When replying to Ed Butler yesterday I mentioned that an aunt of mine Molly Murray was married to a Butler and lived in Lysterfield Curraghboy County Roscommon. Ed replied to say that all his ancestors came from Curraghboy and he is going to ask his father for more information. Howza bout that.
Heard a nice story about Kevin Leahy from Fuerty who operates a very good scrap dealer business for car parts. Kevin buys secondhand cars and removes parts that are likely to sell.
Recently a client approached him looking for a widscreen for a vintage Anglia 105E. Remember the ones that had a sloped back window? This man had searched the country searching for a windscreen without success. Kevin went over to a storage rack and took down the very windscreen the man required. When the man asked the cost Kevin told him £30.
The man offered £20. Kevin took an iron bar from nearby and hit the windscreen which broke into a million pieces and told our friend he could take it for nothing.
John and Irene Mc Loughlin from Clonfad Schoolhouse were telling us last night that they read these pages as they work in Dublin and wondered why Jimmy and Nancy Ward had their Wedding anniversary mentioned and that Jimmy and Betty Dolan from Clonfinlough who were in their company celebrating 32 years of Marriage got no mention. Belated congatulations to Jimmy and Betty who were married in Moate Church on 15th July 1972.
Took a late runaround with the badges and keyrings last night  for Kates Uganda Orphanage and was sorry for not starting earlier as sales realized 37.85 Euro. First badge sold was an anti-apartheid badge bought by a Polish worker from the new power plant.
siting in the Library last evening 7 to 9 it was very obvious that the people using the Library are getting great satisfaction from the books. It is a pity more people dont discover this enjoyment.