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Tour De Bog 4th August 2026 Report
The year 2026 was the thirty sixth year of the Tour De Bog family cycle ride which was held on the Tuesday 4th of August 2026
This year the Roundstone Tour De Bog committee have now created a Brand name for the TDB, representing the Roundstone Community Development Council Ltd
This will enable us to circulate the annual Family Cycle Ride to a much wider audience.
The above brand logo will be placed every year on to the annual T-Shirt added with the map of the route with date. As an extra item we launched for the first time baseball caps with the new brand.
Therefore, it will be just a case to decide on the colour for future years with the TDB Brand. It is hoped that having a brand name, would be more attractive for future sponsors to use on clothing etc to promote us within their own companies.
The Tour De Bog (Roundstone Community Council Ltd) has now charitable statues with Tax relief etc, which is a real incentive for future sponsors.
The Tour De Bog is a non-profit making Venture
This year’s event was well attended, with officially recorded 425 participants, made even more enjoyable on the day because of the good weather.
It must be said that if it was not for our sponsors, Eoin Walsh GM, Ballynahinch Castle, for the third year running as sponsor’s Bob Magee, LAKIN AI and Brian McDonald, Bay Advisory, Greg Sweeney, Sweeneys Garage and Noel Thompson EML Construction. This annual event would not have taken place. We are truly thankful to our 2026 sponsors.
2.30pm was the kick off, from the church car park, Barry Smith one of the original founders of the Tour De bog held the sports horn for the off, the horn did not work voice projection came into play.!!!
The day was equally helpful with extra volunteers with cars circulating the route for the safety of the family riders and children, helped by all our local volunteers as Marshalls, led by our Chief Marshall Michael Killeen.
Not to forget the water station on the entrance to the bog road, manned with Quickie Boyle, and her team. This water station has become the hot spot social station of the loop!!!
The Order of Malta Ambulance (Merve, Galway) with the crew who played a vital role as first responders for the safety and care of the cyclists, should an accident have occurred. We also thank the crew for providing Walkie Talkies for our marshals
During the registration members of the TDB ladies committee were in attendance for the sales of 580 T-Shirts and for the first time the sale of Roundstone Brand name baseball caps. The Roundstone House Hotel were also sponsors of the water for the stations, also provided for the lady’s sales team, tea, coffee and toasted Sandwiches, which was gratefully received, we truly thank them for this gesture.
5pm was the presentation of bottles of wine curtesy of O’Dowd’s to all the sponsors, meddles to all the children, and various trophies, this was enhanced with music on the street from DJ Ringo which gave a great atmosphere of fun and laughter, added with our annual signatory theme song “GO West” (West life)
This year’s T-Shirt, a Candy Cream with the now Roundstone Tour de Bog logo Brand name completely sold out, (65 shirts were sold as souvenirs) which has given us, some left over funds to support the refurbishment of the local Community Hall, (€4,000.00,) and enough funds to start to prepare the thirty seventh Tour De Bog for the year 2027
A very special thanks to our visitors for their support and for their participation in this event and their encouragement for the TDB Brand on the Baseball caps. These baseball caps will be on sale throughout the year at Errisbeg House Richard 0868215153 (€15.00 per cap)
So, there you have it, what with the positive feedback that we received, this year, will certainly encourage all to prepare for the year 2027. This annual event will now be taken over by the Roundstone Community Development Council Ltd for 2027.
The first target is now to seek out possible sponsors to keep this annual local important event going into the future
Truly with grateful thanks to you all. R de S
The Roundstone Tour De Bog Committee has now created a Brand name as a sub- committee attached to the Roundstone Community Development Council Ltd.
This will enable us to circulate this popular annual Family Cycle Ride every August to a much wider audience.
The above Brand name will be placed every year onto the T-Shirt added with the map of the route with the date.
Therefore, it will just be a case of selecting a different colour of the t-Shirt each year.
It is hoped, that having a registered brand name could be more attractive for future sponsors to use on clothing etc to promote us and within their own companies.
