Bits and pieces.

The Active Retirement Group at their after Mass meeting town decided to have another outing to the Galway City area on Wednesday 21^st September with the bus departing at 9.00 AM that morning. Bus fare will be five euros and if interested give your name and deposit to Kieran Kelly or Catherine Curley with your fare. There will be a meal but that will be paid for by the individual.

The meeting was attended by Declan Costello and suggestions were collected on activities for the winter and into next year.

The Moore Active Retirement Group are away to Jury’s Cabaret on 30^th September with the bus, meal and cabaret totalling 70 Euros. Departing from Millars Pub.

Came across a school photograph of the girls at Shannonbridge school taken about 1935 and this will be added to this website. At present we are trying to put names on the faces.

Bridie Carry got back safe and sound after a trip to Armagh Cathedral with which she was very impressed with the structure.

The Three Paddies help a competition to see who was able to throw a stone the highest in the air.

Paddy the Englishman threw a stone up and it went 85 feet in the air and fell down.

Paddy the Scotsman threw a stone up and it went 93 feet in the air and fell down.

Paddy the Irishman threw a stone up in the air and it never came down.

The Diner, Takeaway and Mags Hair Salon in Shannonbridge have closed. The Diner, Takeaway has been purchased by Supermacs and will reopen. Mags has decided to leave Shannonbridge and work from her home in Tubber.

At last night the informal group that play on a Monday night at Killeens under the name Gann Ainm were joined last night by Ultan Keena, an Irish step dancer who works as a hairdresser in Peter Mark in Athlone. Ultan was telling us that he lives in the former Daly home in Bel Air.

Noel Bannerton and his wife are home from New York to attend his mother’s funeral last week. Noel called in to Shannonbridge after visiting Meelick Church as his mother was a regular visitor there. Noel’s mother, nee Manning, died just a couple of months short of 100 years. At one time Noel was in the American Astronauts.

9/11 did not stop my good friend Marie B from flying to Shannon and she is helping out at Oughterard this week in preparation for the Pattern in Clonmacnois next Sunday

Met Julio Seone and his wife Enda Creevy from Buenos Aires yesterday after having visited Clonmacnois.and told us that her brother Joe Creevy attended a boys school in San Antonio, Arecao which was called Clonmacnois and was run by the Mercy nuns

Results of Tidy Towns were announced yesterday and the overall winner was Ennis with 279 Marks. The Offaly winner was Clonbullogue with 262 Marks. Shannonbridge improved well and got 231 Marks. Our neighbours Ballinahowen in Westmeath won the county award with 262 Marks

One of Irelands best loved soccer players Noel Cantwell died on September 8^th. May he rest in peace.

A Lady was going to the USA and as she went through Customs at Shannon the customs man heard the sound of a dog from one of her bags. When he opened it he found a small dog in one corner and a cat in another corner . He threw out the cat and the dog. When they arrived at Kennedy Airport guess what they found on the windscreen of the Boeing?

Missed a great action photo this week. Looking out the door I saw our dog Moby approach the back wheel of a white van that had just parked. There was another small dog standing alongside so Moby lifted his leg and started to make his mark. While in action , the white van moved along by about five yards, but Moby ignored the movement and continued to stake his claim with his leg in mid air. Bet the spectator dog was impressed. Wouldn’t you.

See good news from our Corncrake world on the paper. Seems that 162 Calling Male Birds were identified in Ireland this year which was the highest recorded in ten years and nearly four times as many as in 1994.

Good to hear from Lorraine and Debbie in Pottstown and that they are keeping well. Both send on birthday greetings to Brigid Kitt for her birthday.

What did they find on the windscreen of the Boeing Aircraft ?. The stone that Paddy the Irishman had thrown up.