Heard the tail end of a programme yesterday on 100 Songs from the movies.
10. Sound of Music. Julie Andrews and Hills are alive...
9. Stayin Alive. John Travolta Saturday Night Fever...
8. The Way we were. Memories... Barbara Streisand.
7. When you wish upon a Star...... from Pinocchio
6. The Graduate. Mrs Robinson.
5. Im Dreamin of a White Christmas.... Bing Crosby
4. Breakfast at Tiffanys. Audrey Hepburn and Moon River
3. Singin in the Rain... Gene Kelly
2. As Time goes by. from Casablanca. Play it again Sam.
1. Somewhere over the Rainbow.. 1939. Judy Garland.

News this morning of the death of Paul Darragh, the Irish showjumper aged 51 years.

Some of the people home for Christmas included Chris Price, Kate Thornhill, Bina Nugent, Sean and Frances O'Shea, Daithi Rua, The Bridies group, and John Hardiman. John Hardiman was to take us on a tour of Moore to visit some historic landmarks but it will have to wait. Meantime he might share some of his knowledge with us all on this website by contacting info@shannonbridge.net

Weather today started off as predicted with heavy gusts and heavy rain during the night that even woke me. Then the bright sunny day came with temperatures of 10C or 50 F.
Had a message from Kaylor /Killeen in America. One of their girls is expecting a baby at the end of January and they are hoping to call it after Ciaran of Clonmacnois.Was wondering if it turns out to be a girl and what is the female equivalent for Ciaran. If you let me know I will pass it on.

Missed the showing of The Flight of The Doves film with Ron Moody, Jack Wilde and Dana which was shown on 28th December and which had a big chunk of Shannonbridge included in it.
Heard recently that Jack Wilde and Ron Moody had just filmed Oliver and that Jack Wilde did not actually sing in Oliver but the voice was dubbed.

Noticed the lack of signposts for fishermen directing them to the rivers. Saw no sign at Tulrush, Culliagh, half broken signs at Correen and Raghrabeg and no signs at Creggan, Devenish or the Hot Water Stretch. Hope they are put right for the coming year.
Interesting sermon at the funeral of Jim Farrell Ballinahown on the way we measure our lives in time and events. Seconds, minutes, hours, days, weeks, months and years.
Then birthdate, christening, first steps, schooldays, work, marriage, hobbies, death.
And now into eternity, a new dimension.
After the Mass and awaiting the remains to emerge we were asking an ex workmate of Jim Farrell one Paddy Kiernan what age Jim Farrell was.
W'll I'll tell you lad says Paddy " Jim drew his third pension last week" Pension age is 66.
In Clonmacnois graveyard afterwards while the grave was being filled in I noticed two lake boats with engines travelling down the river. As they approached the Jack Mulvey old homestead there was an unmerciful blast of gunfire from the two boats and even birds around the graveyard took off in fright. On enquiry I am told that it is an offence to shoot a gun from a mechanically propelled boat.
Brendan Mc Dermott - Martha's husband celebrated his birthday on 29th December and Shane Killeen celebrates his birthday tomorrow. By coincidence Ken and Betty Smith from Santa Barbara sent on a lovely picture of the late George O Neill whose birthday was on the last day of December. George is wearing his knitted cap which he reckoned earned many a pint for him when he was caught by the camera.