Ken and Betty Smith from Santa Barbara arrived in Shannonbridge for a weeks holiday staying at Creggs Self Catering. Betty is a sister to the late Paddy Connolly who was a butcher in Ballinasloe. The couple have used Creggs on a number of occasions and this year their luggage included an American Barbeque outfit so keep an nose out for the smells that will be on the village this week. Ken's people emigrated from Cavan at the time of the Famine 1841 ? and he is on a mission to trace family tree papers for his brother who wants to join the Irish brigade.