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National Library of Ireland

The National Library of Ireland online catalogue is a brilliant creation!

The area I really like is the digitised glass plate images from their early photographic collections.

Once you’re on the site the first thing you’re likely to do is search against place names. We live in Ballydehob and my father comes from Glandore, my mother Graiguenamanagh, and it’s great to be able to see what these places looked like 100 years ago or so.

No need to write too much about it, better just go there and check it out for yourselves.

The National Library of Ireland online catalogue – enjoy!

Rose of Tralee 2010

ROSE OF TRALEE 2011


On the night update!
London do it again, 2nd year in a row! – and a big congratulations to our new Rose, Clare Kambamettu, a worthy winner and a lovely girl.

London - Clare Kambamettu

Reckon her dad ‘ll be riding that horse through Athy doing yeehahs all the way :-)

And here’s all the roses for 2010….

Arizona - Danielle McBurnett

Belfast - Frances Rafferty

Boston - Deirdre Keane

Carlow - Jessica Adamson

Cork - Laura Mitchell

Darwin - Valerie O'Halloran

Down - Gemma Murphy

Dubai - Elaine Rael

Dublin - Niamh Sherlock

Germany - Ruth Levins

Kerry - Veronica Hunt

Laois - Bernadette Ryan

Leicester - Aishling Ryan

Leitrim - Martha Gilheaney

Liverpool - Aine Shine

London - Clare Kambamettu

Luxembourg - Clare McGing

New Orleans - Lizzy Wales

New York - Katie Dunleavy

New Zealand - Elizabeth Sara

Perth - Mollie Hartley

Philadelphia - Mairead Conley

Queensland - Aisling Ryan

San Francisco - Roisin Hunt

South Australia - Bridget O'Connell

Southern California - Sarah Felong

Sunderland - Noreen Feeney

Sydney - Lousie Lenihan

Texas - Adrienne Hussey

Tipperary - Lynda Kelly

Toronto - Yvonne Herber

Washington DC - Kathering Walsh

All good fun as usual!

;-)

Cycle of America 2010




To all our North American friends (expecially those between Seattle and Washington) if you see these guys give them your support. Eoin, William and Mark are doing a 49 day 6,000km cycle across america in aid of both Irish and US cancer charities.

So far they have raised just in excess €20,000, and they’d love to reach their €30,000 target. They’re covering the cost of the venture themselves and each have their own personal reasons for wanting to help cancer organisations.

Read all about the lads on their Cycle of America website, and say hello to them on their Facebook page.

Wishing you a safe and enjoyable trip guys, and well done for pulling this together.