Knockanure Notes – 12th April, 2009

SCHOOL Children are encouraged to enter a poetry competition in conjunction with the Kerryman and Writers Week, entries can be sent to Dan Keane at Coilagurteen, Moyvane, Listowel, closing date for entries is April 24th, winners will be announced on May 31st, Local children Megan and Keira Large were in colour on the front page of the new look Kerryman last week, the picture was taken in the grounds of the Knockanure Community Centre. Utah’s Easter egg hunt last Saturday had 20,000 Easter eggs hidden for children to find.

Catholic Primary Education in Contemporary Ireland: Facing New Horizons May 22nd & 23rd, 2009 Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick. For details, please contact Ms. Mary T. Martin on 061 77 47 27 or Dr. Eugene Duffy on 061 20 49 68.

Batt O Keeffe appointed 37 people to the Teaching Council recently about 64,000 teachers are registered with the Council, a recently appointed person remarked that their vision of the council was that it will serve teachers.

ST Pio Prayer meeting will be held at Listowel Church on Thursday April 16th at 7.15pm, starting with the rosary, all are welcome to attend.

LOTTO: Knockanure GAA Lotto Results for 9th April, numbers drawn were 7-22-27 and 28, Jackpot was E3,200, no winner. Lucky Dips went to the following; Rita Thornton, Listowel; Eddie Stack, Moyvane; Mary /Mike, All Star Bar;
Mary Lane, Beenanasbig; Mary Stack ,Ballylongford; Kim Heffernan, c/o Kevin’s; Bar prize Pat Doyle; Next Weeks Jackpot E3,300

MEDJUGORJE Visionary will visit Tralee on April 24th, pilgrimages to Medjugorje from Kerry leave on May 1st details 087 2890 523 and the second pilgrimage leaves on May 3rd, details from 064 33625.

SEANCHAI: Writing a Novel directed by Martina Devlin runs from 25th to 26th of April, if you want to join contact 068 22212.

ST JOHN’S for April: Wednesday 15th Sarah Mc Quaid, folksinger/songwriter and guitarist; On Tue. 21st a German film called Emma’s Bliss; Wednesday 22nd Mick Flavin Variety Show; Friday 24th a band from New Mexico called Bayou Seco and the exhibition this month is by Maurice Hannon, details from 068 22566.

TITANIC The Musical will be presented at Siamsa Tire from April 14th to 19th. Also at Siamsa Confessions of an Irish Publican presented by Des Keogh will be on 24th and 25th of April, Tel. 066 7123055.

SANDY Sea the `09 Irish Cup winner has been named the Coursing Dog of 2009,Patsy Byrne owns the dog.

EVENTS: Kerry County Museum had free events last weekend, many attended the Show at the Brandon Hotel, the French Market spiced up our appetite at Denny Street and our own Gabriel Fitzmaurice was signing his book at Mahony’s Bookshop on Saturday last; Details of Ice Cream Sunday is available at 1890 37 37 37; ‘Handel’s Messiah’ (excerpts) 250th Anniversary Performance on Tuesday 14th April, 2009, at Holy Cross Dominican Church, Day Place, Tralee at 8.00pm. Director: Aidan O’Carroll.

Jumble Sale in aid of Nano Nagle outing will be held at their school on Sunday April 19th , details from 087 238 6038; Going Strong April session will be held on April 15th from 3 to 6pm at the Top of the Town Athea, all are welcome. West Limerick Toastmasters next meeting is on Wednesday April 15th at the Desmond Complex; Moyvane I.C.A. The latest date to book and pay for this years Outing is Tuesday 21st. April. Outing is on Tuesday 7th July ,Contact Marie Walsh at 49277 or Eileen Roche at 49337, as soon as possible.

