Roscommon Rose essays

Roscommon Rose essays When I was told Id be representing Dublin at the International Millennium Queen of Roscommon Contest I was so proud and delighted. All sorts of things were running through my head. I was quite nervous about meeting the other girls and absolutely petrified about standing on stage in front of hundreds of people as I had never done anything like this before but I was really excited as well. On the Wednesday before the contest my mum and two sisters and I got prepared to hit the road to Roscommon. We had been invited to the Millennium banquet which was being held in the Abbey Hotel. We stayed in a lovely guesthouse and the lady there made me feel really important by telling me how delighted she was to have a Rose staying in her house. When we arrived at the hotel at 8pm we were greeted there by the Dublin branch of the Roscommon Mens Association. The press Arrived and proceeded to take what seemed like hundreds of photos. After that I was approached by a young fashionably bald man who interviewed me for Boston television what an experience. I tried to pretend this was an everyday occurance, otherwise I would have lost my nerve. The banquet was great and we sat at a table full of dignitaries, all lovely people including two bishops from Roscommon. We had a lovely meal and then members of Committees from all over the world were presented with various prizes. We were all delighted that Michael and Attracta Fitzmaurice were included in this presentation as Michael is a trojan worker and has dedicated a lot of his spare time to the Association. I spotted some of the other Roses in the distance but knew Id be introduced properly the following day. On Thursday we travelled from Roscommon town to Castlerea. I was very nervous about meeting the other girls as I didnt know what to expect at all. I arrived at Mrs. Morgans house (the house where all the Roses were stayi...