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More than half way through January!
How time flies ....
Still pretty cold, but there is a little stretch in the days ....
We're getting there!
Last week's Church Photo query!
Lucan Newsletter was hardly on sale last week, when we had an answer to our photo query. Thanks to Teresa, we now know it was in fact a picture of the Presbyterian Orphanage in Ballina, Co. Mayo. The orphanage was built next to the church back in 1854, and closed in the early 1900s. Well documented in Ballina's local history, the building is still standing. Take a look if you're down there on holidays, this summer.
Swimming Pool Testing! We're hearing that the pool is being trialled with fills of water. Hopefully, there won't be any leaks!!!
Hip, Hip, Hooray!
We wish a speedy recovery to former Newsletter Volunteer,
Jack Cristal
who no doubt will be running around the place in no time at all!
Looking forward to your visits once again, Jack!
Lucan Newsletter Team
The Snow of 1982
Many will remember the Big Snow of 1982!
It began on 8th January, and lasted well into the middle of the month.
People were stranded and cars abandoned all over the place - unable to drive on the roads, due to the volume of snow.
Shop deliveries were also hindered, and some will recall walking to local farms for fresh milk.
People queueing for milk in St. Eds farm yard.
After a few days, those who could improvise, managed to place chains on the wheels of their cars, giving them a grip on the icy surfaces. Those chains were held onto for a few years, but thankfully, there was no further call for them.
Apart from the snow, Lucan sure looked a lot different back then!
We won't mention the elephant in the room, but notice the orange-coloured bus at the terminus, and the bus shelter with public toilets.
Also, no sign of the thatched roof on Courtneys back then!
It's nice to have the pictures to remind us of days gone by, but hopefully, we won't see any of the white stuff in 2026!
From Lucan Newsletter Archives
St. Mary's Camera Soiree
For the month of January, the Camera Soiree is undertaking some revision of the functions of the various options available in the menus of our digital cameras so as to improve our photographic skills. It is too easy to set the camera to automatic!
Photographs were a little bit thin on the ground this week but the highlight has to be Anna's photo of the Dawn over Lucan on Wednesday morning.
Donal submitted photos of Dun Laoghaire Harbour and of the 40 foot!
Joe was down on the Custom House quay and got a photo of the Famine Memorial. The memorial was created by the internationally acclaimed sculptor Rowan Gillespie and presented to the city of Dublin in 1997. The sculpture features six life-size figures dressed in rags, clutching their children and belongings. In 2007, similar figures were unveiled at Ireland Park on the shores of Lake Ontario in Toronto, Canada. The work in Toronto commemorates the arrival of the tens of thousands of refugees in Toronto fleeing the Great Famine.
Because our own photos were a bit scarce. I have taken the liberty of including a photo I received from my friend in Arlington, Virginia recently of a red-tailed hawk that landed on the fence in her back garden. The red plumage can be seen on the underside of the bird's tail when it is in flight. As there was a black squirrel in my friend's garden at the time this may have been the reason for the Hawk's visit.
Stay safe until next week!
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