Continued from Volume 29
Date: Monday, July 15, 2002 at 11:36:56 AM
Email: ciaran@rossespoint.com
Name: Ciaran
Message: Hi all. Here, at last, is our 30th, yes, THIRTIETH guestbook volume!
Please continue to add to it with the same fervour of recent months, but please also be
advised - I have had complaints about the content and/or tone of some messages and
anything I see, or have my attention drawn to on the guestbook that isn't in keeping with
the general friendly, family-orientated tone of the site will be altered or indeed
removed. Having said that, I don't wish to turn our regular contributors away....just be
aware of what you're submitting! Rgds, Ciaran
Date: Monday, July 15, 2002 at 10:24:02 PM
Email: mm@rossespoint.com
Name: MetalMan
Message: Ciaran agra, as you can see we of the genuine place of shells refrain from
writing whilst this other shower vainly disgust the world. Congratulations on the 30th
volume of the guestbook. Slan MM
Date: Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 10:36:44 AM
Email: shaun@m3communications.com
Name: Shaun Mcloughlin
Message: Born and bred in England but father is from Sligo town and I still have
elderly family living there. Have visited many times and have enjoyed the delights of
Rosses Point and surrounding areas on numerous occasions. I remember as a child
(unfortunately many years ago) spending happy hours on the beach at Rosses Point with
local friends from Sligo. Will visit again soon and perhaps one day be able to make it a
permanent move!
Date: Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 10:41:27 PM
Email: sob@eejit.net
Name: Seamus O'Gallagher
Message: All of us far and away in Australai, America, Canada, Cuba and Carrorow
will be with you in spirit in Rosses Point at the unveiling of the fine statue. Thanks to
all involved in having it happen and to all whom donated the money. Slan
Date: Saturday, July 20, 2002 at 01:55:01 AM
Email: pam@townhall.ie
Name: P A McHugh
Message: At long last Sean, son of Neighbour the elder is a freeman of Sligo. No
doubt the spirt of Sister Mary Vincent is hovering nearby. For 'twas her good self who
encouraged Sean when just a little boy in the playground of Scoil Fatima in the art of
football.
Date: Saturday, July 20, 2002 at 03:57:12 PM
Email: skeffy5@yahoo.com
Name: mike skeffington
Message: hows it going tom i know u can hardly read but here gos anyway it skeffy
just looking around the web sites and found this we are back in germany again tell
everyone in the hotel we said hello.
Date: Sunday, July 21, 2002 at 12:38:04 AM
Email: sg@rossespoint.com
Name: Seagull
Message: I have discovered why Sligo is having so much rain for the past six
months. Dubya and 'Call Me Tony" are using the shores around Sligo for training their
troops for the invasion of you know where. It appears that the Donegal and Sligo bay is so
similar to the middle of Iraq that when the bhoys arrive to bate the goolies of yer man,
they will know exactly where to go. How do they make it rain, you ask? Well ask them,
don't ask me.
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 at 12:00:20 AM
Email: sgbil@coney,com
Name: Sea-gulls brother in law
Message: I wish through my lawyer the midnight cowboy to refute all allegations
that I seagulls brother in law or my wife his sister had any bank account open or hidden
in Annsbacker, or for that matter on Oyster Island or the Maldive Islands. But I do know
of a former put you downer from Sligo who had a hidden account on one of the banks on
Rattail Island on Lough Gill. And as for evading tax, how about all the fellas that use
rubber soled shoes, whereas in the ould days ye wore leather and put tacks in the heels to
make noise. Haaaaaa
Date: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 at 12:38:39 AM
Email: yeats@thebank
Name: WB Yeats
Message: Ciaran, can you please rid this site of this horrid and unnecessary
poseur. Apparantely he or she imagines by using foul words he/she is surprising
everyone,alas he/she is showing that they have neither knowledge or understanding of how
to use a language to shock or surprise.
Date: Friday, July 26, 2002 at 01:53:52 PM
Email: paddy.crowley@nw.fas.ie
Name: paddy crowley
Message: Well done.A great site.
Date: Saturday, July 27, 2002 at 06:56:20 PM
Email: Twinsprngs@cs.com
Name: Nettie Marie Kent Burt
Message: I hope to some day visit Ireland. My maternal grandmother was Irish. I
know little about her. Her name was Nettiefaye Josephine Devaney. She and her parents
(names unknown) Lived at one time in Alabana, USA. Lived in Georgia, various places, Died
in Pickens County, GA, USA. Married John Rolin Brooks. Nettiefaye, born Nov.9, 1880, died
Feb. 9, 1921. I have always loved anything to do with Ireland. I read any book I can get
if it's to do with Ireland. Enjoyed my visit. My mother was Lula Belle Brooks Kent.
Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2002 at 08:58:35 PM
Email: Mrsg@livingonline.com
Name: Mrs. G
Message: Where's the picture of Pat Connelly (Pat the jockey!)?
Date: Thursday, August 01, 2002 at 05:09:43 AM
Email: dave@davidkane.net
Name: dave
Message: Very nice trip. Enjoyed it much. Greetings from Coney Island, Brooklyn,
New York. You can check out some pix of Coney Island East here http://davidkane.net if
you'd like. Thanks. See ya, dave ;')
Date: Thursday, August 01, 2002 at 11:53:46 PM
Email: bcdwyer@phdaccess.com
Name: BCDwyer
Message: Just taking a look more photos please
Date: Friday, August 02, 2002 at 09:32:54 AM
Email: webmaster@rossespoint.com
Name: Ciaran
Message: Hi all, to those of you in the Sligo area this Bank Holiday Weekend, don't
forget to visit Rosses Point on Saturday and Sunday for the 1st Annual Rosses Point
Mackerel Festival! It promises to be a great weekend! Rgds, Ciaran
Date: Saturday, August 03, 2002 at 02:45:58 AM
Email: rrrdr@aol.com
Name: ralph drake
Message: great from what i have seen so far i am going back see some more
Date: Saturday, August 10, 2002 at 03:20:28 PM
Email: DKS274@aol.com
Name: Dolly Kilgallen Schell
Message: All my relatives are at the Point this week-end and I am there in spirit.
