07 April 4 Knockanure
KNOCKANURE
HAPPY Easter to all our readers and welcome to all who will visit the parish for their holidays.
LOCAL girls Niamh Stack and Pauline Woods took part in the West Limerick Stage School Showtime which was held at Tintean on last weekend.
ALCOHOLICS Anonymous open meting will be held at the Presentation recreation Hall at Upper Castle Street, Tralee on Good Friday April 6th at 8.30pm, all are welcome.
PTAA: National Pioneer Ball will be held at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday April 14th, more information from 066 712 5923.
BLOOD Transfusion service, continue their clinic at Tralee KDYS Hall till Thursday April 5th, from 3pm to 5pm and 7pm to 9pm.
PILGRIMAGE to Medjugorje from Kerry Airport begins on April 27th, details from 066 71 222 67, after 7pm. Kerry Pilgrimage to Lourdes led by Bishop Murphy starts on Sept 2nd.
North Kerry Pilgrimage to Rome, San Giovanni and Sorrento will begin on October 9th 2007, more information from 087 6019 474. Limerick Pilgrimage to Lourdes begins on June 21st .
HOSPICE Charity walk will be held on Good Friday April 6th
ORGAN Donor Awareness Week continues till April 7th, 234 organ transplants were made in 2006, about 600 are waiting for organ transplants.
EVENTS: Information Evening on the Natural Gas Terminal in Tarbert/Ballylongford will be held at the Lanterns Hotel on Wednesday April 4th from 3pm to 9pm; Horse Fair in Listowel on Thursday April 5th;Circuit of Ireland Rally will be held from April 6th to 9th.
Easter Festival in Tralee from April 6th to 9th;
Cork horse racing April 8th and 9th ; Fairyhouse Racing Festival begins on April 8th and Aintree Grand National is on 12th of April; Dawn Mass will be celebrated in Tarbert on Easter Sunday April 8th starting at 6.15am. Ceili will be held at Athea Hall on Sunday April 15th, time 4 to 7pm.
RAG Meeting: The 3rd. annual Rag Meeting takes place at Dromtransna on Sunday 15th. April next, contact Pat Lyons on 087 6119636.
CD celebrating Duagh footballers achievements are available locally.
UL are opening a sports museum on May 14th, Ron Delaney who won a gold medal at the1956 Olympics in Melbourne will open the museum.
Medical School will open at UL in September taking in 30 students.
APRIL is Spring Clean Month, more details from 066 7183 562.
LOCAL born Fr Pat Ahern will present and direct a special musical show to mark the 50th year of St John�s Choir Tralee, Fr Pat established the choir in 1957. Present and past members of both the choir and Siamsa performers will be on Stage at Siamsa on April 29th at 8pm.
TG4 Gradam Ceoil award will be presented to Ciaran Mac Mathuna on Sunday April 8th, he joined Radio Eireann in 1954.
KDYS in Listowel are holding guitar classes beginning March 28th for 12 to 16 year olds, time 4.30pm to 5.30pm; it will be an 8 week course.
TINTEAN: Brendan Shine will be in concert on Saturday April 7th at 8pm, details from 068 28003.
TRAIL: Nationwide were filming the old railway line in the vicinity of Newcastlewest on Sunday last April 1st.
NEWSPAPERS: If you visit www.kerrycolib.ie you have the opportunity to read 350 newspapers and magazines, just go to the PressDisplay logo and enter your library ticket number.
BOOK on sacred wells in north Kerry was due to be launched at the County Library in Tralee on Tuesday last April 3rd, it was written by Mary Shanahan.
AFRICA Magazine for March gives a short account of the 75 years of St Patrick�s Missionary Society.
FR CASEY Patriot Priest of Abbeyfeale book contains 68 pages of history and photographs, most of the articles are about people from the Abbeyfeale district, a few copies are still available.
BOOK on Land League priest Fr Matt Ryan 1843- 1937 was recently published by Harry Greensmyth.
DEGREE: M A Degree in Social Justice and Public Policy is available from All Hollows, details from www.allhollows.ie
M A in Women�s Studies is available from UCD, more information from 01 716 8571.
List of courses all over the country are available at www.learningpoint.ie/courses/
TRACTOR Driving Skills course will be held at Listowel Mart Grounds on Tuesday April 10th , more information from 068 23429.
HOME and Garden Show will be held at the Dome in Tralee from April 7th to 9th.
FORD: North Kerry Classic Ford Club meet at the Thatch, Lisselton on the first Monday of each month, details from 087 6987 175.
IRISH: A booklet on the new policy on how do we improve the teaching of Irish is available at local libraries, at present trainee teachers spend only three weeks in the Gaeltacht a year, at times several hundred students attend these courses, no talk about class size on these occasions. 10% of trainee teachers come from all Irish schools. The new policy on the Irish language will effectively ban foreign nationals and their children from becoming National Teachers.
CHOIR: Irish Youth Choir auditions for 2007 took place at the Cork School of Music on April 3rd , auditions will be held at Galway in St Patrick�s Band Hall on April 7th , details from 021 4312 296.
VOLUNTEER with the UN, more information from www.irishaid.gov.ie
FIREWORKS Display will be held on Easter Saturday April 7th in Tralee, to mark the Samhlaiocht Easter Arts Festival which is now in its 15th year.
FULL Moon was on Monday last April 2nd, the moon passed in front of Saturn on Thursday last and on Friday morning March 30th the moon obscured the brightest star in Leo. It will be 30 year before we will see a bigger asteroid than the one that passed close to us last week.
DAWN Chorus begins about 6.30am and on a fine morning it is great. Dandelion and the nettle which is considered a blood cleanser are plentiful; the black thorn is on the point of flowering. Walking information is available at www.walkireland.ie
CAR sales were up by 5.2% and the light van sales up 14% in Feb 07 in comparison to Feb. 06. New regulations on disposal old tyres are about to begin.
FOOTBALL: Ladies Football U-12, training Thursday 5th at 6.30pm. Match follows on Friday 6th at 6.30pm against Castlegregory at home pitch.U-14, training Monday 2nd at 6.30pm. Next match will be against Glinflesk (away) on Thursday 5th. Bus will leave Community Centre at 5pm sharp.
COELIAC Society of Ireland will hold their AGM on April 14th `07 at Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth, more information from 01 872 1471, or email [email protected]
Energy Rating will be required before you sell or rent a building after January 2009.
Easter and Passover occur on the same week this year.
INTERVIEWED: Una Mulvihill nee Smith of Athea was interviewed on WL102 on Tuesday night March 27th `07, she recalled her days in Kent where she was born, went to school through fields, picked fruit in summer, in her first job her lodgings took all her wages except the price of a one-way ticket to see her parents at the weekend. She married an Athea man whose father was a carpenter and his mother taught in the local school.
WOMEN in business will have their April meeting at the Imperial Hotel, Tralee on April 5th at 7pm.
HISTORY: Selection of births for 1877; Edmond Costelloe and Bridget Power of Beenanasbig a daughter Mary on May 1st; Batt Connor and Nora Ryan of Beenanasbig; Dan Enright and Margaret Lynch of Beenanasbig a son Tom on May 14th; John Fitzgerald and Joan Dowling a daughter Mary at Beenanasbig; Pat Moloney and Ellen Walsh of Beenanasbig a daughter Nora on 25th of May; Francis Shine and Joan Shine of Beenanasbig a son Pat on April 18th; John Cullinane and Mary O Carroll of Carrueragh a daughter Mary on March 27th; James Hunt and Bridget Carroll of Knockanure a son John on 17th of April; Jer Doody and Bridget Scanlon of Coilagurteen a son Tom on may 4th; Pierce Wall and Julia Horgan of Kilmeaney a daughter Mary Ann on 13th of May; Michael O Connor and Joan Molyneaux on Keylod a son Michael on March 21st; Batt Keane and Bridget McKenna of Keylod a son Michael on March 21st; William O Connor and Joan Cunningham of Kilbaha a son Edmond on May 24th; Con Shine and Catherine Reidy of Kilbaha a daughter Mary on April 2nd; Pat Connor and Mary Fennell of Moyvane a son David on April 18th; John Collins and Mary Cunningham a son John on May 5th at Murhur; James Flaherty and Bridget Doyle of Ahalahanna a daughter Ellen on may 11th; Timothy Driscoll and Mary McGlynn of Moyvane a daughter Julia on April 14th; Dan Shine and Bridget Collins of Moyvane a daughter Mary on May 7th; James Lyons and Mary Moran of Derry a daughter Catherine on may 25th; Timothy McCarthy and Mary Nolan of Gortdromosillihy a daughter Joan on May 4th; Con Mulvihill and Bridget Dineen of Clounbrane a son Con on May 6th; Tom Nash and Ellen Kirby of Moyvane a son Tom on April 1st.
Justices decided not to grant passes to a vagabond without first ordering that they be whipped from County to County so says the Jackson�s Journal of 1767. April 11th 95 years ago 123 passengers boarded the Titanic at Queenstown.
Humphrey O Sullivan the Kerry teacher working in County Kilkenny reports in his diary of April 2nd 1827 that Kilmoganny near Callan was a nice little town, a considerable number of houses being built there, annual rent for the site of a house and yard was 5 shillings, stone and slate for houses was nearby. April 17th 1827 he remarks that �However long the drinking bout, its end is thirst� The street crowds are very uproarious at three o�clock in the morning, they call them the Froth the dirty pool-dwellers, bogtrotters, mountaineers without self respect or manners. Stormy morning brisk rather harsh, east wind, sowing of oats finished.
SEED potatoes are available in Abbeyfeale at present, Queens E8 and Pinks E6 per stone.
TRADES People are wanted in Australia, details from www.migration.ie
CHRISM Mass was celebrated at St Mary�s Cathedral on Tuesday evening April 3rd.
HOLY Thursday Mass in Knockanure at 7pm and Moyvane at 8pm, Eucharistic Ministers will renew their commitment. People are invited to stay a while at the Sacrament of Repose in the Church on Thursday night from 9pm to 12 midnight
GOOD Friday is a day of fast and abstinence, Liturgy of the Passion at 3pm in Moyvane and Stations of the Cross in Knockanure at 7pm. Special Commemorative march for Good Friday will start at Churchtown, Newcastlewest and arrive at NCW Parish Church about 3pm.
HOLY Saturday Mass April 7th will be celebrated at 9pm.
Dawn Mass will be celebrated in Tarbert on Easter Sunday April 8th starting at 6.15am.
READERS: Shane Hanrahan, Sean Jones, Una Fitzmaurice, Elaine Hudson, Bridget McCarthy, Cloe Mulvihill, David Murphy, Brenda Clancy and Anne Stack.