The Glorach Players are to perform their two one act plays on Thursday April 16th and donate the proceeds to WL local radio. The Curtin Clan Association holds its 6th Clan Gathering from 23rd to 26th April 2009 at the Devon Inn Hotel, details from 068 44751; Shorthorn Breeders 85th Show and Sale will be held at Castleisland Mart on April 21st; . ICA walk in aid of cancer research will be held on Sunday April 19th at Muckross Demesne starting at 2.30pm; All Ireland Final of Senior Scor competition will be held at the INEC on April 18th; Toastmasters will meet at the Desmond Complex on Wed. April 15th at 8.30pm; Special Olympics collection will be held on Friday April 24th ,details from 068 57710; Eigse Michael Hartnett will open at Newcastle West on Thursday April 23rd; Afternoon Tea Dance will be held at the Fr Casey Hall on Sunday April 26th; Kerry Gold Chase at Punchestown is on Tuesday April 28th, local dairy farmers got half price tickets; Teen Spirit Concert will be held at the INEC on April 30th, 100 young people will be performing, details from www.teenspirit.ie ; Closing date for membership of Comhaltas is April 24th; Munster Final of Scoraiocht na nOg will be held at Templeglantine on Friday April 24th starting at 7.30pm; “Tralee: Our Town” Exhibition will be held on April 24th & 25th at the Brandon Hotel, voluntary, community or charitable groups wishing to exhibit or participate in the exhibition please email [email protected] ; Special Olympics collection will be held on Friday April 24th;

LIBRARY exhibition in Tralee; ‘If I was a Blackbird’, an exhibition on the lives of singer Delia Murphy and her husband, former Irish Ambassador to Australia, Dr T J Kiernan will take place from April 1st to 30th.

START Your Own Business Course , details from Michelle or Marie at 069-62222.

WANTED Volunteers to keep the Annual All Ireland Wren Boy competition afloat, a meeting will be held at the Seanchai Centre in Listowel on Thursday 16th of April at 8pm, details from 087 8264 544.

GOOD News on the jobs front, the EU has no objection to the LNG plant at Tarbert/Ballylongford. Kerry Group have got permission to take over Breeo Foods, it cost Kerry E140 million. The bad news is that the recent budget is only a temporary measure till public spending is drastically cut. Let our Dail representatives be the first to reduce their pay to E50,000 per year.

COST Cutting: Eastman Chemical Co. is to cut costs by $100 million.

COMMUNITY: Community and charitable organisations, working in any field of community benefit, can enter BT Community Connections Award Scheme; postal applications must be in by June 9th , more information visit http://www.btcommunityconnections.com/ or telephone 0845 257 6792.

Knockanure Community Centre Committee were at the Kerry Community Awards presentation at Dromhall Hotel in Killarney recently.
Healthy Food for All and Safefood are seeking applications for funding to establish a Demonstration Programme of Community Food Initiatives. Closing date: Thursday, April 23rd . Details from Dr Joanna Wydenbach on 01 836 0011 or email: [email protected]

SEI’s Energy Show will take place in the RDS on 29th and 30th April. They will have over 160 exhibitors.

LITTLE Flower Relics will be in Killarney Cathedral on the 28th and 29th of April.

CHEMICALS used as flame retardants since the 1970s, are found in all U.S. coastal waters and in the Great Lakes.

GREEN: Rethinking the Country: The Transition from Dependency to Resilience, talks will be held on Monday 27th April 2009 from 10.30 to 17.00 at Tipperary Institute, Thurles, North Tipperary. Free but booking essential by Friday 17th of April, Bookings ring 01 674 5773.

Rethinking the City 2009 – Making the Transition to Resilience talks takes place on Friday 24th April from 09.00 to 17.00 at the Cultivate Centre, Dublin details from 01 674 5773.

RECYCLE Clothes Bank, The All-Ireland Air Ambulance (A.I.A.A.) has recently installed a used Clothes Bank in the recycle area of the Community Centre Moyvane.

THOUGHT: Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God’s kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile. Mother Teresa ; If you want God to hear your prayers, hear the voice of the poor. If you wish God to anticipate your wants, provide those of the needy without waiting for them to ask you. Especially anticipate the needs of those who are ashamed to beg. To make them ask for alms is to make them buy it, St. Thomas of Villanova.

