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GREAT Halloween party was held at the New Community Centre in Knockanure, a great effort was put into the event by the organisers.
COOKERY classes will commence in the Community Centre, Knockanure on Tuesday night 6th November at 7.30pm.
COMPUTER Classes begin on Wednesday Nov 7th .
Parent and Toddler Group begins at 10am on Nov 15th and on Friday 23rd Nov, dancing with Johnny Barrett at Knockanure Community Centre.
BEST Wishes to all who presented with their diplomas and degrees recently, the long struggle is over and now the real work must begin. Only one in ninety nine people in the world receive third level education. The IT students were urged by their head in Limerick to take risks, at their recent conferring ceremony.
Thinking of starting a business information meeting will be held at St John�s, Listowel on Saturday November 10th from 11.30am to 1pm.
BEST Wishes to Thomas M OConnor of Bunagara who won first prize of a Peugeot 107 in the recent Emmets GAA draw.
AGM of Listowel Graveyard Committee takes place at St Patrick�s Hall, Listowel on Wednesday Nov 7th at 8pm, new members welcome.
SAFE Driving: The Shannonside No Name club are holding a one-day programme dedicated to influencing young people�s approach towards learning to drive safely and passing their test, at the Community Centre Tarbert on Saturday, November 10th. Starting at 9.45 am and finishing at 3.00pm. Cost E10.00. Bring a packed lunch. Tea, coffee and refreshments will be provided. This course is open to No Name Club members and any remaining places are open to 5th and 6th year students. For further information please contact: Mary Normile, Glin � 087 9573660 or Maura McDermott, Tarbert � 086 3475988.
Members and friends of Moyvane ICA produced 100 pairs of baby booties and 30 quilts which are destined for Chernobyl Children�s Project.
LOCAL Craft worker Mairead O Connor will be spinning wool with her spinning wheel at the Listowel Arms Hotel as part of the Craft Fair and Food Fair on Sunday 11th November, many other exhibitors will be displaying their crafts also.
BOOK on the Knights Templar papal investigation of 1308 was launched recently at a cost of $8,400 per copy, only 799 copies were available. SPAIN: Beatification of 500 Catholics killed during the Spanish civil war took place recently in Rome, it was the largest number to be Beatified in one day, in history of the Church.
THOUGHT: We are so accustomed to disguise ourselves to others that in the end we become disguised to ourselves, says Francois de La Rochefoucauld; There is no such thing as a "self-made" man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our success, George Matthew Adams; Has not God borne with you these many years? Be ye tolerant to others, Hosea Ballou.
Fr Casey play will be performed at Glorach Theatre in Abbeyfeale on Thursday Nov 8th , 9th and 10th, details from 087 799 7907;
WEDDINGS: Angela Gould of Kilmorna and Jeremiah Kelly of Knockadireen, Duagh were married at St Bridget�s Church, Duagh on October 26th `07 by Fr Pat Moore P.P. Bridesmaids Rose Costelloe and Liz Gould. Best man was Tim Scanlon and groomsman was Anthony Maher. Kerrie Anne Casey was flower girl. Pageboys were Eoghan Kelly, Eamon Dowling and Michael Costelloe. Angela is daughter of Nora and Ned Gould and Jeremiah is son of Mary and Eddie Kelly.
Laura Slemon of Listowel and Timothy Larkin of Knockanure were married at the Cathedral in Killarney on October 27th `07 by Fr Declan O Connor who is a native of Duagh. Best man was Chris Larkin; groomsmen were P J Larkin and Noel Larkin. Bridesmaids were Sandra Slemon, Maura Mahony and Mairead Slemon. Flower girl Khyesha Mahony and Pageboy was Rory Mockler. Laura is daughter of Mary and Patrick Slemon and Timothy is son of Maria and the late John Larkin of Carrueragh.
HISTORY: Eamon Kelly joined the Abbey Theatre company in 1967, he came to Listowel in 1944. In 1947 about 4,000 died from TB in this Country. Canon John Hayes born Nov 11th 1887, he started Muintir na Tire in 1937 and died in 1957. Kerry Sentinel of November 2nd 1907, reports that the committee of the National Teachers Congress were at East Avenue Hotel, Killarney, inspecting facilities for their forthcoming Congress which would be held at Easter 1908, the hall could accommodate 1,500 people; also reported is the death of Mortimer Galvin of Clounmacon after a lingering illness, he was guardian under the old and new regime for over 25 years, he was survived by his wife, son, brothers, relations Mr and Mrs David Ruddle, Galvin Family Patch, McEllistrim Family of Ballymacelligott, the Maher, McElligott, Flavin and Foran Families also attended, he was buried in Duagh. The British Foreign secretary proposed a Jewish homeland in Palestine on November 2nd 1917. Australian transportation sample index for Griffin; Mary Griffin alias Sullivan or Maguire, of Yellow Road Tralee, tried 1829, wanted her family to join her in Australia; Daniel Griffin aged 16 years tried for larceny in 1850 transported for 7 years; Daniel Griffin age 31 years tried for perjury, sentence 1 month in jail and transported for 7 years; Maurice Griffin age 48 years tried 1848 for sheep stealing, got 10 years transportation; Pat Griffin aged 32 years tried in 1850 for cow stealing, transported for 14 years, discharged 1856; Mary Griffin aged 50, a widow with 7 children from Tralee, was in possession of flesh and pelts of two stolen sheep, document date 1823; Thomas Griffin aged 80, stole sheep to feed his 13 children and grandchildren, imprisoned in Kerry; Michael Griffin tried at Tralee for manslaughter in Tralee 1825, he had a wife and three children.
