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1 1960. National Events. The P & O liner Canberra (45,000 tons) is launched in Belfast on 16 March A broadcasting authority (Radio Éireann) is established to conduct national radio and television services (12 April) Ireland sends troops to serve with UN forces in the Congo (27 July); nine are killed by Baluba tribesmen in an ambush at Niemba on 8 November (one of these, Anthony Browne, will be awarded the Military Medal for Gallantry) F. H. Boland becomes President of the UN General Assembly (20 September) Brendan Corish takes over as leader of the Labour Party 34 people die when an Alitalia DC7 flight from Rome and Milan to New York, having stopped for unscheduled refuelling at Shannon, crashes into a hill in Co. Clare The Republic has 18 greyhound racing venues; Northern Ireland has four Edna O'Brien's novel The Country Girls is published, and is banned in the Republic The one-man show The Importance of Being Oscar, written and performed by Mícheál MacLiammóir, opens at the Gaeity Theatre, Dublin (it will have huge international success) Births. Packie Bonner (Celtic and Republic of Ireland goalkeeper) in Burtonport, Co. Donegal (25/5) Kenneth Branagh (stage and screen actor and director) in Belfast (10/12) Barry Douglas (concert pianist) in Belfast Deirdre Madden (novelist) in Belfast Peter Sirr (poet and editor) in Waterford Vincent Woods (playwright) in Taron, Co. Leitrim Jack Beattie Francis Browne Elizabeth Crotty J. E. Davey Pádraig de Brún Harry Ferguson Cedric Gibbons Sir Robert McCarrison Séamus MacManus Donncha Ó Ceileachair Mack Sennett Wilfrid Spender Ethel Voynich Deaths. Local Events Newtownbutler Policeman Eletrocuted. Constable William Mason Coull (27) married with no children, a native of Aberdeen, stationed at Newtownbutler was electrocuted at a Newtownbutler garage while working on his own car. The inquest was told of the two hour long efforts of Dr. John O Neill, goalkeeper of the

2 Fermanagh All-Ireland team, to revive the victim using oxygen and artificial respiration Good work by Nationalist Registration Workers resulted in 32 B Men being struck off the voting register at Ballygawley. They had been drafted to the Border areas and had been put on the register there A gentle and lovable little boy Paul Francis Mc Nameee, of Belmore St. Enniskillen, died from head injuries sustained in a fall on stairs at his home on Tuesday morning Arthur Guinness and Sons have entered into contracts to take 745,000 barrels of next year s Irish barley crop. Before the war most of their needs were met from South America suddenly Ireland had to become self-sufficient and hence the huge rise in the acerage of Irish-grown barley Ederney Publican s wife Mrs Rose A. Eves of New Street, Ederney, was fined 15 for serving drink on Christmas Day. She said that she did not think it any harm to serve them on Christmas Day. Her husband James was fined 5. Those on the premises, James Gillespie, Cahore, Ederney, Fred Mc Farland, Market St., Ederney were fined 3 and Edward Mc Manus, Killycappy, John Monaghan, Edenclaw and Fred Mc Girr, 8 Camowen Cottages, Omagh were fines 2 each. Sergeant Johnston carried out the raid on the premises Fermanagh County Education Committee expressed themselves in favour of INTO motions calling for classes to be no larger than 30 pupils and all schools to have playing grounds New Ederney Co-Operative Attested Sales mart. Farmers join in 4,000 scheme. Arguments have gone on between the promoters of the new marts and defenders of the old Fair Days but the Cattle Marts have come and the Fairs have gone. Almost the last of the fairs were held in Ederney and Belleek until about two years ago. Ederney had one of the best fairs in Fermanagh with about 200 animals on the street at the monthly fair. Last year a fair was held with only six animals, the end had come. Mr. Frank Traynor, Meenmore designed Ederney Mart and the work was carried out by local man, Mr. Patrick Mc Veigh. About 250 people have subscribed capital but they are still about 1,000 short of the required amount. Among those advertising in the paper to mark the Mart opening is James M. Eves, New Street, Ederney, seller of leading brands of wines and spirits and stockist of fourteen different types of beer. Phone Kesh It seems an awful thing to send people like this to prison said Justice Lavery at Clones when he imposed a fine of 100 on a young man James Reilly, Kilready, Newtownbutler, in a case taken by the Revenue Commissioners for smuggling a T.V. set. As the young man was unable to pay even a reduced penalty he elected to go to prison for six months A row in an Orange Hall at Dernasesk ends in Kesh Court when Stanley Chittick, Rotten Mountain, Kesh, summonsed Thomas Boyd, Corlave, Kesh for