Just want to wish you all a lot of fun and 'have a jar on me'. Love and God bless, Dolly
Date: Saturday, August 10, 2002 at 03:36:38 PM
Email: DKS274@a0l.com
Name: Dolly Kilgallen Schell
Message: I will try the chat room tomorrow Aug.l0th and maybe a Devaney or Breun
will be around. It is awfully early here - New Jersey - so I don't go on very often. Where
is your chat room located?Is it in Austie's?????
Date: Sunday, August 11, 2002 at 03:11:52 PM
Email: j.catalano@ntlworld.com
Name: janis catalano
Message: I would love to come and visit Rosses Point with my husband in the near
future. I have always wanted to experience the friendly local life of Sligo folk,till then
I will wait with great eagerness and imagine I am there right now!
Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 at 10:25:10 PM
Email: a.e.benton@btinternet.com
Name: E Benton
Message: we love rosses point. can you suggest accommodation for 4 adults either
half board or self catering from tuesday 20 august to tuesday 27 august.two rooms single
beds. can't find anything on line. view important !! thanks
Date: Thursday, August 15, 2002 at 11:28:01 PM
Email: mm@rossespoint.com
Name: Metal Man
Message: The Sligo Lyre Players Weekly have an email to contact them at. Slowly but
surely Wine Street is joinin the modern era. Wouldn't ye think that yer man Smyth would
have wahed that sheet before he covered the woman on the shore with it for the unveiling.
Date: Saturday, August 17, 2002 at 10:06:41 AM
Email: acoghlan@sfpc.ie
Name: acoghlan
Message: Connected with the sea and Ports myself (Harbourmaster Shannon Estuary) I
think your site is very original and extremely interesting. Well done
Date: Friday, August 23, 2002 at 11:08:33 AM
Email: Metal.Man@aol.com
Name: Metal Man
Message: Why does that woman keep looking at me?
Date: Monday, August 26, 2002 at 01:46:20 AM
Email: Nunnerys@mindspring.com
Name: Peggy Nunnery
Message: Hello, I am searching for info on my Bruen ancestors. My mother Bridget
Bruen, is from Ballaghaderreen in Co. Roscommon. Here is what I have so far: Bridget Bruen
(b. 1911) my mother Michael Bruen (b. 1868 or later? in Sligo?) her father Margaret Oates
Bruen (b. 1876, d. 1921) her mother Timothy Oates (b. 1831) maternal grandfather (Found in
the 1901 census,living in Frenchpark, Co. Rosc.) Mary Oates (b. 1839) her maternal
grandmother Their children: (in addition to Margaret), Bridget, Mary, Ellie (?) Patrick
Bruen (b.? ) her paternal grandfather ___________ her paternal grandmother Children: (in
addition to Michael), Tom (b. 1886), Garrett (b. 1882) (both emigrated to US), Jack,
Patrick, Bridget (who married a Carty). Any info on this family and in particular their
ancestors would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Date: Monday, August 26, 2002 at 10:32:36 PM
Email: GDKT@judgedoyle.reeserve.co.uk
Name: Gerry Doyle
Message: Hello, To all, in the most beautiful village and setting in one of the
furthermost locations in the Atlantic. After visiting the point once again in July this
year and being associated with the area all my life of which I am so privialiged, it is
always a pleasure to pass by the Greenlands where my Grandparents(Mrs & Mrs Watchman)
lived for many a happy year and where I had the greatest pleasure of being introduced to
Sligo Bay and all its hidden assets. It was so impressive to see the new lifeboat station
based in the point especially after an uncle of mine was lost in 1960 just as they were
landing at Coney Isaland. I would like to say Hello to all in the point and the pride they
have in keeping the village clean and tidy as usual. Its a joy to visit the point whether
it is Summer or Winter. Good luck to all. All my love, Gerry DOYLE.
Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 at 06:29:35 AM
Email: mconvery@primus.ca
Name: Maire Convery
Message: What a beautiful web site! The stories about the fairies and local history
are fascinating. Incidentally, my granny WAS Doherty (from Sligo). I came across your site
when I was looking for Coney Island in County Down & possible links to Coney Island,
Brooklyn. Keep up the good work! Regards, Maire Convery Vancouver, BC
Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 at 05:43:55 PM
Email: tmccormack3@hotmail.com
Name: theresa[gillen]mccormack
Message: I never knew there were so many Gillen's in the world.I have only met
relations in Greenock the family must be huge Thanks for the introductions xxxx
Date: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 at 01:05:01 PM
Email: JOHN.MOFFATT@TOTALISE.CO.UK
Name: John Moffatt
Message: My father, Eamonn Moffatt, of Rosses Point, sadly died on August 23rd
2002. He was born in Rosses Point on August 26th 1918. The funeral took place on August
30th, and he was laid to rest in Cottingham Cemetery, Near Hull, East Yorkshire, England.
He had lived in Cottingham for nearly 50 years. He was a great man, a true gentleman.
Date: Thursday, September 05, 2002 at 01:31:47 AM
Email: sob@eejitnet
Name: Seamus O'Gallagher
Message: We at the E A FitzPAtrick Asylum for Widowed and Orphaned Men are leaving
New York for the duration of the lunatic media pack that have descended upon our big
apple. We will be fishing and reading Yeats while not catching any fish. But, the burning
question is this: "Will Austie pilot the Russian ship out to sea?"
