by Kathleen Mullane
Well, can you believe it, the month of May almost over and, despite the unusual time we are experiencing, we have had such beautiful weather so at least we can be happy about that. This being the May Bank Holiday weekend no doubt Athea would be alive and buzzing,and music would be resounding through every avenue as the Fleadh Cheoil would be taking place and what a glorious weekend it would have been. We can’t dwell too long on what may have been, but we look forward in anticipation to what the future holds and thankfully things are going the right way at the moment. Hopefully it stays like that.
Sincere sympathy is extended to the McNamara family, formerly of Gortnagross, Athea, on the death of Hannah at Beechwood Nursing Home, Newcastlewest recently. May she rest in peace.
Sympathy also to the family of Nora Fitzgerald formerly of Upper Athea who was pre-deceased by her husband Tom and passed away recently in Waterford. May the light of Heaven be hers.
On this Sunday from 2 o’clock until 6 o’clock you can hand in your weekly envelopes, your Easter dues, and your Trocaire donations to Athea Church. There will be helpers in the church to put your envelopes into the box. You are asked, with regard to Trocaire, not to put coins, just notes, into an envelope to facilitate counting. As we all realise, funds for every organisation are badly needed so your generosity would be very much appreciated.
Congrats and very well done to Teady Hunt of Coole who wrote a fantastic piece for the Irish Times recently about his lock down during the Covid 19 crisis,and how he fills his day. From his tai chi early every morning to his walks and reading the paper online and a lot more including his helping out with the tidy towns and at 84 years old that’s no mean feat. I can vouch for his tai chi as last June in Lourdes he had all us Athea contingent doing it in the hotel lobby, and boy was it so much fun. Here’s to next year.
Enjoy the bank holiday weekend, stay safe and above all keep the distance, its worth it in the end.