Postponing the Sunday’s October 6th Paudie Fitzmaurice Memorial Tractor Run, in deference to the almost phenomenal rise in popularity of ladies football throughout this huge parish of ours, was the right thing to do on several counts.
There was the health and safety aspect of the decision because many of the stewards needed for the event would want to be in Tralee to support daughters, sisters, nieces and neighbours from Cordal and Scartaglen and Castleisland in their bids to win their respective county football championships. Win they did and with purpose and style.
The graph of that rise in popularity is gone skyward after Sunday’s heroics by the women of the parish and their mentors.
Starting at Cordal GAA Grounds at 1:30pm
After all, the 13th annual Paudie Fitzmaurice Tractor and Vehicle Run will take place on the coming Sunday, afternoon, October 13th at 1:30pm from Cordal GAA Club grounds with registration taking place there from 12:30pm.
The associated street bucket collection will be held on Main Street, Castleisland on the coming Saturday, October 12th from 10am to 4pm.
Vintage cars, motor bikes and non vintage vehicles will all be welcome on the starting line in Cordal on Sunday and the organisers’ motto is: If it has wheels and it’s road-worthy bring it on.
Refreshments Before and After
The run will take in Castleisland town, Currow village, the old Dromulton Road and back to the start in Cordal GAA Club via Breahig.
Refreshments will be available before and after the event with live music in Hughes Bar. Entry fee €20 per vehicle.
Commemorative tokens and advertising sponsored by Hughes Bar. Proceeds in aid of Glebe Lodge Castleisland with a donation to Castleisland Community Museum.
For more Information
Further information contact Charlie on 087 2056150 or Joe on 087 9755766.
“We would like to congratulate the ladies teams of Castleisland Desmonds and Scartaglen on their fantastic wins in the senior and intermediate county football finals in Tralee on Sunday.
“We’re looking forward to seeing all our tractor and vehicle owners and drivers in support of the Paudie Fitzmaurice Memorial Tractor Run on this Sunday, October 13th.” said Cllr. Charlie Farrelly at the launch in Cordal on Friday evening.
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