So far so good!
This blog has been going for a few weeks now and I’m happy enough with the shape it’s taking. I’d like to add a few refective peaces and would welcome…
July 2008
Chris and Erin’s Wedding
I am in Arlington, Virginia, today waiting to celebrate with Chris Korves and Erin McCabe their marriage in St. Mark’s Church, Vienna. I have known Chris for more than a…
Cousin’s Wedding
On Friday, July 11th, I attended the wedding of Siobhan Mulligan – a cousin of mine – in Manchester. The Mass was in Chorlton and the local priest “Father Mc”…
Flock to the lough is over!
The festival came to a close this evening (Sunday July 13th) with a very enjoyable afternooon’s entertainment. Bingo took centre stage in the marquee while Children’s entertainment and BBQ captured…
Not sure how this works!
Got this link in an email earlier. It’s the “fella” from the 7-Up advertisement. At first I thought it was a mistake but it does work …. give it a…
From Galway to Graceland
This is a lovely song that tells of a woman’s fascination with or was it love for Elvis. She walked out of her home in search of her dream. A…
Flock to The Lough
Check back here for some photos from this year’s festival! Flock to The Lough is coming to a close after almost ten years. It is a voluntarily organised Community Festival…
Raglan Road
This is CLASS – Tommy Makem sings a beautiful song called Gentle Annie but leads into it with a marvellous poem by Patrick Kavanagh. It is called “Raglan Road”. Tommy’s…
Everybody thought somebody else was doing it …
A common happening! We can be so slow to involve ourselves in events, situations and people’s lives. There is, all too often , the feeling that someone else will do…
Hello there ..
I tried for a while to keep a website going alongside www.achonrydiocese.org but tended to neglect it. Going to give this blog a try for a while. I have no…