Cassie was very well respected and a valued member of the community. She spent her early years working in McKinney's Hotel (now the Foyle Hotel). Before getting married to Packie in 1946. She was an excellent wife to Packie, mother to Alex, Shaun, Rosaleen, Sheila, Patricia and Bernie and will be sadly missed by her grandchildren, great grandchildren, brothers and sisters, neighbours and friends.

Her funeral mass in St. Pius X, Moville celebrated by Fr. Patrick McGoldrick CC, Moville to an overflowing congregation and where Cassis would have attended Mass when she was able. The readers were Mr. Eamon Gillen, grandson, Mr. Gerard Harkin, grandson. Prayers of the faithful were by her grandchildren, John Gillen, Orla Sweeney, Cathy Doherty, Laura White and Mary Harkin. The hymns were delivered beautifully y Claire Doherty. The gifts were taken to the altar by her four daughters, Rosaleen, Sheila, Patricia, Bernie.

Cassie was laid to rest in St. Mary's, Ballybrack. Fr. Patrick McGoldrick CC officiated. The chief mourners were her sons Alex and Bridie (Moville), Shaun and Maureen (Quigley's Point), her daughters Rosaleen and Harry (Moville), Sheila and George (Buncrana), Patricia and Gerry (Derry) and Bernie and Dave (Gleneely), brothers Johnny (Derry), Robert (Carrowbeg) and sisters Celia (Derry), Mary (Lecamy) and all her grandchildren and great grandchildren and a large group of friends.

The sad passing of Bridget McDaid 1915 – 2007, Ballyratten Redcastle.

Bridget passes away peacefully in Letterkenny General Hospital on Thursday 20th September.

In recent months her health had been poorly but for most of her ninety two years she enjoyed good health. Her popularity as a community member and as a family person was reflected in the large attendance at her removal and wake and funeral.

Her lovely funeral Mass in Drung Chapel was celebrated by Fr. Mailey to an overflowing congregation. Her grandchildren sang Bridget's favourite hymns beautifully. The gifts were taken to the altar by Bridget's great-grandchildren. Bridget was laid to rest with her husband Joe in the adjoining cemetery. The chief mourners were her sons and daughters Harry, Mary, Margery, Francis, Joseph, Michael and Rose, her daughters in law and sons in law, her grandchildren, great-grandchildren and large extended family.

Bridget hailed from Ballybrack and is the last of her line of the Rawdon's family of Ballybrack. Bridget worked as a domestic servant in Moville for ten years before her marriage to Joe in 1941. On her marriage she moved to Ballylawn where she and her husband raised a family of four boys and four girls. Bridget had a great memory for dates and events of the past and could keep her children and grandchildren fascinated with stories from her childhood and girlhood. Bridget was a wonderful homemaker and a loving and gentle mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She had thirty two grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren. Bridget was predeceased by her husband Joe, her daughter Anne and her two grandchildren Margery and Mark. Her Ballyratten home will be lonely without her and she will be sadly missed by her family and many friends and neighbours. May She Rest in Peace.

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Inishowen Community Radio is holding a training course in radio production techniques for members of the Polish Community living in the North-West. These sessions will be held on 22nd September and 29th September. Both training sessions will be held in the studios of ICR fm in Carndonagh from 12pm to 3pm. Anyone who is interested in taking part in this training course should contact Emma or Trudy at the station on 074 9329105 from Northern Ireland (0035374). Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. This course is free of charge, refreshments will be provided on the day. Course notes will be available in Polish and there will be an interpreter present each day.

Names are being taken for a Homeopathy class which will commence on Friday 12th October at 10.30am to 12.30pm in Serenity House, Moville. For further information contact Serenity House on 9382945.

A Cultural Links Project for young people from 14 to 17 years will be run one evening a week for 6 weeks starting at the end of September. Sessions are free and will last for 1 to 1 ½ hours. Sessions involve teambuilding, fun, games and activities. The last session will be a trip out. For enquiries or to book a place call Mary McKinney on 074 85548.

Parents would you like some help on "Living with Teens". To book place on a Fas Le Cheile course call Mary McKinney on 07485548.

The annual Legion of Mary pilgrimage to Knock takes place on Sunday 30th September. A bus will leave the Square at 8am. Please take a packed lunch. The cost of the trip is 20 euro. To book a place, please phone 9382295 or 9382334.

The Book Club will meet on Tuesday 9 October at 7.30pm in Serenity House, Moville. The book for this month is David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. All are welcome.

The Irish Wheelchair Association is seeking volunteers to participate in their Annual Sponsored International walk next Easter 19th to 29th March 2008 to Grand Canyon, Route 66 and the Hoover Dam among others. For more information contact Juliette Gallagher on 08799754589 or any branch of the association.

Set dancing takes place in Rawdon's every Tuesday night at 8.30pm. All welcome especially beginners.

Is your attic insulated? Action Inishowen is carrying out a survey on the number of houses in the Inishowen Peninsula that have poor or no attic insulation as there may be funding available to assist those on a low income. Please forward your name, address, telephone number and PPS number and the type of social welfare payment or benefit that you are receiving to Action Inishowen, Millbrae, Carndonagh, Inish Eoghain, Co. Donegal. Telephone 9374529.

Scoil Eoghain Parents Association annual general meeting. The AGM is provisionally booked for Monday 1st October at 8pm in the General Purpose Room, Scoil Eoghain. All parents are encouraged to attend. As part of the meeting, we will be seeking new members for the 2007/08 committee and electing two parent representatives for the school Board of Management. Further details will be published next week through the school.

A training course for local actors/drama groups or anyone interested, who would like to be trained in Acting for Camera, will take place in Tul na Ti Carndonagh, on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th September from 12lpm to 8pm each day. Minimum age is 16 years. All enquires/booking telephone 074 9126994 or email filmactorsworkshop@eircom.net