By Jer Kennelly
NEK Community Responder Group will be holding their AGM in Knockanure Community Centre on 16th February at 8pm.
CHIROPODIST: Care of the aged Moyvane/Knockanure, Chiropodist will attend Marian Hall Weds. 8th of Feb. at 10 am. For appointment contact Noreen at 06849238.
SCHOOL: The annual Credit Union Quiz Competition for schools was held in the Presentation Secondary School in Listowel on Friday last 27 of January 2023. Both the Senior and Junior teams did very well. Special mention to the Under 11 team who placed 2nd. Well Done to Jack Lyons, Simon Buckley, James Lynch & Liam Stack.
St Bridget’s Crosses, the pupils are currently making the crosses which will be donated by the school for the raising of funds for Palliative Care.
PARISH: Pastoral Council meets 7th Feb. at 7.30pm in Moyvane Church Sacristy. Confessions- Moyvane Saturday 6.45pm to 7.15pm; Eucharistic Adoration every Tues. after 10.00am Mass to 11.30am. Synod Update, 200 representatives from the Churches of Europe are gathering in Prague from the 5th to the 12th of February for the European Continental Assembly in preparation for this Autumn’s Synod in Rome. We pray that the Holy Spirit may bless and direct the work. More information about local, national and international Synod activity can be found at: https://www.dioceseofkerry.ie/
YOUTH Leadership training for 14-19 year olds in a parish setting open to all young people in all parishes. The Training day will be on the 11th February in Listowel provided by our diocesan youth team. Contact Brian on 0874545409 if interested.
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DEATH of Patrick O’Connor, Ashgrove, Listowel and late of Clounprohus, Moyvane on January 27th, 2023, son of the late Daniel and Bridget. Patrick is survived by his sisters Kitty and Ann, uncle Timmy, brother-in-law Rodger, nephew Colm, and extended family. Following Requiem Mass in Moyvane Church Patrick was laid to rest at Murhur Graveyard.
DEATH of Tim Lynch, Kilgarvan, Ballylongford, Listowel, (predeceased by his brothers Paddy and Liam), died on January 29th 2023. Survived by his wife Anne, his children John, Caitríona, Patrick and Joanne, his sons and daughters-in -law Chris, Deirdre, Breda and Paul, his grandchildren Sarah, Sinéad, Caoimhe, Sophia, Eoghan, Emma, Rachel, Éabha, Brianna, Dylan, Daragh and Aidan, his brother John and sister Marie in Moyvane.
SYMPATHY: At a recent Board of Management the following votes of sympathy was passed to Mary & Tony Buckley Keylod on the death of Mary’s sister Patsy Meehan Abbeyfeale.
ANNIVERSARIES: Michael Daly, Mikey Joe Walsh, Michael Sheehy, Mossie Kennelly, Marina Lynch, Jack Shine, Neily McCarthy, Margaret O’Brien, Bridie MacNeil, Irene Nolan, Joanie McKenna, James G O’Callaghan, Mary Clancy, Johnny Enright, Margaret Higgins, Ned O’Keeffe, Sr. Eileen Brosnan, Nan Hurley, Sr. Mary O’Connor, Sr. Margaret Stack, Jerry Sheehy, Fr Jim Finan,
MASS INTENTIONS: Sat.4th Feb.’23-Moyvane for John Moloney & Parents Mick & Mary, (Aniv.) Clarr at 7.30pm; Sun.5th Feb.’23 Knockanure for Jerry & Mary Enright (Aniv.) at 9.30am, and Mass Moyvane for Bridie Shine, Recently Deceased and Jack Shine (3rd Aniv.) Glin Rd. and deceased of the Shine families at 11.00am; Tues.7th Feb.’23 Moyvane for Michael Moloney (Aniv.) Drommuhur &
Deceased of the Moloney family at 10.00am; Weds.8th Feb.’23 Knockanure a Private Intention at 10.00am; Thurs.9th Feb.’23 Moyvane a Private Intention at 10.00am; Fri.10th Feb.’23 Knockanure -Private Intention- 10.00am; Sat.11th Feb.’23- Moyvane for Catherine Culhane (Aniv.) Ballyguiltenane at 7.30pm; Sun.12th Feb.’23 Knockanure – People of the Parish at 9.30am, and Mass Moyvane a Private Intention at 11.00am.
Adoration Listowel takes place every Wednesday straight after 10.30am. Mass until 1.00 p.m. Should a funeral take place on the day it will be cancelled.
SCHOOL QUIZ: congratulations to Knockanure u11 team who were placed 2nd in the Credit Union Quiz, held in Listowel recently. Well done also to the u13 team who also put in a great performance.
