PADRE PIO DEVOTIONS on June 16th in Lixnaw. Witness will be given by Kerry Rose Julette Cullotty who will relate her own private battle with cancer.
BEST WISHES to all our members who will compete in the Fleadh Cheoil Charrai this weekend in Caherciveen.
KNOCK: Annual Parish Pilgrimage to Knock takes place this year on Wednesday 01st July 2015. Contact Margaret at 087 2976304 for booking.
FOOD FAIR Listowel runs from June 18th to 21st.
HORSE AND PONY RACING: The annual Abbeyfeale Horse and Pony Racing in Relihan’s Inch on Sunday 21st June .
CLOTHES: Moyvane Ladies Football: Old and Used clothes collection is taking place on Wednesday 24th June at 11am at the Community Centre, Moyvane. Bags may also be dropped 6-8pm on Tuesday 23rd at the Community Centre.
WEDDINGS: Best wishes to Julieann Lane daughter of Denis and Anne of Kilmorna who recently married in Duagh church Jonathan Curran a native of Donegal, Fr Tom McMahon officiated. Best wishes also to Grace O Carroll of Clountubrid who married Shane Kiely of Cork at Listowel Church on 13th June 2015. Canon O Connor was the celebrant. The bride is daughter of John and Peggy O Carroll.
HALL: Shanagolden Hall celebrates its 65th Anniversary this year, and they are holding a Showband Concert to mark the occasion on Friday 19th June.
FETE: The annual Rathfredragh Cheshire Home Fete will take place on Sunday 5th July.
FITZPATRICKS OF LISTOWEL will be travelling to Lough Derg on Tuesday June 30th 2015 to Thursday July 2nd 2015. Contact on 068 21707.
DEATH occurred on 4th June 2015 of Denis Collins, Beechwood Park, Mallow and Knocknagorna, Athea. Survived by his wife Lucy (nee Leahy), father of Maurice, Denise, Edel, Sinéad, John and Donncha. Also survived by his son-in-law Paul, daughter-in-law Nicola, grandchildren Simon, Ciara and Liam, brothers Paddy and Seanie, sisters Hilda, Peg, Siobhan, Rosie and Helen, uncles Ben and Dan, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces.. Requiem Mass on Monday at St. Mary’s Church, Mallow, Funeral afterwards to St. Gobnait’s Cemetery.
ANNIVERSARIES: Donal Mulvihill, David Riordan, Ned Cronin, Maureen Moore, Joan Keane, Bridie O Connell, Eamonn Keane, Myles Kearney, Bridget Guidry, Pat McElligott, Maureen Keane, Liam Barry, Sr. Aquilina Relihan, Joe Lynch, Patrick O Keeffe, Tom Keane, Sr. Elaine McElligott, John Culhane, James Groarke. Mass on Wed. 17th at 7.30pm for Con O’Connor, Glin. Mass on Thurs.18th in Knockanure at 7.30pm for Peggy, John & Betty Mc Elligott. Mass on
Fri. 19th at 7.30pm for Joe & Mary Lynch. Mass on Sat. 20th at 7.30pm for Nora Walsh, Months Mind. Mass on Sun. 21st at 10.00am for Denis Flaherty and 11.00am mass is for Patsy Horan, Months Mind. Mass on Tues. 23rd at 7.30pm for Mary Brosnan.
CHURCH NEWS: Confessions every Saturday before the Vigil Mass at 7.10pm and on request. Readers: Vigil, Eileen Collins, 11am, Kevin Hudson & Karina Stack; Knockanure 10am, Margaret Carmody & Mary Fitzgerald.
Collectors for month of July: Vigil, Kay O’Hanlon & Mary Kearney. 11am Eileen Cronin & Patricia Galvin; Knockanure 10am Ann Costello. Exam Candle will be lit at all Masses while exams are in progress. God’s Blessing to you all.
MASS: Medjugorje Anniversary Mass: You are invited to Confession, Rosary, Mass and Adoration in St. Brendan’s Church, Tralee on Monday June 15th at 6.30pm. Confession before Mass. All welcome.
