Knockanure Notes – 6th April, 2008

SOCIAL Day and meal for actively retired will be held at Knockanure Community Centre on Monday April 14th, details and booking at 068 49799.
Video of the Senior Citizens 2007 Christmas Party, details from Ita at 087 7533027.
AGM of Parents and Friends takes place on 9th April at 8.30pm at the Training Centre in Clieveragh, Listowel.
STRESS Help lines, 1800 742 745; 1800 742 645; 023 33297 or email [email protected]
ICA Meeting will be held in the Marian Hall on Tuesday April 8th at 8.30pm. in
TINTEAN: Troubled Bachelors will be performed on April 11th and 13th; Beauty and the Geek will be staged by the Tintean Theatre School students on April 19th at 8pm and on the 20th April at 2.30pm, details from 068 28003.
ST JOHN’S: Wednesday April 9th Doug Macleod who was born in New York; Thursday 10th The Syrius Trio, featuring Elizabeth Cooney, Jane O Hara and Bobby Chen; Tuesday 15th Study Day for schools starting at 10am and in the evening at 8pm a film called Transylvania in association with access cinema.
JOBS: The proposed LNG Gas storage plant on the Tarbert/ Ballylongford land bank will bring much needed jobs to the district, planning must begin immediately to help present employers to retain their skilled staff and young farmers will have to resist short term gains.
HIGH Speed internet into every home with optical fibre has become too costly and most people are without high speed internet, but a new cheap plastic fibre cable which is safer for homes may help boost the number on broadband rapidly. Many of our senior citizens could benefit from broadband as they could view and discuss the thousands of old pictures now available on photo album sites.
PILGRIMAGE to Lourdes with Bishop Murphy takes place in September, details from 064 58219.
Lough Derg Pilgrimage begins on May 31st, details from 068 31232, Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm.
Day of Prayer and Intercession will be held at the Church of the Resurrection, Killarney on Saturday 19th April starting at 10am.
EVENTS: Lecture on smuggling in the 17th and 18th century will be given at the library in Listowel on April 10th at 8pm by David Fleming; Rambling House in Finuge continues on April 11th at 9pm, light refreshments in front of open fire will be available; Clonakilty Agricultural College Open Day was on Tuesday April 8th, details from 023 32500; Children’s Soccer Camp is held on Saturdays from 10am to noon at Ballyloughran; Listowel Celtic will have their first International game at their grounds in Listowel on Thursday April 10th at 5.45pm; Ceili will be held at Tournafulla on Friday April 11th, starting at 10pm; April 6th to 10th the Country Music festival will be held at the INEC; Listowel Bridge Club will have a charity night on Thursday April 17th starting at 7.30pm; Dog Show will be held at Currow on April 13th; West Limerick Set Dancing Club will have their dance at the Convent Hall Abbeyfeale on Sunday April 13th at 4pm; Volunteer for Uganda Deidre Shanley will have a fundraising night at the Swanky Bar in Tarbert on Saturday April 12th starting at 9pm; Intercultural and anti racism week is from 7th to 14th of April; Latin American Week runs from 5th to 12th of April; Niall Mallon Township Trust Gala Banquet will be held at Ballygarry House Hotel on Friday 11th of April `08, details from 087 637 3000; Juicing night with Kay will be held at the Family Centre Listowel on Tuesday 15th; International Children’s Games committee are coming to Tralee and a special information evening will be held at Fels Point Hotel on Saturday April 12th at 7.30pm; US Masters runs from 10th to 13th of April; Talk on God will be given by Megan McKenna a spiritual writer at the Malton Hotel, Killarney at 8pm on Thursday April 17th , all are welcome; Ardfert Retreat Centre will have an evening for those touched by cancer on Wednesday April 16th at 8pm, details from 066 7134 276; Earth Day April 22nd; Kerry Bicycle festival will be held in Tralee from 17th to 20th April, Festival Film night will be held Friday April 18th , if you want to enter a film on cycles do so before April 10th to Samhlaiocht Tralee; Sult na nOg will be held at IT Tralee on the 18th and 19th of April; Eigse Michael Hartnett will be held in Newcastle West from April 24th to 26th, details from 061 496 300; Cairde Fhianna Fail confined members draw closed on Tuesday April 8th; Seminar on employment law will be held at the Arms Hotel on Wednesday 26th April starting at 12.30pm; Ballybunion Point to point will be held on April 27th; Mini Marathon will be held on June 2nd , if you want to run for the Multiple Sclerosis Society contact 1850 650 950, in Ireland about 7,000 are affected by multiple sclerosis; Sharon Shannon will play at the Convent Hall in Abbeyfeale on May 4th `08; 60,000 people attended the third anniversary mass for Pope Paul 11 in St Peters Square recently; 40 hours adoration will be held in Listowel Church in May and the Friars from Moyross will be in attendance; Sustainable Energy exhibition will be held at the RDS on the 16th and 17th of April `08.
