ACTIVE Retirement Day at
Knockanure Community Centre on Monday 9th July 2012. Sean Hurley
from Kerry Radio will be in attendance on the Day. If attending
please ring the office on 068 49799. All are Welcome.
KNOCK: Annual Pilgrimage to Knock takes place on Wednesday 11th
July, 2012. Coach leaves Knockanure, Moyvane via Tarbert and
Glin. Contact Margaret at 087 2976304 or Nuala at 068 36166.
FLEADH: Kieran Flavins results from Kerry Fleadh, Whistle – 1st;
Bodhran – 1st; Flute – 2nd; Duet with Timmy Flaherty Moyvane –
2nd .
SILVER: Congratulations to Kerry Ann Finucane who won a silver
medal in the U 16 Javelin at the recent Community Games County
Final.
THANKS: Flavin family Gortdromagownagh welcomed the Chernobyl
Children who arrived on Saturday 30th June 2012. Thanks to the
generosity of people from the locality and beyond who supported
our fund raising events we are able to bring eighteen children
and two interpreters from Belarus who will stay with various
families in the North Kerry region for four weeks. This stay
will be of immense benefit to their health and well being. For
most of these children this will be the only holiday they will
ever have in their lifetime. Again thanks to everyone who
supported us in making this trip of a lifetime possible.
SCHOOL: The Board of Management of Scoil Chorp Chriost
Knockanure N.S. would like to thank sincerelyall those who
helped outwith our official openingand blessing evening. We are
especially gratefulto Roin Bomber Liston who performed the
opening, Fr. John Lucid who officiated at the blessing, Leo
Finucane who donated the plaque, the members of our parents
association, parents who worked so hard on the night and all wo
contributed in any way towards making the 18th May 2012 a nght
to remember for our school. Votes of sympathy were passed at a
recent meeting of the B.O.M of S.C.C. to The Flavin Family,
Trien; The Stack Family, Dromurhur; The Reidy Family Upper
Athea; The Lane Family of Kilmeaney and The Keane Family of
Kilmeaney on their recent bereavements.
KDYS Listowel: Enroll now for “Summer Sensations” KDYS, Upper
Church St. Listowel on 068 23744.
CAMP: Multi-Sport Camp for kids 6-12 years – Monday to Friday
10am – 2.30pm in Moyvane Community Centre on July 2nd to 6th.
Booking Essential Limited places. Ring Brendan 087 1515627 or
Maggie on 087 9866533.
VINTAGE Day in Knockdown in July 15th .
CAR Boot Sale and indoor market in aid of West Limerick 102
Community Radio will be held on Sunday 8thJuly at Newcastle West
Community Centre from 9am to 3 pm.
ST JOHN’S: Friday July 6th, The Great Hunger; Wed. 11th, Nuada,
an evening of folksongs and drama, details from 068 22566.
THOUGHT: We cannot avoid the burdens of life, but we do have a
choice as to whether we carry them on the strength of our own
backs or yoke ourselves to our Lord who has promised to get
under the load with us and make our burdens light. Says, Al
Cadenhead.
COMMUNIRY Alert Knockanure: A meeting of the committee took
place in Knockanure Community Centre on Monday night at 8pm.
Defibrillator service is waiting to be operated in Knockanure.
We urgently need more Responders to operate the service. We
request all young people over the age of sixteen to come along
to a meeting in Knockanure Community Centre on Thursday night
5th July, 2012 at 8pm. This qualification would be of enormous
advantage to you going forward on your CV. Also any adults who
are willing to become Responders are urgently needed for this
very important service.
CHOIR: Anyone interested in singing with the choir on Sunday
morning is most welcome. If interested, please contact Eileen
Horan or Bridget McCarthy.
HAPPY 100th birthday to John Neenan who is father of Maria Moran
of Keylod.
THANKS: On behalf of Knockanure Tidy Towns we wish to convey our
thanks to Community Worker, Henry Finucane, in keeping the
Village and its environs clean and tidy. We also want to remind
residents to do their ‘bit’ before the forthcoming Adjudication.
WHEELCHAIR Association Shop are appealing for donation of
uniforms from primary & secondary level local schools.
DEPRESSION: Kerry Relatives Support Group meet on the 1st
Wednesday of each month at The Meadowlands Hotel at 8pm. (Next
meeting July 4th). Call Kate on 087-2993142 .
CAMP; Multi-Sport Camp for kids 6-12 years – Monday to Friday
10am – 2.30pm in Moyvane Community Centre on July 2nd to 6th and
in Athea Community Hall from July 16th to July 20th .Booking
Essential Limited places. Ring Brendan 087 1515627 or Maggie on
087 9866533.
KDYS Listowel Summer Activities for 14 – 17 year olds
Monday 16th July Bowling in Tralee. Tuesday 17th Maherees Water
Sports.Wednesday 18th Karting, and Cinema Limerick. Thursday
19th Eclipse Activity Centre, Sneem. Friday 20th Quazar and
Shopping Cork. Bookings to KDYS, Upper Church St. Listowel on
068 23744.
