Lanesboro & Ballyleague Notes

Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes   The Green – a living history I made an error in my listing of no 3 it was Bernie and Sue Shields that lived in it and not June as previously inadvertently mentioned. Mary O’Halloran (nee…

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Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes   The Green – a living history In number 4 following the Dee family came Ned and Nora Masterson, Ned a Cavan man and Nora from Longford. In their family was Kitty, Nora, Sean, Michael, Eamon, Jimmy,…

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Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes   The Green – a living history Mary O’Halloran, nee Donoghue no 7, told me of the Christmas time on the Green when Santa Clause would be driven around on a flat back Bord na Mona lorry…

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Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes   The Green – a living history In my previous notes on the residents of No 1 I had no names of the families apart from surnames. If anyone can enlighten me as to the names in…

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Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes     Birth Many congratulations to Louise Kearney and her husband Kevin Chapman, Lisnacusha on the birth last week of a baby girl. The Green – a living history The families that I have recorded living in…

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Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes     Rathcline go to Galway on Monday All roads lead to the world renowned Galway Races starting on Monday 27th July and continuing until Sunday 2nd August. Rathcline GAA club host a race evening on the…

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Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes     Wedding The marriage took place at St. Brigid’s Church, Ardagh of Edel Connor, daughter of Declan and Mary Connor, Strokestown Road, Ballyleague and Gary Mc Caffrey, son of Tony and Eithne Mc Caffrey, Strokestown Road,…

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Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes   The Green – a living memory Rose Farrell (nee Mullooly) added to her previous letter by reminding me of a survey she did of the parish in 1970 and the following was the makeup of the…

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