Monday, December 13, 2004

Some recent deaths. Last week Tom Fahey, Clonburren passed away and was buried in Clonburren graveyard.
A sister of Tim Devery the accoreon player from Glebe died in Ferbane at the weekend and will be buried in Clonmacnois today after Mass in Clonfinlough.
Paud Dunican late of Pollagh and Ferbane and an ex worker in Ferbane power plant has died in Ferbane and will be buried today after Mass in Ferbane.
Mick Russell, Athlone a brother of Phil Murphy, has died at the weekend. Arrangements later.
A Miss Kelso in Ballinasloe died at the weekend.
Tom Flanagan, relic of Madge and brother of Father Benny has died in Portiuncula.
May the Lord have mercy on their souls.
Good news is that Kate Thornhill is expected home on Sunday 19th December. Kate has been in Uganda since last May apart from a few weeks sightseeing on the way home.
Weather today has a few brigh spells, but overall it will be largely cloudy, with pockets of mist at first. Mostly dry apart from some light rain and drizzle in the far West and North West this afternoon. Highest temperatures 8 to 11 C or 46 to 52 F. with southerly winds gradually freshening.
South West Gales will develop tonight and extend to all coasts and the Irish Sea overnight.
Sports and Padraig Harrington finished second to Tiger Woods in golf. In rugby there were good wins for Leinster and Munster at the weekend.
Lorraine Mc Kenna plans to come back to Shannonbridge soon.
Jack Quinn's -

The Tax Collector

Reckoning day
And Nemesis
With piercing eye
And fixed smile
In mocked fellowship
There's no escape
And net is fast
The fish is caught
The one way out
Is through the pocket.

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