by Kathleen Mullane
“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams, Think not about your frustrations but about your un fulfilled potential. Concern not yourself with what you tried and failed in, but what it is still possible to do. Now is the time to put aside the past and present setbacks and failures, and look with confidence to the new day called tomorrow.”
Words of wisdom as we all have had time to think in recent weeks, of what’s important in life, to cherish our families friends and neighbours and to be grateful for what we have, health wise and so much more.
Well wasn’t it a fantastic 100th birthday for Nora Lynch of Glasha this past week. Athea had balloons hanging out of every house, the flowers were blooming, men women and children all lined the street and clapped as Nora arrived to much acclaim headed by Garda McCarthy, siren blowing, as Nora waved to everyone. Speeches , songs, and music in the church grounds made for a wonderful celebration, even Nora sang a few lines of ” the Valleys of Knockanure ” , and Fr Tony Mullins serenaded Nora with “Limerick You’re my Lady” and “Nora” was sung by Domhnall de Barra. Well done to each and every person who made the evening possible, and here’s to good health to Nora for the future.
Well done to Athea students of Tarbert Comprehensive, Olivia Twomey, Templeathea, who won the basketball award, and Claire Carmody who won Gaelic Football and Sportsperson of the Year at the recent end of year awards night. Well done to them both.
Hopefully, in the next couple of weeks, more things will be getting back to some forms of normality including the reopening of our church for Mass. Numbers will have to be reduced for social distancing but no doubt this will be organised in the next while. It will be strange but at least things are looking up thankfully.
Thought for the week — if you are in a bad situation don’t worry it will change — if you are in a good situation don’t worry it will change.
Sympathy is extended to Anna McMahon/ Haslam on the recent death of her husband Michael Haslam last week . Many lined the road as the funeral cortege made its way to the church from Dirreen. Members of the defence forces stood as a guard of honour on the street as the hearse made its way to Holy Cross for Michael’s burial. Sympathy to the extended family and friends. May he rest in peace.