NOTICE BOARD
09/04/2011 On 31 October 2010 Margaret Kennedy did a Skydive to Raise money for St Marks Hospital Foundation, to date she has raised £5671.49 Fund Raising Day at Hendon Golf Club Neither the ominous weather conditions nor the current economic climate or anything else for that matter could dampen spirits as the Eskimo Golf Society staged their 2011 Fund Raising day at Hendon Golf Club on Wednesday this week. 50 golfers and more than seventy hole sponsorships netted £7,310.00 for Fr Paschal Dillon's OMI charity work among the poor in Haiti and South America - a tremendous achievement in these difficult times. The course was in pristine condition, the food brilliant and the Prizes as always well worth the winning and the banter and camaraderie were equally brilliant and equally enjoyable, as always on an Eskimo outing.... Captain Gerry Jackson, Secretary Kevin Kennedy, Treasurer Kathy Carey and the entire 'Eskimo team' worked hard ensure it was a "quality" Eskimo golfing occasion. Members and Guests confirmed that it was - and not just for the money raised. 'Photo Maestro Derek Ryman captured some of the atmosphere in the pictures which are already on the www.eskimogolfsociety.com website along with the full results. The overall winner was Pat Delaney with 37 points and the Guest Prize was won by Noreen Sullivan with 38 points Captain Jerry Jackson in thanking the sponsors and everyone concerned, said " I am absolutely thrilled with everything and only sorry for those who couldn't join in on this happy and worthwhile occasion" and he reminded them not to forget his upcoming 'Captains Day' in Sudbury Golf Club Wembley HA0 1AL on July 6th. ---------------------------------------------------------- Hi everyone and welcome to our new website. Here you can: - Our founder Fr Paddy Sheridan http://www.anglocelt.ie/news/obituaries/articles/2010/09/22/4000168-fr-paddy-sheridan has gone to his eternal reward. An Eskimo Guard of Honour lined the pathway to his final resting place by the Oblate Church in Inchicore Dublin 13.9.10. All that knew him remember him with fondness – for he was a lovely man and a powerful man who served his people and his God for over fifty years. He had a wit and charm that was infectious and a delight to his friends but he wouldn’t ‘suffer fools gladly’and was known to have difficulty controlling his 'footballing instincts' when frustrated. Of course he loved Gaelic football & Hurling, traditional music and any kind of sport, but golf - he loved enough to have founded the Eskimo's.(read his article)
His main mission was keeping people true to the ‘faith of their fathers’ and his sermons were brilliantly simple, always entertaining and always to the point. He once thundered to a noisy funeral congregation ‘remember, not one of you is going to get out of this world alive – so listen up’. When Fr Paddy spoke they listened alright... his jokes were ledgendary but this link http://www.catholic-homilies.net/2010/06/eleventh-sunday-in-ordinary-time.html is a recording of his last sermon – it’s a taste of how he could deliver even when at deaths door... If anyone ever deserved the eternal life of happiness in Heaven that Fr Paddy believed awaited behind that door, it is he...... May he rest in peace. Tom Beisty
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Our Captain
 | Captain 2011 .
Gerry Jackson It is with great pride that I accept the honour of Captaincy of this great Society. I love the game of golf and I have been involved with various fundraising projects for several years. I count the many members as friends and I look forward to continuing contributing to the great traditions of The Eskimo Golf Society. |
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Our President
 | Kieran Madden "I'm delighted to have been appointed President of the Eskimo's. We are so lucky to have a membership of extraordinary people who make the most of every opportunity to bring out the best in everyone around them at every given opportunity, I will do my best to carry on that tradition" |
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