NUNDAY attracted a huge crowd to Listowel on Sat. 30th June
2012,great to see pleasant crowd with 1400 Nuns dressed for the
occasion see more at http://youtu.be/P0Kbi6-c-cM
LOUGH Derg pilgrimage on July 27-29, contact 068 31232.
DEATH has taken in London of Mary Dunne, daughter of Michael
Culhane and Eileen Scanlon of Leitrim East. Mary is survived by
her husband and three children, her brother Michael, sisters
Nell, Kitty and Anna.
DEATH took place on 22nd June 2012 of Michael O Sullivan of
Coilbee, Listowel aged about 90 years. He was laid to rest at St
Michael’s Cemetery Listowel after requiem Mass in Listowel
Church on 25th of June 2012 beside his parents, John O Sullivan
who died in 1947 and Nora O Connor who died in August 1983.
Michael is survived by his brother Paddy and was predeceased by
his sisters Nellie Kelly and Mary O Connor she died in 1949
aged 28 years.
Death has taken place of Mary Nolan, (née Prendergast) of
Carbery House, Mountcharles, Co. Donegal. Mary is survived by
her sons, Tom, Stephen, John and Robert and daughters Barbara,
Joanna and Eleanor, her 13 grandchildren, her sister and
brothers and daughters-in-law, sons-in-law and wide circle of
friends. Requiem Mass for Mary Nolan was celebrated at the
Church of the Sacred Heart, Mountcharles on Sunday 24th June
2012, Mary was laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery. Mary
Nolan was born at Firies and was predeceased by her husband
Michael Nolan who is descended from the Nolan’s from Moyvane
South.
Recently Deceased; Noleen O’Brien nee Reidy and Maureen Enright,
England and of Listowel.
ANNIVERSARIES: James O Connell, Joyce Mannix, Kate Faley,
Patrick O Dowd, Dan Donoghue, Dick Hudson, Liam Buckley, Eileen
Stack, Bridie Costelloe, Johnny Horgan, Catherine Kilkelly,
Jeremiah Carmody, Kit Windle, Mrs Kiely, Breda Walsh; Mass on
Tues 3rd at 7.30pm for James Mahony, at the request of
Newtownsandes Co-Op; Mass on Wed. 4th 7.30pm For the People of
the Parish; Mass on Thurs. 5th Knockanure 7.30pm Private
Intention also for the First Friday; Mass on Fri. 6th at 7.30pm
for Eamonn & Pat Sweeney; mass on Sat. 7th at 7.30pm
for Bridie Reilly; Mass on Sun. 8th at 10.00am for Timothy &
Mary Murphy and the 11.00am Mass in Moyvane is for Fr.
Jimmy Kissane & the deceased members of the Kissane Family.
Diocesan Collection on Saturday and Sunday 7th & 8th July
for the Sick & Retired Priests.
CHURCH News; First Friday of the Month. Usual Communion Rounds,
Knockanure in the morning and Moyvane in the afternoon.
Confessions every Saturday at 7.15pm before the Vigil Mass.
Scriptural Reflection Group meet in the Presbytery on Friday
nights at 8pm. Everyone welcome.
Adoration Moyvane, Sun. 4.00pm to 5.00pm; Wed.10.00am to
7.00pm; Knockanure Tues. 10.00am to 6.00pm.
Readers:- Vigil, Michelle Corridan; 11.00am Paul & Anthony
Kiely; Knockanure Sunday 7th July, Margaret Carmody & Mary
Fitzgerald.
Collectors for July, Vigil, Kay O’Hanlon & Ronan Kearney;
11am Eileen Collins & Patricia Galvin; Knockanure, Jerry
Woods.
CEMETERY Mass at St Michael’s Cemetery, Listowel on July 3rd and
Mass at John Paul 11 Cemetery on July 4th. Duagh July 26th at
8pm.
KERRYMAN: Kerryman of June and July 1932 carried articles on the
Eucharistic Congress and the travels of dignitaries who came for
the great occasion. Tralee Library have the original copies of
the Kerryman available. Also mentioned was Ballybunion which was
the training ground for the Olympic Athletes. July 2nd edition
reports, 4,000 left Kerry by train for the Congress. A train
was arriving every quarter of an hour at Kingsbridge from 3.45
onwards. Hundreds of buckets of water were provided for the
thirsty crowd. Knockanure man James Kirby home for Congress
visits relations. Midnight Mass in Listowel celebrated by Fr
White and on the organ was Mr Purcell. School children had the
week off for the congress. Archbishop Hayes of New York visits
his mothers birthplace Killarney. Tailteann Games opened at
Croke Park. July 16th 1932, reports 800 passengers arriving at
Galway most are going to climb Croagh Patrick. Other news, De
Valera’s mother died in America, she was born in 1856. London
Conference breakdown.
Knockanure Notes – 1st July, 2012
July 1, 2012