LANESBORO, Mass. - Credit unions from Lanesboro recently met with credit unions from Lanesboro, In this case, the Berkshire County Chapter of the Massachusetts Credit Union League hosted Lanesboro Balleyleague Credit Union Chairman, Joe Donlon as part of a delegation of 17 representatives from Lanesboro, Ireland who visited Lanesboro, Mass. “I feel that I’m amongst me own,” said Donlan.
Donlon was the honorary guest speaker at the chapter dinner and provided background on his own credit union and the credit union movement in Ireland, and later spent time touring three CUs: Mycom, Berkshire FCU and Greylock FCU. Donlan presented Greylock FCU with a handmade sculpture entitled, “Salmon Of Knowledge” made from bog oak 5,600 years old from the Kenaugh Bog in Longford, Ireland. The Salmon of Knowledge is one of ancient Ireland’s great stories shared from generation to generation.
