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A WONDERFUL STORy…
30 November 2016
The groom Sean Nolan, and the bride Lynne Cahill.
Fr Paddy Banville, the groom Sean Nolan, the bride Lynne Cahill, the couple’s daughter Ava, and the bride’s father Larry Cahill.
When bride-to-be Lynne Cahill of Rectory Heights, Enniscorthy, was told by doctors at St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, that her mother, Catherine, would be unable to her attend her wedding at St. Senan's Parish in Enniscorthy in November, she seriously considered postponing her happy day to a later date in the hope her mother might have recovered sufficiently enough to attend. She hadn't reckoned on the resourcefulness of Parish Priest,
Chairman of Enniscorthy Municipal District, Oliver Walsh, gets to meet Santa at Enniscorthy’s Enchanted Castle.
Rev. Fr. Paddy Banville, however, who was determined nothing was going to stand in Lynn's way of marrying her long time sweetheart Sean Nolan from nearby Monageer. He immediately decided if Catherine couldn't attend the wedding in person, he would bring the bride and groom to Dublin to see Catherine in hospital and set about bringing his plan to fruition with the help of fellow parishoners from the closeknit parish community.
A plan was devised and with the help of local businessman, Padraig Donohoe of Alcast Ltd., a helicopter was hired to fly the couple, the couple's daughter Ava, the bride's father, Larry, and local Parish Priest Fr. Banville from the company's headquarters in Clonhaston, to St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, where a tearful but happy reunion took place. The wedding party then flew back to Enniscorthy in time to join over 170 guests at a reception in the Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy. n
At the AGM of Enniscorthy Drama Group in the Athenaeum a generous presentation was made by the group to the local Itchyosis support group represented by John and Conor Kenny.