Offaly people share their favourite memories of the county
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In response to an Offaly Express call-out last week, you have responded in your hundreds with your favourite Offaly memories.
Most of you remembered summer success on the GAA front with greatest fondness, while others went for the Ploughing Championships or simply the first reopening of the pubs after lockdown last year.
Read some of people s favourite memories below:. You can use the #OffalyMemories hashtag to add your memories to the collection on social media.
Susan Owens
Padraig Tooher
Showing my age here now, watching Offaly beat Kerry in the 1972 football All-Ireland in the Hop Egan s pub in Boora with my father. First time I saw a colour TV. Great atmosphere and great memories. Legends like McTague, Cooney, Bryan, and McCormack.
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Fair owner, James Manning, with the mayor of Havering, John Mylod.
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James said: “Thanks to TAKSAL, there is no safer environment than the one we are now able to provide. We support them as they support us and so far, we have donated £1,500 this year to them. However, the elements are against us and we haven’t been able to open as much as usual.”
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He said: It looks lovely here and it s a wonderful community event with traditional British weather, but it s nice to see - with restrictions being eased - the community coming together and to support each other.