Residents Section

A big welcome to Betty O’Connor and

Sheila Meade who joined us in

Riverdale recently.

Celebration

of Nursing

Homes Week.

13th June Voices of Riverdale Choir

Tracy and Jean accompanied the choir

with their wonderful singing and piano

playing. The residents gave an epic

performance which was thoroughly

enjoyed by a very receptive audience.

14th June The Sports Quiz. The

staff/residents all wore a sports

jersey and rose to the challenge with

a little bit of rivalry to add to

proceedings. Polina’s Punks won out in

the end. A great afternoon was had by

all

15th June 800 Years of Fashion

presented by the

Hunt Museum was

a very memorable

afternoon and

enjoyed by staff,

residents and

visitors alike.

Nancy enjoys

watching staff and residents dressing

up as Elizabethan nobility and

medieval serfs. The workshop covered

eight periods from 1200 to 1920’s.

Musical Quiz

A musical quiz took

place on 15th July.

Eileen Mellet’s team

won out in the end

with Catherine

Brennan’s team coming a close second.

Congrats to all.

Riverdale Newsletter Tel: 061-340525 Issue No. 10 1stSept.2016.

Euro 2016 Soccer Sweepstake.

The residents enjoyed flag making for

the European Cup. A prize giving

ceremony was held on 15th July

awarding 1st prize to Linda for backing

Portugal to win the European Cup

Final. Well done Linda.

Birthday Greetings.

Mickie Monaghan celebrated his

birthday on

24th June.

Mary

Fitzgerald

on 22nd

July, Pat on

26th July,

Eileen on

11th and

Delia on 28th August. Maura Kennedy

will celebrate her 97th birthday on 8th

Sept. Congrats to one and all.

Would You Like a Support Group?

For family members of resident’s

suffering from Dementia/Alzheimer’s

Disease. The group will be held in

Riverdale on the 3rd Monday of the

month from 7-8pm commencing on 19th

Sept. Contact Mary Storey or Marion

to book your place.

Riverdale Choir

Tracy will coach our choir in the

afternoon on the 1st and 3rd

Wednesday of every month

commencing in September.

Dearly Departed

Wyn Harrington passed away

peacefully on 16th June in Limerick

Regional Hospital We extend our

deepest condolences to her beloved

family and many friends.

Kathleen Hanrahan passed away

peacefully in Riverdale on 16th August.

We extend our deepest condolences

to her family and friends.

Lily Crowe passed away peacefully

amidst her loving

family on 20th

August. We

extend our

condolences to

her loving family

and friends

Ita Quilligan

passed away

peacefully amidst

her loving family on

27th August. We

extend our deepest

condolences to her

family and friends. Those we hold most dear never

truly leave us. They live on in the

kindness they showed.

The comfort they shared and the

love they brought into our lives.

Staff Section.

Ongoing Workshops/Education.

• Quality Control/HIQA Meeting

held in Riverdale on 27th June.

HIQA Registration Inspection Visit

Held on 28th-29th June. An excellent

report followed. Well done to one and

all.

Farewell

To Emma,

Karina and

Rachel who

left Riverdale

in August.

Thank you for

your

dedication and

kindness to all in your care. We will

miss you. We wish you every success

and happiness in the future.

Welcome Back

To Annie and Kirsty who have re-

joined our team of Care Assistants.

Aelish’s Hen Night

Enjoying a wonderful night out on 13th

August with Mary, Aileen and Ciara.

All Hands On Deck on 27th August!

When the going gets tough, the tough

get going. Following a boiler

malfunction the two Mary’s,

Carrieanne and Ashling row in to clear

the flood waters. Well done to all.

Aileen’s Family Holiday.

Scott, Frank. Aileen and Ben enjoying

a break in Bulgaria.

Down Memory Lane - Eileen Mellet Eileen had a happy childhood growing up with

her parents on a farm in Tulla Co. Clare. Her

siblings included Paddy, Jim, Tom, Mary,

Nuala, John and Sheila. Eileen recalls milking

the cows, a dog called Floss, picking potatoes

- she loved the old farmhouse and country

life. She remembers great sing-songs in the

evenings accompanied by the piano and

fiddle.

Eileen with her parents, brothers/sisters.

Eileen loved to perform and would regularly

do a jig. She attended boarding school and

completed her Leaving Cert in Seamount

College in Kinvara. She recalls getting in to

lots of trouble with girlfriend Enda Dawson.

Eileen went on to train in Hotel Management

in the Old Ground Hotel in Ennis. Mark

Mellet used to come to the hotel for tea.

Love quickly blossomed and they were later

married in Tulla and had their reception in

Ennis.

Mark owned a garage in Nenagh and they

lived there for many happy years.

Eileen/Mark enjoying a dress dance.

Her hobbies included Irish music, step

dancing, golf, bridge and walking in the

country. They enjoyed holidays to Salthill,

Carraroe and Westport. Later when the boys

were grown up they enjoyed many holidays

to the Canary Islands with their friends and

to the U.S. to visit their son Jarlath.

Eileen’s three sons - Mark, Eoin and Jarleth

Unfortunately Eileen lost

her beloved husband

Mark last year. She bears

her loss with courage and

dignity.

Eileen loves music and sings with the Voices

of Riverdale Choir. She gives her opinion

with gusto and continues to leave a little

sparkle wherever she goes.