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The Golden Mile of Galway | Slí Dhúlra na Gaillimhe 2010

Galway County Council in conjunction with Galway Rural Development Company, Comhar na nOileán, Forum Connemara and Galway County Heritage Forum, invites community groups to enter this important heritage competition.

The Golden Mile of Galway is an initiative of Galway County Heritage Plan; the aim of which is to foster a greater appreciation and awareness of our country roadscapes by rural dwellers and visitors.  This can be done through careful management of the flora and fauna, ditches, traditional stone walls and other natural and man made features in a litter/rubbish free environment.

Awards will be given for

• Overall award : Perpetual trophy
• The mile showing best potential
• The mile showing best potential
• Best natural heritage mile
• Best built heritage mile
• The safest mile
• The Tony Dervan RIP, award for best community effort (to include litter management)

Applications are confined to either a local primary, local secondary or local tertiary road.
It is hoped to produce a calendar at the end of the year which will highlight the rich heritage of the miles selected.
Judging will be by an independent panel of judges and will take place in September 2010.

Closing Date: Friday 30th July 2010 at 4.00pm

Application forms and further information from
Marie Mannion,
Heritage Officer,
Galway County Council,
Prospect Hill,
Galway. 

Phone 091 509198
E-mail: mmannion@galwaycoco.ie

or
Frank Keane,
Rural Resource Officer,
Galway Rural Development,
Mellows Campus,
Athenry,
Co. Galway.
Phone 091 844335
E-mail: fkeane@grd.ie

Reading Your Golden Mile Landscape Seminar

The seminar will take place in Brigit’s Garden, Roscahill, Co. Galway on Saturday 24th July 2010 at 10.00am. Practical advice and guidance on filling out the application form and presenting your Golden Mile for the competition will be given by a panel of experts in the morning. The afternoon will involve hands on training on reading your landscape when the heritage experts and Oughterard Heritage group will bring the group to the award winning Leam Golden Mile in Oughterard and show people how to read their landscape.

Further information is available from:
Marie Mannion, Heritage Officer, Galway County Council, Prospect Hill, Galway.
Phone 091 509198 E-mail: mmannion@galwaycoco.ie

or
Frank Keane, Rural Resource Officer, Galway Rural Development, Mellows Campus, Athenry, Co. Galway.
Phone 091 844335 E-mail: fkeane@grd.ie

or
Joe Conaty, Rural Development Officer FORUM Connemara, Letterfrack, Co. Galway. Phone  Letterfrack:  095-4111 or Oughterard: 091-866059 or
e-mail j.conaty@forumconnemara.ie or visit www.galway.ie

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Tugann Comhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe i gcomhar le Forbairt Tuaithe na Gaillimhe, Comhar na nOileán, Fóram Chonamara, Meitheal Forbartha na Gaeltachta agus Fóram Oidhreachta Chontae na Gaillimhe cuireadh do ghrúpaí pobail cur isteach ar an gcomórtas tábhachtach oidhreachta seo.
Is tionscnamh de chuid Phlean Oidhreachta Chontae na Gaillimhe é Míle Órga na Gaillimhe, a bhfuil sé d’aidhm aige tuiscint agus aithne níos fearr ar ár mbóithre tuaithe a chothú i measc chónaitheoirí tuaithe agus cuairteoirí.  Is féidir é seo a dhéanamh trí bhainistíocht chúramach ar flóra agus fána, díoga, ballaí traidisiúnta cloiche agus gnéithe eile nádúrtha agus saorga i dtimpeallacht shaor ó bhruscar/dramhaíl. 

Bronnfar gradaim ar

• Gradam Fhoriomlán : buantrófaí
• An míle a léiríonn an acmhainneacht is fearr
• An míle leis an oidhreachta nádúrtha is fearr
• An míle oidhreachta tógtha is fearr
• An míle is sábháilte
• Gradam Tony Dervan RIP don iarracht phobail is fearr (bainistiú bruscair san áireamh)

Tá iarratais teoranta do phríomhbhóthar áitiúil, bóthar áitiúil den dara grád nó bóthar treasach áitiúil.
Tá súil féilire a chur le chéile ag deireadh na bliana a thabharfadh suntas d’oidhreacht shaibhir na mílte a roghnófar.
Is painéal moltóireachta neamhspleách a bheidh i mbun moltóireachta, agus beidh sé seo ar siúl i Meán Fómhair 2010.

Dáta Deiridh: Dé hAoine 30ú Iúil 2010 ag 4.00i.n.

Foirmeacha iarratais agus níos mó eolais ó :

Marie Mannion,
Oifigeach Oidhreachta,
Comhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe,
Cnoc na Radharc, Gaillimh.

Fón 091 509198
Ríomhphost: mmannion@galwaycoco.ie

nó
Frank Keane,
Oifigeach Acmhainní Tuaithe,
Forbairt Tuaithe na Gaillimhe,
Campas Mellows,
Baile Átha an Rí,
Co. na Gaillimhe. 

Fón: 091 844335
Ríomhphost: fkeane@grd.ie

Seimineár: Tírdhreach an Mhíle Órga a Léamh

Beidh an seimineár seo ar siúl i nGáirdín Bhríde, Ros Cathail, Co. na Gaillimhe ar an Satharn an 24 Iúil 2010 ag 10.00am. Beidh painéal saineolaithe ann an mhaidin sin chun comhairle agus treoir phraiticiúil a thabhairt faoi chomhlánú an fhoirm iarratais agus faoi do Mhíle Órga a chur i láthair don chomórtas. Le linn na tráthnóna beidh oiliúint phraiticiúil ar fáil faoi léamh an tírdhreacha nuair a thabharfaidh na saineolaithe oidhreachta agus Grúpa Oidhreachta Uachtar Ard an grúpa chuig an Mhíle Órga in Uachtar Ard a bhuaigh gradam cheana. Tá tuilleadh eolais ar fáil ó:

Marie Mannion, OIfigeach Oidhreachta, Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe, Cnoc na Radharc, Gaillimh. 
Teileafón 091 509198 Ríomhphost: mmannion@galwaycoco.ie nó

Frank Keane, OIfigeach Acmhainní Tuaithe, Forbairt Tuaithe na Gaillimhe, Campas Uí Mhaoilíosa, Baile Átha an Rí, Co. na Gaillimhe.
Teileafón 091 844335 Ríomhphost: fkeane@grd.ie nó 

Joe Conaty, Oifigeach Forbartha Tuaithe FORUM Chonamara, Leitir Fraic, Co. na Gaillimhe.
Teileafón Leitir Fraic:  095-4111 nó Uachtar Ard: 091-866059 nó Ríomhphost: j.conaty@forumconnemara.ie nó tabhair cuairt ar www.galway.ie