One of the mysteries of the west of Ireland is where former Mayo man of the year Father Frank Fahey finds his energy.
Curate of Ballintubber since 1987, he has spearheaded a myriad of community projects in his own inimitable way.
The Celtic Furrow Visitor Centre, now at its penultimate stage, is the latest venture for Father Fahey.
The Celtic Furrow complex started as a derelict cottage left to the community by a local woman, Mary Moran.
Now it comprises a thatched cottage cafe, an exhibition and a cultural centre.
It also includes the Celtic Furrow - a series of models, reconstructions and paintings tracing 5,000 years of Irish history and linking the seasonal farming rituals from neolithic times to early Christian Ireland. Many of these rituals survive to the present day in various forms.
So when we pull the wishbone of a chicken, or mask our faces at Hallowe'en, we are continuing a Stone Age custom.
Few would know, for example, why farmers always spat on their hands after making a deal at a fair.
How many could explain why a horseshoe is a symbol of good luck? The origin of these habits and beliefs, so integral to our cultural roots, is explained in the interpretation.
Visitors to the Celtic Furrow are confronted with challenging questions. They become participants in a thought-provoking prognosis on the future of mankind and the Earth.
The respect for the Earth that was integral to the rituals of our ancestors is creatively illustrated to encourage reflection on the choices we can all make to influence posterity.
Developments at the Celtic Furrow have been supported by local and national agencies, with invaluable commitment from the local FAS team, Ballintubber Tourism Co-op, school groups and tourists.
However, there was great disappointment recently when the National Millennium Committee rejected an application by Ballintubber Tourism Co-op for the funding required to complete the centre.
Supporters of the Celtic Furrow believe the tourist centre is more than a significant millennium initiative.
They argue that its location adjacent to Ballintubber Abbey and the ancient pilgrim route, the Tochar Phadraig, which leads to Croagh Patrick, enhances and complements the special heritage of this area.