COMMUNITY Centre; Costume,
Jewelry Party Night at Knockanure Community Centre on Dec. 3rd
at 7.30pm. All welcome, Admission free.
FAS: Euro Safety is holding a FAS Safe Pass Course at Knockanure
Community Centre on December 4th . Cost of Course is E75 each,
payment in advance to guarantee a place.
All enquiries to Margaret on 086 2260608 or 068 49799.
Notes Dec 1st
SANTA will be at the Centre on Sunday Dec. 5th from 2pm to 4pm,
enquiries to 068 49799.
PARTY: Senior Citizens Party will be held in the Marian Hall
Moyvane on Sunday Dec. 5th ,Mass at 1pm followed by dinner,
music dancing and afternoon tea, book with 068 49569and 068
49365, spot prizes appreciated.
SACRISTAN Annual Offering envelopes are available at the Church.
EVENTS: Concert in Duagh Church on Dec. 5th at 8pm; West
Limerick Toastmasters meet at The Desmond Complex on Dec. 1st
from 8.30pm, all are welcome; Bingo in the Marian Hall every
Thursday night; Writing Club meet at Saleen Pier Ballylongford
every Wed. night, more from 087 976 1021; Card Game at Duagh
Community Centre every Fri. at 8pm; Line Dancing at the Marian
Hall Moyvane every Tuesday night at 8.30pm; Walkers and Joggers
meet & train. Mon’s and wed at 8pm & Sat at 9am. Meet at
Community Centre Car Park Listowel; Garda Youth Achievement
Awards closing date for nominations Dec. 17th; Bazaar in aid of
Missions in Listowel on Dec. 3rd and 4th; Crusaders are holding
a Charity Run in Listowel on Sunday 5th Dec. starts at the
Square at 2pm; Craft Fair in the Lanterns 5th Dec. from Noon to
5pm; Concert in Duagh Church on Dec. 5th at 7.30pm; Kenmare
historic Stages Rally Dec. 5th; T na G will have a programme on
Ballylongford on Dec. 9th; Irish Classes continuing on Tuesday
night at St. Patrick’s Hall Listowel at 7.30pm. Suitable for
parents with only limited knowledge of Irish. Also available
Ciorcal Cómhrá for those who completed Primary and/or Secondary
Education and just anxious to listen, learn and converse; Crib
is being erected in Moyvane Church on Sat 11th Dec. at 3pm and
at Knockanure Church on Friday 10th Dec. at 7pm, helpers
welcome. Anger management Course, details from
www.difficultemotions.com or 087 798 9253.
SIAMSA: David McWilliams will give a run down on Ireland’s boom
and bust on Sat. 4th Dec. note Ireland joined the IMF in 1957
over the years did we show any sympathy for defaulting
countries.; Active Retired Film Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
will be screened on Wed. 1st Dec. at 2pm. Tralee Musical Society
are staging One Night Only Christmas Specials show on Sunday,
December 5th ,phone 066 7123055.
St JOHN’S; Thursday Dec. 2nd, A Night to Remember, play about
the South v North soccer match in 1993 in Belfast; Monday
6th,Old Mother Hubbard’s Magical Christmas; Tue 7th Festive
Panto for children at 10am and 11.30 am and on Tue evening
Women’s Wisdom presented North and East Kerry Development and
KES, all welcome; Thursday 9th Abba Forever, details from 068
22566.
MEMORIAL sculpture honouring the service of the Presentation
Sisters to Listowel Parish & surrounding areas from 1864 to
2007 was erected in the Square, recently; Memorial for past
students of Listowel Boys School, If you wish to get involved
please contact Rose Tracey on 068-24635 before 31st December
2010.
LOTTO: Knockanure GAA Lotto results for 26th Nov. 2010. Numbers
drawn 11-23-31 and 32, no winner of E6200 Jackpot.
Lucky dips went to the following; Mary Hanrahan, Moyvane;
Monique Keane, Greenville, Listowel; Noma, Gabe and Connor
Asdee; Mike Hussey, Ballyduff; Marguerite Lynch, Moyvane;
Pat Lyons C/O Kerry Co/op; Bar Prize Patsy Lane. This weeks
Jackpot E6300.
BEST Wishes to local contestant Liam Corridan, in Scor na nOg
County Final at the Gleneagle on Sunday 5th Dec. at 6.30pm.
