Heard an old saying over the weekend "Dip in the Pan. and leave the herring for your Father".
Recent rains have caused the river level to rise slightly and on the way to Clonmacnois Pattern yesterday it was noticable to see the water clearly inside the rushes. Noticed on the way some auctioneer's signs on land that was once Kieran Daly's and is now up for sale including Stirabout Hollow which is a field on the left midway to Clonmacnois with a bowl shaped feature. Often wondered was it a result of some quarrying in the past.
Car parking was very well organized for the Pattern with lots of stewards and Garda present.
Sister Maura was telling that the two girls walking from Knock to Clonmacnois for the Homeless called into Ard Chiarain for a cup of tea and about five people there walked to Clonmacnois with them. They have yet to collect their collection buckets. Sister Maura was saying that the Capuchin center that they are walking for give out about 300 meals a day to homeless people in Dublin and many of those are from the country.
Over the weekend a lady from Sydney called in looking for information on her family tree. One of her forefathers was a Patrick Kelly who was born in Shannonbridge in 1801 and went to Australia around the Famine years 1846/7. She left her name and telephone number.