SCHOOL Concert will take place in Knockanure Community Centre on 19th of December at 7.30 pm followed by local musicians, singers and story tellers. There will also be tickets sold on the night for spot prizes. Your support will be appreciated.
KNOCKANURE: Annual Christmas Celebration of The Nativity Pageant will take place again this year in Corpus Christi Church Knockanure on Sunday 22nd December 2013.
Knockanure Sacristan’s Annual Collection will take place as usual on the 24th/25th December.
ST PIO Devotions at Lixnaw Church on Dec. 17th at 7.30pm.
PADRE PIO devotions in Listowel will take place on Thursday19th December at 7.00p.m. Beginning with the Rosary followed by mass and Benediction.
MASS at Listowel Community Hospital, Wednesday 18th Dec. at 2pm.
CHOIRS: Guinness Book of Records carol singers record. The event will take place in Croke Park Stadium, on Thursday, 19th of December between 7pm & 9pm and will be hosted by Miriam O’Callaghan. More from http://www.starschoirsandcarols.ie/
AGM of Athea Credit Union is on Dec. 20th at 7pm in their Offices.
CEILI in aid of MS will be held in the Marian Hall, Moyvane on Dec. 27th.
DEATH took place in America last week of Elizabeth (Betty) Newmann (nee) McElligott formerly of Lissaniska. Knockanure, Co Kerry.
Elizabeth Margaret Neumann, 45, of Ridgefield, wife of Bob Neumann passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Elizabeth was born on August 22, 1968 to John and Margaret (Enright) McElligott; she was one of seven children. Elizabeth moved to the United States at the age of 17. She spent most of her life as a caregiver helping many people in the area. Elizabeth was predeceased by her father, John McElligott and mother, Margaret McElligott. In addition to her husband Bob Neumann of Ridgefield, CT, Elizabeth is survived by brothers, John, Michael and Thomas McElligott; sisters, Mary Kennedy and husband James, Margaret Whyte and husband Eamonn, and her sister Siobhan McElligott. Elizabeth is also survived by her father and mother-in-law; Harry and Lorraine Neumann, brothers in law and their wives, Chip and Pam Neumann, Russ and Holly Neumann, Jeff and Mary Neumann; sisters in law, Janet Neumann, Shaylene Neumann Kelley and husband Joe Kelley; nieces and nephews, Aaron, Jake and Megan Whyte, John and Stephanie Kennedy, Heather and Rob Salaga, Bridget and Conor Lander, Leah, Brooke, Kyle, Jamie, Cory and Ryan Neumann, Shaylene and Russell Fink, Michael and Tracy Mallozzi, and Billy, Abby and Colin Kelley.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, December 17th 2013 at 10:15am in St. Mary Church, Ridgefield. Interment will take place in St. Mary Cemetery, Ridgefield.
ANNIVERSARIES: Eileen Tierney, P J Nolan, Bridie O Donnell, Fr Dan Mulvihill, Willie Mulvihill, Patrick Flavin, Marie Galvin, Fr Liam Ferris, Sr. Loreto Relihan, Kevin Barrett, Nancy Daly, Sr. Anna Patricia O Connor, Fr William Murphy, Sr. Basil McAuliffe, Margaret Carmody, Michael Collins, Jer Horgan, Ted Brosnan. Mass on Wed. 18th at 7.30pm for Sheila & Ned Buckley. Mass on Thurs. 19th at 7.30pm for William Collins & the deceased members of the Collins Family. Mass on Sat. 21st at 7.30pm for Maurice & Mary Dowling, Hilary Dowling & Sean Larkin. Mass on Sun. 22nd at 10.00am in Knockanure for Hanna & Ned Quinn. Mass on Mon. 23rd at 7.30pm for Jack O’Brien.
CHRISTMAS Eve Mass 24th at 7.30pm in Knockanure and 9.00pm in Moyvane for Brendan Ben Mulvihill.
CHURCH NEWS: Visiting Priests will be available for Confessions on Tuesday 17th December. Knockanure 7.30pm and at Moyvane at 8pm. Advent Prayer Service will take place on Tuesday 17th December at 8pm before Confessions.
