SOCIAL Day for the Active Retired
takes place in the Knockanure Community Centre on Monday 10th
January 2011. If attending, please ring the secretary Mary at
068 49799 or 087 7528626 between 9.30 – 1.30 Monday to Friday.
Anybody wishing to book the centre for Any Occasion
(Christenings, Birthdays, Funerals etc). Please contact the
Office 068 49799.
FITNESS: Aerobics and Body Conditioning Classes at Knockanure
Community Centre continue on ed. 12th Jan. from 8pm to 9pm,
contact Maggie on 087 98 66533.
CINDERELLA: Listowel Pantomime Group presents Cinderella at
Listowel Boys School, Nightly performances at 7.30pm from
Tuesday 4th to Saturday 8th January. Matinee performances at 2pm
Saturday 8th and Sunday 9thJanuary, booking through St. Johns
Theatre 068 22566.
TINTEAN will screen Harry Potter films from Jan 2nd to 7th.
EVENTS: Women’s Christmas Jan. 6th; Horse Fair in Listowel Jan
6th; Youth Awards Night for Moyvane will be held at the Lanterns
Hotel on Sat. Jan. 8th ;Athea Credit Union reopens Jan. 6th at
6.30pm; Toastmasters will meet on Wednesday, January 5th in the
Desmond Complex NCW from 8.30 to 10.30pm; Christmas Panto Mother
Goose at Siamsa From 4th to 8th Jan.; Listowel Mart opening 2011
sale Wed. Jan.12th; BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition
takes place at the RDS from Jan. 11th to 15th, details from 1800
924 362; Snooker Masters Jan. 9th; Sony Open Golf, Jan. 10th;
Rugby, Munster V Glasgow Warriors on Jan. 7th; McGrath Cup
football Jan. 9th Kerry V ITT; Comhaltas County Board meeting
is on 18th of Jan.; Scor Sinsear North Kerry Finals will be
held at Asdee on Jan. 22nd at 7.30pm; Clounmacon Community
Centre Social will be held at the Arms Hotel on Jan. 29th;
Session in Spirituality, Counselling and Related Fields will be
guided by Dr. Ann Kelliher on January 29th and 30th, 2011at
Vienna Woods, Cork.
OCD Support Group meets on the 1st Thursday of each month at the
Meadowlands Hotel from 8pm – 9.30pm, next meeting Thursday,
January 6th.
AWARE Support Group meets on the 1st Wednesday of each month
at The Meadowlands Hotel at 8pm. Next meeting January 5th,
Contact 1890 303 302.
MINISTER for the Environment has banned hunting of birds due to
the severe weather, about time he put guidelines in place to
enable landowners farm in a manner that would feed countless
birds and prevent them starving when land is frozen.
BEST Wishes to Mike Joe Stack who will be 101 on Jan. 12th 2011.
BOOK: Fr Tony Gaughan, a priest with many relations in the
locality, has a new book on the way detailing the clergy during
the Penal Times in Dublin.
WORK: Eures created in 1994 is a network of employment services
in the 31countries in EU/EAA region, they have more than 800
advisers. The first Newsletter from the Irish EURES Network was
issued last month, in the issue they concentrated on jobs in
Norway where the wage before tax is among the highest in Europe,
unemployment rate there is 2.7%, E13 for a bowl of soup in a
supermarket café, full meal in restaurant E20 to E60, time for
lunch is 30 minutes.
PROMOTION of small business gained Kerry European Entrepreneur
Region of the Year 2011. The way defenceless people were left to
cope with the cold spell and its aftermath did not show much
entrepreneurial skills by people who should know better. Last
Thursday a fire engine, water tank and a big gang of men had
plenty of time to provide water to Tralee Garda Station, while
distressed elderly only got deaf ear.
STARS: Mairead Curran and Elaine Foley Scarlett were in Anything
Goes. Mairead is a teacher in Moyvane national school she was
playing the Piano and Elaine was singing. They qualified in Cork
at the open auditions in late August and then went to Dublin of
the Regional auditions with John Creedon in October. Then they
performed their way from place 200 to 50 to 22 down to 16, which
was a great achievement. Locals Kieran Flavin and Tara Finucane
also competed in Anything Goes.
BEST Wishes to Junior Griffin who has been created the first
honorary life member of Munster Badminton Association.
