SWAPPED BAGS WITH 66 DUBLIN BUS PASSENGER!
Description
On the 26th of April, at circa 7:00pm I was sitting next to an elderly man on the 66 route Dublin bus heading towards Dublin city, I got off the bus at liffey valley center and arrived home only to realize that the bag I was carrying wasn't mine, so I assumed that I accidentally swapped bags with the man next to me. The man was a 77 year old pensioner named Ciaran Feeney (or similar spelling) and I learned from him telling me that he lives close to the Mater. Hospital in Phibsboro, Dublin. The man is an avid church goer, average height, above average weight, wears heavy galsses, and has a kind and chatty demeanor, and is quite friendly. In return I believe I have his belongings which are a black 'x-treme' backpack, a radio, a single glove, a chisel/wood file and a claw hammer. My own bag is also a black backpack but has a distinctive yellow painting of a Zelda Triforce (pictured) on its back. The contents of my own bag are worthless save for a small pink 'lisa simpson' shoulder bag that I need returned to me (almost identical to bag below).
If someone were to know this man or know of my bag of belongings , or the bag of belongings in my possession please contact 0876558341.
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