Wondered why the birds were not using the bird feeders and on checking it turned out that they were out of nuts. All is well again and maybe you might consider feeding the birds if you have not started already.
The get together of Active Age Groups in the Arts and Heritage Centre Ferbane is on Thursday morning commencing at 10.30am and ending at 1.00pm. Bus will pick up passengers at 10.00am outside the church in Shannonbridge and provide a door to door pick up service for passengers in rural areas. Phone 09064-54956 to book a seat. Bus will return from Ferbane at 1.00pm.
Good to hear from Father Peter Kenny who is based in California .Just recently he had to visit New York and as it happened Jim and Maureen Killeen from Chicago were visiting family in New Jersey . So they linked up and traveled by car back to Chicago.
Met some American Kinsella people last evening who had traced their family tree back to the Kinsella family from Clonburren. They live in Massetutes and it is their first time in Ireland.
Mick and Mary Killeen are off on a pilgrimage to Northern Italy next week. Hear that a number of people are away this week in France on a Shrines of France trip. And next Saturday Ireland play France in their next qualifying soccer match in the European Cup.
See that Padraig Harrington and Paul Mc ginley will represent Ireland in the World golf match in November.