MOYVANE have won 19 North Kerry Championships the first was in 1925, Craughdarrig won the year Knockanure were left stranded in Knockanure, their lorry failed to arrive to transport them to the match, having cycled and travelled by trap car to Asdee, Knockanure found that they were late.
RESEARCH: It is estimated that from 50 to 100 million animals are used in experiments each year, they range from fruit flies, mice to primates. Test results from humans biological samples taken in developing countries are not sent back to the patients.
NOVEMBER intentions Mass in Knockanure Wed 7th at 7.30pm
STATIONS: Fri. 9th Nov Station for Murhur, Moyvane & Claar at the home of Michael & Helen Corridan at 8.00pm; Stations for Knockanure on Friday 16th November at the home of Neilus & Margaret Clancy at 7.30pm; Stations for Kilbaha at the home of Patrick & Eileen Hanrahan at 10am on Saturday 17th Nov.
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COOKERY classes are held in the Community Centre, Knockanure on Tuesday nights at 7.30pm.
BEST Wishes to the local Scor na nOg contestants who won the North Kerry Final of the competition in Moyvane recently, they will compete in the County Semi- Final at Abbeydorney Hall on Friday November 16th. Taking part will be members of the Novelty Sketch, Kerryann , Tady and Tara Finucane, Donnchadh Woods, Norella Molyneaux and Diarmuid Kennelly, Tara Finucane will also compete in the Recitation section.
CONGRATULATIONS to Noirin Buckley of Moyvane who was recently appointed to give learning support to the children of both Knockanure and Moyvane National Schools. Noirin is daughter of Sheila Buckley and the late Ned Buckley.
JOBS:
Revenue recently opened their office in Listowel providing 44 jobs, next year another office will open in Newcastle West, providing more work opportunities for locals.
GREEN Energy Growers Association have held several meetings in North Kerry since this years Ploughing Championship, the first Founder Shareholders Meeting of the Kerry/ West Limerick Green Energy Service Company was held at the Arms Hotel on Nov 8th, by 2020 it may be possible to get 30% of our heat energy from biomass crops, such as Miscanthus, Industrial Hemp and Reed Canary Grass, details from [email protected]
ISLANDS: Informative guide and map of over 30 Islands, around the country is available at any tourist office, 15 of them are Gaeltacht Islands, visit www.irelandsislands.com
BOOK: Irish County Surveyors 1834-1944, by Brendan O Donoghue was recently launched, it is mostly a biographical directory of county surveyors.
EVENTS: WL 102; Birdwatch Ireland have an outing to Carrigafoyle Castle starting at 2pm on Sunday Nov 18th ,they were established in 1968, have 20 local branches and 10,000 members, details from 087 7656 439; Science Week 11th to 18th of November, 400 events are taking place around the Country, IT Tralee will have events for both Primary and secondary students from Monday 12th to Friday 16th, visit www.scienceweek.ie ;
LARTIGUE Monorail, Listowel are seeking items of interest relating to the two railways which ran from Listowel, i.e. the Lartigue 1888 to 1924 and the Limerick -Kerry line 1880 to 1973 for inclusion in the Lartigue Heritage Centre. Items are being sought on a permanent loan basis, further information from 068 22212.
by the County Council, details from 066 7183 814.
IT Tralee is to spend nearly E11 million upgrading facilities over the next two years.
LUTON: Kerry Luton new service operates Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
GAA: The Bernard O Callaghan Memorial Championship Quarter Finals; Finuge v Brosna at 1.45pm in Moyvane on Saturday Nov 24th followed by Beale v Ballyduff; Finuge is the venue on Sunday Nov 25th for the St Senan�s v Desmonds at 1.30pm to be followed by Tarbert v Duagh match.
Novice Championship: Emmets C v Asdee B on Saturday Nov 17th at 3pm in Ballylongford and Mountcoal is venue for the Galerangers v Knockanure match at 1.30pm on Sunday November 18th , it will be followed by the Knocknagoshel B v Clounmacon B match. There was great rejoicing in the locality when Feale Rangers beat South Kerry in the County SFC Final on Sunday last Nov 11th `07, the man of the match when Feale Rangers last won the last County SFC Final in 1980 was local man Johnny Mulvihill.
