TODDLER Group: Anyone interested
in
taking over the running of Knockanure Parent and Toddler Group
from
September 2010 At Community Centre Knockanure every Thursday
morning
from 10am to 12pm. Equipment provided toys, children cds,
children
table & chairs, cd player, kiddies slide, puzzles, jigsaws,
storybooks rose petal cottage, babys swing and walker. Group
Insurance
paid up to January 2011. It would be great for the community to
keep
this group active. If anyone has any interested or questions,
please
contact before the end of June 2010, Eileen at 087 2950869.
CONFIRMATION in Listowel on Friday April 30th at 2pm.
POETRY Competition; Dan Keane Primary Schools Poetry
Competition,
closing date Friday 30th April’10, details from 068 21074.
BEST Wishes to Fr Philip O Connell P.P. Ballylongford on the
Golden
Jubilee of his Ordination.
MASS from Duagh will be broadcast by RTE on May 2nd ,9th and
16th at
10am, so mass time will be changed to 10am for three Sundays in
Duagh
to accommodate the live broadcasts.
ROAD at Abbeyfeale Mart is closed since Mid April, it would be
nice to
have warning signs well in advance, as idle driving is frowned
on in
the present green climate. The bridge over the Allaghaun is
being
repaired at present.
EVENTS: Organic Vegetable growing course will begin at
Abbeyfeale on
April 28th , details from 087 6866450; Moyvane ICA, AGM was due
to be
held on Tuesday night April 27th in the Marian Hall; Kerry
Autism
Action meeting will be held at Abbeygate Hotel on Wed. April
28th at
8.15pm; Support group for mental heath meet every Friday between
8pm
and 9pm at Arbutus Hotel, Kilarney; cardiac support group will
meet at
Kerins O’Rahilly’s Clubhouse on Wednesday, April 28th at 8pm.
Guest
Speaker Anne Riordan of Irish Heart Foundation;Listowel Library
are
promoting Britannica online, for primary school children,
details from
the library; Eucharistic Procession public meeting will be held
on
Tuesday 4th May at 8.30pm. in the Community Centre (Town
Park)Listowel;
Listowel Family Resource Centre Annual General Meeting takes
place on
Tues. 11th May at 2 p.m. All are welcome, details from Jackie
Landers
at 068-23584; Fleadh by the Feale runs from April 29th to May
3rd, on
Sunday May 2nn at 3pm Daisy Kearney and friends will be at the
Convent
Secondary School and also on Sunday night at the Convent Hall a
celebrity concert will be held; Recordings of the Tullamore
Fleadh can
be viewed on RTE1 at 7.30pm over the coming Fridays; 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
; Cuckoo Walking Festival begins in Tarbert on Friday April
30th;De
Dannan” Concert on Sunday 2nd May in the Convent Hall,
Abbeyfeale more
information from 068-31109; National Grandparents day in school
takes
place this year all over the country on April 30th;
Ballydonoghue
Bereavement Support Group will meet at Lisselton N.S. on Tuesday
May
4th at 8pm, details from 068 23429; New Women’s Group for women
living
on farms will meet at 8.30pm every second Wednesday in Baile O
Dubhda,
John B Keane Road, Listowel, more information from 068 23429;
Belfast
City Marathon is on May 3rd; Killarney and District
International Rally
of the Lakes takes place on May 1st and Second; Drum Dance Fest
at
Siamsa May 1st and 2nd; Great Limerick run is on May 3rd;
Toastmasters
will meet at the Desmond Complex Newcastle West on Wed. May
5th;
Entries for the Colleen Bawn talent competition in Tarbert close
on May
11th, details on Facebook; Kingdom County Fair is on May 9th;
FULL Moon on April 28th; We have had a fine spell of marvellous
weather, the only thing is frost at night which retards growth.
Heavy
rain on Saturday night last should fuel growth. Some maize under
plastic is being planted. The countryside is covered in many
shades of
green; the blackthorn is full of tiny white flowers while the
furze
bush is brilliant yellow. The swallows have arrived and the
Cuckoo is
singing at Kilbaha and Gortdromagowna again this year.
