The Late Mary Frances O’Connor (née Fallon), Artane, Dublin and formerly of Cullentra, Newtowncashel, Co Longford
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The annual Lough Ree Environmental Summer School and Boat Gathering is taking place this May bank holiday weekend (May 4 - 6) in Ballyleague / Lanesboro.
Boaters will be arriving at the Waterways Ireland Marina for the 2nd year in a row, heralding the start of the boating season.
Dr Harmon Murtagh will be giving a free lecture on Saturday morning, May 4 at 10:30am in the Access For All Centre on the “Quakers and Inchclearun” and this will be followed by a boat trip around Inchclearun on the “Access For All Passenger Boat.
Bookings for the boat trip can be made through the Access For All website.
Dr Murtagh's visit has been made possible through the sponsorship of Waterways Ireland Heritage & Biodiversity Grant scheme.
Another favourite Eanna Ní Lamhna will be giving two talks and walks up through Commons North Woodland, following her introduction to participants at the Access For All Centre at 12 noon and 3pm.
Both of these “Talks and Walks” are free and you can book your ticket by emailing NLRWAG@gmail.com.
These two “Talks & Walks” have been made possible through the sponsorship of Waterways Ireland Heritage & Biodiversity Grant scheme and the National Parks & Wildlife Service under the National Biodiversity Action plan (2023-2030) and Roscommon Tourism.
A “Tender Run” will take place on Saturday, May 4 at 3pm, with boats heading up to Clondra for a pit stop in Richmond Harbour and up the Camlin River, returning via Termonbarry to the Marina.
A historical picture board exhibition of Canal Barges and Waterways scenes will be on display at the Access For All Centre over the weekend with the local Arts Group “Brush Strokes” having an exhibition and sale of their artworks on both the Sunday and Monday.
Sunday, May 5 also sees the staging of a Boat Jumble Sale at the Old Harbour in Ballyleague at 12 noon and this will coincide with the “Cars & Coffee” in Lanesboro car park which kicks off at 12:30 with the “Family Fun Day starting off on the banks of the Shannon in Lanesboro at 1 pm.
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