Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Garda Appointment A few months back Noel Egan retired from the Garda Síochána in Lanesboro further depleting the numbers at our local garda station. Like other retirements we were afraid that a replacement would not be appointed…
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Lanesboro Ballyleague notes Monday March 16 2020
Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes St. Patrick’s Day Parade Update In line with the HSE’s Guidelines to call off all parades as well as many other events the organising committee of the Lanesboro Ballyleague St. Patrick’s Day Parade called off our St.…
Lanesboro Ballyleague notes Monday 9th March 2020
Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Tax Relief Scheme A new five-year form is now available in the church porch for parishioners. This form when completed only has to be filled once every 5 years. This scheme is for PAYE taxpayers and proves…
Lanesboro Ballyleague notes Monday 2nd March 2020
Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes St. Patrick’s Day Parade Updates St. Patrick’s Day Parade Launch Everyone is invited to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade launch hat will take place in Adie’s bar on Friday night next 6th March at 8.30pm. Everyone is…
Lanesboro Ballylegue notes Monday 24th February 2020
Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes St. Patrick’s Day Parade Has your planning started yet for your float in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Ballyleague and Lanesboro? With just a few weeks to go your preparations should now be coming to a…
Lanesboro Ballylegue notes Monday 17th February 2020
Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Election Fever in our community The slogan ‘Vote Longford’ never rang truer than on Monday evening last when the final count in the General Election for the Longford Westmeath constituency took place at the John Count McCormack…
Lanesboro Ballyleague notes Monday 10th February 2020
Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Sympathy It is sad to relate the passing of former Green resident Noel Duffy on Monday 3rd February. Noel along with his late wife Gertrude came to live on the Green when Noel got a job inboard…
Lanesboro Ballyleague notes Monday 3rd February 2020
Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Make sure you Vote Last week I recounted the story of John Bellingham Swan being able to buy his place in the Irish Parliament and that only the gentry were entitled to vote. A long hard fight…
Lanesboro Ballyleague notes Monday 27th January 2020
Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Lanesboro/Rathcline and the Dáil Lanesborough through the Lens by local historian John Casey tells us that post famine the population of Lanesboro was 390 people. This was a time that only the aristocracy could vote and a…
Lanesboro Ballyleague notes Monday 20th January 2020
Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Death Last Friday 10th January it was with great sadness we learned of the death at his residence of Edward Nealon/Éamonn Ó Nialláin, The Green following a short illness bravely borne. Ned as he was most commonly…