Big response to People appeal
A collection of old family photographs which were found on Battery Road in Longford Town over Christmas has been reunited with its rightful owner, thanks to the efforts of a kind stranger and eagle-eyed readers of the Roscommon People.
Last week, we published a selection of the photos along with a short appeal, sparking a wave of responses from readers – some even recognising their younger selves. The appeal led to the discovery of the owner, Catherine Carrig, who was “100 per cent delighted” to have them back.
Ms Carrig explained that the photos, belonging to her late mother, Lena Carrig (nee Mannion), were lost from her father’s car while in Longford to buy a car light.
“Around New Year’s, somebody put up a few on Facebook. I got those back, but I assumed the rest were lost for good,” she said.
Thanks to the ‘Good Samaritan’ who found them and posted them to this newspaper, the treasured photos have now been safely returned. We are contacting the finder to let them know their efforts were a success.
The only clue to their origins was the photographer’s mark, ‘M.A. Farrell, Roscommon’. Despite this, readers helped trace them to the Mannion family of Ardkeel, Roscommon, and with a little detective work, they finally made their way home to a very thankful owner.
Ms Carrig concluded: “I cannot thank the person who found them and all those who helped reunite them with me enough.”
