Continued from Volume 23
Date: Friday, August 17, 2001 at 04:30:38 PM
Email: cdavisatirelanddotcom
Name: Ciaran
Message: Yet another volume lads and lassies!
Date: Friday, August 17, 2001 at 04:42:53 PM
Email: cdavisatirelanddotcom
Name: Ciaran
Message: And this one is a test just to make sure I got it right! ;-)
Date: Saturday, August 18, 2001 at 01:32:16 AM
Email: sob@eejit.net
Name: Seamus O'Gallagher
Message: Hi from the residents of the E A FitzPatrick Memorial Asylum forWidowed
& Orphaned Men in New York. We have sent a team to the Rosses Festival. Please let us
know if they don't arrive. We dropped them off at the bus stop on Monday July 15. We
cannot take any more asylum seekers from Ireland at the moment. The Clintons moved into an
office in HArlem and you guessed it we are over run with refugees from there. Buddy can
you spare a dime is the call and the answer here...... Slan lath agus plaster lath Seamus
Date: Saturday, August 18, 2001 at 01:34:54 AM
Email: smaf@eircom.ie
Name: St Martin at the Friary
Message: All the statues of Sligo will be holding a Prayer Meeting at the Point
just before the Maugerow Cup. Why is the Maugherow Cup held in Rosses Point? Yours in
prayer Martin de Porres
Date: Saturday, August 18, 2001 at 12:10:53 PM
Email: MetalMan@aol.com
Name: Metal Man
Message: DEVANEY FOR THE CUP. PS. WHERE'S PADDY BRUEN AND AUSTIE?
Date: Sunday, August 19, 2001 at 02:09:32 AM
Email: johndavidkennedy@eircom.net
Name: John Kennedy and Claudine Hanratty
Message: We both had a great time in Rosses Point and hope to return in the not so
distant future. The whole athmosphere was great and relaxed. See you all soon in Austie's.
Date: Monday, August 20, 2001 at 09:24:11 AM
Email: .
Name: Ciaran
Message: Hi all. On a somewhat sober note this fine Moday morning, Mrs. Margaret
Doherty, mother of John and Anne-Marie who have the shop in Rosses Point, passed away over
the weekend. The Go-As-You-Please and Maugherow Cup has been postponed until next weekend
as a mark of respect. The funeral will take place today in Rosses Point. And on a lighter
note, the Ladies Cup was won yesterday (Sunday) by Patrick Carter and Stewart Greer and
their crew on the yacht 'Santhia'. The Elsie Trophy, which is another cup raced for under
a different handicap system, was won by John Buckley and his crew on 'Lightspeed'.
Congratulations and well done to them all.
Date: Sunday, September 23, 2001 at 10:59:18 PM
Email: mm@rp.ie
Name: Metal Man
Message: Dear ex Sligo, me and seagull were there in NY!!!We attended church
services and not just RC ones, and there was always a little humour. Mayor Gilluani even
laughed during his trials, we must keep the bright side out. If you are PC then so be
it.Prayers and thoughts to all involved in the work in NY and Pentagon, where I might add
a son of former Sligonian a US Army Reserve officer was in the rescue attempts.
Date: Sunday, September 23, 2001 at 11:02:43 PM
Email: sob@eejit,net
Name: Seamus O'Gallagher
Message: The Mouses is OK where he is. We all had a laugh at the FCA from RP
Platoon heading for the mountains. We fed many here over past week, and all had a sense of
humor in the midts of their sorrow.SlanSeamus
Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 at 03:54:09 AM
Email: Rudy did not laugh
Name: F.D.N.Y. (Kevin)
Message: Nice to know a sligo army reserve was at Ground zero.Iwas also there,i am
a N.Y.Fire Officer.My mum was born in Sligo.R.I.P.Ilost alot of good buddies that day.I
read this web site often.my son found it.Imust agree with xsligo thatMetal mans comments
are in very poor taste.Maybe we will laugh together in the future but please not now. God
Bless Kevin
Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 at 09:41:31 AM
Email:
Name: Ciaran
Message: Hi all, I agree with the last message. Lets lay off the comments that
reflect any bad taste in the light of all that has happened. And Kevin of the FDNY, rest
assured that our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time and especially
with your collegues who continue to work day and night in the now fading hope of finding
more survivors in NY.
Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 at 08:41:08 PM
Email: mm@rp.ie
Name: MetalMan
Message: Seagull and meself are arriving in Sligo station tomorrow nightany chance
of a lift home. We're both worn out. We have seen more of America than we set out to see.
