{"id":7889,"date":"2020-05-07T17:57:47","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T17:57:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/?p=7889"},"modified":"2020-05-07T18:00:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T18:00:04","slug":"old-betsey-the-lawn-mower-has-cut-her-final-blade-of-grass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/index.php\/old-betsey-the-lawn-mower-has-cut-her-final-blade-of-grass\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Betsey the Lawn Mower has cut her final blade of grass"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\"height:40px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent days we have received the news that Old Betsy, our mower of many years, has cut her last blade of grass and is on her way to the GAA fields in the sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\"height:40px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>That has meant that the club have to seek a New Betsy to carry on maintaining our playing fields in pristine condition which is going to place a huge financial strain on the club. A suitable new mower is going to require a five-figure sum and with that in mind we have an exciting new club lotto in the pipeline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\"height:40px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3371-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3371-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3371-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3371-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3371-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3371-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3371-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3371-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3371-95x64.jpg 95w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Old Betsy has cut her final blade of grass<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\"height:40px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Using Zoom, our club executive has met in recent days to formulate a plan going forward for this new style lotto, details of which will be revealed in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\"height:40px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In the meantime club chairman, John Tooher along with Jim Kennedy have been cutting the grass using the mower pictured above which does the job required however, it is impractical in the long term. If you would like to volunteer to cut the grass please contact John and he will be delighted to hear from you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"clear\" style=\"height:40px;\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3381-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3381-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3381-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3381-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3381-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3381-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3381-90x60.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3381-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.nenagheireog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3381-95x64.jpg 95w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>With so little activity in MacDonagh Park, the clubhouse end terrace has become a meadow of wild flowers, providing colour and badly needed nectar and pollen to our ever declining population of insects and bees. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In recent days we have received the news that Old Betsy, our mower of many years, has cut her last blade of grass and is on her way to the GAA fields in the sky. 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