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TydavnetPride of Place 2012
Tydavnet•Parish in North Monaghan•One of the largest parishes in the Diocese of Clogher •Strong community spirit throughout the parish•Four villages in Parish•Over 60 community groups•For this competition, we felt it was fairest to define our community as those whose activities centre in and around the village of Tydavnet•Community of around 800 people
Tigh Damhnat – the house of DympnaPlace of respite for Dympna, an
acolyte of St Brigid, as she fled her insane father, a chieftain of Oiriall in the 7th Century
She settled in Geel, Belgium, where she worked with people with mental illness, pioneering the ‘care in the community’ approach which is the gold standard today
Eventually her father found her and beheaded her
Tydavnet Inhabited since the Bronze Age (2000 BC)The records of St Dympna mention the
village, and also the local well, which is a national monument• Gold discs found under a tree in
the village are now the emblem of the National Museum• 9th Century Crozier , ‘Bachall Damhnait’: people travelled from afar to swear on it to prove their bona fides. Also in National Museum
Our Twinning arrangement with Geel, Belgium
Started from a letter from local Macra Club
Officially signed a charter in 1992
Twinning has filtered all the way down through the community, and created new friendships and opportunities for all
Activities too numerous, so listed on separate handout.
22 people are heading out to Geel next week
Activities are organised around a 5-year calendar. Our largest group to go out to Geel was 54
InnovationThe area is known for family businesses and
entrepreneurshipWe were the first parish in Co. Monaghan to
get rural electrificationAt the forefront of new opportunities as they
emerged, eg poultry, furniture making, mushroom growing
We carry that same sense of ‘can do’ and ‘let’s give it a try’ through all our community work
‘Giving of Self’....In evidence in many
ways:EnvironmentallyCaringlyIn our CultureMonetarilySocially
Tidy Towns & local businesses team up to tackle littering
How we protect our EnvironmentTidy Towns
Marks increased from 174 in 2001 to 254 in 2011
Parish clean-up twice a year18th Century graveyard restored,
with unique mapping project completed
Hen Harrier habitat in Sliabh Beagh Gun club is managing the habitat to
increase grouse population, which will in turn increase harrier numbers
Released partridge last year, which had been extinct in the area
One of the unique mortality tombstones uncovered in our graveyard
The People of Tydavnet CAREWe look after our most
vulnerableSt Dympna’s tradition of
caring for the mental well-being of our community continues
Acorn Montessori pre-school and after-school
Faith & Light – support to families of children with learning disabilities. 90 members
Faith & Light on pilgrimage to Lourdes
Older people are treasured members of our community
Millennium Club meets every Wednesday
Run totally by volunteers Meals & activities for 80
people, including pc classes for older people
The recent 100th birthday of Pat Treanor was an all-community celebration
The three oldest citizens of the Parish were given the honour of
starting the National Elite Cycling Championships, which
were held in the Parish last summer
Preserving & promoting CultureSt Dympna’s WellPol an Aifreann (mass rock)
commemoration‘Hidden Heritage’ projectRestoration of school houses
Tydavnet village Cornagilta
Both used as community meeting places today
Local drama and Comhaltas groups
Graveyard mapping & conservation
Tydavnet Drama Troupe preparing for their 2012
production
Hidden Heritage Project•With Monaghan Museum and Library•Researched and developed by the community, with training provided in archaeological excavation, genealogy, creative writing, digital photography, oral history collecting and exhibition design•Reminiscence evenings in Cornagilta school•Collected & produced in exhibition•Captured minutiae of everyday life in Tydavnet, and also what it was like to live in the shadow of the Border and through the Troubles
Cornagilta Clean-up•Put a call out around the Parish for helpers•Over 20 people turned up one wet Saturday •Brought own equipment and skills•Finished with a BBQ and bit of craic•Came back again the following week to finish the job
Fundraising We raise funds for hundreds of causes,
from the international to the localOver €600,000 has been raised by the
community in the last five years alone, for charities and causes all over the world
‘The Ned Run’ last weekend, honours two local stalwarts of the community, raising funds for: Irish Heart Foundation Monaghan Hospice Homecare
Generous• Tydavnet people are famous for their generosity
• Local people have volunteered with:• Habitat for Humanity, Madagascar• Niall Mellon Township Trust, South Africa• We have put 1 local business and 2 local families back
on their feet following fires• Local people go out each year to orphanages in
Bulgaria to carry out repairs etc• Paid for a special diet for Theodora Strinski since she
was 4 in 1992– born with genetic condition PKU, which means her body can’t break down phenylalanine, leading to nerve & brain damage
Our LocationAlong the Border – road closures cut us off
from our neighboursCross-community A real pride in our people and our placeShown through:
The range of activities which run in the areaThe range of ages who participate in those – all
feel they belongThe leadership and selflessness of our people,
and how this is being continued by our children
Showing LeadershipPeacebuilding: Tydavnet Show has been
building relationships across the community and across the border since 1950
Culture: Eamonn O Muirí, co-founder of Comhaltas Ceoiltoiri Eireann in 1951
Sport: Past president of the GAA & current Ard-Stiúrtheoir
Local Development: Parish Plan in 1940’s First Group Water Scheme, model for the
country
Practical Approach Converted old school house into community centre, using 100%
voluntary labour and fundraising to cover materials
Response to loss of emergency services in Monaghan General Hospital Defibrillator scheme
Allotments: response to demand for ‘grow it yourself’ facilities from residents in Monaghan town
Unfinished housing in village – negotiating with developer to buy for community
Group Water SchemeSet up in 1984Serves 1000 homesPipe-laying facilitated by local
landowners, free of chargeLocal man went on to be policy
co-ordinator of the National Federation of Group Water Schemes
Model of best practiceUses latest technology to locate
leaks Telemetry system records daily
usage on each road
Parish PlanOne of two parishes in the whole of
Ireland to embark on a ground-breaking approach to area development in 1940’sParish Plan set out the needs of the parish &
how these were to be metWas the instigator for many initiatives which
are still going todayFollowed up with a second plan in the 1990’s
Our Parish Show“The Best Wee Show in Ireland”60 years in 2011Twinned with Armagh Show – we help them out on
show day, and they come down to usOver 100 people involved in running the showHuge community supportDraws people from North & South, doing
peacebuilding work throughout the TroublesWon Rehab Monaghan People of the Year overall
award & Rural Development category of Monaghan Integrated Development’s Community Achievement Awards in 2011
Riding for the Disabled class
The craic’s never too far away...
ExcellenceIn sport….
Killylough Tug O War team – 3 World Championships & 2 European titles, spanning 20 years of competition at the top of the sport
Numerous national titles in Special OlympicsHosted the National Elite Cycling
Championships in 2011
In culture….Macra – All-Ireland title for best novelty act
In enterprise….Young Farmer of the YearNational award for poultry productionNational award for mushroom production
And in peopleVolunteering spirit very strongEveryone belongs, and.......
We pull together!
Killylough Tug of War team – World Champions 3 times & 2
European titles
We are www.Tydavnet.com
At the launch of our website, which acts as a hub for community news. Over 20 groups are involved in
keeping it up to date