Photo was taken last evening at Altamount, Millstreet, Co.Cork (Irl)

A pumpkin carefully prepared on Friday by Aoife McSweeney, got its chance to sit proudly on a high stool at Altamount last night! It got great praise especially its beautiful teeth!!

Thought on Sunday – November – 01/11/2015

Today is All Saints Day and it always falls on November 1st, to coincide with Halloween. As Halloween has pagan roots, an attempt was made to make spiritual all the events that surround it. This is where All Saints Day comes in today. On the spiritual calendar it is indeed a special day. It would be a mistake to think today is about famous or celebrity Saints. Today is all about our own loved ones gone on before us who lived decent, honest, simple and down to earth lives. They may not have been famous, they may not have made headlines but in God’s eyes they are now celebrities. These were the people who somehow gave us a glimpse of God in the bits and pieces of their everyday lives. Today we call them saints and we thank them for all the love they have shown us down through the years.