3 assault. Boyd was fined 10/- but claimed that he had struck and removed Chittick from the hall for throwing cups and sods in the hall A verdict of death due to natural causes was returned at the inquest of Hugh Gallagher, aged about 60 of Dernacross, Belleek, who was found lying dead in a field on 27 th January last. Gallagher was unmarried and lived with a Mr. Vincent Greenan, Dernacross Derrylin man, Matt Gilroy is honoured by the American Government and follows the like of President Eisenhower in being awarded the Panamanian Grand Cross and Diploma in recognition of his services to Humanity. Along with friends Pat Hughes and Joe Mc Parland of Newry he was the founder of Uranium City in North Saskatchewan having discovered there, the precious uranium, which is now, in this atomic age, the most precious metal of all. His father John, who died aged 80, and mother Mary A., still a sprightly 78, reared a family of nine at Aughyoule, Derrylin of which Matt was the eldest. Matt also developed a large iron deposit at Kingston, Ontario and hopes to develop mines in Ireland Great news for ex-navy men and everyone who likes a good cigarette Export Woodbine here at last 4/- for twenty Many farmers and buyers attended the opening sale of the Ederney Co- Operative Attested Sales Mart despite the bad weather and the treacherous condition of the roads. There was a large number of cattle on view and bidding was brisk Mrs Mary Mc Dermott, Erne House, West End, Bundoran has been presented with a cheque for 5 to mark the celebration of her 100 th birthday last Friday Queen Elizabeth gave birth to a son at Buckingham Palace on Friday afternoon. The baby is the first to be born to a reighning sovereign for 102 years; since the birth of Princess Beatrice, last of Queen Victoria s nine children on April 14 th, Mr. De Valera sent a message of congratulations to the Queen The worst snowstorm to hit the Pettigo area in 13 years came on Monday 15 th last. Snow continued to fall until Friday afternoon and gale-force winds whipped the snow into drifts up to six and seven foot deep. The mail failed to reach Pettigo on Thursday and grocery vans were unable to travel. Pettigo monthly fair was one of the smallest ever remembered as few animals were able to be driven to the village As the houses comprised in the area were unfit for human occupation the removal of the White Hart, Enniskillen was allowed to be demolished Most Rev. Dr. Eugene O Callaghan thanked the people of the Six-County part of his Diocese of Clogher for their generosity in subscribing 1,500 for the World Refugee Fund Police Constable Henry Morrow was fined 3 for failing to negotiate a corner in his Police Land Rover The death is reported of Mrs C. Gormley, Magheramena House, Belleek. She was a member of the old respected Grayson family before her marriage and was

4 predeceased a few weeks previously by her brother Patrick Grayson. She was mother of Sister Mary Francis de Sales, St. Mary s Hospital, Castleblaney and of Sister Mary Francis Xavier, Convent of Mercy, Enniskillen At the Annual GAA Congress it was passed by a narrow two-thirds majority to allow the goalkeeper to lift the ball off the ground in the parallelogram and players were again freed to move the ball from one hand to another, selling a dummy. Traditionalists defeated a motion to allow goalies to wear a distinctive jersey. Only Irish is used at Ulster Central Council Meetings but when a proposal to do likewise at Central Council was made by Tyrone it waas greeted by an embarassing silence. No one spoke other than the proposer and seconder The death occurred in the Shiel Hospital, Ballyshannon, of Mr. Michael Dawson, Customs Preventative Officer, Pettigo, for the past twelve years. He had been ill for some months. In the fight for freedom, Mr. Dawson, a native of Mountcharles, served with the 1 st Northern Division and joined the Customs service in An easy chair and a pipe were presented to Patrick Gallagher, Billary Cottages, the local postman who recently retired Great interest is being shown in the coming of the noted Ten Commandments film to the Ritz cinema in Enniskillen, The film, which has had a very successful run in Belfast and Dublin, is well worth seeing The Lord Bishop of Clogher and Television. Turn off your T.V.s when the programme includes aetheistic discourses and improper and indecent pictures he told the congregation at Irvinestown when administering Confirmation to 130 children of the Parish There were ten in a goods vehicle at Belleek driven by Malachy Foy of Dungannon. Fines of 2/6, 5/- and 8/- were imposed on the passengers A young Ballinamallard man, Wesley Thomas Woods, who was sitting in his car with his Catholic girlfriend was given two black eyes when he was assaulted by four Ballinamallard youths, Thomas Montgomery, Brian Fallis, Noel Graham and a 16 year old youth Derrygonnelly is to have an attested Sales Yard a meeting on Monday night decided. It will cost 2,000 and will have 16 pens and be able to accommodate over 100 cattle At Pettigo Court, former Ballyshannon Town Clerk, Patrick O Doherty, Cluan Barron, Ballyshannon was given a six months suspended sentence on four charges of fraud to the value of New Fermanagh County Council Building opened in East Bridge Street by the 80 year old Chairman of the Council, Earl of Enniskillen. The building cost 58,000 and was built by the local firm of A. J. Humphries.

5 Speaking to a crowded congregation in St. Patrick s Church, Derrygonnelly, Bishop Eugene O Callaghan warned against the dangers of evil literature. He was administering the sacrament of Confirmation to almost 300 children drawn from the nine schools of the Parish. He appealed to them to read only good Catholic newspapers and magazines, not merely the purely religious magazines, but the paperrs and productions which were permeated by a Catholic atmosphere and which showed judgment and restraint in reporting events and selectivity in chosing material for publication which was so much in contrast with the unrestrained and unrestricted coverage of many imported newspapers which apparenlty loved to wallow in the mire of sex and sordidness. His warning was particularly significant in the Northern part of his diocese Two Sligo teenagers, Joseph Gaughan and Arthur Mc Donagh were given a month each in jail for stealing a Wolseley car belong to Dr. Gerald Clarke, Belleek, which had been parked with the keys in it outside the house of Dr. Mahon, The Mall, Sligo Sean O Farrell, Main St. Lisnaskea, bankrupt publican gave customers numerous loans and free drink it was stated in the High Court The first general meeting of the shareholders of Ederney Co-Operative Sales Society was held in St. Joseph s Hall. Four cattle sales have already taken place and a pig sale will be held in conjunction with the cattle sale in future For the first time since it opened two years ago Fermanagh s abattoir looses money - 2,100 in the year Sunday June 12 th was one of the wildest known with 70 mph gales. Many roads were blocked with falling trees The film Mise Eire was shown to two packed houses in Lisnaskea. Head Constable Montgomery and eight men were on duty on account of notices calling for a loyalist protest meeting against, a Papist effort to corrupt the minds of Loyalist youths The Lough MacNean Development Association have been told that over a dozen locally made boats were almost ready for launching in a bid to develop fishing on the lake A B-Special, 34 year old Joseph Magill and three of his children died in a shooting incident in Ballinahinch. His wife who had also been shot raised the alarm. He was a resident member of the guard on the home of Brian Faulkner, Minister of Home Affairs. A neighbour heard one of the children shout, Don t Daddy Don t At Irvinestown Rural District Council Mr. P. J. Casey, said that conditions were serious at present and Garrison was in urgent need of a sewage scheme In a Brookeborough lake tragedy two young men, Austin Healy and Gerard Durnien were drowned. They had been swimming in Knocks Lough.

