LOTTO
Results of the draw held on Monday March 17th. There was no jackpot winner the numbers drawn were 4, 15, 19 & 22. There were eight match three winners, Chris, Carole Stacey, John Byrne, C & P Grant, Naomi Steele, Sean Kennedy, Jackie Keogh and Deirdre Kane. Next week’s jackpot will be € 17,500.
MENS SHED
Roundwood Men’s Shed: The Shed meeting of Tuesday the 25th,will be held in the Roundwood Parish Hall. Commencing at 11.00
we will have a lesson on saving lives and the use of defibrillators. All will be welcome to attend.
HISTORICAL TALK
Roundwood Historical Society. Roundwood Parish Hall, Tuesday 25th March at 8.00 pm. Dr Paulo Virtuani “The Knights Hospitaller and Medieval Wicklow: War, Murder and the odd Crusade”
The religious-military order of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem (also known as “Knights Hospitaller”), an offspring of the Crusades, are perhaps less known than their more famous counterpart, the Knights Templar.
Yet they were arguably just as successful, and for a longer timespan: indeed, they survive today in their modern guise, as the Order of Malta. In this talk Paulo Virtuani will describe the Knights presence in medieval Ireland and how it was linked to the establishment of the Lordship of Ireland, after the Anglo-Norman invasion, and the need to set up a network of properties, aimed at raising revenue to fund their brethren’s military effort in the Holy Land.
This talk will also explore the brief and tense interactions between this crusading Order and the Irish of Wicklow, in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The area of Wicklow was outside the Pale, and became a zone of unrest and turmoil throughout the Middle Ages (and well beyond), making it difficult for the Knights to create a presence there.
Dr Paolo Virtuani, now resident in Roundwood, is from Milan, where he obtained his BA in Medieval History. After coming to Ireland (2007), he completed his PhD in Medieval History in UCD (2014), with a thesis on The Knights of St John of Jerusalem in Medieval Ireland (c.1169 – 1378)
Existing and New Members are Welcome.
PERSONAL ALARMS
The Roundwood and District Community Council are registered to administer the senior alert scheme which provides grants to elderly people towards the provision of personal alarms through the Senior Alert Scheme. The personal alarm offers reassurance to allow independent living, safe in the knowledge that you can quickly be in contact with a family member or neighbour in the event of an emergency. It provides security and peace of mind. If you would like more information, please call 086 8055040 or email sascontact123@gmail.com
SOCIAL WHIST
Next Whist will take place on Wednesday March 19th starting at 8.00 pm in the Parish Hall. Come along and enjoy a night of cards with us.
CARD GAME
45 Card Game: every Tuesday night in Moneystown Community Centre starting at 8 pm. Teas served. All are welcome
CANCER SUPPORT
Roundwood Cancer Support office is open every Monday and Friday from ten to twelve o clock for anyone who needs advice or help when dealing with Cancer.
LOCAL NOTES
If you have an item or news that you would like to include in the Roundwood Notes contact Margaret Bolger the email address is mgtbolger@gmail.com. Items for the notes must be emailed by Sunday night to be in time for paper. the