Bray Emmets GAA Club
Draw Details for May 11 2025
| Prize |
Value |
Winners |
Jackpot
Match 4 numbers to win/share. |
€ 20,000.00 |
0 |
There was no on-line Jackpot winner this week with the Jackpot standing at a staggering €20,000.
The draw takes place live each Sunday night at 9.00pm in the clubhouse. Manual entries will be checked for winners after the on-line draw. In the event of winners among both the on-line and manual tickets the jackpot will be split equally.
The winner of the on-line Lucky Dip for €25 was Kevin Maguire. Congratulations Kevin.
Focal na Seachtain:
Each week we’ll have a word or a phase in Irish. Why not join in and try and use it in your conversations during the week.
An reiteoit = The referee
Dad Joke/ Groaner of the Week:
A man was travelling by himself in a hot air balloon. As he passed over Kerry he called down to an old man, “Hello there! Where am I?” The old man looked up and shouted “Oh you can’t fool me. You’re up there in that little basket.”
Tales of Ó Muireartaigh: The commentaries of Michael Ó M are the stuff of legend.
“The time has elapsed is 29:30…there won’t be a better time in Shelbourne Park tonight…”
Seanfhocail na Seachtain:
“Nuair a bhíonn an cat amuigh bíonn na lucha ag rince.”
“When the cat’s away the mice will play.”
This or That:
Pick between the two items below and see if you’re right.
What was invented first: gunpowder or chess
They Said It:
“The toughest match I ever played in was the 1935 All-Ireland semi-final. After six minutes, the ball ricocheted off a post and went into the stand. The pulling continued relentlessly and it was 22 minutes before any of the players noticed the ball was missing.”
- Former Tipp hurler Michael Smith
Brain Teaser of the week:
A woman is sitting in her hotel room and hears a knock at the door. She opens the door to see a man whom she’s never met before. He says, “I’m sorry, I have made a mistake, I thought this was my room.” He then goes down the corridor and into the elevator. The woman goes back into her room and calls security. What made the woman so suspicious of the man?
Old Irish Customs:
The website duchas.ie has a treasure trove of Irish customs from times past. There are also many other sources on the ways of old:
“Shrove begins on the 6th of January and ends on Shrove Tuesday. Many people get married during Shrove. On shrove Tuesday salt is thrown at anyone that is eligible for marriage and has not been married. Shrove is called "the Seraft" in this district.”
Collector
William Higgins
Gender
Male
Address
Pollynoon, Co. Galway
Informant
Thomas Comer
Gender
Male
Age
70
Occupation
Farmer
Address
Pollynoon, Co. Galway
Answers to this week’s puzzles:
This or That:
Chess has been played since at least the 6th century AD. Gunpowder was invented roughly 300 years later.
Brain Teaser of the Week:
If he really thought it was his hotel room, he would have tried to open the door—not knock on it first.
