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Irish Association

Bray, Wicklow

Christ Church

Thursday, 15 January 2015 in 58m (28–1–17)

1312 Brandau Surprise Major

Composed by Donald F Morrison

1 Andrew W R Wilby

2 Clice G Smith

3 Julia A Lysaght

4 Peter J Sanderson (C)

5 Michael J Pomeroy

6 Timothy P Bradley

7 Richard H Burton

8 Brian P Diserens

To celebrate the 10th wedding anniversary of Brian and Geraldine Diserens, married in this church on 15th January 2005.

Irish Association

Kilkenny, Kilkenny

Cathedral Church of St Canice

Friday, 16 January 2015 in 3h 13 (22 in E♭)

5120 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by A J Cox

1 Dickon R Love

2 Clive G Smith

3 Jon Waters

4 Michael J Pomeroy

5 Andrew W R Wilby

6 Timothy P Bradley

7 Brian P Diserens

8 Richard H Burton (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5415.0138

Irish Association

Limerick, Limerick

Mount St Alphonsus

Thursday, 22 January 2015

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Mark Thompson

2 Christy Pratt

3 Julia Lysaght (C)

4 Mike Pomeroy

5 Philip Talbot

6 Stephen Jordan

1st away from cover: 1

Irish Association

Cork, Cork

Saturday, 31 January 2015 in 44m (10–3–21)

1290 Plain Bob Doubles

Plain Course Stedman Doubles, 1230 Plain Bob Doubles

1 George Roberts

2 Julia Lysaght (C)

3 Ivan McCutcheon

4 Liam O'Sullivan

5 David Galbraith

6 Martin Dier

First Quarter 6. For Martin Dier, leaving St. Fin Barre's after two and a half years ringing, and for Jean Hamilton, Ecologist and Badger Tracker.

Irish Association

Skibbereen, Cork

Abbeystrewry Church

Sunday, 8 February 2015 in 2h 21 (3–0–5)

5040 Doubles

7m. 6 extents each of Winchendon Place, St Nicholas, Reverse Canterbury, St Martin, St Simon, Plain Bob, Grandsire.

1 Matthew J Lavington

2 Roy LeMarechal (C)

3 Julian N Ferrar

4 Michael J Pomeroy

5 Martin B Hough

6 Julia A Lysaght

First peal - 1. First peal on a covering bell - 6. First peal of Doubles on the bells. One more for the CC300 project. Well done to Matthew who, previously, had not rung continuously for more than 15 minutes.

Ringing World page reference: 5418.0209

Irish Association

Belfast, Antrim

St Thomas

Saturday, 7 March 2015 in 46m (18–2–24 in E♭)

1260 Stedman Triples

1 Maud Lindsay

2 Jean Jeffery

3 Philip M Talbot

4 Julia A Lysaght

5 Gaurang Patel

6 Michael J Pomeroy

7 Alan J Ladd (C)

8 Geoffrey Bourton

First quarter of Stedman as conductor - 7

Irish Association

Ballylesson, Down

Holy Trinity, Drumbo

Sunday, 8 March 2015 (11–2–27 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Maud Lindsay

2 Geoffrey Bourton

3 Julia Lysaght

4 Philip Talbot

5 Mike Pomeroy (C)

6 Gaurang Patel

1st Minor: 2

Irish Association

Dublin, Dublin

St Audoen

Monday, 16 March 2015 in 3h 6 (14–2–18 in F)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: Primrose, London, Durham, Beverley, Ipswich, Bourne and Norwich

1 David J Dearnley

2 Paul N Mounsey (C)

3 Michael J Pomeroy

4 George H Campling

5 Ian G Campbell

6 Alan Regin

Ringing World page reference: 5424.0356

Irish Association

Taney, Dublin

Christ Church

Tuesday, 17 March 2015 in 3h 8 (19–3–0 in E)

5024 Bristol Surprise Major

Composed by Roger Baldwin

1 Pauline Campling

2 Paul N Mounsey (C)

3 David J Dearnley

4 Michael J Pomeroy

5 Ian G Campbell

6 Martin B Hough

7 Alan Regin

8 George H Campling

On St Patrick's Day

Ringing World page reference: 5424.0356

Irish Association

Blessington, Wicklow

St Mary

Tuesday, 17 March 2015 in 2h 56 (12–0–18 in G)

5040 Surprise Minor

7 methods: Netherseale, Wells, York, Caithness, Surfleet, Wetsminster and Cambridge.

