Plans are well underway for the Ronan McCormack Charity Challenge 2016 which is happening in Roscommon Town and surrounds on Friday and Saturday next March 4th & 5th. It is that time of year again where organisers try to raise…
Lanesboro Ballyleague notes 29th February 2016
Lanesboro Ballyleague The Green – a living history In no 31 I omitted to include Betty Glynn and her daughters Samantha, Wendy, Louise and Aideen. We now move into the inner houses and we begin with No 33 where John…
Lanesboro Ballyleague notes Monday 22nd February 2016
Lanesboro Ballyleague The Green – a living history I have not got the full details of the three front house but here are the family names I have and when I get the rest I will add them in at…
Lanesboro Ballyleague notes 15th February 2016
Lanesboro Ballyleague Top Class Accommodation For far too long I have bemoaned on these notes the lack of accommodation in the Lanesboro Ballyleague area. During the past week I got word that the renovations at the residential part of…
Lanesboro Ballyleague notes 8th February 2016
Lanesboro Ballyleague Festival 2016 Meeting A good number turned up for the meeting in Clarke’s bar on Wednesday last and a good and lively discussion took place with many options put forward. It was decided to invite members from…
Lanesboro Ballyleague notes Monday 1st February 2016
Lanesboro Ballyleague Trautt’s no longer a feature of our Community I had heard recently that Trautt’s shop was closing in Cloontuskert. I was trying to formulate the words, in my mind, to describe what the closure meant to the…
Lanesboro Ballyleague notes Monday 25th January 2016
Lanesboro Ballyleague Lest we forget While a great part of the country is breathing a sigh of relief with the water receding spare a thought for the families in the vicinity of the Turlough and in the townlands of…
Lanesboro Ballyleague notes Monday 18th January 2016
Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Lanesboro Festival 2016 A meeting will take place in Clarke’s Bar on Wednesday week 27th January at 8pm. This will be the first meeting to organise a festival in Lanesboro and Ballyleague in 2016. It is…
Lanesboro Ballyleague notes Monday 11th January 2016
Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Lanesboro Community College Celebrates Last week in the RDS the annual BT Young Scientist of the Year took place. Lanesboro Community College wee well represented and indeed, they brought home some very fine awards. Adam Farrell,…