BEST Wishes to M F Barrett who celebrated his 80th birthday
recently, he was well known in the locality in years past
selling Fordson tractors.
CONGRATULATIONS to the local volunteers who help build houses in
Cape Town with the Niall Mellon Township Project.
MAGAZINE: Ballydonoghue Parish Magazine will be available on 1st
Dec. official launch is on 10th Dec. at the Thatch.
ACQUIRED Brain Injury affects 50,000 people in Ireland who have
to live with long term affects. 10,000 new hospital admissions
for the condition, another 10,000 have strokes each year in
Ireland.
KNOCK; A bus will travel to night vigil on Tuesday, December
7th, contact 068 31232.
BUS from Ballylongford, Tarbert, Moyvane to Listowel, every
Tuesday morning, book with 1890 528 528.
CHOIR: The Abbeyfeale Adult Choir along with the Kerry Chamber
Choir, the Kerry Chamber Orchestra and the Kerry Youth Choir
will perform in the Church of the Assumption on Sunday, December
12th at 7pm in a musical, The Twelve
Days of Christmas.
HISTORY: Abbeyfeale Vocational School will be celebrating its
history since 1951 over the weekend of March 31 – April 3, 2011.
Old photos and memorabilia would be gratefully appreciated
Further information from 068 31198 or email
[email protected]
SOCIAL: Annual Dinner & Dance for Listowel and District
active retirement group at the Listowel Arms Hotel on Tuesday
14th December 2010, Meal at 2.30pm. More from Chairperson
Maryanne on 068 21894; Fealebridge & Headley’s Bridge Co Op
are holding their 41st Annual Social on Friday, December 3 at
the Devon Inn, Templeglantine, Co. Limerick. They are
celebrating their centenary.
NEWTOWNSANDES Creamery Social is still being talked about there
was entertainment for both young and old, traditional singer
Annmarie O Riordan made a great impression, Eoin Hand now
resident at Glennalappa put on a polished performance, plenty of
laughter came from the audience during the antics of comedian
Declan Mangan, a young Beaufort born singer Jack Healy created a
real buzz with his excepts from musicals. The O’Sullivan
Brothers Band provided a variety of dance music for the rest of
the night. Michael Liston was the MC and told some polished
jokes. Short snippets of the Newtownsandes Social dancing can
be viewed on youtube at Knockanure local or visit
Knockanure.myphotoalbum.com to see more .
KERRYMAN has recorded some passed Newtownsandes Creamery
Socials; one of the earliest is recorded in the KM of Dec. 14th
1963. Prizes were presented at the social to winners of
quality milk competition. The Chairman of the Co-op John P Ahern
said that they as a committee were not sitting back, or were not
a mutual admiration society, other speakers were Maurice Stack,
Sean O Ruairc, Dept. Agric. Inspector and Mr N. W. O Brien
I.A.O.S. organiser who presented the prizes. Co-op Dinner Dance
was held at Ballybunion on 19th Nov. 1971, they had the Western
Star Band and the subscription was £1-25. Socials were held at
Tarbert, Banna and Devon Inn Social is mentioned in Nov. 2002
and ’04 Kerryman.
Note ; AGM of the Creamery was held in March 1958 in the
recently erected offices at the creamery. William Stack was
Chairman and C. B. Shine was secretary, the committee was
increased to 21 members. Tom Mulvihill of Moyvane , became a
qualified Creamery Manager in 1964. Cargo of Basic Slag for the
Creamery arrived at Tarbert on 21st Nov. 1966. Not many attended
the AGM of the Co-op in 1975. Auction of machinery was held at
the creamery on Feb. 1st 1979. Newtownsandes milk intake in
1984/85 year was 4 million gallons, fealesbridge in same period
intake was 3 million gallons.
COST: At San Antonio Church it cost $7,000 just to get rid of
the bats and guano.
THIEF who attempted to steal a donation box in a German Church
recently was hit in the head by a failing statue, he went to a
nearby house for help and his lady friend stole purse while he
was getting attention.
“FIND out how much God has given you and from it take what you
need; the remainder is needed by others.” Saint Augustine.
DEATH took place on Sunday 21st November 2010 at Aras Mhuire
Listowel of Bridie Hannon nee Lyons late of Gurtcreen, Listowel;
she was sister of the late Julie Lyons who was married to Willie
Walsh of Clounprohus, Moyvane. Bridie Hannon was laid to rest at
St Michaels Churchyard Listowel following Requiem Mass at
Listowel Church on Tuesday 23rd of November 2010.
