Mayor Lambe welcomes Freeman St Leger

For many Christmas Days over the last nine years, the Diary has gone to Michael Lambe's famous Christmas morning bash to make a photographic 'Happy Christmas' to Kilcullen wild goose Donal 'The Saint' St Leger in the USA, writes Brian Byrne.

This year, because he is home for Christmas for what is believed to be the first time since he emigrated more than half a century ago, he was given a special welcome to that gig today by members of Kilcullen GAA, for whom he played before he left Ireland. He didn't know it was coming, but they gave him a guard of honour when Vivian Clarke dropped him off.



Michael Lambe, as the first Mayor of Kilcullen, put on his robes to give The Saint, Kilcullen's first Freeman, a welcome to his home. Pictured below are the Freeman and the Mayor, with GAA President Pat Lynch and Kilcullen's Santa Arthur.



Happy Christmas, Saint. (More pictures here.)