Dia is Mhuire díobh go léir a cáirde and welcome to my report.
After spending three long days housebound by torrential rain, blizzard-like snow and horrific gales, my mood was not in a good place when I opened my laptop to write this week’s report. But then just as I wrote the first few lines the phone rang, I’d forgotten to pay in advance for our A.R.A. Christmas dinner at the Castle Hotel in Macroom on the first week of December. There was nothing for it but to abandon the job in hand and head off to pay the needful. As you’d expect the ladies in charge like to get the money all on the same day, bank it and put that task to bed. In town of course there were other things to do, which involved going to a few different shops. Well it was a real uplifting experience. Each place I went the staff were busy putting up their Christmas displays. Half empty boxes, wrapping paper all over the place and a real air of expectancy about. Soon my dismal air turned to thoughts of Christmas and all that goes with it. Driving through town people were busy putting up the Christmas lights along the streets. What was our tent in the square stripped of its overcoat and the skeleton being adorned with festive apparel. Then I needed petrol and as I still haven’t mastered the art of filling my own car and even though Colemans are only too willing to give me a fill, I beckoned to a nice young man who was passing and asked him if he’s oblidge, which he did asking me first how much I needed and told him to fill it up, job done, he had he politely asked me if I’d like him to go in and pay the bill for me ( with my money of course) but declined as I needed to go there anyway. I asked him his name, one which I cannot pronounce, obviously he was from some foreign clime. I came home feeling a new person ,having met so much goodness and that wonderful feeling that you get from a town, all working together for the common good. Need I say please support your own town in the runup to Christmas. We have a lovely town and Community please honour it with your support and co-operation. Rural towns all over the country are struggling and it is up to each one to seek supported from their own. Shopping can be made easy giving vouchers and every business in town provides them. Goodness knows you have to give special gifts to certain people but very few householders will frown on a voucher for petrol or oil or coal.
[read more …] “Eily’s Report – 26th November”
