Coins, coins, and ... more coins

Well, at the time of writing we don't know exactly how many coins were laid, or how long they stretched on the coinlaying record attempt at the Community Centre yesterday.



But Kilcullen's Scout Troop worked all afternoon on hands and knees, and sometimes lying down on the job, to get those coins laid.

The whole thing was Padraic Stanley's idea, Kitty Reade told the Diary, and the youngsters had been cllecting coins for the last couple of months in the schools and in other collection boxes.

"It was a great idea, and it really makes the children feel involved in the fundraising," she added. "Now, though, we have to find a way of counting them all."

We'll update you on the results in due course. Meantime, though, here are some pictures from the event.

Brian Byrne.