Johnny Duffy from Clondelara and now Cloghan was in Shannonbridge during the week and was remembering the late Jack O Shea from Clonmacnois. One day Jack said to Johnny –
‘Reckon I saw your mother coming in to town this morning on a 26 ‘.
)n Friday Paul Kerrigan, Elphin called in with some fresh prints of the Martello Fortifications at Shannonbridge. Paul is an acknowledged expert on the Martello defences along the river and has written about them and drawn them. It was news to hear that there were two lines of defence. One comprising the
It was good to meet a Sweeney Family from
Today on Lyric FM radio Gay Byrne started a series of two hour programmes and got off to a good start with a Frank Sinatra number. Then he talked about a recording by Mary Lowe, sister of Theresa Lowe and of course the Lowe Family came from Clonfinlough in our parish of Clonmacnois.
Then he began reminiscing about himself and another person learning the piano and one of them did a good take off of Charlie Coons. This Charlie Coons played a series of sell out concerts in a
It was good he hear Gay play a fabulous selection of old favourites and jazz and blues and what have you. The two hours flew. Catch him next Sunday 3 to 5.
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That was my family that you met. My name is Paula and I am the second oldest. My brother Brendan had a fantastic time seeing the church. We went to Ballyvourney and found some graves that could very easily be relatives. It's been almost two years since I was in Ireland and you gave us directions. It was very nice and greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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