A Window in Time captured at the Old Ground this weekend

PADDY Brennan’s book A Window in Time will be launched this Friday night in The Old Ground Hotel, Ennis.
Paddy is a former member of the production staff of The Clare Champion, and he has compiled a book depicting Clare, Ennis and its people through the generations.
A Window in Time includes many fantastic photos, including sports events, schoolchildren, street scenes and entertainment scenes, dating back for many years, as well as genuine heartfelt accounts of local stories covering many aspects of local life down through the years.
Paddy started to collect photographs over 20 years ago. He began working towards the book nearly 12 years ago.
He said that he was brought up with local history all around him.
The majority of the photographs in the book were not previously published in the newspaper or elsewhere.
“I was solely collector and collator for the book. Coming from a sporting background and predominantly GAA, I wanted to include all sports and as many elements of society as possible, so I’ve included sports, education, street scenes, music and dance, among other areas. There is also a piece in it about the changeover in print from hard metal to computers. I very much enjoyed compiling stories which the book includes as well as photographs.” Paddy remarked.
Some of the proceeds of the book will go towards John Dunne’s Ballygriffey drop-in centre for terminally ill patients.
Paddy lived his early years in Steele’s Terrace, moving to O’Connell Street in the late 1950s. He has been living in Clonroadmore for many years now.
He has called the book A Window in Time – Clare, Ennis and its People Framed through the Generations.
The book will be launched by his godfather, well-known Ennis man Simon O’Donnell at 8pm. All are welcome.