NOVENA takes place from Friday June 12th to Saturday June 20th in Mount Saint Alphonsus Redemptorist Church, Limerick.
FR PAT MOORE undergoing surgery Monday the15th in Cork, operation will last 6 hours. Mass will be offered on Monday morning in Duagh at 10am to coincide with Fr Pat’s surgery and Holy Hour on Monday evening in Duagh will be at 8pm to pray for his recovery. The Rosary will be offered before Mass on Tuesday evening.
BOOK: Poets and Dreamers is the title of a book by the Sliabh Luachra Writers Group which was launched recently. It contains material from 24 of the 35 writers in the group who first came together at a creative writer’s workshop in 2011.
TRAIL: The 5th annual 36km Big Walk along the Old Railway Greenway will take place on Saturday 20th June at 10.30am.
ST JOHN’S: Mary Poppins/ Annie, 15th- 17th and 23rd and 24th; Fri. 19th The Willis Clan, Family band with guest Ciaran Sheehan; Sat 20th Two Solo plays on Joyce, written by Donal O Kelly and performed by Katie O Kelly, more from 068 22566.
CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL NATIONAL CONFERENCE will take place in the Concert Hall, RDS, Ballsbridge on Saturday/Sunday, June 27th/28th. Theme “Wake up the World”. Main Speakers: Fr Jack Soulsby SM, UK & Brisbane, and Dennis Wrigley, Maranatha Community.
SILVER JUBILEE: Fr. Padraig Walsh is celebrating the Silver Jubilee of his ordination at the Vigil Mass in Our Lady and St Brendan’s Church on Saturday June 20th at 6.30pm. After Mass there will be refreshments in the Pastoral Centre. Fr. Padraig ministered in St. John’s Parish for 13 years. Anyone who wishes to come and celebrate with Fr. Padraig will be very welcome.
INDIA; Emily Wren of Ballylongford is volunteering EIL Ireland to teach English and Maths and other subjects in the area of Palampur in north western India. She leaves for India on July 19th 2015 and will spend six weeks there.
Bridget Wren born Tarbert 1917, married Qazi Mohammed Musa and lived in Pakistan till she died in 2008. Archbishop Anselm Edward John Kenealy O.F.M. Cap. (born 25 Oct 1864, died 18 Dec 1943) Archbishop Emeritus of Simla. His father was a Kerryman and his mother came from Cork. William Hare, 5th Earl of Listowel – Wikipedia, the free … en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hare,_5th_Earl_of _Listowel
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DAY: World Refugee Day 2015, the Tralee International Resource Centre/TIRC is holding a seminar about children living in Direct Provision (DP).
This will take place on Friday June 19th from 11am-1.30pm in St John’s Pastoral Centre, Ashe St., Tralee.
The seminar entitled ‘Lost Childhoods’, will feature speakers from HIQA, a local primary school principal, and Teresa O Donovan, General Manager Kerry Primary Care & Integrated Services HSE. A statement from a family living in DP in Tralee will be read at the seminar. For further information and to book a place please contact TIRC at 066 7127918, [email protected], www.tirc.ie.
THOUGHT: One who has been touched by grace will no longer look on those who stray as “those evil people” or “those poor people who need our help.” Nor must we search for signs of “loveworthiness.” Grace teaches us that God loves because of who God is, not because of who we are. Philip Yancey
HISTORY: 1916, The roadshow, taking place in City Hall Limerick on June 20 between 2pm-5pm, will allow those to bring original material to have it scanned, photographed and catalogued on the day and returned.
GATHER BY THE FEALE SOAPBOX DERBY RULES: The 1st annual Soapbox Derby will take place down Abbeyfeale Hill on Saturday, July 18 from 2-6pm next during Gather by the Feale. It will be followed by entertainment in the Festival Marquee in the Grove with No Direction, Sound as a Pound and Limerick band Hermitage Green. Entries are now being accepted for the Derby and the following rules apply:
1 . MAX LENGTH FOR CAR IS 2.4 METERS,
2, MAX WIDTH IS 1.4 METERS,
3 .CAR HAS TO BE AT LEAST 125 MM FROM ROAD.
