THERE were celebrations in the Silver Tassie Hotel in Letterkenny on last week as twin brothers Charlie and Jimmy McAteer from Ballinacrick in Fanad celebrated their 80th birthdays.
Charlie is married to Kathleen and they have seven sons, Martin, Fergus, John Gerard, Kieran, Patrick, Aidan and Enda.
Jimmy is married to Bridget and their children include son Seamus and daughters Annette, twins Noeleen and Mairead, and Brídín.
The wider family circle gathered on Friday night for the birthday celebrations.
Both Charlie and Jimmy are both retired employees of Donegal County Council and are still very active in the Fanad community.
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