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Kylemore All-Day Singing

Kylemore Abbey, Galway, Ireland

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Joseph McGilloway welcomed everyone to the first Kylemore All-Day Singing held at Kylemore Abbey, Galway, Ireland, on Saturday before the second Sunday in April. He led 107. Joey Rauwolf offered the opening prayer.

Leaders: Kate Kirwan 37b; Carmel Wood 441; Beth Dixon 440; Niamh O’Sullivan 272; Ewan Paterson 274t; Alex Dixon 106; Dara Desmond 270; Declan Synnott 317; Bryan Seale 99; Sinéad Hanrahan 171; Lisa O’Grady 475; Eimear O’Donovan 34t; Eamonn O’Neill 480; Daire O’Sullivan 203; Sarah West 88t; Pauline Hyde 77t; Joseph McGilloway and Olive McFadden 178; Eamonn O’Neill 102.

RECESS

Declan Synnott brought the class back together leading 318. Leaders: Declan Synnott 430; Fergal Malone 175, 288; Bryan Seale and Joey Rauwolf 448t; Eimear O’Donovan 187, 432; Melissa Kelley 27, 383; Lisa O’Grady 284, 47t; Rachel Ní Chuinn 31t; Renata Pekowska and Dee Kirwan 504, 547.

LUNCH

Joseph McGilloway led 324 to bring the afternoon session to order. Leaders: Eamonn O’Neill 29t, 215; Pauline Hyde 46, 159; Daire O’Sullivan 500; Sarah West 157, 498; Alex Dixon 47b, 455; Sinéad Hanrahan 114, 142; Carmel Wood and Olive McFadden 497, 442; Joseph McGilloway 122, 32t; Niamh O’Sullivan 460, 144; Beth Dixon 277, 31b; Kate Kirwan 89, 377; Dara Desmond 111b, 53; Ewan Paterson 59, 117.

RECESS

The class was called to order by Joey Rauwolf and Joseph McGilloway leading 163b. Eamonn O’Neill led the class in a practice of 236 for the mass the following day. Leaders: Declan Synnott 271t; Fergal Malone 472; Bryan Seale 335; Eimear O’Donovan 573; Melissa Kelley 379; Renata Pekowska 86; Lisa O’Grady 56b; Sinéad Hanrahan 569b; Alex Dixon 300; Carmel Wood 542.

Following announcements, Joseph McGilloway and Eamonn O’Neill led 267 as the closing song. Joey Rauwolf offered the closing prayer, and the class was dismissed.

Co-Chairpersons—Joseph McGilloway and Eamonn O’Neill; Secretary—Eamonn O’Neill