DEATH took place of Mike Joe Flaherty on November 23rd 2010, he
was born at Murhur, Moyvane and lived at Moyvane Village. Mike
Joe is survived by his wife Eily Mai O Sullivan, daughters Kay
and Mary, sons Tim, Micheal, Martin, John,
Seamus and Patrick, brother Tom, sisters Sr. M. Andrews, Sr.
Deborah, Theresa O’Sullivan, Sr. Teresa, he was predeceased by
his son Tom, siblings, Fr. John ,Sr. Berchmans and Chrisse.
Requiem Mass for Mike Joe O Flaherty was celebrated at the
Church of the Assumption, Moyvane on Thursday 25th November
2010, by Fr Lucid assisted by Fr McMahon Fr Hegarty and Fr
Tarrant. Mike Joe O Flaherty was laid to rest at Ahavoher
Cemetery. Mike Jo was son of Tim Flaherty who came from
Knockanure and Mary Ann Windle a native of Moyvane.
DEATH has taken place of Michael Windle of Upper Aughrim,
Moyvane. Requiem Mass for Michael Windle was celebrated by Fr
Lucid and Hymns were sung by Elaine Foley at Moyvane Church on
Saturday 27th Nov. 2010. Michael was laid to rest at Ahavoher
Cemetery beside his sisters Nora who died 11th April 2010 and
Ellen who died in 1996.
ANNIVERSARIES: Martin H Kennelly, Una Dore, Ann Marie de Bilde,
Mikey Fitzgerald, Josie Lyons, Con Connell, Mark Flaherty,
Finbar Carmody, Mary Manning, Denis Sweeney, Bridget McCarthy,
Nora Stack, Margaret Kennelly, Michael Fitzmaurice, Bridie
Stack, Mikey Holly, Bishop Moynihan; Mass on Fri.3rd at 7.30pm
for John O Connor; Mass on Sat. 4th at 7.30pm for Edmund
Fitzmaurice; Mass on Sunday 5th at 10am in Knockanure for Jack
Goulding and the 11am Mass in Moyvane is for Peggy O Connor.
MASS in Knockanure on Thursday at7.30pm, Communion rounds for
the First Friday will be made in Knockanure in the morning and
Moyvane in the afternoon. Confessions before evening mass on
Saturday.
ADORATION: Moyvane Sunday from 4pm to 5pm, Wed. from 10am to 7pm
and Knockanure Tuesday from 10am to 6pm.
Adoration in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel Abbeyfeale each
evening Monday to Friday from 6 to 8pm, Rosary each evening at
7.30pm. Adoration takes place in the adoration chapel Listowel
each Tuesday & Wednesday after 10.30am Mass to 7pm.
Eucharistic Adoration will take place each Sunday of Advent in
Listowel Adoration Chapel from 3 – 6pm.
READERS: Vigil, Seline Mulvihill and Ann Marie Kennelly; 11am
David Murphy and Noelle Nolan; Knockanure Margaret Carmody and
Mary Fitzgerald.
COLLECTORS for Dec.; Vigil, Brid Flavin and Kit Horan; 11am,
Marie Stack and John Scanlon; Knockanure Siobhan Fitzgerald.
CHURCH: Dec.9th Diocesan Liturgy Committee meet at John Paul II
Pastoral Centre, Killarney 7.30pm.
AGM of the Liturgy Group and P.P.C. was held recently, Chairman
Liam Nolan and Secretary Margaret Carmody.
FIRST Advent candle was lit in the church on Sunday last, the
Jesse Tree is decorated with artwork from local children and the
reflection of the sun on the wall at the back of the altar tells
us the shortest day is near.
HOPE; St John’s Church Tralee; Three nights of Reflection &
Prayer and a night of Musical celebration with Fr Liam
Lawton. Peter McVerry SJ, Mary Davis, and Micheál Ó
Muircheartaigh will offer reflections on Monday, November 13th,
Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th. Fr Liam Lawton will conclude
this Advent Faith programme with a Musical celebration on
Sunday, December 19th
COLLECTION for Diocesan Youth Service this weekend.
Knockanure Notes – 28th November, 2010
November 28, 2010