CHANGE: Please Note change of
date for the next Active Retirement Day at Knockanure Community
Centre. The next social day for the active retirement takes
place on Monday 18th July. Come and enjoy a great meal followed
by music and dance. Anyone wishing to attend please ring in
advance at 068 49799 or 087 7528626 anytime. All new members
welcome.
ELECTION: Knockanure Development Association held a meeting on
4th July 2011. The following are the elected members of the
committee. Honorary Presidents – Dan Keane – Jerry Enright.
Chairperson – Danny Winter.Vice Chairperson – Mary O Connor.
Secretary – Nora Winter. Treasurer – Kathy Kennelly. Assistant
Treasurer – Nora Winter.PRO – Maggie Large. Assistant PRO –
Marie Doody. Committee members – Jimmy Denihan – Betty Doody.
Anyone interested in joining the committee would be most
welcome. Please contact Knockanure Community Centre on 068
49799. Many Thanks, Knockanure Development Association.
CROAGH PATRICK: Sunday July 31st ,For enquiries and bookings
contact 068 21707 or 086 2508796.
HORSE Show, bus tickets are available from 068 49337.
THANKS to Murhur , Moyvane school children and friends who
collected, E360 for Bothar; Irish Guide Dogs received E200 and
Crumlin Hospital got E 1,113. Also helping were Holly’s Gala
Store, Nolan’s Express and Moyvane Youth Club.
COLLECTION: The Kerry Branch of the National Council for the
Blind wish to thank contributors and collectors in the Parish
for their contribution to their recent Church gate collection,
Moyvane amounted to E600 and Knockanure E175.
ST JOHN’S: Wed. 13th , Summer Melodies with Mary Culloty O
Sullivan, Cormac Dineen and Brid O Shea; Thursday 14th ,Jack
Magic with Jack Richards; Fri. 15th , A Moon Rose , a new
play by Neil Flynn, presented by The Hothouse; Tuesday 19th
,Ferguson, Holmes and Henry, featuring American and Irish music,
details from 068 22566.
AWARE: The Tralee Aware group offer support for those who are
sufferers of depression, and for their families and friends
every Tuesday at 8pm in the Sacristy rooms at the rear of St.
John’s Church.
Call Kate on 087-2993142 or Aware main office on 01-6617211 for
details, or contact loCall Helpline – 1890 303 302 or Head
Office 01 6617211.
BLOOD Transfusion Service will hold donation clinic in Brandon
Hotel on Monday, July 11th from 5-8.30pm and on Tuesday to
Thursday, July 12th – 14th from 3-5pm and 7-9pm.
ACTIVE Heart will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, July
12th in Kerins O’Rahilly’s GAA Club at 8pm. Healthy heart food
prepared by resident chefs will be available for tasting.
Instruction on preparation of this food will be given. All
welcome.
COURSE: Kerry Counselling & Training Services is offering
Certificate Course in Counselling Skills 2011. For information,
contact Caroline on 066 7122931 or email
[email protected]
MUM: Meet a mum group Listowel Family Resource Centre session 5
‘what items to include in a child’s toy box’, on Wed. 13th at
10.30am. Alzheimer’s carers support group meet on Tuesday 12th
at 7.30pm. contact the centre on 068-23584.
BEREAVEMENT Support Open Evening with Denis Robinson on the
Stages of Grief, Coping Mechanisms, Individual and Community
Support Systems – Thurs. 14th July, 7.30 p.m. at Listowel Family
Resource Centre, John B. Keane Rd. Listowel. All Welcome, Bring
a Friend. Contact Lorraine 06823429/Bridie 086-8556431.
EVENTS: Summer Seisiun will be held on Thursday nights at 9pm in
the Devon Hotel, Templeglantine till mid August; Cross Roads
Dancing at Finuge every Friday night during July and August;
Tarbert Historical Society are going on a trip to Dingle and the
Blaskets on July 17th; Racing begins at Killarney on July 11th;
Guided tour of the Cathedral in Killarney on Tuesdays and
Thursdays at 3pm; Water Safety Class begins at Glin on Tuesday
12th July; Afternoon of Prayer at Scartaglen Church on Sunday
July 17th at 2.45pm; Athea Road Race 23rd and 24th July; Class
for children with reading and spelling difficulties will be held
at IT Tralee from 25th to 29th July;
FETE held in Abbeyfeale on Sunday last attracted a big crowd;
they had a dog show, football matches, barbecue and various
stands. Some lovely needlework on sale and a great quantity of
books were on offer, including Working Lives, Tracing My
Journey, The Mystery of the Casement Ship, Irisleabhar Mha Nuad,
Leiman a Mhile Jesus in Dingle. An auction and music session was
also part of the event.
HORSE Fair in Listowel on Thursday last July 7th was a day for
dodging showers, a small number of horses and ponies on display
with many of the owners sheltering in trailers. There was still
plenty of pets on offer, and the enthusiastic followers of all
things equine were merrily entertaining each other. Some horse
fair pictures at Knockanure.photobucket.
INCENTIVE: State of Kentucky has offered $7 million in tax
incentives to entice American Synthetic Rubber to invest $26
million at its Louisville plant.
DIGITAL Skills Course, details from 068 23584.
EXPERIENCE: I bear my witness that the worst days I have ever
had have turned out to be my best days. And when God has seemed
most cruel to me, he has then been most kind, says, Charles
Haddon Spurgeon.
