Meath Branch
Some of the more senior members of the branch will flesh out the story of its earlier days on this site at a later date.
Next Branch Meeting
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Latest News - 2022 Activities
- Harry Clarke Window
- An Blascaod Mór
Visit to Galway and Clifdon, May 2018
Trip to Armagh
“On Thursday 25th Oct. 37, Meath Branch members enjoyed a Day Trip to the beautiful city of Armagh. Below are some photos of the event:
- Weapons training!!
- Navan Centre
Branch Trip to Belgium, September 2018
- Pictured with Marian Harkin MEP at the EU Parliament in Brussels. Front row :Angela Keogh, Tony Wallace, Brona Burke, Mary Dorgan, Irl Mc Quaide, Mary Redmond, Sr.Nora Mc Cann, Maura Norris, Sr.Margaret Cusack Back row: Mary Dwyer, Maureen Brophy, June Curtis, Mary Luddy, Margaret Ryan Ann Abbott
- Sr. Margaret, Brona, Margaret and Angela pictured at Francis Ledwidge memorial Ypres.
- Meath RTA on tour in the Belgian sunshine Sept. 2018
- Mary, Tony and Maura pictured outside the beautiful Ghent Castle
Presentation to retiring Committee Members
Photos of the West Cork Trip - 24th April 2018
Photos of the Lake District Trip, May 2017
Over 40 members of Meath Retired Teachers’ Association spent five days touring the Lake District and its environs in Cumbria, Northwest England in May 2017.
This trip included trips to Windermere, Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage, Grasmere and Keswick.
The touring party then ventured further north to Carlisle and across the border to Gretna Green in Scotland. Two of the members partook in a ‘wedding’ ceremony. Their names will remain confidential to protect the innocent! Suffice to say a wonderful time was had by all. The weather was a most benign 20 degrees which facilitated panoramic views of the landscape at its stunning best.
The pictures above show the group and committee members Maura, Tony and Mary getting into the spirit of their environment at Gretna Green!
Photos of the trips to Wexford and Derry
Branch members recently visited Wexford and Derry.
Hook Head: Members of Meath Retired Teachers Association pictured coping with the elements at Hook Head Lighthouse on September 16th 2016. The trip also encompassed visits to the National 1798 Rebellion Centre and to the Dunbrody Famine Ship.
Above: Committee members Mary Redmond, Tony Wallace and Maura Norris at the Seamus Heaney Home Place in April 2017. This centre displays many exhibits on the life and works of the poet and gave the Meath group an oppportunity to explore the background to his many celebrated works in greater detail.
Group Picture Derry: Meath Retired Teachers at the Heaney Centre in Bellaghy, Co.Derry. The group visited the Siege Museum, City Walls and had a walking tour of the Bogside with its evocative murals. An evening stroll over the Peace Bridge was particularly memorable. Day Two concentrated on the literary legacy of Nobel Prize Winner Seamus Heaney visiting many places associated with the great poet and his works including Mossbawn, Magherafelt and his final resting place at Bellaghy Graveyard.
Branch Officers
Seamus P. O'Neill
Cathaoirleach
Anne Abbott
Secretary
Eileen Kirwan
Treasurer
Contact Us
Anne Abbott
087-9707603
E-Mail: meathrtai@gmail.com
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The Meath Retired are pictured outside York Minster in April 2015. This trip also included a visit to Bronte country which gave a great insight into the life and times of the literary sisters.
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The Meath Branch at the Bridge of Spies Berlin in April 2016. A wonderful time was had by all members who left no museum unvisited!
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Committee members Maura Norris, Tony Wallace and Mary Redmond at a Garden Party in áras an Uachtaráin in June 2016.