The Tour de Bog, (Roundstone Community Development Council Ltd) has now charitable status with tax relief etc, to aid support with local endeavours for the enhancement of the village of Roundstone for years to come.
The Tour De Bog is a non-profit making venture
Roundstone Newsletter
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News on a publication about the history of Roundstone
ROUNDSTONE, A HISTORY. BY MICHAEL HALLIDAY
This history was published at the end of 2021 and was a project driven by time provided by the Covid pandemic and the fact that Nimmo’s village will be 200 years old in 2024.
All profits will be used for projects in Roundstone. It has been decided that funds will be used for the Tidy Towns Competition and helping a return of music tuition in the national school, which disappeared during the pandemic. It is also being proposed that a heritage committee could plan on how to use funds to raise awareness of local history, with 2024 making that more relevant.
Due to generous sponsorship and good sales before Christmas the book is already in profit. In the village all outlets selling the book for 20 euro are taking no profit. Outside the village 5 euro is taken. Usually bookshops take 40% profit from book sales but all agree to reduce that to 25% because profits are for local projects or charities.
It is available in the following outlets: Clifden Book Shop; Books At One, Letterfrack; Kenny’s Bookshop, Galway; Charlie Byrnes, Galway; Moycullen Bookshop, Ballynahinch Castle Hotel, Keoghs, Ballyconneely.In Roundstone it can be bought in the XL Shop, O’Dowd’s, The Shamrock and Malachy Kearns Bodhran Shop.As the summer approaches, this number will increase. Most of the bookshops also do online sales.
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Roundstone Community Playground
Roundstone’s Playground is looking for help, Unfortunately, the recent storms have caused extensive damage to the timber fencing and playground. They urgently need your help to purchase new fencing and equipment!
The group has secured funding from the Clár project but they still need to fundraise before they can draw-down the grants funds to contribute to this important project. They appreciate this is a big ask but if you are able to please donate what you can to the Roundstone Community Playground.
Please Donate Now!!
Please select the gofundme link and help them reach their goal.
After some renovations thanks to all who donated
Roundstone Community Hall Refurbishment Project
A Community Hall Project task Force team was set up in early December 2023, consisting of seven members for the complete refurbishment of the Roundstone Community Hall, under the Banner of the Roundstone Community Development Council.
The voluntary team consists of R de S, (submissions, meetings etc) Anne Conneely, (Ideas, mentoring), Diarmuid Vaughan, (support on construction) David Scott (Legal). Des Cullen (Social Media), Greg and Anna Sweeney (Fundraising Input), Noel Thompson, Barry O’Brien (Grant Applications GCC).
The Lease, on the Community Hall with St Jarlath’s Diocesan Trust was created in 2003 for 25 years. The said lease was granted an extension from St Jarlath’s Trust for a further 25 years extended to 2048, (11th January 2024). A climate Action Fund GCC, application and submission on behalf of RDC has now been submitted for €100K, plus €50K for repair hubs in the centre of the village.
The application for this grant has been formally received. We await the outcome for stage 1, i.e. Wrapping the building with insulation, new windows, Doors, Gutters, Heating. http://www.roundstoneforfun.ie with a new team was set up later by like-minded local and visitors who regularly holiday in Roundstone because of their love for the community to continue to fund raise for the refurbishment of the community Hall. Over the last few years roundstoneforfun.ie has raised 43K. which is deposited in the RDC Bank account until such time as monies are wanted to go towards the complete refurbishment of the Hall, it is still there today.
The project team have been meeting since January 2024 every month either in person or by Zoom to continue a fund-raising programme for stage 2 & 3 i.e. new reception area, toilets and cloakroom and to add on a Balcony to the building. It needs to be said that this is a major project to refurbish the community hall to bring it to the required standard of the climate action programme grant, but there is a sense of urgency to start work on this project as every year we wait, the hall is fast detreating, and costs for repairs will mount each year.
So, to date a GoFundMe has been set up on the www.roundstoneforfun.ie. website which is now linked to the www.roundstonevillage.ie. Every penny counts, so help us to build the Community and help us to fix our Community Centre.