THANKS: Scoil Chorp Chríost
Parents’
Association, Knockanure Easter 2010 Draw took place in the
school on
March 26th 2010. The committee wish to thank the Knockanure
schoolchildren and their parents for a job well done in selling
cards/lines. Thank you to the adults and businesses who sold
lines/cards, the teachers & school staff for their
organisation
& Garda Mike Sheehy for overseeing the draw on the day, plus
Knockanure Development Association for their kind donation.
The following were approached, on this occasion, and kindly gave
spot
prizes and we wish to thank them: Gerry & Anne Woods,
“Flynn’s
Bar”, Knockanure; Siobhan & David McElligott, Knockanure;
Mr.
Gerard Greaney, Knockanure G.A.A; Knockanure Parent &
Toddler
Group; T.G. Signs 7 Graphics, Moyvane; Fastfix Doors, Moyvane;
Speedy’s Bar, Moyvane; Tom Roche, The Village Grill, Moyvane;
Mike
& Brenda Kennelly , Kennelly’s Hardware, Moyvane; Garvey’s
Supervalu, Listowel; Charlie Cantillon, Fitzgerald’s Filling
Station,
Listowel; Robert Moloney’s, Listowel; Mr. & Mrs O’Connor, O
Connor’s Bar, Duagh & Tara Moore, Hip Hop Dance Class.
PRIZE Winners were as follows: 1st prize of luxury Hamper, Mark
McAuliffe Kilmeaney Kilmorna; 2nd prize of Large Easter Egg,
Maggie
Large, Trien, Kilmorna; Third prize of Easter Bunny went to M.
Long,
Asdee East.
Sellers prizes of Easter Eggs to Niamh McAuliffe, Ryan Large and
Tommy
Stack. Kiddies prizes of Easter Eggs won by: Aishling McAuliffe,
Darragh Reidy, Jamie O’Connor, Christopher Keane, Richard
O’Sullivan
& Shane Winter.
Best Sellers prizes of Easter Eggs was won by the following,
Darren
Doody, Rachel Greaney, Thomas Gould, Cathal Sweeney & Ollie
Moran.
Spot Prizes were Easter Eggs, Whiskey, Vodka, Boxes of Sweets ,
Easter
Egg Hampers, Hip Hop Dance Lessons, Old Spice Hamper &
Travel Bag.
Winners were: Stephen Roche, Gerard Donegan, Sinead Doody,
J.J. O’Sullivan, Robbie Scanlon, Conor Hogan, Mark Rowlands,
Kathleen
O’Mahony, John Matthews, Shane O’Sullivan, Jack Goulding, Megan
Large,
Pauline Patterson, Dermot Clancy, Toni McNamara & Evan
Flavin.
CONFIRMATION at Moyvane Church on Thursday last was a special
day for
all, it is also the last big church occasion where family and
friends
can celebrate together before the young people enter the adult
world.
Thanks to everyone who put so much work into the preparation for
the
day.
INFORMATION Day on April 22nd from noon to 7pm at Listowel
Community
College for people considering going back to education, more
information from 068 23429, or visit www.listowelcc.ie
ORGANIC Vegetable growing course will begin at Abbeyfeale on
April 28th
, details from 087 6866450.
E-TOWN project for Tarbert is a welcome idea to encourage
country
projects. Now at a time of recession could some of the proposed
E3
million be spent in say Listowel to test the water in case the
Tarbert
venture is less than fruitful.
LNG: A government department is considering a foreshore licence
for LNG
for two years, the officials want to appear to be doing
something, but
to the promoters are saying that the project is not welcome.
BEST Wishes to Shane Tierney son of John and Noreen Tierney of
Athea
who rode his first winner at Ballybunion point to point, the
horse was
called after his grandfather Matthew Tierney.
VISIT: The Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht
Affairs, Mr.
Pat Carey, TD visited the Great Southern Trail on Friday, 16th
April,
his Press Secretary is Tadhg Ó Gairbhí, a native of Rathkeale.
CYCLE from Portugal to Dublin is being undertaken by Eugene
O’Leary
over 42 days, arriving at Howth on May 26th, he aims to raise
E20,000
for our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin.
PILGRIMAGE: Night Vigil at Knock Friday May 7th , bus leaves
Abbeyfeale
at 5.30pm, details from 068 31232. Medjugorje Pilgrimage from
May 7th –
14th, Details from 066 7122267. Lough Derg Pilgrimage June 5th
to 7th,
details from 068 31232.
RETREAT Centre Ardfert; Tues. 27th to Thurs. 29th April, a
Retreat
incorporating the personal and ancestral journey with Fr. Jim
Cogley.
Residential and non-residential places available, booking
contact
066-7134276.