6 Robin Knox, a fifteen year old Enniskillen boy was rescued from Lough Erne by 17 year old Paul Burns and 16 year old Kevin Morris while they were swimming at Holly Island, Enniskillen. Mrs M. Black presented both boys with a wristlet watch as a gesture of thanks On Friday July 8 th Garrison s splendid new attested salesyard is to open. It is to be unique in Ireland as it is to be conducted on the lines of the old fair days. It has cost about 2,000 collected by public subscription. Mr Patrick Carty, contractor erected the new facility. Dealers and farmers will bid and bargain as in days of old The death has occurred of John Percy Johnston of Tullyhommon, Pettigo at the untimely age of 51 years. He was a popular garage owner. A cortege of 200 cars followed his funeral to Sydare Cemetery There was much police activity on both sides of the border following a bank robbery in the Bundoran Branch of the Bank of Ireland The death has occurred in Clones, County Monaghan of Rev. James Canon Marron in his 99 th year. He was a native of Corduff, County Monaghan. Few priests in Ireland have had a more colourful and distinguished and exciting life having emigrated to the United States after teaching in Ireland. He worked at the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and later in Leadsville, Colorado where he got a job with his brother Owen in a gold smelting establishment. He became an expert horseman in the Rocky Mountains and back as a priest in Ireland in later life he continued to visit his scattered rural parishes on horseback and was over 80 when he hung up his saddle. His brother was attacked and killed in Leadsville and soon after he decided to return to Ireland to become a priest. He was renouned as a man who gave all his personal money to charities and the poor of his parish. He visited the working class arreas of his parish at Christmas each year and irrespective of religion gave at least 1 and where their were big families he would give 4. His funeral was one of the biggest ever seen in the parish Ederney sports are advertised for Sunday July 7 th where a fancy dress parade will be led by Tummery Band, a seven-a-side football competition played and there will be races for farmers, foresters, shopkeepers and quarrymen Ireland s first attested livestock fair was opened in Garrison and attracted 250 cattle. Future fairs will be held twice monthly The Chaplain Family in Bundoran; Geraldine 16, Eugene aged 7, Jane 3 and Annette 7 months. The party occupy 8 rooms in the Great Southern Hotel run by the amiable Michael J. Dennehy In the first ever bank robbery in the Ballyshannon/Bundoran area in over 30 years the manager of the Royal Bank, Mr. Charles H. Gillis was held up with a gun, coshed and the robber escaped with 715 in notes Mr. Thomas Mayers of Ballydoolagh, Enniskillen, has killed 12 crows with one shot. It is believed that this is a record.

7 Senator John F. Kennedy is to be the youngest ever candidate for American President at the age of 43 years The deeds of Saint s Island, Lough Derg have been handed over to Dr. Eugene O Callaghan, Bishop of Clogher in a ceremony on the island Gardai prosecute Bundoran entertainers, Ron and Vera Page of the Fun Palace for an indecent exhibition of slot machine pictures. These were pictures of scantily clad ladies in a machine which cost 3d to operate and which was labelled, For Men Only In London the top prize of 380 guineas was paid for a greyhound puppy, Changing Weather the property of Mr. Tommy Mc Crossan, Main St. Irvinestown Twenty year old Enniskillen barman, Brian Curtiss, Oghill, Ederney was killed in a motorcycle accident near Enniskillen. The accident happened on a straight stretch of road as he was hurled under a parked van which had been involved in an accident earlier Bundoran Races will take place on Tullan Strand on Wednesday August 3 rd. The first race will be at 3 p.m. and the Army Band will attend Admission 2/ Pilgrimage Island, Lough Derg is to get electricity from the mainland. An underwater cable over a half a mile long will bring current at 10,000 volts and this will be converted to 220 volts by the transformer station on the island. Up to the present electricity has been supplied by a small plant on the island It is proposed to close Knockaraven School, Garison from next September Mr. Peter F. Gilligan, Cowpark, Garrison has retired from the Postal Service in Garrison after 49 years having covering an estimated 250,000 miles the distance from the Earth to the Moon. He began work on August 14 th, 1911 with a salary of 3s- 6d weekly. He walked his rounds from 1911 to 1920 and then cycled for the next 30 years. He was presented with a transistor radio, radio table and a record player The Lord Bishop of Clogher has ordered that a prayer for fine weather be said at all the masses said in the Diocese Clones Carnival Marquee seized as it was dismantled to be taken to Scotstown 12 miles away. The owner is from County Roscommon. The flooring was not seized Belleek fair is to be revived on August 19 th and opened by William T. Mc Clintock, Fermanagh County Agricultural Executive Officer. It has been built by Mr. Patrick Carty, Garrison and will hold 350 to 400 animals. It will be run on the lines of the old fair days with buyers and sellers reaching their own agreements. Belleek Fair used to be one of the best in the northwest and survived the cutting off of part of its hinterland with the setting up of the Border and the severe blow of the ending of the railways in Fermanagh. It is centrally situated on the Main Street alongside the

