin, Dromahair, Bornacoola

Aithriseoireacht: Glencar/Manorhamilton, Bornacoola, Aughawillan, St Osnatt’s

Bailéad Ghrúpa: Aughnasheelin, Bornacoola, St Mary’s, Glencar/Manorhamilton

Trath na gCeist: Bornacoola, Fenagh, Glencar/Manorhamilton, St Mary’s

Nuachleas: Aughnasheelin, Fenagh, Bornacoola, Dromahair

Rince Seit: Bornacoola, Glencar/Manorhamilton, Aughnasheelin, Fenagh

12-Mar-07 by Sean O S