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Senior Citizens: We were delighted to be invited to the Senior Citizens Christmas Floral Arranging event on Wednesday last, and learned most wondrous things .... Great to see everyone enjoying themselves so much, and well done to the very hard-working committee on pulling off such a great morning!
You won't believe it, but we received a photo from Lucanians holidaying in Orlando at the moment, and guess what?
We spotted ROADWORKS in the background there too - it seems nowhere has escaped these days!
Speaking of Roadworks, Ray Barnes took a stroll through Lucan Demesne and St. Catherine's last week, to get away from the concrete mess in the village, and he was pleasantly surprised at the lovely landscapes therein.
Beautiful Calendar 2026! We got our hands on one of St. Joseph's College's calendar, and it is very impressive! All in aid of St. Vincent de Paul, it will make a lovely Christmas Present ....
Happy Birthday
to former Newsletter volunteer, Jack Cristal who celebrates a very special birthday this week.
From all at Lucan Newsletter
St. Mary's Camera Soiree
It was back to work last Friday and Donal organised a working group on still life photography in the parish centre. It was a very enjoyable morning and Michael G submitted a couple of examples of what is possible in this genre of photography. This Friday the members of the Soiree adjourned to the Springfield Hotel for their annual Christmas lunch.
It's nice to report that the number of viewings of the exhibition video on the group's YouTube channel continues to rise. The link to the YouTube channel is https://youtu.be/dJUNXaxpYWo.
Kay submitted a nice view of Lough Owel, situated north of Mullingar. It is a fresh water lake and it is possible to swim in it all year round. Water from the lake feeds the Royal Canal. Kay also submitted a photo that had all the members guessing. Apparently, it was taken in her conservatory!
Donal ended up in north Co. Dublin and submitted photos of Loughshinney harbour with its colourful boats and of the shoreline. The Irish name of the village, which lies midway between Skerries and Rush, is Loch Sionnaigh, meaning 'lake of the fox'. According to Fingal County Council's website Loughshinny's more famous landmarks are the Martello Tower on the nearby headland of Drumanagh, which is one of 12 built in 1805 at strategic points along the coast of Fingal to defend against Napoleonic invasion, and some unusual rock formations visible on some of the many coastal walks in the area.
Until next week stay safe!
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