WELCOME to all our visitors year
after year you never fail to come to the Listowel Races.
SAINT PIO prayer Group Meeting will take place on Thursday 23rd
September at Listowel Church. It will begin with the Rosary at
7.15pm, followed by Mass and exposition of Blessed Sacrament
& Benediction. Feat Day of St Pio is on Sept. 23rd; he was
ordained in 1910.
SCHOOL: New pupil’s at Knockanure National School this year
include, Lucy Keane, Nicola Kennelly, Ciara O Sullivan, Aisling
Doody, Seanie Sweeney, Lauramai Leahy and Sarah Barrett. Pupils
leaving to continue their education, Padraig Dowling, Richard
Sullivan, Carol Clancy and Tommy Stack.
ST JOHN’S: Thursday 23rd a play by John McKenna called
Breathless; Friday Culture Night starts 6.15pm with a full
programme and on Tue. 28th a film called Nowhere Boy set in
Liverpool in 1955 about young John Lennon, details from 068
22566.
SEANCHAI will have an evening of drama for Culture Night Sept.
24th, details from 068 22212.
SAMARITANS: Information evening will take place at 43/44
Moyderwell, a Selection evening for volunteers on September
22nd. Contact 066 7122566.
SEI have promised 43 organisations E9 million under the National
Energy Efficiency Fund.
BOOK: New book on Richard Crosby who made a balloon flight in
1756 will be launched in Dublin on Sept 24th.
POPE: The visit of the Pope to England seems to have put many
reporters into a jealous mood, as they know very few love them,
as for the Pope countless people cherish him. Some so called
commentators put the reformation at 600 years ago. Locals in
Great Britain were among the crows cheering the Pope.
DRINK: Telegraph reported that 20 subsidised bars in Westminster
were closed for the Popes speech in Westminster Hall where St
Thomas More faced charges of high treason in 1535.
YOUTH: World Youth Day in Madrid 2011, information available at
01 8897 623.
VOLUNTEERS needed to go out socially with special needs adults
on a Wednesday night. For information, contact Catriona on 087
9230291.
Training programme is due to start in Athea Monday, September
27th for 12 weeks for unemployed men more from 068 32444 Closing
date for receipt of application is September 23rd.
Transition Town Tralee Environmental Conference is taking place
on Wednesday, September 22 at Carlton Hotel, Fels Point, Tralee.
From 8pm to 10pm.
CHERNOBYL Group is seeking new host families for the summer of
2011. An information meeting will be held in Meadowlands Hotel
on Thursday, September 23rd at 8pm. Contact Joan on 086
1538532.
CANCER Support Group is holding an information evening at the
Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney on September 23rd. There will be
talks on Breast disease and Prostate cancer. The focus of the
evening is early intervention. All welcome. For further
information, please contact 066 71 95560 or
www.kerrycancersupport.com
YOUTHREACH is now recruiting young people, aged between 15 and
18, who are out of school but interested in further education.
Contact KDYS Youth Centre at (068) 23744.
CLASSES: Listowel Community College registration nights for
night classes Sept. 27th and 28th from 10am to 3pm and 7.30pm to
9pm each day.
SCHOOL Site with information useful for parents
[email protected]
BEST Wishes to all who got their Junior Certificate exam
results.
FASHION Show in aid of Swaziland Mission will be held at the
Arms Hotel on Sept. 28th, details from 068 21500.
SOCIAL: The local Creamery Social is back again on Fri. 19th of
Nov. `10.
EVENTS: Culture Night will be held all over Kerry on Sept. 24th,
details of local events at www.culturekerry.com; Adult Set
Dancing with Timmy Woulfe began on Monday 20th September in the
Marian Hall, Moyvane. Beginners at 8.00pm. All dancers at
8.30pm; Moyvane School of Taekwon- at the Marian Hall every
Saturday at 1pm. All welcome, Contact 087 137 4399; Bus will
travel to Padre Pio Evening of Prayer with Eddie Stone at
Clonfert on Thursday Sept. 23rd, leaving Newcastle West at
1.30pm, details from 069 82010; Climb of Carrauntoohil
fundraiser will be made by Ballybunion Basketball Club on Sat.
