This morning there was the annual Mass in Shannonbridge for deceased members of the local power plant staff and a good turn out of retired staff and family relations attended. Afterwards there was a welcome cup of tea in the canteen in the plant for a chat and a time to remember.
Tony Farrell attended and was telling us that an ex plant worker - Oliver Keenaghan is recoverering well after a heart bypass operation down in a Cork hospital. Wishing him well.
Had an interesting chat with Mrs Kevin Coleman about a famous band of musicians in the village about sixty years ago. Michael Joe Reid and his sister Mary Margaret and a Tommy Sanders and her late husband Kevin were some of the members. It would be good to hear more about them. She has memories of them playing at a wedding in Brackagh many years ago.
Good turnout for the table quiz last night in aid of funding for the Seniors Christmas Party and over 400 Euro was raised with good scoring all round and two teams tying for first with 68 out of 80 correct.
Good news that the old power plant are donating their web address shannonbridge.com to this website and thank them very much for same.
Promise of more rain on the weather forecast and it is overcast but mild at present. Notice the flood has risen a fair bit on Darcy's Callow north of the village. Declan and Rose Ryan were telling us last night that the saw the new space station ? passing over on Monday night. They walked up the power station road and it passed over around 18.00 hours as predicted. On their way home they noticed a flock of curlews ? passing in the light from the street light.
Hear that Colin is going to Russia on Monday to help bring home the new baby.