FAIR: Athea fair on Saturday last bought crowds from far and near, a great day out with many stands and plenty of ponies and horses, only a few cattle were on display, the festive atmosphere of the day contrasted with the recollections of the older generation who attended the old fair, their long walks, cattle escaping into dykes and fields, exhaustion and at times hunger after the long day herding cattle, the lonely trip home with animals who were not sold, and then the thought of another day, and money scarce till then.
HISTORY: This country experienced bad weather in 1946 and spring of 47, in 1946 civil servants, guards and army helped farmers harvest crops, the wheat acreage 1945-46 was the highest since 1847, the bad winter of `46 and spring of `47 with frost till March prevented planting of crops, the Minister told the Dail in late spring that because of the weather that 2 million acres of ploughing remained to be done to reach the 1946 tillage acreage. A milk shortage in `47 , the government the use of cream except for making butter, the butter ration was reduced, special interest free loans scheme introduced by the government, with payback over 18 months were taken out by 4,000 farmers. The cattle population in July 1948 was the lowest in recorded history. Early Ministers for Agriculture; Patrick Hogan 1922-32; Jim Ryan 1932- 47; Patrick Smith 1947; James Dillon 1948; Tom Walsh 1951; James Dillon 1954-57; Irish Farmers Union was established in 1917 and in three years membership was 60,000. In 1920 farmers were encouraged to plant trees to honour the men of 1916. Foot and mouth in England in 1967; Irish Republic proclaimed on Nov 17th 1948; Stormount Buildings opened in Nov 16th 1932; BBC makes first broadcast on Nov 14th 1922.
RECORDS: Guinness Book of Records reports that a Church Tower in Germany is the most leaning tower in the world, it surpassed Pisa; NZ has the 5th lowest rate of unemployment in the developed world.
THOUGHT: When God is going to do something wonderful, He begins with a difficulty, When He is going to do something miraculous, He begins with impossibility, Charles Inwood; Everyone feels benevolent if nothing happens to be annoying him at the moment, C. S. Lewis; If I can easily discuss the shortcomings and the sins of any; if I can speak in a casual way even of a child's misdoings, then I know nothing of Calvary love, Amy Carmichael.
TO MARK the 1600 anniversary of the death of St John Chrysostom who was born in Syria, Pope Benedict said �since the fifth century John Chrysostom has been venerated by the entire Church, Eastern and Western, for his courageous witness in defence of ecclesial faith and for his generous dedication to pastoral Ministry
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CLASSES continue at the Knockanure Community Centre, a great night of dancing and fun was held of Friday Night last with Johnny Barrett and the local ladies supplying refreshments.
Thade Gowran CD will be launched in Duagh Heritage Centre on Saturday evening 1st of December; Finuge Rambling House is on November 30th; Tea Dance will be held at Lyrecrompane Resource Centre on Sunday Dec 2nd
GAA have a questionnaire on line at www.gaa.ie
BOOKLET on Kerry Art and Culture is now available at the Library, the history section at Tralee Library was closed on Saturday last, old shelves are being removed to be replaced with more modern versions.
POETRY book called Rich Pickings by Mary Lavery Carrig of Tarbert will be launched at Woulfe�s Bookshop, Listowel on Saturday Dec. 1st at 6pm by George Rowley.
Journal of the Ballydonoghue parish will be available on December 7th.
BEST Wishes to Michael Lynch who is the new Chairperson of Writers Week, Michael a native of Kilkenny, is well known at the County Library in Tralee, next years Writers Week will be held from May 28th to June 1st.
Best wishes to Peggy Sweeney with her new CD called An Emigrant�s Letter which was launched last week.
Congratulations to Fiona Hanrahan of Lenamore a recently qualified primary school teacher who won four prestigious awards for outstanding academic achievements. Fiona is daughter of Mike and Theresa Hanrahan.
Congratulations to Michael Dowling who was given a Civic Reception at Listowel Town Council offices last week, Michael is involved in voluntary organisations all his life, in almost every good cause you will find him helping and promoting its success.
Melchert: Former workers at Melchert had a reunion recently, the company operated in Listowel for 28 years and over 800 worked there at one time or another.
DENNY�S in Tralee are to reduce their workforce by another 50, the establishment is there for 60 years and in its prime employed up to 400.
