Snapshot of Glenamaddy
IT’S a long time since I’ve seen a front door left open or Mi-wadi being served with dinner in the middle of the day. But I did see both when I visited Glenamaddy on Wednesday July 25. This is not to suggest that the town is stuck in the past.
What I discovered over the next few hours is that it is a town which respects and honours its past and by way of engaging in over 30 mostly voluntary societies and organisations works hard to create a town which is beautiful to behold and provides a space for people of all ages and talents.
I started by walking into the Town Hall Theatre which is being refurbished through a Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht grant. The fixed seats have been replaced by comfortable, modern seats, sections of which can move to make movement in and out of rows easier; the whole place is being painted by Tom Burke.
Up to now the Town Hall has housed the library but it is hoped that soon it will be used solely for drama. That will happen if and when the Library moves to the Glenamaddy Resource Centre (the old tech school). The move and digitisation of the library will happen at the same time.
What I discovered over the next few hours is that it is a town which respects and honours its past and by way of engaging in over 30 mostly voluntary societies and organisations works hard to create a town which is beautiful to behold and provides a space for people of all ages and talents.
I started by walking into the Town Hall Theatre which is being refurbished through a Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht grant. The fixed seats have been replaced by comfortable, modern seats, sections of which can move to make movement in and out of rows easier; the whole place is being painted by Tom Burke.
Up to now the Town Hall has housed the library but it is hoped that soon it will be used solely for drama. That will happen if and when the Library moves to the Glenamaddy Resource Centre (the old tech school). The move and digitisation of the library will happen at the same time.