GROW: A talk and short film 400 Fruit Trees Project will take
place at
the Carlton Hotel on Wednesday, April 28th from 8pm – 10pm
Speaker:
Darach Ó Múrhcú, (Dingle Grow It Yourself group). The evening
will
also include a question & answer session, information
stalls,
samples & produce for sale.
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. Annual pilgrimage to St Batt’s Well in
Lisselton was held on Saturday last.
GREYHOUNDS: Concern is being expressed about the new Dog
Breeding
Establishments Bill, It will put extra red tape on greyhound
breeders
without bringing any benefit to the dogs.
ICA are celebrating their centenary with an exhibition at the
National
Library and a panel discussion on May 21st, Abbeyfeale woman
Anne Maria
Dennison who is President of the ICA will give a talk on the
role of
creative arts in the ICA. Their National Centenary Celebrations
will be
held in Wexford on May 6th and 7th.
PUNCHESTOWN Festival last week must leave racing fans exhausted;
during
these recessionary times it is hard to justify a week long
distraction.
Racing is on again at Limerick on May 3rd and Killarney on the
9th,
10th and 11th of May. Point to Point at Ballybunion on May 2nd.
WRITERS: Recent play Dacent Savage by Gerard Barrett brings to
mind
local writers. Dan Keane Born Knockanure 1919 has a huge volume
of
writings, including this version of
Valley of Knockanure.
The bells of St. Bartholomew’s rang in the morning air,
The mission bells were pealing to summon souls to prayer,
Three rebel sons of Ireland their fear of danger shed,
To kneel before God’s altar and receive eternal bread.
Paddy Walsh and Paddy Dalton and their companion Dee,
Because they loved their Motherland they strove to set her free,
They little knew that morning what they shortly would endure,
As they took the road towards their last abode in the Valley of
Knockanure.
Gabriel Fitzmaurice born in 1952 in Moyvane, He is ex
principal of
the primary school in Moyvane village and is the author of many
books.
John Moriarty born in Moyvane in 1938, He said “I went through
libraries, I had been to the galleries and been to the concert
halls
and I was literally glutted with culture, I had to come out and
put my
head in a stream in a bog in Connemara and let it all wash out
and
start again and remake my mind.”
Edward F. Barrett (1869-1936), Edward F. Barrett, an
accountant, wrote
plays in his spare time, one of which was produced at the Abbey
Theatre
in 1918, he married Nora Hunt of Knockanure . Karen Marguerite
Moloney
USA her people from Knockanure. Other writers with close
relationship
with the Parish include; Fr Anthony Gaughan born 1932, Brendan
Kennelly
Born Ballylongford, Dan O Connor Born Knockanure .Dr Brendan
Barrett
Poet ,Tom Moore 1779-1852 , Paddy Drury Born Knockanure 1859.,Fr
Con O
Keeffe ,Sir Arthur Vicars b.1864, William J Hudson Florida, Tom
Neville Stack, Fr Tim Leahy ,Woodview. Fr Joe Walsh born 1924
Moyvane .
Willie Finucane Born Knockanure. John Looney remembers Willie in
song:
He gave us pleasure with his songs he sang them everywhere,
>From John B’s and Sheehy’s in Listowel to the harp in old
Kildare.
He sang of fairs, the light and goats and topics quite obscure.
And Garda Kane felt the poet’s wrath in his raid in Knockanure.
FOUND: contractor cleaning out an old New Hampshire barn found
seven
reels of film including the only known copy of a 1913 silent
film about
Abraham Lincoln.
WINDLE: looking for any information on Thomas Wingle born Co.
Kerry
c1833 his wife Johanna O’Brien daughter of John or James O’Brien
and
Ellen Kissane born Co Kerry in 1836.
Thomas Wingle had a sister Hannah their parents were Michael
Windle and
Bridget Moore Hannan. Hannah went to Canada in 1861.
TRIP: German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, are
hosting
an official Irish party to the forthcoming 14th International
Passive
House Conference in Dresden on the 28th-29th May 2010, details
from 023
8842193.
Ozone protection regulations proposed in the US may cost $90
billion to
their industries.
TURF cutting with machines is in full swing at present, the
slean is
idle for many a year now.