LOTTO Results from Tuesday 31st January Knockanure GAA: Jackpot was €7,500. Numbers Drawn: 5, 14, 17, and 29. No winner but lucky dips went to: 1. David Harley, c/o John Barry; 2. Kathleen Flynn, Abbeyfeale; 3. Teresa Collins, Lissaniska ; 4. Pat O Connor, Keylod, and 5. Ian Madden, Abbeyfeale.
Next draw Tuesday 7th February in the clubhouse and jackpot will be €7,600. All are welcome!
CONGRATULATIONS to Cara Trant, who was recently presented with The Kerry Heritage Award.
HAPPY 60th Birthday to John Stack from Tarbert.
DRAMA in Athea with this year’s production “The Anniversary” on February 9th, 11th, 12th, 16th, 18th & 19th of February. Booking 087 6926746. Text or What app 087 6926746.
TEA DANCE: in Fr. Casey’s Club House, Sunday February 19 from 3-6pm. All funds to Kerry Hospice.
SIAMSA: Kerry Civil War Conference runs from February 23-25 and features over twenty historians, experts and academics, also film on the Ballyseedy killings will be shown.
FEAST of Our Lady of Lourdes, World Day of Prayer for the Sick 11th of Feb. Feast of St. Gobnait of Baile Mhuirne is celebrated on Sat. 11th.
February. She is the patron saint of Bee keepers but she was also renowned for
her care of the sick, many being cured through her intercession
VALENTINE’S Day, Flowers and a little more time tailored to spending time together, doing something we love.
LIBRARY in Listowel- Vincent Carmody, author and historian will give a talk on Friday 17th Feb., from 11am to noon. A slide show through the past.
SEANCHAI: The Kerry Nest’ exhibition on February 20, and it will be run by artist Kathryn Crowley in the writers’ museum, and people will be able to find out more view the blog/news section at Kathryn’s website, www.artyshe.com.
PLANS for a 91-bedroom nursing home and 32 independent living bungalows in Croom, County Limerick got the go ahead recently.
MOTOR: Kerry Motor Club was officially founded on January 31, 1972. A new event will run on July 16, to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Ballyfinnane Hillclimb. Won by Charles Rolls who established the Rolls-Royce Motor Company.
Killarney Forestry Rally, route the Mullagherick Mountain, Fornane and Mount Eagle areas on Sunday, February 19.
ITS FOR WOMEN: Spin Doctor Cycles, Abbeyfeale are offering An Introduction to Bike Maintenance Workshop just for women. Learn the basics of how to clean and maintain your bike. Our experienced bike mechanic will provide an easy guide to wheel removal, tyre and tube replacement, how to check and adjust gears and brakes, check for chain wear and reset a dropped chain. You will also get advice on the necessary accessories and appropriate clothing for safe and comfortable cycling. This is an interactive class with lots of opportunities to ask questions and is a safe space for ladies to learn. Cost €50, bring a friend and get a 10% discount for you both. Terms and conditions apply. Queries and bookings to Spin Doctor Cycles, Abbeyfeale 06832738.
FREE literary evenings Rose Hotel, Tralee, Starting on Tuesday, February 7, children’s author, Emma Larkin will share her journey to becoming a published author. Victoria Kennefick and Liz Quirke will take part in an evening of poetry on Tuesday, February 21, concluding with Amanda Geard, writer, geologist, amateur gardener, on Wednesday, March 7.
DEVINE Mercy Conference in Dublin 17th to 19th Feb. Bus contact 086 8630 511.
SENIOR BADMINTON; Moyvane Ladies, Division 3 team who won the County League Final against Tralee on Wednesday night, January 25. The competition was played in Tralee Sports Complex. The team was Francine Collins, Denise Collins, Bridget McCarthy, Jeanelle Griffin & Carmel Hudson. Moyvane Division 4 Men’s team reached the County League Final. The team Liam O’Connor, John Newman, Niall O’Hanlon and Padraig Hanrahan. The singles championship took place in the Tralee sports complex on Friday January 27 for division 5, 3, & 1. Bridget McCarthy won the ladies division 3 singles. Martin Stack won the Men’s division 5 singles and Fiona Buckley won the ladies Division 5 singles.
ST JOHNS: Noriana Kennedy, Oisin Mac Diarmada, Mirella Murray & Donagh Hennessy concert on Wednesday 8th February at 8pm; Sarah McQuaid on 9th of Feb. at 8pm. Born in Madrid, raised in Chicago and holding dual Irish and American citizenship, Sarah McQuaid presents her sixth solo album; The Murder of Wolfe Tone on Thursday 16th February at 8pm. Paddy Cullivan brings you the incredible story of the mysterious death of Theobald Wolfe Tone, the founding father of Irish Republicanism; Cinema Club | Un Triomphe (The Big Hit) Tuesday 14th February at 8pm. Etienne, an out of work but endearing actor, runs a theatre workshop in prison, where he brings together an unlikely troupe of prisoners to stage Samuel Beckett’s famous play Waiting for Gadot.