HISTORY: Pope Leo Xll was due to celebrate three important anniversaries in 1893, his 84th birthday, 50th anniversary of his Episcopal consecration and the 15th anniversary of his election as Pope, so Cardinal Michael Logue wrote on November 15th 1892 to Fr Ring OMI at Inchicore in Dublin asking him to organise a pilgrimage to Rome to greet the Holy father in February 1893. The Irish pilgrims group consisted of 3 bishops, 103 priests, 136 women and 100 men, people who were not able to travel formed themselves into associate members numbering 1.500.000 supported by 1.700 priests. The pilgrims were organised in groups, St Patrick, St. Laurence, St Albert, St Jarleth, St Bridget, St Dympna, St Malachy, St Macartin, St Kieran, St Coleman, St Finbar, St Mel, St Brendan St Columba, St Munchin, St Kevin, St Columbanus and St Ita. The future Pope Leo was at the House of Commons when Daniel O Connell was speaking there in 1846. Michael Logue the future Cardinal entered Maynooth 1857 and it took six months to elect Pope Pius Vll in 1799. A Universal Jubilee was proclaimed in 1825 and the future pope LeoXlll was chosen to read the address to the then Pope LeoXll. The bicentennial of Mount St. Mary�s University and Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md. Was celebrated in Nov 2007.
PRESENTS: News papers are reporting that some toys may damage children�s hearing, before you buy check with the store their backup service if a breakdown or malfunction occurs, when the guarantee is up, no one will check or repair some items.
POLAR Research involves 50,000 people from 60 countries, in over 200 projects, if each person involved only wrote a page a day, it would create a great mountain of information, a case of too many cooks. Despite all the talk about global warming, great numbers will fly to distant destinations for a few days around the Christmas time. Regulations of every type are always set to fall hardest on the man at the bottom of the ladder.
SEAFOOD: World Seafood Congress was held at Croke Park at the end of September, representatives from 35 countries attended, the entertainment was Guinness and oysters on the eve of Congress, next night marquee barbeque and entertainment, next day Leopardstown Racecourse and last but not least Gala Dinner at Hogan Suite of Croke Park. After all that we were told that benefits of eating fish outweigh the risks.
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ST PIO Prayer Meeting in Listowel on Thursday Nov 22nd starting at 7.15pm.
COMPUTER Classes on Wednesday nights,
Parent and Toddler Group, details from Maggie at 087 9866 533 DANCING: on Friday 23rd Nov with Johnny Barrett at Knockanure Community Centre.
COOKERY classes are held in the Community Centre, Knockanure on Tuesday nights at 7.30pm.
DVD and Video of the opening of Knockanure Community Centre is now available from Leo Finucane and committee members.
LARTIGUE Monorail, Listowel are seeking items of interest relating to the two railways which ran from Listowel, i.e. the Lartigue 1888 to 1924 and the Limerick -Kerry line 1880 to 1973 for inclusion in the Lartigue Heritage Centre. Items are being sought on a permanent loan basis, further information from 068 22212.
GAA: The Bernard O Callaghan Memorial Championship Quarter Finals; Finuge v Brosna at 1.45pm in Moyvane on Saturday Nov 24th followed by Beale v Ballyduff; Finuge is the venue on Sunday Nov 25th for the St Senan�s v Desmonds at 1.30pm to be followed by Tarbert v Duagh match.
FAR East magazine this month has an article on the 20 years of civil war in Peru in which over 69,000 lost their lives, 80% of the dead were country people.
FULL Moon is on Nov 24th, great autumn weather is on everybody�s lips often days are as mild as August, and very little rain was failing till last Saturday. Most of the trees are bare a few have multicoloured leaves still, suitable for collection as souvenirs, only haws and rosehips are left in the hedges, the sloe is long gone due to disease this year. Winter visitors from the north include swans, geese, ducks waders, Redwings, Fieldfares, Curlews and Starlings are scarce this year. Lizards, bats, hedgehogs and badgers will be hibernating shortly.
NOBEL Prize winner Georges Charpak teaching initiative for young children, details from www.lamap.fr Science questions are answered at www.kvarkadabra.net , www.ecsite.net links European centres of education.
STARS: David Moore will talk about the stars on Newstalk on Wednesday 21st from 10pm to midnight and Dave Fanning will have a programme on astronomy on Nov 22nd from 7pm to 8pm on Radio 1. Armagh Planetarium has reopened after a E5 million refurbishment programme. Comet Holmes has become as bright as the North Star, it is a million times brighter than usual and nobody knows why. The Comet Holmes visits our sky every 7 years. Leonid Meteor shower peaked on Saturday last, a very bad night for star gazeing.
COMPUTER: For a donation of $399, one XO laptop will be sent to a child in a developing nation and one will be sent to the child in your life, this offer applies to America. ORPHANS: Seventeen Europeans were arrested last month in Chad for trying to fly 103 children they claimed were orphans from Darfur.
EVERY Village had a Christmas Concert before the television came, the lack of local stage presentations is loss both to the Parish and the actors and performers, who are often talented but have no opportunity to display their abilities.
