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This page is sponsored by www.bawnboy.com All photographs are © Copyright. Used with permission and thanks. Arigna Mining Experience Remembers the Cavan & Leitrim Railway on Sunday 29th March 2009.
Ex-Miners Morris and Peter with Manager Colm Keane. Brian Kennedy pointing out a feature in one of his displays
Some of the items on display. Unveiling of Plaque at Drumshanbo Old Railway Water Tower by Paschal Mooney of Fáilte Ireland on Friday 3rd April 2009 and afterwards in The Ramada Hotel, Drumshambo.
Paschal Mooney unveils the plaque at Drumshambo and a group photograph of speakers and guests.
(Left) Noel McPartland, Chairman of the Drumshanbo organising committee introducing Dr John Lynch Chairman of CIE. (Right) From the right: Dr John Lynch, John James Callery (who started work on the Cavan and Leitrim Railway in 1932 and moved to Dublin in 1959 when it closed. He was an engine driver). Unknown. Michael Davies who took many of the photographs of the C & L. R. in the fifties and early sixties.
From left: Michael Kennedy (who runs the museum and section of reopened Cavan & Leitrim railway at Dromod), Norman Johnston (Editor and owner of Colourpoint Books who gave a lecture at Drumshanbo also author of ‘The Irish Narrow Gauge in Colour’), Noel McPartland (chairman of the Drumshanbo organising committee), Michael Davies (gave a lecture at Ballinamore and took many railway photographs in the fifties and sixties), Isabel Rofé (great granddaughter of Isabel Johnstone after whom the locomotive was named), Dr John Lynch (Chairman of C.I.E), Andrew Kennedy (son of Brian Kennedy of the Glenview Guest House & Museum). At Brian & Teresa Kennedy's Guest House and Museum.
Isabel & Alan holding the name plates of two of the Cavan & Leitrim Railway Locomotives - the first occasion in over seventy years that the two name plates were together!
Isabel Rofé & Patrick Flanagan (author of the C & L. R. book) holding the Isabel name plate. The Tourist information sign near the C. & L. R. water tower in Drumshambo.
Mary Conefrey of Ballinamore Library and Michael Davies. Click on the image to read the sign. All photographs © Copyright www.bawnboy.com GO TO TOP GO TO ARIGNA RAILWAYS PAGE Disclaimer etc: This page has been designed and produced as an aid to those who are interested in researching Roscommon family history, house history and local history and for those interested in media studies and the history of art & design. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, Roscommon Historical Research or it’s agents cannot be held responsible for any errors or omissions that occur on this site. Publishers and editors who do not wish to have their publication featured on this site, please contact us and we will remove the reference. Publishers and organisations who would like a link to their site please let us know and we will organise the link directly from the publication reference. Roscommon Historical Research cannot be held liable for any loss or damage that occurs from the use of information on this site by others. Unless otherwise stated and excepting material already in the public domain, the information contained here is © Copyright, either to the individual producer of the product or to Roscommon Historical Research and may not be used without written permission. Webmasters, please ensure that all links to our site are via the splash page – links directly to the database are not allowed. If you have any queries please contact the webmaster. |