1 Michael J Pomeroy

2 Ian G Campbell

3 David J Dearnley

4 Paul N Mounsey

5 George H Campling (C)

6 Alan Regin

On St Patrick's Day

First peal of Minor on the bells, which were cast in 1682

Ringing World page reference: 5424.0356

Irish Association

Dublin, Ireland

St Patrick's Cathedral

Sunday, 22 March 2015 in 49m (14–2–14)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Irene Stokes

2 Derek McEndoo

3 Gail McEndoo

4 David Taylor

5 Peter McBride (C)

6 Derek Waller

First attempt - 1.

Rung as a birthday compliment to Joan Murphy, President of the St Patrick's Amateur Society of Change Ringers.

Irish Association

Hillsborough, Down

St Malachy

Sunday, 19 April 2015 in 45m (6½ cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Stan Scott

2 Alistair Jameson

3 Gaurang Patel

4 Daryl Jameson

5 Simon Walker (C)

6 Stephen Walker

Rung as a thanksgiving for the life of Harry Shortt (1941-2015), a much-loved ringer at this tower who died on Easter Sunday.

First quarter for Stephen, Harry's son-in-law.

Irish Association

Hillsborough, Down

St Malachy

Sunday, 26 April 2015 in 48m (10 cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Jonathan Houston

2 Daryl Jameson

3 Gaurang Patel

4 William Chapman

5 Simon Walker (C)

6 Gary Patterson

A thanksgiving for the life of our friend Harry Shortt. Died on Easter Sunday.

Irish Association

Hillsborough, Down

St Malachy

Monday, 4 May 2015 (18–3–16)

30 Minutes Of Call Changes and Plain Hunt

1 Andrew Walker

2 Gary Patterson

3 Ian Stanfield

4 Stewart Walker

5 Edmund White

6 Neville Turkington

7 William Chapman

8 Stephen Walker

9 Stan Scott

10 Simon Walker (C)

Rung to celebrate the birth of HRH Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana of Cambridge.

Irish Association

Hillsborough, Down

St Malachy

Saturday, 9 May 2015 (10)

25 Minutes Of Call Changes

1 Daryl Jameson

2 Sarah Kilpatrick

3 Alice Kilpatrick

4 Stan Scott

5 Neville Turkington/Gary Patterson

6 Edmund White

7 Alistair Jameson (C)

8 William Chapman

Rung to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day.

Irish Association

Lurgan, Armagh

Church of Christ The Redeemer

Sunday, 10 May 2015

50 15 Minutes Of Call Changes After Morning Service Anniversary Of V E Day

1 Sandra Castles

2 Denis Johnston

3 Jill Castles

4 William Dumigan

5 Leslie Wylie (C)

Irish Association

Dublin, Ireland

St Patrick's Cathedral

Sunday, 7 June 2015 in 43m (14–2–14)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Kathleen McEndoo

2 Joan Murphy

3 Gail McEndoo

4 Robert MacDonald

5 Peter McBride

6 Derek McEndoo (C)

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Guinness restoration of the Cathedral.

Irish Association

Carrickfergus, Antrim

St Nicholas

Monday, 22 June 2015 in 44m (13–2–16 in F♯)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Alex T Nelson

2 Maud Lindsay

3 Jean Jeffery

4 Alan J Ladd (C)

5 Gaurang Patel

6 William Chapman

First Quarter Peal - 1

Irish Association

Limerick, Ireland

St Mary's Cathedral

Thursday, 9 July 2015 in 40m (11½ cwt. )

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Gerry O'Shea

2 Christy Pratt

3 Philip Talbot

4 Kieron Brislane

5 Mike Pomeroy (C)

6 Mark Thompson

A thanksgiving for the life of Father Vincent Kavannagh CSsR, Mount St. Alphonsus Limerick who died recently.

Irish Association

Limerick, Limerick

Mount St Alphonsus

Thursday, 23 July 2015 in 41m (11–0–4 (G))

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Mark Thompson

2 Christy Pratt

3 Philip Talbot

4 Kieron Brislane

5 Mike Pomeroy (C)

6 Alan Hegarty

Irish Association

Belfast, Antrim

St Thomas

Saturday, 25 July 2015 in 47m (18–2–24 in E♭)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Adnan Zahoor-Ali

2 Maud Lindsay

3 Philip Talbot

4 Gaurang Patel

5 Michael Pomeroy (C)

6 Eric Thompson

First Quarter Peal - 1

Irish Association

Arklow, Wicklow

St Saviour

Saturday, 25 July 2015 (22–2–19 in E)

1288 Grandsire Triples

1 June Kelly

2 Annabelle Prebble

3 Kathleen McEndoo

4 Harriet S E Prebble

5 Peter McBride

6 Derek McEndoo (C)

7 John Prebble

8 Derek Waller

Dedicated to Mrs Kinch on the occasion of her 90th Birthday, mother of Annabelle and grandmother of John.

