Knockanure Notes – 7th February, 2010

WALK; A sponsored walk for the upkeep of the Knockanure Centre will be held on Sunday Feb. 21st at 2pm. Sponsorship cards and details available from the centre at 068 49799/ 068 49250 or any member of the committee. A donation will also be made to the Irish Guide Dogs Society.

CLASSES: Computer Classes are about to begin in Knockanure; Aerobic Classes; Dancing Classes with Tara Finucane; Drama Classes with Cathy Finucane are being held Knockanure Community Centre, details from 068 49799.

The next Active Retirement Day in Knockanure was due to take place on Monday 8th Feb 2010. Anyone wishing to book the Centre for Any Occasion (Christenings, Birthdays, Funerals etc). Please contact the office at 068 49799 or mobile:086 8392787.

SINGING Classes will begin at Sheehan’s Thatched House Finuge on Tuesday 2nd Feb from 5- 6pm. Enrol on the night or ring Mary on 0876228766. All welcome.

GAA: Coiste na nOg Registration: registration night for Coiste na nOg players will be held on Thursdays , Feb 11th in the Senior Dressing Rooms at 7.30pm.

SEANCHAI:Classes in Creative Writing for primary and secondary school students will begin on Saturday February 13th from 10am. This is an eight week programme. For further information and bookings contact the Centre at 068 22212.

CONCERN Creative Writing Competition 2010 latest date for entries 21st March ’10, details from www.concern.net/writingcompetition

European Young Journalist Award, closing date Feb. 28th ’10, details from 066 712 1674.

QUIZ: Congratulations to the U-11 quiz team from Scoil Chorp Chriost who won the regional final of the Credit Union quiz on Friday night January 29th 2010 at the Presentation Convent School. The team members were Maedbh McEvoy, Rachel Rowlands Jerry Clancy and Darren Doody who was Captain. The team will now go forward to the County Final which will be held on March 7th at a venue to be decided. This was a great achievement for our local school and we wish them the best in the next round of the quiz. Well done also to our U-13 team Carol Clancy, Cillian Doody, Jack Goulding and Padraig Dowling (Captain) who performed so well in their section.

SQUIRRELS: The tax payer had to pay for a 32 page educational package on Red Squirrels which as sent to all primary and secondary schools last year, also 273 traps for grey squirrels were given to forest owners on loan and gun clubs received sponsorship to kill 1400 grey squirrels.

BEST wishes to Rachel O Gorman and Liam Corridan who are representing Kerry in the solo singing category of the Munster Youth Club variety finals, which will be held at Killorglin on Feb. 13th ’10.

CONGRATULATIONS to Michael Fitzgerald of Moyvane who celebrated his 70th birthday recently.

ST JOHN’S: Thursday 11th Congolese Guitarist Niwel Tsumbu and his band; Sunday 14th The Beauty Queen of Leenane; Monday 15th Romeo and Juliet; Tuesday 16th a play by Love and Madness Theatre London called A Taste of Honey,details from 068 22566.

SIAMSA: Play, I do not Like Thee Dr. Fell, presented by Group Theatre Tralee, runs on 11th 12th and 13th of Feb. at 8pm, 066 712 3055;

SAMARITANS are recruiting new volunteers. Information evening due to be held on Tuesday, February 16th at 8pm and a selection evening on Tuesday, February 23rd at 7.30pm. These will take place at the Samaritan Centre, 43/44 Moyderwell, Tralee.More information from 06671 22566.

DYSLEXIA: 4 week Seminar on Dyslexia during the month of March (3rd, 10th, 15th, 23rd). This seminar is directed at Parents of children with Dyslexia at Primary, Post-Primary and Third Level. Siobh=E1n MacGarry will be at the Education Centre, Dromtacker , Tralee, details from 066 7195000.

ENABLE Ireland are holding their annual flag day on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th of February in Tralee. They also have a shop in Tralee, Details from 066 7128220.

WOMEN’S Course will run Tuesday & Wednesday 10am to 1pm in An Tochar Causeway, starting Tuesday 2nd March. Please contact Dee, or Hilary on 068-23429 for more information.

