Cousin Vinny Flanagan and three friends from Clara berthed in Shannonbridge
with their eight berth cruiser on Saturday night and promised me a trip on the
river on Sunday after Mass. Dont know whether it was the Mass that scared them
but they never showed up. Patrick Kenny would love to have come along as well.
In the parish book published for the Millenium Tommy Holleran's photo appeared.
On Saturday night two of his nieces and their husbands were in the village trying
to do their family tree.Tommy Edmund Holleran was born in Three Chimney House
( house dated 1740 ) in Mountshannon in c 1879. Tommy moved to Shannonbridge
in the early 1900's and at first lived in the house where the hairdresser operates.
Before Tommy lived there a Mags Meaher lived there. Remarkable that todays
hairdresser operates under the Mags banner.Tommy married Rosey Claffey a sister
of Mike Claffey and moved house to Templedew where /henry Gallagher now occupies.
They had five children Katheen, Lily, Gretty, Bill and Jack.
Lily married Mc Donnell from Ballinasloe and her daughters are doing the research.
Kathleen worked with my mother, Lily worked with Mrs. Larkin which is now Steve
Kennys. Lily married a neighbour Johhhny Lyons and lived in Mullingar.
Bill died in Portlaoise. Jack lived in Walkley ,Sheffield and married Olive Field.
Brigid Kitt tells us that Jack would not marriy her unless she was babtized Catholic
Tommy Holleran had a brother Billy a priest in Sheffield.