Camp Histories

(for Unit History, please Click Here)

It’s our opinion that Camp is one of the most important parts of a Scout Units Year.  With that in mind, we’re initially putting up a list of all our camps. 

As this site develops we hope to include more and more information about these camps.  We’d love to hear from anyone active in the various sections over the years, particularly the earlier years, which might be able to help us with this project.

We’d like to offer our heartfelt thanks to Comdt. John Slye, an on-going friend and supporter of our unit, without whom none of these camps would have happened.  Indeed, the Unit probably would not have succeeded all these years.

Unit History

In November 1951, Rev. William Dineen who was then chaplain at Colaiste Mhuire, Douglas, and an assistant curate in the Parish, attended a meeting of the Diocesan Scout Council, accompanied by Mr Brendan Larkin (Snr.) and they requested the establishment of a troop.

Mr Walter McGrath had been elected Diocesan Commissioner the same night, and he was appointed the first Scoutmaster of the troop, acting in the capacity until the following summer when Mr. Bill Murphy succeeded him.

We would appreciate it, if you can add your memories or stories to this section of the site so please e-mail the Webmaster