Warm Leitrim welcome extended to Ukrainian families
Leitrim people rolled up their sleeves and rolled out the red carpet for a number of Ukrainian families who arrived here over the weekend.
Patricia Foley, owner of the premises, paid tribute to all the people who helped to get it ready and make it habitable for young families.
Tradespeople dropped everything and got stuck into the jobs that needed doing with plumbers, carpenters, electricians and cleaners getting the property ready for the new arrivals.
She also thanked everyone who donated clothes, vouchers, food, furniture and everything else that a young family might need in a time of crisis.
“Thank you to all the people for their massive generosity, money, time and hard labour, from the bottom of our hearts. There are so many we couldn't name them all individually,” she said.
“There has been so much good will. If we hadn't got it we wouldn't have been able to take them in at such short notice,” Patricia said.
Local children welcome the families to Kilclare.
Patricia thanked Ivan and Diana Tarkovych from Gorvagh who are acquainted with the families and helped with translation.
Ukrainian refugees have also been accommodated in Leitrim Village, Kiltoghert, Gortletteragh, Carrick- on-Shannon and throughout Leitrim.
Laskavo prosymo!