QUIZ: Scoil Chorp Christ Parents
Association Knockanure are hosting a Pub Quiz in Flynn’s Bar,
Knockanure on Friday, March 4th 2011 at 9.30 p.m. 20 euro per
table of four, Enquiries to 086 8417688 Elizabeth.
I.C.A. night out to Killarney Musical ‘My Fair Lady’ at the INEC
on Tuesday the 8th March, booking with Eileen Roche at 068 49337
.
SAINT PIO Prayer Meeting Take places on Thursday 24th Feb at
7pm.incorporating the Rosary Mass and Benediction.
FASHION: Tarbert Comprehensive School Parents Association will
hold their Annual Fashion Show at The Lanterns Hotel Tarbert on
Tuesday 8th March. Tickets available from any member of the
committee, or from 087 9576 660, Proceeds to refurbish the
School Science Room.
Physiotherapy Clinic at Knockanure Community Centre.
COMMUNITY Centre; A Physiotherapist attends Knockanure Community
Centre weekly on Tuesday and Thursday. This Clinic is a branch
of First Step Rehabilitation Centre in Patrickswell. For more
information or to make an appointment Ring Sentil on 087-
7777600 or 061 320330 or contact Knockanure Community Centre on
068 49799.
WALKERS at the last Sundays Community Centre walk had a lovely
mild day, just a little damp, the heavy shower was over before
the off. We are all grateful to the voluntary helpers at the
Centre who give of their time and energy promoting activities
for both young and old.
AGM of Listowel / North Kerry Branch of the Wheelchair
Association on Feb. 24th at their Day/Resource centre at
Ballygologue road at 8pm, All are welcome.
ARTS: Texaco Children’s Art Competition closing date Feb. 25th,
in recent years over 700 Kerry pupils took part in the
competition.
PLAY: Athea Drama Group open with The Man from Clare in Athea on
Feb. 24th .
EVENTS: Limerick Set Dancing Club workshop will be held at the
Devon Hotel from 25th to 27th Feb.; Farmers Market in Abbeyfeale
every Friday from 9.30am to 1pm ; Kerry Autism Action Group meet
at the Abbeygate Hotel on Wed. Feb. 23rd at 8.15pm, all are
welcome; Breeding for Profit Seminar will be held at Listowel
Mart on Monday 21st Feb. at 7.30pm; Fr. Casey’s GAA Club Annual
Social on Saturday the 26th of February in the GAA Clubhouse,
Abbeyfeale; Stroke Support Group will meet at St Brendan’s
Pastoral Centre, Tralee on Feb. 23rd at 7.30pm, details from 087
7927 289; Trip to Lindisfarne in Northumbria July 17th to 24th,
details from 066 9152 476; Cork Association Kerry Branch Victory
Dinner Dance at Ballyroe Heights Hotel on Fri. 25th Feb.,
details from 066 712 6796; Cinderella will be performed at
Siamsa Tire on 26th Feb. more information from 066 712 3055; Mid
Term break in secondary school 21st to 25th of Feb; Kingdom
Greyhound Stadium charity event in aid of Down Syndrome Sat.
Feb. 26th; North Kerry Championship replay will be held in
Moyvane on Feb. 27th; Maurice and Jane O Keeffe launch their
photos and recordings of great houses in Kerry at Tralee Library
on March 1st at 7pm; Sounds of Kerry Concert at the National
Concert Hall on March 5th in aid of Finuge Teach Siamsa; Kerry
GAA Annual Coaching conference will be held at St Brendan’s
College on March 5th;
COFFEE Morning in aid of Sr. Consilio Fund On Friday 25th Feb.
at The Mermaids from 11am. to 2pm. Raffles, bric a brac,
bargains galore.
HOSPICE: A.G.M. was due to take place on Tuesday night 22nd Feb.
at 8pm. in the Mermaids. Volunteers always needed and welcome.
PARKINSON’S Branch, Wishes to invite new members to join their
committee in Listowel. Contact Jerry at 068 22089 / 0879785438
or Mary on 0872935787.
