Roscommon will be well represented at Connacht Scór na nÓg Final in Lecarrow
Roscommon will be well represented at tomorrow’s rearranged Connacht Scór na nÓg Final in Lecarrow.
Elphin Community Centre hosted a wonderful Final of the Roscommon GAA Scór na nÓg competitions on Saturday, 23rd November.
With eight county County Titles up for grabs and an opportunity to represent Roscommon at tomorrow’s Connacht Final, there was a wonderful atmosphere in the packed Elphin venue. Proceedings began with the Tráth na gCeisteanna (Question Time). Quiz Master, Aron Fitzpatrick, from Longford, put 13 teams through their paces, whittling it down to three teams. Kilglass Gaels, Athleague/Tremane and St. Ronans, battled it out on stage for the Pat Dennehy Cup, with Kilglass emerging as County Champions for the seventh consecutive year.
The Figure Dancing discipline saw Padraig Pearses, Athleague/Tremane, Tulsk and St. Dominics, contesting strongly, with the Knockcroghery club coming out on top.
In the Solo Singing, Grace Collins from Kilmore delivered a beautiful rendition of ‘The Ballad of Rosie Hackett’, earning her the County Title against fantastic competition from Gemma Casey (St. Dominics), Abby Flatley (Michael Glaveys) and Sorcha Gilboy (St. Michaels).
The Recitiation/Storytelling event proved a very enjoyable competition. The excellent challenge of Henry Gunn (Elphin), Eabha Nally and Emily Hunt (Kilmore), gave way to Kilmore’s Matthew Ffrench, whose delivery of ‘How I found Scór’, charmed the audience and adjudicators alike and garnered him his third consecutive County Title in this event.
Kilmore’s winning ways continued in the Ballad Group competition as super performances of ‘Shadow of a Dancer’ and ‘Home away from Home’, also earned the club another hat trick of titles. In doing so, they overcame stellar competition from St. Michaels A and B, and Padraig Pearses.
The undoubted event of the night was the Novelty Act decider. Four excellently prepared teams, gave wonderful entertainment to the large audience, with the standard comparable to provincial level. Padraig Pearses, St. Dominics A and B, all turned in hilarious deliveries of their sketches. However, it was the home club, Elphin, who won the adjudicators approval with their novel piece.
The Ceol Uirlise (Instrumental Music) competition was fiercely contested with St. Michaels, Padraig Pearses, Kilmore and Elphin, hoping to bring home the title. Again, it was the home club, Elphin, who took county honours and they weren’t finished there. In the final competition of the night Elphin came out on top over near neighbours, Kilmore, with their execution of the ‘The Plain Set’.
Coiste Scór agus Cultúir Ros Comáin were delighted to have Thomas Murray, Vice Chairman of Roscommon GAA County Board and member of the National Scór Committee, to present the winners with their trophies. Huge thank you to the Elphin Community Centre Committee, Northern Harps LGFA Committee for providing refreshments. Well done also to Fear an Tí, Michéal Gunn from Elphin, who kept proceedings running smoothly and with great humour. Appreciation also goes to our excellent Sound Engineer and the adjudicators, who had an arduous task on the night.
The biggest word of thanks goes to all of the young GAA members who represented their clubs at every level this year in Scór na nÓg. They are what the competition is all about. Well done to the many mentors, trainers and club officicals, who have worked so hard to promote Scór in their areas. Without your efforts, this wonderful cultural outlet would not be so strong in Roscommon.
Our Roscommon County Scór na nÓg Champions 2024 now go forward to represent the County at the Connacht Final tomorrow, Saturday, 14th December in Lecarrow. Proceedings start at 12:30pm.