Rose Ryan has produced most of the village on a working layout of the houses and it is a very interesting mind game trying to remember who lived in each house or site where a new house has been built. Its only just begun but every enquiry seems to bring back memories of forgotten people and families. For example the portion of the Post Office nearest the church was where a Mary Kenny once lived with a kitchen downstairs and a room upstairs. Pat Killeen remembers that Mary Kenny used to fish every day on a stone as you go into Borrana Callow and almost every day she gave Pat a perch.Mary Kenny was white haired and wore a bonnet and a check apron. The other part of the present Post Office belonged to a Pat Flannery who owned land on the Clonmacnois road. He rode a white horse and was bearded. Pat Burns was the same age as Pat Flannery and lived beside Prices. Pat Burns was crippled with rheumatism and he was a bit jealous to see Pat Flannery riding the white horse. And it goes on hopefully. Is your memory any good ?
Was disappointed to find no photographs of Shannonbridge under www.irishphotoshop.com which is an organization that has invited Tidy Town and others - thats you - to submit photographs to them which will be available for people to view and download free screensavers and computer wallpaper. Our site thought it was great reaching 20,000 total hits yesterday but irishphoto talk about 100,000 hits a month.
Talked to Michael Donegan our former teacher yesterday and asked him to share an odd though with us.