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Sport in Ballaghaderreen |
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Below is a list of the Sports facilities available
in and around Ballaghaderreen, click on the link to get more
information, to list a sport on our website contact us at sports@ballaghaderreen.com |
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Ballaghaderreen Tennis Club
Ballaghaderreen FC
Ballaghaderreen Golf Club
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number: 071 96 643663 |
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Ballaghderreen Tennis Club
Secretary
Freda Waldron: 094 98 60787
Treasurer
Basil Clancy
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Club History:
On 17th December, 1947 a plot of ground at Knocknacunny was
transferred to the Trustees of Friars Hill Tennis Club and a
Committee was then formed to develop a Tennis Court there. The
ten Trustees, Michael Gara R.I.P., William Whyte, John P. Donnell
R. I. P. and Patrick Burns were registered as owners of the
property in 1948 and on 31st May, 1949, a bank account was opened
for the development.
50 years on, Ballaghaderreen and Districts Development Ltd.,
having acquired the site through the generosity of the surviving
Trustees, has completed the redevelopment of the facility and
the new Tennis Courts were officially opened on 7th June, 1999.
Current
membership is 120, consisting mostly of children. Each
summer a Coaching Programme takes place during the second
week in July. This programme is sponsored by Kit Kat
Eire and local business Ros Sports Partnership. Children
from the club take part in the annual Community Games Competition,
and also in September 2007 children took part in the Novice
Cup in Claremorris, taking home gold and silver medals in
the U12 and U14 boys and girls. |
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Annual
Membership Fees |
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Children |
€
30 per year *membership for year +
2 weeks coaching |
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Membership
On: |
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20 per year |
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Adults |
€
50 per year |
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Family Membership |
€
150 per year |
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Ballaghderreen Football Club |
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| President: |
Padraig Duffy |
094 98 61146 |
| Chairman: |
Andy Hanley |
094 98 60671 |
| Vice Chairman: |
Robert Foley |
094 9860907 |
| Secretary/Treasurer: |
Brid Duffy |
094 98 60959 |
| PRO |
Pat Browne |
094 98 61029 |
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U-13 All Ireland Indoor Soccer
Silver Medalists with their coach, Bríd
Duffy, Eunice Moran, Sarah Tyrrell, Ann-Marie Crowe. Sherida
Loftus, Eimear O'Callaghan, Máire O'Gara, Leah Hunt |
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Ballaghaderreen FC
was founded in 1995
The Club was established to cater mainly for the youth of the
town and surrounding areas.
The Club depends mainly on voluntary funding from Local Businesses,
Church Gate Collections and benefits from Roscommon & District
League Bi-weekly lotto.
Having lost their pitch last year to property developers, the
Club play their home games at Loughglynn Soccer Pitch, which
is approx. 5 miles from Ballaghaderreen. The club are very grateful
to Loughglynn Soccer Club for allowing us to use their facility
in the interim.
The Soccer Club along with the Ladies Football and Community
Games identified the Community Sports Park site, which was then
purchased by the Community Park Committee in Ballaghaderreen.
With funding this pitch should be ready in two years time.
The Soccer Club envisions the Ballaghaderreen Community Sports
Park as its future home. The Club would welcome more help in
keeping the Soccer Club alive.
Ballaghaderreen Community Park
The purchase of over six acres of land at Friars Hill by Ballaghaderreen
Community Park Committee is potentially one of the most important
developments to have taken place in recent years. The committee
intend to develop the ground for sporting and recreational purposes
including playing area, walking and running track, meeting room,
changing facilities, benches and parking. Such facilities are
badly needed in a town, which as seen unprecedented growth in
housing in recent times with consequent increase in multicultural
population.
While the original idea was to develop the old sports field,
when it was learned that the convent land was for sale, it was
seen as a golden opportunity to enhance the facilities. Discussions
were held with the Sisters of Mercy who agreed to sell the 6
acres site at a very reasonable price and the committee have
now taken possession of the field. A Feasibility Study is being
undertaken at present - this is a necessary first step when
applying for planning permission and obtaining the very generous
grants, which are available for community facilities from government
agencies and local authorities.
To help pay for the field and the Feasibility Study, a Church
Gate collection and a race night were organised this year. Both
received an excellent response from business people and the
general public. However, further fund-raising will be necessary
as all grants are dependant on a percentage being collected
at local level. The committee are hoping for continued support
from the people of the area and also from our emigrants who
might wish to be associated with this venture in their native
place.
Donations can be made directly to AIB A/C Ballaghaderreen No.
61348082 Sorting Code 93 - 25 - 58
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Ballaghderreen Golf Club
Augaulista,
Ballaghaderreen,
Co. Roscommon.
tel: 094 9260295
webpage: www.ballaghaderreen.com/golf.html
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The
Lung Valley |
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Ballaghaderreen
is situated in North Roscommon - one mile from the Lung River
in the west of Ireland on the N15 national primary road, 15
miles from Knock Airport, 30 miles from Sligo and 50 miles
from Galway.
The Lung River is 18 miles long with 6 major connecting lakes
rising in Cloonaugh, Urlar, Errit, Cloonaholly,
Loughlynn and empties into Lough Gara north
of Ballaghaderreen town. Size of lakes varies from 500 - 2000
acres. The Lung system is a tributary to the Shannon and it's
sister river the Breedoge, Frenchpark.
The Lung Valley is an anglers paradise, probably the best
Coarse Fishing waters in Ireland for Brean, Roach, Rudd, Hybrids,
Perch, Tench, Eel, Pike and Trout. Specimen trout up to 91bs
bas been caught recently and Pike in access of 20lbs. Bags
of Bream and Roach have been caught in access of 461bs on
the day of conlpetitions. The Lung Valley is a developed stretch
of water with easy access off the road safe parking, nature
walks, boat slip-ways, fishing stands, also disabled fishing
stand on the Lung River and Lough Gara Lake for physically
impaired anglers.
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| Paul Maree
from Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon, caught a 32lb pike
while out fishing on Sunday 23rd January 2005 on a nearby
lake. |
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