www.athloneheritage.com wins overall prize in Athlone's 2010
St. Patrick's Day parade

As part of our heritage awareness programme, Athlone Architectural Heritage Group entered a float in the 2010 St. Patrick's Day Parade, commemorating the hardship endured by the citizens who had to reside in the town's workhouse during the Great Famine.

We have been officially informed by the St. Patrick's Day Parade committee that our float has won the overall prize.

We would like to sincerely thank the following for their generous assistance: Mr. Charlie Finneran, Derryglad Folk Museum, Curraghboy, Co. Roscommon; Mr. Vincent Nolan; The Prince of Wales Hotel; Cllr. Gabrielle McFadden; Mr. Louis Walsh, Treasures Antiques, Church Street, Athlone; Mrs. Bernie Stapleton, Principal, St. Mary's National School, Athlone; Mr. Leo Lawless, Fuel Merchant, Arcadia, Athlone; Mr. Willie McLoughlin, Fuel Merchant, Coosan Road, Athlone; Mr. Michael Murphy, Proprietor Coosan Tavern; Mr. Peter Molloy, Shotblasting Specialist, Ballinahowen, Athlone and Mr. Michael O'Donnell, Viking Tours, Athlone. We also want to thank all our volunteers for their enthusiastic participation. Thanks also to anyone we may have overlooked.


















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