Yesterday was Walk for Kate in Uganda day and was a great success with people choosing from the six walks offered and others doing their own walk. The first sponsor card given out was issued to Kieran Feeney from Belmont and Kieran arrived at 11.30 am with his card and €40.
Peggy Byrnes and Eilis Mc Evoy choose the three bridges walk with Louise Michelle Rory Collette Mike and Louise Mc M and were first home. Joe and Patricia Kenny choose Correen Wood circuit.John and Julie and the kids are on holiday on the river and are doing the walk on the boat. Moby led about ten of a group including Aishling Egan and her two children three Keena children and yours truly down Prices Lane ,across the Callows and home by the riverside and got a heap of those round sticklebacks in his hair. Prices Lane was the choice of Joan and John Carty,cousin Father John Killeen and Kieran Feeney.
Regular walkers such as Jacinta Kelly Dot Bailey Brid Devine Maureen Kelly and Mary Rafferty set off towards Clonmacnois. Others said they will do their own private walk.
The bearded waiter in The Fort Fran Moran was shorn of his beard by Moyra Guinan in the afternoon and was sponsored to the tune of €411.01
Kate's mother Maureen was busy with her camera and she was talking to Kate on the phone to keep her updated.
Kind offer from Brigie Henson from Castledaly. Brigie makes Four Poster Minature Beds and has
offered three of they via her niece Kathleen Egan to Kate's Uganda Fund. Kathleen has suggested placing one bed on display in Killeens, Morans in Shannonbridge and Rohans of Ballinahowen and have three seperate raffles for the beds with the monies going to the fund.