Blessington

It's in a few other towns in the county.

So it's in Greystones, it's in Wicklow, it's in Arklow, it's in Blessington.

Heather Humphreys set it up.

Yeah.

With William and the English political class transfixed on how to fill James' throne and what sort of future relationship would exist between that throne and parliament, matters Irish simply resonated very little with them at the start of 1689.

When Clarendon told William that the Earls of Meath and Blessington had offered their services in reducing Ireland, Blessington had offered to recruit a regiment of dragoons, William again ignored him, though on this occasion adding he would take care of Ireland as soon as things were a little settled here in England.

Clarendon was also involved in drafting a proposal from William to the Tyrconnell administration for its surrender, though even he must have known its terms would have been unacceptable to almost all Irish Catholics.

Not even the most hardline Fermanagh Protestant gentry had confidence at that early juncture in an eventual Williamite victory in Ireland.

A day earlier, over 1,700 completed the Rat Oath Half Marathon, held around Prairie House Racecourse in County Meath, where Robert Murphy of Dunor Harriers was the winner, with a time of 68.3. Fiona Stack of Raheny Shamrock was first woman in 79.42. Again, both winners were over 40.

On the same day, Jamie Gann of Kilkenny City Harriers was winning the Lakes 10k in Blessington County Wicklow with a time of 32.56. Gann was also first over 45.

Sheila O'Byrne of Parne LAC was first woman in 37.12. At the Dromiskin 5k in County Louth, Tige Donnelly was the clear winner in 14 minutes, 31 seconds, with his Drogheda and District club mate Aaron Hannan second in 14.54 and Sinéad MacDonald of Glenmore AC first woman in 17.33. Best supported road race of the week in Leinster was the A&L Goodbody Corporate Team 5K.

in Dublin city centre on Tuesday evening, where a total of 3,175 completed the distance.

But, you know, Tala, full stop, I'll always say that's my home.

You know, like even though I'm in Blessington, it's where I'm from.

And

I think growing up there, like it has such a bad name.

Okay.

But what do you call it? I know, I have to say, my dad now is, again, same thing.

We're up living in Blessington now.

And my dad always says, ah, I miss Tally.