LOTTO: Knockanure GAA Lotto results for last week March 30th `07. The Jackpot was E1, 900, numbers drawn were 2-9-16 and 17 no winner of Jackpot. Lucky Dips went to the Following:
Tom Cahill, Mountcollins; Mark Shanahan c/o Jer Horgan, Kilmorna; Elizabeth Lane, Beenanasbig, Pauline Woods, Knockanure; Michael Lynch, Moyvane; Bar Prize went to Liam Sexton.
07 April 11 Knockanure
KNOCKANURE
EASTER Ceremonies were well attended, many visitors were in attendance. The choir and solo singers sang at the 10am mass on a glorious Easter Sunday morning in Knockanure, Ann Cunningham played the organ, the altar was decorated with flowers, thanks is due to all who week after week do all the background work that keeps the Church and Parish on an even keel. It takes a great amount of energy to run a parish; our Parish Priest deserves all the help he can get.
Great crowd attended the Dawn Mass in Tarbert in ideal conditions, refreshments were available afterwards.
ESTUARY AC: train every Tuesday evening at Moyvane Community Centre from 6pm to 7pm. While many were relaxing and enjoying the fine weather, 860 participants in the Golden Vale Community Games were competing last weekend at Neville Park in Rathkeale.
COMPUTER classes and office services are available at Tarbert, more information from 068 36938.
Eircom are to spend an extra E30 million extending broadband, Moyvane is among the many villages expected to benefit.
LOCAL Artist Sean Lynch presented a solo exhibition at Limerick City Gallery of Art last month; recently he came second in the AIB 2007 awards, Sean is from �Clockeen� Moyvane and can be contacted at [email protected]
Also Moyvane born Collette Nunan Kenny was recently on Show me the Money programme on RTE TV and Kearney�s Bar have another fine window display.
PTAA: National Pioneer Ball will be held at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Saturday April 14th, more information from 066 712 5923.
HOUSE of Prayer bus every 2nd and 4th Sat. of the month more information from 066 714 74 94; another bus will travel to Achill on April 14th, details from 068 22781.
Bus to Knock for Mercy Sunday April 15th, more information from 066 7180 123, Divine Mercy Devotions April 15th will be held at Abbeyfeale Church at 3pm and St John�s Church, Tralee beginning at 2.40pm.
MEDJUGORJE Prayer meeting will be held at the Parish Centre in Abbeyfeale on Wednesday 11th of April at 8pm, all are welcome.
MEDICAL Missionaries are celebrating their 70th anniversary of their foundation on April 15th 2007 and St Patrick�s Missionary Society was founded on 17th of March 1932.
AWARE contact number 066 712 8010, Grow 087 238 9461, Cura 066 712 7355.
RACING: Aintree Grand National is on 12th of April.
CEILI will be held at Athea Hall on Sunday April 15th, time 4pm to 7pm, proceeds in aid of St Ita�s Hospital. Ceili will be held at Tournafulla on Friday April 13th starting at 10pm, all are welcome.
WALK in aid of Listowel Boys School will take place at Rockchapel on April 14th, bus leaves Listowel at 8.30am, details from 068 50930.
CAR Boot Sale will be held at Newcastlewest on April 15th.
SOCIAL: Duagh Social will be held at the Devon Hotel on Saturday April 14th.
SCHOOL Transport users are invited to submit proposals to improve the service, details from 066 7121 448.
KDYS Summer camp will be held in July, more information from 068 23744.
IRISH: A Weeks Irish Summer Course will be held at Gaelscoil Aogain, more information from 087 6736 773.
PRESENTATION was recently made to Alan Kennelly to mark his retirement as Ballylongford GAA Chairman a position he held for over 30 years.
UL Medical School will open in September taking in 30 students. They are opening a sports museum on May 14th, Ron Delaney who won a gold medal at the1956 Olympics in Melbourne will open it.
SYDNEY Swans had their first win of the season they beat Richmond by 16 points on Saturday last in the Melbourne Cricket Grounds, sadly Barry Hill got a knee injury.
ROSE: Information for entrants to the Kerry Rose competition is available at 087 135 3088.
BIO Diversity days will be held at Killarney National park from April 27th to 29th, details from 064 35960.
ALZHEIMER�S Carers Support Group had a meeting at Tuesday 10th of April at 7.30pm in the Pres. Family Centre.
ACTIVE Retirement Group in Listowel, next meeting will be held on Tuesday April 17th.
COELIAC Society of Ireland will hold their AGM on April 14th `07 at Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth, more information from 01 872 1471, or email [email protected]
HEALTH: UN World Health Day April 9th. Lecture on Osteoporosis will be given at St Brendan�s Pastoral Centre Tralee on 19th of April from 10am to 11.30am and at the same venue on the following Thursday April 26th a lecture on Fibromyalgia will be given from 10am to 11.30am, details from 087 7842 973.
Fundraising Coffee Morning and Treasure Hunt in aid of Meningitis Trust will be held at Duagh on Friday April 13th beginning at 11am.
RAYNAUDS aware Conference will be held at Stillorglin Park Hotel, Stillorglin Road. N11, Dublin on April 28th from 10am to 4.15pm.
DEAF: Services for the deaf will be available at St Patrick�s Hall on Tuesday April 17th. Catholic Deaf Association Conference will be held at the Clarion Hotel, Liffey Valley from 13th to 15th of April.
SOYA: Recent report in a local paper that Soya contributed to cancer and other unwelcome side effects appear to be unfounded. Incidents of endometrial cancer is much lower in Asian countries where some of them consume 25 times more Soya products than people in western countries, a large volume on the subject is available on the internet.
EQUALITY: 2007 is the European Year of Equal Opportunities for all, so far it sounds very hollow. 8% of our population is over 65 years and 1% of the Traveller population is over 65 years.
MIGRANT: If you work abroad and return to Ireland you are treated officially as a migrant worker under EU law.
COMHAIRLE have a new name since end of Feb. `07, they are now called The Citizens Information Board, they have still the same board members only a name change.
WEDDING: Caterina McEvoy of Moyvane and Kieran
Sheehan of Broadford were married at the Church of the Assumption Moyvane on March 30th `07. Caterina is daughter of Noreen and Denis McEvoy and Kieran is son of Hannah and Timothy Sheehan. The ceremony was performed by Fr Lucid assisted by Canon Ambrose. Bridesmaids were Denise McEvoy, Sinead Kearney and Anna Marie McEvoy. Best man Declan Sheehan, groomsmen Kevin Barry and Brendan Sheehan. Flower girls Caoimhe Kearney, Sophie Sheehan and Nikita Hartnett.
Caterina and Kieran will live at Broadford.
GREETINGS to Michael O Sullivan who went to Knockanure School from 1958 to 1966, he is now in Orlando Florida.
ST JOHN�S: Listowel Players present the Playboy of the Western World from Tuesday 10th to Saturday 14th, Tuesday 17th a film called The Host about a dysfunctional family. Exhibition of photographs by Henry Weber will be on display during April, details from 068 22566.
SEANCHAI: Will hold a Workshop- Writing a Novel directed by Rose Doyle from April 20th to 22nd `07, evening with Michael Smith will be held on Wednesday 18th of April at 8pm, more information from 068 22212.
OLDE Machinery Rally was held in Killarney on Easter Sunday, this is its 24th year.
LATIN American Week runs from 17th to 21st of April. Spanish �speaking Mexico, Central America and Latin America have a combined population of over 850 million, 110 million of these live on less than $1 per day. The Pope will visit Brazil in mid May 07.
HISTORY: The Fr William Casey Comoradh an Cheid booklet, produced recently by Abbeyfeale branch of Glor na nGael is a mine of information and photographs. Fr William Casey was born 1840at Castlequarter, Kilbeheny and ordained at Carlow in 1868, he established the Temperance Society and band in Abbeyfeale in December 1872, he was also the President of the Immaculate Conception Society, he was also very much involver in tenants rights and football, Fr Casey died 29th of Dec. 1907. A monument to his memory was unveiled in the Square in 1910, numerous letters and contributions are mentioned including $15 from Maurice O Donnell who was a Cavalryman in the American Civil War under General Sheridan, the Bishop of Kerry sent a donation to mention two.
Other articles are on Michael Davitt 1846 to 1906, no wonder people were agitated when there was a bad harvest in 1877, poor again in 1878, blight in 1879 coupled with rain, cols weather and falling prices. The story of a local landlord Surgeon Edward Stamer O Grady whose family bought land in Abbeyfeale area in 1804, he evicted tenants who were dispossessed for 20 years until and had to live in huts, the regained their land in 1901, O Grady died in 1897. Pat Brosnan relives his first boarding of the train at Abbeyfeale in 1942; the cost of a ticket from Abbeyfeale to Derby was �4/10s. The article on the RIC gives the names of many local recruits including Sergeant Laurence Wren father of Garda Commissioner Wren. The Garda page tells us that the first Station opened on 22 Feb. 1923 in a house owned by M.J. Moloney in New Street, the Garda Station locations and many of the Guards are listed. The Leahy Family life and times in Abbeyfeale since their first ancestor left Tournafulla c1796, is well documented. Other interesting topics covered include; Memories of these who Served in Early 1900s; The Temperance Movement and Fr Casey; Fr Casey band; History of the Postal Service in Abbeyfeale; Life of Willie Harnett 1908- 2004; Archbishop James Leen; Limerick- Kerry Reminiscences taken from the Limerick Leader of 1937 and written by J. D. Harnett, a mower was paid 2/2 for a days work in 1806, cow cost �6-5-4d; St Ita�s Hall was opened in 1928 and its story and finally a short life of Gerald Griffin completes a magazine to treasure.
OPERATION Shamrock; The German military intelligence said of the Irish in 1940, that they were quarrelsome, reluctant to join together, undisciplined and would be hard to rule.
EARL of Listowel William F Hare was appointed secretary of State for India on 17th April 1947, her died 1967.
ESB: Electric light came to Knockanure 50 years ago this month.
SAYINGS; Joseph Mary Plunkett born 1887, executed May 4th 1916 aged 28 years wrote, I see his blood upon the rose and in the stars the glory of his eyes. His body gleams amid eternal snows, his tears fall from the skies.
Mother Teresa remarked never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.
William Penn said No Pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.
Einstein�s belief in God �We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library filled with books in many different languages. The child knows someone must have written those books. It does not know how. It does not understand the languages in which they are written. The child dimly suspects a mysterious order in the arrangement of the books but doesn't know what it is.�
CONVICTS: 347 pieces of art produced by Michigan convicts are on exhibition according to The Michigan Daily; this is the 12th year of the event, if only someone had recognised their talent earlier.
