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Ruaille Buaille at Lucan House!
Despite the heavy showers, a good crowd turned out for a great experience at Lucan House on Saturday last. It looks like every kiddie in the country has lovely colourful rain gear these days ....
Tin Whistlers, Alan and Ali, were one of the highlights, as they gave us a few jigs and reels.
Most impressive was the number of young people who turned up at this performance with their own tin whistles
This pair at The Listening Post brought a real continental flavour on the day, with renditions in French and Spanish, and before long, we were drawn to the sounds of Heads, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes ....
Happy Anniversary to Brendan and Rosaleen Kelly
who celebrated their 60th Wedding Anniversary last weekend.
Here's to many more!
Golden Jubilee of Fr Alex Conlan
We send best wishes and congratulations to Fr. Alex as he celebrates 50 years of his ordination to the priesthood this weekend. He was ordained on 13th June 1976 and will celebrate Mass this Saturday 13th June in his current parish of Our Lady of the Rosary, Harold's Cross.
Fr Alex arrived in St Mary's in 1981 and was editor of Lucan Newsletter from 1985 to 1991 before he moved on to Avoca. While he was here in St. Mary's he led many Pilgrimages to Lourdes each August, where lots of great memories were made.
Photo is from a fundraising dance for the Lourdes Fund which happened to be held on Fr Alex's birthday, so we had to have cake.
He also set up Lucan Youth Fun, which is still running today.
Again, many congratulations Fr Alex from the Lucan Newsletter Team
St. Mary's Camera Soiree
This week Kay sent us a photograph of a ladybird that she found on her curtains. The members of the Camera Soiree had only recently commented that they had not seen much of this pretty creature in recent years. Ladybirds are actually beetle and, while the iconic red-and-black spotted pattern is well-known, there are about 5,000 - 6,000 species worldwide, each with unique patterns and colours. One ladybird can eat about 5,000 insects in its lifetime (up to one year) to the delight of farmers!
Kay also sent us a photo of Lough Owel, also known as Lough Ennell, water from which feeds the Royal Canal.
Anna got a nice shot of the Four Courts from the opposite side of the Liffey. Work started on this building in 1776 and when the original architect, Thomas Cooley died, James Gandon was appointed to finish the task. The building was destroyed during the Civil War and in 1932 a rebuilt and remodelled Four Courts was opened.
Last week I referred to the fact that some of our members like to travel and this week Nuala has sent in some photographs of the Golden Temple, or the Golden Pavilion, in Kyoto Japan! It is a Zen Buddhist Temple whose top floors are completely covered in gold leaf. The original Pavilion is believed to have been constructed around 1400. The pavilion was burned down by a 22-year-old novice monk in July 1950. The present pavilion structure dates from 1955, when it was rebuilt.
Stay safe until next week!
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