Author: Joe

Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Wedding The marriage took place on Friday 16th July at the Church of the Holy Rosary Ballyleague of Emma Donlon, Cloontuskert, daughter of Carol Donlon and granddaughter of Tom and the late Teresa Donlon, Moher and Stephen…

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Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Distillery Yard Session’s continue Noel Carberry, Sean Sweeney, Noel Sweeney, and Nuala Donlon. Unfortunately, the session advertised for Wednesday 7th was postponed, due to the poor weather forecast, but every cloud has a silver lining as there is…

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Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Distillery Yard Session Continues The Distillery Yard brought live music to Lanesborough on Wednesday evening last with a brand-new Distillery Yard Session that featured celebrated local traditional musicians Noel Carberry (uilleann pipes, low whistle, tin whistle), Sean…

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Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Hanging up the Microphone Following 36 years as a journalist beginning with the Longford Leader and leading on to the Cavan Leader, Shannonside and latterly RTÉ, Ciaran Mullooly on Sunday last hung up his quill and microphone…

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Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Taking over For the past 18 years we have been very used to Sean Mimnagh running the Shannon Grill on Main Street. Sean developed a thriving business when taking over from Mary O’Neill back then. As time…

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Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Death There is a time that you lose somebody in our community that would have always been seen a rock and that occurred on Tuesday last 8th June when the news broke of the death at his…

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Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Hidden Jewel Such was the weather over the Bank Holiday weekend that people came to Lanesboro and Ballyleague in their droves to enjoy all that we have to offer. Our natural beauty along with the Shannon, the…

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Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Disturbing event We have photographers on a nightly basis photographing the beauty of local sunsets and the natural beauty of the area over the bay area of the Shannon. Because of their beauty and the expertise of…

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Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Death The area was very saddened to learn of the death at Portiuncla Hospital, Ballinasloe on Sunday 9th May of Mrs. Olive Cox, Trilamartin, Curraghroe. Olive was predeceased by her husband J.J. and her son Anthony. She…

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Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Death The news of the sudden and unexpected death on Thursday 6th May of Joan Browne, Ballyleague really shook the community. Joan, a popular fixture in our community for so many years was predeceased by her husband…

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