Good news that President Obama has been awarded the Nobel Prize
as his ancestors hailed from Offaly.
Papers here this week claim that Mrs Obama's ancestors also came from
Ballysheil near Belmont and some eight miles from Shannonbridge.

Missed seeing the film 'Flight of The Doves which was shown on TV last
weekend which has Shannonbridge connections as they were filming for
a few days here when it was made.

Gay Byrne has commenced a series of two hour radio programmes going
out on Sunday from 2 until 4pm. Its on Lyric FM 97.8 - 99.4MHZ
You can e-mail Gay at gb.lyricfm@rte.ie

The Irish Catholic www.irishcatholic.ie has an article and photo
on Skellig this week.Page 7.On Wednesday Jimmy Cole from Canada and
San Francisco celebrated his birthday.
Yesterday Danny Farrelly Jun celebrated his 50th birthday.
Martin Donegan celebrated his 60th birthday.A double cause for
celebrations in Shannonbridge.

On Wednesday 7th October Darcy's callow upstream of the bridge was
cut and bailed. The persistent rain during the summer was the reason
for the late harvest.

Met Gary Schultz from Lexington Nebraska this week Gary is a Ford
car dealer and he is in Ireland for 3 weeks with his wife who was a
Harney.Their daughter is married to Patrick Duffy and they live in
Johnstown near Athlone. GTary likes to cycle and he was doing the
circuit coming out from Athlone via Shannonbridge and returning via
Clonmacnois. He is interested in history and plans to cycle to
Clonfert to visit St.Brendan's Church,Emmanuelle House, Our Lady of
Clofert church and 12th century statue,on to Meelick Church 1414 and
around via Banagher Shannonharbour Clononey Castle.

Rashina Tractor Road Run in aid of Resource Centre, Killina
Presentation Secondary School and Rashina National School takes place
on Sunday 18th October 2009 leaving Doon at 11am. Vintage cars are
welcome.For more information contact 087-7947025

ESB power plants at Lanesboro and Shannonbridge were in the news this
week. Both plants may be closed for 3 to 4 months for pipe replacement,
one next year and the other in 2011.

Moore Community Council are organising a Harvest Ball on Friday 16th
October in Moore Hall.A 'Harvest Queen on the Night'will be chosen.
Dancing to Country Comfort from 9pm to 1.00am. Admission 10 Euros.

Offaly Senior hurling semi-finals last weekend results
Tullamore 1 - 17 Birr 2 - 12
Kilcormac/Killoughey 5 - 16 Coolderry 3 - 16

The Dublin Botanic Gardens might be of interest. Have a look at
www.botanicgardens.ie