All Ireland hurling finals saw Galway and Kilkenny Minors draw and Cork beat Kilkenny in the Senior game. Philip Casey was telling us that some Shannonbridge under 10s footballers were in action over the weekend in a championship match but the match had to be abandoned when the referee got a cramp. Belmont hurlers were beaten by one point.
Saturday Dennis and Etna Mc Laughlin from Rockford Illinois arrived with the news that he was a third cousin.Dennis is a retired teacher and reckons all his forefathers were from Ireland with Mayo, Ardnagug Roscommon, and Ballycumber. Took them to visit Clonmacnois and they stayed overnight at Kajon House. They had vouchers which are not very welcome in B&B houses as the agent take a slice. They had a meal in the Bog Oak and we chatted for a time .They might be interested to know that the truck driver they were talking to turned out to be Joe Fallon from Ardnaglug. Another coincidence happened yesterday morning when a lady from the Castledaly Manor tour Corky Vickery told us that she was from Illinois and her town was Rockford. Hope they meet up sometime.
While in Clonmacnois on Saturday our furry friend from the 9th appeared in the Cathedral.