Author: Joe

Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Monday 8th June 2015

Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes   The Green – a living memory Speaking to James Harold, Main Street, on Sunday last he told me that prior to houses being built on the Green that the Rathcline club played their football there. Geraldine…

Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Monday 25th May 2015

   Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes   The Green – a living memory Kathleen Hough (nee Kirwan 43) reminded me of another band that had its origins on the Green, they were the Dakotas whose lead singer was Mickie Fenelon 44, Mickey…

Lanesboro Ballyleague notes Monday 18th May 2015

   Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes   The Green – a living memory The Green was built by Mc Loughlin’s construction company, Longford. The engineer for the project was by the name of Mc Namara and he was the first resident in…

Summer Prom Festival

LOUGH REE SUMMER PROM FESTIVAL – IN ASSOCIATION WITH WATERWAYS IRELAND BALLYLEAGUE, LANESBOROUGH  MAY 28-JUNE 1st, 2015 To mark the opening of the new Ballyleague Riverside Park & Quayside Wall Promenade THURSDAY MAY 28th 6.30pm    ‘SWIM PAST THE PROM’ …

Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Monday 11th May 2015

   Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes   The Green – a living memory The Green brings back a myriad of memories, the families, the different accents, the names of their children, never a locked door, in the front door and out the…

Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes Monday 4th May 2015

Lanesboro Ballyleague Notes   Fair Day Last weekend we seen the organising and planning for the annual Fair day come to naught due to very inclement weather. The hardworking Fair committee had worked diligently over the past couple of months.…