NEW Nano Nagle school for 64 students was recently opened in Listowel, it cost E2.3million.
CAMOGIE registration day will be held at Emmets Clubhouse on Saturday April 12th. From 7 years up required.
HEALTH: Mental Health Recovery Conference will be held at Charleville Park Hotel on April 18th `08, it will be chaired by Vincent Browne, details from [email protected]
Residential house for adults with autism is expected to open at Dromvalley. Tralee next year, 240 families in Kerry affected with autism; 45 people have cystic Fibrosis in Kerry, to raise funds two houses have been built by build4life charity for them to sell.
Mercy Ships staffed by volunteers from 50 countries have provided 1.5 million services in 70 counties and performed 100,000 operations since 1978.
LOTTO: Results for Knockanure GAA Lotto of 4th April numbers drawn were 13-15-16 and 26 no Winner of Jackpot of E6, 900. Lucky Dips went to the following; Donie/Liz c/o Ned Gould; Neil Holmes, c/o T. Finucane;
Con Lynch, Gortdromagowna; Helen O Brien, Scrahan Duagh; Woods Gang, Knockanure; John Patrick Kennedy, Main St., Abbeyfeale; Bar Prize Liam Sexton and Jackie McMahon.
Next Weeks Jackpot is E7, 000.
OLD March is putting up a big fight against the mild spring weather, we all know who will win in the end, despite the chill nature is showing signs of a new beginning, as things stands most would welcome global warming in this country.
GREEN Flags have been presented to about 1,277 schools,
CLOTHES Collection will be made in Moyvane near the GAA pitch on April 10th between 9.30am and 2.30pm, collections in Ballylongford, Tarbert, Listowel and Ballybunion same time and same day.
REPAK are spending E1 million funding the project. The average house consumes about 40% more electricity now than in 1990, energy information is available at 1850 376 666.
EU Reform Treaty information is available at www.vote4europe.ie or ring 1850 211 602.
TRAVEL: Irish residents will make 8 million overseas trips this year, for information on safe travelling visit www.dfa.ie , a booklet is also available at Citizens Information Centres.
HISTORY: Kerryman snippets for April 1908; Gymnasium Club in Listowel had their annual ball, Mr J Hennessy was in charge of the music; Lady Aberdeen of the tuberculosis exhibition will visit Kerry shortly, she was invited to visit Tralee, Listowel, Killarney and Kenmare; Marriage took place on March 3rd 1908 of Mary Ellen Griffin of Ardfert, daughter of Tim Griffin to Thomas second son of John Moran of Billeragh, Listowel; Priests returning to duty included Rev James Cronin P.P. Patchogue, New York, he was son of John Cronin of Boherbee, Tralee, also returning was Fr J. J. Enright who gave a lecture on Ballylongford, he toured Africa and the Holy Land before returning to California; Death took place at age 36years Johanna Day of Burnham, her husband was coachman to Lord Ventry, also died in Listowel Miss Goggin and Master Cleary son of Listowel Bank Manager; A long article on the activities of a rich catholic woman called Mrs Tom Ryan, she was generous when her husband was earning $20 as a clerk, now she distributes £1 millon per year. She built a hospital at Suffern, when she saw the inadequacy of medical facilities available following a nearby rail crash, she bought clothes for young needy girls, provided for TB patients who were sent to the Arizona Desert, she knits for children and is never idle. Mrs Ryan endowed four rooms at St Vincent’s Hospital for sick telephone operators, for nearly 25 years her sons were attending Georgetown University, she paid for an $18,000 gymnasium for the college. Fr Mathew launched Pledge on April 10th 1838, whisky production fell by 50% between 1830’s and 1840’s; Nobel died at Stockholm on April 12th 1888; Lartigue Monorail approved on 16th April 1886 under the Listowel and Ballybunion railway act; Anglo Irish agreement in April 1938 ended Economic War; Ordained in April 1970 at Rome Fr John Lawlor of Ardfert, he was the 4th Ardfert GAA Club member to be ordained in 5 years. Francis Kilvert in 1870 met an old soldier of the Peninsular War who told him about an Irishman called Lieutenant Bowen who was vicious to the men, he joined the regiment between the battles of Vittoria and the Pyrenees, just before the battle of the Pyrenees he became very mild and humble, fearing he would be shot by his own soldiers, Bowen survived the war.
THOUGHT: I had the choice to either grow up and find God in the situation or become bitter. I chose to find God. And I experienced freedom like I never knew before, Heather Mercer;
If you can’t be thankful for what you receive, be thankful for what you escape, Anonymous; Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it; “The person battling the ‘Culture of Death’ is primarily in a spiritual battle and needs to use spiritual weaponry,” Patrick Benedict, President of the Saint Michael the Archangel Organization.
OLD Picture is being sought by Ballygarry House Hotel for their 50th anniversary calendar.
LIBRARY: Mobile Library visits Moyvane at 10am on Wednesday 9th and 23rd of April; it calls to Tarbert on same day at 11.15am and Ballylongford 12.15 pm.