Sept. 25th; : Dancing Classes resumed on Tue., 21st Sept., at
8.15pm, in the Clounmacon Community Centre;The annual Coffee
Morning is being held on Friday 24th September, in the Mermaids,
at 10.30am; Guitar Lessons for Beginners every Wednesday
evening at 6pm. All welcome, Information from (087) 2884869; a
concert in aid of the Hospice will be held at the Church of
Ireland on Sept. 23rd at 8pm; Women’s Health Seminar was due be
held at the Arms Hotel on Tue Sept 21st at 7.15pm; Latest date
for entry for the Sporting Brain of Kerry is Sept. 27th `10,
details from 087 2048 677; ;Rehearsals for Abbeyfeale choir
resume on Wednesday 22 at 8pm in the church. All members are
requested to attend and new members are welcome ;Shane Healy
benefit dance has been organised for Saturday, September 25th;
Traditional Music sessions in aid of Trocaire will be held from
Sept 23rd to 29th , details from 1850 408 408; Limerick Junior
Ladies will play Louth at Croke Park on Sept. 26th; Ceili at the
Gables Athea on Sept. 25th; ICA Autumn Federation Meeting at
Castlegregory on Sept. 26th at 2.30pm; Charity Climb of Mount
Brandon takes place on Sept. 24th; Ballydonoghue GAA Club will
launch their new web site at the Thatch Bar on Sept. 24th;
Kerry Chamber Music Festival from Sept. 28th to Oct. 3rd; Kerry
Autism Action Group meet at the Abbeygate Hotel on Wed. Sept.
29th at 8.15pm, details from 087742 8019; Legion of Mary
pilgrimage to Knock to celebrate Rosary Sunday will take place
on Sunday, October 3, contact 068 31232; Women’s Group Meeting
at Respond Community Centre John B Keane Road on Sept. 29th at
8.30pm, details from 068 23429; Garry McMahon Singing Weekend in
Abbeyfeale runs from Nov. 5th to 7th, Gabriel Fitzmaurice will
perform on the first night at Fr Casey GAA Hall; Horse fair in
Ballinasloe from Oct. 2nd to 10th, the fair go back to the
gatherings of the High Kings of Tara;
MARK Twain remarked, A banker is a fellow who lends you his
umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it
begins to rain.
TIDY Towns: Moyvane got 250 marks and Knockanure got 238 marks
in the Tidy Towns competition, thanks to all who do their bit,
some daily pick up items thrown away by less than genteel
individuals.
DEPT. of Agriculture have made a U turn and withdrawn 2,500
letters sent to farmers with fragmented farms.
RACES in Listowel this year again was very lucky with the
weather. Generally there was little concern about wind or rain,
many of the women wore party dresses both day and night. The
lack of entertainment at night encouraged drinkers to hang
around pub entrances. The Wrenboy night was lovely, with a tinge
of frost around midnight, the three batches were a delight, it
is sad for some of our seniors that standing for a long time
causes discomfort. Jerry Fish concert on Saturday night was
poorly attended; the relief band attracted a bigger crowd. But
anyone who persevered with Jerry Fish and his band were well
rewarded, he brought some of the audience on stage to complement
him and he joined the crowd in the street entertaining and
singing and used bonding activities and in the end stood in for
photographs with fans.
KERRYMAN of Sept. 4th 1920, Headlines; Terence McSwiney a poem
called A Memory. Masses in Tralee for Lord Mayor. Ordination of
Rev. Francis Joe O Connell the youngest priest in America, he
was son of Professor Maurice O Connell of St Michael’s College ,
Listowel. Mrs Eamonn de Valera in New York. Belfast riots, 18
dead and 200 wounded. Shark attacks Dublin painter while he was
swimming. Motor and Motorcycle races at Inch Strand. Sept. 18th
1920; Lord Mayor Worse. 300 less Magistrates in the country due
to resignations. Tralee Parish Court was very active. Emigration
in August amounted to 1711 this year, last August 1919
emigration was 219. Prohibition on American liners landing at
Cove. Kerryman of Sept. 25th 1920; Lord Mayor of Cork collapses,
message from Mayor, to Irish people, “We forgive”. Price of
Kerryman to increase to 3d. Ambush near Abbeyfeale. Two barbers
arrested in Listowel, they were not natives to the County, they
worked for Mr Quigley.
