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Dowdallshill GFC members make their annual Christmas run to St Oliver's

Tradition now in its 54th year

Reporter:

Gavin McLaughlin

28 Dec 2016

Pat Rogers and Colm Fergus
Lorraine Watters and Philip Kirk
Seamus Keelan and Owen Gribben
Mick McManus pictured with his son-in-law, Martin Murphy, and his daughter Anne Murphy
Colm and Bridie Corrigan at St Oliver's on Christmas Day
Santa Claus pictured with members of Dowdallshill GFC at St Oliver’s on Christmas Day
Members of Dowdallshill GFC arriving at St Oliver’s on Christmas Day
Stuart Agnew gets a selfie with Santa Claus
John Byrne and Paddy Kettle at the Dowdallshill GFC Christmas Day run to St Oliver’s
Santa Claus pictured with Pat Toner, Kerri Halpenny and Louth County Board Chairman Des Halpenny at the Dowdallshill GFC Christmas Day run to St Oliver’s
Margaret Dunne, Brigid McDermott and Angela Woods
Billy and Brendan O'Callaghan
Kay O’Keefe, Director of Nursing with Seamus Keelan and Pat Toner of Dowdallshill GFC and Des Halpenny, Chairman of the Louth County Board at the Dowdallshill GFC Christmas Day run to St Oliver’s
Francie Duffy, Stuart Agnew, Alan Martin and Vincent McKevitt providing the entertainment at St Oliver’s on Christmas Day
Andy Califf, Paul Keenan and Ann Marie O’Murchu
Emma Halpenny pictured with her mother Anna
Brendan, Luke and Louise Walsh pictured with Eva Andrews
Ronan O’Rafferty and Noel Loughran

For the past 54 years, members of Dowdallshill GFC have made the Christmas morning run from St Brigid’s Park to St Oliver’s Hospital on the Dublin Road.

This year was no different, with a large group of club members making their way through the town before arriving at St Oliver’s to partake in some Christmas songs with those gathered.

Dundalk Democrat photographer Arthur Kinahan was on hand to capture one of the town’s oldest - and finest - traditions.

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