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Scouting in Ireland has hosted many jamborees and jamborettes.

Past Jamborees

Year Jamboree Dates Camp Chief Attendance Notes
1948 Listowel Jamborette 28 July to 10 August Michael Kennelly 500 The first Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland Jamborette (or little Jamboree) was held in Listowel Co. Kerry from 28 July to 10 August. Camp chief was Michael Kennelly of the 4th Kerry (later 1st Listowel) troop. Over 500 scouts from Ireland, England, France, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Italy attended.[1][2][3]
1960 Loc Rinn (Mohill, Co. Leitrim)[4][5][2]
1967 Lios Mór 18 to 29 July James D. Hally 3,000 To mark the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland this national camp was held on the banks of the Blackwater river outside Lismore Co. Waterford between 18 and 29 July. Camp chief was James D. Hally and 3,000 scouts attended. The camp was visited by the Taoiseach Jack Lynch and Liam Cosgrave.[4][2][6]
1968 Westport 10 days in the Summer 850 The Boy Scouts of Ireland celebrated their Diamond Jubilee of Scouting with a 10 day Jamboree in Westport, Co. Mayo.[4] Around 850 Scouts from Ireland, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, England, Scotland, France, Germany, the US, Switzerland and Iceland attended.[5][2]
1997 Jamborora 26 July to 4 August 12,000 To mark 50 years of the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland Jamborora was held at Mount Melleray in Co. Waterford between 26 July and 4 August. More than 12,000 scouts attended the camp from Ireland, Italy, Norway, France and the US. The Girl Guides were also represented. The theme for the camp was Irish history with the subcamps being named after 7 Irish kingdoms. Aileach, Caiseal, Cruachan, Dal Riada, Deise, Eamhain Macha, and Tara. The Chieftains and Horslips played at the camp and the closing ceremony was performed by Edouard Duvigneaud of the World Scout Committee.[4][5][2][7]
1978 Woodstock (Inistioge, Co. Kilkenny) [4][5][2]
1982 Lakelands (Co. Fermanagh) [8][2]
1985 Portumna 10,000
See also: Portumna § Jamboree
(Co. Galway)[5][2][9]
1985 Gosford
See also: Gosford Castle § Jamboree
(Co. Armagh)[5][2][9]
1993 Ballyfin 27 July to 5 August Kiernan Gildea 7,000
See also: Ballyfin '93
(Co. Laois) - 27 July to 5 August[5][2][9]Scouting Ireland CSI Jamboree and camp chief was Kiernan Gildea. 7,000 scouts from Ireland, Australia, Canada and 15 european countries attended. Officially opened by Mary Robinson and Patrick Mayhew[10].
1997 Lough Dan 2,000
See also: Lough Dan § Scouting Jamboree
(Co. Wicklow)[2][10]Scouting Ireland SAI Jamboree and 2,000 scouts attended.
2008 Jamboree 2008 2 to 10 August Christy McCann 12,500
Main article: Jamboree 2008 (Ireland)
Scouting Ireland's first international Jamboree was held in Punchestown, Co. Kildare between 2 and 10 August. Camp chief was Christy McCann and over 12,500 scouts from Ireland, Canada, the US, Europe, Aisa and Australia attended.countries[2][11]The jamboree was curtailed due to adverse weather conditions on 9 August, and no closing ceremony was held.

Cancelled Jamborees

2001: Causeway 2001

ok(Co. Antrim)[2] Cancelled due to foot and mouth. Extensive preperations took place before cancelling.[10]

2013: Jamboree

Scouting Ireland's second jamboree was planned for 2013 in Stradbally Hall, home of the Electric Picnic music festival, in Stradbally Co. Laois.[12] Deirdre Butler, who was previously the camp chief for Jamóige 2009, was the Camp Chief. In April 2013 Jamboree 2013 was cancelled due to lack of Bookings.[13]

JamÓige

  • JamÓige 2009

4250 Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts and Scouters. pg17 Deirdre Butler camp cheif Jamóige 2009 was a camp for cubs all around Ireland, it was held in Dalgan Park, Navan, Co. Meath Ireland.

  • JamÓige 2012

4,600 Beaver Scouts, Cub Scouts and Scouters. pg14 Camp chief David Kessie [1]

  • JamÓige 2016

Stephen Halpin camp chief 4,500

Future Events

References

  1. ^ "Group History". 45th Dublin, Mount Argus Scout Group - Celebrating 80 Years of Adventure. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Scouting Ireland - Jamboree 2018". Facebook. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  3. ^ Gaughan 2006, p. 114.
  4. ^ a b c d e "History of Scouting Ireland". Scouting Ireland. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "irishmedals.org Irish Jamborees". irishmedals.org. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  6. ^ Gaughan 2006, p. 136.
  7. ^ Gaughan 2006, p. 137.
  8. ^ "'Scouting in Fermanagh'". The Diocese of Clogher. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  9. ^ a b c Gaughan 2006, p. 145.
  10. ^ a b c Gaughan 2006, p. 146.
  11. ^ Lawrence, John (17 July 2008). "Jamboree 2008 with 12,500 scouts will be the largest held in State". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  12. ^ "Jamboree 2013 Stradbally" (pdf). Scouting Ireland. March 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Stradbally 2013 - Scouting Ireland National Jamboree". Scouting Ireland. 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  14. ^ "Scouting Ireland - Jamboree 2018". Facebook. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-16.
  15. ^ "National_Initiatives/Camps & International Events". Scouting Ireland. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  16. ^ "Scouting Ireland - Jamboree 2018". 2016. Retrieved 5 May 2016.

Bibliography

  • Gaughan, J. Anthony (2006). Scouting in Ireland (1st ed.). Dublin, Ireland: Kingdom Books. ISBN 0952456729. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)


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