Irish Association

Hillsborough, Down

St Malachy

Wednesday, 5 August 2015 in 49m (18–3–16)

1260 Plain Bob Triples

1 Jonathan Houston

2 Bridget White

3 Maud Lindsay

4 Gaurang Patel

5 Michael White

6 Jean Jeffery

7 Simon Walker (C)

8 Eric Thompson

Congratulations to Jonathan Houston, BA (Hons), on his graduation from Queen's University, Belfast. Also to mark sixty years of ringing at this tower by Alistair Jameson.

Get well soon to our original conductor, Michael Crockett.

Irish Association

Rosscarbery, Cork

St Fachtna's Cathedral

Thursday, 6 August 2015 in 43m (12cwt)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Judy Robinson

2 Jane D Johnston

3 George Roberts

4 Liam O'Sullivan

5 Martin B Hough (C)

6 Oliver Roberts

Get well soon, Bob Cooke, Tower captain of Rosscarbery!

Irish Association

Hillsborough, Down

St Malachy

Saturday, 15 August 2015

20 Minutes Of Call Changes

1 Andrew Walker

2 Sarah Kilpatrick / Daryl Jameson

3 Alice Kilpatrick / Simon Walker (C)

4 Alistair Jameson

5 Edmund White / Gary Patterson

6 Neville Turkington

7 Stan Scott

8 William Chapman / Ian Stanfield

9 Jonathan Houston

10 Charles Kilpatrick

Rung at the conclusion of the local act of commemoration to mark the 70th anniversary of VJ Day.

Irish Association

Limerick, Limerick

Mount St Alphonsus

Sunday, 23 August 2015

1260 Doubles

60 Stedman, 720 Grandsire, 480 PB

1 Imelda Byrne

2 Maud Lindsay

3 Julia Lysaght (C)

4 Jean Jeffery

5 Philip Talbot

6 Mike Pomeroy

Irish Association

Hillsborough, Down

St Malachy

Wednesday, 9 September 2015 (18–3–16)

90 Minutes Of Calls, Firing, Plain Hunt and Grandsire

1 Andrew Walker

2 Gary Patterson

3 Alistair Jameson

4 Simon Walker (C)

5 Gaurang Patel / Edmund White (C)

6 Neville Turkington

7 William Chapman

8 Stephen Walker

To mark Her Majesty the Queen attaining the longest reign in British monarchical history.

Irish Association

Skibbereen, Cork

Abbeystrewry Church

Saturday, 12 September 2015 in 39m (3 cwt)

1260 Grandsire Doubles

1 Elena Gil

2 Ian S Bennett

3 Andrew D Howell

4 Colin Holliday

5 Martin B Hough (C)

6 Gonzalo Gil

First quarter peal at first attempt for Elena and Gonzalo. Rung as part of the annual "West Cork Weekend"

Irish Association

Hillsborough, Down

St Malachy

Saturday, 12 September 2015 in 44m (6½ cwt)

1260 Stedman and Plain Bob Doubles

1 Alistair Jameson

2 Jonathan Houston

3 Daryl Jameson

4 Gaurang Patel

5 Simon Walker (C)

6 Gary Patterson

In memory of Charlie Reede of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.

Irish Association

Drinagh, Cork

The Far Cork Campanile

Sunday, 13 September 2015 in 31m (11 lbs)

1260 Cambridge Surprise and Plain Bob Minor

720 Cambridge, 540 Plain Bob

1 Jeanette Davey

2 Jane D Johnston

3 Andrew D Howell

4 Richard Lewis-Skeath

5–6 Martin B Hough

First on a mini ring, 1

To conclude a successful West Cork Weekend.

Irish Association

Dublin

St Patrick's Cathedral

Saturday, 3 October 2015 in 2h 55 (14–2–14)

5040 Plain Bob Triples

Composed by M. J. Pomeroy

1 Joan Murphy

2 Philip M Talbot

3 Alan F Hegarty

4 Gail McEndoo

5 Peter W Brown

6 Peter Mc Bride

7 Michael J Pomeroy (C)

8 Simon Walker

First peal on light 8.

Rung as a thanksgiving for the life and work of Charles J. Reede, mentor and friend.

Ringing World page reference: 5451.1044

Irish Association

Carrickfergus, Antrim

St Nicholas

Friday, 23 October 2015 in 45m (13)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Alex Nelson

2 Daryl Jameson

3 Philip Talbot

4 Maud Lindsay

5 Simon Walker

6 Mike Pomeroy (C)

7 Alistair Jameson

Rung with a tenor cover.

First of minor for treble.