EDUCATION: Did you leave school without qualifications? Would
you like
to try adult education? Intensive Tuition Course starting
shortly in
Listowel for a small group (men and women) on Monday and Tuesday
for 3
hours. Maths, Computers, Driver Theory, Health & Beauty and
English
are some of the topics that will be covered. Contact Mary
068-23866.
PHOTOS: Convent Primary School is compiling an exhibition of
photos of
past pupils taken at the School. Please send copies to the
school with
your name and date of picture.
BEST Wishes to Cillian O Sullivan of Kilmorna who recently
celebrated
his 21st birthday with family and friends at the Horseshoe Bar.
SEANCHAI: Writing Poetry 24th and 25th, details from 068 22212.
SIAMSA; 21st and 22nd of April, Johnny Patterson, the singing
Irish
Clown by Little John Nee; Tribute Concert to Professor
Fleischmann will
be held on Sunday April 25th at 8pm. Traditional Fiddle’ player
Aoife
Ní Bhriain will be the guest artist, local born Fr. Pat Ahern is
the
Director, details from 066 7123 055.
ST JOHN’S: Weds 21st: A Music Network tour featuring Xuefei Yang
–
guitar and Natalie Clein – cello; Thurs 22nd:An Evening of Irish
Stories, poetry and Traditional Concertina Music with Batt
Burns,
Seanchaí- Humorist-Author, and Sean O Dwyer (Béara) ; Fri 23rd:
Dick
Gaughan, one of Scotland’s foremost folk balladeers; Sat
24th:The
Dublin Male Voice Choir
With guest soloist Brian Hoey – Tenor and musical director,
Peter Mc
Brien. A fundraising event for the recently constructed
extension to
St. Johns; Mon 26th:Film Club – The Black Balloon
An Australian film directed by Elisa Down. In association with
Access
Cinema.
HEALTH: A public information evening will take place on
Thursday, April
22nd in Meadowlands Hotel at 7.30pm. Speaker: Dr David
Buckley.
Guest Speakers: Mr Kevin Murray, KGH and Anne Murphy, Advanced
Nurse
Practitioner, Colorectal Cancer, CUH.
Parkinson’s talk will take place on Tuesday, April 27th at
Seanchai
Centre, Listowel at 7pm. Speaker: Mags Richardson, Specialist
Nurse.
Phone Jerry 087 9785438 or Mary 087 2935787.
Organ Donor information is available at 1890 456556.
BRIDGE: The closure of the bridge near Abbeyfeale mart attracted
great
attention, people were visiting the scene all day to view the
bridge
and admire the river, half a dozen council workers were at the
ready to
start strengthening the foundations, the weather being perfect
and the
water low. But they had to wait all day for the man with the
polished
shoe to come and give directions. Many were concerned for some
time
about the condition of the foundations and some months ago a
channel
was made along the centre of the bridge to lay a pipe.
PLANE: Limerick City may soon have regular sea plane flights if
planning hurdle can be overcome.
EVENTS: Listowel Library are promoting Britannica online, for
primary
school children, details from the library; Nominations for
Inspirational Life Awards close on 30th of April, details from
086 664
4406; Teen Spirit two will take place at INEC, Killarney on
Wednesday
& Thursday, April 28th & 29th at 8pm. Over 150
teenagers
involved, more information from 087 6961851 or visit www.teenspirit.ie
; Forestry options information will be available at Teagasc
Centre
Austin Stack Park, Tralee on Thursday 22nd April at 7pm; Eigse
Michael
Hartnett will be held at Newcastle West from 22nd to 24th April;
Irish
Heart Foundation Skipathon 2010 from 19th to 23rd of April,
1,000
schools are taking part; Thursday 22nd of April Earth Day;
Ardfert
Vintage Rally is on April 25th; Maynooth Seminary open day, St.
Patrick’s College, Co. Kildare. Consider a vocation to the
Catholic
Priesthood. No booking necessary 25th April Good Shepherd
Sunday.
Commencing ,14:30 details from www.maynoothcollege.ie/seminary.
De
Dannan” Concert on Sunday 2nd May in the Convent Hall,
Abbeyfeale more
information from 068-31109; The centenary of Derryquay National
School
(1910 – 2010) will be celebrated on Saturday, May 1st. An open
air
Mass will be celebrated in the school grounds at 2pm; Monday,
April
26th is the 24th anniversary of the Chernobyl Disaster;
MARRIAGE took place recently of Niamh Kelly and David Ryan at
Listowel Church, the bride is daughter of Kieran and Breda Kelly
of
Ballygologue Road, Listowel and the groom is son of John and the
late
Norma Ryan of Bunagara, Listowel, Fr. O Connor performed the
ceremony.
