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PREPARATIONS have begun for one of west Clare’s longest running OME Ie
The ever popular Rose of Clare Festival will begin Sunday, August 5, and will run until the following Fri- day, bringing craic, ceoil and lots of lovely ladies to the villages of Cree and Cooraclare.
In its 28th year the festival contin- ues to attract young women from all over the county to compete for the coveted title of Rose of Clare.
This year, as always, a dozen new roses will be introduced to the crowd
at the Sunday afternoon Fancy Dress parade in Cree.
This will be followed by the family fun day in the GAA grounds. The fun and activities will include stack the turf, sheaf throwing, the dog show, tug-o-war and lots more.
Sunday and Monday will see well- known DJ and local man John Carey at the mixing desk for the first two discos of the week, but Monday night’s event is for children only.
The sound of the music will change on Wednesday night with Céili tak- NOTA OKoI NB KOMI EEL od
On Wednesday there is likely to be standing room only as the 12
roses will be interviewed by Colm O’Connor in the community centre, followed by music by Larry McEvoy.
Supporters will have to wait until Friday night to see if their favourite Rose was successful and will take over from last year’s winner Elma Griffin from Kilmihil as the 2007 Rose of Clare.
This will be followed by a disco by DJ Ger Sweeney.
People can also look forward to a race night on Thursday night and plenty of music and song in both vil- lages.
There will also be underage foot- ball competitions running in con-
junction with the festival and an art competition.
‘A lot of work has gone into organis- ing this year’s Rose of Clare Festival and we are fortunate to have a very dedicated hard working committee,” said Ruth Callinan, joint PRO of the OMe B
“Our community owes them a great debt and parishioners can indeed show their gratitude by supporting the various events during the week. We look forward to seeing our friends from neighbouring parishes and oth- er areas of the county supporting the Roses and hope that everyone has a very enjoyable week in Cooraclare.”