350 newspapers and magazines from around the world can be viewed on your computer, visit www.kerrycolib.ie and put in your library membership number to access papers.
REQUIEM Mass for the late Michael and Denis Hanrahan was concelebrated at the Church of the Assumption Moyvane on Wednesday April 2nd `08 by their cousin Fr Horgan assisted by Bishop Murphy, Fr Lucid, Canon Linnane, Canon Fleming, Fr Joe and Fr Francis Nolan, Fr O Leary, Fr Crean Lynch, Fr Declan O Connor, Fr Tom McMahon, Fr D. Mahony, Fr Harrington, Fr Jim O Hanlon, Fr John O Connor, Fr Lawlor, Fr Sean Sheehy, Fr Philip O Connell, Fr Martin Madigan, Fr McNamara, Fr Pat Ahern and Fr Michael Buckley, hymns were sung by Margaret Woulfe and musicians played reflective tunes while people were expressing sympathy to the family, Michaels siblings are John, Patrick and Teresa and Kayrena , Marian Aine, and Shane are sisters and brother to Denis. After mass Shane Hanrahan and John Hanrahan recalled happier incidents and the caring attitude of their beloved Michael and Denis.
Following mass father and son Michael and Denis Hanrahan of the Hill Moyvane were laid to rest in Murhur Churchyard; only 12 year ago Michael’s wife Anne and mother of Denis was tearfully laid to rest in the same grave.
Michael Hanrahan began writing the Moyvane Knockanure Notes for the Kerryman at the end of 1981, among the item covered in the 27th Nov 1981 edition of the Kerryman was Site plans for RHO houses; Josephine McEnery first Irishwoman to get International Driving Licence; Buffet Dance at Monty’s and death of Bessie O Callaghan. December 4th 1981notes included; ICA Party; Died Martin O Connor brother Mrs William Cunningham; Noel Stack came 4th in Munster Championship; Mrs Agnes Mulvihill secretary of PTAA seeks new members; Sympathy from the Labour party to the Roche and Mulvihill Families.
ANNIVERSARIES: Michael Sweeney, Paddy Scanlon, Francis Barry, Mary Agnes Brown, Johnny Buckley, Maude Brennan, Tom Fitzmaurice, Fr James Galvin, Nora Danaher, Tady Buckley, Nora Brosnan, Mary Joy, Bridie Graham, Peg Kennelly, Gabriel Kennelly, Kit Bartishel, Ellen Dell, Teddy Conway, Fr Tom Moore, Maurice Walsh, Mick Stack, Kate Flaherty, Thomas F Culhane, Art Beolain, Mass on Thursday April 10th at 8pm for Jack and Maud Fitzmaurice, Mass on Saturday 12th at 8pm for Dawn Murphy, Mass in Knockanure on Sunday 13th for Nora Kelly nee Kennelly.
DEATH has taken place of Margaret Ahern of Moher Cross, Moyvane, Aggie is survived by her husband Sean Ahern and children Pat Joe, Sean, Jim, Eamon, Joe, Gerard, Anthony, Marie, Elsie, Noreen, Cathleen, and Betty, following Requiem Mass in Moyvane Church on Saturday April 5th `08 Margaret Ahern nee Dillon was laid to rest at Ahavoher Graveyard, Margaret had 32 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.
Death took place recently in Leeds of Bill Mangan son of Tom Mangan of Leitrim Middle, Moyvane and Katie Bunce of Lenamore. Willie was predeceased by his wife and Brothers John, Sony and Mike and is survived by his children and sisters Mary, Martha and Winifred. Tom came originally from Clare and worked at Moyvane creamery for many years.
STATIONS: For Upper Carrueragh at the home of Joseph and Peggy Barrett at 7.30pm on Friday April 11th; Station for Upper Aughrim and Glenalappa East will be held on Friday April 18th at 7.30pm at the home of Denis and Noreen McEvoy.
ADORATION: In Moyvane on Sundays 4 to 5pm, Wednesdays from 10am to 7pm, Knockanure 10am to 6pm on Tuesdays and Abbeyfeale Monday to Friday 6pm to 8pm and special Adoration for Vocations will take place in Abbeyfeale on Saturday 12th April after the 11am Mass and continues till Midnight. If you want to donate towards the Parish in Africa which was developed by the late Fr Neville an opportunity is available this Sunday at Abbeyfeale Church.

READERS: Michelle Corridan, Chloe Mulvihill, David Murphy, Noelle Nolan and Aileen Stack.
Confessions will be heard in Moyvane Church at noon on Saturdays.
A List of Tarbert deceased priests is being compiled for publication later in the year.
The third talk on “mission of the parish” will take place in the Glorach Studio on Monday 14th April at 8pm. The speaker will be Fr Eugene Duffy, all are welcome.
Medjugorje Meeting will take place in the Parish Office Abbeyfeale on wed 9th at 8pm. All are welcome.