Cath & Phil Tyler played at Ardcarne Garden Cafe, Sunday 31st July Ardcarne Garden Cafe is a ‘must visit’ for its healthy food options and frequent Sunday afternoon music gigs. I visit regularly and enjoy the hospitality, service, music and…
Sunday 31st July: Tommy Egan enjoying a well-deserved break and some tasty tapas on the Leitrim Boatel Barge at Boyle Harbour with his wife Joan and daughter Joanne. • By the way, the barge is scheduled to move to L.Key…
Any album with the title “Boyle Flowers 2016” must include photos from Ardcarne Garden Centre …
Well done to Aaron Sharkey – the organiser of this weekend’s Moylurg Inn Music Fest … All welcome! This was the scene ahead of Sunday’s Family Fun Day. Aaron tells me he is already planning a very special event for…
Enda is pictured here (second from left) taking a short well-earned break with fellow cyclists Martin Lannon, Eddie Conroy and John Reynolds.
Saturday 31st July : Boyle GAA present €11,900 to lotto winner Front: Joan Sweeney, Padraig Sweeney, Martin Dolan (club chairperson) Back row: Kathleen Hanmore, James O’Boyle, Jim McGrath, Aidan Lavin, Martin Dolan Congratulations to Padraig Sweeney, Drumshanbo who won the…
Sunday Music Afternoon in Ardcarne Garden Cafe. Next sunday 31st July 2pm to 4pm. Cath and Phil Tyler. Old time style folk songs that blend the English and American rustic ballad traditions. They accompany their clear mountain-high harmonies with Banjo,…
Sunday 31st July : ‘Cres-ascent 100’ Boyle man Enda Madden will continue his build-up to the Race around Ireland – Irish Ultra Challenge Event (1100km in 68 hrs) with 100 laps of his home town on Sunday 31st July. •…
Saturday nite: LADY VEGAS playing out on Bridge Street from 10 o’clock : While we have KARL MOFFATT and his band playing inside at 11 till 1.30am Sunday nite: we have THE OUTFIT kicking off at half 10 rocking the streets of…
Boyle Old IRA Committee Event: The new Feelystone-sponsored Centenary 1916-2016 Plaque was unveiled on, Wednesday 27th July at a special ceremony in front of the Courthouse. An Irish Army Colour party and a piper were present, alongside Frank Soldice, Journalist and author…
Today, Thursday 28th July I had the honour of spending time with world acclaimed guitarist/entertainer, Tommy Emmanuel. Tommy was en-route to play a sell-out gig in Sligo’s Hawkswell Theatre following his previous night’s full house in Dublin’s National Concert Hall….
Mary and Jorn will be pleased to welcome you and your friends on board “Lovely Leitrim” tonight (Thursday) from 6pm at Boyle Harbour • Last night (Wednesday) I enjoyed the hospitality and exquisite tapas and drinks on the Leitrim Barge Holiday Boatel….
There will be an hour of Taize Prayer with GALILEE COMMUNITY on Friday, July 29th from 9pm to 10pm. This will be an opportunity to pray for peace in our world with scripture, lights, music and silence. • Sisters of Mercy,…
Gerry Kielty, Perpetua McGee, Irene Madden and Christine Kelly “A little late and a week old”, you might say. I thought I have published this album last weekend! Anyway, better late than never, here are some photos from the BAF…
Question I’m working part-time on a low wage. Do I qualify for any social welfare payments? Answer It depends on your personal circumstances. If you are working part time you can, in some cases, keep or apply for a partial…
A visit to Pure Flowers beside the Bridge on Bridge Street will convince you that only the very finest, longer lasting blossoms are stocked and that a Chantelle Creation is a thing to behold … and be held. Quality, a…
Boyle Camera Club launch Expo 2016 alongside Boyle Arts Festival Boyle Camera Club Committee Boyle Library is the location for Boyle Camera Club’s annual Arts Week Exhibition, which is one of the Visual Art expos in Boyle for BAF 2016.
Barry Feely finalising fitting of the Centenary Plaque Boyle Old IRA Committee Event: The new Feelystone-sponsored Centenary 1916-2016 Plaque will be unveiled tomorrow evening, Wednesday 27th July at a special ceremony in front of the Courthouse starting at 5pm. An…
• Brian Farrell’subject for this week’s ‘Snapshots’ feature is the iconic Boyle lady Frances McGee (Marians Fashions) who will be 90 in November • Senator Maura Hopkins is quoted in an article that includes – The spiralling costs of motor…
The death occurred earlier this Tuesday morning, 26th July, peacefully of Kathleen Byrne, at her Forest View residence, Boyle, surrounded by her loving, grieving family.Kathleen’s late husband Michael died in 2005 and her daughter Siobhan passed away in 2013. Kathleen…
Photo courtesy of Boyle Whispers Sensational news: Donald Trump says he wants to buy King House and some other properties in Boyle. “Yes” he told a BW reporter, “It may have been a house fit for a King, so it will…
Two plaques now adorn the middle sealed ‘door opening’ at Boyle Courthouse. The old 1966 ‘An Piarsach’ plaque has been repositioned and placed beside the new 1916/2016 plaque sponsored by Feelystone Ltd., Greatmeadow, Boyle
Photo courtesy of Boyle Whispers S-h-h-h!!! At this early stage I cannot confirm reports that a certain ‘superstar’ visited Boyle over the weekend and is in negotiations with Boyle Arts Festival Committee for a possible gig here during BAF 2017….
