Hollyfort Village poem on Dublin South fm

The first poem read by Carol Boland in her interivew with Dublin South fm Rhyme and Reason, was on Hollyfort Village.
Check the site out here.
Click R&R 280214 Carol Boland.mp3 
to start the interview.

Hopefully this poem will be out of date very soon!

A Winter Village

They drive

through unmarked

crossroads

blind to our ancient church

and tombstones

shivering below the road

deaf to metal on metal

in the heat of the old forge

roofless and silent now.

Where is our village pump

the mill in the grove

the standing stones at Ballintlea.

Where are our paths by river

through woodland

that keep the soul

from wandering

off the beaten track.

I have heard the heron’s call

fly across the Moor

and in the waters of the Bann

I have seen the salmon leap.

Carol Boland

Hollyfort Spring Clean Saturdays

Come and help us Spring Clean Hollyfort and its environs
each Saturday morning in April 2014

Saturday 12th April
Saturday 19th April
Saturday 26th April

Meet at Cooneys at 11 am

Stay as long or as short as you like.

Hollyfort Village Public Meeting - 9 April 2014

The Hollyfort Development Group held a public meeting for all those interested in the clean up and development of Hollyfort Village for the benefit of their community.

Thanks to all those who attended and for their contribution to the discussion.

The progress so far was outlined and the plans for future development of the village and surrounding areas discussed.

Hollyfort Community Needs Surveys Distributed.

Over 300 survey forms have been distributed in Hollyfort Village and environs.

The completed forms should be returned by 9th April 2014 to Cooney's in Hollyfort or
 brought to the Hollyfort Public Meeting on 9th April at 7pm in the Community Hall.