IRISH SOCIETIES HOLD NATIONAL FEIS IN CITY

Press, Volume C, Issue 29651, 23 October 1961, Page 17

IRISH SOCIETIES HOLD NATIONAL FEIS IN CITY

Irish society members from throughout New Zealand met in Christchurch during the week-end for the annual festival of the New Zealand Federation of Irish National Clubs and Societies. Membership oZ 'the scsietieg has increased since the last feis was held in Christchurch three years ago, and there were record entries*. The events included dancing, singing, oratory, elocution. Gaelic football, hurling, and camogie. The ma n event in the celebrations was the official open, ing by the Deputy-Mayor (Mr H. P. Smith) of the Christchurch Irish National Society’s new hall in St. Asaph street. The society's pipe band led a procession from the Christchurch Railway Station to the hall. The patron of the society (Mr J. Kelleher) said that in building the hall members ot the society had givin more than'loo week-ends of voluntary labour. Other speakers included the president of the society (Mr M. MaunseU), Mr W. Cunningham, Mr R. Turner, representing the Hibernian society, and the national secretary of the federation (Mr L. O’Connell). More than 500 dancers attended a dance in the hall on Saturday night and a social yesterday was also well attended. The competitions will be continued today and the final of the football will be played at Rugby Park. This game will be followed by the finals

of the camogie and hurling matches. Abbreviations used in the following result! are: —Auckland (A.), Wellington (W.j, Canterbury (C.):— Dancing Novice Hornpipe (under 131. Mary Clarks (C.) 1, Terisa McGirr (C.) 2, P. McCaffrey (A.) 3. Jig (11 and under 13).—Irene Maunaell (C.) 1, Margaret Snow (A.) 2, B. Moriarty (W.) X Blackbird (under 11). Rosaleen Nally (W.) 1, Susan McKenna (C.) 2, Billy King (C.) 3 Reel (13 and under 16).— Kay Broderick (W.) 1, Madeleine Crowley (W.) 2. Monica McMullan (C.) 3. Boys’ Jig (13 and under 16). — K. Nally (W.) 1. D. Hennessey (A.) 2, D. McCaffrey (A.) 3. Jig (under 11). Margaret Nally (W.) 1, Caroline Renolds 2. G. Egan and P. Jekyll (equal) 3. Set Dance (13 and under 16). Monica McMullan (C.) L Kay Broderick (W.) 2, K. Nally (W.) 3. Reel (16 and over).—B. Maunsell (C-) 1. Kathleen Lally (W.) 2, Shealagh Kay (A.) 3. Hornpipe (under 11). —G. Mulligan ’(A.) I," Roseleen Nally (Wt) 2. Susan McKenna (C.) 3. Slip Jig (23 and under 16). Kay Broderick (W.) 1. Bernadette North (C.) 3, Madeleine Crowley (W.) 3. Jig (18 and over).—P. O'Driscoll (W.) 1. J. Kay (A.) 2. R. Maunsell (C.)- 3. Hornpipe (13 and under 16). Kay Broderick (W.) 1> Madeleine Crowley (W.) 2, K. Nall> (W.) 3. Reel (under 11).—M. Schaumkell (A.) 1. Roseleen Nally (W.) 2, Julie Bowling (C.) 3. Slip Jig (under ll).—Roseleen Nally (UM 1, M. Mullans (C.) 2. Hornpipe (16 and over). S. Kay (A.) 1, J. Kay (A.) X P. O’Driscoll (Wl) 3. Set Dance (11 and under 13). Margaret Snow (A.) 1. Irene Maunsell (C.) 2. Kay O’Driscoll (W.) 3. Boy Jig (under 13). —B.

Moriarty (W.) I. D. Pratt (C.) 2. G. Mulligan (A.) 3. Hornpipe (11 and under 13). Irene Maunsell (C.) 1. Kay O’Driscoll (W.) 2, Margaret Snow (A.) 3. Four-Hand Reels (12 and under). Christchurch No. 6 team 1, Wellington 2, Christchurch No. 4 team 3. Singing Girls or boys (under 12).—A. Turnbull (C.) 1. Hillary Geoghegan (C.) 2. Catherine Goodwin (C.) and Margaret Nally (W. (equal) 3. Roys or Girls (12 and under IB>.—K. Head (C.) 1. Kathleen Turnbull (C.) 2. Irene Maunsell (C.) 3. Instrumental Madeleine Crowley (W.) 1. Colleen Walls (C.) 2, P. Scullion (W.) 3. Recitation Cannel Aiker (C.) 1. Brigid Grant (C.) 2, Judith Howard fC.) 3. Car Hits Pole.— Two persons suffered leg injuries when a car struck a pole in Hills road, near Edgeware road, about 2.15 a.m. yesterday. They are Mr Karl Millan. of 107 Domain terrace, and Miss Carol Lee, of Prebbleton. Both were treated at Christchurch Hospital and sent home.