CIVIL Servants: There was always and still is talk about politicians who can use their position to help friends and hinder enemies, civil servants who live in the background often have a great impact on people lives, it is time a register of their interests was available to the public, a fee for access would pay for the register.
WORLD Irish Dancing Championship was held last week at Glasgow, 300 schools from 16 countries took part, this is only the second time in the 37 years of the Championships that they were held outside Ireland. David Geaney of Rinceoiri na Riochta came 2nd in the boys 12 to 13 year old event in the competition.
TALENTED Youth; Irish Centre for Talented Youth was established by Dublin City University in 1992, more information on www.dcu.ie/ctyi
CIRCUS being sited in a scenic area of Killarney caused uproar in certain quarters last week, nobody asked the children for their views, 25 years ago untreated sewage was being pumped into the lakes of Killarney.
COLLECTION: St Patrick�s Missionaries will hold a collection at all masses on this weekend.
TROCAIRE Boxes can be brought to the church during mass times.
TINTEAN: The Buds of Ballybunion will be staged on April 13th, 14th and 15th, details from 068 28003.
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KNOCKANURE
ESTUARY AC: train every Tuesday evening at Moyvane Community Centre from 6pm to 7pm.
TRIBUTE Night was recently held for Michael Dowling to mark the fact that he has given over 40 years successfully promoting Comhaltas, not alone has he promoted music and involved in all the Listowel Fleadh over the years, he is also a diligent voluntary worker in several local societies.
AGM of the local Senior Citizens Group took place on Tuesday night April 17th.
COMPUTER classes and office services are available at Tarbert, more information from 068 36938.
LOCAL young man Jack Goulding was recently presented with the Dairymaster Cup at the Kerry Friesian Show and Sale which was held at Castleisland Mart recently.
FUNDRAISING Quiz in aid of Duagh ladies football team will be held at O Brien�s Bar Duagh on Friday April 20th, time 9pm.
USEFUL numbers: Aware contact number 066 712 8010; Grow 087 238 9461; Living Links 066 97 626 01 or e mail [email protected] ; Cura 066 712 7355; Farm Stress helpline 1800 742 645; Listowel Jobs Club 068 24981; Off Farm employment information 068 23429; Active Age Groups 066 719 5635, in Kerry there are over 18,000 aged 65 years and over; Healthy Eating information 068 48369.Cancer Helpline 1800 200 700. New site for road users www.savesomeoneireland.com
GROW will hold a meeting every Wednesday at 8.30pm at the North Kerry Together Office, 59 Church Street, Listowel.
MARY Harney the Minister for Health opened a E3.8 million palliative care unit at KGH on Friday last, it is proposed to build another unit of 15 beds for terminally ill patients nearby but the wage bill to run the unit would amount to E3.7 million annually.
LECTURE on Osteoporosis will be given at St Brendan�s Pastoral Centre Tralee on 19th of April from 10am to 11.30am and at the same venue on the following Thursday April 26th a lecture on Fibromyalgia will be given from 10am to 11.30am, details from 087 7842 973.
HEART: Irish Heart Foundation walking challenge, details from 01 668 5001, Helpline 1890 432 787.
RED Cross will conduct classes at Listowel Equestrian Centre, enquiries to 086 380 3721.
BLOOD Transfusion Clinic which was recently held in Tralee attracted 644 donors.
BOOK: Irish Stories of Loss and Hope is a new collection of stories, poetry and art, published recently in association with the Hospice Foundation, details from www.hospice-foundation.ie
30, 000 die every year in this country.
Cancer support group in Listowel will have their usual meeting on 18th of April at 8.30pm.
GAA: Ladies U12 beat Ballyduff recently, training on Wednesday 18th at 6.30pm for U12 and U14 ladies.
MARATHON in London is on April 22nd and in Belfast on May 2nd.
FARMERS Market continues every Friday morning at the Square Abbeyfeale.
BEST Wishes to John Hanrahan of Hill View Moyvane who won first prize of a Chevrolet Mantiz in the Athea Hall draw which was held recently, local winners of E100 include Maureen Moore, Moyvane and Tim Leahy of Gale View, Moyvane.
SEANCHAI: Will hold a Workshop- Writing a Novel directed by Rose Doyle from April 20th to 22nd `07, evening with Michael Smith will be held on Wednesday 18th of April at 8pm, more information from 068 22212.
ALL Ireland Finals of Senior Scor takes place in the INEC Killarney on Saturday 28th of April at 4pm.
MUSICAL: Tralee Musical Society will have a show at Siamsa nightly till Saturday 21st of April, they are producing shows since 1986, enquiries to 066 712 30 55.
EXHIBITION of Contemporary Irish Craft in association with the Mayor of London was on display at Leicester Square on St Patrick�s Day.
LIBRARY: Listowel library will have Art for the Young at Heart on April 18th and 25th , the programme includes a musical recital and discussion with a musician from the Kerry School of Music, starting time 11.30am, more information from 066 71838 15, all are welcome.
ARTS and Heritage officers of Kerry County Council will be at Listowel library on Monday April 23rd from 10am to 12 noon, details from 066 71 83 815.
RDS was established in 1731 to promote arts, agriculture, science and industry in Ireland, they are holding craft exhibitions since 1834, this year they have a prize fund of E25,000 for their National Crafts competition, details from [email protected], closing date for submissions is May 21st `07.
IRISH: According to last years census 1.66 million claimed to be able to speak Irish, the standard must be very low as it is very very seldom anyone uses Irish.
MEMORABILIA and Stadium collectables will be auctioned at Lansdowne Road from 26th to 30th of April `07.
CUCKOO Walking Festival in Tarbert runs from May 4th to 7th, more information from 068 36 500 or visit www.tarbert.ie
BRENDAN Kennelly Festival in Ballylongford begins on August 9th , closing date for their Poetry Competition entries is June 30th `07, details from 068 43557.
TOURIST Information is available at www.corkkerry.ie
KERRY Gems 31st edition booklet of 126 pages was launched recently.
TOASTMASTERS will meet at Big Al Maguires on the first and third Wednesday of each month, time 8.30 to 10.30pm.
BIO Diversity days will be held at Killarney National park from April 27th to 29th, details from 064 35960.
FARMERS were recently sent their Nitrates and Phosphate statement, maximum limit for organic nitrates is 170, information on nitrates is available from 1890 252 472.
NEW MOON was on April 17th, Earth Day Friday April 20th, The Dawn Chorus is magnificent. Scairibhin na gCuach is still to come hope it will be mild.
PARENTS and Friends have plants available at their Clieveragh Centre; they are open Monday to Friday 9.30am to 3.15pm.
REUNION of former Neodata workers will be held at the Arms Hotel on 20th of April, more information from 068 43213.
WAGES: Michelin are to reduce wages by $3 per hour for new employees, according to the Nova Scotia Business Journal.
OFFER: I got three offers on Fridays email to work collecting money for the United Nations Children�s Fund from a fellow calling himself William Gordie, terms 20% commission for services rendered and 10% of donations from each individual, the address of Gordie was 89 New Fetters Lane, London, Mr Koffi Anan was on the heading.
THOUGHT: When a man really gives up trying to make something out of himself - a saint, or a converted sinner, or a churchman, a righteous or unrighteous man,...when in the fullness of tasks, questions, success or ill-hap, experiences and perplexities, a man throws himself into the arms of God...then he wakes with Christ in Gethsemane. That is faith, and it is thus that he becomes a man and Christian, says Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
FREE: 1907 was the largest year of immigration through Ellis Island if you want to browse through Ellis Island site for free visit http://olivetreegenealogy.com/immigration/usa-passenger-
TUTORS: Kerry Education Service are looking for both Men and Women to become Voluntary Literacy Tutors. No qualification is needed as full training is given, free training course commencing shortly in Listowel, Contact Mary Swaine 068 23866.
KDYS are holding a band night at Listowel Secondary Presentation Convent on Friday 20th April, between 8.30pm and 10.30pm. Open to all teenagers. A strict no drug/alcohol policy will be in place. For more information contact KDYS Listowel. 068 23744.
CONFERENCE: Irish Management Conference will be held at Druid�s Glin on 26th and 27th of April; Jerry Kennelly of Tralee will be among the speakers.
SWALLOWS have arrived, Saturday last was a great warm day like summer, Sunday brought lovely day with a cool breeze in the open, the blackthorn is covered in tiny white flowers, and the flowering cherry is in full bloom in places, even a few apple trees in sheltered places are in flower, the sycamore our first big tree to come alive is gradually opening its buds.
CAR Boot sale in Newcastlewest had a bit of everything from books, plants, food, to controllers for radiators. Some 100 year old school exercise books would put our modern versions to shame.
FAITH: They recognised him at the breaking of bread Luke 24:35. Our prayer, especially our celebration of the Mass, must connect the mysteries we celebrate with the ordinariness of the lives we lead. This back-and-forth between worship and life is the pattern of our faith. There is a rhythm in our celebration of the Sunday Mass as there is in our own lives � ordinary moments and times of greater celebration, taken from the Parish Newsletter. On Sunday a 94 year old woman was sitting in the church all alone and happy that it was her second day out, as she got a few setbacks over the spring while a few miles away a strong woman half her age could see no future and stayed in bed.
GRANDMOTHERS: I have yet to hear a childfree grandmother giving positive encouragement to a childminding granny; granny has the time and opportunity to guide the next generation. We all know the influence of the hand that rocks the cradle.
CONFIRMATION will beheld at Tarbert on April 18th.
STATION for Knockanure will be held at the home of Christy Goulding on Friday April 27th at 8.30pm.
MISSIONS: Fr Andy Keating of Cork gave talks on the African missions at all masses last weekend, the new church in Africa has many seminarians studying for the priesthood, and our support is welcomed.
ST JOSEPH�S Young Priest Society Provincial Congress `07 was held at Limerick on April 14th. A historic article on Mrs Olivia Taaffe�s association wit
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CHARITY Concert: Kerry Choral Union, director Sharon Reidy presents a programme of song, including spiritual, classical, traditional, light opera and popular on Sunday 27th May 2007 at 8pm in St. Mary's Church Listowel. All proceeds in aid of Kerry Parents & Friends Association Listowel, tickets available from Margaret in Bank of Ireland or on the night.
MOYVANE/Knockanure C.C.E., entries for the County Fleadh, more information from 068 499 09.
FIRST Communion was in Knockanure on Saturday 19th of May `07 at 11.30am, these receiving are Cillian and Darren Doody, Shane Winter, Shane Carmody, Gerry Clancy, Jack Goulding and Tomas Moore. Great credit is due to all who helped in preparing for the occasion, participants, readers, choir and artists, made it a day to remember for everyone.
ST PIO Prayer Group will meet at St Mary�s Church, Listowel on Thursday May 24th starting with Rosary at 7.15pm, Pilgrimage to Holy Cross on Sunday May 27th , details from 068 21791, St Pio�s birthday is on May 25th.