Usual Communion Calls on Friday 20th December. Knockanure in the Morning and Moyvane in the Afternoon. 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, 10.00am, Mary O’Flaherty & Cian Rogan
COLLECTIONS: Knockanure Sacristan’s Annual Collection will take place as usual on the 24th/25th December. Envelopes at back of Church
The Annual Christmas Samaritan Collection will held in Moyvane and Knockanure on December 24th and December 25th. Your support is urgently needed to help this very worthy cause.
NANO Nagle School Tour Fundraiser Night at Mairead’s Bar on Saturday 21st December at 9.30pm with Gabriel Fitzmaurice and The Bog Hole Boys. Craic, Music & spot prizes. Please support.
THANKS: The Senior Citizens Committee would like to thank all who attended their annual Christmas Party. We would also like to thank Our Main Sponsors for their generous support again this year: Newtownsands Co-Op, Moyvane Development, Moyvane I.C.A and all the business people who also gave us spot prizes. A big Thank You to the Marian Hall Committee for the use of the Hall. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Very Happy Christmas.
EVENTS: Phil Coulter and his wife Geraldine will be at Glin Church on Dec. 20th, details from 087 9944 245.
LISTOWEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE is having a remembrance Mass on Thursday Dec. 19th at 12 o clock for the deceased students and staff of Listowel Community College. Families and friends of the deceased are invited to attend this Mass.
ST. MARY’ S CHURCH TARBERT Mass for deceased E.S.B. employees of Tarbert Power Station will take place on Tuesday 17th at 8pm. Light refreshments served afterwards. All Welcome.
MAGAZINES; Ballyguiltenane, Athea, Knocknagoshel and Ballydonoghue Magazine is now available. Hundreds of hours work has into the research and preparation of these parish books and we are grateful to all who had an input in their production.
ST JOHN’S Thursday 19th, Kerry School of Music – Christmas Concert.
SCHOOL Show at St John’s; Wed 18th, Snow White and Rose Red’s Christmas Adventure. The beautiful sisters, a handsome prince, his dashing brother, a cuddly bear, a witch and her naughty son create mayhem and laughter in this Christmas panto for primary students. Presented by Centre Stage Theatre, Belfast at 10am and 11.30am.
FULL MOON on Dec 17th, after some very fine weather, heavy rain on Saturday last was an unpleasant change.
THOUGHT: We have twenty-five cents – and all the promises of God! James Hudson Taylor (Missionary) – to his wife.
PRAYERS: The Irish Bishops Council for Marriage and the Family have launched The Family Prayer Book. It is a very accessible and user-friendly collection of prayers we know, prayers we may have forgotten and new prayers said Cardinal Brady at the launch. For more information, check out www.veritas.ie.
ANCESTORS: We have two parents, four grandparents, and eight great-grandparents. If we go back four generations, we have 16 ancestors. Going back eight generations (160 years), we have 256 ancestors. And at 12 generations (240 years), we find there are 4,096 ancestors.
NEWS: The University of Oxford and the Vatican have jointly created a digital project that will put online over 1.5 million pages of medieval and biblical texts.
The National Library of Norway is planning to digitize all the books by the mid 2020s.
Intermountain Catholic Jan 3 1919, Salt Lake City.
Probate of the will of the Rev Matthew Dillon of Newtownsandes who died on Oct 26 1918 ? has been granted to his nephew the Rev Jeremiah Dillon to whom the testator bequeathed his gold watch and his library, to his brother Patrick £100 and his sister Mrs Danaher £50 Father Dillon left the residue of his property in trust two thirds for the children of the poor attending the schools of Newtownsandes and one third for children attending the schools of Knockanure. He left to the parish £225 which he had expended on the presbytery and the thirty eight pews which he had put up at the cost of 27s each His personal estate has been valued at £1702 19s 3d.
Kentucky Irish American 27 Jan 1906
The people of Kenmare decided on making a presentation to Rev P Garvey on his promotion to the important parish of Newtownsandes
From the Columbia Telescope, copies in the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia. October 11, 1831
Died at his residence in this town, on the 5th inst., Mr. Thomas
Quilter, aged forty years, a native of the County of Kerry,
Ireland. Industry and honesty, kindness and good nature, were
conspicuous in his character, during a residence of nearly
thirteen years in Columbia.
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