Date: Thursday, September 05, 2002 at 01:38:04 AM
Email: gwb@teacban
Name: Dubya
Message: Hi Guys, this here jaw-jaw about waw is all a gimmick to mane sure my
partee gets moore seats in this hear house of Reps and Senate. My pardners in oil, and
they is all Amirikins true and through need moore oil reserves and dats wat dis is all
about. Daddy sais to make that wily ol' fox vp and the udder fella seketary of state,
Colon whats his name? An' ye no daddy woz rite after all, we has the peeble confuse and
confused people do nuttin'. Yippee, we all set to take most dang every seat in congress
come November. Then I just might get to outdo Clinton in Ireland and play golf at the
showgrounds in Sligo. I hear you have the only man in Ireland dat never told a lie, send
him to me and I'll make him seketary for waw.
Date: Thursday, September 05, 2002 at 01:41:03 AM
Email: bi@stormont
Name: Big Ian
Message: Lok here Mister Bush there is room for one Bible bashing politican in
Ireland and thats me Big Ian. You stay there and I'll stay here. We have no oil wells only
Holy Wells and they all must contain poteen, because the Mick's leave them in a state of
excitment, only experienced by Orange men who add vodka on the glorius twalfth.
Date: Thursday, September 12, 2002 at 10:38:16 AM
Email: Metal.Man@aol.com
Name: Metal Man
Message: Why does she keep looking at me like that?
Date: Friday, September 13, 2002 at 01:33:50 PM
Email: kilhar@ozzienet.net
Name: Wendy
Message: SEEKING INFORMATION ON THE KILGALLON FAMILY.. MY GREAT GRAND FATHER WAS
MICHAEL KILGALLON b 1819 SLIGO WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE WITH A CONNECTION WITH THE
FAMILY
Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2002 at 02:17:46 PM
Email: lieven.vandenbossche@vrt.be
Name: lieven Vandenbossche
Message: I'm looking for the address of Mr. Michael Fehle (London?) who sent the
story of "The Sinking of the SS Arandora Star". I think I have some interesting
information from Germany, Could anyone help me? Thanks, Lieven Vandenbossche, Belgium
Date: Friday, September 20, 2002 at 05:16:28 PM
Email: eoinog@hotmail.com
Name: Maureen Maye Alsip
Message: Thoroughly enjoy your site. I can smell the sea and feel the wind. Thanks
Date: Sunday, September 22, 2002 at 05:22:55 PM
Email: fancy@focail.info.ie
Name: phonsie McFerret
Message: Dear MM she's only 3 sheets in the wind with grief, she's looking straight
through ya with the X-ray eyes of loss and pain. Sure yer not much to look at anyway ya
big lump of pig iron, stuck out in de channel like a cornered corner boy outside de Ulster
bank! Phonsie
Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 at 12:56:20 AM
Email: rossespoint@online.ie
Name: Ciaran
Message: Hi all, If anyone who reads this guestbook regularly in the Rosses
Point and general Sligo area has seen a small brown and white Springer Spaniel about 6
months old at any time after 2:30pm on Tuesday 24th September, could you contact me or my
wife Eithne as soon as possible. My 2 children are incredibly upset that she has gone
missing. She answers (kind of!) to Elsie. If anyone out there can help I'd really
appreciate it!
Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 at 06:45:24 PM
Email: mduff1960@yahoo.com
Name: Michael Patrick Duffy
Message: Nice web site.Very nice photos new and old.
Date: Sunday, September 29, 2002 at 03:14:45 AM
Email: tbod@flood.ie
Name: The boys of Dublin
Message: We four whom wish to be anonoymous for the coming weeks are seeking the
address of the E A FitzPatrick Asylum for Widowed and Orphaned Men....urgently!!!! We .
.ah....need some space bewteen us and the coming Flood as well as the past Flood, if yez
know what we mane:) How we wish we were like Sunny Ray of Alcantara . . .blameless and
innocent. All contact information appreciated. Yours PJ, Rambo and two others. PS Is there
a direct flight from Sligo Airport to NY?
Date: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 at 05:40:58 PM
Email: up@leg.of.trousers.com
Name: Finbar McFerret
Message: Is the Royal Lobster where Harry met Sally and old M&M drinks vodka
and irn bru in an attempt to stop the rot in the corner. A church gate collection will be
held this coming weekend for the renovation and salvation of the metal man and to give him
a set of new designer clothes from the Autumn Hammeright collection. He's v keen on
looking well for his astoir on the shore.
Date: Thursday, October 10, 2002 at 10:44:55 AM
Email: hennessya@icai.ie
Name: Ann-Marie Hennessy
Message: Will be back to Rosses Point some day, to see the man I love with my
heart, mind, body and soul.. Patrick Henry... Ann-Marie..
Date: Friday, October 11, 2002 at 06:31:47 PM
Email: Uaigneas@drumquin.com
Name: Bean an tigh
Message: Tog go bog e a Anne Marie, tu is so wracked with suppressed passions that
you are in danger of repeating yourself. If yer man tis that good then ya don't want to
scare him off, like I did to my fear so many lonely years fado. Do stop by if ya wantto
caint it through. Sure we could be tipping the velvet ourselves, tis just the ticket. May
the saints and mount Eagle protect you from the old Nicks desires. Bean an tigh.
Date: Saturday, October 12, 2002 at 12:53:48 AM
Email: annegillen@eircon.net
Name: Anne Kavanagh
Message: Delighted to see the cupla focal,as Gaeilge, in the Captain's Log. Go
n'eirigh an t-adh libh go leir. Slan. Are there none of the "old locals" on
line? ---just to say hello.