HISTORY: Voters List for Lissaniska, Newtownsandes 1966-67; Michael and Teresa Bambury; Maureen, Nora and Michael Buckley; Laurence, Ellen, Joseph, Margaret, John and Michael Collins; Mary Connor, Bridie and James Costelloe; Philip Donovan; William Dowd, Mary, Jeremiah and Ellen Enright; Margaret, William, Mary Joseph, Thomas and Margaret Finucane; Denis and Nancy Flaherty; John Flavin; Catherine (William) and William (Francis) Keane; Eileen (Timothy), Timothy (Jim), John (Tom), Mary (Mrs John) Timothy(James), Ellen May and Elizabeth Leahy; Michael and Molly Manning; John Senior, John Junior, Bridget and Peggy McElligott; Nora, William, Dan, Catherine (Miss), John, Anna , John J, Kate and Daniel Joseph McMahon; Timothy Murphy; Edward and Margaret Moran; David and Ellen o Connor; Daniel Riordan. Country people are great for attending funerals; when Mrs Kerry Keane of Ballabawn House, Knocknagoshel was buried in October 1907, locals attending included G Stack, Kilmorna, Miss Dora Stack and Mick Keane; When Thomas Sheahan aged 30years of the Paddocks, Lixnaw died after attending a fair in Listowel in September 1901, he was survived by his mother and sister, wreaths were sent by many including Mrs F Slattery of Tralee, Miss Stack of Kilmorna and Miss Stack of Lixnaw, Fr Behan attended. From 1692 to 1693 more than 150 'witches' were arrested and jailed in Salem, Mass., Drake found the potato in Chile on Nov 28th 1577; Allen, Larkin and OBrien hanged 24th Nov. 1867; Bush's Family Tree; Distant relatives Include John Kerry, Marilyn Monroe and Princess Diana. First World War (1914-1918).
Over 600,000 Canadians enlisted in the Canadian
Expeditionary Force; Martin H Kennelly was Mayor of Chicago from 1947 to `55; Scotland will celebrate the birth of Robert Burns in 2009 and it is expected that 8,000 clan men and women will take part in Edinburgh pageant the largest outing of the clans since 1822.
LECTURE on the Kerrymen in the Irish Transvaal Brigade will be given at Killarney Library on Tuesday Nov. 27th at 8pm.
LOURDES: Bishop Jacques Perrier of Tarbes and Lourdes indicated that for the 150th anniversary a Jubilee Year will be held, due to run from December 8, 2007 to December 8, 2008.
THOUGHT: �It's not what people look like on the outside that counts because we don't have a lot of control over that. It's what we look like on the inside that makes a difference because we all have a little light that we were given on the inside, and that's what can make us beautiful�, Capuchin Franciscan Father Tony Scannell. Habits are first cobwebs, then cables. The chains of habit are too weak to be felt until they are too strong to be broken, Samuel Johnson; Laughter adds richness, texture and colour to otherwise ordinary days. It is a gift, a choice, a discipline and an art, Tim Hansel.
STATION for Gortdromagowna will be at the home of Margaret Carmody on Friday November 23rd at 8pm.
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DAN KEANE will be on the big screen at the Knockanure Community Centre on Friday December 7th at 8.30pm sharp, the show was recorded in 1996 and the cream of talent from North Kerry and West Limerick will be shown, a CD of the event will also be available.
SENIOR Citizens Christmas Party will be held in the Marian Hall on December 9th, Mass at 1pm, Dinner immediately afterwards followed by Dancing & Entertainment, book with Ita at 49134 or Maureen 49365 or Eileen at 49478. Booking is essential as we have maximum seating; Athea Going Strong will have their Christmas Party after 12.30pm Mass on December 12th at the Top of the Town.
Scor na nOg County final will be held at the INEC on December 9th, best wishes to local girl Tara Finucane who will be competing.
LOTTO: Knockanure GAA Lotto results for 30th Nov. `07, numbers drawn were 17-20-25-28, Jackpot was E5, 300, No Winner. Lucky Dips went to the following: Leona and Richard O Sullivan, Lisaniskea; Dolly Stack, Listowel; Aoife Moloney, c/o O Briens Bar, Duagh; Mary Ann Collins, 3 Riverside Drive, Mountcollins; Ellen Slemon, 69 Feale Drive, Listowel;
Micheal Woods, Knockanure; Bar prize Mary Barry;
Next Weeks Jackpot E5,400.
THANKS: Shannon Side Noname Club would like to thank all who contributed so generously to the recent church gate collection, which amounted to �701.50. The club would also like to thank all those who took up the collection. On Saturday last members of the club spent a day in Dunlin.
HELLO Kerry a phone service for people who feel isolated, details from 086 60 900 29.
SPORT were getting about E17 million 10 years ago at present sport is getting E300 million to promote it, Sports Council get E60 per year and the Aqua Centre in Dublin receives a yearly subvention of E1.8 million.
