Open air Mass planned for next Sunday evening at 7.00 p.m. in Clonmacnois for the yearly blessing of the graves.
In football Rhode beat Shannonbidge by one pint on Saturday evening which is curtains for Shannonbridge.Tipperary beat Offaly 2 - 16 to 2 - 11 in hurling and Wexford beat Antrim by 2 - 15 to 2 - 11. Semi final line up is Cork v Wexford and Kilkenny v Tipperary.
Johnny Flannery tells us that in hurling match yesterday the three best for Offaly were Brian Mullins in goal, Brian Whelehan and Colm Cassidy.. Ollie Daly tells us that Colm Cassidy's grandfather was Mick Coughlan from Clonfert Callows just across the river.