ST JOHN’S: Weds 23rd & Thurs 24th Sex, Relationships and
Sometimes Love, An off-Broadway nominated hit written by Joelle
Arqueros. Produced & directed by Naomi O’ Neill and features
a cast drawn from the Kerry/Limerick area; Fri 25th to Sun
27th, The Unemployed Theatre Company of Listowel returns with
the World Premiere of ‘Double Team’, a new play by Gerard
Barrett. ‘Double Team’ tells the story of two young hit men who
take on a job that they clearly cannot handle – “They were the
only two that were available, comedy from the team behind the
smash hit ‘Dacent Savage’. Cast: Shaun McDonnell, John
Naughton, James Allman, Fiachra McKeever, Tom Rahilly, Derek
Dalton, Muiris Stack, Seamus Keane, Trevor Corridan and many
more ;Mon 28th, After Miss Julie
A version of Strindberg’s Miss Julie by Patrick Marber,
presented by The London Classic Theatre, More from 068 22566.
WORK Placement programme, details from 1800 611 116.
RADIO: Abbey Heritage are proposing to offer a Fetac Level 5
Certificate in Radio, more from 068 32444.
AGM of the Abbeyfeale Horse and Pony Racing Committee was due
to take place on Tuesday, February 22nd at Leen’s Hotel at
8.30pm. New members are always welcome.
VICKA from Medjugorje was due to attend Our Lady and St.
Brendan’s Church, Tralee on Tuesday, February 22nd . There will
be a Rosary at 4pm followed by Mass at 5pm.
DRIVER Theory Class in West Limerick Resources Office –
Abbeyfeale, contact 068 32444.
AWARDS Night, West Limerick 102 fm presents the 4th Annual
Entertainment Awards Night at the Devon Inn Hotel Templeglantine
on Monday March 7th start at 7.45pm .
PARADE; St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2011 in Listowel, start at the
earlier time of 12.30pm. Seán Kelly MEP will be a special guest
for the occasion. Groups and bands from our twin town
Downpatrick and from Poland, Romania, Hungary, France, Portugal
Latvia and Italy will be participating. Matt (068 21420) or
Christy (087 7477372) .Organised by Glór na nGael, Lios
Tuathail . Dóchas linn Naomh Pádraig.
LONDON: The Annual London St Patrick’s Day Parade and Festival
will take place on Sunday March 13th. The Limerick Association
will hold a St Patrick’s Dinner Dance on Saturday March 19th at
the Crown Moran Hotel, Cricklewood, Broadway, London NW2.
ST BRENDAN is being commemorated by the issue of a E10 silver
coin, they are limited to 15,000, to buy one contact 1890 307
307.
CONGRATULATIONS to P J Dillon on winning IFTA Director of
Photography award; he is a native of Listowel and has many
relations in the Parish.
CONGRATULATIONS to John and Nuala Keane, Bunagara on the birth
of their son Sean, a brother to Lucy and Blathnaid. Lucy is a
pupil of Scoil Corp Chriost, Knockanure.
ADULT Learners Festival; in Tralee Library, all starting at
11am: Tuesday, 22nd: Cardmaking workshop; Wednesday, 23rd: FAS
workshop – career options for the unemployed; Friday, 25th: FAS
presentation on online courses; and Saturday, 26th: Jewellery
making workshop, Contact 066 7121200.
JIGSAW, mentors to help young people, details from 068 23429.
STROKE Support Group is holding their next meeting St. Brendan’s
Pastoral Centre, Tralee on Wednesday, February 23rd at 7.30pm.
Speaker: Owen Daly, Pharmacist Stroke & Medication issues,
All welcome.
ELECTION: One thing is sure about the new government which will
be elected on Friday is that they will eat their words. The MEPs
last year spent E274 million on overseas travel and on staff
allowances. The EU contribution to humanitarian food aid
amounted last year to E237 million. Agenda Europa diary cost
over E5 million, the editors forgot to mention Christmas in it.
OIL was found 60km off Ghana Atlantic coast three years ago and
55,000 barrels a day are due to flowing from the Jubilee well at
present, the 23 million country expects a 12% growth rate.
SUNSPOT on February 15th, exploded blasting a big cloud of
charged particles to the earth on February 16th and February
17th ; Venus visible in the morning skies, will shortly be out
of sight.
