Shannonbridge Fishing Report Dated 25^th June 2007.

Rain in recent times has added some 5 inches to the river level.

Richard Reeves tells us that the large rock at the Hot Water outlet

Now has about two inches showing.

- Mick Daulman of YTE anglers in Walsall fished the village marina

on 21^st June in the rain and used red maggot and feeder to catch 25 lbs

of roach and hybrid.

- Mick Bradley from YTE anglers fished the Marina on the same day

and used red maggot and a pole to catch roach and perch for 20 lbs.

Mick Bradley assisted in rescuing a visitor from the river who had fallen

in accidentally. His total catch recorded was 20 lbs of fish and one German

weighing some 16 Stone.

- John Dear fished the canal at Ferbane on 23^rd June in bad weather and used

a pole and red maggots to catch bream and roach. Early and late best he reckons.

- Kevin Peacock fished Mickie’s Backwater on 23^rd June in the rain and used red

maggot and the waggler to catch roach, rudd and pike. Noticed many pike about.

- David Mills from Tullamore fished at Victoria Lock on 22^nd June in fair weather

and used worms to catch two tench of 3 lb and 5 lb. Caught late at night.

- Mrs Mills also fished at Victoria using worms and had two good perch

of 2 lb and 2.5 lb. Caught between 6.00 and 7.00 pm.

- Andy Henry from North London fished on the River Suck on 24^th June

in the rain and used maggot and sweetcorn to catch six bream to 2 lb each

and a dozen good hybrids in the late evening.

Martin Ritzgan from Harlow trolled on the Suck and Shannon on an overcast

25^th June using plugs and spoon bait to catch 13 pike to 8 lbs. Fished all day

and had many baby pike. All returned alive.

- Sid Farmiloe from London fished the Shannon on a rainy 17^th June and used

plugs to catch five pike of 6 lbs plus in the early evening.

- Brockmann Sozen from Wupperdal, Germany fished the Shannon on a sunny

24^th June using a wobbler to catch a 24” pike which was a first pike for the 14 year old.

- Richard Reeves from Calne, Wiltshire fished the Hot Water stretch on 20^th June

and used red maggot and feeder with hook size 14. on a wet and windy day.

His catch was 20 lbs of roach to 12 Oz and hybrids to 2 lbs.

-Next day Richard again fished the Hot Water stretch and had 21 lbs of roach

to a pound and hybrids to 1.5 lbs.

- On 22^nd June Richard visited Correen Ford on the Suck and used maggot and

caster with a feeder and hook size 16. He caught 8 lb of roach to 12 Oz and

two tench that weighed 3.5 lbs and 5 lbs. His comment goes like this –

Oh Lord, grant that I may catch a fish so large,

That even I when speaking of it afterwards

Will have no cause to lie.

GAA News from Jason Mahon

Division 1 football league
Shannonbridge 1-09 Rhode 0-09
On Saturday evening last, Shannonbridge impressively overcame county champions Rhode by a goal. Superior fitness told in the end as Rhode, minus their county stars, wilted in the second half. Indeed it was a different story in the first half, as Rhode raced into a 6 points to no-score lead after 15 minutes.
A superb goal from Dermot Turley (1-01) brought the bridge back into it however, and Rhode led 0-07 to 1-03 at the interval.
Shannonbridge came out all guns blazing in the 2nd half though, with Jason Kelly, much welcomed back from injury, leading by example in the centre of the park, and Fergal McEvoy (0-06) also impressing.
Declan Kelly in goal made two stunning saves in the game, denying certain goal scoring opportunities. Mel Darcy in defence had a particularly good game & worked hard throughout the 60 minutes.

Next up for Shannonbridge is Clara in division 1 of the football league on Saturday next at 7pm. It must be noted that we’ve now clocked up 3 major scalps in recent weeks, defeating Ferbane, Shamrocks & now Rhode since we were defeated by Gracefield in the first round of the championship. With the championship due to resume in a couple of weeks following Offaly’s disappointing loss to Dublin on Sunday, hopefully Shannonbridge will take their very impressive league form with them.

Shannonbridge music festival.
Shannonbridge GAA was one of the sponsors for this year’s music festival, which was held in Shannonbridge last weekend. It proved to be a huge success attracting visitors from near and far.

