DANCING classes were due to
commence at Knockanure Community Centre on Monday 14th January
2013 from 8pm to 9.30pm. Dances to include waltzing, foxtrot,
quick step, and jiving. Beginners welcome. Contact Norella at
087 9906221, or the centre on 068 49799.
PARKINSON’S Association talk at the Three Mermaids on 15th
January at 8pm, speaker Dr Helena Moore.
BLOOD Donor clinic at the Arms Hotel on 14th and 15th January
from 6 to 9pm.
SOCIAL; Moyvane GAA Club are holding their social in The Arms
Hotel, Listowel on Friday, January 25th at 8pm.
BEST Wishes to our neighbours Duagh who after a lapse of 50
years are now The North Kerry Senior Football Champions, they
are busy visiting various establishments showing off the Bernard
O Callaghan Cup.
WELL Done: Kevin O Sullivan of Lower Athea was a student at
Listowel Community College, he recently received a Young
Engineer award for Best Overall Ordinary Level Leaving
Certificate project in Kerry.
ACTIVE Retirement Club Listowel meet every Tuesday from 2.30 to
4.30 in St. Patrick’s Hall. New members always welcome. AGM due
to be held on Tuesday January 15th.
RAMBLING HOUSE is back again on Friday night Jan. 18th at 9pm in
the Thatch Cottage Finuge. Singers, musicians and storytellers
will be welcome.
RTE’s Operation Transformation National Walk Day on Saturday,
January 19th. Walk will start at the front of The Lake Hotel,
Killarney at 2pm with registration from 1.15pm onwards.
Participants will have the option of taking 5km or moderate 10km
walk led by experienced walkers, through the beautiful setting
of Killarney National Park.
MARS: It cost $2.5 billion, took 8 years to build, and NASA’s
Curiosity is roving across Mars at present.
TOASTMASTERS will be on Wednesday, January 16 in the Desmond
Complex, NCW from 8.30 to 10.30pm.
AUTISM School Fair was due to be held at the Carlton Hotel,
Tralee on January 15th from 7 to 9pm, details from 089 446 3621.
PRO-Life Vigil in Dublin at 4.30pm on 19th January, more from
087 266 8702.
DRINK: Sunday 27 January – A Day of Support & Reflection for
recovering alcoholics and family members. 10 am – 5 pm.
Brendan Comiskey SS.CC. For bookings tel: 066 7134276.
PLOUGHING match in Abbeydorney on January 20th.
SHOW: Farm Machinery Show at Millstreet on 16th and 17th
January.
KDYS: Jan. 18th is the closing date for entries in The Youth
Achievers Award.
TOASTMASTERS at the Desmond Complex NCW on Wednesday, January
16th from 8.30 to 10.30pm.
CAO closing Date, February 1st. Student Grant application forms,
must be reformed, to reduce delays; staff must be able to
process new applicants all year round.
COUNTRY in the Kingdom Festival at the Gleneagle Hotel from 18th
to 20th January.
FEAST of St Ita, she died at Kileedy on 15th Jan. 570.
PADRE PIO devotions at Lixnaw Church January 15th at 7.30pm.
Witness will be given by Fr. Pat Moore, Duagh.
FLU: The US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention flu
advisory report, which covers the week of December 23 to 29,
suggests that 41 states have widespread influenza activity,
which was an increase of 31 states from the previous week.
BISHOP of Limerick, Reverend Brendan Leahy, priest of the
Archdiocese of Dublin and Professor of Systematic Theology at
Saint Patrick’s College, Maynooth. Both his parents are from
Ballyferriter parish, In the 1940s his father taught for a year
in Athea.
DEATH has taken place of Julia Cassidy daughter of Ned Vaughan
and Nell Histon.
ANNIVERSARIES: Sean Murphy, Timmy Nolan, Eddie Cunningham,
Margaret Brick, Fr Mort Daly, Martin Sheehy, Michael Fitzgerald,
Mary Teresa Collins, Mickey Liston, Liam O Connor, Peggy
Mulcahy, Con Clancy, Connie Shine, Michael Moloney, Pat
Flaherty, Con Anthony O Connor, Jack Lynch, Mai McCarthy, Eileen
Kennelly, John Dillon, Sean Culhane, Bill Horan, Mai Cunningham,
Catherine Carmody, John O Hanlon, Mass Tues. 15th at 7.30pm for
Ned Moore, Mass on Thurs. 17th at 7.30pm for Eugene Brandon,
late of Aughrim, Mass on Fri. 18th at 7.30pm for Ned O’Flaherty,
Mass on
Sat. 19th at 7.30pm for Bill, Paddy & Mary Horan, Mass on
Sun. 20th at 11.00am in Moyvane for Connie & Margaret Shine.
Readers:- Vigil,Michelle Corridan & Margaret Walter,
11.00am Paul & Anthony Kiely; Knockanure, Margaret Carmody
& Mary Fitzgerald
Collectors for Feb. Vigil Jimmy Collins & Brid Flavin, 11am
Richard Stack & Seamus Roche; Knockanure, Cathy Kennelly.
BIBLE: The Diocesan Bible Committee has organized a Presentation
on the Gospel of St. Luke at Our Lady and St. Brendan’s Pastoral
Centre, Tralee. It will be on Saturday the 19th of January 2013
from 11.00a.m. to 1.00p.m.. The Presenter will be Fr. Michael
Mullins. All are welcome to attend.
PRAYER: Afternoon of prayer at Scartaglen Church on January 20th
at 2.30pm.
THOUGHT: I’ll not willingly offend, Nor be easily offended;
What’s amiss I’ll strive to mend, And endure what can’t be
mended. Isaac Watts, “Good Resolutions”
MAGAZINE: Knocknagoshel Despatch, 29th edition of Then and Now.
Over 80 pages cover a wide variety of subjects including;
Consecration of Bishop Lenihan, son of Knocknagoshel man.
Ploughing Match 100 years ago. Mrs O Donoghue Knockngoshel link
to the Titanic. Picture of Abbeyfeale vintners at Guinness
Brewery in 1950. Dublin goalie with local links. Memories of
Kerry by Kathleen who emigrated in 1858. Events of the past in
Knocknagoshel. Eliza McNamara nee Scanlon aged 100 visits he
fathers home. Death of three members of the Danaher Family. It
happened in 1944; Castleisland District Board, Death of rs Mary
Collins, Munster Football Final, Knocknagoshel GAA Club,
Sympathy to Paddy Dowling and Castleisland District League.
Bailiffs at Brosna early 1900’s. Brosna c 1840. Brosna Creamery
picture 1924. List of subscribers to Lyrecrompane Chrch 1912.
Oldest citizen of Brosna died Oct. 2012. 1904 will of Fr
Neligan. Nominations for successor to late Bishop Coffey May
1904. Local wild flowers. Big Wind recalled in 1912 by Timothy O
Sullivan.
The magazine contains a great number of photos including Pecker
Dunne in 1992.
Knockanure Notes – 13th January, 2013
January 13, 2013