Yesterday a group from the Eyrecourt and District Angling Club held a fishing match on the Hot Water Stretch.
I have no report of weights caught but an onlooker saw lots of roach being caught.
Today two anglers ? in a camper tried more or less to take over the stretch. Leaving their gear in various
positions while they pike fished. Three visiting anglers gave up and retreated to the Grand Canal where they
enjoyed fishing and sunshine.
The river level at mid-day today was 3.34 metres which was slightly up on last Tuesday reading.
I notice what looks like a gadget to supply electricity erected beside the water guage at the riverside.
Presumably this sends the information on river levels to the office in charge. I wish that this information
was more readably available to river users and other interested bodies.
Today was another sunshine day with a steady wind blowing. A good water flow at the bridge side.
With the wind and high level of the rivers last week fishing was difficult and nobody recorded catches.

Today a Bracken Family from Massachussets stopped by. On a previous visit they had visited
The Heritage Office in Tullamore based in The Irish Mist reception. Then the people there had been
most helpful and had traced ancestors that emigrated to America in the 1840's. They even found where
they got a mention in some American newspapers after they arrived.
I mentioned the late Jimmy Bracken, who drove the Lumley's bread van during the bread rationing after the war.
They had an Uncle Jimmy in their family but I think he lived in America.

Today I had an e-mail from a Tom Kinsella from Boston USA who would like to contact The Morrison Family
from Boston that were in Shannonbridge last year seeking information on the Kenny Family.
Tom wants to contact them and seeks an e-mail address which I have mislaid. Hopefully they read this and
contact this web.