ST JOHN�S for May: Wednesday 23rd Ivan Ilic a pianist; Thursday 24th Alba Castalica folk songs and music of South America; Friday 25th The Light Within, song and drama presented by Pricilla O Donovan and her students, Thursday 31st at 1pm Emma, Johnny and Jane and Bookworms and at 8.30pm on Thursday Radio Butty Show, of details from 068 22566.
Minister Eamon O Cuiv will open the Abbeyfeale to Barnagh stretch of the Great Southern Trail on May 31st at 2pm.
RTE Nationwide will feature The Great Southern Trail on Monday May 28th. RTE will record a programme on Thursday 31st at 11am at St John�s Listowel, tickets are available.
TINTEAN: Sean Keane in Concert on Friday May 25th at 8pm, Buds of Ballybunion returns on Friday June 1st at 8pm, Punch and Judy Show will be held on Sunday June 3rd at 2pm and Farmers Market will be held on Sunday Morning at 10am on June 3rd, details from 068 28003.
STUDY: Master of Arts in Civil and Cannon Law, detail from 061 204 507.
ST BRENDAN�S Way will be blessed by Bishop Murphy on June 9th, starting at Fenit at 2pm and arriving at Lerrig Ardfert two hours later. Feast of St Brendan was on May 16th, it would be nice to have a St Brendan�s festival at this time of year.
RETREAT: Six day residential retreat directed by Fr McCarthy will be held at Knock from June 24th to 30th, details from 068 23750.
EUGENE Fisher after spending 30 years working on Catholic/ Jewish relations on behalf of the American Bishops is retiring.
FAMILY Support organisations in Kerry received E1 million in supports from the government last year.
Kerry Hospice Branch held their meeting at the Mermaids on Monday last May 21st.
HEALTH: All the parties going for the election want the Health Service to work, after the election an open public Dail forum is essential to let the public know what is at the root of the health service.
Temperance in all of our lives over the long term, would bring us closer to nature and reduce medical intervention, and make people happier and fitter.
CONGRATULATIONS to Teddy Keane who won a Chevrolet Kalos and best wishes also to Michael Barrett who won a Chevrolet Matiz in the Athea Hall Draw which was held recently.
IT Tralee are having Summer Camps in Lego Robotics and Multimedia, details from 066 719 1770.
Lecture on the Age of Oil was given at the Listowel Community College by Dr Campbell on Monday May 21st.
E-MAILS are being sought by the British Library to preserve them for future generations.
SEA: Ireland is attempting to extend control over another 56,000 square kilometres underwater off our coast.
HOAX: Fines for hoax callers are to rise to E5,000.
EVENTS in May: Scenes of the South West exhibition was opened at Arkangel Gallery in Listowel on May 17th ,it continues till June 14th; Harley Davidson Rally in Killarney from 23rd to 28th; Kerry Rose selection will be held at the Earl of Desmond on Friday May 25th; Closing date for Rose escorts to apply for the job is Thursday May 31st , enquiries to 066 7121 322; VHI Cul Camps will be held at 850 venues around the country, details from www.vhiculcamps.gaa.ie ;Listowel Writers Week begins on May 30th .
Enable Ireland Ladies Luncheon and Fashion Show will be held at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday May 25th, details from 066 712 8220; Down Syndrome Association Ice Cream Sunday is on the 27th , details from 1890 37 37 37; ; Racing at Tralee on 26th and 27th; Dromcollogher May Fair and Vintage is on Sunday May 27th, details from 063 83934. Fleadh Nua in Ennis continues till May 28th; Innisshannon Steam Rally and Vintage is on June 3rd and 4th ; Sunday May 27th at 2.30pm a dog walk will be held in Listowel; Clounmacon ICA outing to West Clare will be on June 22nd, details from 068 21047.
AGM of Abbeyfeale RFC will be held at The Grove on Friday May 25th.
TADHG Kennelly is back in the Sydney Swans team after his recent knee injury.
SORRY to say that the number of people who signed the petition for a Knockanure bus service is very small, nowadays we leave everything to pressure groups and expect the state to do everything for us from the cradle to the grave and people who would like to do something are afraid to put their head above the parapet and draw fire from some dictator.
WANTED: Programmes and books are wanted by Tarbert GAA club for their sale which will be held at Shannon Park on May 27th.
WRITER in Residence for the County Tommy Frank O Connor will be available for four weeks, details from 066 71 444 44.
LIBRARY PressDisplay have 350 newspapers and magazines from around the world available online visit www.kerrycolib.ie
MULVIHILL Clan will meet at the Lanterns in Tarbert from June 29th to July 1st, all are welcome.
DRAW: St Michaels College draw will begin on May 25th, details from 068 21049.
CHILDREN Our Future a one day seminar will be held at Seanchai Centre on 16th of June from 10am to 3pm, details from North Kerry Together at 068 23429 or [email protected]
GOATS: Bother recently transported 400 goats from Shannon to Tanzania. Bothar have projects in 36 developing countries, details from www.bothar.org
COUNTY Fair which was held in Tralee on a cool but dry Sunday May 13th was a great day out for all the family, even canvassers were busy on the day. The cattle section now attracts only a small following a big change from 40 years ago where the champion stock would be mobbed by farmers and their families, a cup won by local Jack Leahy nearly a half centaury ago was again presented to a champion shorthorn breeder at the show. Exhibits included, baking, ICA Stand, children�s art, crafts, Teagasc, Vintage, cattle , sheep, horses, poultry, machinery, and many side shows. An information stand at the Show showed the benefit of advice on pensions and entitlements; only a small cosmetic change could make or loose thousands of Euros.
THOUGHT: Some people are willing to give the Lord credit but no cash, Anonymous; Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children, Charles (Chuck) Swindoll; I cannot forget my mother. She is my bridge. When I needed to get across, she steadied herself long enough for me to run across safely, Renita Weem; Breakfast- time is the critical time in a marriage; A pessimist looks both ways when crossing a one way street; So many people so many opinions; Unwillingness to accept God's "way of escape" from temptation frightens me - what a rebel yet resides within, Jim Elliot.
CREDIT Card information booklet is available from 1890 77 77 77.
SOCCER camp for children will be held at Listowel Celtic pitch from 23rd to 27th of July, details of more camps and registration is available from 1890 653 653.
LOTTO: Knockanure GAA Lotto results for 4th May, Jackpot E2,400, numbers drawn 1-3-5-25, no winner of Jackpot. Lucky Dips went to the following: Sticks c/o Kingdom Bar; Margaret Geraghty, 37 Feale Drive, Listowel; James Sheehy Glenalappa;
Maureen Connolly ,Trien; Paddy Lynch ,Gortdromagowna; Diarmuid Woods, Knockanure and Bar Prize went to Joe Enright.
Results for 27th April, Jackpot E2, 300, numbers drawn were 3-6-11-16, no winner of Jackpot. Lucky Dips went to; Lorito Cretano, 16 feale Drive, Listowel; Margaret Reidy, Upper Athea; Marita Scanlon, Lybes, Duagh; Anthony Mulvihill, Knockanure; Mary T McMahon, Lisaniskea; Pauline Woods, Knockanure and Bar Prize went to Michael O Sullivan.
HISTORY: Kealid voters list 40 years ago; Michael, Mary, Stephen (Michael) and Bridger Barry; Bridget (Con) and Con Buckley; Mary Carroll; Hannie Casey; Cornelius, Jerry and Josephine Clancy; Elizabeth Clifford; Hanna, Patrick and Daniel Connor; Timothy, Mary, Patrick, Edmond, John and James Cronin; Jeremiah and Mary Enright; Mary E (Mrs.), Michael and Anne Flaherty; Michael Flavin; Michael and Margaret Flynn; Dora, John J. (Junior), Hugh J. (Junior), Mary, Hugh (Senior), Michael, Nora Patricia, Christopher, Betty, John (Junior) and Michael F. (Junior) Goulding; Michael, Pat (Junior) and William Heffernan; Margaret and Daniel Keane; Mary (Mrs), Margaret, Norah, Hannah, John E, Annie, Mary (John), Michael, Kitty, Theresa, William and Mary Kennelly; James Mc McCarthy; Michael and Mrs Bridger Moloney; Bridget, John (Senior), Michael and Brendan Moore; Patrick (Junior), Nora and Patrick ( Senior) Moran; Patrick and Mrs Mary Mulvihill; Michael and Maurice (Maurice) Nash; Patrick, Bessie and Margaret O Callaghan; Eileen, Margaret, Catherine, Thomas, Mary and Timothy (Ellen) O Connor; Patrick (John) and John Stokes and Michael White.
Templeglantine Community Centre opened by Bishop Newman on May 29th 1977.
KERRY Senior basketball team won their first all Ireland in defeating Antrim at Cathal Brugha Barracks on May 25th 1957.
Flying: Charles Lindberg made first solo flight across the Atlantic on May 21st 1927. Amelia Earhart flew solo from Newfoundland to Derry on May 20th 1932.
BORN: George Best May 22nd 1946; John Wayne May 26th 1907; Padre Pio 25th May 1887; Wild Bill Hickok entertainer and stagecoach driver born 27th of May 1837; The winter of 1879 was mild and the St Lawrence river did not freeze; Elizabeth of Hungry was born 800 years ago this year she died aged 24 years on 19th of November 1231.
ATHEA Knitting industry established by Miss Goold is described in a letter from Richard R. Woulfe to the Celtic Times of April 9th 1887, also in the same edition of the paper is a poem on the Athea Knitting Industry by P.C. Byrne, despite Miss Goold�s admirable work vandals desecrated her church.
WILLIAM 1 ordered the compiling of the Doomsday- Book which records that hearth-money was abolished by a statute, passed in the first year of King William and Queen Mary, hearth money is a great oppression to the poorer sort, to erect a lasting monument of their Majesty's goodness in every house in the kingdom, the duty of hearth-money was taken away and abolished.
1307 Murcadh Ballagh an Irishman had his head cut off by a devise like the Guillotine, the French guillotine�s first official victim was Nicholas Jacques Pelletier who was executed on 25th of April 1792.
1807 on the 22nd of May the Abbe Edgeworth died he was born in County Longford in 1745.
ST MICHAEL�S College Listowel had their graduation mass on May 11th; following mass students were given presentations to mark their achievements.
CHALLENGES 4 Charity are organising a 75km hike in Kerry from June 22nd to the 24th, details from 01 677 6856.
ST PIO Pilgrimage to Holy Cross Abbey on Sunday May 27th.
GROW meet every Wednesday at 8pm at the North Kerry Together Office at Church Street, Listowel.
