One of many largest and hottest days within the Ballybunion calendar happened this previous Monday to nice acclaim from locals and guests alike.
he day in query in fact is ‘Sample Day’ which was historically the most important day within the Ballybunion calendar when 1000’s would pour in for the festivities from everywhere in the nation, complementing the lots of holidaymakers already within the city.
The standard Sample Day from the 1970’s might have since been revamped to replicate completely different instances in Ballybunion, however the celebrations held on August 15 – the normal date for the competition – proceed to reflect that authentic communal spirit.
The city was buzzing from the get-go on Monday morning because the day kicked off with a marching band – made up of musicians everywhere in the age of 60, with the oldest coming in at 86 – making their manner via the city to cheers from these gathered.
This was adopted up by music from the Junior CEE exterior the Hibernian bar earlier than everybody headed on right down to Girls Seashore for jam-packed schedule of solely free occasions together with a sandcastle constructing competitors together with races for all age teams.
Lastly, the day was rounded off music and dancing on the grandstand on the Fortress Inexperienced with the music maestro Eddie Lee offering the tunes on the day.
Maggie Hayes – who alongside together with her fellow organising committee members, Ann-Marie Tydings and Bridie Chute, helped to make the day the success it was – spoke to The Kerryman on Monday night as she mirrored on one other profitable outing for the favored competition.
“It was completely improbable. We could not have requested for any higher. We put loads of work into this 12 months’s occasion and it is all undoubtedly paid off. It was simply so improbable to see folks out having fun with themselves and life being introduced again to the city once more after two lengthy years of COVID. It was simply an unbelievable day. The stall holders, they had been all out in power from as far-off as Ballydesmond and so they had been completely delighted with their day,” she stated.
Ending up, Maggie stated that she needs to pay an enormous thanks to Ann-Marie and Bridie and everybody else for all of their assist with this 12 months’s occasion.