RAMBLING House in Knockanure on Thursday last, was entertaining and good audience participation. Video link https://youtu.be/kWvu_xVCCyo
Filename- Rambling House Knockanure 2 Feb 2023.
SUPPORT: Anam Cara Kerry, the organisation that supports bereaved parents, is holding its monthly Parent Evening for bereaved parents on Tues. 14th Feb. at 7:15pm in the Meadowlands Hotel, Tralee Co. Kerry. This event is free and open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age your child died, the circumstances of their death, or whether their death was recent or not. We also offer an online support group, for further information contact [email protected]
MUSIC: Liturgy/ Music Workshop for Lent, The diocese will host two liturgy/music workshops to help parishes prepare for Lent. All those involved in liturgy, sacred spaces or music ministry are invited to attend. The workshops will take place on Mon. Feb. 13th 7.30 pm – 9.00pm in St. Brendan’s Parish Centre, Tralee and on Weds. Feb. 15th 7.30 pm – 9.00pm in St John Paul II Pastoral Centre, Killarney. For more information, check out www.dioceseofkerry.ie or call Tomás Kenny on 086 3683778/email [email protected]
VOCATIONS: Poor Clare Sisters, Cork, considering a religious vocation? Zoom meeting Sat. 18th Feb. @ 3pm. Please email vocationspoorclarescork@gmail.
Vocations Seminar, Evangelisation & Vocations Conference, Diocesan Priesthood in a Synodal Church, 25th Apr. 10am-4pm, Renehan Hall, Maynooth, Keynote Speaker Archbishop Rino Fisichella, Pro-Prefect of the Vatican, Dicastery for Evangelization, with a panel of expert speakers. Further information & registration visit vocations.ie, spaces limited, free event.
STUDY THEOLOGY, The Priory Institute provides online Theology courses to degree level.
Attend Saturday lectures in Tallaght or from the comfort of your own home. Register before February 8. website, prioryinstitute.com
KERRY CLUBS FAIR SUNDAY: Organised by Killarney Lions Club, the Fair which is free and open to the public, will give you an easy way to find out about clubs/activities they can be part of in the County. Event takes place at Killarney Racecourse Sunday 5th February 2-5pm. All are welcome.
LITERACY CLASSES starting in The Butler Centre, Listowel. Everyday Maths / Computers for Beginners / Smartphone for Beginners / English As A Second Language (ESOL) for all levels. Please contact Mary 086 7969627.
RSA’S CHECK will be Garvey’s Supervalu, Listowel, V31 NF70. Tuesday 7th February 10am. To 5.30pm. Service which aims to put parent’s and guardian’s minds at ease that their child’s car seat is safely and securely fitted in their car. No booking necessary just arrive on the day.
ACTIVE RETIREMENT GROUP – (over 55’s) in Tarbert Bridewell between 10.30am and 12 Noon. We have different activities every week followed by refreshments. New Members are welcome.
ARTS: Creative Ireland Kerry’s Creative Communities Grants Scheme is open for applications to submit creative project proposals costing from €2,000-5,000.
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PRAYER: In 1997, Pope Saint John Paul II instituted a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life. This celebration is attached to the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on February 2.
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HISTORY; Rathkeale Historical Society talk on Friday, February 10, at 8.30pm in the Community Arts Centre, New Line, Rathkeale. Amanda Clarke will speak about the Holy Wells of County Limerick.
RACE: Rás Mumhan take to the roads over the Easter Weekend.
SCHOOL: 1,445 Ukrainian children enrolled in Kerry Schools up to January 31.
NUA, TG4 – Dé Céadaoin 15 Feabhra at 21:30, Mary Kennedy is one of the country’s best known television presenters and personalities and in this documentary she speaks openly about the aging process for women. From loneliness to health concerns, osteoporosis to ageism and from mental health issues to loss of confidence – nothing is off the table in this frank and honest account. Mary is driven to ensure that older women feel heard and are well-informed about their own bodies and how they can keep themselves healthy, active and full of confidence.
Laochra Gael- NUA – Déardaoin @ 21:30, Aidan O’Mahony, gaelic football, Kerry 02/02; Anne Dalton, camogie, Kilkenny 09/02; Tom Parsons, gaelic football, Mayo 16/02, and Áine Wall, ladies football, Waterford 23/02.
PILGRIMAGE: To Medjugorje Spiritual Director: Fr. Francis Nolan. 6 – 13 September 2023. Return flights from Cork to Dubrovnik, for details & bookings contact: Group Leader – Maura O’Keeffe, Tel: 066 7127143 or 087 1517696.
