An Chanáil Mhór

Did you know that the Grand Canal Route starts in Rathangan, county Kildare and ends at Shannon Harbour in county Offaly or Lucan in County Dublin.

It was recently my aunt one year anniversary away from home, my dear Aunty Alice and no i did not live next door to Alice for 24 years before you ask!!

My dear aunt had an artistic eye, whether it be gardening , looking after her house or painting her beloved paintings.

10 years ago one of her sons gave her a christmas present of brushes and paints and a canvas. She tucked them away in a press and didnt bother and the local school ran a art course and Alice enrolled. From that day until the day she passed she didnt put the brush down.

Here is one of her many early paintings, of the grand canal. She was so proud giving it to my parents and to this day it takes pride of place in the house.

Missed everyday but foundly remembered.