Bearna Beo

Gertie Sweeney R.I.P.

Gertie Sweeney will be laid to rest in Sutton, Co Dublin, on Friday.

Bearna Beo17 October 2018

Shine Your Light - Community Mass Needs Local Input

Don’t hide your talents under a bushel - come along to meetings in Bearna (Monday) and Furbo (Thursday) this week to make our Masses more family-focussed.

Church, family, communityBearna Beo1 October 2018Children, choir, liturgy, family

Perpetual Shield Recovered after 27 Years

Those named on the Shield were the ones who had won the most races during the annual parish event. Sadly, two of the them subsequently passed away, well before their time.

Old Bearna, SportBearna Beo3 September 2018old bearna, Barna, Tom Kenny, community games, Bearna, sports

197 homes Planned for Village Site

Burkeway Homes Ltd. has placed a planning notice at the Truskey East site, and the application has been advertised in the Irish Times. The builders are seeking to construct 197 homes, consisting of detached, semi-detached, and terraced houses, duplexes, and apartments.

Planning, DevelopmentBearna Beo3 August 2018Bearna, Barna, Burkeway, Housing, Galway

Valerie Buckley RIP

We extend our sincere sympathies to Val Buckley, and Brian, Robyn, and Ava, on the untimely death of Valerie (née Thornton), Creagan, Bearna, yesterday (Thursday). Requiem Mass in Bearna on Sunday.

Church, DeathsBearna Beo13 July 2018Bearna, Barna, Valerie Buckley, Valerie Thornton

Community's Blessing Needed to Solve Seaweed Problem

Our recent heatwave has highlighted the issue of excess seaweed on our local beaches, particularly at the pier, which has rendered them somewhat unusable.

BeachBearna Beo6 July 2018Heatwave, beach, Seaweed, Bearna Pier, Barna, bearna

New Home for Computer Troubleshooters

Best of luck to Enda, Sinead, and all the gang at Computer Troubleshooters Galway West, in their relocation to Aonad 1, Tí Phuirséil (beside Donnelly's).
They were previously located in Mags Boreen, but are now have a more visible presence on the main drag.

Bearna Beo2 July 2018

20 Years Since Parishioners Stood in For Priest

Hard to believe that it’s 20 years since Bearna Parish made the front page of the Galway City Tribune. It was on the occasion that local Mass-goers stood in for an absent priest at the midday Sunday Mass.

Old Bearna, ChurchBearna Beo28 June 2018

Dogs Driving Residents Barking Mad

Truskey West has been unofficially named ‘townland of barking dogs’, according to one resident! It would be wise to know the law if you have a dog, or you might be landed with a court summons.

Bearna Beo18 June 2018

Be Vigilant - home targeted by thieves

A Truskey West resident has been on to us about a theft at their home during the week, while they were out at work.

CrimeBearna Beo26 May 2018Burglary, Barna, Crime, Galway, Bearna

Limited Say on Future of Bearna

The Local Area Plan for Bearna is up for review again, although feedback is only allowed on the material alterations previously proposed by County Councillors, rather than the entire plan.

Bridie Coyne R.I.P.

We extend our sincere sympathies to the Coyne family on the death today of Bridie, Furrymelia West, Bearna.

Bearna Beo3 May 2018

Community Games are Back

It is heartening to see that the Community Games movement is up and running in the area once again - after an absence of decades, perhaps?

Old Bearna, Sport, Old FurboBearna Beo25 April 2018Na Forbacha, bearna, galway, furbo, Gavan Hennigan, barna, sports, community games

Typhus Outbreak Cuts Off Furbo - 1942

While the rest of the world was fighting the spread of Fascism in November 1942, the people of Furbo and beyond were waging a war of their own - against a Typhus outbreak in Connemara.

Deaths, Old FurboBearna Beo24 April 2018Typhus, Furbo, Connemara, Galway, Barna, Bearna, Na Forbacha, 1942

Claire Curran R.I.P.

Claire's remains will repose in the Cillín, within Bearna Church, on Saturday from 2-5pm. Requiem Mass will take place on Sunday at 2.30pm, followed by burial to Réalt na Mara Cemetery, Furbo.

Bearna Beo19 April 2018

Reilig Bhearna - History at our Feet

In order to archive the graves of Reilig Bhearna into an easily-accessible online database, we will need:

Someone handy with CAD (computer aided design)
Someone who can obtain images of the graveyard's layout with the use of a drone.
People to enter the information into a database in the format required.

Deaths, Old BearnaBearna Beo17 April 2018Graveyard, Galway County Council, Gaillimh, Barna, Bearna