INTERCULTURAL Learning and travel information for young people is available at www.eilireland.org
INFORMATION wanted on Fr Thomas Hayes of Kerry who was senior professor of studies at Propaganda in Rome in February 1893.
AFRICA magazine for May/June has a wide variety of articles including A Muslim Prophet, You are never too old, on depression, memory of a social worker, China Tea, Missions and character assassination.
BOOK containing 33 compositions of Fr P.J. Kelly is available from the Columban�s in Navan.
Engineering Ireland is a chronicle of Irish Engineering edited by Richard Cox contains over 370 pages and is available from www.engineersireland.ie
ANTIQUES dealer Mike Deane of Maddens at Milk Market Lane in Tralee is retiring from the trade, Mike is well known to all collectors of memorabilia, we wish him and his family well.
READERS: Linda Kennelly, Paul and Anthony Kiely, Mary Flaherty and Siobhan Fitzgerald.
ACCORD can be contacted at 066 71222 80.
LITURGY: Pentecost Celebrations will be held at Killarney National Park on Sunday May 27th from 4pm to 5pm, meeting at Knockreer Gate just opposite the Cathedral.
Carrigkerry and Ardagh church had an inspiring mini Easter Garden with plants, stones and fountain, all the items had a symbolic meaning which was explained in a leaflet beside the garden.
FAITH: And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, �Whom shall I send?' Then I said, �Here am I! Send me!' Isaiah 6:8 ; It is through working together, praying together and planning together that we discover our respective roles as Christians. Today's parish needs the participation and the involvement of all whereas in the past, much parish activity revolved around what the priest did. Collaboration between priests and parishioners is not about �helping the priest'. Collaboration recognises, uses and celebrates the gifts God has given each of us, for the service of all e.g. parish pastoral councils, weeks of directed prayer and liturgy groups, taken from Parish newsletter.
GAA: The Tarbert senior team play the Legion Club from Killarney in an important County League fixture in Shannon Park on Sunday May 27, 2007. Immediately afterwards the Club will host a very special tribute to our own Club players and members that are gone to their eternal reward.
BEST Wishes to Mike Rice who is writing the Asdee notes for 25 years, he surely deserves a Presidents Award for his dedication, all the nice people who help the note writer week after week make up a 1,000 times for the odd trouble maker which are in every parish.
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The Great Southern Trail Ltd. invites you to attend at the Railway Station, Abbeyfeale, Co. Limerick on Thursday 31st May 2007 at 2.00 p.m. An tUasal �amon � Cu�v T.D., Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs will officially open the Abbeyfeale to Barnagh "rail-trail". RSVP: 9, Bishop Street, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick or text (087) 2155511.
Abbeyfeale Station is 1km from the town centre on the R524 Road to Athea. www.southerntrail.net
AGM of Newtownsandes Co-op will be held in the Marian Hall on Wednesday May 30th at 8pm.
CLEAN-UP Week was marked in Knockanure with locals taking part in collecting discarded material on the approach roads to the Village, these taking part included Mary and Tony Buckley, Eileen Kennelly, Anthony Mulvihill, Mary O Carroll and Donnchadh Woods.
PARKINSON�S Support Group will meet at the Mermaids on May 30th at 8pm.
GAA: The Tarbert senior team play the Legion Club from Killarney in an important County League fixture in Shannon Park on Sunday May 27, 2007. Immediately afterwards the Club will host a tribute to our own Club players
and members that are gone to their eternal reward. This year we will also be paying a special tribute to those Kerry players
who trained and played under the legendary Dr. Eamonn O'Sullivan. Dr. John Coolohan will give the oration and pay a special tribute to all those Kerry players who came under the direction of this great Kerry GAA icon. Kerry's own unmistakable Weeshie Fogarty, recognized and respected the
length and breath of Ireland, will be launching his epic biography that week on another Kerry icon the late Dr. Eamonn O'Sullivan - entitled 'A Man Before his Time'. Weeshie, himself a proud lifelong Legion player and supporter will be the
Club's guest of honour on that day and will be signing copies of a historical record and tribute to this legendary Kerry football team trainer. Dr Eamonn trained All-Ireland winning teams in five different decades from 1924 to 1964. In addition the Tarbert Club is organising the first ever "Bring & Buy sale of Football Programmes, Books etc. We are asking people to donate any unwanted, duplicate or old programmes, sports books etc to the Club. All proceeds will go towards the Field and Facilities fund again taking place in Shannon Park on Sunday 27th May. All donations of programmes /books etc can be handed into Eithne Griffin in the Tarbert Pharmacy. Already the club has secured an entire collection of programmes and sports books from an anonymous donor and lifelong Tarbert supporter. Weeshie has also kindly donated a unique item for auction on the day,
all proceeds going towards the fund. In addition we are delighted to put on public display in the new gym the
1903 All-Ireland senior medal won by Austin Stack - We hope this piece of history will be part of a great occasion for the Club as we salute both our own Club players/members and the men in the green and gold of times past, kicking off of this key county league game in Shannon Park is at 2.30pm on Sunday May 27th.
NEW Irish Potatoes are in the hops now.
ELECTION: Now that the election is over weeks will be spent putting a government in place and then it will be summer holidays so things will be in limbo for a while. At the count centre in Tralee, it would be nice if a few seats were available for people who could not stand for long periods, the body may be weak but the mind may be as active as ever.
FARMERS Market will be held at the Square Listowel on Friday June 1st , despite the mist weather silage contractors are cutting silage early and late.
Many house gardens and lawns are looking well at this time of year some effort should be made to recognise the work of the gardeners by including them in a brochure for tourists.
FULL Moon on June 1st we will have two full moons in June the second one is on the last day of the month, some places in America will have a double full moon in May and New Zealand will have their two full moons in July. Weather at present shows no sign of global warming; it is a wet, windy and cool month of May.
ASTRONOMY: Dr John Mather will explain the Big Bang at 6.30pm on June 12th `07 at Burke Theatre, TCD, more on Dr Mather visit www.jwst.nasa.gov) or www.ria.ie
EVENTS in June: Racing in Listowel on June 3rd and 4th; Secondary schools go on holidays and the Leaving and Junior Cert exams begin on 6th; Women�s Mini Marathon in Dublin is on the 4th; World Bodhran Championship will be held at Milltown from 1st to 4th; Innisshannon Steam Rally and Vintage is on June 3rd and 4th ; IT Tralee are having Summer Camps in Lego Robotics and Multimedia, details from 066 719 1770; A.G.M. of Moyvane ICA took place on Tuesday 29th May, new members were welcome; Limerick County Fleadh will be held at Cappamore from June 1st to 3rd; Sunflower Days in aid of Hospice are on June 8th and 9th; Car boot Sale in Newcastle West on Sunday June 10th; Listowel Camera Club held their meeting on Monday last. Exam Mass will be held at St Mary�s Listowel on June 4th at 10.30am, a book is available to sign petitions at the back of the church, all are welcome.
SEMINAR: Evening Seminar on Harmony in the Home will be held at Castleisland Presentation School Hall on Wednesday May 30th starting at 7.45pm, the event will be conducted by Rev Dr Tony Byrne and Sr. Kathleen Maguire, details from 066 7142 300.
ARDFERT Retreat; Come apart and rest awhile runs from June 10th to 16th, it will be conducted by Fr Michael Gallagher, more information from 066 713 4276.
BLUE Umbrella are opening a new exhibition on June 1st and it continues till the 16th of May.
Exhibition of photos from Godfrey Graham�s book called Forty Years Behind the Lens are on display at Tralee Library till tomorrow Thursday 31st of May.
WRITERS� week with over 50 events runs from 1st to 3rd of June, An exhibition of 37 years of Writers� Week is on display at the Boys School, Dan Keane will adjudicate children�s poetry at 3.30pm on Thursday 31st at Seanchai; J B Keane�s statue will be unveiled on Saturday 3rd at 11am; John McGrath will launch his book at Woulfe�s Bookshop on Thursday 31st at 6pm, other events include Storytelling, workshops, poetry readings and historical tours, full details are available at the Library.
PARKING will be restricted in Listowel from 8am to 4pm on Sunday June 3rd to facilitate activities in connection with Writers� Week. Writers� Week tour leaves the Square, Listowel on Saturday 2nd at 2pm and travels to the War of Independence Monument at Gortaglanna, the village of Knockanure to visit the unique church designed by Michael Scott, then on through the village of Moyvane and the townland of Lenamore to the village of Ballylongford and visit Carrigafoyle Castle. Tour finishes in Finucane�s Bar, Ballylongford for entertainment and light refreshments, book through the Writers� Week office at 068 21074.
ARTS and Crafts Fair will be held at Seanchai Listowel on Saturday 2nd June as part of Writers� Week 2007. Items for sale will include woodwork, knitwear, toys, greeting cards, ceramics, jewellery, photography & paintings. Doors open at 11am.
LARTIGUE Railway is open again from 2pm to 5pm, details from 068 24393.
BOOK: Charity book written by the late Richard O Connor of Dirreen and Croagh in aid of the Cancer Research is available at local shops, Pat Naughton created the artwork. A book on the Phoenix Park Depot from 1842 to the present was launched recently, it is written by retired Garda Donal J O Sullivan of Tralee.
YEARBOOK of the Tarbert Comprehensive School is now available, the school annual goes back to 1981.St Joseph�s Secondary School in Ballybunion also launched their school magazine called Cogar recently.
PROCESSION: This year's Listowel Parish Eucharistic Procession takes place on Sunday 10th June departing from St. Mary's Church at 1.00p.m. approx., progressing through William St., Charles St., Library Rd., back down Church St., through the Square, down the Bridge Rd. and ending in the Community Centre parking area where Benediction will take place. All are welcome details from Mary Walsh, Secretary Listowel Liturgy Group. Tel. 068 21951.
CHOIR: Listowel Church Choir will be on Radio Kerry on June 3rd at 9pm.
LIBRARY PressDisplay have 350 newspapers and magazines from around the world available online visit www.kerrycolib.ie
VTOS Open Information Morning will be held at Listowel Community College on Wednesday 30th May from 10am to 1pm, for adults wishing to return to education, details will be available on the morning, contact Rena Liston on 068 21023 for more information.
KDYS Listowel are hosting Summer Sensations - A Summer of fun, trips and activities 5 Euro per trip, pay the Friday before each trip, open to all teenagers. First trip is on 6th June to the Maharees and Waterworld; 13th June Trip to Cork, Shopping, Foto Island, Laser Full Day; 20th June Go � Karting, Picnic, In Kilcornan; 27th June Trip to Ballybunion Evening More activities to follow during Summer Months. Text your name and the trips you want to do to (085) 0576213 or ring KDYS, Listowel on 068 23744.