GLUTEN: EU have about 1 million people with total intolerance to gluten, another million gluten sensitive and 10 times more who are at risk of becoming gluten intolerant.
THOUGHT: Help me know the difference between; Helpfulness
and Interference; Self-confidence and Arrogance; Love and Possessiveness; Enjoyment and Excess; Frankness and Tactlessness; Self-reliance and Obstinacy.
Women�s Meeting will be held at the Family Centre Listowel on
FILM on the plight of Coffee Farmers in Ethiopia will be shown at the Grand Hotel, Tralee on Wednesday Dec. 5th at 8pm.
Farm stress helpline 1800 742 645.
CONGRATULATIONS to Causeway Macra who recently celebrated their 50th anniversary.
AGM of Knockanure Fianna Fail was held on Saturday last, Dan Kiely and Tom McEllistrum attended, Tom is the third generation of his family to attend the Clubs AGM, it was noted that the Knockanure Club was established in the early days of the party.
BEST Wishes to Christopher, Maedbh, Marie, Grace and Rachel of Knockanure N.S. who were enrolled for their first communion on the Feast of Christ the King, the children, parents and choir participated in the ceremony, which impressed all who attended.
HAPPY Birthday to Emmet Leahy, we all wish him many years of health and happiness.
ARTS: Closing date for small grants from the Councils Arts Office is December 7th.
SURVEY: North Kerry Together are doing a survey of farmers needs, details from 068 23429.
NEW Moon on Dec. 9th, up to recently grass and plants were still growing, but wind, hail and rain since last weekend has put an end to a very mild autumn.
QUIZ: Fundraising Quiz night in aid of teaching and school equipment for school children in The Gambia organised by Fiona O'Connor will be held in Brosnan's Bar Moyvane on Friday night December 7th at 9.30pm. Entries are 20 Euro a table with overall prize. Raffle and spot prizes will also take place, all are welcome.
GLOR na nGael meeting will be held at the Arms Hotel on Dec. 5th at 7pm.
JOURNALS: Ballydonoghue Parish and the Knocknagoshel Then and Now Journal are now available.
Pope Benedict�s reply to the 138 Moslem religious leaders, who wrote to him following his controversial speech, can now be read on the internet, the Pope welcomes dialogue.
Mobile TV coverage for all of Europe is expected to be provided by a new satellite which is expected to be launched in March 2009, black spots will be covered by present repeater stations.
HISTORY: Voters list for Gortdromagowna 1966 `67; Thomas Michael, Patrick and Catherine Barry; Nora, John, Patrick and Laurence Broderick; Edward L, John, Laurence (Lar), Edward (Con), Margaret, Nora and Patrick Brendan Buckley; John and Mary Carmody; Francis Carroll; Julia and John T Connor; Bridget, Matthew, Christopher and Mary Costelloe; John ( Tim), Hannah, Timothy, John (John), John J, Patrick, Kate, Nora and Thomas Flaherty; Michael, Kathleen, Christopher and Laurence Hartnett; Margaret (Peg), Margaret, Thomas, Patrick Jeremiah, Mary and James Kennelly; Catherine ( Mrs) and James Junior Lynch; John and Kathleen McElligott; Denis (Pat), Margaret and Patrick Murphy; Sheila Nash; Catherine J, James, Thomas Michael, Catherine, Donie and Michael O�Connor; Nora, James, John and William Sexton; Elizabeth, Joseph, Johanna, Julie and John Stokes; James, Hannah and Tom Woulfe.
Fr Casey P.P of Abbeyfeale born 10th Dec. 1840, Ordained 1868 and came as Parish Priest to Abbeyfeale in 1884. Fenion explosion at Clerkenwell Prison took place on 13th Dec. 1867. Parish Plan which was devised by Minister for Agriculture Dillon and Fr Hayes of Muintir na Tire was abandoned when Fianna Fail returned to power n 1957.
VIETNAM: At end of Nov. thousands of Vietnamese remembered their Martyrs, who were canonised by Pope John Paul 11 in 1988, 100,000 were killed for their faith between 1798 and 1861.
VATICAN appointment: Welcome to our new Cardinal Sean Brady also best wishes to Monsignor Paul Tighe who was appointed recently second in command at the communications office at the Holy See. Mgr Tighe graduated from UCD in 1979 with a degree in Law; he later studied for the priesthood in Holy Cross College, Clonliffe and the Irish College in Rome. Fr Tighe was ordained for the Dublin Diocese in 1983.
ADORATION Moyvane: Sun. 4.00pm to 5.00pm,
Wed. 10.00am 7.00pm, Knockanure Tues. 10.00am to 6.00pm, Athea Adoration during Sundays of Advent from 2pm to 5pm. Listowel during Advent Sundays 3pm to 6pm and all day Tuesday and Wednesday.
