Monday, August 16, 2004

Sad to hear of a double tragedy on Lough Ree last week when Walter and Ruth Borner who regularly cruised the Shannon on their boat Winkelried were found drowned on Lough Ree.
Walter worked in Swissair before retiring and was a managing editor of The Shell Guide to The Shannon. There were windy conditions at the time. Please pray for their souls.
Saturday night brought a pleasant surprize with the arrival of cousin Frances from The Isle of Man and her daughter Emir who lives in Manchester. Emir was only a child when she last visited 25 years ago and she must be totally confused with relations as there was a get together of The Kilmartins from her Grannies side on Saturday and a bunch from the Killeen side on Sunday. Interesting fare prices. From Manchester to Isle of Man with BA is about £200. From Manchester to Dublin with Ryan Air is £40.They promise to return sooner than 25 years.
Weather has been good recently with the odd shower to relieve the mugginess at times.
Some interesting 1913 plate photos taken around Ireland in the papers at the weekend showind houses and people in the west. Used potatoes on the plates as part of the process.

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