Irish Association

Carrickfergus, Antrim

St Nicholas

Friday, 6 November 2015 in 45m (6)

1260 Plain Bob Minor

1 Alex Nelson

2 Gaurang Patel

3 Maud Lindsay

4 Philip Talbot

5 Jean Jeffery

6 Mike Pomeroy (C)

Irish Association

Hillsborough, Down

St Malachy

Saturday, 7 November 2015 in 46m (10 cwt)

1260 Plain Bob Doubles

1 Catherine Beattie

2 Daryl Jameson

3 Philip Talbot

4 Gaurang Patel

5 Mike Pomeroy (C)

6 Jonathan Houston

First quarter for treble.

For remembrance.

Irish Association

Belfast

St Thomas

Sunday, 8 November 2015 in 41m

1260 Doubles (3m)

480 Stedman, 600 Grandsire and 180 Plain Bob

1 Maud Lindsay

2 Poppy Wheeler

3 Philip Talbot

4 Gaurang Patel

5 Mike Pomeroy (C)

6 Eric Thompson

Rung half-muffled for Remembrance Sunday.

Irish Association

Skibbereen, County Cork

Abbeystrewry Church

Thursday, 3 December 2015 in 2h 13 (3–0–5)

5040 Old Oxford Delight Minor

Composed by Roger Bailey

1 Beverley J Furniss

2 George H Campling

3 Pauline Campling

4 Susan L Apter

5 Alan Regin

6 Peter L Furniss (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5462.0012

Irish Association

Skibbereen, County Cork

Abbeystrewry Church

Thursday, 3 December 2015 in 2h 20 (3–0–5)

5040 Treble Dodging Minor (7 Methods)

one extent each of Skibbereen D, Surfleet S, Westminster S, Kirkstall D, Norwich S, Cambridge S and Old Oxford D

1 Clive G Smith

2 Pauline Campling

3 Geoffrey R Gardner

4 Peter L Furniss

5 George H Campling (C)

6 Alan Regin

Skibbereen Delight Minor:

3-3.4-2-1-34-56 lh 1

(6ths place Vale Royal Delight)

Ringing World page reference: 5462.0012

Irish Association

Skibbereen, County Cork

Abbeystrewry Church

Friday, 4 December 2015 in 2h 15 (3–0–5)

5040 Surprise Minor (7 Methods)

one extent each of London, Norwich, Surfleet, Durham, Beverley, Bourne and Cambridge

1 George H Campling (C)

2 Geoffrey R Gardner

3 Alan Regin

4 Michael J Pomeroy

5 Peter L Furniss

6 Clive G Smith

1,900th peal: 5

500th peal together: 1 & 6

Ringing World page reference: 5462.0012

Irish Association

Rosscarbery, County Cork

Cathedral and Parish Church of St Fachtna

Friday, 4 December 2015 in 2h 44 (12–2–3)

5040 Warkworth Surprise Minor

Two 2160 blocks and one 720

1 Peter L Furniss

2 Susan L Apter

3 Clive G Smith

4 Geoffrey R Gardner

5 Alan Regin

6 George H Campling (C)

Ringing World page reference: 5462.0012

Irish Association

Limerick, County Limerick

Mount St Alphonsus

Saturday, 5 December 2015 in 3h 5 (21–0–25)

5040 Bristol Surprise Royal

Composed by David J Pipe

1 Beverley J Furniss

2 Susan L Apter

3 Pauline Campling

4 James E Andrews

5 Geoffrey R Gardner

6 Clive G Smith

7 Michael J Pomeroy

8 Peter L Furniss

9 George H Campling (C)

10 Alan Regin

First peal of Bristol on the bells

200th peal together: 2 & 3

Rung to celebrate 150 years of worship at the High Altar in this church

Ringing World page reference: 5462.0012

Irish Association

Wexford, County Wexford

Immaculate Conception

Sunday, 6 December 2015 in 3h 18 (31–1–0)

5040 Cambridge Surprise Royal

Composed by Roderick W Pipe

1 Pauline Campling

2 James E Andrews

3 Susan L Apter

4 Clive G Smith

5 George H Campling

6 Geoffrey R Gardner

7 Michael J Pomeroy (C)

8 Peter L Furniss

9 Alan Regin

10 Martin B Hough

Ringing World page reference: 5462.0012

Irish Association

Taney, Dublin

Christ Church

Saturday, 12 December 2015 (19–3–0 in E)

1260 Grandsire Triples

1 Maud Lindsay

2 Vyvyenne Chamberlain

3 Jean Jeffery

4 Julia Lysaght (C)

5 Peter Brown

6 David Taylor

7 David Galbraith

8 Philip Talbot

To congratulate Irish Association members Cyril Galbraith 70 years, Jean Jeffery 65 years, Peter Brown 50 years and David Galbraith 50 years.

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