Birdie

Happy Easter to all our Readers! We hope all have a lovely weekend, go easy on that chocolate. It's a nice time of year to take in those Spring walks, and absorb the beauty of nature around us.

Tidy Towns People are busy all the time, but one would wonder should the judges bother coming to Lucan at all this year, with the great big mess we're in!!!

Village Swimming Pool gone! By Friday last, a big crane had lowered what looks like seating (big seating) into the great big hole!

Fairyhouse on Easter Monday! Someone reminded Birdie, the other day, of all the excitement around Lucan regarding the Fairyhouse Races at Easter time. It seems to have been a great day out for all the men who would get there by horse and cart, bikes and any means available. The Spa Hotel was also busy with guests here for the races .....

Delighted to be able to fit our backlog of articles in this week, as the schools are on holidays. Don't forget, we're here again next week and welcome all items of interest!

St. Mary's Camera Soiree

The weather has certainly changed but that did not stop Donal going up the Dublin Mountains to take beautiful photographs, although he did remark that it was bitterly cold.

Anna was around Christ Church and gave us photos of the interior of St. Audeon's Church and a photo of St. Patrick’s Tower in Thomas Street.

We also had some photographs of the wild garlic display in St. Edmundsbury submitted by Joe. This reminded me of one of our first field trips after the first COVID lock-downs.

Michael G was in Limerick during the week and came across an art installation called the Container Garden located in the 'garden' of a hotel in Limerick's Georgian Quarter. The idea was to create a unique urban oasis with pieces associated with the travel and hospitality industries in the 1950s. The highlight for me was the front half of a sawn in two Ford Prefect car bursting with grasses. According to Wikipedia the Ford Prefect was a line of British cars which was produced between 1938 and 1961 as an upmarket version of the Ford Popular and Ford Anglia.

In Ireland, the Prefect was assembled at the Ford Cork plant until 1962. Throughout its life there were a number of redesigns. The final model (from 1959) cost £621 sterling and this price did not include a heater, windscreen washers, radio and leather upholstery.

Until next week stay safe!