THOUGHT: Abraham’s steps of faith – He left all for God, left
all with
God, found all in God and yielded all to God, Anonymous. We
remember
families who are going through a stressful period at this time.
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. 40 Hours
Eucharistic Adoration will take place in St. Mary’s – Parish
Church,
Listowel from 8pm on Friday 30th April till midday Sunday 2nd
May.
Intention Pray for Priests. We are appealing to as many as
possible to
come and pray for the Healing of the Church in Ireland. It will
be
facilitated by 5 of the Friars from Moyross. There will be a
sheet
provided at the back of St. Mary’s Church, Listowel if anyone
wishes to
commit to 1 hour.
DEATH took place on April 16th 2010 of Rena McAuliffe nee
Buckley of
Courthouse Road, Listowel and late of Meenanare, Duagh. Rena is
survived by her husband Maurice, son Mark, daughter Mary Louise
and
brothers Michael, Bernie and Tim. Requiem Mass for Rena
McAuliffe was
celebrated at St. Mary’s Church, Listowel on Tuesday April 20th
2010.
DEATH took place on April 17th 2010 of Chris O Connor of Raheen
and
Glin Co Limerick, he is survived by his wife Margaret, sons
Raymond and
Steve, brothers Jerry, John, Thomas and Paul, sisters Teresa,
Kay,
Helen and Marion. His brother Michael predeceased Chris. Requiem
Mass
for Chris O Connor was celebrated in Glin Church on Friday April
23rd,
he was laid to rest at Kilfergus Cemetery following mass.
DEATH took place in England of Brendan Carr of Moyvane, he went
to
England in 1961 and was last home when his mother Mary Enright
Carr
died 19 years ago, his father was Paddy Carr. Brendan who was
aged 70
years is survived by his wife Margaret, siblings Timmy, Joe and
Mairead; he was predeceased by his brother Mick of Ahalahanna,
Moyvane.
ANNIVERSARIES: Kitty Moore, Kit Mahony, Michael O Connor, Patsy
Barry,
Paul McEvoy, Sr. Margaret Mary Morrissey, Margaret O Donnell,
Madge
Fitzmaurice, Joe Healy, Seamus McCloskey, Moss Galvin, Sr.
Carmel
Walsh, Peg Carmody; Mass on Thurs. 29th at 7.30pm for Michael
Mulvihill; Mass on Fri. 30th at 8.00pm for Gerard McEnery; Mass
on Sat.
1st at 8.00pm for Dr. Timmy Stack; Mass on Sun. 2nd at 10.00am
in
Knockanure for Padraig McMahon an the 11.00am Mass in Moyvane is
for
John Carmody.
Diocesan Collection on 1st & 2nd May for Kerry Mission
Outreach.
READERS: Vigil John Corbett; 11.00am Jerry Duggan;
Knockanure 2nd May Kathy Kennelly & Mary Flaherty.
MAY Altar will feature again in many homes and a visit to the
Blessed
well was always a tradition in the Parish in May.
LITURGY Group Meeting on Wednesday 28th at 8.30pm The YOUTH
Free;
Diocese of Kerry has been offered 1 free place for a candidate
on the
Youth Ministry Studies Programme. This course is run over 8
weekends
from May 2010 to November 2011 in Dublin. The Youth Ministry
Studies
Programme (Y.M.S.P) is an accredited training programme for all
who are
interested in working with and journeying with young people in a
school, parish, 3rd level college or wider community setting.
For
further information on the course www.ymsp.ie
for the free place
please contact Edwina Gottstein at 064-6632644 or email
[email protected]
CELEBRATION of Stillness, will take place in St. John’s Church
Tralee
on Tuesday, May 11th at 8pm. Guest Speaker: St Sr. Stan with
music by
Eoin Duignan & St, John’s Choir directed by Fr Pat Ahern.
Tickets
in the Parish Centre Tralee, not available at the door on the
night
WORLD Day of Prayer for vocations was on Sunday last, if you
want to
join the religious life contact 066 7133 169.
COLLECTORS in Church for May; Vigil Ita O Connell and Eddie
Flaherty;
11am Julia Stack and Eileen Roche; Knockanure, Jeremiah
Kennelly.
Knockanure Notes – 25th April, 2010
April 25, 2010