On Thursday 28th January 2010 Paul Clements,author,journalist and
travel writer called to Shannonbridge.
Paul had his travel writer hat on and told that he was commissioned
to write about places and attractions for a travel book.
He has written a number of books and presented one titled -
The Height of Nonsense to Shannonbridge Library.
This book deals with the Highest Point in each county in Ireland.
It is an amusing book as he travelled around Ireland trying to locate
the highest points.
The highest point in County Offaly is located in the Slieve Bloom
Mountains called Arderin.
The Roscommon high is located in the Arigna Mountains.
Find out the other points yourself from the book.
The book has almost 400 pages including a great Bibliography of
books on Ireland.Printed by Collins Press www.collinspress.ie
Paul Clements had a copy of the book titled 'Where the River Shannon
Flows' by Richard Hayworth and he is anxious to find out any news
on the late Richard Hayworth.That book has a good black and white
photograph of the village bridge in Shannonbridge taken from the
roof of the Fort Restaurant where the Moran Family then lived.
Richard Hayworth thanks the late Mrs Moran for allowing him onto
the roof of the building to take the photograph.
Paul reckons that Richard Hayworth was in Shannonbridge sometime in
the Forties and again in the Sixties. Paul would welcome any news
of Richard.Contact clementsrp@googlemail.com

Shane Lowry the golfer from Clara is named 'Sports Star of The Week'
in today's Irish Independent Newspaper for his performance last week.
Well done Shane and keep up the good work this week.