Meath Branch

Meath RTA On Tour.

Pictured outside Glengowla Mines Galway May 2019

“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:

The new committee made a presentation to Maura Norris,Tony Wallace and( Mary Redmond absent from picture) to thank them for all their hard work as members of Meath Branch RTA committee.

Members of Meath Retired Teachers Association pictured at Béal na mBláth in West Cork, scene of the Michael Collins assassination in August 1922. The group visited many points of interest including Skibbereen, Clonakilty, Sherkin Island and Spike Island.

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!

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.