Date: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 at 09:32:29 PM
Email: moorenualat@eircom.net
Name: Nuala Moore
Message: What a delight to find this beautiful site (sight!) while searching for
info about the Yeats Country Hotel. You have refreshed for me many many child hood
memories of summers spent walking the first beach. the second beach and if the tide would
allow the third beach. Days with my dad (Tom Clancy Bridge Street RIP) when he would tell
me of how he first learned to play golf off the end of second beach. While looking for
info about Rosses point for my children that I happened on this and now i know where I'm
going to spend my Halloween Break Thank you so much Nuala Clancy
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 at 04:34:47 AM
Email: Sligo
Name: Backavenue
Message: I cant beleive the $#!$&*$ in the Town Hall are putting the rich
gippos up at Cushcadden's.It will be wonderfull for our tourist's to get robbed while
viewing the Garavogue river,not to mention our local's trying to put their boat's in the
water.Congrat's to ye all,maybe a site on Beezie's next,or at the Holy Well.
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 at 12:22:30 PM
Email: webmaster@rossespoint.com
Name: Ciaran
Message: For any of you who knew him, I would like to inform you of the passing of
Mick Kelly. He died on Monday night and his funeral was today in Rosses Point. He is being
buried in Ballina. Ní bheidh a leithead arís ann. RIP
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2002 at 04:56:10 AM
Email: cartronbay@aol.com
Name: Liam
Message: Deeply saddened to hear about Mick kelly.What a wonderful character,God
rest him .
Date: Thursday, October 24, 2002 at 05:48:50 PM
Email: bruen@btinternet.com
Name: Jimmy Bruen
Message: We were very sad to hear about the death of Mick Kelly,one of the
characters of Rosses Point. He will be sadly missed.... From the Bruen`s in Liverpool
Date: Friday, October 25, 2002 at 08:44:44 PM
Email: bw@shoots
Name: Basher Williams
Message: Ah how the place of shells has changed utterly and bestowed upon our
children a terrible place. And to make it worse the son of ray son of paddy is now trying
to strangle all development that does not fit in with his cronies plans for the place.
Sure why not let the travelling folk plunder as they are only doing what so called
respectable folk are doing. The wests awake, while Sligo deep in slumber lies. A very sad
once of sligo
Date: Monday, October 28, 2002 at 04:11:17 AM
Email: mscatmoondancer@aol.com
Name: carol
Message: love the gulls. makes me miss the ocean and i live in arizona. lol. cat
Date: Sunday, November 10, 2002 at 03:39:14 PM
Email: Auble@musc.edu
Name: Paula Orr Auble
Message: Love to all the Gillens and Mcgonigle's (all cousins) in the point.I'm the
daughter of William Orr, who spent all my childhood roaming the point. I'm now living in
Charleston SC USA. Enjoyed the web site. Slan agus beannacht, Paula Auble Charleston SC,
USA
Date: Friday, November 15, 2002 at 12:14:20 AM
Email: pam@townhall.sligo
Name: P A McHugh
Message: So they all want to sing off the same Him Sheet, be better if they got Him
and Her sheets. Albert the Red says 3 or 4 want to run the town, aye but when they were
another colour 50 years ago there wasn't a word. The only thing that has changed are the
names. And as for future plans, when they implement the ones that were put up in the 1960s
first they might start with the new ones. I see the Harbour crowd had another long term
visitor.
Date: Friday, November 15, 2002 at 12:16:41 AM
Email: smaf@friarysligo
Name: St. Martin at the Friary
Message: All of the hullabaloo over our 750 years in Sligo made me forget to
organise the Hallow' een dance of the Statues of Sligo in O'Connell Street. Pat O'Hara is
dancing mad and says next time he'll call the tune and not me.
Date: Friday, November 15, 2002 at 12:21:37 AM
Email: sob@eejit.net
Name: Seamus O'Gallagher
Message: We have an application from another proper Charlie..McCreevy who wants
refuge here in the E A FitzPatrick Asylum for Widowed and Orphaned Men. In his application
says he played golf at Rosses Point and lost too many balls there. Also claims Mary of the
Bath is of no use to him in the Seanad, and since The Reel Doc retired has no one to cover
his back in the Fine Soldiers. Dubya sent us enlistment forms....AAAAAHHHHH...sorry
enrolment forms for the electoral roll. What a relief. Slan lat agus plaster lath Seamus
PS A big night here on St Patrick's 2003
Date: Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 05:49:09 AM
Email: inafield@collonney
Name: Teeling
Message: My dearest Con to think that I stood here in battle against the British in
rain, hail, sleet, wind and a little sun at times. Wrecked a canon bare handed and threw
its balls away and got a hernia for my troubles. And all we get from Bertie is rain and
more rain and not enough reins on waste. Its time the statues of Ireland came back to
office.
Date: Sunday, November 17, 2002 at 05:50:56 AM
Email: tmpr@junction
Name: The Monument Pearse Road
Message: I could not agree more Teeling and seeing that there is no statue of the
man from 42nd Street anywhere in Ireland, we would have no one talking about comely
maidens dancing at the crossroads.
Date: Monday, November 18, 2002 at 10:42:43 PM
Email: mm@rossespoint.com
Name: Metal Man
Message: I saw Dr Paddy Henry examing the young one witing by the shore, the damp
weather is getting to her. Why didn't they giver her a nice painted costume like mine to
keep the damp out? Easy know yer man Smyth's father was a Chemist,now she is on
antibiotics for life.
Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2002 at 03:06:31 PM
Email: gladys105@aol.com
Name: Bernadette Nihill
Message: Looking for info on a Gillen that left Ireland around 1961 pregnant. My
biological mother is from Ireland and name on Birth certificate is Gillen. She may or may
not of returned. There seems to be alot of Gillens in Rosses Point. She would be around
65-66 now . Thank you very much and blessings to everyone at Rosses Point. Bernadette
Nihill
Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 12:26:01 AM
Email: sg@rossespoint.com
Name: Seagull
Message: Rumour in Austie's has it that the local millionaires cannot build homes
for their childer now that the first home owners grant has been abolished by Bertie and
Charlie. Bring back Sunny Ray of Alcantara, he's the only man can get the Boss to spend,
spend other peoples money!!!
Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 11:23:57 PM
Email: eejits@gobs**te.ie
Name: Feelin Fall Partee
Message: On beehaf of the Feelin Fail Partee it waz my dutee to bee in Coolooney on
last weekend to pay tribute to two former sitting members who recently retyred at Padraic
Branley's retreads, ably assisted by yer man Treacy. How an' as ever I was axed about the
mid-block route. I said whaaat? Then the combined kick in the shins from the Doc,(not the
original Doc) Sunny Ray, Willie of Grange who once sold Alfa Laval milking machines,
Mattie of Piper's Hill and Sunny Ray's son the chamberman made me realise yez were on
about Albert the Red's fork and spoon diggin trail. Of course it will be tarred . . but
when is the 64 million Euro question.
Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 11:27:59 PM
Email: teeling @the pass
Name: Teeling
Message: Typical republican party, they omitted my name from the invitation list.
If it had not been for men like me there would have been no Republican Party. And as for
yer man the former milking machine salesman who had no time for leaks, what about the
machine he sold to the farmer in Tireragh who only had bullocks? And the things he sold in
his cattle mart that were goats? Come back Humbert all is forgiven.
Date: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 at 11:31:11 PM
Email: bytheshore@rossespoint.ie
Name: The new statue
Message: Thanks for putting me here with me arms in the air. All the rain runs down
me sleeves and into me shoes. And me head is sore from being hit by balls. Can someone
show the blind golfers where the actual course is? The teeshock visited the other day, and
he said only he had Celia already he'd ask me out for a dance. Why won't these bloody
golfers shout fore! Ouch!!!
Date: Sunday, November 24, 2002 at 11:55:31 PM
Email: la@crean'sx
Name: Lady Erin
Message: Now look here my good statute, something you have to get into your
stonehead is there is not flashing allowed with Sligo statutes and definitley no moving
either. We are all stuck to the ground where we are and you are not even a wet week in
place want to go on your own to Hackett's. What kind of hussy are you? At least take the
Metal Man with you. I never go to McLaughlin's unless I am accompanied. Bertie gave me a
wink last week as he flashed past in his merc.
Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 at 10:59:35 PM
Email: mm@rossespoint.com
Name: Metal Man
Message: I have today received an invite to launch the book of papers from the
first International John Butler Yeats Seminar held at Chestertown New York in September of
2001. The big event is to take place at the Mansfield Hotel on Sunday March 16, 2003 which
is also the birthday of JBY, and I will have you know that this hotel stands on the site
of the Petipas boarding house where old JBY lived. I will now have to accompany his Honour
Tommy Cummins The Mayor of Sligo for St. Patrick's Day 2003. Seagull get a new set of
feathers, were off to the ball!
Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 06:34:59 AM
Email: szlangqi@public.szptt.net.cn
Name: longcheer yacht club from china
Message: To whom it may concern: We visited your web-site and sent an e-mail to you
several days ago, hoping that you could read us and try to contact us. Yachting is a
newly-emerging business in inland China; our club is the first one and we¡¯d like to let
the Chinese marine fans know something about the successful yacht club like yours. Would
you be kindly to tell us what you think about it? If yes, you don¡¯t have to make a
reply; otherwise, e-mail a ¡°no¡± to szlangqi@public.szptt.net.cn . OK? Best wishes to
you and your club! Sincerely yours, Jimmy Young
Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 at 11:35:52 PM
Email: mm@rossespoint,ie
Name: Metal Man
Message: I wonder is yer man in China any relation to Harry Young. Begobs the
Devaneys and the Gillens were often up the River Plate. Maybe they used Harry's name when
chatting a nice Chinese girl? Has anyone seen seagull since he cam back from Lourdes? He
went to pray for the conversion of Fianna Fail.
Date: Friday, November 29, 2002 at 02:20:28 AM
Email: sg@rossespoint.ie
Name: Seagull
Message: Dear all and everyone I was in Lourdes praying for the conversion of
Fianna Fail honestly I was there for a week and it was all to no avail. Sligo is now going
to be one of them new cities of importance, does this mean prior to this it was of no
importance. I'm off to Vincent and Noeleen's coffee morning for the ambulance.
Date: Friday, November 29, 2002 at 02:21:38 AM
Email: sg@rossespoint.ie
Name: Seagull's brother-in-law
Message: Yon eejit, praying. Preying be more like it.
Date: Friday, November 29, 2002 at 02:34:01 PM
Email: lidiafbr@terra.es
Name: lidia Fernandez-Bravo
Message: Hola desde Valencia (España) a todos los de Rosses Point y Sligo.
Simplemente quería saludaros, pues hace ya unos años estuve por ahí. Fue una etapa de
mi vida que no olvidaré nunca. Conocí a una serie de personas a las cuales les deseo
todo lo mejor, y desde aquí, quiero desearles mucha suerte en la vida y que sean muy
felices. Gracias por escucharme. P.D. para quien lo entienda.