4 .MAX WHEEL SIZE IS 600 MM,
5 . CAR MUST HAVE BRAKES FITTED,
6. CAR MUST HAVE ROLL BAR, THIS CAN ALSO BE USED FOR PUSHING, WEAR A HELMET,
7. PLEASE FIT A TOWING EYE TO FRONT AND REAR OF YOUR CAR.
8. THE DRIVER MUST BE 18 OR OVER. WEAR A HELMET AND WILL BE FULLY INSURED.
9. TEAMS OF 3, 2 PUSHERS, 1 DRIVER
10. THE CAR MUST HAVE FULL FLOOR, AND SIDES AS HANDS AND FEET MUST BE INSIDE CAR AT ALL TIMES.
11. EACH CAR HAS TO PASS SCRUTINY NO EXCEPTIONS.
12. IF WE HAVE ENOUGH INTEREST WE WILL BE HAVING A LADIES RACE TOO.
13. IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT US VIA OUR FACEBOOK PAGE – GATHER BY THE FEALE.
HISTORY: 3-5-1919, p5 Kerryman; Wage Craz has caught on in Newtown. About 7.30 in the morning, farmers of all sizes numbering about 140 arrived at Moyvane, many labourers also assembled as there was a rumour that two creameries were to be dismantled. The employees of the creameries had settled their wages already.Fr Keane arrived on the scene as things were in danger of getting out of hand. On his advice a delegation from each side was picked to discuss their disagreements. Farmers were, W Collins JP. Jer Nolan JP, J F Scanlon, Tom Leahy, G Stack, P O Connor, C C Mulvihill, M Mulvihill. Transport Union, James Lynch, John Brandon, Tom Fitzgerald, Sec Transport Union and member of North Kerry Sinn Fein executive and Pat Scanlon. After discussions at the Co-Operative office the transport man submitter 10 points to farmers delegates. Ten Historic Points; Working hours 7am to 6pm old time. The payment for overtime and Sunday work to be agreed between employee and employer. The employment of non union labourers to terminate agreement. All men employed before the strike to be taken back until completion of their contract. Employers not bound to take back men whose term of employment has expired. As to wages, men who were offered continuous employment till 1st Dec. 1919 to be paid£1-1s per week with diet. Men employed weekly to be paid £1- 2s 6d with diet per week. Servant men who lived in farmers houses, who were employed more than three months were free to make their own agreement. Several men over 18 who were not in receipt of the £28 for 10 months, increase for that term 22 April 1919. Casual labourers to be paid 5s per day with diet, all bound until 1st Dec. 1919. Winter pay agreement by both sides about start of Nov. Praise for all sides including Fr Keane and Tom Fitzgerald Secretary for termination of an unpleasant embargo.
Death of Sir Morgan Ross O Connell, great grandson of the Liberator in his 57th year.
Atlantic Flight prospects, American competitors having an equal start becomes brighter as time passes. Advance guard of destroyers assigned to guide and patrol duties along route. Officers who piloted F5 which travelled 1250 miles in 20 hours , it was lack of fuel that forced them to land.
GARDA: Michael Joseph Kennelly Garda
http://www.geni.com/people/MichaelKennelly/6000000019280598541
From: http://www.clifden2012.org/history/history-of-clifden.html – written by Alice Kennellly, daughter of Paud Kennelly
“My Grandfather, Garda Michael Kennelly is featured in the ‘Gardai 1930’ photo, seated extreme left. He hailed from Newtownsandes (now Moyvane) Co. Kerry and lived in Aillebrack with his wife Alice McHale-Kennelly. He was killed ‘on duty’ in January 1934 when he and his colleague Sergeant Forde, were returning to Maam Garda Station after escorting a female patient to Ballinasloe Mental Hospital. On driving through Galway the hackney car in which they were travelling left the road and entered the River Corrib at Woodquay. Garda Kennelly was drowned along with the others in the car.”
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