SOCCER camp for children will be held at Listowel Celtic pitch from 23rd to 27th of July, details of more camps and registration is available from 1890 653 653.
GROW meet every Wednesday at 8pm at the North Kerry Together Office at Church Street, Listowel.
INTERCULTURAL Learning and travel information for young people is available at www.eilireland.org
ST JOHN�S: Thursday 31st at 1pm Emma, Johnny and Jane and Bookworms and at 8.30pm on Thursday Radio Butty Show, RTE will record a programme on Thursday 31st at 11am at St John�s Listowel, tickets are available, details from 068 22566.
SIAMSA: Seadna a School Show is on Monday to Friday at 12pm from May 29th to June 22nd.
HISTORY: Snippets from the Kerryman of May 5th 1917; In the 32 years of the existence of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children it aided two and a half million children; Due to the shortage of paper the Clare Journal which was established in 1776 had to close; Protest by Cumann na mBan on the treatment of Irish prisoners, they got up at 5.30am wore prison clothes and made mail bags and mats, Republican flags were displayed in several areas; Teacher Union meeting demanded �100 salary; Irish Railwaymen got 5s bonus per week war money; Mary O Gorman who gave evidence at the Casement trial was before the court again in England; Racing stopped in England and restricted in Ireland because of the war; Liverpool baker fined for selling bread less than 12 hours old; Funeral of Rev John Martin PP Tarbert, he was born at Dingle studied at Louvain ordained at Killarney in 1880, he succeeded Fr Foley in 1906 and erected Parish Hall near the Tarbert Church. KM of May 19th 1917 reports Ballylongford labour demand for wage of 3s per day with diet and 4/6 per day without diet; Prices for supplies to Workhouse Irish Bacon �8-6-8 per cwt, Hennessy�s Brandy xxx 10s and 6d, beef and mutton 1s and 2.5 d per lb; Listowel Fair, Bonham�s 25s to �2, bacon pigs 126s per cwt (d.w.), Springer�s �25 to �30; Abbeyfeale Fair prices, calves �3 to �4-10, exceptional calves made �5 to �5-10; Donat O Mahony of the Imperial Hotel sang the praises of Ballybunion; Between Kilmorna and Feale Bridge a good number of salmon were caught; Death of Patrick Kearney of Kilbaha aged 66 years leaving his wife Margaret, sons Danny, Mike, Patty and Lar, daughters Maggie, Hannie, Bridie and Mrs M Shine, grandchildren Kitty, Peggy and Connie Shine, sisters Mrs P Mullane, Mrs J O Carroll and Mrs D Mulvihill, nephews M J Carroll Merchant Listowel, Daniel Carroll, John O Carroll, John Mullane Derry, Dan Mullane Dirreen, Con Mullane Athea, Danny M Kearney, Myles M Kearney, Danny Myles Kearney, Myles Mike Kearney, J. M. Kearney, Myles Kearney, Danny Mulvihill and M. Mulvihill. Nieces Mrs Jer Collins, Eileen Mullane, Nora Mullane, Mrs Ned Mulvihill Tonha?, Mrs Tom O Connor Islandanny, Mary Mike Kearney, Nora M Kearney, Kitty M Kearney, Peggy M Kearney and Sarah Kearney. Brothers and sisters in laws Dan and Mrs Kearney, Mike and Mrs Kearney and Myles and Mrs Kearney ; William O Brien to retire from parliament; Listowel Feis on July 29th next; Big strike looms in the Northern Counties of England with 200,000 weavers to strike for 20% rise. May 26th 1917 edition of the KM tells us of the prosecution of Mr R. M. Danaher merchant for dumping rubbish; Leslie Estate Tarbert sold under the 1903 act; Republican flags in Ardagh on confirmation day and riot at creamery in Ballyconry over flag; Tenders invited for the extension of Glin Creamery; 21 acres of land sold by Mary Leane to James O Connor for �110, a very high price; The Warblers of Cork are coming to the Listowel Gymnasium; Mitchell�s GAA training sessions only attracter 3 of 4 players. On 28th May 1677 the last woman was sentenced to death for adultery in these Islands.
EARLS: MacDonnell�s killed Shane O Neill after he took refuge with them on June 2nd 1567; The Earls fled the country in 1607 and were received by Pope Pius who gave them a pension, the Earl of Tir Connell died on 28th of July 1608 aged 33 years, Hugh O Neill died on 23rd September 1609 aged 24 years, the old Earl of Tyrone died on July 20th 1616, on board the ship that left Rathmullan with the Earls were 99 people.
THOUGHT: Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people's, if we are always criticizing trivial actions -- which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives says Teresa of Avila . The gospel is for the salvation of the world, and we are sometimes in danger of locking ourselves inside the rescue-shop and plundering the stock of blessings for the sole purpose of spiritual self-gratification, while millions stream empty- handed past the closed doors into eternal darkness, hearing the joyful sounds and seeing the advertisements, but never being given a chance to test the goods says Graham Kendrick; Read whatever chapter of scripture you will, and be ever so delighted with it - yet it will leave you as poor, as empty and unchanged as it found you unless it has turned you wholly and solely to the Spirit of God, and brought you into full union with and dependence upon him, William Law.
CLERKS: IDC report states that 1000 knowledge workers waste $6 to $12 million per year searching for non existent information, failing to find existing information and creating information that can�t be found.
REGISTER of Electors and the distribution of poling cards must be privatised and let council officials police the work otherwise it will be blunder upon blunder.
COLLECTORS for June are Michael Hanrahan, Tom Moloney and Ester Foley.
READERS: Una Fitzmaurice, Elaine Hudson, David Murphy, Noelle Nolan and Aileen Stack.
Holy Spirit Reading Group will meet at Abbeyfeale Parish Office on Wednesday May 30th at 8pm.
Sacred Heart Novena begins at Abbeyfeale Church on June 7th and continues till 15th.
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ENTRIES for the County Fleadh must be in before May 16th, for more information contact 068 49909, the County Fleadh will be held from 22nd to 24th of June.
ESTUARY AC: Local primary school sports qualifiers will be held at Moyvane GAA pitch on Wednesday May 9th starting at 6.30pm. Congratulations to all the Estuary athletes who competed in the outdoor track and field County Juvenile Championship which was held in Castleisland recently among the athletes who did well were Thady, Kerryann and Tara Finucane, Jamie Kelly, Nelius and Margaret Stackpoole, Tony O Sullivan, Pat Mullane, Shea and Darragh McDonnell, Eadaoin, Muirne, and Siomba Wall, Stephaine and Rachel Collins, Roisin Considine, Annabel Tulk, Ciara Ryan, Kathleen Kennedy, Rachel Moriarty.
Community Games are due to have their competitions in Moyvane on Tuesday May 8th.
CONGRATULATIONS to locals Rian Fitzgerald who did well in Traditional Tae-Kwon-Do competition which was held in Scotland recently, the Irish were the best overall team at the event, Maeve and Tadhg McEvoy recently achieved the Yellow Tip belt in Tae-Kwon-Do and Rian Fitzgerald has the Red Belt.
ADULT Education Prospectus for Listowel Community College is now available, a wide range of subjects are covered, including courses by UCC in association with the Community College, they are inviting applications for Diploma in; Community Development or Social Studies and Disability Studies, more information from 068 21023.
BURKINA Faso Fund draw organised by Tarbert Comprehensive School will be held at the school on May 21st `07, students are selling tickets for the draw.
GENERAL Election: Candidates will be fighting hard to win as many votes as possible; there are over 100,000 voters in Kerry. The Poll is on May 24th from 7.30am to 10.30pm.
BOWEL Cancer talk will be given by Kevin Murray a surgeon at KGH at the Arms Hotel on Wednesday May 9th at 8pm.
ST JOHN�S: Wednesday 9th of May Mandragola a comedy; Friday 11th The Autumn Journal of Louis McNiece, 1930s and early years of the war; Monday and Tuesday 14th and 15th Small One, Joan Sheehy waiting for her cats to return for dinner; Thursday 17th the Best of Traditional with Caoimhin O Raghaillaigh and Brendan Begley, details from 068 22566.
TINTEAN on Friday May 11th Niall Wolfe Baritone.
SIAMSA are beginning their 40th Summer Season, during May San Am Fado will be staged every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and from the 12th of May Tearman will be staged every Thursday and Saturday; May 13th Music and Song from Coast to Coast ,enquiries to 066 712 3055.
LOCAL girl Breda Lane was among the actors from the Comprehensive School Tarbert who staged the Communication Cord, at the school last week, the play was written by Brian Friel. Local footballers Donal and Diarmuid Leahy and Owen Stack received presentations from the management of the Tarbert Comprehensive School to mark their achievement in winning the Dunloe cup recently.
TROUBLE with mobile phone charges and unwanted text messages contact Regtel at 1850 741 741.
MARRIAGE took place at Moyvane Church on April 27th `07 of Noreen Walsh of Moher and Finbar Kiely of Blarney, Co. Cork. Noreen is daughter of Nora and the late Daniel Walsh, and Finbar is son of Richard and the late Mary Kiely. Joan and Ann Walsh and Sheila O Flaherty were Bridesmaids. The best man was Michael Pierce and groomsmen were Diarmuid and Colm Kiely, Maria Herlihy was the flower girl, the reception was held at Ballygarry House Hotel.
TEA DANCE will be held at the Earl of Desmond on Sunday May 13th , beginning with lunch at 2pm, it is organised by the active retirement group, details from 068 48369.
FOREIGN Stonemasons who did such a quick and expert job on demolishing and rebuilding the wall the wall of St Michael�s Churchyard, should be remembered by having a plaque erected on the wall in their honour, as some of them had no English their contribution should not be overlooked.
LAND used for potatoes and fruit and vegetables will benefit from the Single Payment Scheme from 2008.
Silage bales are being made here and there over the past fortnight. Some reseeding also took place during the fine weather. The whitethorn is now in bloom, the traditional time to take off the winter clothes is when the May flower is out. 25 years ago we had a fall of snow in May.
SUNSPOT the size of the earth crossed the centre of the sun recently, pictures can be viewed at the SOHO Spacecraft on line site, warning never look directly at the sun with binoculars or telescope.
BARGAIN: A person with Free Travel Pass can go from their home by bus and rail or you could sail to the Aran Islands at a very reduced rate, details from 091 593034.
LOUGH Derg Season begins on June 2nd with a bus from Abbeyfeale, details from 068 31232.
HOUSE of Prayer bus every 2nd and 4th Sat. of the month more information from 066 714 74 94.
LOURDES: Limerick Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes begins on June 21st, details from 061 314111.