DAWN Chorus is improving day by day soon we will have the swallows and the cuckoo joining in.

WEDDINGS: Paulina O Hanlon and Joe Duffy were married at Tarbert Church on April 4th `09 by Fr. James O Hanlon and Fr Gerard Finucane. Bridesmaids were Catriona, Oonagh and Eadoin O Hanlon. The Best man was Wayne Gillen, groomsmen were Seamus McMorris and Emmet Murray. The reception was held at Ballyroe Hotel. Paulina is daughter of Ned O Hanlon and Maureen Driscoll of Tarbert and Joe is son of Joe and Maureen Duffy of Mayo.

Marriage took place recently of Kathy Toolan of Kilmorna and Martin Scanlon of Lisselton. Bridesmaids were Kate Pierce and Christina Toolan. Best man was Sean McMahon and Groomsman was Richard Toolan.

BLOOD Donor Clinic will be held at the Brandon Hotel from April 20th to 23rd, 3 to 5pm and 7 to 9pm each day.

SNIPPETS from the Irish Times; Vesey Fitzgerald J.P. of Moyvane announces on Oct 18th 1873 that he is to contest the Kerry election on the Home Rule Principals; Oct. 30th 1875 Supposed murder of Dan Kane publican of Duagh and several men died trying to rescue each other at a deep well in Fermoy; Fr James Carmody was C.C in Newtownsandes on 24th August 1881; Ellie M Nolan of Moyvane House wrote to the Times Nov 17th 1894 looking for words of several songs and she would exchange pieces for piano; Sergeant M. J. Ryan was in NTS in December 7th 1912; Retired NTS Sergeant P. D. Carrick was given a beautiful address on Sept. 21st 1907, the magistrates in Tarbert also praised Sergeant Carrick and signed a resolution in his praise, among the signatories were James Woulfe Flannigan RM, M J Nolan, J.P. VC Kerry Co. Co., C R Leslie, Captain R Leslie, D.L., Thomas Hill and P.D. Dillon; Times of Feb 10th 1906 reports alleged outrage, a revolver shot was fired at M. J Nolan near his home; Tralee Urban Council wanted the Secretary of State for War to station 750 to 1,000 troops in Tralee; Patrick Kissane wrote a lovely letter to his Granny about the month of March on 26th of March 1910; 20th July 1931 reports the arrest of six men in Listowel for illegal drilling, they were Sean McBride Dublin, Patrick O Callaghan N.T. Knockanure, Owen Moriarty N.T. Ballylongford, Joseph Enright of Charles Street Listowel, John Martin O Connor of Listowel and Batt Joy of Listowel; ; Guard J O Sullivan was moved from NTS to Ballyduff Nov. 27th 1935; 24th of Feb. 1950, D. Kearney of Newtownsandes sold a Hereford bull for £135; On June 13th 1955 a report is given on the death of James Stack of Gortdromosillihy, he died from extensive haemorrhage following a Carnival football match in Listowel. Full details are available at http://www.irishtimes.com/150/

MARRIAGE: April 22, 1810 Napoleon I and Archduchess of Austria Marie-Louise got married. Over Six thousand French soldiers married also on the day.

ANNIVERSARIES: Mick Stack, Kate Flaherty, Thomas F Culhane, Art O Beolain; Sr. M Paul Bunce, Jerry O Driscoll, Peter Carmody, Teresa Dunne, Peg McEnery, Michael Cunningham, Margaret Sheehy, Fr Tom Moloney, Dawn Murphy, Madge Horgan, Tom Walsh, Tim Flaherty, Ellen Stack, Maighread McGrath, Paddy Flavin, Mass for week beginning Tues. 14th Knockanure 8.00pm for Dan & Margaret Keane; Wed. 15th 9.15am Nora & William Buckley, Church Road at Moyvane Church; Thurs. 16th 8.00pm for Margaret Sheehy; Fri. 17th 8.00pm Sean & Aggie Aherne; Sat. 18th 8.00pm for John Shanahan; Sun. 19th 10.00am for Nora Kelly at Knockanure and 11.00am Mass in Moyvane is for Sean & Aggie Aherne;

