Welcome to the 33rd Annual Wellie Race

Wellie Race 2013 Gets the "Gathering 2013" off to a blast.

Thousands of people flocked to Castlecomer on New Year's Day to witness the 33rd Wellie Race and the First ever World Wellie Race Championship. As usual the crowds were not disapppointed with the colour and craic generated by the array of ingenious floats.

Race Results

Men's Race 1. Philip Fennelly. 2. P J Blanche. 3. Colm Tobin. 4. Tom Brennan. 5. Philip Culbert. 6. Philip Roche. 7. Enda Glennon. 8. Martin Holohan. 9. Sean Buggy. 10. Bill Murphy.

Ladies's Race 1. Anne O Connor. 2. Doireann Hester. 2. Breda Mulcahy. 4. Carol Brennan. 5. Lauren Dermody. 6. Amy Brennan. 7. Aisling Nolan. 8. Mary O Connell. 9. Naimh Dowling. Hanna Murphy.

Vet Men's Race. 1. Jim Boland. 2 Michael Ryan. 3. Joe O Neill.

Senior Ladies Race. 1 Margaret Ryan. 2. Margaret Dillon. 3. Deirdre Boran. 

International World Wellie Race Champion Tyler Chuang from Toronto. 

Float Parade Results.

Adult Individual 1. Homeward Bound, Willie Joe Meally. 2 One Damned Nation. 3. The Good The Bad and The Ugly. 

Groups 2-5 1. Knocknadouge South Fork, 2. The Turfcutters. 3. Clogh Vintage Club

Major Floats. 1. Flying Column, The Ambush of Béal Na Bláth. 2 Specsavers. 3. Gaelic 4 Mothers. 4. The Gathering Ballyragget. 5. Strongmen Powley Vale. 

Childrens Individual; 1. Powley Princess. 2. The Wicked Witch. 3. It could happen to a Bishop. 

Group 2-5: 1. King Henry and Queen Katie. 2. The Princess and the Lion. 3. Saints and Sinners.

Major Float: 1 Snow White and the 7 Miners. 2. The Avengers

Click on this link to view photos from the day

More photos courtesy of Vicky Comerford...

More photos by "beauty through the lens by Anna"....

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Click on this link to view clips from the Official Wellie Race DVD

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Wellie Mag 2013

Wellie Mag 2013 Part 1

Wellie Mag 2013 Part 2

Gathering 2013

The Wellie Race committee are delighted to announce as part of the "Gathering 2013" celebrations we are hosting the first ever World Wellie Race Championships alongside the usual Wellie Race on New Year's day. Competitors are encouraged to run in their country colours or in their adopted country colours.

We are encouraging all our followers to invite your friends from abroad or your exiled relatives to get to 'Comer for the celebrations. Lets make New Year's Day 2013 the best ever Wellie Race.

Wellie Races have taken place in Sydney, New York, Weston Missouri, Penvenan and Spain. Who has the best Wellie Racers? Find out on January 1st.

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Welcome to the 33rd Annual Wellie Race

Welcome to the 33rd Annual Wellie Race
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