Visit the Mixed Visions expo in the basement of Family Life Centre, Military Road
Time lapses from various locations in Boyle town and the surrounding area including Lough Key Forest Park and Lough Key, courtesy of Gvido Roze (Riga, Latvia).
Julie Potter’s painting won first prize at this Year’s Open Art Exhibiton. Sian Costello’s painting won first in the Under 25 category View a selection of the many works on display in the Open Art Exhibition, Boyle Parochial School, Military…
Ardcarne Garden Centre Supremo Ronan O’Conghaile might be smiling, but might be saying “get out of here with that camera” !!
Yes, I have several treats in store for you … visual and literary. The Open Art Exhibition, Malachy Costell0 / Margie Dunne art works as well as window displays in Boyle for BAF 2016. On the literary front I have…
All of our politicians have issued several Press Releases recently. It is certainly good to know that they are all keeping well and lobbying our our behalf … … I invite you to read all Press Releases on www.realboyle.com
BAF 2016 Style, Mary McAleese, the brilliant Jawbone group, Castlerea Inflatables, loads of photographs and heavy rain will be my memories following last night’s Opening Night launch of Boyle Arts Festival 2016. The rain didn’t take from what was a…
View some of the many art works on display in King House as part of Boyle Arts Festival 2016, 21st – 31st July. Viewing images here on the Internet does not give you an idea of the scale and full…
Built circa 1810 this sandstone building was originally the Rent Office for the Rockingham Estate. Purchased as a Catholic Club for men in 1914 and later bought by Boyle GAA. Sold again in 1991, becoming the Family Life Centre.
Welcome to this week’s Newsletter : Hydrangeas – Plant now for Instant Colour : Feed your lawn NOW and see the results in days : Jobs for the week
Free Pre-school 9.30am-12.30pm, Monday to Friday. Limited spaces available, Children aged 3 years to 5½ years. Booking enquiries (2pm-6pm) Teresa 087 915 2825 -or- Eilis 086 051 6980
Our oldest man-made structure – almost hidden, not signposted! Location: From Boyle take the R294 (Tubbercurry Road) west for almost three kilometres after crossing under the railway bridge you will see a cottage on your right with a narrow lane running…
Financial Support, Funding and Mentoring are topics familiar to entrepreneurs as they contemplate setting up a new business. Here in Boyle we have access to at least eight agencies that can help.
Read the full articles and many more in this week’s Roscommon Herald… • Editor Christina muses the “Disappearing Sock” • Gardai in Carrick after incident left a person hospitalised • Population grows 0.6% to 64,435 in Co roscommon • Snapshots…
Tomorrow (Tuesday 19th) is expected to be the hottest day of the year with temperatures expected to reach up to 28 °C inland. Here are the top five warmest spots: Athlone, Mullingar, Thurles, Carrick-on-Shannon, Portlaoise For your information: The highest temperature ever…
Boyle Enterprise Centre Workplace Safety Course at Boyle Enterprise Centre Role Skillnet will hold a free Workplace Safety course at Boyle Enterprise Centre on Thursday July 21st from 9.00/1.00. The course will focus on the importance of workplace safety and the…
Did you know?: Some time ago, An Post commissioned four paintings by Keash resident/artist Fergus Lyons on the theme of Irish Myths and Legends for a set of Irish Postage Stamps Fergus is recognised as a leading Irish Painter and has lived…
For expert information and advice, please call to Ardcarne Garden Centre, Ardcarne, Boyle. Telephone 071 966 7091 Trees, Shrubs and Roses Early flowering shrub roses and ramblers that have now finished flowering could be pruned by removing some of the…