DEATH took place on April 7, 2009 of Paddy Hanrahan of Coilagurteen, Moyvane. He was predeceased by his wife Catherine Moloney and is survived by his son Gerry, his siblings include Mary, Sr. Anastacia (Kit) , Eileen, Peg, Nora, Bridget, Joan, Jer, Tady and Jack, Following the Liturgy of the Word at Knockanure Church on Holy Thursday April 9th Paddy Hanrahan was laid to rest beside his wife Catherine who died on January 17th 1984.Paddy was born at Moher Moyvane 88 years ago to Gerry Hanrahan and Margaret Ahern.

Limerick Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from 21st to 26th of June 2009.

Death has taken place of Joe Walsh of Upper Dirreen, Athea, following requiem Mass in Athea Church Joe Walsh was laid to rest at Holy Cross Cemetery Athea.

Death; Fr. Mike Dalton, died on April 6th 2009 at Sacred Heart Nursing Home in Courtland, Ontario he was just a month from his 107th birthday, Fr Mike was son of Morgan Dalton and Mary O Sullivan of Kingsbridge, Ontario. During WW11 he was chaplain to the Canadian troops in Europe.

Death has taken place of Sr. Virgilius Flavin of the Presentation Convent Castleisland. Sr Virgilius (Bridget) was daughter of Batt Flavin of Knockane, Listowel and Margaret Walsh of Knockadirreen, Duagh. Her siblings were Fr Bob, Fr Tim, Denis, Mike, John, Nance Kelliher, and Molly Sullivan. Following Requiem Mass at Castleisland Church on Monday April 13th `09, Sr. Virgilius Flavin was laid to rest at the Convent Cemetery beside Castleisland Church, Sister joined the Presentation order c 1940.

PRESENTATION Bi Centenary Mass of thanksgiving will be celebrated by Bishop Bill Murphy in St. John’s Church Tralee on Thursday, April 23rd at 7pm. All welcome.

BUS to Knock on Sunday, April 19th (Mercy Sunday) details from 066 7180123.

MEDJUGORJE Pilgrimage from May 2nd – 9th via Kerry Airport, details from 066 7122267.

HOLY Land Pilgrimage from 28th September to 7th October Spiritual Director: Monsignor Dan O’Riordan. For details from Mary O’Carroll on 066 7125898

VOCATIONS: An open day for all men discerning a vocation to the Catholic priesthood will take place at Maynooth Seminary, St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth on Sunday, May 3rd at 2.30pm. e-mail [email protected] or visit www.maynoothcollege.ie/seminary

HOLY Week ceremonies were well attended in the Parish, the choir sang at Easter Sunday Mass, Mrs Cunningham was organist, thanks is due to all who took part and helped with the choir and all who helped during Lent with the Stations of the Cross and special thanks to our Parish Priest Fr Lucid who has to cope with so much day after day. Many of our friends and relations from home and abroad joined us for the Easter Holidays hope they had a happy and a safe holiday.

Confessions on Saturdays from 12 -12.30pm and on request.

READERS: Vigil Seline Mulvihill & Bridget McCarthy; 11am Ciara Healy & Amanda Coulson ; Knockanure 10am Brenda Clancy & Anne Stack.

DEVOTIONS: Divine Mercy Devotions will be held in Abbeyfeale Church on Sunday 19th April. Confession from 2.30pm. Mass at 3pm. Novena to Divine Mercy started on Good Friday, Devotions at St John’s in Tralee on the 19th also at 2.40pm. Day of Prayer for Ireland will be held at the Church of the Resurrection in Killarney on Saturday April 25th starting at 10am, details from 066 7125 462.

Collection next weekend Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children Crumlin.

ADORATION: Moyvane Sunday 4pm to 5pm, Wednesday 10am to 7pm and Knockanure Tuesday 10am to 6pm.

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