We stayed at the E A FitzPatrick Asylum here last night. What a riot of a place, all fun
24 hours a day. MM
Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 at 08:45:24 PM
Email: sob@eejit.net
Name: seamus o'gallagher
Message: We are all so sorry to say goodbye to MM & Seagull.Hope they come here
again. They helped to lighten our load here in the past 2 weeks.Slan agus plaster
lathSeamusPS They had great fun with 2 cops from Boston who are here assisting the NYPD
with traffic duty. Seagull was able to dircet the cops to their lodging on the Avenue of
the Americas!
Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 at 04:43:11 PM
Email: sean.bruen@rft.co.uk
Name: Sean Bruen
Message: I would like to congratulate Celtic FC on a tremendous victory over Porto
last night, there were a few clubs in Belfast showing the game live, incidently, it was a
disgrace that RTE showed the Man Utd game when there was a choice of showing the best
supported team in Ireland ! Sean
Date:
Wednesday, September 26, 2001 at 04:49:55 PM
Email: sean.bruen@rft.co.uk
Name: Sean Bruen
Message: PS Are any of the Bruens in Glasgow reading the messages, I suppose they
are suffering from hangovers today ! See you all next month ! Sean @ Belfast
Date: Monday, October 01, 2001 at 09:10:52 AM
Email: lou@sposa.org
Name: Lou Sposa
Message: Great web site. I learned of it from my distant cousin, Kevin Murray who
lives in Rosses Point. I hope to visit soon, with my wife Helen Hackett Sposa who probably
also has some relatives there. Lou Sposa
Date: Monday, October 01, 2001 at 11:08:50 PM
Email: pam@townhall.ie
Name: P A McHugh
Message: Begobs I see the Sligo Lyre Players Weekly is back to the small notes! He
who has passed away all those years ago must still be obeyed it would appear! The
oul'Weekender is now taking a weekend to read with all the news of Sligo. Rumour has it
that Liam Tymon is putting in a tender for the new buildings in the big apple. I suppose
Herron & Banks will supply the hardware?
Date: Monday, October 01, 2001 at 11:12:13 PM
Email: mm@rp.ie
Name: Metal Man
Message: As usual no one to meet us at the Railway Station. We had to get a taxi
home to the point. Austie is coming over today to fit my winter coat, scarf and hat. Any
chance of an umbrella this year? Seagull brought a load of duty free whiskey back. He says
he is going to keep it for the general election victory party when Sunny Ray is back as
the real true leader of the Fianna.
Date: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 at 06:04:19 AM
Email: smatf@ie
Name: St Martin de Porres
Message: Dear statues of Sligo, now that MM is back I am going to organize a Hallow
Éen ceile. The usual place OÇonnell Street between 2 and 5 am on the last
Saturday/Sunday in October. The clocks go on, so we will get another hour. And meantime
can someone teach Willie Yeats to stand up straight. The music will be supplied by Tony
Rossi
Date: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 at 01:50:32 PM
Email: Kieran.Devaney@tv3.ie
Name: Kieran
Message: Congratulations to Anne and Andy from the yacht club on the birth of their
baby son, Jack, a few minutes ago. Mother and child doing well. Not sure about the father!
Date: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 at 04:19:44 PM
Email: shaun@m3communications.com
Name: Shaun Mcloughlin
Message: Born and bred in England but with family still in Sligo Town - have
visited Rosses Point many times and have a great fondness for the region. Website very
impressive, informative, and fun to tour - perhaps its time to return once more for real!
Date: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 at 10:02:48 PM
Email: johnpdeasy@eircom.net
Name: John Deasy
Message: 04 October 2001 Just to say that I am very impressed with the Web page.
John Deasy
Date: Thursday, October 04, 2001 at 01:42:37 AM
Email: sob@eeejit.net
Name: Seamus O'Gallagher
Message: On behalf of the inmates of the E A FitzPatrick Asylsum for Orphaned and
Widowed Men I have to object to that brat o'brien saying nasty things about our chief
benefactor The Doc. The Doc is now a reformed character and not because he was in
Letterfrack though he brought many's the young fella there! Now remember The Doc has a
naturally inquiring mind after all he was a member of the Polis and that's why he asks
questions.