Shannonbridge Midsummer music festival this weekend!

Shannonbridge Fishing Report .. Dated 18^th June 2007.

River level varied slightly during the week due to rain.

On Friday it read 2.34 at the village bridge. This evening it was 2.3 Metres.

Variety of weather mostly fine with showers and drizzle at times.

No hot water flowing at the power plant.

Local angler Brendan Kenny from Clonburren fished the River Shannon

on 10^th June for three hours using a Voblex lure and caught 15 medium sized pike.

Weighing from 5 to 7 lbs each.

Frank Flood from Dublin fished from the marina at Shannonbridge on 16^th June

and caught 26 mixed perch, bream and roach in two hours using maggot.

Nine year old Alia McGurrin from Howth caught her first freshwater fish

on a damp 16^th June using a spoonbait. It was a fine 30” pike which she

returned alive.

Peter Henry from Willowmere Fishers and friends caught 18 pike to 10 lbs

and eight good perch on 16^th June. They used plug, spoon and jerk baits.

Blue baits worked well for them.

Louise Killeen Shannonbridge fished the Shannon on 10^th June in the evening.

Using maggot and sweetcorn she caught 15 lbs of skimmers and hybrids in three hours.

Paul Airey Ahascragh fished at the Hot Water Stretch on 17^th June on a fine day

and using maggot and sweetcorn with a feeder caught 40 fish – 38 good hybrids

and two perch.

Mrs Cynthia Airey also fished for a short time and caught two hybrids. Too slow was her

comment.

Allen Harrison from Golborne, Warrington fished on the canal on a fine 17^th June.

Using maggot and float he caught 10 hybrids.

Joan Foster from Golborne also fished the canal alongside and caught 10 hybrids

To 2.5 lbs. During the fishing twelve large canal boats passed and helped clear the

Rubbish and weed.

Mike Bradley from Walsall fished at Shannonbridge on 17^th June and used red maggot

to catch 42 fish, roach, rudd and perch. Pike taking his fish.

Trevor Bamford from Kinsale fished the Grand Canal on a fair 18^th June. Using sweetcorn

and red maggot he had great fishing catching mainly tench and hybrids.

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 17th June 2007 - 11th Sun C
Tel (090) 9674125
Fax (090) 9674267
Mass times: Shannonbridge - Weekend, 8pm (Sat), & 12noon Sun;
Weekdays, 10am. Clonfanlough - Sunday, 10.30am

Shannonbridge
Masses: Each day @ 10am
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €440. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: G.Brennan, D.Deeley, C.Quinn
Eucharistic ministers: Group 3
Readers for next Weekend:
Altar Servers for this week: Ailbhe, Aoife
Mass on next Sun for the late Jimmy McManus

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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €262. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: M.Claffey, B.Coughlan
Readers for next Sunday: I.McEvoy
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group D
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: K.Kelly
Mass on next Sun for Paddy & Willie Kelly & family deceased

Next Sun we celebrate Feast of the 'Birth of John the Baptist'

Shannonbridge/Clonmacnois Music Festival - 21st - 24th June
The members of the festival committee are looking forward to a great local attendance at all the advents taking place over the 4-day festival. This is a family oriented festival with music to suit all tastes and a great line-up for the children of the Parish.
The committee would appreciate volunteers to help with putting up bunting, and with stewarding at the music venues.
Names of volunteers to Conor Killeen, Fergal Moran or Philip Casey
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Missionaries of the Sacred Heart
"MSC have launched a website at www.mscireland.com
Apart from information about MSC missionary work, the site contains daily Catholic news updates, the Sun Mass Readings, and links to other catholic sites. It is a good source of information."
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Aware - Tullamore
'Join Ireland's National Summer Solstice Bog Walk, Lough Boora Parklands in aid of Aware.'
Sat 23rd June, Lough Boora Bog Walk, 20k.
Sun 24th June, Turraun Wetlands Walk, 10k.
For more info & registration call 057-9135009,or 087-7945665
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Knock Summer Youth Festival, Thurs 26th - Sun 29th July
At Knock Shrine, is an opportunity for young people to take time out to reflect on their lives and what God is offering….."Life to the Full"!
Cost is on donation basis with accommodation & food provided.
Free buses will be provided from certain locations.
For info contact Ann on 094-9388100, or Sheena on 01-6753690.
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George Bernard Shaw is perhaps most renowned as a free thinker and liberal philosopher. In his last writings we read, “The science to which I pinned my faith is bankrupt. Its counsels, which should have established the millennium, led, instead, directly to the suicide of Europe. I believed them once. In their name I helped to destroy the faith of millions of worshippers in the temples of a thousand creeds. And now they look at me and witness the great tragedy of an atheist who has lost his faith!” (Source unknown)

Just a mention about three friends who have passed on.