YOUTH 2000 Retreat at Ardfert will be held from Friday May 11th to Sunday May 13th, details from 085 721 661; A Career in Prayer, highlighting a discernment evening for those called to the Priesthood, will be held in the Ardfert Retreat Centre on Thursday May 17th at 7.00pm.
GEORGE Langan launched his latest album at a charity event in Celbridge Co Kildare recently.
WRITERS have a chance to win a E10,000 prize and have their story published, details from 1520 501 650, closing date for entries May 15th .
DANCING Class are being held at the Abbeyfeale Community Centre on Fridays starting at 9.15pm.
BEST Wishes to Eileen and Tom Broderick of Kilmorna who went to the US to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary, they can keep up to date on home news at Newtownsandes Online.
EVENTS in May: 9th World Europe Day; 10th to 12th Happy Heart Weekend; 11th to 12th The North American Fleadh at St Louis; 12th Irish Adventure Challenge Race in Killarney;13th, 14th and 15th Racing at Killarney; Walk by Kerry ICA in aid of Breast cancer Research will be held at Farranfore on Sunday May 13th, starting at 2.30pm; Car boot Sale will be held at Newcastlewest on Sunday May 13th;Cork County Fleadh begins on May 11th; Kerry Choral Union will perform at St John�s Church Tralee at noon on Sunday May 13th; Kingdom County Fair is on May 13th, this year it is a one day event; All Ireland Rosary Rally will be held at Knock on Saturday June 2nd, details from 066 7180123; Youth 2000 will have a retreat in Ardfert from May 11th o 13th, details from 085 7216617; To learn more about the religious life, go to Ardfert Retreat Centre on May 17th at 7pm, more information from 066 7133 169. Golf Irish Open will be held at Adare Manor from 17th to 20th of May; Christian Aid Week runs from May 13th to 19th `07, during the week we are encouraged to host a Fair-trade Coffee Break, more information from 023 41468 or visit www.christianaid.ie
EU and neighbouring countries have 174 temporary holding sites for migrants, details from www.no-fortress-europe.eu
Irish Lobby for Immigration Reform had discussions with White House officials on May 2nd.
POLITICIANS with the poor mouth could ponder on what it is like in Somalia where nearly 800.000 are displaced by conflict out of a population of nearly 10 million; Life expectancy is 46 years, 2 million people in need of emergency health care, four doctors per 100.000 people, children stunted under 5 years 23%, children attending primary school boys 13% and girls 7% , only 30% have access too safe water.
SIGHT: The most common cause of poor eye sight among people over 60 years is age related macular degeneration, in England 500,00 are affected by AMD, blueberries which grow wild in hedges is said to be beneficial.
GROW will meet every Wednesday at the North Kerry Together office in Listowel at 8pm, just come along and you are welcome.
HISTORY: Sample of Voters list of fifty years ago; Dromurhur were John, Catherine and James Anthony Dunne; Denis D., Denis, Nora and Michael Moloney; Jeremiah and Ellen Nolan; Catherine, Ellen, Patrick, Richard and Bridget Stack. In Cloonbrane were Patrick, Nora, Jeremiah, Lizzie, Kit and Ned Buckley; Michael Bunce; Cors and Nora Connor; Michael Senior, Michael Junior and Nora (Sis) Dore; John, Bridget and Dannie Enright; Bridget and Rita Finucane; Patrick Fitzmaurice; Patrick and Mary Keane; Catherine, Daniel, Annie and Bridie Kearney; Josephine Kelliher; Joseph and Mary Lynch; Michael and Anne Manaher; Michael McCabe; Mary (Willie), William, Con (Joe), and Catherine Mulvihill; William and Margaret Nash; Jeremiah and Jeannie O Carroll; Mary O Connell N.T.; Nellie, Ellen and John O Connor; Bridie and Margaret Shine; Edmond Senior, Edmond and Margaret Sweeney.
Snippets from Kerryman of May 4th 1907: New Dean in Tralee, Rev Dean O Sullivan, Dean Carmody recently retired aged 78 years ; Fr O Connor who was a native Moyvane was two and a half years at Caherciveen and is appointed to Annascaul now, he attended funeral of Mrs M�Donogh Mahony before leaving; Vessy Fitzgerald KC had judgements against three Newtownsandes tenants, all of them wanted to make a settlement but on Monday morning 11 cows were seized from Michael Carmody of Cuss and a horse belonging to Edward Carmody, the bailiffs were trying to round up Michael Walsh�s cows thinking they were Daniel Collins cows. Edward Carmody was paying rent of �16 for grass of six cows and a horse, his father was aged 85 years, he pay his rent from money earned working for the Council, when direct labour came in he lost his job. Cows were returned, a public meeting was planned to protest against the tyranny and oppression.
Irish Land and Labour Newtowndillon Branch protested about the grabber of Mrs O Connors farm at Derry, the motion was proposed by Mr M.W. Forhan and seconded by Mr M Diggin, the secretary was J.C. Nolan.
50th anniversary programme of Sky at Night was on BBC1 TV on Sunday last May 6th just after 11pm, more information from www.astronomy.ie
Titanic passenger list is now online.
World War 1 service records have been put on line by the Australian National Archives, as a gift to the nation.
Death took place of Miss Alice B. O�Connor, her father owned property in Cork and Kerry; Feis Mhor was planned for Tralee on May 30th 1907.
DANIEL O Connell died 15th May 1847.
FIRST Apparition at Fatima took place on May 13th 1917.
First fleet sailed from England to Australia on 13th of May 1787.
CENSUS: Population of the 26 Counties in 1946 was 2,955,107; 1956 it was 2,898,264 and in 1966 it was 2,884,002.
GEORGE Fitzmaurice got his last play The Enchanted Land published in the Dublin Magazine from January to March 1957.
George was born 1877 and died on May 12th 1963.
BOB Tisdale born in Sri Lanka on May 16th 1907 won gold medal for Ireland in 1932, he died on July 27th 2004 aged 97years, he trained for the Olympics at Ballybunion.
PROJECT is being prepared to put the 1911 Census of England and Wales on Line.
SHACKS: It is estimated that 2.4 million families live in shacks in South Africa, since 2002 the Niall Mellon Township Thrust have been building houses for the poor in 2006 about 500 block houses were built, this year they aim to build 150 houses in seven days.
VINTAGE Rally will be held at the Thatch Lisselton on Sunday May 20th , on Saturday night 19th of May an auction in aid of Nano Nagle Special School will be held at 9pm at the Thatch.
MUCKROSS House has quietly replaced the voice Brendan Kennelly with another Kerryman on their introduction and information video, the voice of Kennelly will be missed.
MEMORIAL to J.B. Keane will be unveiled after the 10.30Mass in Listowel Small Square on Saturday June 2nd.
PROCESSION: Will be held in Listowel on Sunday June 10th starting at 1pm.
ROSARY will be said during May on Fridays at Clounmacon Grotto 8pm; Kilocrim Grotto at 8.30pm; O�Connell�s Avenue Grotto at 6pm on Sundays and after Mass in Moyvane during May.
THOUGHT: Work is often the father of pleasure; Work is the grand cure of all the maladies that ever tested mankind; He who sees a need and waits to be asked for help is as unkind as if he had refused; I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and You will never leave me to face my perils alone, Thomas Merton.
FAITH: And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, �Whom shall I send?' Then I said, �Here am I! Send me!' Isaiah 6:8 Our Church exists to continue the mission of Jesus. It has no other purpose. We have much to build on! Through the efforts of individuals and groups, so much is already happening at diocesan and parish levels. This gives us hope. What has also emerged is a desire in our diocese for greater collaboration. This stems from a belief that we can achieve something together that we cannot achieve on our own.
KDYS Girls Variety Night � Wednesday 9th May from 5.30pm � 8.00pm at the KDYS Youth Centre, Listowel. The night will include many activities, which are aimed at girls from the ages of 13-17 years. Some of the activities will include: Hairdresser, Beautician, Aerobics, Sumo Wrestling, Fortune Teller etc. For more information, please contact KDYS Listowel 068 23744.
GRAVEYARD Committee meeting will be held on May 8th at 8.30pm.
FINAL: Moyvane U16 football team are to play Ballylongford in the North Kerry Division 2 League Final at Tarbert on Monday May 7th at 7.30pm.
READERS; Michelle Corridan, Chloe Mulvihill, Ciara Healy, John Fitzmaurice, Brenda Clancy and Anne Stack
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TIDY Towns: Having suspended the Tidy Towns Competition for the past two years, Knockanure is submitting its entry for the current year. The full co-operation of the Community is required to promote a lively spirit and to make our place as presentable as possible. A meeting of the Committee will be held in the Clubhouse at 8pm on Monday next (14th). Volunteers are invited to participate in National Clean-up Week, Starting on Monday. Bags, gloves, bibs and pickers are available on request.
SENIOR Citizens committee meeting was due to be held on Tuesday May 15th at 8.30pm.
Tarbert Comprehensive students are fundraising for a HIV/AIDS unit in Bukina.
ENTRIES for the County Fleadh must be in before May 16th, for more information contact 068 49909
ST JOHN�S in May: Thursday 17th the Best of Traditional with Caoimhin O Raghaillaigh and Brendan Begley; Friday 18th Ladies in Lavender, a film about retired sisters who take in a young polish musician, it is a Bealtaine film; Monday 21st Roy, a footballers tale and on Wednesday 23rd Ivan Ilic a pianst, details from 068 22566.
SIAMSA: Kerry School of Music and Performing Arts end of year concert will be held on Sunday May 20th at 2.30pm and 8pm.
ROSARY will be said during May on Fridays at Clounmacon Grotto 8pm; Kilocrim Grotto at 8.30pm and at the Blessed Well at Dromtrasna at 8pm; O�Connell�s Avenue Grotto at 6pm on Sundays, at the Grotto in Ahafona every evening at 7pm and after Mass in Moyvane during May. Afternoon of Prayer will be held at Scartaglin Church on May 20th starting at 2.45 with Larry Cummins. Rosary Rally will be held at Knock on Saturday June 2nd, details from 066 7180123;
MISSION: in Ballydonoghue Church from May 19th to 26th.
Exploring vocations evening will be held at Ardfert Retreat Centre on Thursday May 17th at 7pm, more information from 066 7133 169.
LOURDES: Limerick Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes begins on June 21st, details from 061 314111.
CHALLENGES 4 Charity are organising a 75km hike in Kerry from June 22nd to the 24th, details from 01 677 6856.
WALKS supported by the HSE will be held in several West Limerick Villages, the Athea walk begins on May 23rd. A fun walk will be held at Tarbert on every Wednesday evening at 8pm.Womens Walking Group were due to meet at the Town park Abbeyfeale on Monday May 14th at 7.30pm and will continue each week with one hour walks, details from 069 61430; Community Training in Suicide prevention will be held at the Devon Hotel on May 24th and 25th, 9am to 5pm, details from 068 31161;
Minister Eamon O Cuiv will open the Abbeyfeale to Barnagh stretch of the Great Southern Trail on May 31st at 2pm.