The death has occurred of Victor MALIRSH,Templeogue, Dublin, father of Boyle artist Vitya Malirsh 15th July, 2016 formerly of Slovenia. Retired from the RTE NSO and the RIAM. Peacefully, in the loving care of the staff of our Lady’s Hospice,…
Erected circa 1880 in memory of Lawrence Harman King-Harman by the tenants of Boyle & Rockingham Estate. • A mechanised clock was mounted circa 1920, and replaced with an electrical clock in 1979, and that year a plaque was installed…
• Built circa 1862 by the Midland Great Western Railway and is recognised as a very fine example 0f 19th century railway architecture • On December 3rd 1862, the first steam train from Longford arrived in Boyle Station on its…
Ailish Casey was one of the early Parkrun finishers on Saturday 16th July. The 5km Lough Key Forest Park course attracts a large number of participants every Saturday for its 9.30am (sharp) start … and all are welcome, from juniors and first…
Boyle Harbour/Canal was completed by Waterways Ireland in May 2001. The project involved a 1.3km new cut canal and a harbour to accommodate up to 28 boats as well as parking space, service block and footpaths linking the harbour to…
Some of the items to be auctioned include: furniture (3-piece suite, coffee tables, table and chairs), vouchers for Beauticians, Barbers, Hairdressers, Mens clothing, Hotel break, Car servicing, English higher level leaving cert grinds, signed Joe Canning Hurley, signed Roscommon Jersey,…
Over 7 minutes of pure joy and Boyle goodness captured by Darren Purcell, Visionary Photography, Boyle Thank you Darren for permission to feature several of your fabulous ‘Boyle’ videos. I will feature a different one on each morning this week,…
The Co. Roscommon population has increased by 371 according to preliminary Census 2016 figures. The figures show that the population of the county now stands at 64,436; up from 64,065 in 2011. The figure is comprised of 32,316 males and…
Always entertaining, always observant, Tony Conboy writes “An Oblique View” … a ‘must read’ and widely read feature on realboyle.com every week. Tony comments on a number of topical issues of interest to most people: Theresa May, British Prime Minister : Tony…
Castle Island, Lough Key photo © Sean O’Dowd MacDermott was the Chieftain of Moylurg, a Celtic Kingdom in North Roscommon. He had a beautiful daughter, Úna Bhán – so named because of her long blonde hair. His neighbour was Tomas…
Screenings Friday 15th to Thursday 21st July
Mary wrote: We ar looking at the possibility of a school bus run to Elphin Community College from September taking in the areas : Corrigeenroe, Knockvicar, Boyle Croghan, The Plains etc. Anyone interested please contact: Mary on 087 772 4700 or…
When I upgraded realboyle.com earlier this year, I left behind some pages from the old HTML website. These were ones from the 2003 version of the site. I have re-published them now and they can be accessed from the site menu…
• Monday 11th to Wednesday the 20th … 11am – 6pm • Thursday 21st to Saturday the 30th … 10am – 6pm • Closed on Sundays
In a New York church a man spots a golden telephone with a sign which reads “$10,000 a minute.” A priest says to the man “This golden phone is a direct line to Heaven and if you pay, you can talk directly to God!!”…
►Thursday: • Slimming World in St. Joseph’s Boys School, 5.30 and 7.30pm (every Thursday) • ‘Thursdays at Galilee’ Enjoy an evening of discussion starting with a ‘cuppa’ at 7:30pm. The input session begins at 8pm. [more here…] • Boyle Celtic…
Lough Key Forest Park this Thursday morning An old friend is visiting today. Boyle is at peace. A sign of rain-free weather; All of the cattle are standing in Rockingham fields! … apparently if they are sitting or lying down…
Boyle GAA committee members at tonight’s launch of the club’s Monster Auction scheduled for Saturday 13th August in Boyle Sports Complex, starting at 1pm. Photos of many of the auction items to follow.