MUSEUM costing E11 million was recently officially opened at
Glasnevin
Cemetery, Daniel O Connell will be the first subject of the many
forthcoming exhibitions which will be held at the museum.
RECESSION: We talk about recession think of our ancestors who
according
to Arthur Young and others who found in 1760 where a Dairyman
for his
trouble of milking cows and caring for them only got a cabin a
garden
of an acre and grass of one cow, all the butter went to pay rent
and
another payment was charged for buttermilk, he had to survive on
profit
from half the calves and pigs fed on skim milk; Potato land in
Limerick
cost £4 to £5 an acre with a cabin, the grass of a cow cost 40
shillings to 50 shillings; labourers got 5 pence a day and if
they
worked for a year they would only earn the of an acre to grow
their
potato crop, people who grew oats and potato had also to pay
tithes,
while the dairyman was exempt from this tax. Other taxes
included,
Parsons Tithes, hearth tax 2s , the Right Boys wanted to Priest
to
accept 5s for marriage, 1/6d for baptism, 2s for Stations.
General
failure of crops in 1817 caused famine, then the principal banks
failed
in 1820 and more crop failures in 1821 brought people to a very
distressing position.
CARDINAL Conway and the other northern bishops issued a
statement on
April 14th 1975 on the sectarian murders, 30 people had been
assassinated between February 8th and April 14th 1975, on April
23rd
1975 a call was made by the Inter-Church meeting for the
immediate
release of all detained without trial in Northern Ireland and
cooperation among the Irish Churches to remove the Republic’s
claim to
jurisdiction over Northern Ireland. Trocaire Lenten collection
amounted
to £620,000.
Dublin diocesan development fund in its first year amounted to
£555,000, the funds helped nine new parishes including provision
of
schools.
LARGEST Voluntary organisation of social concern in Ireland is
St.
Vincent de Paul; it operates in 132 countries and has over 1
million
members working voluntary worldwide.
THOUGHT: Do not let your peace depend on what people say of you,
for
whether they speak good or ill of you makes no difference to
what you
are. True peace and joy is to be found in Me [Jesus] alone. He
who is
neither anxious to please nor afraid to displease men enjoys
true
peace, Thomas a Kempis
ADORATION Moyvane Sun. 4.00pm to 5.00pm; Wed. 10.00am to 7.00pm
and
Knockanure Tues. 10.00am to 6.00pm. Listowel, Adoration is
continuing
in the Adoration Chapel every Tuesday & Wednesday.
DEATH: A book of condolence should be opened in every parish to
offer
solidarity to the Polish People on the tragic death of their
president,
his wife and senior public figures.
DEATH took place on April 12th `10 of Michael Lyons of Lower
Derry aged
80 years. Michael was predeceased by his wife Mairead Mulvihill
who was
a native of Coilagurteen. He is survived by his son Michael and
daughter Patricia, siblings, Mary, Josie, Ann and Kit. Following
Requiem Mass at Listowel Church on Thursday April 15th, Michael
Lyons
was laid to rest at St Michael’s Cemetery, Listowel.
DEATH has taken place of Joan O Connor of 24 Barrack St.,
Castleisland
and Glin Road, Moyvane; Following Requiem Mass in Moyvane Church
on
Saturday April 17th 2010, Joan O Connor was laid to rest at St
Stephen’s Cemetery Castleisland.
DEATH took place on April 14th 2010 of Nora Windle , Caherslee,
Tralee
and formerly of Aughrim, Moyvane. Nora was survived by her
brother
Mick. Following Requiem Mass on Sunday last in Moyvane Church
Nora
Windle was laid to rest at Ahavoher Cemetery.
ANNIVERSARIES: Tim Flaherty, Ellen Stack, Mairead McGrath, Paddy
Flavin, Sean Ahern, John McCabe, Br. William Shine, Madge
Heaney, Dan
Keane, Nora Carr, Jimmy Crowley, Br. Angelus Keane, James
Kennelly,
Hannah Connell, John Joe Moloney, Richard Tobin; Mass on Fri.
23rd in
Knockanure at 8.00pm for Laurence & Ellen Collins: Mass on
Sat.
24th at 8.00pm for Jim Cunningham and the deceased members of
the
Cunningham Family; Mass on Sun. 25th at 10.00am in Knockanure
for
Timothy, Hanna & John Flaherty and the deceased members of
the
Flaherty Family and the
11.00am Mass in Moyvane is for Brendan Carr who died recently
in
England.
STATION for Moyvane Village at Peggy Enright’s home on Tuesday
April
27th at 8pm.
READERS: Vigil Seline Mulvihill; 11.00am Ciara Healy &
Amanda
Coulson; Knockanure 25th April Mary O’Flaherty & Siobhan
Fitzgerald.
Knockanure Notes – 18th April, 2010
April 18, 2010