STUDY: Master of Arts in Civil and Cannon Law, detail from 061 204 507.
ST BRENDAN�S Way will be blessed by Bishop Murphy on June 9th, starting at Fenit at 2pm and arriving at Lerrig Ardfert two hours later.
DANCING Class is being held at the Abbeyfeale Community Centre on Fridays starting at 9.15pm.
West Limerick Set Dancing Club had their session at the Convent Hall in Abbeyfeale on Sunday afternoon last.
NEW MOON on Wednesday May 16th, the weather has got cooler with showers, on Friday evening last the midges were out to torment us, while on Sunday morning May 13th last the cool east wind was like the month of March; leaves are beginning to sprout on the big old ash trees.
BEST wishes to Sean Broderick of Coilagurteen who celebrated his birthday recently.
Congratulations to the Athea boys who won the Limerick Community Games U13 Basketball final recently.
BOOK: Gabriel Fitzmaurice is launching his 43rd book which is called Really Rotten Rhymes; book on Dr. Eamonn O Sullivan, A man before his time will be launched on May 22nd , Doctor O Sullivan died in 1966.
Irish Furniture a recently launched book has 500 photos from the Knight of Glin collection.
Writer in Residence Tommy Frank O Connor a native of Currow is available to help writers, more information from 066 718 3541.
Dracula a novel by Brian Stoker was published on May 18th 1897.The Country Dressmaker by George Fitzmaurice was played at the Abbey 134 times between 1907 and 1925.
Red Cross have a booklet called Helping You to Care, it is available in bookshops or visit www.redcross.ie
WORKSHOP: Good practice for community organisations and information on the new 2007 Charities Bill workshop will be held at the Lynch South Court Hotel, Adare Road, Limerick on May 16th from 10am to 12.30pm.
FARM Plastic recycling information is available at 066 714 1099.
DANGER: It is reported that 4,000 children are poisoned each year by medicines which are left accessible to them. The South Western Area Health Board have collected over 13 tons of unwanted medicines since 2004, how much more medicines were burnt or flushed down the drain, the taxpayer had to pay for much of this medication, Chemists will take in unwanted tablets.
EVENTS in May: Enable Ireland Ladies Luncheon and Fashion Show will be held at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Friday May 25th, details from 066 712 8220; Down Syndrome Association Ice Cream Sunday is on the 27th , details from 1890 37 37 37; Racing in Limerick on 17th and at Tralee on 26th and 27th; Feile Chultuir Chiarrai continues in Killarney till 18th; Golf Irish Open will be held at Adare Manor from 17th to 20th of May; Christian Aid Week runs from May 13th to 19th `07, during the week we are encouraged to host a Fair-trade Coffee Break, more information from 023 41468 or visit www.christianaid.ie ;Edinburgh Marathon 27th; Harley Davidson Rally in Killarney from 23rd to 28th; Kerry Rose selection will be held at the Earl of Desmond on Friday May 25th; VHI Cul Camps will be held at 850 venues around the country, details from www.vhiculcamps.gaa.ie
SAD to hear that the last Mass will be celebrated at Listowel Convent on Sunday August 26th, the Presentation sisters are in Listowel since 1844. Everyone of us are grateful to the sisters who educated thousands of local girls over the years, they also taught boys in the infant classes.
SORRY to hear that the Transport Museum in Scots Garden in Killarney is gone forever, the late Denis Lucy had assembled wonderful array of motor memorabilia there, all the 226 lots were sold in London recently.
Dawn Chorus will be celebrated on 20th, with special events around the country;
CHURCHYARD: Duagh Graveyard committee will have a work evening on Thursday May 17th and fortnightly their after.
DRAW: St Michaels College draw will begin on May 25th, details from 068 21049.
AGM of Kerry Group will be held on Friday 18th of May `07 at the Brandon Hotel.
AGM of Kerry Federation of the ICA will be held at Ballylongford on Sunday May 20th at 2.30pm, their National AGM will be held in the Strand House Hotel Curragh on Saturday May 19th starting at 10.30am.
VINTAGE Rally will be held at the Thatch Lisselton on Sunday May 20th , on Saturday night 19th of May an auction in aid of Nano Nagle Special School will be held at 9pm at the Thatch.
Dromcollogher May Fair and Vintage is on Sunday May 27th, details from 063 83934.
MEETING: Camera Club meeting will be held at Arms Hotel on Friday May 18th at 8pm, details from 068 21295; meeting of the Widows Association was held at the Mermaids on Tuesday May 15th , Friends of Kerry General Hospital also held their meeting on Tuesday night 15th at the Arms Hotel to plan their fundraising night at the dogs. Medjugorje Monthly Prayer Meeting was held on Monday night last at St. Patrick�s Hall, Listowel.
DVD on drug awareness was sent to all schools recently, now there is doubt about its effectiveness, as it is considered by some as a guide on how to use drugs and solvents. Seat belts on busses are said to have cost E8 million and a survey show that 7 out of 10 students do not wear their belts.
AGM of the FAI will be held at Killarney on July 7th.
WEDDING took place on May 4th `07 in the Cathedral Killarney of Eilish Broderick daughter of John and the late Sheila Broderick of Coolnaleen and Jack Corridan son of Jim and Norma Corridan of Ballyhorgan, the ceremony was conducted by Fr George Hayes assisted by Fr. Gerard O Connell. Best man Maurice Corridan and Groomsman Pat Corridan, Bridesmaids were Katherina Broderick and Ann Flavin, Flower girls Amy Broderick and Cliona Corridan, David Corridan was Pageboy. The Late Sheila Broderick nee Stokes was a native of Knockanure.
SPIRIT: When I was young I was sure of everything; in a few years, having been mistaken a thousand times, I was not half so sure of most things as I was before; at present, I am hardly sure of anything but what God has revealed to me, John Wesley. Happiness depends on happenings, but joy depends on Christ, anonymous. Cultivate a thankful spirit! It will be to thee a perpetual feast. There is, or ought to be, with us no such thing as small mercies; all are great, because the least are undeserved. Indeed a really thankful heart will extract motive for gratitude from everything, making the most even of scanty blessings, J. R. MacDuff.
HISTORY: Michael O Longain( Langan) died 17th May 1837 he was born in 1766, his writings are at the Royal Irish Academy; Charles Lindbergh reached the Irish coast on May 21st 1927 on his way to Paris from America.
Extracts from the Kerryman of May 11th 1907; James M O Sullivan of New Haven Conn. (Councillor �at-law) assures people that the �30 needed to complete the�98 Memorial will be available by September 1st 1907; During the winter in Listowel the lamps were lit on alternate fortnight, while Macroom had electric light installed; Bazaar to pay off debt on the gymnasium will be held on 30th and 31st of July 1907 in the sports grounds, Tim Leahy was secretary and Mrs Cook was President; Gurtinard gates in Listowel were closed at 7pm during the winter, it was hoped that extended opening hours from now on with the fine weather; Flags in Market Street, Listowel were in bad repair, roads are fairly well kept, but the crossings need attention; Recent heavy rain may encourage pasture and increase the supply of butter.
1960�s voters in Moyvane South Michael and Margaret Brosnan; Danny Cunningham; John senior, Norah, John Mike, Con, Timothy, Bridget and William Guiney; Myles, Nora and Maurice Kearney; Michael and Betty Meehan; Robert, Tim, Lizzie, Michael, Francis Bridie, John and Maureen Nolan; Catherine, Daniel, Garrett, Batt, Mary (Batt), Teresa, Margaret, Bridie, Catherine and Mary O Connor; Daniel and Helen Riordan; Delia, Mary, Ed, Richard, Maurice, John and Sheila Stack; Bridget and Michael O Sullivan.
First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Amelia Earhart reaches Derry on May 21st 1932.
Nazis killed 57 members of the new French Presidents family.
Between 1608 and 1977 about 14,490 people were executed in the United States.
DANIEL O Connell died 15th May 1847.
FIRST Apparition at Fatima took place on May 13th 1917.
First fleet sailed from England to Australia on 13th of May 1787.
ARAB words which we use everyday, Mosque, Sultan, Bedouin, Minaret, Apricots, Oranges, Lemons, Spinach, Almanac, Algebra, Goulash, Zenith, Camphor, Carats, Average, Alcohol, Sugar, Syrup, Marzipan, Coffee, Muslin, Damask, Sofa, Alcove, Crimson, Azure, Lilac, Racket, Admiral, Arsenal, Abode.
ICE: An EU funded project has drilled down through the ice in the Antarctica to a dept of 3270m which will give information on the atmosphere going back to 650,000 years.
VOUCHER Scheme for small business who want to get expertise from third level colleges is now in place by the government, there is a fund of E10 million available.
EU: The EU have 27 national quality classes for butter; Only three categories of milk may be produced and sold in the Community, skim milk semi-skimmed (1.5% to 1.8% fat) and whole milk with 3.5% fat.
DON�T Drink and Drive meeting will be held at the Parish Centre at St John�s Tralee on Wednesday night May 16th.
POSTERS are everywhere promising more and more, if we think of a poor district four times the size of Ireland at Quan Ba in Vietnam where 40% of the people have to live on a $1 a day, child mortality under 1 year is 32/1000 and only 5% have running water, we should be thankful of our privileged position.
I heard the voice of the Lord saying, �Whom shall I send?' Then I said, �Here am I! Send me!' Isaiah 6:8
Called by God through baptism, we are the people the Lord now sends to create a real sense of care and belonging in our parishes. Each of us has gifts, experiences and skills, which can serve God and the whole community. Together, we are the parish; we are the Church; all of us exploring new initiatives and styles of ministry � priests, laity, religious and Bishop.
EXAM Mass for those taking exams this year will take place on Saturday 19th May at 8pm in Moyvane Church. On entering the Church each student, please put your name in the box provided. You are then invited to place a candle before the Altar for your intention.
READERS: Seline Mulvihill, Bridget McCarthy, Mary Quinn, Jerry Duggan, Bernie Walsh and Ciaran Lane.
LOTTO: Knockanure GAA Lotto results for 11th May `07, no winner of Jackpot of E2,500 .Numbers drawn were 4-9-15-22. Lucky Dips: Paddy Greaney, Kilmorna; Brendan Keane, Moyvane; Padraig /Jade McMahon, Athea; Peg Moloney, Tullahinell, Ballylongford; Ken Ridgeway, Knockanure; Bar Prize John Joe Barry;
Next Weeks Jackpot E2,600.