UNEMPLOYMENT in Ireland in 1983 was 200,000 and forecast to rise
to 250,000 in 1984.
CHURCH: Survey released Aug. 1975 showed that 91% of Catholics
go to mass at least once weekly. International Women’s Year in
1975 was marked by a sermon in every church on Sept. 7th on the
Christian Ideals of Womanhood. Archbishop Ryan remarked that he
was receiving annulment requests at the rate of one per day. In
Sept. 1975 about 3,000 attended the National Conference of the
Charismatic movement at the RDS, Cardinal Suenens delivered the
address.
MASS in St Brendan’s Church Tralee on Fri. Sept. 24th at 7.30pm
to mark the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Church. Fr
Tom Hickey who is well known in the Parish and in Drama circles
was the first curate in the church, Fr Tom is now celebrating
his Diamond Jubilee.
ANNIVERSARIES: Michael O Connor, Pat Scanlon, Tom Kennelly,
Kevin O Donovan, Bridget O Connor, Thomas Neville Stack, Mary
Joe Cronin, John Joe Cronin, Joe O Flaherty, Alphonsus O Kane,
Pat Joe Stokes, John Joe Kennelly, Anna Buckley, Maeve Goulding
Michael Kiely, Ned & Mary Ellen Stack & the deceased
members of the Stack Family & Ned Scanlon; Mass on Thurs.
23rd at 8.00pm for Stephen Brosnan,
& the deceased members of the Brosnan Family; Mass on
Fri. 24th at 8.00pm for Nellie O’Connor; Mass on Sat. 25th at
8.00pm for Brendan O’Carroll
DEATH took place on September 15th 2010 of Mary Vaughan nee
Sheehan of Upper Dirreen, Athea, Co. Limerick. Mary is survived
by her husband Seamus, sons Joe, Myles, Richard, James and
Thomas, daughters Margaret Dalton, Carmel Reidy, Sheila
O’Riordan, Helen Ryan, Catherine Enright, Joan Mairé
Hasset-Hartnett, Breda Foley, Áine Reidy, brothers Tom and
Jimmy, sisters-in-law Helen and Teresa, daughters-in-law,
sons-in-law, grandchildren, great- grandchildren, Mary was pre-
deceased by her daughter-in-law Nora, siblings John and Myles.
Requiem Mass for Mary Vaughan was celebrated in St.
Bartholomew’s Church Athea on Friday September 17th By Fr Bowen
assisted by Canon Kelly and Fr Duggan. Singing and music at the
Mass was provided by Marlene Enright, Joe and Jimmy Foley and
Catherine Enright read a poem. Mary Vaughan was laid to rest at
Holy Cross Cemetery Athea. A poem composed by Billy Vaughan was
read at her grace side and Joe Foley played a tune. Mary Vaughan
will also be remembered as a lovely writer. Mary was daughter of
Dick Sheehan and Peg Thornton of Kilbaha. Her grandmother was an
aunt of Bishop McAuliffe. Mary was well known for her
involvement in many activities including helping adult learners
and running a lovely shop, which was a meeting place for all
creeds, poets, writers, thinkers or just call for a chat.
MASS in Listowel from 30th/31st October, Saturday 7.00pm
(Vigil); and Sunday morning: 9.00am and 11.00am.
Confessions before the Vigil Mass on Saturdays in Moyvane.
ADORATION: Moyvane Wed. 10.00am to 7.00pm Sun. 4.00pm to 5.00pm
and Knockanure Tues. 10.00am to 6.00pm
READERS: Vigil Elaine Hudson;11.00am Paul & Anthony Kiely;
Knockanure 26th Sept. Kathy Kennelly & Mary Fitzgerald.
GRIEF: Sisters of Mercy, Children’s Grief Project, contact: 061
313037 or 087 9851733; A Bereavement Support Programme for
adults will commence in St. Ita’s Hall on Thursday, September 23
at 8pm. Further information from Kathleen on 068 31232, Sheila
31741, Eileen 31322, Mary 31102, Sr. Delia 31203.
Knockanure Notes – 19th September, 2010
September 19, 2010