NOLAN Listowel Church; Dermot Nolan born 16th May 1824
Gortdromagowna to Denis Nolan and Joan Kennelly, sponsors
Francis Carroll and Margaret Ahern; Moyvane Church, Margaret
Nolan Gortdromagowna born 27th July 1831 to John Nolan and
Elizabeth Nolan , sponsors John Nolan and Margaret McCarthy;
Listowel Church, Peter Nolan born 12th Nov. 1818 to John Nolan
and Helen Mahony; Listowel Church, Michael Nolan born 21st Sept,
1822 to Dan Nolan and Bridget Enright;
Moyvane Church, Con Nolan Carrueragh born 20th July 1875 son of
Tom Nolan and Mary Kennelly; Mary Nolan Carrueragh born 20th
Jan. 1867 to Tom Nolan and Mary Kennelly; Tom Nolan Carrueragh
born 25th Dec. 1857 to Tom Nolan and Mary Kennelly, sponsors Con
Kennelly and Ann Kennelly;
Catherine Nolan Gortdromagowna born 8th April 1837 to John Nolan
and Bridget Carmody, also Tom Nolan Gortdromagowna born 13th
March 1834 to John Nolan and Bridget Carmody. Joan Nolan
Gortdromagowna born 28th Feb. to John Nolan and Elizabeth Nolan.
Jer Nolan Knockanure born 28th Feb. 1871 to Jer Nolan and Helen
Kelly, sponsors Pat Dillane and Julia Kelly.
Marriage 28th April 1838 Tom Woulfe and Elizabeth Nolan
Gortdromagowna, sponsors Tom Mulvihill and Mary McDonnell.
Marriage 12th Feb. 1861 Edward Sheehy of Duagh and Margaret
Nolan of Gortdromagowna, sponsors John Stack and Tom Woulfe.
MARRIAGE: (Lordsburg News) Marshall and Winnie Kuykendall of New
Mexico recently celebrated their 82nd wedding anniversary; they
were the national winners of a “Longest Married Couple” contest.
LETTERS: MyHeritage.com is calling for ancestral love letters,
and submit them via www.myheritage.com/loveletters.
PRIDE makes us hate our equals because they are our equals; our
inferiors from the fear that they may equal us; our superiors
because they are above us. Jean Vianney.
ADORATION: Moyvane Sun. 4.00pm to 5.00pm, Wed. 10.00am to
7.00pm and Knockanure Tues. 10.00am to 6.00pm; Listowel on
Tuesdays and Wednesdays after 10.30am Mass till 7pm.
NIGHT vigil at Knock on Thursday, March 24th, the eve of the
Annunciation of the Lord, details 068 31232.
DEATH: The recent sudden death of WL102fm’s popular country
music presenter Mike Enright was a shock to his regular Sunday
night programme listeners. Mike was also a member of Athea’s
First Responders and was on call every evening from 6pm to 8am
and every weekend.
ANNIVERSARIES: Cormac O Leary, Mary Scully, Michael O Connor,
Mary O Carroll, Michael Kelliher, Ned White, Mary Stack, Neilus
Lynch, Breda Clifford, Eamon Sweeney, Joan Buckley, Marie O
Callaghan, Jim O Connor, Michael ODonnell, Mary Foley; Mass on
Tues 22nd at 7.30pm for Maurice, Mary & Hillary Dowling;
Mass on Thurs. 24th at 7.30pm for Jack Lynch; Mass on Fri. 25th
at 7.30pm for Bernadette O’Sullivan ; Mass on Sat. 26th at
7.30pm for Nora Adams nee Stack, late of Upper Aughrim who died
in Melbourne; Mass in Knockanure on Sun. 27th at 10.00am for
Mary Teresa Kennelly & Patrick J. Kennelly and the 11.00am
mass in Moyvane is for Mairead Moore.
Confessions before the Vigil Mass on Saturdays.
LITURGY Groups of the Pastoral area of Listowel, Lixnaw, Moyvane
& Duagh are due to meet on Tuesday 22nd Feb. at 8pm. in St.
Patrick’s Hall.
READINGS: understanding of the readings at Mass on Sunday? Come
to the Parish Centre St John’s Tralee for six Wednesday nights
this Lent: March 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th, April 6th and 13th from
8pm – 9pm. We will reflect on the readings and grow into a
greater understanding of the riches that the Gospels have for
our lives. Please contact the Parish Office by Mon. March 7th.
at 066 7122522.
READERS: Vigil, Seline Mulvihill; 11.00am David Murphy &
Noelle Nolan; Knockanure 27th February Ann Stack & Brenda
Clancy
ROME: Beatification on May 1st. of John Paul 11 will draw
crowds of 2 to 3 million to Rome, E700 for one night stay in a
hotel is being demanded for the few remaining rooms.
PARISH Day at Ardfert Retreat Centre was on Sunday last, it was
a lovely social and prayerful occasion.
Knockanure Notes – 20th February, 2011
February 20, 2011