Annual Newslettter 2000
BLESSING OF NEW FOOTBRIDGE L to R: Canon James Power P.P., Mr. Jimmy Harney, Tipperary S.R. Co. Co. and Rev George Alexander Knowd. OFFICIAL OPENING OF NEW FOOTBRIDGE BY TOWN WALL The official opening of the new footbridge over the Clashawley took place on Monday evening 26th June, 2000. The 'Millennium Bridge' was opened by Chairman of Tipperary SR County Council, Cllr Pat Norris, photographed above with community representatives and County Council officials. L to R: Fr. Ben O’Brien OSA, Peter Grant, Kitty O’Sullivan, Michael Graham (Town Engineer), Cllr Pat Norris, John Quinn (Director of Community Enterprise), Mary Carroll, Dan Walsh, Cllr John Fahey and Jimmy Connolly. FETHARD & KILLUSTY NEWSLETTER 2000 Dedicated to our friends and relations living away from home Copyright © 2000 Published by the Fethard & Killusty Emigrants’ Newsletter ISSN 1393-2721 Layout and design by Joe Kenny,Kenny Photo Graphics, Fethard Printed by Modern Printers Kilkenny Cover photograph: First sunrise of this millennium taken over Slievenamon on the 1st January,2000, by Joe Kenny from Bennett’s Hill,Fethard. All rights reserved. No parts of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy,recording, or any information stor- age and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the author. Table of contents A trip down memory school! . .62 Manned flight . .84 A working summer . .25 Marriages in the Parish . .19 Abbey Christmas Greetings . .7 Meals on Wheels . .66 Abymill Theatre . .75 Meet again after 50 years . .105 Acknowledgments . .126 Millennium Musings . .76 Another milestone? .
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