Sean Fitzsimons owner of Sean's Bar in Athlone and a frequent visitor to Shannonbridge
aboard his famous canal barge The Iron Lung had a rough few monts recently when he
lost part of his leg. But on Friday afternoon Jimmy Redmond the well known retired
barman from Seans Bar brought Sean along in his Mercedes to have a look around the
village and see the progress on the new jetty.Sean looks great and has lost a lot of
excess weight. At present he is staying for two weeks in a convalesent home in Moate
before going to Dublin to have a replacement part fitted.That was Friday.
On Saturday Ray Cadman from Scotland who is a great friend of Sean Fitzsimons
called in on his way to Athlone.He only heard about Sean's problem the day before
and immediately came over to visit his friend.May he have a speedy recovery.
Tom Nagle the owner / chef in the Bog Oak suffered the loss of his father last week
and the funeral took place on Sunday and Monday in Nenagh.Pray for his soul.