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Later, watched 2 films on TV with the kids, Superman 1 and 2.
Wednesday, January 2.
Up at 7am and back to work in Ballyferriter. Am writing a work diary now so won't repeat entries here unless they're important.
Another dull and overcast day but frosty also.
Poet and playwright Siegerson Clifford died in Dublin yesterday aged 71. His best known poem is probably 'The Boys of Barr na Sráide'.
Seán Moran and family moved from town to their new red-bricked home, near Ballintaggart House, two weeks ago.
Thursday, January 3.
Up at 7am. A cool, clear morning and developed into a fine sunny day later.
Sad news this morning that James Dowd of Garfinny died in Dublin last night. He had recently undergone a kidney transplant operation but his system rejected it. There was a big drive to collect funds for a kidney dialysis machine, in the last week of November, for Tralee hospital and over £10,000 was gathered in the area. Some people were very generous in their support, especially those who could least afford it, giving £10 or £20 while some of those who could well afford a decent donation gave only £1.
Friday, January 4.
Cool, clear and frosty this morning with a bitterly cold wind. Drove to work. The old car is getting rusty and probably has little trade-in value - it's a 1979 Fiat Ritmo. Am in two minds whether to trade in or drive it into the ground.
Saturday, January 5.
Woken by high winds during the night but the morning came bright and hard with as cold a wind as I've ever experienced here. The drying wind gave me the chance to cut the lawn and give the mower an outing.
Went to Brian de Staic's jewellers to get a watch for one of the kids and selected a Sanyo digital timepiece. Everybody wears a digital watch these days, the old ones are a rare sight but I wouldn't wear one for any money.
Called to Foxy John's to look at bikes. A new girl's bike would cost £145 and a second hand one £65 - we'll see.
Sunday, January 6.
Little Christmas today - in olden times it was celebrated as the real Christmas.
Went to work for a couple of hours after breakfast then stopped at Milltown for the funeral of Kieran Bambury (32) who died of cancer. There was a huge crowd at the graveyard. Cars were parked on both sides of the road from Ladies Cross to Milltown bridge and again on the Dingle side of the bridge.
It was a cool, clear and calm day and many people wept openly during the burial service.
Took down the Christmas decorations.
Wednesday, January 9.
Called to see progress at Ballyferriter Museum where Aloysius Cavanagh is heading up a small team of workers and are doing a good job of refurbishing the old schoolhouse.
A trial is going on in Tralee at present and is being called 'The Kerry Baby Case'. It's a very sorry mess.
Bishop Kevin MacNamara has been appointed Archbishop of Dublin.
Thursday, January 10.
Another fine, dry and clear sunny day.
Eight people died in a gas explosion in a block of flats in south London this morning.
The big hit song of this past month is 'Do they know it's Christmas?' performed by Band Aid to raise funds to relieve famine in Ethiopia which is claiming thousands of lives. The record is the biggest and fastest selling of all time, in this part of the world, and has generated £8,000,000 so far. It seems the idea was the brainchild of Bob Geldof, a renegade pop star from Dublin and lead singer with the Boomtown Rats.
