
Wild flowers along the John B. Keane Road
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Interesting Artefact
shared online by John O’Leary

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A Week for Remembering

It was a coincidence that Jim Cogan’s anniversary this year fell on the same week as the annual graveyard mass. This mass always attracts a huge congregation to remember and honour our loved ones who are buried here.It is a precious tradition and also a big honour for all the hard working people who keep John Paul 2 cemetery looking so lovely.

In certain countries there is a tradition of leaving a stone on a grave when you visit. Having a big pile of stones on your grave is a kind of badge of honour.
We don’t have that traditiion here and it’s actually not a very fair tradition really since some family live near the grave of a loved one and many live very far away.
At Jim Cogan’s grave his daughter in law, Carine, uses her crochet talents to make a coverings for stones. She is currently redoing the coverings for all the tribute stones and we will replace them on the grave. The grandchildren bring shells from the beach. All tributes matter.
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Lidl

I can’t keep up with progress here at all. As a local man remarked, “It’s flying up.”
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Knockanure

Looking up the hill to Knockanure

This new planting marks a lovely entrance to the village.

From the vantage point of the church steps, it was so refreshing to look out over lush countryside. A farmer was cutting hay on the day I visited. In the distance the wind turbines, now a feature of the Irish countryside, were turning.
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A Fact
In Darwin, Australia in 2017 a camel ran away from a circus. There was pandemonium as he ran on to a busy road and traffic was brought to a standstill. He was eventually caught and returned to the circus. He had made his way on to a golf course.
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