Sales of Coins for Kate picked up a little over the weekend with Kathryn Schowalter from Wisconsin buying a pack hoping to get a coin with the Irish Wolfhound - the old 6P piece. Was able to oblige her as she has two Irish Wolfhounds as pets. She widshes Kate Good Luck.
John Murphy from Enniscorthy wishes Kate all the best. John is a brother of Eileen from Garbally Jewelers and the cootage at Templedew. Liam Herne from Waterford sends greetings.
Parish Newsletter reminds us that the Blessing of the Graves are on Friday 6th August @ 7pm in the New Cemetery, Clonmacnois.
Also in Mullinakill graveyard, Glebe on Mon 2nd August @ 7.30 pm
And in Cloniffeen on Monday 9th August @ 7pm.
Good to see that ESB and Shannon Fishery are carrying out work at the Hot Water stretch near the power plant in preparation for the new plant coming on load around December. There are still hopes that an access will be completed to allow anglers fish a stretch downstream from the Hotwater outlet.
Fishing reports from two anglers starting their second week fishing the River Suck is that there are plenty of fish around and one angler told me that in a four hour stretch it was a fish a chuck. Mostly good roach, rudd and hybrids. Anglers note that our fishing section on this website has not been updated and more current information is available under www.shannon-fishery-board.ie
A holidaymaker on a boat at the weekend was commenting on Shannonbidge's floating jetty and the need to add extra space. She said that the old jetty needs a good revamping to make it more friendly and useable. It is very obvious each evening as cruisers arrive in the village that the new jetty gets filled first as the boat people can step off their boats at the same level. In contrast the old jetty is at present much higher than the boats arriving and a Superman / woman is required to leap up with the ropes to moor. Will somebody look at the situation ???
Finally a few people have been enquiring about Pat Killeen. After five days in Tullamore hospital she is home now for twelve days and in much better form and eating well. Last night she made an Aunt Louise cake and a couple of Dutch appletarts so her hands are working all right. She continues on an assortment of medicine something like a Smartie pack.