Nicola Murray the music teacher has resumed lessons in Shannonbridge on Wednesday evenings from 4.30 to 8.30 pm offering lessons in Clarinet, Recorder and Keyboard. Contact her at 090-9673695 if interested.
Today is Saint Ciarans Day and open air Mass will be celebrated in Clonmacnois this evening at 7 pm. After Mass a meeting of Car-parking stewards for Pattern Sunday (19th Sept) will be held and extra help is required.
Gallagher the cigarette manufacturer tell us that there were 260 Million fewer cigarettes sold in Ireland between January and June and blame increased taxation and The Smoking Ban for drop in sales.
Good to see yearly visiting anglers Colin Wollaston and Paul Edwards wiyh us once again. Paul Edwards tells us he is featured in the Photo Gallery with a netfull of fish.
Yesterday seemed to be a funeral day with Michael Coakley being buried in the morning and Roderick George (Roy) Enraght-Mooney's removal last evening. Afterwards there was the removal of Jimmy Killian from the funeral home in Roscommon. My mother and Jimmy's mother were first cousins and he is survived by his brother Paddy and sister Mary. Jimmy was originally from Cullawina. His grandfather was James Connaughton and his sister Kate was married to my grandfather John Murray. By coincidence Jimmy Murray sold his farm about 23 years ago and he and his wife Dilly moved home to Roscommon town where for many years they were immediate neighbours to the Moran Family whose daughter Sinead married Shane Killeen Shannonbridge. Thats the linen washed.
Remember the Library opens this evening from 7 to 9 pm so consider looking in after Clonmacnois.