HANDWRITING: EBS and the INTO have launched their 18th National Handwriting Competition. Last year over 100,000 children from all over Ireland entered. The closing date for entries is 26th of February, visit www.ebs.ie

CLUB: Interested in a Social Club, details from Contact Noreen Kelly 087 6136321 or email [email protected]

DRAMA: Abbeyfeale Drama Group presents ‘The Year of the Hiker’ at the Fr Casey GAA Club House on February 13, 14, 16, 18, 20 and 21, doors open at 7.30pm.

EVENTS: Deafhear.ie Will be holding an outreach service in Listowel at the Citizen Information Centre, 35 the Square on Friday 12th February 2010 from 10am to 12.30; Mater Heart Foundation appeal From 6th to 14th February, details from 068-21529; Poker Bike Run in aid of Nano Nagle will start at the New Kingdom Bar in Listowel at 11am on Sat. Feb. 13th; Public meeting on broadband was due to be held at Seanchai on Monday night last Feb.8th; Moyvane ICA knitting night at the Marian Hall, Tuesday Feb. 8th ; Exhibition of photographs on the work of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart will be on display at the Listowel Library till Feb. 12th; Teagasc Tillage Seminar will be held at Ballyroe House Hotel on Wed. Feb. 10th at 8pm; Patrick Horgan of Athea is going in June as a volunteer to Calcutta in association with the Hope Foundation Organisation, on February 12th a Quiz is being held at the Top of the Town in Athea to fund his trip; Medjugorje Monthly Prayer meeting was due to be held on Monday 8th February at 8.10pm. in St. Patrick’s Hall, Listowel; Line Dance classes will be at Listowel Community Centre on Tues & Sun. contact 0857438929; Listowel Family Resource Centre, Alzheimers Carers Support Group meeting will take place on Tuesday 9th February at 7.45pm. Call for support information sharing or just a chat. Contact Bridie 086-8556431 or 06823584; Rambling House in Finuge is on Friday 12th February at 9pm. at the Thatched House, Musicians, singers story telling all welcome; Valentines Day Sunday 14th ;One day conference on Autism will be held at the old Fels Point Hotel on Saturday Feb. 27th , details from 087 742 8019; Irish Association of Health Stores Heath Week runs from 15th to 20th of Feb; Afternoon of prayer will be held at Scartaglin Church on Sunday Feb. 21st at 2.45pm; 8th Gathering Traditional Festival runs at the INEC from 24th to 28th of Feb.; The INEC, Killarney presents the ‘Help for Haiti Concert on February 24th , featuring Mary Black, Bagatelle, Seamus Begley & Friends, Mary Coughlin, Dublin City Ramblers to name a few; Alcoholics Anonymous have an open meeting at Ballyduff on Tue. night Feb. 23rd ; Eating Disorder Awareness Week runs from Feb. 22nd to 26th;

TALKS on six Fridays will be held at Castleisland Church beginning on Feb. 19th at 7.30pm, more from 066 714 1241.

Farm Administration Workshop will be held on Tuesday Feb. 16th from 9.30am to 4.30pm at Causeway Adult Education Centre, details from 068 23429.

SOCIAL: St Michaels Gala Dinner will be held at the Arms Hotel on Feb. 13th ’10, it marks their 130 year in education; Kerry Farmers Hunt Ball will be held at the Lanterns on Feb. 12th; Valentines Party in aid of cancer support organisations is at Woodlands House, Adare on Feb. 12th starting at 7.30pm with music, details from 069 82166; Feb. 20th is the date of Duagh GAA Social at the Arms Hotel; North Kerry Harriers Hunt Ball will be held at the Devon Hotel on Feb. 26th;

AGM of Knockanure Fianna Fail Cumann was held on Sat. night Feb. 6th ’10, Deputy Tom McEllistrim TD told the meeting of various incentives being provided by the government including the E50 million home insulation allocation, several sports clubs in the district received funding over the years including E123, 000 to Athea GAA for clubroom facilities. A vote of sympathy was pass to all who were bereaved over the past year, it is planned to have further meetings over the coming year.