READERS: 7.30pm Linda Kennelly & Erin Mulvihill
11.00am Jerry Duggan & Margaret Flaherty
Knockanure 10.00am Brenda Clancy & Anne Stack.
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ST PIO Prayer Meeting will be held at St Mary�s Church Listowel on Thursday night December 13th Rosary begins at 7.15pm.
CHIROPODIST: Senior Citizens Chiropodist will attend the Marian Hall on Saturday 15th December at 11am, for appointment book with Eileen Quinn at 068 49472.
CONCERT: Christmas Concert: An Evening of Festive Music at St. Mary's Church, Listowel on Wednesday 12th December at 8pm. in Aid of North Kerry Day Care Centre. Featuring Kerry Chamber Choir & Orchestra & Kerry Children Choir directed by Aidan O'Carroll and Adoramus Choir Kenmare directed by Frederik Laumus. Guest Soloists" International Soprano - Miriam Murphy & International Bass Baritone - Neil Baker. Tarbert Christmas Concert will be held at the Lanterns on December 16th, at 7.30pm; Ardfert Gospel Choir will hold a Concert at St Brendan�s Church, Ardfert on Dec. 16th starting at 8pm.
LOCAL: Knockanure Development Association would like to thank everyone who supported their recent dance, a special word of thanks to the two families who sponsored the band.
A cake icing demonstration with Breda Foley will be held in the Community Centre Knockanure on Tuesday night December 18th at 8pm, everyone welcome.
A Christmas Flower Arranging Class with Kathleen Barrett will be held in the Community Centre Knockanure on Wednesday night December 19th at 8pm, all are welcome.
Great to see so much local talent perform at the showing of the Dan Keane tribute film on Friday last.
CHRISTMAS lights and decorations are transforming many front lawns into grand displays, which will admired and discussed over the Christmas season.
SPAM is a fact of life with anyone who operates a mobile phone or computer, on Saturday last a man lost all his credit when he tried to make use of a false special offer, also Maureen Haughy�s name is being used by another scam operator.
HSE have a leaflet on advising the elderly to keep warm, experts tell us that the flu virus is more stable when the air is cold and dry, it was found that the virus transmits best at 20% humidity and at 80% humidity the flu is not able to transmit itself.
DVD: Local man Leo Finucane has launched a Dan Keane Tribute DVD and Video, recently. Garry McMahon has launched a new album of his songs at St John�s Theatre on Saturday last, proceeds in aid of St Gabriel�s Centre, Limerick. Thade Gouran songs are revived in a new CD which was launched in Duagh last week. "A Tribute to Dan Keane" is available in DVD and Video and available at Hollys and Nolans, Foodstores Moyvane and also from Finucane Films (087) 6955721.
BOOK: Princes of Pigskin- A Centaury of Kerry Footbalers written by Joe O Muircheartaigh and T J Flynn, mentions Con Brosnan and Dr Jim Brosnan several times, also among the 100 footballers discussed are Bob Stack, Jimmy Deenihan, Tim Kennelly, Mick Finucane, Stephen Stack.
BOOK of Kerry which was compiled by Sean Quinlan is now available locally, it covers from early times to the coming of the Normans to Kerry and contains nearly 500 photographs, other volumes are to follow, details from www.thegreatbookofkerry.com
BIRDS: Finding Birds in Ireland- the complete Guide , written by Eric Dempsy and Michael O Cleary, is now available;
SIGHT: Scientists hope to be able to correct short-sightedness in children with special contact lenses, soon.
EU is forcing 75 of its former colonies to agree to new trade rules, forcing them to open their markets to predatory tactics of powerful corporations; we see what happened to our own manufacturing businesses. The EU stance will in the end produce more asylum seekers in Europe.
VOTE: Venezuela�s a country of 26 million people barely rejected their President Chavez�s proposals to make Venezuela a socialist country and allow him to run for re-election indefinitely.
ADVENT Wreath: Three purple candles symbolize penitence and solemnity, a pink one represents hope, and the white "Christ Candle," lighted on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, stands for a joyful celebration of Jesus' birth.
THOUGHT: The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything, Anonymous; The spirit of Christmas is annual; the Spirit of Christ is eternal. The spirit of Christmas is sentimental; the Spirit of Christ is supernatural. The spirit of Christmas is a human product; the Spirit of Christ is a divine person. That makes all the difference in the world, Stuart Briscoe; When we cannot tell what to do, when we cannot understand what is going on around us - let us be calmed and steadied and made patient by the thought that what is hidden from us is not hidden from Him, Frances Ridley Havergal.
RECYCLE: Kerry County Council are giving a waste collection free of Service Charge during December and January, details from 066 718 3562.
