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A letter, written by a Lebanese woman, which praises the efforts made by Irish soldiers in the Lebanon was the high- light of the commemoration day which took place in Ennistymon last week.
The day, which was organised by the North Clare War Memorial Committee in conjunction with the Irish Lebanon Veterans, began with a special mass in Ennistymon Church. Following the mass Limerick piper and Irish Army Captain, Michael Egan led the memo- rial parade through the town.
The parade travelled down Main Street and Parliament Street before
coming to a halt outside the commemo- rative plaque at the old cemetery on Church Hill.
A short prayer service will be held at the plague for all Irish soldiers who died in the service at home and all who were lost during peace keeping opera- tions, especially those who died in the Lebanon.
“The letter is something that I think every Irish peace keeper who served any time in the Lebanon should see or hear about,” said event organiser Ger- ard O’Halloran.
The parade was attended by a number Clare County Councillors as-well-as the Mayors of Clare and Limerick.