Manorhamilton

BANK’S CENTENARY

The Manorhamilton Branch of the Bank of Ireland celebrated 100 years in business in the town and surrounding area on Wednesday week last, July 12.

When the Bank of Ireland opened in Manorhamilton on July 12, 1917 it was located in Lower Main Street. It is still at the same location but Lower Main Street no longer exists, as it was officially renamed Seán MacDiarmada Street on May 29 last year, to mark locally the major role MacDiarmada played in organising the 1916 Rising.

Indeed, the Bank of Ireland was able to put on display some of its ledgers and other documents from its original 1917 operations in Manorhamilton, as part of the local MacDiarmada centenary commemorations last year.

Interestingly Seán MacDiarmada, who was the chief organiser for local man Charles Dolan, the unsuccessful Sinn Féin candidate in the 1908 North Leitrim by election campaign, ran the election campaign for Dolan in the building next door to the Bank of Ireland, namely (now) Keenan’s Butcher Shop.

Meantime Bank of Ireland manager, Rita Rouse has told me her Bank =93will be organising a number of events later this year to mark its centenary in Manorhamilton.=94

STOP AGM

The STOP Suicide annual general meeting will take place in the Bee Park Community Centre Manorhamilton on Thursday night, August 10 at 8pm.

STOP Suicide was founded in 2004 by families who were bereaved by suicide. Regarding its role STOP says =93we are a community, voluntary body that works to prevent suicide by informing, educating and promoting positive suicide prevention policies throughout the northwest of Ireland.’

The STOP offices are located upstairs in the Bee Park Community Centre. The STOP Counselling Freephone number is 1850-211-877 while for other queries to the STOP office in the Bee Park Community Centre the phone number is 071-9856070 or 086-7772009 while STOP’s email address is info@stopsuicide.ie.

ONE-DAY PILGRIMAGE

A one-day pilgrimage from Manorhamilton to Lough Derg will take place on Saturday, August 26.

The one-day pilgrims will depart by bus from the St. Clare’s Church car park at 8.15am on August 26. To book seats on this bus and places on the pilgrimage, please phone 071-9855114 or 086-3324470.

Pilgrims must pay the full cost of pilgrimage in Lough Derg, which is €40, when booking. The latest date for booking seats on the bus and pilgrim places in Lough Derg is Tuesday, August 15. Pilgrims are reminded the return bus fare to Lough Derg is extra and must be paid on the day of the trip.

LDC HIRING

Childcare Community Employment positions available with Leitrim Development Company.

If you are aged over 21 years, unemployed for 12 months or more and would like to gain a Level 5 qualification in Childcare or if you have completed the level 5 childcare qualification and are currently unemployed for 12 months or more and wish to complete your Level 6 qualification.

Please contact the Childcare Community Employment Supervisor in Leitrim Development Company on 071-9641770 or email anneevansmccutcheon.ie for further details.

DISTRICT NEWS

Please send items for the Manorhamilton District News to me by 8am at the latest on Friday morning, P. J. Leddy pjleddy@yahoo.com.