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Hopefully, everyone had a lovely Easter holiday, and thankfully, the weather has improved ....
The Flower Fairies were very busy again in the local churches - God bless them!
Speaking of flowers, it's lovely to walk around the various estates taking in all the colour of the little gardens.
We spotted this lovely display of Tulips in Hillcrest this week!
April now, and still no finished development works around the village - but those works only began 19 months ago ....
What about the 'flower bed' outside Spar in Dodsboro?
July 2024 was when that was in full bloom.
We queried it in July 2025, only to be told that the Council were getting back to the original contractor.
Nothing has changed here, seems to be a game of 'Pass the buck'!
Could we face a similar situation in our Village!
St. Mary's Camera Soiree
As the Parish Centre was closed this week the Camera Soiree did not meet. We will resume next Friday 17th April. Now that the temperature is rising some members of the group will no doubt be organising field trips and we can expect to see some exciting photos in the weeks to come.
Turning to the photos submitted over the past week, Irene sent is an interesting one of the current state of part of the village 'green'. Is the object in the centre of the photo a replacement for the semi mature trees that had been promised by South Dublin County Council but which now apparently will not now materialise - sorry for being so cynical!
Joe sent us in a photo of a field of Brassica Napus in bloom in Castletown - Rapeseed to you and I! Rapeseed is the third-largest source of vegetable oil and the second-largest source of protein meal in the world. Over 16,000 hectares were grown in Ireland in 2024 compared to just 9,000 hectares in the year 2000.
Donal sent in photos of some beautiful plants in bloom.
He also sent in some photos of Duckett's Grove in county Carlow which is a ruined 19th century great house. The interior of the house was destroyed by a major fire in the 1930s and is now inaccessible. The surrounding gardens, including two inter-connecting walled gardens, are managed by Carlow County Council and are open as a public park.
Stay safe until next week!
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