8 premises of Mr. T. Daly who is also secretary of the local committee which has set up this facility A 45,000 water supply scheme has been approved for Belcoo and a similar scheme costing 70,000 has been approved for Roslea. Semage schemes have been discussed at Irvinestown Rural District Council for Lack, Ederney and Garrison Kerry beat Fermanagh 2-10 to 0-8 in Irvinestown in the semi-final of the Gaelic Weekly Tournament in Kerry s first ever game in the Six-Counties From Enniskillen 80 years ago came the smallest ever Irishman to win a gold medal. He was Robert Kerr who was just 5ft-6ins and weighed just under 10 stone. He was born in Enniskillen in 1882 but his family emigrated to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada in At the London Olympics in 1908 he had his heart set on winning the 100 metres but got a bad start and finished third. He took a break and went on a late night out in London and then won the 200 metres without training. At a victory dinner in Dublin afterwards he said he regretted that he had not won his gold medal for Ireland and came back the following year and represented Ireland in the annual international athletics match against Scotland where he won both the 100 and 200 metres. His record:- Olympic 200 meter winner 1908 London England. Winner Irish Championship 100 and 200 Yds Won British Championship 100 and 200 Yds.1908 and Harvey memorial Gold Cup for best performance Canadian Champion Sprinter 1905 to He attended 4 Olympic Games in St Louis as a competitor 1908 in London as a competitor, 1928 Amsterdam as an Official and 1932 Los Angeles as an official. Born in Enniskillen Ireland on June His parents George ( + Jan 27, 1918) and Rebecca (+ Jan 19, 1918) Bobby attended school in Hamilton Public Schools: Wentworth, Victoria ave, Queen Victoria. He was a Salesman for Duncan Lithographing Co.Was enlisted in the army during WWI joined the 205th Battalion, transferred to the 164th battalion, he went overseas with them and was later absorbed in the 5th division. Bobby married to Ida Patterson on June 7, When Kerr died in 1963 at age 81, Ivan Miller, sports director of the Hamilton Spectator, wrote, Oldtimers will remember with deep nostalgia the torch light parades that welcomed Bobby back from conquest after conquest, and they'll miss the modesty that set apart a man who just did his best The opening of Belleek Attested Salesyard has attracted over 360 cattle Enniskillen s new Intermediate Schools, St. Fancheas Girls, Sister M. Dolores, Principal and St Michael s Boys, Rev. Brother Osmund were opened on Tuesday morning. They will provide for 260 and 250 children respectively He has acted in a very high handed manner, said Mr. F. G. Patterson at a Lisnaskea Rural District Council meeting when a letter was read out from Norman Lee, tenant of a council house in Lisnaskea. He said he had erected a television aerial on a tree, the property of the council, and wished to keep it there permanently. He had cut off the top of the tree without permission and was ordered to remove his aerial.

9 Down have reached their first All-Ireland Final by beating Offaly by 1-7 to 1-5 after being behind by 4 points at half-time Several hundred people gathered at Corracloon, near Kiltyclogher on the shores of Lough MacNean for the blessing and launching of 14 locally built boats. They will be available for locals and tourists Local father and son fishermen, James and Michael Mc Gauran, Rossmore, Belleek were fined for fishing without a licence, using a net, handlines and rods. The R.M. Mr. Garfunkle said that many a respectable man took fish from Lough Erne before without a licence and is still a respectable man In a thrilling hour of football Down crushed Kerry in the All-Irleand Final by 2-10 to 0-8 in front of a crowd of 88,000 with many thousands locked out Derrygonnelly is now set to restore its monthly fair with its new salesyard to open on October 4 th at a cost of 2,500. Mr William Kitson Parke (Willie Parke) is producing a small volume to record the history of fairs in the locality and the growth of the village of Derrygonnelly Stiletto heels are to be banned in Fermanagh Schools lest they damage floors according to Chairman Bryson of Fermanagh Education Committee Disgraceful conduct is reported from Bundoran where vandals have rendered the golf course unplayable by digging up to 40 holes in each green The opening of the new Derrygonnelly attested cattle salesyard has taken place and 360 cattle were entered The opening of Lisnaskea s splendid new attested salesyard is to take place on October 19 th where the opening ceremony will be performed by the Earl of Erne Mr John C. Monaghan appealed for new houses for Ederney and said that they had only got 8 built in the last 100 years. The clerk, Mr Tumath reported that there was a need for 112 houses in the Irvinestown Rural District Council area At Enniskillen Mart a top price of 96 was paid for a springing Fresian heifer James Hugh Monaghan, Carrickoughter, Kesh was fined 5 for being drunk in charge of a car and disqualified for 12 months Mr. H. W. West is to be the new Minister of Agriculture in place of the late Rev. Robert Moore. He is the third Fermanagh man to hold this position Sad death of Bundoran child Patrick Granaghan, a four year old boy living with his grandmother at St. Bridget s Terrace, Bundoran when a gate fell on him and he was asphyxiated Tottenham the local landlord started building Kiltyclogher in 1832 ans at first names it Sarahville in memory of his daughter. However the locals persisted with Coillte Clochair the Stony Woodlands which has now become Kiltyclogher. Owen

