Spa the quiz masters with a near perfect score

 

 

Rian Gleeson of Glenflesk was runner-up in the recitation

 

Solo singing: Olivia Angland from Glenflesk with Kerry minor footballer Donagh O’Sullivan

 

The Legion quiz team

 

The Fossa quiz team who were runners-up Dáithí Stack, Cian Kelly, Paddy O’Donoghue and Daisy Cremin

 

The Dr Crokes quiz team

 

The Dr Crokes figure dancers Riain O’Donnell, Bethany Byrne, Natalia Walewacz, Mia McMahon, Orla Forde, Aoife Kelleher, Etaoin Cotter and Máire Lynch

 

All the participants that competed in the county finals of Scór na bPaistí in Dromid

 

Listry: Runners-up in the drama/novelty competition, included are Abbie McCarthy, Sarah Quirke, Paddy Quirke, Abbie Fleming, Lauren Fleming, Mary O’Donoghue, Kate O’Donoghue and Lola Rose Walsh

Not for the first time, East Kerry clubs stole the show at the keenly contested county finals of Scór na bPaistí, held in Dromid, at the weekend.

Talented representatives from the district board area made their mark with Spa pipping Fossa in the quiz, Legion winning the set dancing, Kilcummin triumphing in the instrumental music, Glenflesk finishing runners-up in both the recitation and solo singing and Dr Crokes the runners-up in the figure dancing.

Listry ran Foilmore close in the drama and Cordal were just edged out by Listowel Emmets in the ballad group competition.

Twelve teams competed in the quiz with Spa, Dr Crokes, Fossa and Legion competing against Renard, Finuge, Glenbeigh-Glencar, Cordal, Knocknagoshel, Laune Rangers, St Senans and Milltown Castlemaine.

Spa registered an astonishing score of 39 out of 40 and Fossa came second with another high score of 33.

A total of 161 primary school children competed and as this was the first time for many of them to perform on stage, they did magnificently.

The medals were presented by Kerry minor star and Dromid footballer Donagh O’Sullivan.

Results:

Solo singing: 1. Crotta O’Neills (Íde Hussey), 2. Glenflesk (Olivia Angland).

Recitation: 1. Dromin Pearses (Daithí Ó Sé), 2. Glenflesk (Rian Gleeson).

Drama/Novelty: 1. Foilmore (Iona Wynton, Callum Wynton, Aoibhinn O’Sullivan, Sadhbh Garvey, Emma Fogarty, Aoife Hurley, Sorcha O’Sullivan and Molly Ryan Hill), 2. Listry (Abbie McCarthy, Sarah Quirke, Paddy Quirke, Abbie Fleming, Lauren Fleming, Mary O’Donoghue, Kate O0Donoghue and Lola Rose Walsh).

Music: 1. Valentia (Emily NicGabhann and Colm MacGabhann), 2. Beale (Katie Joyce, Gracie O’Sullivan, Finan Fogarty, Saoirse Fogarty and Marianne Kiely).

Sean nÓs singing: 1. Listowel Emmets (Dara Ó Cinnéide), 2. Churchill (Sarah Duggan).

Ballad Group: 1. Renard (Sarah Lil McGill, Faye O’Sullivan, Shauna Kelly, Michaela Kelly and Kiana Santos), 2. Cordal (Melissa Horgan, Roisin O’Sullivan, Aisling O’Donoghue, Eibhlin Ni Chiardubhain and Anna McAuliffe).

Instrumental Music: 1. Kilcummin (Eoin Foley, Sean Fleming, Grace O’Sullivan, Marissa O’Connor and Katie Brosnan).

Figure dancing: 1. Waterville (Melissa Horgan, Roisin O’Sullivan, Aisling O’Donoghue, Eibhlin Ni Chiardubhain and Anna McAuliffe), 2. Dr Crokes (Riain O’Donnell, Bethany Byrne, Natalia Walewacz, Mia McMahon, Orla Forde, Aoife Kelleher, Etaoin Cotter and Máire Lynch).

Set dancing: 1. Legion (Rían Brosnan, Callum Cox, Ava Brosnan, Sadie Brosnan, Jessie Keane, Brian Brosnan, Adam Counihan and Mia Cox, 2. Waterville (Laura Clifford, Ella Clifford, Sally Anne O’Connell, Laragh Egan, Aideen Dwyer, Ellen Galvin, Cliona O’Sullivan, Grace Murphy and Harriet O’Sullivan).

Question time: 1. Spa (Dáithí Stack, Cian Kelly, Paddy O’Donoghue  and Daisy Cremin. Mentors: Seamus Clifford, Michael Aherne and Eileen Aherne), 2. Fossa: Dáithí Stack, Cian Kelly, Paddy O’Donoghue and Daisy Cremin. Mentor: Celine Ryle O’Sullivan).

Overall club award: (Siobhan Cotter Memorial Trophy): Waterville.

Overall participation club: (Healey/O’Connor Trophy: Dromid.

All photographs: Anne Holland

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