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Kilkenny: Wellie Race goes international |
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Thursday, 26 November 2009 |
The Castlecomer Wellie Race, which is due to take place on New Year's Day, will be going international this year with a contestant from Weston, Missouri. The worldwide dimension came about through Clough native Pete Maher, who publishes the Irish Focus magazine in the US state and who organised the Weston Wellie Race at the local Irish Festival. It is unusual in that the winner is not the first over the line; the names of all those who finish are put into a draw and the winner is then picked out. The race raises funds for the local GAA club and it is Bahia Brown, the wife of one of the players, who will be taking part in the Castlecomer event.
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