Mayo Branch
Branch Email: rstamayobranch@gmail.com.
Branch meetings are held in Mayo Teachers' Centre, Castlebar. Members are notified of all branch meetings and activities by email. New members should contact the branch to join the email contact list.
View photos and video of Mayo Branch activities here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzX1ez
BRANCH EVENTS - November/December 2024
Tuesday 19th November: Branch AGM and Ordinary Meeting
Officers elected: Chairperson: Carmel Heneghan, Secretary: Kevin McMahon, Treasurer: Antoinette Casey
Wednesday 11th December: Christmas Lunch in Ashford Castle
FINAL DEADLINE FOR BOOKING: Friday 6th December.
Reception at 1 pm. Lunch served at 1.30 pm
Cost: €60 per Mayo branch member. All others €70. Parking as usual at the carpark at the rear of the Cottage.
Ashford Castle has requested that the standard dress code for their formal dining room is observed - no denim, jacket for men.
Booking: Text Carmel at: 087 2258978 or Email: carmelheneghan@gmail.com
Report on Branch Trip to North Mayo September 2023
Branch members set out on another of Antoinette's adventures on a bright sunny day in September. The most enjoyable and informamative trip took in Kilcummin Strand, the ruins of Franciscan and Dominican monasteries and Summerhill House. A short break for refreshments at the Céide Fields Centre en route to Ballinglen Museum of Art. Onwards via the Stags of Broadhaven, Eagle Island Lighthouse and Dún na mBo to a guided tour of Blacksod Lighthouse. Our day out concluded in the Strand Hotel for dinner. Read a full report of the trip here: Branch_Trip_to_North_Mayo.pdf
The Lost Valley Walk - June 2023
Mayo RSTA spent a memorable day exploring the magnificient Lost Valley near Louisburgh.
The walk traverses a family farm set in a beautiful valley on the shores of Killary fjord with magnificient views all around. Our guide, the current owner, shared his passion for his homeplace and his impressive knowlege of its history going back to famine times.
The weather was perfect and we gathered afterwards for a beautiful meal in Tia restaurant. A day to remember.
View more photos of the walk at link below
Visit to Michael Davitt Museum Straide - 13 March 2023
Members enjoyed a tour of the museum and a wonderful talk on Davitt and the history of Straide Abbey in the company of two excellent and knowledgeable guides.
We highly recommend this tour to any of our colleagues from other branches who may be visiting the west.
You will come away with a new regard for this remarkable man and his lifelong work on behalf of oppressed people both at home and all around the world.
View more photos of the visit here: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjzX1ez
Report on 2022 Branch Activities: Branch_Report_22.pdf
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