A man who lost a lung to cancer in 1999, over his addiction to cigarette smoking, has survived to tell the tale and is fighting back by organising a growing and popular ‘Vintage Run’ for the past few years. Noel O’Connor of Dulague is now setting about organising his fourth Castleisland Vintage Run. The run…
Last weekend’s Castleisland Vintage Run attracted a total of 50 tractors, nine cars and eight motorbikes. They all gathered at The Half Way Bar in Ballymacelligott in glorious sunshine on Sunday afternoon for the great 1pm. departure – which eventually happened at 1.20pm. In the course of the 21 mile run they took in a…
A man who told his doctor he cracked 365 matches a year during a near life-time of tobacco addiction eventually lost a lung to cancer in 1999. However, he lived to tell the tale and is fighting back. Now, Noel O’Connor is organising another of his ‘vintage runs’ around his native Castleisland on this Sunday,…
