Monday, September 06, 2004

Rhode defeated Gracefield in a veryone sided Offaly Football Final in Tullamore yesterday.
George Robinson died in The Priory home in Ferbane early yesterday and his remains were taken to the church last evening with burial on Tuesday. George was a renowned calf jobber and was married to Theresa Hall from Moore. May he rest in peace. On Saturday Michael John was laid to rest beside his brother Thomas in Clonmacnois and MJ would have enjoyed the final exit as one of the straps got caught in one of the support timbers and then two pieces of concrete had to be taken aside. The funeral clashed with the Ireland Cyprus soccer match which Ireland won 3 - 1 with good performances by Graham Kavanagh at midfield and Andy Reid and Damien Duff.Roy Keane hopes to be fit to play against Switzerland on Wednesday.
About thirty parishioners travelled to Knock yesterday where the weather was beautiful and heard Bishop Colm O Reilly tell another version of the unfinished tower. Seems the stonemasons stopped work for extra wages and the monks said that they were going to take the ladders away.The workers started throwing down the stones leaving it unfinished. I prefer Conlath Manning's version in Clonmacnois Studies Vol 2.

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