Thanks to ‘Heaney’s people’

My warmest thanks to the people of Bellaghy in Co Derry. After the interment of the poet Seamus Heaney, we received wonderful hospitality in the parish hall.

Congratulations to the tireless, cheerful volunteers who provided us with tea, sandwiches and cakes. We were touched by the welcome of the local people, including the PSNI, who were courteous, and tolerant of our erratic parking.

It was wonderful to see the portraits of Seamus displayed in the local shop windows. We were left in no doubt as to the esteem in which he was held by his own people.