EVENTS: Farmers Market is held every Friday morning at the Square Listowel; Abbeyfeale Heritage Project have an exhibition at present in the Abbeyfeale Library;
GAA: The Bernard O Callaghan Memorial North Kerry Senior Football Championship Semi-Final between Castleisland and Tarbert will be held at Ballylongford on December 16th.
The Rambling House continues at Sheahan's Thatch House, Finuge. Next session is Friday night 14th December at 8.30pm. All are welcome.
BADMINTON: Moyvane Badminton Invitation Tournament for Division, 2,3,4, and 5 took place recently.
REPORT from Bord Bia tells us that by 2020 we will have a more limited range of foods due to weather conditions, healthier eating will end heart disease and over weight, eating clubs will be organised to eat rich food, because it will not be available at public eating houses, new crops will be grown due to climate change. What did it cost Bord Bia to produce this report.
JOURNALS: Ballyguiltenane and Ballydonoghue Journals are now available. Knocknagoshel Then and Now which was published recently tells the story of how Judy O Sullivan Bowers searched for her ancestors, after a long search she found the birthplace of her great-grandfather at Loughfouder. Deaths that occurred 100 years ago and who attended their funerals makes interesting reading, among these reported on include Kerry Keane, Miss Alice B O Connor, Pat McCarthy NT Duagh, John Toomey who fell from a car bringing machinery for Brosna Creamery. Other articles include Fealsbridge ambush 1923, West Limerick Football Championship 1907, Abbeyfeale beat Templeglantine, and a list of Past Presidents of New York Kerrymens Association.
HISTORY: In 1223 St Francis began the custom of the Christmas Crib, when he asked the people of Greccio, Italy to come to a cave outside their Town and re-enact the first Christmas; Cort�s and his men arrived on shore of Mexico on Good Friday, April 22, 1519, He and his soldiers never entered into a major battle without having their confessions heard and Mass said. Cort�s carried blessed medals of both St. James the Apostle and Mary. Many of his soldiers had rosary beads. Little did Cort�s or his men know when they arrived that the natives sacrificed an estimated one out of five children at their temples. When Our Lady appeared to St. Juan Diego and left her picture on Diego's cloak, a big conversion began, 9 million Aztecs were baptized by 1540 and millions more were added within twenty years. Countless cures and interventions are attributed to Our Lady of Guadalupe. Every year 20 million visit her Basilica in Mexico City.
Recent report from Bagdad: The Rev. Canon Andrew White, an Anglican priest known as the "Vicar of Baghdad," estimates that 90 percent of Iraq's million Christians have either fled or have been murdered by Islamic extremists during the religious civil war, most of the men of his parish. "They are mainly killed. Some are kidnapped," says White. "Here in this church, all of my leadership were originally taken and killed." Their bodies were never recovered. "
TRIEN Voters list for 1966-67:Jeremiah, Mary and Hannah Brosnan; Thomas, Bridie, Nora and Bartholomew Flavin; Richard, Ellen and Timothy Brendan Horgan; William, Bridget, Timothy William, Hannah and Mary Leahy; John McElligott; Ciss McEnery; Mary Senior and Timothy Scanlon; Michael, Julia, Belle, Kathleen and Donie Sullivan. Sluicequarter Kilmorna voters: Mary and Hannah Dillon; Patrick and Betty Doody; Ellen and James Gould; John, Elizabeth and James Horgan; Daniel and Margaret Lane; Patrick and Margaret McCarthy; Hannah and John Joe Moloney.
READERS: Una Fitzmaurice, Elaine Hudson, Paul and Anthony Kiely, Bernie Walsh and Ciaran Lane.
ALZHEIMER�S Support Group Party will be held at the Family Centre in Church Street Listowel on Tuesday Dec. 11th at 7.30pm.
Clounmacon Senior Citizens Party will be held on Friday Dec. 14th, beginning with Mass at 8pm.
Craft Fair and exhibition will be held at Seanchai Centre on Sunday Dec. 16th all are welcome.
LOTTO: Knockanure GAA Lotto results for 7th Dec. `07, the Jackpot was E5,400, no winner, numbers drawn were 2-3-11 and 23. Lucky Dips went to the following; Tom Cahill, Mountcollins; Mossie Henchy, Lisselton; Jeremiah Horgan ,Kilmorna; Con/Helen Brosnan, Mountcollins; Henry Finucane, Lisaniskea; Pat O Connor, Keylod; Next Weeks Jackpot E5,500.
EMIGRATED: Edmund Dinneen went to America, his father Timothy is buried at Knockanure. Edmond had three sisters. Bridget Dinneen married Cornelius Mulvihill in 1862 and Catherine Dinneen married Roger Mulvihill in 1857.
The third sister, Mary, married Patrick Enright of Tarbert in 1860. A brother, John Dinneen, was living in Glenalappa in 1892, two other brothers, Dan and Michael, emigrated.