Date: Friday, November 29, 2002 at 06:58:27 PM
Email: wbts@marina.ie
Name: Waiting by the shore
Message: I hope yer man from Spain is not seeking his ancestors like the fella from
China. Begobs the lot that sailed from here are worse than Daniel O'Connell. At least he
kept his offspring to Ireland, this lot have gone international, no wonder they named yon
island coney. Gillens, Devaneys breeding like rabbits:)
Date: Friday, November 29, 2002 at 08:59:30 PM
Email: sob@eejit.net
Name: Seamus O'Gallagher
Message: We would welcome MM and Seagull to stay with us here in the E A
FitzPatrick Asylum for Widowed & Orphaned Men when they visit New York for the launch
of Prodigal Father Revisited by hiz honor The Mayor of Sligo Tommy Cummins at The
Mansfield Hotel West 44 Street. At this address John Butler Yeats had a studio for a
number of months and the book is being launched on the birthday of John Butler Yeats March
16.
Date: Friday, November 29, 2002 at 09:25:29 PM
Email: le@creansx.ie
Name: Lady Erin
Message: Dear Metal Man, do you recall the night of the big wind?
Date: Friday, November 29, 2002 at 09:37:37 PM
Email: mm@rossespoint.com
Name: MetalMan
Message: Well LE as you know in 1821 one Thomas Hamm of Ballina erected a 15 foot
limestone base on top of which I was placed and I was 18 years here when the big wind
came. Begobs I was almost blown back to the Sligo quay. As you know I was there for a
while after arriving in Sligo and left on the quay where every passing dog in Sligo town
cocked their leg. I had more wettin's by canines than the plaque on Hughes Bridge. T'was
Sunday 6 January 1839 Little Christmas and in 1909 when the old age pension was given to
the people of Ireland, that was how those who were illiterate proved their age, tell a
tale of the night of the big wind. 'Tis a good thing Austie wasn't around then or
Finnegan, imagine the skyscraper tales they could tell!
Date: Friday, November 29, 2002 at 09:41:50 PM
Email: yeats@thebank.ie
Name: WB
Message: MM and LE, my father John Butler Yeats was born on March 16, 1839 that
must have been the reason he could talk as much as he did. Only he was a windbag with
great reasoning.
Date: Sunday, December 01, 2002 at 06:43:16 PM
Email: coninthecrate
Name: Con Markievicz
Message: My dear Sligo men and women after all of these years I am once again to be
freed. The erection will soon take place Drumcliff. I invite all the statues of Sligo to
the unveiling ceremony.
Date: Sunday, December 01, 2002 at 06:45:09 PM
Email: pam@townhall.sligo
Name: P A McHugh
Message: On behalf of my fellow and sister statues welcome to the brutal weather of
Sligo Con. Hardy woman that you are it will wash off you like a duck in water. The only
pity of it all is how long you were stuck in the crate. May I have the honour of once
again using my axe to break the door?
Date: Sunday, December 01, 2002 at 06:48:29 PM
Email: yeats@thebank
Name: W B Yeats
Message: Delighted Con to have you amongst us. 'Tis a pity that a statue of Eva
also is not beside you, as ever the sword is more important than the pen in Sligo.
Date: Thursday, December 05, 2002 at 09:15:33 PM
Email: JMull28371@aol.com
Name: Jan Tucker Mulligan
Message: Hello, I'm looking for my Ormsby ancestors from Sligo, Ann and Margaret,
daughters of William and Mary Ormsby (possibly Ormsby-Gore). Ann was born in Sligo 1823.
She married Anthony P. Corcoran and moved to Philadelphia, PA. Ann may have been his
second wife. No known children. Margaret had a son. On his marriage license he states his
name as "Peter Joseph Tucker, Jr." and his date/place of birth as
1864/Rochester, NY. According to family legend PJT Sr. died "at sea" and
Margaret brought Peter Jr. to be reared by the Corcorans. Margaret remarried and had a
second family, possibly in the Philadelphia-New York area. Names of the second husband and
children currently unknown. We are following census clues and another surname,
"Laden," spelling uncertain. If any of this looks familiar please let me know.
Thank you. Jan Tucker Mulligan
Date: Friday, December 06, 2002 at 04:10:55 PM
Email: Metalman@sligoweb.ie
Name: MetalMan
Message: Capt Frank Devaney has been spotted in the village trying to win a
Turkey,playing cards.
Date: Saturday, December 07, 2002 at 07:17:37 AM
Email: mm@rossespoint.sligo
Name: Metal Man
Message: Frank, you catch a turkey with a snare not with a pack of cards? What I
want to know is who's goose is cooked if someone catches the turkey? Can anyone tell me
where I can get some spiced beef for Christmas?
Date: Saturday, December 07, 2002 at 04:22:32 PM
Email: mjkelly422@hotmail.com
Name: Matthew Kelly
Message: Still researching the BRUEN Families of Ireland. Now that we are greating
near the Christmas Holiday, I hope everyone has a Happy & Peaceful Holiday season
without any war to worry about.
Date: Saturday, December 07, 2002 at 11:35:04 PM
Email: pam@townhall.sligo
Name: P A McHugh
Message: Dear Bruen seeker many happy returns to you, alas as regards not going to
war then you have to remove the root of the trouble the burning bush!
Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at 01:06:54 AM
Email: cunalu@hotmail.com
Name: Charley, Margaret & Kids,Dundalk.
Message: Happy Christmas--- Ethne,Ciaran&Kids--- And all in SLIGO ,hope to see
you all again soon. C.& M.& Co. Dundalk
Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at 02:05:43 AM
Email: ceciliadoyle@yahoo.com
Name: Cecilia Stocker Doyle
Message: Hello I'm Cecilia, Grandaughter of Leonard Stocker, principle Lighthouse
Keeper, and Daughter of Cecil Stocker who also was a PK around the coast of Ireland. I
live in South Carolina USA, and I go back to Ireland every summer, for 3 months, spending
most of the time in Galway, where my Parents and Grandparents lived for many years. It is
my favorite City in Ireland. I plan on visiting Rosses Point sometime this coming Summer
2003.
Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at 11:11:22 AM
Email: carriages@oceanfree.net
Name: Ballymote Enterprise Centre
Message: We are looking for any information on the Gorman family of Wine Street,
Sligo, Ireland who operated a corn mill at Keenaghan (Creamery Road), Ballymote, Co Sligo,
Ireland. The Gormans would seem to have been related to either the Middleton or Pollexfen
family. Any information on the corn mill itself would also be appreciated
Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 at 07:51:13 PM
Email: dfoley@wxc.com.au
Name: Declan Foley
Message: Agnes Pollexfen married one of the Gorman family. R & R Gorman was the
name of the company and their last office in Sligo was at Union Street. Agnes Pollexfen's
sister Susan married John Butler Yeats.
Date: Friday, December 13, 2002 at 09:35:33 AM
Email: webmaster@rossespoint.com
Name: Ciaran
Message: Hi all, Check out a new site put together by one K. Murray...Harry's of
Rosses Point is now online! The URL is http://homepage.eircom.net/~harrysbar/ or click HERE to go straight to it!
Enjoy! Rgds, Ciaran
Date: Friday, December 13, 2002 at 10:37:53 PM
Email: annegillen@eircon.net
Name: Anne Kavanagh
Message: Just enjoyed half an hour in "harrysbar" on line. Good luck with
the site.
Date: Sunday, December 15, 2002 at 08:36:06 PM
Email: mm@rossespoint.com
Name: Metal Man
Message: The Sligo Lyre Players Weekly got garbled on the www. Must be the little
people of The Rosses have been upset by some reporting of the New Years day swim.
Date: Sunday, December 15, 2002 at 08:44:00 PM
Email: pam@townhall.ie
Name: P A McHugh
Message: I have kicked their mules for them MM. As a former proprieter of the Lyre
Players Weekly I ordered the web gaffer and printer jobber Joe McDonagh back from his
holiday in the UK to fix this problem. We can't have Sligonians worldwide without their
news of the old town.
Date: Sunday, December 15, 2002 at 08:46:08 PM
Email: sob@eejit.net
Name: Seamus O'Gallagher
Message: Some of our orphans and widowed men are in a state of chaos here, no Sligo
Lyre Players Weekly to read. By the way could any of you ring Air Riantta and pretend your
someone else and have them sned a load of duty free Jameson and cigars to us here in NY
for Christmas?
Date: Monday, December 16, 2002 at 11:08:20 AM
Email: uhde@esw-wedel.de
Name: Reinhart Uhde
Message: Ref. "Arandora Star" Hello, dear guests on the Rossespoint
-Website, does anyone know where I can get the book " Star of Shame" by Hickey
& Smith - or does anyone know the current address of Mr. Hickey? My Grandfather was on
board the "Arandora Star" and Mr. Hickey interviewed us in Hamburg years ago.
Unfortunately we lost contact to him. Please write to Reinhart Uhde D 22587 Hamburg
Suelldorfer Kirchenweg 44 Kapitän Burfeind Haus Tel. 0049 (0) 40 869503 or e-mail to
uhde@esw-wedel.de
Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 at 07:23:46 PM
Email: ooch@mo-ghoolie.com
Name: Phonsie McFerret
Message: Happy holidays (not PC to say xmas anymore in de mutlicultural society)oh
great burghers of Ros Ceite! Harry's bar site brought back many memories of the terrible
teens stacking up on pernod'n'black,stag and other assorted comestibles for de disco in de
Yacht club and the pascal fire on the beach thereafter. Garret was the Taoiseach, Paddy el
presidente, Bob Geldof was god and Cliff Richard no. 1 with the flying pickets close
behind, Twas a beautiful lawless time! Tog go bog e
Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 at 04:17:44 AM
Email: mm@rossespoint.com
Name: Metal Man
Message: Phonise agra, how you make we look back through the years. Aye in the 18
and 19 century the young men of Sligo town would come and camp along the road to the
strand. Aye they were the days of the long hot summers. My hankie please dear maid!
Date: Thursday, December 19, 2002 at 09:35:10 AM
Email: webmaster@rossespoint.com
Name: Ciaran
Message: Hi all, there are reports in the local Sligo press that we at
Rossespoint.com have got Katie Haran of Coney Island's guest book from the 70's and 80's.
We do indeed but it isn't online as yet, I am currently working on the format (the pages
were created by one K. Murray...thank you!) and will have it up and running as soon as
possible. Apologies to anyone who has been looking for this. I will add another message
here when it is up. the link will be from the Coney Island page.
Rgds, Ciaran
Date: Friday, December 20, 2002 at 04:37:43 PM
Email: yeats@thebank.,ie
Name: WBY
Message: Dubya eat your heart out my son is to honoured by Sligo Corporation as a
Freeman of the Borough.
Date: Saturday, December 21, 2002 at 11:48:03 PM
Email: sg@rossespoint.com
Name: Seagull
Message: Happy Solstice day 2002 Sunday December 22
Date: Sunday, December 22, 2002 at 07:55:08 PM
Email: numpty@oochmo-ghoolie.com
Name: phonsieMcFerret
Message: Tales from the Winter Solstice; Tis it true that the vain glorious men who
frequent "The Royal Lobster Inn" in the sleepy hamlet of Ros Ceite, 5 miles from
the hub of the gateway town of Sligo, in the Kingdom of Westerlife, have their scrotums
waxed. Apparently to denude the wrinkly old retainer saves valuable seconds for each of
these sculptured Adonis's swim in the triathalon and wind resistance in the warriors run.
