Roscommon's age-friendly ambassador brought the curtain down on a festival to mark the 35th anniversary of the closure of the Arigna mines on Saturday.
Paddy Joe Burke officially opened the Arigna Community Park, which includes an AstroTurf pitch and walking trai - with around 800 people in attendance in lovely conditions.
The festival ran from July 9th to the 12th.
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Gerry Duignan, from Arigna, worked in the mines for 12 years until they shut down - he explained when he started working there:
