Leona Macken

And I was like, oh, I don't know.

She was like, look, you don't have to do anything.

She was like, I'll organise everything.

And I was like, all right, Gwen, OK.

She started it.

And I think after about two days, she was like, Leona, there's like a hundred and something people signed up.

And I was like, you are joking me.

And she was like, and like, I think on the day there was like over 200 people ended up doing it.

And like where we kind of started was literally facing my house and my house facing like where the youth club and that is.

And just the whole day was like, it was amazing.

Like at the time I was obviously going through chemo and radiotherapy, so I was probably my frailest at the time.

And I was like, I can't not go over there like, you know, but

oh I got a new lease of life that day and I knew everybody and then there was people that I didn't know and I was like they were coming up to me and they were like hi Leo and I'm such and such and it's like the community and I've said it before the community in Artain is so special like and for someone who comes from Cork

Like, I feel like I'm like a blowing and then to see all these people that just wanted to help, just wanted to be there for us and help us.

It was just beautiful.

So I think I cried most of the day, actually.

Like even the kids were like, why is your face on the T-shirts and stuff?

And we were trying to explain to them, but it was all down to like Aisling and Stephanie and her sisters.

They literally just thought of it one morning.

And it turned into a big community thing.