-Margaret Fenton, nee Mooney, Doon died when out walking her dog in a field containing cattle. The cattle ran after the dog and the dog ran to Margaret. She was trampled and died afterwards.

Father Paddy Kenny of Moore, Pakistan, Prayer house in Clonmacnois and a friend to so many has died.

He will be laid to rest in Clonmacnois on Thursday.

Noel Sloane, husband of the late Ita has died in hospital in Dublin and his funeral takes place in Dublin on Thursday.

May they rest in peace.

Shannonbridge Fishing Report …Dated 12^th June 2007.

News that the local power plant has closed for some six weeks to carry out repairs

Means that there will be no hot water flowing.

The level of the River Shannon at the marker board near the village bridge is 2.24 metres.

- Mike and Chris Compton from Cheltenham fished the River Brosna and the Hot Water

for a week catching roach and hybrids using maggot and corn. Average bags of about ten pounds with a best bag of 15 lbs.

- Uwe Suchland from Berlin fished with a wobbler in the sunshine on June 8^th and caught

a pike of 54 Cm.

Matthias Kramm from Berlin also fished the Shannon and recorded catching a pike of 51 Cm

on 8^th June 2007.

Rudiger Frost from Germany used a wobbler when fishing the Shannon on 8^th June.

He caught eight pike to 65 Cm.

- Andy Prout from Hull fished on the Shannon for week ending 8^th June.

He caught 15 pike using plug baits and advises to fish the sides.

- Shaun Prout used a purple / silver lure to catch 10 perch at the power plant.

- Keith Boulter from Reading fished the Shannon on 8^th June using red maggot and

a feeder to catch 15 lbs of fair roach and hybrids. Best early morn and evening.

- Barrie Sayers from Crawley fished on the River Suck on 8^th June in sunshine.

Using red maggot and feeder he had a 5 lb tench in a 30 lbs bag of nice tench

and hybrids. Found it fished all day close in.

-Gary Smith of Ballyduff, Shannonbridge fished the Hot Water on 25^th May in sunshine.

Using red maggot he caught 12 bream to 4 lb, and 6 tench to 5.75 lbs. Average bream 2.5 lbs.

Garry also fished the Hot Water on 1^st June and caught 12 tench from 3 lb to 5.75 lbs.

On 3^rd June Gary fished the Hot Water using a dead roach and caught two pike in the 12 lbs range

and loads of small pike. No tench was his comment.

- Andrew Braddox from Sheffield fished on the Shannon on 11^th June on a good day.

Using a feeder he caught a 27 lbs bag of mostly hybrids, some to 2 lbs.

Dennis Long from Sheffield also fished the Shannon on 11^th June and used a feeder

And whip to catch 16 lbs of roach. Best one weighed 1.5 lbs.

- Charlie Russell from Sheffield fished the Shannon on 11^th June and used a waggler

to catch 17 lbs of roach. Best fish weighed 1.75 lbs.

- Kevin O Hair from Sheffield fished with his pals and used pole and red maggot

to catch 10 lbs of roach. All four found that the swims fished better on the second day.

- Kathleen Feeley from Biggleswade fished the Shannon on 11^th June on a very hot day.

Using 3 red maggot / corn the 13 year old had some decent sized rudd up to 10 Ozs.

- The local anglers were fishing in the evenings to dark and catching good roach over the pound

and hybrids in the 2 lb to 3 lb range.

