At a meeting of the Diocesan Committee of St. Joseph’s Young Priests Society some months ago, a discussion was held concerning the Millennium celebrations for the society and as part of these celebrations the Diocesan Committee organised a trip to Ballintubber Abbey, the Celtic Furrow and Foxford Woollen Mills. The trip took place on Saturday,… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 1999
Preparations and plans are well underway by Claregalway Agricultural Show Committee for their forthcoming Agricultural show. The Show Queen has already been selected and the title for 1999 goes to Deirdre Conneely from Carnmore. The committee is delighted to have Deirdre as their Show Queen and they hope she enjoys her year. This will be… Read more »
Congratulations and best wishes to Karen Cormican (Lakeview) and Oliver Hession who got married in St.James Church on the 10th July. Welcome to Rebecca Downes, Cahergowan, new daughter for Margaret and Michael. Welcome also to Anna Michelle Baynes, daughter to Anne and Tony, Rockwood. Congratulations also to Sandra and Michael Moran, Cahergowan on the birth… Read more »
Sitting down on a fine Midsummer’s evening writing this article, I am gazing out on a group of lavenders; a spectacle of liliac splendour (Lavandula Stoechas), my mind is caught by the noise that breaks the beauty of this. The lavenders with hundreds of spiky scented flowers are home to dozens of bees. They twist… Read more »