Golden Jubilee for Michael and Margaret in Knock
The couple went on their first date on May 22, 1972, at a dance in Birmingham.
ALL of 50 years have flown by since Michael Sweeney from Cloonlavish, Knock, married Margaret Evans in Knock Parish Church. Two weeks ago, the happy couple were joined by family and friends for a lovely party in Carty’s Bar in Knock to celebrate their golden jubilee.
Michael was working in Birmingham when he first met Margaret, whose mother was from Galway and her dad was from Wales. Their first date was on May 22, 1972, at a dance in St Martin’s, World’s End Lane, Birmingham. Michael has often joked down through the years that he went to the end of the world to meet Margaret!
Fr Frank Fahey, a naïve of Lavallyroe, Ballyhaunis, and who has become synonymous with Ballintubber over many years, presided at the marriage ceremony in Knock, where he was a curate at the time. The reception was held in Churchfield House, Knock, run by Jimmy and Eileen Duggan and family, and which was a popular venue for weddings in those times.
Michael and Margaret were joined by their family of three, Andrew, Geraldine and Ciarán and their partners, grandchildren Oisín and Ava, Michael’s sisters Margaret Costello and Noreen and her husband Gerry Cunnane (Ballyvary and Birmingham), and also by Margaret’s sister Maureen and her husband Frank Walsh (Loughrea) and family, were all present for the party, together with friends and neighbours.
Warmest congratulations are extended to Michael and Margaret, and we wish them all the best in the times ahead.