Mass Times .

There will be Mass in Drumsna on Friday evening at 7pm followed by Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament. Holy Hour Duty Margaret Mc Guire ; Ella Gannon .

Mass on Sunday at 9.30am Reader /Minister Colleen Guckian .

Cake Sale /Coffee Morning.

There will be a fund raising cake sale, Raffle,  coffee/tea morning in the home of Bernie and Niall Daniels No. 8 Belmont Heights Drumsna, on next Sunday August 15^th  after 9.30 Mass in Drumsna with open house  all day. The proceeds will go to the fund for children with congenital heart problems . Your support would be much appreciated for this very worthy cause .

World Deaf Golf Championships.

The best of luck to Reggie Carroll The Grange, Drumsna  who is a member of Carrick-on-Shannon Golf Club and is on the Team representing Ireland at the 8^th World Deaf Championships taking place in Fairway’s St. Andrews, Scotland from the 9^th to the 13^th of August 2010.

The World Deaf Championship is renowned  as the premier International Deaf amateur golfing competition to be held over 72 holes.There are sixteen Nations taking place including Australia, Wales , England, Scotland, Ireland , Sweden, New Zealand, U.S.A., South Africa , Norway, Netherlands, Japan , Germany, Finland, Denmark and Canada with 120 golfers competing through 72 holes over the 4 day event.

Reggie has been selected to represent Ireland having competed in venues the length and breadth of Ireland over the past two years, finishing in the top ten in order of merit.

Once again we wish Reggie the very best of luck this week in this prestigious competition.

Sympathy.

Sympathy is extended to Anne Mc Loughlin and family, Lismoyle on the death of her sister recently,

Sympathy is also extended to Martin and Teresa Kelly and family,Annaduff  on the death of Martin’s sister Celia Kelly Carrick-on-Shannon .

May their souls rest in peace .

Robert Strawbridge Society.

The Robert Strawbridge Society, from America paid a visit to Drumsna on Friday last visiting  Strawbridge’s birthplace in Gortconellan where they were met by Ella and Jim Gannon and Colleen Guckian who brought them on a walk from the old school up to the historic site, It was then on to The  Strawbridge Memorial beside the garden Centre where they were surprised by Robert Strawbridge aka Barry Guckian who arrived by pony and trap with Fred Gill and Molly to welcome the group with a potted history of his life and times in Ireland and America, also there to greet the visitor’s were Father John Wall P.P. Annaduff Rev. Bill Atkins Mohill, Ruth Waller Corry,.Chair of Drumsna. Dev.Ass. Geraldine Monaghan, Councillor Sinead Guckian, Councillor John Ward Sinead Mc Dermott of Leitrim Tourism and many more welcoming Drumsna citizens. The Community Centre was the next stop where the group received hospitality and refreshments before departing for a visit to the Book of Kells and The Cathedral in Armagh .

The Anthony Trollope Summer School.

English Author Anthony Trollope came to Drumsna in 1843 on Post Office business .The Post Office was where Mc Loughlin’s Pub now is. He stayed at the  Ivy Tree Inn which is  now Taylor’s Pub. He got the inspiration for his very first novel ‘’The Macdermots of Ballycloran’’ while taking a walk on the Fargrim to Headford road .He found it to be a very desolate place indeed as was most of the Irish countryside in 1843 ,but as President Mary Mc Aleese said when she launched The Trollope Trail in 2007 ‘’Something happened to his soul’’ here in Drumsna and from being a very unhappy Postal Clerk he found he had an altogether happy life in Ireland . We in Drumsna are very lucky in so much as that of the forty six novels that he subsequently wrote ,the Macdermots is the only one where he uses actual places such as Drumsna , Carrick-on-Shannon, Mohill, Drumshanbo, Aughacashel etc.,Indeed he certainly put the village on the map as the Anthony Trollope Society is Universal with members from all over the world.

Plans for the first International Anthony Trollope Summer School are almost completed and we will be welcoming delegates from all over to the four day event.

The weekend commences on Friday August 27^th with registration 6.00pm to 6.45 pm. and opening ceremony at 7pm.

Saturday Aug 28^th registration from 8.30am.The Chairperson for the day is Professor  Howard Gregg

Session 1. starts at 9am.Speaker Mr Gerard Mc Atasney, Author, 10.30 -11.30.

Session 2.Speaker Dr Jennifer Kelly NUI Maynooth. 11.30-12.30.

Session 3. Speaker Dr Yvonne Siddle , University of Chester, 2pm-3pm.

Session 4.Speaker Ms Priscilla Hungerford

3pm-4pm Questions and Answers .4pm visit to the harbor at Drumsna to meet Gerry Gilroy and Leitrim Sub Aqua club. On Saturday evening The Anthony Trollope Banquet takes place in The Bush Hotel at 8pm with guest speaker Mary Kenny. Author broadcaster , playwright and journalist.

Sunday August 29^th.2.00pm Anthony Trollope plaque ceremony at Ballycloran ; 3pm walk the Trollope Trail .

Sunday August 29^th at 8pm an evening of unique entertainment takes place in the mobile cinema Drumsna with the latest production of the Macdermots of Ballycloran . the film portrays scenes from Trollope’s book with all local people acting out the drama  of the sad story which also has a few happier scenes .Thanks is extended to all those who took part or who helped out in any way over the past number of weeks .

As seating is limited in the mobile cinema you would be advised to come along in time to partake in this unforgettable experience Admission is 10 Euro.

On Monday August 30^th another unique experience takes place with the arrival of’’Moon River’’to the Quay in Drumsna. The boat departs at 10am. to Carrick-on-Shannon for a guided tour.

Well Done.

Congratulations and well done to Barry Cox , Kilbride on his appearance on the big money show recently and to Edel ,Sean .Danny and Aaron who no doubt will help him to enjoy his cash prize.

Bingo.

Bingo continues in the Community Centre Drumsna on Thursday nights . Last weeks winners were Aoife O’ Brien ,finisklin; Helen Cullen Drumshanbo ; Jack Mc Keon Bornacoola ; Martina mc Garry Corduff ; Maureen Mc Namee Jamestown. The winners of the free books were Chris Murray Drumsna ; Marie Morrison Belmont .