An estimated 120-140 energetic young and young-at-heart people rose to the challenge of The Rise Up For STOP Sheemore Dawn Climb on Saturday, May 17th morning. Photos by David Knight CLICK ON THE ARROWS ABOVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THE PICTURES A 'convoy' of shuttle buses departed from St. Joseph's Centre at 4am, to transport the enthusiastic climbers to the foot of Sheemore Hill. The buses were kindly sponsored by Beirne’s Buses and both Anthony Beirne and Oliver Mc Keon gave their time to provide this vital part of the event. Spirits were high, as the weather conditions were perfect for the fundraising event and participants were rewarded with the spectacle of a beautiful sunrise, the sounds of the dawn chorus and the beautiful scenery all around, as darkness gave way to light. The early morning climbers arrived to the strains of wonderful live music from local musicians Wallop The Spot the beautiful 'Sheebeg and Sheemore', composed by blind harpist Turlough O'Carolan, last of the Irish Bards. The morning was topped off with hot drinks and warm croissants/danish pastries, kindly supplied and served by the management and staff of the Leitrim Inn and Blueway Lodge. READ MORE: PICTURES: A magical musical weekend at Leitrim's Sessions at the Shannon The organisers wish to sincerely thank all who made this event possible, from start to finish: Paddy Gilmartin for allowing access to his land; Séamus Regan and Johnathon Gill for the preparation of the walkway and stewarting as well as the use of St. Joseph’s Centre; Carrick-on-Shannon Gardaí for ensuring the safety of pedestrians along the road; together with Patrick mc Greevy paramedic on the morning the amazing staff of The Leitrim Inn & Blueway Lodge who volunteered to provide refreshments for everyone back in the village after the climb; David Knight & Martin Costello for their photo / drone coverage of the event and Sinéad Tracey for promoting the Sheemore dawn climb. On behalf of North West STOP, Nicola O’Connor announced a grand total of
PICTURES: Large Leitrim group in dawn climb at Sheemore in ‘Rise Up for Stop’
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