Fast Mass in Coosan. Liam Keena was telling us last evening that he had heard lots of talk about a fast Mass in Coosan - 20 Minutes - so he decided to try it out last week. It took him thirty minutes to get to Coosan and thirty minutes to get home and for a bonus the Mass lasted 45 Minutes. So last evening he was back to the half hour in Clonfad at 7.00 pm.
Liam was remembering when he went to buy a first car in Athlone and approached a garage where J R Dallas from Moate was salesman. JR told him that he was expecting a priest's car from Mullingar to come into the garage next week and advised Liam to wait. Liam went back the following week and bought the car. Some weeks later he was looking at an old newspaper and a photograph caught his attention as it showed a row of taxi cars lined up with his on car clearly in view.
The Castledaly Manor group stopped off in Shannonbridge yesterday and Terry Wesenberg told us that he was one of a party of eight from Oshkosh that were visiting for a week. Terry had been here some years ago and said that he was sorry that Paddy Kavanagh was not their guide but he was delighted to have met Paddy in Seans Bar in Athlone a few nights ago.
Where is Oshkoskh.?. Terry tells us it is in Wisconsin, has a population of 65,000, situated about 80 miles north of Milwaukee and about 60 miles south of the Green Bay Packers. It is a univercity town where B'gosh jeans and kids clothing are produced. They also have a truck company and they have the largest Air Show. Well done Oshkosh.
News drifting around that all is not well with Dubarry Shoes in Ballinasloe who are considering moving their manufacturing base. Bad news after the loss of A T Cross pens and the Square D factory from Ballinasloe. Ballinasloe annual Horse Show and Fair Week commences this coming weekend.
Heard Pat telling someone last week that Jim and Elizabeth Killeen and Pat arrived in Shannonbridge on September 28th 1929 which is 75 years ago tomorrow.
Burial took place yesterday of Molly Quelley from Curraghboy who worked in Haydens Hotel and Rourkes cafe during her many years in Ballinasloe. May she rest in peace.
Yesterday at 4.00 pm the annual Harvest Thanksgiving ceremony took place in Clonmacnois with readings and hymns.