A typical Home, Bar Food or Restaurant menu : Soups/Starters | Main Courses | Desserts/Cakes | Beverages. Whether you eat in New York, Sydney, London or here in Boyle, I hope to have something of interest for you. So, as the song…
Ingredients 400ml coconut milk 1 Tablespoon of Thai green curry paste 600gm Stewing beef 2 onions cut in quarters 3 potatoes Juice of a lemon 1 teaspoon brown sugar Bunch of basil leaves ½ cup roasted peanuts Red chillies Method…
Ingredients 500g Quality Mark beef mince 1 Tbsp olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 cup beef stock 1 tsp dried mixed or Italian-style herbs ¼ cup tomato paste 1 x 425g jar pre-prepared pasta sauce. Method Heat oil in…
Ingredients 3 large egg yolks 40g Parmesan cheese, plus extra to serve sea salt freshly ground black pepper 1 x 150g piece of pancetta or smoked ham 200g spaghetti 1 clove Garlic, peeled extra virgin olive oil Method • Put the…
This bread is popular throughout Ireland. Because it is easily and quickly made it is often baked fresh for tea or even breakfast. Ingredients 1lb/ 1/2kg/ 4 cups plain flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp sugar…
Potato Bread, Also known as fadge or potato cake, this is delicious hot from the griddle or pan with melted butter and a sprinkling of sugar. It is also a much-loved part of a traditional breakfast. Ingredients (Makes 8) 225g/ 8oz warm…
Ingredients 1 chopped onion 3 medium leeks 4 potatoes butter crème fraiche Chives water or chicken stock or vegetable stock Method Begin by melting about 25g of the butter in a pan and soften the chopped onion in it; At…
Porter is a type of dark Irish beer, not now as widely available as it once was. It is not as strong as stout but Guinness, Murphy’s or other Irish stout can be substituted in this recipe if mixed fifty-fifty…
Pancakes must be cooked as soon as possible after allowing the batter mix to stand for 30 minutes. Ingredients 4 oz/ 125g/ 1 cup plain flour pinch of salt 2 eggs 1/2 pt/ 250ml/ 1 cup milk 1 tbsp melted butter…
The preserving process is carried out in a number of different ways: salting, smoking, immersion in brine or even honey. Traditionally, Limerick ham is smoked over juniper branches. Whole hams should be steeped in cold water overnight before cooking but…
This dish is an easily prepared and an economical dessert, especially at the time of year when gooseberries are plentiful. The basic method can be used for other fillings, such as rhubarb, apple or apple and blackberry. Ingredients 8oz/ 250g/…
The “Irishness” of this lovely chocolate cake is thanks not only to the wonderful liqueur used in the filling, but also to a certain, very Irish, ingredient in the cake mixture itself which contributes to its moistness. The Sponge 175g/…
Ingredients (Serves 4) 500g lean beef mince 2 onions, peeled and sliced 1 Tbsp minced garlic tsp each ground cumin and paprika 425g can Chilli Kidney Beans ¼ cup Tomato Sauce or Paste 1 cup beef stock or water Method…
Champ is a simple warming dish which is cheap, easy to produce and very filling. An old tradition …a silver sixpenny piece wrapped in greaseproof paper would be buried in the champ. To find it in your portion was to…
Irish stew is easy to make and if made with mutton and cooked slowly will be both flavorsome and tender. Mutton, being an older meat, has more flavor than lamb but does need to be cooked for a couple of…
Irish Coffee Fill a stemmed whiskey glass with hot water then empty and refill with boiling water. Throw this out, fill the glass somewhat more than half full with coffee and add sugar to taste. Stir to dissolve, then add…
Ingredients (for 4 servings) 450 g (1 lb) lean minced beef 1 egg 25 g (1 oz) fresh breadcrumbs 1 onion, finely chopped salt 2 tbsp green peppercorns 1 tbsp vegetable oil 25 g (1 oz) butter 3 tbsp brandy…
Ingredients 8 Countrystyle Rashers 8 Countrystyle Sausages 4 Slices Countrystyle Black Pudding 4 Slices Countrystyle White Pudding 1 Punnet Fresh Baby Tomatoes 1 Punnet Mushrooms 4 Good Quality Free-Range Eggs Salt and Pepper Good Quality Sunflower/Vegetable Oil *Garnish: Finely chopped…
Ingredients 2-3 Sausages per person 1/2 lb of Bacon Pieces or approx 8 rashers Approx 6 medium sized potatoes One large or two medium sized onions Pepper and Salt to season Egg if desired Directions Wash, peel and chop the…
Corned beef is brisket, topside or silverside which has been pickled in brine. It is best to soak a joint overnight to remove excess salt. Ingredients (serves four to six) 5 lb/ 2 kg joint of corned beef 1 large…
A fresh fruit sorbet is a delightfully refreshing culmination to any meal. As a method of preserving the taste of a warm autumn into the depths of winter this simply-made sorbet is second to none. From late August to mid…
Boxty is a traditional potato dish, celebrated in the rhyme … “Boxty on the griddle, boxty in the pan, If you can’t make boxty, you’ll never get your man” Ingredients 8 oz/ 250 g/ 1 cup raw potato 8 oz/ 250…
The Guinness in this recipe has the same function as the wine in Coq Au Vin – the acid and moisture combined with the long, slow cooking help tenderise the tough but flavoursome meat. Ingredients (serves four) 2 1/2 lb/…
Ingredients 1/4 pt/ 125 ml/ 1/2 cup lukewarm milk 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp fresh yeast 8 oz/ 250 g/ 2 cups plain flour 1 tsp mixed spice, pinch salt 1 egg, 3 tbsp butter 6 oz/ 200 g/ 2…
This well-flavoured jelly is very easy to make and will keep well. It is delicious on hot, buttered scones or pancakes. The secret lies in the long, slow cooking which extracts the maximum amount of pectin (the setting agent) –…
Back in 2003, shortly after the first edition of realboyle.com (Boyle’s only national award-winning website) I added many features that are frequently requested for publication again in this ‘dynamic, responsive’ era of websites … Irish Proverbs, Paddy the Irishman/Religious and…