Bargain
Houses
While
the country all of a sudden has gone from boom and
boom to doom and gloom in the grips of the recession,
house prices in the county can now be seen as bargains,
with
some local developers knocking off as much as fifty percent.
With over 1,300 new houses in the county up for sale,
the balance of power has shifted dramatically in favor
of the
buyer. Well, they say that every cloud has a silver lining.
Mohill
Library Revamp
Mohill
has received some good news with the announcement that
the local library is to receive a revamp this autumn.
Mohill
Afterschool in 'One World Week'
Children
from the Mohill Afterschool Group recently participated
in the annual National Youth Festival
of One World Week.
This year the main focus was on the rights of children.
Dromod
- Rooskey Bypass
Safety
concerns have prompted the National Roads Authority to
look into providing a number of
lay-bys on the new
Dromod - Rooskey Bypass, which opened 12 months
ago amid much
excitement.
Goal
Mile
The
Fifth Annual Goal Mile, which was organized by Noel Mahon,
took place at the Bornacoola
G.A.A. grounds
in
Dromod on
New Year's Day. A considerably large crowd
braved the harsh weather conditions to
walk the mile
in aid of
the charity
goal. Well known local singers, Charlie
McGettigan and Mick Flavin, were in attendance on the
day, as well as
the Longford
Pipe Band. Many in the crowd then went
to the warmer environs of the adjacent public house,
The Cooper
Still, where a
charity auction took place followed by
an evening of entertainment.
James
Reynolds Passes On
Some
sad news spread through the region when we learned that
local artist James Reynolds
recently passed
away after a
long illness. He was a very talented
and award winning artist, who had won a national
competition
a few
years ago. Jim is
the brother of Peadar Reynolds of Knocklongford,
Mohill. Donations can be made in Jim's
name to St. Patrick's
Hospital Patient Comfort Fund, Carrick-On-Shannon,
Co. Leitrim.
Our condolences go out to his family.
Mohill
Woman Turns 100
There
were great celebrations in Mohill in early January to honor
the 100th
birthday of local
woman Eileen Kelly.
Hi,
everyone ... Tyna here. Gerry is
not one to toot his own horn, so I am going
to
toot
it
for him.
Gerry
Bohan
Elected
to G.A.A. Post
Congratulations
go out to Gerry Bohan of Lough Rynn, Mohill, who was recently
elected
chairman
of the
revamped Mohill
G.A.A. Bord Na Og. This position
looks after the local youth footballers
from
the Under-18
down
to the Under-8
levels.
In early March, a presentation
function
was held in the new St. Manachan's
National School
in
town. The
new gym
was temporarily
converted into a function room
for the night. The Bord purchased food
locally
and some
of the parents
of the
young players
prepared tea and sandwiches for
the occasion. The room was filled with
many parents
and other family
members
of players
who were present to collect medals
that they won last year at the
Under-12 and
Under-16
levels. The medals
were presented
by the Leitrim Senior Management
team of Mickey Moran, of Derry,
and John
Morrison, of South
Armagh,
who
posed for
countless photographs with kids
of all ages and signed autographs.
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