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CRATLOE man Joe O’Gorman, a farmer and father of five, was pre- sented with the Stephen Donnel- lan Memorial Cup and a cheque for €100 by last year’s winner, Stephen Hickey, at the Clare Shout Festival in Kilkishen on Saturday night.
It was second time lucky for Joe, who now lives in Kilkishen. Last year — the first year of the compe- tition — he was pipped at the final whistle. On Saturday night, he was deemed by the adjudicators to have a shout that was nearest to the genuine and unique ancient Clare Shout.
Again this year the championship was keenly contested, with over 30 competitors lining up on the main street in Kilkishen to take part.
Former national teacher, Mary Mc- Grath-Fahy of Knappogue, Quin, was the first-prize winner at the Clare Shout photo competition. Her picture, ‘Childhood Memories of Cullaun Lake’, was one of over 30 photographs entered for the competition. She was presented with a Galway Crystal tro- phy donated for the event by festival
secretary Joe Meaney.
Second prize went to Seamus O’Donoghue of Ballycasey Road, Shannon, who is a member of Shan- non Camera Club, the only camera club in Clare.
The winner of the third prize was Denis O’Rourke of Clarina, County Limerick, and the children’s section was won by 13-year-old Eryk Prajs, from Poland, who is a pupil at Kilk- ishen National School.