The glistening waters and winds of Sligo bay cavort better down the craggy canyons of
baldy walnuts shaving whiskers for our heroes off their finishing times. Tis rumored they
do their bumcracks and armpits done as well and that its an ancient cleansing tradition
originally devised by the Knights of Queen Maeve in 1542 before the battle of the brown
bull.
Date: Sunday, December 22, 2002 at 11:39:24 PM
Email: sgbil@rosses point.com
Name: Seagull's brother-in-law
Message: Phonsie, Yez are part right and part wrong. The waxing bits is right.
Austies does it with melting candle grease on what was the floor of the Elsinore ballroom,
That's why those non drinkers passing think the sceams they hear are the dancers enjoying
themselves. Indeed the kinky ones do enjoy the melting hot candle wax running along their
walnuts. The wrong part is Queen Maeve and the year 1542 and Knights. Maeve had no Knights
just nights and she used abrasion to rid the men of their short and curlies.
Date: Monday, December 23, 2002 at 04:21:23 PM
Email: australia
Name: G'day
Message: Happy Christmas from Australia on Tuesday December 24, 2002
Date: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 at 11:35:17 PM
Email: sob@eejit.net
Name: Seamus O'Gallagher
Message: Merry Christmas from the management, staff and residents of the E A Fitz
Patrick Asylum for widowed & oprhand men in New York. Cold here bu we have managed to
receive several turkeys and a Cook & McNeilly Ham and one from Conlon & Gillespie
and spiced beef from Tom O'Hara for the residents. Our best wishes to Queens resident Liam
Tymon who has had a new leg and hair transplant at Sligo General Hospital. Says the hair
is thicker in Sligo, Slan lath agus plaster lath
Date: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 at 11:38:17 PM
Email: misguan@knocnarae
Name: Maeve
Message: Och me dears how are yez all? Is it cold and windy enough fer ye? Himself
here lying beside me is blowing a gale as I speak - from both ends. Too much mead on the
Solstice and still recovering. We like Christmas Day up here we get a bit of peace and
quiet from them infernal flying machines. Take care Maeve
Date: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 at 10:24:03 AM
Email: Phonsie@oochmo-ghoolie.com
Name: Phonsie McFerret
Message: Seasonal depilations to ye all. Special buchioas to the Seagull's brother
for putting mise ceart on Q Maeve's nights and how he waxed lyrical about such an
excrucitating procedure. Maybe IDA could grant aid the new chain of Queen Maeves Wax
Parlours for men who don't eat quiche and are particular about their eggbaskets. Nollaig
shona diabh go leir.
Date: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 at 02:21:07 PM
Email: annegillen@eircom.net
Name: Anne Kavanagh
Message: A Very Happy Christmas to everybody in the Point and all good wishes for
2003--- Anne
Date: Sunday, December 29, 2002 at 01:28:36 AM
Email: con@in the crate
Name: Madam Markievicz
Message: Deelightful news that I am once again to be united with my native soil of
Drumcliffe and The Rosses. I was reading an awful poll in the Irish Times that claimed
Taxi drivers in Dublin were distributing prophylactic's on behalf of the goverment to
their passengers. Is is because the traffic is crawling in Dublin the government want the
electorate to take their mind off the government's stupidity by making whoopee?
Date: Wednesday, January 01, 2003 at 01:44:59 AM
Email: everywhere
Name: Himself
Message: A happy and prosperous new year in 2004 to each and every one of you, well
exclude a few motherless sods who already have far to much:)
Date: Thursday, January 02, 2003 at 09:39:12 AM
Email: webmaster@rossespoint.com
Name: Ciaran
Message: I think "Himself" above is going to meet himself coming back!
2004??? Sure, what of it! Anyways, Happy New Year to all our visitors and I hope we see
plenty more of you in 2003! I will be uploading Katie Harans visitors book sometime in the
next couple of days so look out for that. Link will be on the Coney Island page.
Rgds,
Ciaran
Date: Thursday, January 02, 2003 at 09:35:36 PM
Email: everywhere
Name: himself
Message: That's what happens when you do things in the middle of the nite! Let's
hope Dubya and Bertie don't do anything in the middle of the nite. Anyway all the best for
200333333333333333333333333/ tootousandantree
Date: Saturday, January 04, 2003 at 09:22:33 PM
Email: pam@townhall.ie
Name: P A McHugh
Message: So it was Edward Heath that was repsonsible for moving me from my
established spot under the guise of statue cleaning!
Date: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 at 03:30:13 PM
Email: FB@ericom.net
Name: Finbar McFadden
Message: Boys yez can take down the holly and de Xmas messages now dat its over. A
happy new year to yes all from the mean Cavan _a_t_a_ds who is dead jealous dat yes is now
a gateway and we is just a hub. Sure yez is all lovely in Sligo just de same and yez were
always good at taking de money no matter what colour it was! As de good bard did say long
ago "watch out for De slippery sligo men"
Date: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 at 04:29:18 PM
Email: sg@rossespoint.com
Name: Seagull
Message: To whom does one complain when ones feathers are almost burnt and blasted
off by five or six US Air force jets screaming close to one when one is flying over Sligo
Bay minding ones own business and watching for a salmon or two? At first I thought they
were pilotless until one of the pilots smiled at me and I saw his pearly white teeth.
Anway what were these jets doing flying in Sligo air space?
Date: Wednesday, January 08, 2003 at 12:20:35 PM
Email: begob@bogsnorkler.com
Name: only bogging
Message: Seagull direct them jets to the hub of Cavan, de centre of de universe.
Kwin Aeronautic Industries are servicing US AF jets for dubdya. We've even got a new
cement runway de longest in de island (only its not very even) on the top of a drumlin in
kinaleck. Up Cavan.Ye boy ya! Tagdh.
Continued in Volume 31