Premier Travel Fatima May 9th-15th’23, fully escorted pilgrimage ex Dublin airport, Spiritual Director Fr. Noel Spring, Contact Premier Travel 021-4277700, email [email protected] or Maureen Harty 066-7131328 .
MUSIC: Handed Down presentation on Saturday, February 18th at Scartaglin at 8pm. Remembering Julia Clifford and her sister Bridgie Kelliher.
BRIGID: In 480AD or thereabouts St. Brigid founded a monastery in Kildare in the shade of an old oak tree on the site of an earlier pagan shrine to the goddess Brigid. The name in Irish Cill Dara, meaning the ‘the church of the oak’, gave both the town and the county its name. She was joined initially by seven female followers and this is seen as the first religious community of women in Ireland, with the saint as the first Abbess. The monastery thrived for many hundreds of years and became a rich centre of learning. Brigid also founded an art school that included metalwork and illumination and which created the legendary illuminated manuscript the Book of Kildare –‘…the work of angelic and not human skill’. Sadly the Book disappeared during the Reformation in the mid 1500s. Maybe someday it will turn up again..! St. Brigid was also famed for her skill with cows, sheep and pigs, a gift she inherited from her mother. She also supposedly had the gift of turning water into beer – useful in any century!
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E U statistics agency reported recently the Eurozone’s gross domestic product grew 3.5 percent in 2022, better than China and the United States for the first time since 1974.
Workers are taking to the streets to oppose a plan to raise France’s retirement age.
FARMERS: banding was agreed last year between the EU Commission and the government and, to date, the department of agriculture has not written to farmers to explain what it involves. ICMSA has asked the Minister to postpone banding for 2023.
Ireland generates more than one million tonnes of food waste per year.
BURNING of Green waste to continue until March 1, 2023, and from 1st September 2023, to 30th November 2023.
REGULATIONS are very handy for State run services to hide behind, they should be proactive, when the vulnerable and the small man is in trouble, instead the crown him with thorns.
FUNDS: national investment of €290 million will fund approximately 1,200 Active Travel projects across the country – including almost 1,000km of new and improved walking and cycling infrastructure by 2025.
Great Limerick Run will take place on April 30.
COST: Calgary pandemic quarantine facility cost $6 million to house 15 people.
PAPERS: Kerryman 1904-current, Friday, September 27, 1991; Page: 10 (Edited)
Picture; Carol McCarthy of Finuge is escorted by Siamsa Tire manager Martin Whelan and Frank Lewis of Killarney at the dedication of the Broderick Balcony at St. John’s Heritage Centre, Listowel on Monday. Pic.: John Cleary.
HARVEST FESTIVAL QUEEN: There were two local contestants in the Listowel Harvest Festival Queen event held at Listowel Arms Hotel on Sunday night. Eleanor Horgan, Finuge and Amanda Hartnett, Coolagown took part. Both girls did exceptionally well in their interview with M.C. Danny Hannon. Both girls can be very proud of their display on the night. The winner was Anne Enright of Moyvane.
Ballydonoghue/Lisselton (Break)
THE first ever Pioneer parish magazine will be launched in the Castle Hotel, Ballybunion on Friday at 8.30pm. The book will be launched by Mr. Robert Daughton, who now lives in Kildare. (Break).
PIONEERS: The Ballydonoghue PTAA Centre wish to thank the remaining 28 people who contributed material to their book: Sarah Buckley, Helen Broderick, Ann Connelly, Sean McElligott, Sinead Mason, Bryan Carr, Siobhan Buckley, Pat O’Neill, Tracey Long, Elizabeth Buckley, Ann Tydings, Esther Groarke, Joan McElligott, Rita Kelly, Breda Linnane, Dillon Boyer, Caroline Enright, Pat Brosnan, Bryan Diggins, Una Lynch, John Diggins, Fiona Canty, Deirdre Diggins, Anna Roch, Catriona Diggins, Martina Walsh, Carmel Enright.
This brings to a total of 52 contributors of articles and pictures. The centre also would like to thank all people who gave advertisements which came to £1,200.
REUNION: All plans have now been finalised. For this year’s reunion concert and dance which will again be held in the very popular St. Joseph’s Youth and Community Hall, White Friars Avenue, Harrowealstone on Friday, October 11 at 8 O’clock. A total of 80 people will travel from Ballydonoghue for the event. Tickets for the reunion are very scarce and should be booked immediately from Eugene Moriarty, phone London 081-427-7925.
Anyone with relations living in London should contact them and let them know of this community event. Further information on the home side from Mary Boyer (068) 22182 or Michael Carr (068) 47132.
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Kerryman 1904-current, 16.08.1996, page 31
Picture at Cross Roads Dancing at Knockanure. From left; