Information sought on INTO's Michael Doyle
2010 IS the centenary of the election of Michael Doyle as central secretary of the INTO. He was principal teacher of Ballymote N.S. from 1868 until 1913. The statue erected to his memory in front of Ballymote Court House was unveiled in 1930 two years after his death. A memorial service was held in Ballymote in 1968 to remember the part Michael Doyle played in the founding of the INTO in 1868. I am at present doing some research on his life and would be particularly grateful for any old photographs, articles or anecdotes to bring alive the memory of this great champion of Irish education, please contact Jim Higgins, Carrigans Lower, Ballymote, Email: jhiggins@into.ie. BALLYMOTE COMMUNITY Games: Gold for Ballymote area girl's indoor soccer teams. Congratulations to the Ballymote area girls U-13 indoor soccer team who followed their U-15 team by taking the gold in the exciting county finals played in Oxfield on Saturday 27th February, the panel of; Shauna Beirne, Sophia Cogan, Shauna Conlon, Ciara Davey, Shauna Healy, Niamh Kerins, Kerry-Anne Murtagh and Karen Tansey, coached by Michael McMorrow and Sean Tansey, defeated Rosses Point, Mullinabreena and St Feichins in the knockout stages to advance to the final against the girls from Cliffoney/Grange in a thrilling final, the Ballymote area girls overcame a 0-2 deficit to win the final 3-2 (aet). Good luck to both U-13 and U-15 teams who will represent Sligo in the Connacht finals to be played next month. CONGRATULATIONS from Ballymote Celtic to the U13 Girls indoor soccer team that won gold in the Sligo Community Games finals on Saturday February 27th. This was a tremendous effort against a very strong Cliffoney/Grange team; although they were losing 2-0 the girls came back in the last few minutes to draw 2-2, and won 3-2 after extra time, with hat-trick hero Shauna Healy scoring the winner. THERE WAS no winner of the Ballymote Lotto Jackpot on February 27th. There were three prizes of €50, €30 and €20 drawn; the names of the winners are on display in local shops. The jackpot now stands at €3,600 the next draw will take place in Fawlty Towers on March13th. Thank you for your continued support. Lotto supports Ballymote GAA/Ballymote Celtic/Ballymote Handball/Loftus Hall /Football Pitches and other local clubs/events that require funding from time to time. ENROLMENT FORMS for the coming school year 2010/2011 are now available from Knockminna National School contact 071 9189272. DANCE DATE: Ballymote GAA in association with chosen charities is back again this year on Easter Sunday, April 4th, in the Coach House Hotel with "So You Think you can Dance". Marian Fitzgerald will be the compere.