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday10th June 2007 -Corpus Christi Sun C
Tel (090) 9674125
Fax (090) 9674267
Mass times: Shannonbridge - Weekend, 8pm (Sat), & 12noon Sun;
Weekdays, 10am. Clonfanlough - Sunday, 10.30am

Shannonbridge
Masses: Each day @ 10am
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €475. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: M.Moran, M.Murphy, M.McManus
Eucharistic ministers: Group 2
Readers for next Weekend:
Altar Servers for this week: Brian, Caitríona

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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €213. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: M.Loonam, A.Egan
Readers for next Sunday: S.Coughlan
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group C
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: P.Darcy
Mass on next Sun for the late John Mannion

Next Fri is the Feast of the Sacred Heart
PTAA annual Mass
Next Fri eve, Feast of the Sacred Heart, in Clonmacnois, @ 8pm. All welcome.
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Driver's Prayer (adapted from a prayer of St Teresa of Avila)
'Lord Jesus, I give you my hands, to drive as you would drive.
I give you my eyes to overtake safely.
I give you my mind so that you may help me concentrate.
I give you my foot to use wisely on the accelerator.
I give you my spirit that you may guide me safely.
I give you my complete self so that you, Lord, may be with me, and with my passengers, guiding us safely home. Amen.'
(from the Parish Newsletter of Newtowncunningham - Killea, Co Donegal)
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Aware - Tullamore
'Join Ireland's National Summer Solstice Bog Walk, Lough Boora Parklands in aid of Aware.'
Sat 23rd June, Lough Boora Bog Walk, 20k.
Sun 24th June, Turraun Wetlands Walk, 10k.
For more info & registration call 057-9135009,or 087-7945665
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Prayer Centre Clonmacnois: Mass every Wed @ 8pm.
Youth 2000 will have a Vigil Service from 11pm to 4am on 15th - 16th June in the Centre, starting with Mass. Principal celebrant will be Fr Killian Byrne. Enquiries call Helen on 086-1678027.
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Knock Summer Youth Festival, Thurs 26th - Sun 29th July
At Knock Shrine, is an opportunity for young people to take time out to reflect on their lives and what God is offering….."Life to the Full"!
Cost is on donation basis with accommodation & food provided.
Free buses will be provided from certain locations.
For info contact Ann on 094-9388100, or Sheena on 01-6753690.
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A new Christian
We welcome into the Christian Community Abigail Kelly, daughter of Anthony & Geraldine, who was baptised recently in Clonfanlough
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'We don’t love qualities, we love persons; sometimes by reason of their defects as well as of their qualities.' (Jacques Maritain)

Shannonbridge Fishing Report …Dated 5^th June 2007

Weather was a little less windy than of late and sunny on occasion.

River level is still low.

- Alf Appleby from Doncaster fished the Hot Water stretch on a windy

27^th May and used maggot and sweetcorn to catch five tench.

Best was over 6 lbs and the others all over 4 lbs. Load of rudd and roach

made for enjoyable day.

- Ashley Adams from Cannock fished a Backwater on a rainy windy 30^th May

and used 3 or 4 red maggot on a size 16 hook to catch roach / bream hybrids for

a bag of 15 lbs 13 Ozs. Best fish 1 lb 4 Ozs. Enjoyable day in the rain and wind.

- Russell Adams from Cannock recorded two catches. On 30^th May he fished a Backwater. He cut out a new swim and used a waggler and caster / maggot to

catch 11 roach / bream hybrids that weighed 9 lbs.

Next day he fished the River Suck at Correen Ford on a sunny showery day

And used triple red maggot with a waggler to catch 25 roach and skimmers

that weighed 10 lbs. Like many other anglers Russell found that at 2.00 pm

they went off the feed.

- Local angler Aidan Kelly noticed what he thought was a tench in the water

where he generally moors his boat. On June 1^st in fine weather he proved he was correct.

Fishing with worms on the float, Aidan caught four tench between 5 lbs and 3.5 lbs.

Why not ask Aidan where he moors his boat.

-Andy Leatherbarrow from Culcheth fished at Correen Ford on June 1^st and used

maggot and worm with a feeder to catch 16 good fish. Fished good early on.

- Jack Conway also from Culcheth fished Correen Ford on a warm June 1^st and

used feeder with maggot and sweetcorn to catch 40 fish. Rudd to 1 lb, hybrids to 1.5 lbs and perch to 1 lb.

