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Roundstone News 25th July 2005
Well for the past two weeks Ann and I have been unable to bring some news from Roundstone oweing to unforseen circumstances, so I thought tonight I would just trace our steps back abit
Mc Dara’s Day
Is always held on the 16th July, and as this year the 16th fell on a Saturday it would explain the huge crowd that attended the service, the mass was in Irish and I think the mass was not only dedicated to St McDara, but to Josie Connolly and other people who have lost their lives at sea, and was made special to have this time to have received communion the majority of the crowd were certainly local with a lot of boat people, and a lot of young people some wonderful musicals which created a great atmosphere while we were having our picnic, it was an extraordinary social occasion, I also feel that it would be approiate to thank all those that made their boats available to ferry us passengers on to the Island, so there you are many thanks to everybody who gave their services so readily.
Roundstone Regatta:
Next weekend, the Saturday and the Sunday, already to the build up the fun fair is once again on the green field, raffle tickets are being sold in all the commercial outlets, first prize will be a model Nobby built to scale by Shoulders McDonagh, second prize a 14inch portable T.V and third a Bodhran, sponsord by Malachy Kearns.
Community Hall:
Work has now started on the lower Community to its compleat up grade, which will benefit the community in so many different ways, the works we hope will be completed in September.
Barbara Keane:
Our congratulations to Barbara, who is the daughter of Josephine and Michael Keane, Barbara was married Saturday the 16th to Patrick Thornton in Roundstone, so on behalf of myself and of course the community, have a great life together.
Stephan King:
Our condolences to the King familly on the pasing of Stephan, Mary Kings brother who died on Saturday the 24th July and was buried today in Gurteen. Stephan I did now he was a man as far as I was concerned quiet unassuming, actually seeing him in the now gone shop of Marys helping my kids to buy some fishing tackel, he was also always interested in the Roundstone news from the Radio, some times I did not quite get the news right, but Stephan always in his quite way put me right with out making me feel bad, anyway I will have fond memories of him. My personal condolences to the familly, and I am sure from the community.May Stephan rest in Peace.
My own father passed away and was buried on Thursday 21st and laid to rest in Gurteen, there was so much support to me and my family, so I would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who helped us in a rather difficult time in more ways than one.
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