DIVINE Mercy”; A weekend trip from Friday 18th February to
Sunday 20th February to the Divine Mercy Conference in the RDS
Arena is been organised for the West Limerick/North Kerry Area,
contact 087 4147001.
CRIB at Duagh Church is attracting much attention; they have a
pair of goats, lambs and a black Ass, a few fowl, Christmas
Trees and also the traditional crib which is open to all
visitors, great credit is due to the people involved in
organising and maintaining the unusual Crib.
NEWS is created for consumption when they think we are going to
swallow it.
NEW church matrimonial courts became effective in Ireland on Jan
1st 1976, four regional courts replaced the old system where
every diocese had their tribunal. Fr Thomas McNamara a native of
Rathluirc founder of the Irish Centre in Camden Town died on
Jan. 6th aged 59 years, the Centre was celebrating its 21st
anniversary in 1976. In the North of Ireland in 1971 there were
142,511 people who gave no religious denomination for themselves
in the Census, there were 477, 912 Catholics, 405, 717
Presbyterians and Church of Ireland had 71,235 members.
BARE: Virginia Woole wrote in her diary Jan. 5th 1918; Had tea
at Atkinson’s where one may have no more than one bun. Most of
the butcher shops are closed; the only open shop was besieged.
You can’t buy chocolates or toffee, lowers cost so much that I
have to pick leaves instead, we have cards for most foods.
Drapers are the only abundant shop windows, the other shops have
empty tins and cardboard boxes. The general table is pretty
bare, for 6d you could get enough paper to light a weeks fires.
LAND: A big crowd attended an I.N.L open air demonstration in
Newtownsandes on Oct. 25th 1887, groups from Listowel, Tarbert,
Ballylongford, Ballybunion, and Abbeyfeale and from several
other local districts attended. Two brass bands played at the
event which was chaired by the President of St Michael’s College
Re. D. R. Harrington. Resolutions passes including changing the
name of Newtownsandes to Newtown Dillon; Condemnation of the
actions of heartless local landlords, who offered abatements
which are only a mockery; They promised to support every tenant
by every lawful means.
Special court in Listowel on 25th Oct. 1887 John Foran, his
mother Margaret and sister Ellen were charged with assaulting a
bailiff while seizing cattle of Denis Foran of Bunagara,
defendants got a month in prison.
Parliamentary question 22 March 1886 from Edward Sanderson
claimed that John Foran could not find a coffin for his wife in
Ballylongford of Listowel, but Mr Sandes humanity procured one
for him.
Parliamentary question 23 Feb. 1887, from Mr P O Brien,
Monaghan, asked about 8 men, brought before the court in
Listowel last Saturday charged with Moonlighting in Castleisland
on the 12th last, the men claimed they were going to a wedding,
they were bound to the peace for a year.
DATES: Act of Union Jan. 1st 1801; Dan Boland born 1st Jan.
1881; Con Greaney born 1at Jan. 1912; Roosevelt freedom speech
given Jan.6th 1941; James Joyce died 13th Jan. 1941; Skin Test
for TB developed 1891;
WORK with all your might, but never trust in your work. Pray
with all your might for the blessing in God, but work at the
same time with all diligence, with all patience, with all
perseverance. Pray, then. And so on, all the days of your life.
The result will surely be abundant blessing. Whether you see
much fruit or little fruit, such kind of service will be
blessed. George Muller.
RAIN: Natural rubber prices have been rising due to constant
rains in central Kerala and the Malabar region.
DEATH took place on Christmas Day 2010 of Hannie Quinn, nee
Reidy, she was born 89 years ago at Beenanasbig to Paddy Reidy
and Bridget . Hannie was predeceased by her husband Ned, son
Timmy & daughter Birdie. Bridie is survived by her family,
Tom Quinn, Beenanaspug; Pat and Annette Quinn England; Ned and
Christine Quinn ,Coalisland; Mick and Noreen Quinn, Pilgrim
Hill; Jim and Bridie Quinn, Beenanaspug; Joan and Dan Griffin,
Coole West; Mary and Jer Keane, Pilgrim Hill; Kathleen Healy,
Charleville; Jack and Martha Scanlon, Shannon; Tim and Yvonne
Scanlon. Hertfordshire. Requiem Mass for Hannie Quinn was
celebrated in Knockanure Church on Wednesday 29th of December
2010 by Fr. John Lucid assisted by Fathers, Jim O Leary, Larry
Madden, Richard King, Tom McMahon and Fr Anthony from India.
