A recent Family Tree searcher enquired about a Mrs Flannery who lived in
Shannonbridge over sixty years ago.
She had a sweet shop where Creggs Self Catering house now stands.
This was later operated by the late Delia Lyons.
She had the first 1P Lucky Bags and is remembered by sweetlovers for her
Bulls Eyes wrapped in newspaper.She also sold skirt cloth material.
Originally a Hunt she lost her husband after three weeks when he was killed
while felling a tree at Moystown.
She had the distinction of having the first radio in Shannonbridge.
She was a sister to Berny Hunt from Banagher and was an aunt to the Keenas of Corrigeen.
( See Shannonbridge Star archives Volume 1 Page 6 1982. )
When the Keena family lost their parents tragically within a month the uncles and aunts
divided the children among them.Mrs Flannery raised Brigie Keena ( now Sister Mel ).
Mrs Flannery was in the habit of having two duck eggs and black pudding for her tea.
In her later years a niece Mary Hanniffy came to live with her.
She died in Mrs. Larkin's house ( now Stevie Kennys ) and was laid out in the habit
of the Third Order of Saint Francis.
A Pat Flannery, possibly an uncle in law lived with Mrs Larkin ( nee Nellie O Grady )
at that time.
By coincidence both Mrs Flannery and her niece Mary Hanniffy had guitre.