CHURCH News January 35 years ago; The four church leaders went to Downing Street to meet Harold Wilson; Theme for Holy Year reconciliation, Peace is a duty, Peace is possible; All the Church Leaders were pleading for peace and Cardinal Conway said that violence was wrong and churchmen said so hundreds of times; Bishop Casey attended a peace rally at Derry’s Guildhall; Requiem Mass was celebrated on Jan 9th 1975 for Sinead de Valera in the Pro-Cathedral; Mother Mary Martin died on Jan. 27th 1975 aged 82 years, at the time her order were running 29 hospitals in 14 countries, they had 200 stations all over the world, meeting Bishop Shanahan inspired Mother Mary Martin to dedicate her life to the missions. Details from the Catholic Directory 1977.

LEAHY: William Leahy born 1800 son of Tim Leahy and Mary Enright married Mary McKenna c 1826 she was a daughter of Tom McKenna and Jane Foulkes.

DIED: Michael Hunt of Gortdromagowna died in Dayton, Ohio on 27th Jan. 1890; Kerryman reports death of M. J Nolan of Moyvane on 31st Jan. 1920, he was first Chairman of Kerry County Council.

NZ TABLET 1890; Had a section on Irish News among the items was, Robert Hunt Presided at a recent meeting of Knockanure League, Michael Goulding appeared before the members and apologised for having violated the rules by his connection with Mickey Fitzgerald the evictor, he was received into membership. A vote of sympathy passed to Mrs O Dwyer of Tipperary on the death of her husband.

SWINE Flu scare, last year they predicted that over 60,000 Englishmen would die from Swine Flu. Whoever was behind the scare gave vaccine manufacturers a windfall profit of £4 billion and now the British government have to get rid of millions of surplus vaccine doses.

CAT: A cat in a Rhode Island Nursing Home is said to be able to foretell deaths of patients, so far she has predicted 50 deaths, according to a recent book.

IRELAND have joined other European countries who will link up producers of wind, solar, hydroelectric and tidal energy through a E30 billion underwater energy grid .

DAIL claims to be the first Fair Trade parliament in the world;

IRISH: The Minister for Education and Science, Batt O’Keeffe launched a website to improve teaching and learning of spoken Irish in post-primary schools, it is supported by comedian Des Bishop , I attempted to visit the site called Abair Leat! at www.abairleat.com and the only word I saw was “forbidden”.

DEATH took place on January 29th 2010 of Bridget Neville, nee Mullane of Lenamore and formally of Derry, Listowel. She was predeceased by her husband John and is survived by her children, Gerard, Tom, Vourneen Kissane and Marian. Following Requiem Mass at Ballylongford Church on Monday February 1st Bridget Neville was laid to rest at Lislaughtin Abbey.

DEATH took place suddenly at her home at Woodlands Tarbert of Eileen Holly nee Sheahan on January 30th 2010. Eileen is survived by her husband Mike and children Maeve, Se=E1n, Ciara and Cathal. Following Requiem Mass on Tuesday at St Mary’s Church Eileen Holly was laid to rest in the nearby Churchyard.

DEATH took place on February 2nd 2010 of Mary Fitzgibbon nee Condon of Lisnamuck, Croagh. Mary was predeceased by her husband Jim, and is survived by her children Jimmy, Gerard, Michael John, Margaret and Mary Flaherty who resides at Gortdromosillihy, Moyvane. Following Requiem Mass in the Church of St John the Baptist Croagh on Saturday February 6th Mary Fitzgibbon was laid to rest in the nearby cemetery Croagh.

Death has taken place of Patsy Walsh of Gortaglanna Ballybunion Road, Listowel and Market Street, Listowel, he was predeceased by his wife Chris Moynihan and siblings Mossie and Timmy and is survived by his sister Peggy O Sullivan following Requiem Mass in Listowel Church on Thursday February 4th 2010 Patsy Walsh was laid to rest at St. Michael’s Cemetery.