10 Wynne was supposed to build on the Ballymeehan side of the Shanmullagh River but pulled out of the agreement In the Fermanagh Senior Football Championship Devenish-Mulleek defeated Aghadrumsee in Irvinestown by 3-7 to 1-3. Best for the winners were the Treacy brothers, Hernan, Mc Glone, and the Tinney brothers Ex-serviceman Patrick Gallagher whose address was given as c/o Tyrone and Fermanagh Hospital, Omagh was charged with the murder of his wife Rose at Mullaghmena, Omagh, on 7 th September last At a meeting of the Erne Game and Wildfowl Preservation Society it was agreed that in future grey squirrels which had recently made their appearance in south Fermanagh for the first time should be shot at sight. A letter was read from Colonel Crichton of Killyrea urging the immediate destruction of this pest Two men were jailed in Ballyshannon under the Offences against the State Act for failing to give an account of their movements. They were John Judge (26) of Holborn St. Sligo and Patrick Kilcullen (26) of Belleek, Ballina, County Mayo. Judge was also sentenced to a further 6 months for posessing a Luger pistol and Kilcullen likewise for posession of ammunition without a certificate. The defendants were taken into custody on the Belleek-Ballyshannon road on Saturday night During the week little Sean Mc Ginley of Main St. Pettigo, son of Mr. and Mrs J. Mc Ginley, Customs Officer sustained a broken leg while at recreation at St. Mary s School. The child was taken to hospital where the leg was set in plaster. (Sean Mc Ginley, actor in Braveheart, The Field etc.) Great grandson of Irish emigrants, John F. Kennedy, war hero, author and legislator was elected to be the first Catholic President and the youngest President of the United States at the age of 43 years There is a grave threat to the Six-County cattle trade from the recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease in Britain which is the worst in 8 years. Over 3,000 cattle have already been slaughtered in Scotland The old Saint Michael s building at East Bridge Street ended its life as a school on Friday when the last class being taught there were pictured with Mr. T. Kenneally, B. Sc science teacher Charlie Maguire, farmer of Gubnafarna, Swanlinbar was sentenced to two years hard labour at Cavan Circuit Court on Wednesday after being convicted by a jury on a charge of the larceny of five hens the property of Philip Mc Goldrick. Other charges of stealing sheaves of oats value 2 and stealing a turf spade were declared not guilty by direction and not guilty Mrs Mary Catherine Dick, former Principal of Cornahilta National School, Belleek has died. She taught in Cornahilta from 1898 until she retired in She received the First of First Grade award in 1918 and also had the distinction of securing the Carlisle and Blake Premium on five occasions.

11 The Mulleek-Devenish team are Fermanagh County Champions after defeating Newtownbutler. This is their first title since the early 1940s. After the match the referee Paddy Maguire of Derrylin was attacked and tossed to the ground The Erne Game Society s Big Eradication Scheme. Mr Jack Wilson is congratulated as the first member of the Society to shoot a grey squirrel. In future a bounty of 5/- will be paid on all grey squirrels, hooded crows 2/- and magpies 1/6. No committee members are to benefit financially from this scheme St. Joseph s Hall, Cashel, Garrison which was being used as a temporary classroom was gutted by fire which originated from a stove chimney. It was near closing time on Monday when the fire started and it spread so rapidly that only one child s schoolbag was rescued. Mr. P. Timoney removed the 14 children from the building as soon as he noticed the blaze Belleek Police Fired following Lightning and Thunder Crash - A police helicopter arrived at Belleek on Sunday and R.U.C. and B Specials with tracker dogs combed the area following a loud explosion and bright flash. The police claimed they heard shots fired. The nearby house of Dr. Mc Collum was struck by lightning Mr. Faulkner, Minister of Home Affairs rejects an appeal to free the remaining 47 internees and 71 political prisoners Saint Joseph s new Primary School has been opened in Donagh. It replaces a small one room building at the roadside. It cost over 10, John O Connor of Old Station House, Castlecaldwell was prosecuted for the sale of ice cream in the waiting room of the old station in a premises not licenced for the slae of ice cream. He was fined 20 with costs Gardai swoop on Swanlinbar farm and three men are held in an early morning raid. Several machine guns and a quantity of ammunition were found. Those in custody are Maurice Fitzgerald (35) Castle Gregory, County Kerry, Patrick Tierney (28) Woghternerry, Enniskillen and Phillip Murray (19) of Cavan Town. Two other men escaped from a nearby building National Events

12 John F Kennedy is inaugurated as the 35th President of the USA (20 January) A census (9 April) shows the population of the Republic to be 2,818,341; that of Northern Ireland (23 April) is 1,425,642 Clann na Talmhan contests its last general election Ireland applies for membership of the European Economic Community (1 August), and joins UNESCO (3 October) General election in the Republic (4 October): Fianna Fáil gains 70 of the 144 seats Conor Cruise O'Brien becomes UN Special Representative in Katanga, the Congo All 83 people on board die when a President Airlines DC6, en route from Dusseldorf to Chicago, crashes at Silver Strand on the Shannon Estuary shortly after taking off from Shannon Seán MacBride, on failing for the second time to be re-elected to Dáil Éireann, quits politics; he becomes chairman of Amnesty International Robert McGladdery is hanged in Belfast for murder: the last judicial execution in Ireland (20 December) The Royal and Grand canals close to traffic Radio Éireann's television service begins transmission on 31 December The Chieftains (traditional music group) is formed Flann O'Brien's novel The Hard Life is published A record 90,556 people attend the All-Ireland Gaelic football final at Croke Park, in which Down beat Offaly Births. Séamas Mac Annaidh (novelist) in Enniskillen, Co. Tyrone Dave MacAuley (world flyweight boxing champion (IBF) ) in Larne, Co. Antrim (15/1) Barry McGuigan (world featherweight boxing champion (WBA) ) in Clones, Co. Monaghan (28/2) Eoin McNamee (novelist) in Kilkeel, Co. Down Laura Magahy (head of development of Temple Bar, Dublin) in Dublin (24/4) George O'Dowd (Boy George, rock singer/songwriter with Culture Club and solo) in London of Irish parentage Marcus O'Sullivan (athlete) in Cork (22/12) Glenn Patterson (novelist) in Belfast Ronnie Whelan (Home Farm, Liverpool, Reading and Republic of Ireland footballer) in Dublin (25/9) Deaths. Thomas Bodkin Barry Fitzgerald Frank J. Geary John Gregg (archbishop) Patrick McDonogh William Magee Leslie Montgomery Edward Pakenham (6th Earl of Longford) Erwin Schrödinger Local Events.

