BALLYDONOGHUE LISSELTON
LOCAL BUSINESS TRADING HOURS
Post Office: Mon - Fri 9.00AM 1PM AND 2 - 5.30PM. Sat 9.00am 1pm. One-for-All Gift Vouchers, Bill-pay, AIB and Ulster Banking, Prize Bonds, Western Union, etc all available in the office.
Ryan’s Mace: Mon Fri 7.00am 8.00pm. Sat and Sun 8.00am 7.00pm. Home deliveries available on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Ring and collect is available every day. Phone 068 47126.
Behan’s Grocery and Butchers: Mon Sat 8.00am 8.00pm. Sun 9.00am 7.30pm.
Daffy’s Car sales, Valeting and Car Wash: Mon - Sat 9.00am 5.00pm.
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CHURCH SERVICES
As the country is currently in Level 5, all church services are suspended for the foreseeable.
Christmas Dues envelopes should be placed in the box in the sanctuary or put through the Presbytery letterbox at any time.
BBF
The Ballydonoghue Bardic Festival has sadly been postponed due to Covid-19 and will take place later in the year, just as soon as it is safe to meet again. Meanwhile, the deadline for the BBF Writing Competitions has been extended to May 31st. No better way for children and adults alike to fill their Lockdown time, than to write a poem or story in English or Irish and submit it to the competitions, either by e-mail to magazine@ballydonoghue. net or by post to BBF Competitions, Lisselton Post Office. Full details of how to enter to be found on the website at ballydbardfest.com.
BPM
The BPM committee is already hot off the mark in preration for the 37th consecutive edition of your Parish magazine. Entries for the following competitions are very welcome, Maurice Walsh Creative Writing, Jonnie Bambury Poetry, Marie Kennelly Photographic. Any information from anyone who has knowledge of people from the area who fought in the War of Independence 1921 is urgently required as well as the usual gems of old (and new) photos of various family occasions, weddings, communions, confirmations, etc as well as any sports-related images. E-mail to magazine@ballydonoghue.net or post to BPM, Lisselton Post Office. Include as much detail as possible, names, location, year and return address (for photo hard copies).
DEATHS
The death has occurred of Stevie McNamara, Killarda and formerly, Guhard. Stevie, a wellknown, popular, hard-working man from a progressive farming family, was highly respected in the area. Stevie was predeceased by his parents, Michael and Mary Anne, sisters, Margaret and Kitty and his niece, Fiona. Sympathy is extended to his brothers, John (Guhard), Patrick (Ballinasloe), Michael (New Jersey), sisters, Nora (Pryal, Kilkenny), Mary (Ballinasloe), to Tom, Ann, Laura, Aine, Edel and Una Dillane, Killarda, and to their extended families, his neighbours and wide circle of friends. May he rest in peace.