DEATH occurred of Mickey Egan aged 86, of Coilbee, Listowel, following Requiem Mass in Listowel Church Mickey Egan was laid to rest at St Michael’s Churchyard on February 3rd 2010. Mickey Egan a brother of Jeremiah and Billy Egan who were on the North Kerry Championship winning side of 1954 and Grandfather of Kerry footballer, Sean O’Sullivan.

DEATH took place recently of John Dore of Ballygologue Park, following Requiem Mass in Listowel Church on Saturday February 5th 2010, John Dore was laid to rest at St Michaels Cemetery Listowel.

DEATH took place in London of Bridie Stack a native of Mayo and is survived by her husband Timothy Stack a native of Aughrim, Moyvane and four daughters, an only son died at a young age many years ago.

ANNIVERSARIES: Francis O Carroll, Noreen Mullane, Mary Rathay, Nell Doherty O Mahony, Sr. Lelia Carey, Ned Stack, John Foley, Pope Pius X1, Michael Quinn, Nora Sullivan, Billy Fitzgerald, Catherine Mulvihill, Billy Murphy, Teresa Sheehan,Fr Dan Griffin, Bridget Kelliher, Bryan McMahon, F X Martin, Mary B Healy, Stephen Donegan, Benedict Kiely, Catherine McElligott, Mary Theresa Kennelly, Peg Stack, Sr. Hannah Carmody, Mass on Tuesday 9th at 7.30pm for Teddy and Eileen King; Mass on Thursday 11th at 7.30pm for Nora and William Buckley; Mass on Sat. 13th at 7.30pm for Jack & Mary Guiney and their sons Willie, Jim and John; Mass on Sun. 14th at 10am in Knockanure for Dan O Connor and the 11 am Mass in Moyvane is for Dick Sheehan.

MINISTERS of the Word Workshop, by local born Fr Pat Ahern will be held at Ardfert Retreat Centre Sat. February 13th from 2pm. to 5.30pm, contact the centre on 066-7134276.

RETREAT for Knockanure and Moyvane at Ardfert takes place on Feb 21st, details from 068 49103.

Divine Mercy Conference will be held at the RDS from Feb. 20th to the 21st, details from 01 8313 119.

MEDITATION: ‘Light in the Dark’ will be held on Saturday, February 13th from 10am- 4pm at KDYS, Fairhill, Killarney. Speaker: Fr. Tom Mulcahy, M. S. C, details from 066- 7137484. THOUGHT: Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless, Mother Teresa.

RELIGION: World Religion Day, Sunday, February 14th will be marked in St. Brendan’s Parish Centre, Upper Rock Street from 8pm-9pm. Theme: Infinite Love An opportunity to share the spiritual riches of world faiths: Hindu, Islam, Buddhist, Bah=E1’i, Judaism & Christian with readings & music and to pray for a more peaceful and harmonious world. All welcome. Organized by the Kerry Diocesan Justice, Peace & Creation Committee & the Tralee Bah=E1’=ED Community.

ADORATION Moyvane Sun. 4.00pm to 5.00pm; Wed. 10.00am to 7.00pm and Knockanure Tues. 10.00am to 6.00pm.

SICK: World Day of Prayer for the sick will be marked in Tarbert Church on Thursday 11th Feb. with exposition from 1pm till Mass at 7.30pm.

MONTH’S Mind Mass in Tarbert Church for Johnny O Hanlon is on Friday February 12th at 7.30pm and Month’s Mind Mass for Fr Gerry Roach will be held in Athea Church on Sunday February 14th at 2pm. Anniversary Mass for Neilus Lynch will be celebrated in Athea Church on Wed. 17th Feb. at 7.30pm.

MASS celebrated daily in Knockanure Church by Fr. Brendan O Callaghan resumes this week.

ASH Wednesday Feb. 17th .

LITURGY Group Meeting was due to be held in the Presbytery on Tuesday Feb. 9th last at 8pm.

READERS: Vigil, Una Fitzmaurice and Elaine Hudson; 11am Paul and Anthony Kiely; Knockanure 10am, Kathy Kennelly and Mary Fitzgerald.