13 New Primary School at Roscor, Belleek. The old school at Roscor was replaced at the end of 1960 by a spacious new building with two classrooms. Rev. Bernard Hackett performed the opening ceremony Belleek China for TV! The famous pottery makers of Belleek, Co. Fermanagh are making a special china basket for a ceili, to be televised by the BBC from the King s Hall, Belfast, on January 18 th The Short Belleek Court. On Tuesday, Hugh McGoldrick, Mollybreen, Leggs, was fined 5s. for being drunk in charge of a pedal cycle. The Constable stated that when he found Mr. McGoldrick he was in a drunken state with the cycle. Mr. McGoldrick was not riding the cycle at the time, he added that he was unemployed and gave little trouble. The Court was over in just 3 minutes In St. Mary s Hall, Garrison on Sunday there was a gathering of over 100 delegates from clubs all over the county to attend the Fermanagh G.A.A. Convention. Rev. B. Hackett, President of the local club, welcomed them and members of the Devenish club served tea. County Chairman, J.J. McElholm was re-elected for the fourth year running Priest shot by police patrol near Ballinascreen. The Very Rev. Patrick Hughes, Parish Priest of Carrickmore, Co. Tyrone, 68; was shot by a Police Patrol at a road-block at Ballinascreen, Co. Derry. He is said to be comfortable. He suffered a bullet wound to the hip. The R.U.C. spokesman said that the Rev. sustained the injury when his car failed to stop at the checkpoint Roslea Shooting: Young Constable Machine Gunned Near Border. Const. Norman Anderson (26) shot dead with more than a dozen bullet wounds, by a number of men in a lonely laneway on the six-county side of the border. Police and Gardai are working hand in hand to apprehend the scurrilous murderers responsible Throughout the years nine people have been killed at one corner on the Garrison-Belleek road, Mr. P. J. Casey stated, at Irvinestown Rural Council. He asked if anything could be done to widen the road at this point Death Sentence for Patrick Gallagher, 39 year-old ex-soldier and father of four, of Mullaghmore, Omagh. The all male jury found him guilty of the murder of his wife on September 7 th last year. The execution date was fixed for Feb. 22 nd Forfeiture application against Garrison Cattle Dealer. Frank Gallagher, Cattle Dealer, from Garrison, was caught smuggling cattle across the Border by a Detective who was concealed nearby. 6 Calves and the Land Rover were seized At Belleek Court on Tuesday Joseph Gilroy, C/o The Melvin Bar, Garrison, was fined 20 for being knowingly concerned in keeping 500 cigarettes. The duty on which had not been paid Belleek Motorist s claim at Omagh. James Moohan a Farmer of main Street, Belleek, clamed 54 damages against Terrance McSorley a workman from Omagh

14 alleging negligence in the driving of a car. Mr. McSorley is counter claiming for 66 and 17 shillings Garrison GAA Concert. A very enjoyable concert in aid of the local GAA club was held in St. May s Hall, Garrison, last Friday Court sequel to row after Belleek dance. An incident at a dance near Belleek when a young man struck another believing he had thrown stones at him, was described at Belleek Court. John P. Lannan was fined 2 for assaulting William James Monaghan The Belleek Darts team had Fassagh Slashers as visitors during the weekend. After a hard fought series of games Fassagh won by two games During the week the shop of Mr. Dennis McGloin, Belleek, was robbed. The Police are making enquiries Large attendance at Brollagh Hall, Belleek, on Friday night when a card drive was held in aid of the local GAA branch The road from Farrancasside to Fassagh has now been repaired. Congratulations are due to the County Surveyor Mr. A. McClure for an excellent job Weather Station at Heathlodge, Belleek, manned by Mr. & Mrs. Thaddeus McGourty, reported to be the most westerly Station in Europe ,000 Fermanagh farmers will get 2 million in grants. Minister of Agriculture anticipates about 3,000 farmers in the County will be included in the small farmers scheme to receive the grants Garrison Dance Champion. 8 year-old Donal O Hagan, McDermott School of Dancing, Garrison achieved further successes at Sligo Feis Ceoil this year in the under 10 group. He won several awards Omagh man Patrick Gallagher s Appeal against the conviction of his Wife s murder succeeds. A verdict of acquittal was given, on the basis of his state of mind at the time of the murder Garrison Cattle Dealer and Farmer charged with attempted fraud. Thomas Allingham, of Slattinagh, Garrison, was trying to dispose of as many animals as possible under the tuberculin testing scheme in order to receive compensation from the Ministry of Agriculture Thomas Allingham, of Garrison. Farmer and cattle dealer fined 220 for aforementioned fraud, in respect of 33 slaughtered animals, which were deliberately given turpentine.