HERITAGE: The Summer Talks Series is being launched on Thursday
July 14th at 8 PM, at Glengarriff Park Hotel. The first talk is
by Kurt Lyndorff, from The Ewe Sculpture gardens, a former war
correspondent; July 21st ‘Marine of South West Cork’ by John
Early;July 28th ’50 years since the trains headed west’ by
Maurice McCarthy; August 4th ‘Beara in photos’ by John Eagle.
Could this be replicated nearer home.
FREEMANS Journal of 19 July 1923; Commissioner for County
disapproves allowance of £6 per year to Mr R Walsh R. O, the R.
O should receive applicants in person. Cattle seized in Moyvane
and Athea to pay shop goods , to satisfy decree from executers
of the late Mrs Richardson merchant , Newtownsandes. Clare
County Council are demanding rates for 1921 . Sinn Fein
collected in some cases, receipts destroyed for fear of Police.
Daniel Ryan friend of Michael Collins buried. Listowel Sub-
Committee got letter from L. G Department declining to sanction
the appointment of Dr. Roger O Connor as M.O for Ballyhorgan,
the Doctor spent a considerable time in interment. 23 July 1923,
Tralee Sat night; Cheering crowds welcome President Cosgrove and
Party. Guard of honour and reception committee in Listowel.
President greeted by townspeople and a bouquet of damask and tea
roses was presented by Mrs Crowley wife of Mr Crowley TD. Mr
Lynch said it was a pleasure and joy to see the welcome the
first President of the Free State got. President Cosgrove was
met at the railway station on his way to Tralee by an enormous
crowd, which gave him an enthusiastic ovation. Mr James Crowley
TD and Mr J Collins chairman of the Urban Council presented an
address of welcome; Mr D H Leane from Cumann na n-Gaeheal and Mr
O Connor from Newtownsandes offered a loyal and encouraging
address on behalf of his area.
FATHER of the European Parliament; Archduke Otto von Habsburg,
He was born on November 12 1912 in the Vienna palace of
Hetzendorf . Archduke Otto von Habsburg, died on July 4 aged 98,
he was son of the Archduke Karl and a great-nephew of the
ruling Emperor Franz Josef. Habsburg monarchy goes back over 650
years. In 1979 and the next 20 years, The Archduke was elected
to the European Parliament as Christian Democrat member. The
Father of the House and only member born before the First World
War.
KNOCK: A group of 40 people from the locality were in Knock on
Wed. last July 6th, the group was led by Fr. Tom McMahon, they
had a lovely day while we at home had some torrential rain.
Thanks to all who were involved in organising the day including
Nuala and Margaret Carmody, looking forward to the next
Pilgrimage.
ADORATION: Moyvane Sun. 4.00pm to 5.00pm, Wed. 10.00am to
7.00pm and Knockanure Tues. 10.00am to 6.00pm; Listowel on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays after 10.30am Mass till 7pm.
PRIESTS: Bishop Bill Murphy extends an invitation to the
annual dinner for priests who are home from abroad which will
be held in the Parish Centre, Church of the Resurrection, Park
Road, Killarney on Tuesday, July 26th at 6.30pm. An invitation
is also extended to priests who have retired from abroad and are
now living in Ireland. Please contact 064 6631168 by Friday,
July 22nd and not later than 12 noon on Monday, July 25th if
you wish to attend.
DEATH has occurred of Joan Flannery (née Collins) of College
Green, Ennis, Clare, Joan was predeceased by her husband Tony
who was a native of Mayo. Joan was daughter of Jack Collins of
Aughrim, Moyvane and Teresa Fitzmaurice of Leitrim East. Requiem
Mass for Joan Flannery was celebrated on March 29th 2011 in St.
Joseph’s Church, Ennis, she was laid to rest in Lemenagh
Cemetery, Newmarket-Fergus.
ANNIVERSARIES: Pat Keane, Maureen Leech, Bridie Reilly, John
Stack, Mary Murphy, Fr Dan Daly SMA, Vanda Horgan, Bridie
Sheehy, Pat Joe Stack, Jim Sullivan, Lil Mai Sullivan, Sean
Sheehan, Julia Walsh, Nan and Michael Flavin, Aidan Holly,
Mossie Ahern, Sr. Consuela Moloney, Ted McElligott, Pat Sweeney,
Patrick O Flaherty, Paudie Scanlon, Fr. John B Cunningham, Mary
Dee; Mass on Tue. 12 at 8pmfor John P and Eileen O Connor
&Mary and Patrick Keane; Masson Thursday 14th in Knockanure
at 8pm for Matt and Bridget Costelloe; Mass on Friday 15th in
Moyvane for James Moloney at 8pm; Masson Sat. 16th at 8pmfor
Mary Flavin; Mass on Sunday in Knockanure at 10am for Nora and
Michael Flavin and the 11am Massin Moyvane is for Kit Windle.
COLLECTION last week was for sick and retired Priests, there
are 8 sick and 20 retired Priests in Kerry.
READERS: Vigil, Seline Mulvihill and Ann Marie Kennelly; 11am
David Murphy and Noelle Nolan; Knockanure, Margaret Carmody and
Mary Fitzgerald.
GRAVEYARD Masses: Ahavoher on Monday August 1st; Knockanure Old
Churchyard Tuesday August 2nd and Murhur Churchyard Mass is on
Wednesday 3rd August, all Masses at 8pm.
Knockanure Notes – 10th July, 2011
July 10, 2011