Stamullen

IN MEMORY.

Sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Michelle McKiernan, nee McGrath, late of Grmanstown Meadows Stamullen and formerly of Annacotty Co. Limerick, who recently passed away. Following funeral mass at St. Patrick`s Church in Stamullen village followed by private cremation at dardistown Crematorium Dublin. Sympathy is also extended to the family and friends of May Kelly, nee Mohan, late of Smithstown Julianstown and formerly of the Marsh Road in Drogheda. Following funeral mass at St. Mary`s Church in Julianstown, May was laid to rest in Moorechurch Cemetery.

LISDORNAN

The `sneaky night-time dumper` has been out again in the lovely townland of Lisdornan and has deposited two double-bed mattresses along the old and winding narrow road to the Dardistown Bridge.

MILESTOWN ROAD.

Since the huge population increase in Stamullen village ver the past 15 years or so the smaller rural roads have really become a lot more dangerous with the result of so many motorists accessing and exiting the nearby M1 motrway at junction No. 7 at the City North Hotel and also at junction No. 6 at Dalahessy in Fingal. As a result, the Milestown/ Tobertown Road from Stamullen village through Balgaddy to the Naul-Balbriggan Road has become particularly dangerous for all concerned.

At certain times f the morning and evening it is certainly very unwise for anyne to be ut walking here or indeed cycling. In the past, a number of families also used to take pnies and horses out for a stroll alng this beautiful section of rural countryside, but due to the huge volume of traffic and such twisting and winding corners, it is now impossible for anyone to use this road safely.

Motorists also need to slow down and, as you cannot see around these bends, it is also therefore impossible to know what dangers might greet you as you round them as there are agricultural livestock in all f the fields adjacent to the roads. The sooner the better a new link-road can be opened between Stamullen village and the M1 motorway in the vicinity of junction No. 7.

WELCOME TO SPRING.

Friday February 1st last marked the ancient Irish festival period of Imbolc; the coming of the ewes into lamb, it was celebrated as one of the four major Celtic Festivals in old Ireland. The festival was associated with the Pagan Goddess of Brigit and was also associated with fertility. Marking the beginning of spring, it was a pastoral celebration when the land was prepared for the planting of the crops and when the days began to become a little brighter. Lets hope that the coming days and weeks will not only bring a little more light into our days but a little more warmth would also be most welcome and not take us to where we were last year during February and March with hurricane winds, rain and a good deal of snow. This time of the year may very well mark the opening of spring, but to most of us, it can often become the sting in the tale of the dying winter with cold and miserable weather prevailing beyond St. Patrick`s Day and the Vernal Exquinox which will fall on March 20th 2019.