15 Armed men blocked Belcoo-Garrison road. Intensive police activity follows border incident. The men took possession of creamery cans full of milk and used these to form a blockade together with gateposts Cattle condemnation order against Garrison man. Terrence Joseph Carty, Glen West, Garrsion, had four cattle forfeited and one returned. He was charged on the 6 th of March last when he had 5 calves at Glen West, which had been illegally imported and had been seized Belleek woman fined. Belleek boy working in Cheshire wanted to go on holiday to France sent his application for a passport home to his parents to be signed by a responsible person. His mother forged the signature of their local Belleek doctor, Dr. Clarke. Catherine Agnes Keown, Carronmore, Roscor, was fined 7 10s. He husband Bernard John Keown, was fined 7 10 s for aiding and abetting The death has taken place of William James Dolan, Killybig, Garrison. A respected member of the community his passing spread widespread grief Sean McCaffrey (34), while riding home from work on his motorcycle found that a box of matches had ignited in his pocket and his clothes were set alight. It took himself and another man some time to extinguish his blazing garments, and he received severe burns While digging in his garden at Carran West, Mr. John Dolan unearthed a copper coin dated The coin is in a good state of preservation The annual outing of the Garrison pioneers took place to Leytown, Co. Meath on Sunday last. About 50 pioneers travelled Garrison explosions. Fermanagh police investigating two early morning explosions believe that they were a preliminary to an ambush, which mis-fired. Police also found an unexploded land mine containing more than 50 sticks of gelignite in a milk can covered with a sack Serious development in Fermanagh Schools position. Catholic schools, total of 78, to be reduced to 42. The building of the 31 new schools is estimated to cost in the region of 2 million The wedding took place in St. Patrick s Church, Ballyshannon, of Mr. Vincent Keown, Gortnalee, Garrison, and Miss Lena McCabe, Mount Prospect, Kinlough, on Monday Congratulations also go to Mr. John F. O Brien, Aughamuldowney, and Miss Susan O Brien of the same town land, on their recent wedding, and also to Miss Rita Timoney, Garrison, on her recent marriage to Mr. D. Lappin, of Portadown Law Lords rule that murder verdict must stand. Crown appeal to house of Lords in Gallagher case. Defence like defence of drunkenness. The crown challenged the court of criminal appeal s decision that the Lord Chief Justice

16 misdirected the jury on Jan 30 th, as to the defence of insanity put forward on Omagh man, Gallagher s behalf Welcome home to young Garrison Priest. Hundreds join on the tribute to Rev. P. F. Brewster, S. D. B Deep sympathy is extended to Rev. P. Dempsey, of Belleek, on the death of his brother James, which occurred on Wednesday last at Latton, Co. Monaghan Fishing on the river Erne at Belleek over the weekend. Mr J. McCann landed a trout weighing 7.5lbs A fine of 1 was imposed on Frank Timoney of Knockaraven, Garrison, for using a motorcar without a horn. At the same court Cecil Hugh Quinn, was given probation for driving a car carelessly and as fined costs of 5 6s 6d Garrison for newly ordained priest. The St. Mary s Pipe Band turned out in fine style last week to pipe home Rev. Francis Brewster, native of Garrison Garrison labourer s death. An inquest was adjourned on Friday in Enniskillen with a verdict that death was due to natural causes of Mr. William Ferguson (60), Slatinagh, Garrison Sincere sympathy is extended to Mr. A. Flanagan, Cornahilta, Roscor, on the death of his wife Margaret Flanagan, which took place on Thursday after a short illness The annual general meeting of Belleek Mart Co. was held on Tuesday night when all outgoing officers were re-elected Garrison cottage cost 114 would cost 1250 to repair. A labourer s cottage originally built for 114 would require approx spent on it to bring it up to present requirements, this would still not have all the modern amenities, Irvinestown Rural Council was told at it s monthly meeting Death sentence commuted in Omagh man Gallagher s case. Gallagher reprieved, to serve life sentence instead Shots at Belleek. The British Customs Post located on the borderline at Belleek which has been blasted several times with bombs, was recently again the scene of excitement on Sunday morning, when police saw a number of men in the vicinity of the hut. The men were acting suspiciously and the patrol immediately opened fire. The men ran off towards the Donegal border. Police later found a number of sticks of gelignite beside the hut The wedding was solemnised at St. Clare s church Manorhamilton, on Tuesday, of Miss Rita McPartland to Mr. P. Treacy, Carran West, Garrsion. The reception was held in the Great Southern Hotel, Sligo.

17 Mr. J. P. McCann fishing on Lough Erne at the weekend, landed 3 salmon weighing 5.5lbs, 7lbs, and 7.75lbs Traffic was so intense at the border post at Belleek on a recent evening, that at times the queue was two miles long. At 8.30 p.m. cars were held up for one and a half hours The wedding took place in St. Joseph s church, Belfast of the well known star Fermanagh footballer, Mr. P. T. Treacy, of Gurteen, Garrison, to Miss Anne Humphreys, formerly of Belfast. The Gaels of the county join in wishing the Garrison man and his bride a long and happy life The annual Mart Show was held in Belleek on Friday. Between two and three hundred Cattle were entered The thatched house of Mr. Michael Gallagher, Tonaghnoan, Belleek, was gutted by fire on Monday night. Mr. Gallagher (67), received severe burns and is suffering from shock. He lives alone Unexpected death of William McMahon, Commons, Belleek, on Saturday morning last. Belleek Pottery had employed him for over 30 years Sympathy extended to Mr. T. E. Chivers, Belleek, on the recent death of his Mother at Newport, Wales Wedding of Mr. J. J. Grogan, Knockaraven, to Miss A. McHugh, Tullyrossmearn At the Gaelic Park Devenish on Thursday evening, last year s Fermanagh Senior Champions Devenish defeated Melvin Gaels, Leitrim Champions Belleek rendered homeless. The Cleary family, Commons, Belleek, had the roof of their pre-fabricated dwelling completely ripped off and broken to pieces by the recent storms A pretty wedding was solemnised in St. Mary s Church, Devenish on Tuesday. Miss Elizabeth McGarrigle, Carran West, Garrison, and Mr. John Curran, Boho, were married Deep regret has been caused by the death of Mrs. J.J. McDermott, Knockaraven, last Friday evening after a short illness The death has also occurred of Mr. Claude Elliott, Bolousty, Roscor, at the County Hospital last week Wedding solemnised in St. Mary s Church, Devenish on Monday. Mr. M. J. O Brien, Garrison, and Miss Celia Treacy, Corramore, Garrison were wed.