Music and hymns were provided by Margaret O Carroll, Domhnall de
Barra and Jim Quinn. After mass Hannie Quinn followed by her
sorrowful family, relations and friends was taken to Holy Cross
Cemetery Athea to be laid to rest. Ned Quinn husband of Hannie
came from Knockanair, Athea.
DEATH took place on Christmas Eve 2010 of Dr. Michael Brosnan
who was born at Moyvane son of Con Brosnan and Kitty Walsh; his
siblings were Jerry, Jim and Eileen.
Michael Brosnan died at his home in Blackheath, London and is
survived by his wife Caroline, son James and daughter Kate; his
son Michael predeceased him in 2006. A guard of Honour was
provided for Michael by his comrades, Requiem Mass for Michael
was celebrated by a dozen priests at Ballybunion Church on
Sunday January 2nd, he was laid to rest beside his son Michael
in the nearby St John’s cemetery Ballybunion.
DEATH took place recently of Timmy Dillon of Pilgrim Hill,
Kilmorna, he was born at Rathea 96 years ago and came to Pilgrim
Hill where his aunt Hannah lived to be over 100, her husband was
also Dillon, the Kerryman carried a picture and details of the
great 100 birthday event at the time. Timmy Dillon was
predeceased by his wife Nora Dowd a native of Knockanure, she
died in November 2008, Nora and Timmy are at rest at Springmount
Cemetery Duagh. Timmy is survived by his sister and relations
and was laid to rest following Mass at Duagh Church on January
30th 2010, Fr Moore and Fr McMahon recited the graveside
prayers.
ANNIVERSARIES: Jimmy Lyons, Dr. Roger O Connor, Francis
Thornton, Denis Mulvihill, James Curtin, Jerry Lyons,
Christopher O Connor, James Culhane, Pat Galvin, Tom Roche,
Paddy Dore, Michael Buckley, Dan Shine, Kit Leach, Tom Francis,
Eddie Holly, Michael McMahon, Nora Flynn, Sr. Joan Hartnett,
Maureen Hartnett, Mick Barrett, Nellie Kelly, Ned Moore, Bishop
Michael McAuliffe, Ned Gould, Mass on Tuesday 4th Jan. at 7.30pm
for Mick and Mary Moloney; Mass on Thursday 6th at 11am for
Pidge Holly; Mass on Friday 7th at 7.30pm for Patrick, Jerry and
Brendan Galvin & Josephine Walsh; Mass on Sunday 9th at 10am
in Knockanure for Michelle Foley and Michael Keane and the 11am
Mass in Moyvane is for John Gregg and deceased members of the
Hanrahan Family.
HOLY Day Thursday Jan. 6th Feast of the Epiphany Mass as on
Sundays. First Friday January 7th. Late Mass in Listowel Church
on the Holyday at 1.10pm. Mass in Listowel Church for Theresa
Bambury on Wednesday evening at 7pm , Vigil of the Epiphany.
ADORATION: Moyvane Sunday 4 to 5pm; Wed. 10am to 7pm and
Knockanure on Tuesday from 10am to 6pm.
READERS: Vigil, John Corbett; 11am Amanda Coulson & Ciara
Healy; Knockanure Patricia and Andrew Rogan.
COLLECTORS for Jan.; Vigil, Eddie Flaherty & Michael
Scanlon; 11am Eddie Stack & John Ahern; Knockanure Margaret
Carmody.
LATIN Mass will be celebrated at Dominican Church Tralee Jan.
16th at 1.30pm.
FEAST Jan 6th The Epiphany; Baptism of the Lord Jan. 9th; St Ita
Jan. 15th.
FATIMA Pilgrimage: May 9th to 16th. Spiritual Director – Fr
Noel Spring. Details from 066 7131328.
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi during Easter Week,
details from 064 7758 219.
BOMB exploded in front of a Coptic church in Egypt as a crowd
were leaving after New Years Mass, 21 were killed. Egyptian
police have arrested 17 suspects.
THANKS: Fr John Lucid in his statement for the new year thanked
all who supported the Church and himself during the past year,
all the Eucharistic Ministers, the Altar Servers, Readers,
Sacristans, Choirs in both Churches, Liturgy Group, Collectors,
team who count the money, Finance Committee, all who erected the
Crib and decorate the Church, a special thanks to Parents and
helpers in the Do this in Memory of me programme.
Knockanure Notes – 2nd January, 2011
January 2, 2011