Liz’s kindness appreciated by Cahereen Heights neighbours
THE people of Cahereen Heights here in Castleisland would appear to have a monopoly on being cared for and loved by their friends and neighbours in these surreal mornings, noons and nights.
On Easter Sunday morning their neighbours, Cllr. Charlie Farrelly and his partner, Martina along with Pat Hartnett distributed Easter eggs and cards to all in the almost 100 house estate.
Last week, another resident, Liz Flynn renewed that cared-for feeling of her neighbours when she dipped into her own resources and supplied all around her with packs of reusable face masks and ‘multi surface wipes.’
Summing up the response of her neighbours to this latest, uplifting gesture from their own area, local artist Kate Shanahan made contact as follows:
“I don’t know if you would run it as a story but said I would contact you about it. Our neighbour here in Cahereen heights, Liz Flynn, did a very kind thing today.
“Out of her own pocket she bought a load of masks and cleaning wipes and called to the houses today to give them out.
“She told me she had also posted them out to elderly people who may need them in the town.
“This selfless act of generosity and kindness would really restore anyone’s faith in humanity... such a kind gesture in these hard times .. just a nice heart warming story and thought it would be nice for people to know what a lovely thing she did,” Kate wrote.
The reluctant heroine of the story, Liz Flynn, wasn’t over anxious for her act of altruism to be given the publicity it deserved.
“Oh for God’s sake,” she began, “I just got the idea that people could do with the equipment and
I knew where to get it – and I just wanted to help people who wouldn’t know.
“I was only too glad to do my little bit in the middle of all this stress and worry and I’d like to think it will make a difference to the people who receive them,” said Liz.