18 Death has occurred of Mrs. T. Doogan, Moneendogue, Belleek. She was at an advanced age The death has also occurred of Mr. Andrew Somerville, Drambad, Roscor, on Thursday last Congratulations extended to Mr. S. Armstrong, Farrancassidy to Miss I. Harron, Co. Donegal Extensive renovations are being carried out to St. Mary s GAA Park, Devenish Death of Thomas Ferguson, Gurteen, Garrison, at a comparatively early age at the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast on Sunday Death occurred recently at an advanced age of Hugh Alfred Dundas, Drumcrow, Roscor Wedding of Mr. Thomas Gallagher, Tullymore, Garrison, and Miss Emily Elliott, Aughamuldoney, Garrison Mr and Mrs McCarthy returned to the USA after a months visit to Beleek with Mr McCarthy s brother Mr Edward Doherty Post office van blown up at Tullyrosmearn on the Belcoo-Garrison road. Two masked men hid in the back of the vehicle and ordered the Postman to drive over the border. They blew up the van and over half the mails were lost with no casualties Death has occurred of Mr. John Melly, Larragan, Roscor. The Funeral took place at St. John the Baptist Church, Toura, on Tuesday Congratulations extended to Miss M. McDermott, Dernamew, Garrison, who was married recently to Mr. G. Crozier Miss B. O Brien, Garrison and Mr. H. O Connor wedded in St. Mary s Church, Devenish. Ceremony solemnised by Rev. B. Hackett Deep regret has been caused by the death of Mr. W. Johnson, The Cottage, Gurteen, Garrison Garrison Farmers see film on Early Grass. Large attendance in the McGovern Hall for a conference on The Profitable use of Fertilizers. Mr. A. M. Kelly of Richardson s (Ulster) Ltd., used coloured slides to speak on the topic Grass Management

19 National Events. Ireland, the UK, Denmark and Norway apply for membership of the European Economic Community, and are turned down IRA 'border campaign' is called off on 26 February, having fizzled out in any case. It has claimed 18 lives: eight IRA members, four supporters and six RUC members Northern Ireland general election (31 May): unionists win 34 of the 51 seats The first Late Late Show (television chat show hosted by Gay Byrne) is broadcast on 6 July The first motorway in Ireland, the M1 from Belfast to Lisburn, is opened (10 July) Stephen Brown Michael Farrell Frank Gallagher Francis Hackett Anew McMaster Seán Mac Meanmain Constantia Maxwell James O'Flynn Dermot Troy Deaths. Local Events North Shivers in coldest weather known for years. Longest spell of frost and ice the North has known since 1947 has meant hazardous conditions Unusual case at Belleek Court. A County Armagh man s purchase of 75 day old chicks in the 26 counties cost him 20 in fines at Belleek Court on Tuesday for unlawfully importing the chicks Belleek woman driver fined. Eva Elizabeth Carson, Knocknashangan, Garrison, drove a van in October last when her driving licence had been out of date since 1955, she was fined Extremely Dirty Fight at Belleek dance. A forty year old farmer was so badly beaten by three young men at a dance in Derryhallow Hall, near Belleek, on Boxing Night that he was confined to bed for almost a week. The young men were charged with disorderly behaviour, assaulting the man, and stiffly fined New houses for Garrison. Irvinestown Rural Council is to erect two old peoples dwellings at Garrison The annual meeting of Devenish division was held in the A.O.H. Hall, Brollagh, on Sunday 14 th January. All outgoing officers were re-elected IRA announce end of border campaign due to public attitude Very Successful 25 card drive held in Brollagh Hall on Friday night in aid of St. Mary s GAA club.

20 Wedding took place of Mr. T. McEnteggart, Derrygonnelly, to Miss S. McGrath, Rogagh. The Reception was at the Lake Hotel, Garrison Water scheme for Cashel & Garrison. Another inspection to be made before a final decision on the size of the water scheme at Garrison Sympathy extended to Mrs. P. Flanigan, Rathmore Tce., Belleek. On the death of her Sister Mr. J. Ross has purchased the once famous McCabes Hall and residence, Belleek In summer like weather, a record crowd turned out to the 17 th March (St. Patrick s Fair), in Belleek on Saturday Wedding of much local interest took place recently when Mr. P. McTernan, Belcoo, took for his bride Miss M. Ferguson, Slapperagh, Tullyrossmearn. The wedding took place in St. Patrick s church, Holywell Wedding solemnised in St. Patrick s church, Derrygonnelly, of Mr. P. Meehan, to Miss C. O Dare, Cornahilta, Roscor Belleek angling competition. The first fishing competition organised by the Belleek and District Anglers Association was held on Sunday on the River Erne. 13- year-old Tom Cullen won first prize for the heaviest fish caught, a 4.5lbs brown trout Belleek boxer and brother decreed for assaults. Court sequel to incident near Ballintra. Edward Monaghan, Leggs, Belleek, was awarded 12 damages when he sued John Patrick Lannan, Belleek, and Thomas E. Monaghan, also of Leggs, was awarded 75 damages against John Patrick Lannan, and his brother Edward Lannan In a tough scrappy match at Belleek n Sunday in the junior league Erne Gael s defeated a visiting Killesher by 4 points Hold up of Garrison road scheme. Residents of the Glen West area near Garrison are anxious to have a section of roadway completed, which leads to their bog; in order to improve the tourist industry. However, the owner of the land has failed to sign the necessary legal documents resulting in the hold up Irvinestown Rural Council at their meeting on Wednesday decided by majority decision not to proceed with their proposed water scheme for the Cashel area, but to submit a smaller scheme to the Ministry for approval Senior league. Tempo wins comfortably over Devenish at Tempo, on Sunday. 4-9 to An appeal has been made by Irvinestown Rural Council to have the spikes at Letter Bridge on the concession road, between Belleek and Pettigo, removed in view of the peaceful state of the Country at present.