The funeral took place yesterday of 92 year old Mrs Carey, nee Hogarty from Newtown

Who was an aunt? Of George Hogarty from Texas. The funeral Mass was celebrated in Creagh Church and the burial was in Creagh Cemetery afterwards.

Father Vivian Tuohy in his homily spoke of his memories when he enjoyed brown bread and tea in Mrs Careys. May she rest in peace.

Last evening two of the Cunningham brothers visited Shannonbridge. Father Leo from Mobile Alabama told us that he is 50 years ordained. His brother P.J.Cunningham lives in a retirement complex in Newark New Jersey. P.J. has spent almost fifty years in America and is a retired taxi driver.

Their father was Joe Cunningham a carpenter who had a car for hire and lived in one of the semi detached houses which were knocked last year and replaced by four apartments. Their mother was an O Connor from Clonmacnois (sister of the late Lil O Connor and about seven other siblings) and was a teacher in Clonmacnois School. When a vacancy arose in Ardagh, County Longford, Mrs Cunningham applied and got the teaching post and the family moved to Ardagh where Mrs Cunningham taught school with the late Father John Corker’s father. P.J. has memories of Mr Corkery asking him one day during religion class ‘what was Job famous for’. When P.J. replied that he did not know Mister Corkery thumped him on the chest three times saying ‘PATIENCE PATIENCE PATIENCE’ The family shopped in Frank Gaffneys in Ardagh

Today Tuesday the Shannonbridge Active Retirement group held their weekly meeting after Mass and 16 people attended. After a warm up exercise there was a cup of tea and scones and brown bread and a chat. Some of the items mentioned included the return to their weekly work out fitness programme, a tempting variety of 16 different areas to discover around Ireland with a luxury bus and hotel accommodation in four days.

A series of new computer classes and painting classes and a weekend away also got an airing. If interested come along to next Tuesday morning meeting.

Last weekend it was good to meet Mary, a friend of Carmel Bhai from Brisbane who is on a holiday visit to Ireland and other countries.

Overseas friends will be glad to hear that Munster Leinster and Ulster all won their rugby games last weekend in the Heineken League.

Yesterday I was in Ballinasloe and noticed some fences have been removed and the route pegged out for the new Dublin to Galway road which will cross the Shannonbridge road around Lancasters which is a mile nearer to Ballinasloe than the other plan.

The new hotel complex being built on the by-pass road next to the jetty is being built. There is a high board fence along the roadway and a large colour plan of the complex. It is in a square format with a back entrance from the Poolboy Road. Yesterday the shell of part of the first block was to be seen clearly.

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