- Bill Reeves from Bath fished the Grand Canal for three days in cloudy and bright conditions. Bill caught plenty of small stuff on 25^th May with maggot and float.

On 26^th May he caught 7 tench using the same methods. On June 1^st he caught 61 fine rudd and roach on the float with maggot.

- Mary Reeves from Bath records that 28^th May was sunny and warm when she fished the Boora Lake where she caught a 4.75 lbs tench with maggot.

- Terry Norris from Bath records that on a warm and windy 29^th May he fished the

Grand Canal from midday to 6.00pm using maggot to catch 8 tench and roach.

- Helmi Huber from Munich on a windy June 2^nd fished for pike with a jointed wobbler

and caught two pike. Best one measured 1.04 Metres (R.I.P.) and the smaller one was returned alive. He did not know the rules about killing big pike.

- Madeleine Davis from Dublin fished a Backwater near Shannonbridge on June 3^rd

on a nice evening which was fine and dark. Using maggot and sweetcorn she had a fine 18 lbs collection of five bream, best 2.5 lbs, plus roach perch and rudd. Fished until

2.00 am.

- Louise Killeen also fished the Backwater and enjoyed a good evening /night fishing.

Louise caught six bream to 3.5 lbs, roach to 1 lb and rudd. Later it got dark and cold. Stopped fishing at 2.00 am.

The Eckert family from Wurzburg in Germany are starting their holiday cruising on the River Shannon. On 4^th June 9 year old Celine Ecker fished with a wobbler near Clonmacnois and caught her first pike measuring 60 cm. Her 6 years old sister, Ayleen Eckert fished at Clonmacnois to catch her first fish, a 30 cm perch using a worm.

- Regular visitors to Shannonbridge The Crompton Brothers have arrived. Nothing of note so far except Michael caught a 5.5 lbs tench fishing on 4^th June. Memories of them catching 34 fine tench a couple of years ago when sharing the same swim using about a dozen red maggot on a Size 10 hook.

Clonmacnois Parish Newsletter
Sunday 3rd June 2007 - Trinity Sun C
Tel (090) 9674125
Fax (090) 9674267




Shannonbridge
Masses: Each day @ 10am
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €469. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: A.Ryan, L.Turley, M.Mitchell
Eucharistic ministers: Group 1
Readers for next Weekend:
Altar Servers for this week: Megan, Michaela
Mass on next Sat eve for the late Thomas & Mary Coleman & family
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Clonfanlough
Last Sunday's Offertory collection: €213. Many Thanks
Church Cleaners: B.Kilduff, E.Kilduff
Readers for next Sunday: C.Coughlan
Altar Servers for next Sunday: Group B
Eucharistic minister for next Sunday: N.Egan
Mass on next Sun for the Egan family deceased (Clonlyon)

We celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi on next Sun
Novena to the Sacred Heart
7th - 15th June. Prayers & reflections may be found in the June 'Messenger', or leaflets are available. It is highly recommended.
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Prayer Centre Clonmacnois
Fr Lorenzo will celebrate Mass there on next Wed @ 8 pm, and also conduct a healing Service. All welcome.
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A Human Relations Course
The one most important word: we.
The two most important words: thank you.
The three most important words: if you please.
The four most important words: what is your opinion?
The five most important words: you did a good job.
The six most important words: I admit I made a mistake.
(The least important word: I.) ("Contact")
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Aware - Tullamore
'Join Ireland's National Summer Solstice Bog Walk, Lough Boora Parklands in aid of Aware.'
Sat 23rd June, Lough Boora Bog Walk, 20k.
Sun 24th June, Turraun Wetlands Walk, 10k.
For more info & registration call 057-9135009,or 087-7945665
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Share - a - Break
Would you like to give a holiday / respite in your home to a person with a learning disability?
Share - a - Break is a family based respite scheme, which provides breaks for children and adults with a learning disability with other families in the community. Host families are urgently needed. If interested, please contact Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary at 044-9340980.
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Co Offaly Childminding Initiative
Will host a Seminar for childminders in the Clonamore House Hotel, Tullamore on Sat 9th June from 9.30am - 2pm. The cost of the seminar is €15, which includes lunch. Further details may be obtained by calling Fiona on 057-9328109.