Emily Kenny was telling us last evening that as well as the bonfire at Falty Cross there was also a bonfire in Clonburren which was mighty as all the parents dressed up as Witches and Princes and Cowboys and what have you and everyone had great craic. They evenhad their own fireworks display. Good for them.Clonburren and Cappaleitra has developed into a thriving community with almost thirty houses on that circuit around the Esker.
Last night in Lukers Bar there was a competition to measure the longest cock on the day and any shooter that was lucky enough to shoot a pheasant yesterday on the start of the pheasant shooting season brought it along to have it measured. Adain and Jason Kelly produced a pheasant with a tail length of 42 inches.
Ard Chiarain Prayer Centre, Rachrabeg invite everyone to Mass for the deceased and bereaved on Thursday night at 8pm.
The Parish Newsletter tells of a training course in acting for cameras in The Prince of Wales hotel, in Athlone on next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Phone 074 - 9126994.
Mick took Pat and Kay Donegan and Megan Costelloe on a trip downriver throught the floods yesterday and Pat was amazed at the amount of Plover that were flying around. Hope the gamesman ? that shot 16 pheasants yesterday will not hear about them.
Weather today is forecast to be cloudy with short sunny spells and lowest temperature in the Midlands of 50 F. Tomorrow has much the same with temperatures of 57 F.
Conor started a new job yesterday working with some GAA Magazine and was surprized to hear he was home this morning. Apparently his girlfriend's mother was killed last night when her car went off the road near Tuam and Conor did the needful in bringing his girlfriend home.
Hope Kate has a good journey home and looking forward to hearing