Date: Friday, October 05, 2001 at 01:55:50 PM
Email: Maeve@itchageeligha.com
Name: Maeve
Message: Oooooohhh, the winter is coming in fast,the swallows are packing up and
the song of the thrush is a distant memory, forgetting about thrush I've positively got a
big buzzard down there, has MM or any of our regular readers got a cure? Maise do thoile,
Maeve,
Date: Friday, October 05, 2001 at 08:59:35 PM
Email: Asylum for demented idiots@Afgahnistan
Name: WitchDoctor
Message: Dearest Maeve, You've lost your way! Here is not the place for the likes
of you! Be careful the webmaster and the commitee for normality don't get hold of you -
stone you, and send you off to the taliban!
Date: Saturday, October 06, 2001 at 06:44:54 AM
Email: hm@thepalace.uk
Name: ER11
Message: Dearest Maeve Phil the Greek once gave me thrush and I threw him out of
the marital room for eleven years. Try the smoke from a burning bush, but whatever you do
don't fall into it as I did!!!
Date: Sunday, October 07, 2001 at 02:21:41 AM
Email: adfool@universe
Name: A dear friend of no one living
Message: Perchance will there be a visitor or two to the elegant chat room by the
Atlantic on this Sunday at noon? If so then I should like to discuss the price of sheep,
pigs and turnips with anyone interested or so inclined to discuss. Yours My good self
Date: Sunday, October 07, 2001 at 11:45:43 AM
Email: .....
Name: Martin
Message: Well Foley if ure tuned in the big ugly russian ship in the quay is
burning well, i will send pics later, still cannot access the chatroom .
Date: Sunday, October 07, 2001 at 12:04:09 PM
Email: mm
Name: Metal Man
Message: Why won't the chat room page open properly?
Date: Sunday, October 07, 2001 at 04:12:25 PM
Email: mikeherrity@hotmail.com
Name: mike herrity
Message: Great site. My father (Pat Herrity - still living in the UK) was born on
Innishmurray. Does anyone know of the whereabouts of a book about Innishmurray written by
a Dr Herrity (I think his christian name was Dan). Apparently he was a doctor in Sligo
town. Once again - a great site. Regards, MIKE HERRITY
Date: Monday, October 08, 2001 at 12:47:06 AM
Email: sg@rp.ie
Name: Seagull
Message: Dear Mr Herity Dr Paddy Heraughty who also was born on Innishmurray, as
were some of my ancestors I might add, has indeed published a fine book on Innismurray
Island and that is the title. It is available in The Book Nest in Sligo town or if you go
to any search engine on the www you should be able to get a copy. I have two, a first and
second editon both signed by Paddy Heraughty himself. Me'sel and MM were on our own in the
chat room yesterday. Were you all at Liam Tymon's son's wedding in New York, because you
were not in the room. Seagull
Date: Monday, October 08, 2001 at 12:42:46 PM
Email: mm@rp.ie
Name: Metal Man
Message: Begobs Sligo town must be burning, all I can see is a big plume of smoke
and the Lifeboat went up towards the town!! Excitement all the way!
Date: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 at 12:42:18 AM
Email: m@misguan.ie
Name: Maeve
Message: Och my dears what is going on down there in the place of shells, yez have
me and himself smoked out of it. I suppose the local FCA began firing before they left the
harbour en route for the UN Brigade over yonder.
Date: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 at 12:06:58 PM
Email: water@iol.ie
Name: water rat
Message: The Russian ship is no more!
Date: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 at 03:09:04 PM
Email: ian.wilson@northdown.gov.uk
Name: Ian Wilson
Message: I love Rosses Point and the whole area, ever since my father a keen golfer
took me as a child. He liked to 'smell the flowers along the fairway of life' ! But can
anyone tell me what's happening with the huge ex Russian river boat at Sligo I saw on my
last visit ? Great site.
Date: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 at 06:29:42 PM
Email: rossespoint@online.ie
Name: Ciaran
Message: Well gang, passing in this morning over Hughes Bridge I can tell you that
the good burghers in the Sligo Harbour Commissioners, who used to possess a huge empty
rusting hulk of a ship, now own a huge empty rusting BURNT OUT hulk of a ship!! And if it
stays where it is, it's going to become even more of a blot on the Sligo landscape! If ye
want to see photos of the bloomin thing ablaze and Harry Ewing bravely fighting it
alongside Sligo Fire Brigade go to http://gofree.indigo.ie/~sligobay/russian_ship_fire.htm
Rgds, Ciaran
Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2001 at 12:52:40 AM
Email: sg@rp.ie
Name: Seagull
Message: Begobs t'was a good job there was some water in the channel. Wasn't our boys in the RNLI brave to fight the fire from afar while harry's boat got its paint blistered. Still I suppose the rubber would have melted on the life boat.
Amazing how steel burns so well!
Continued in Volume 25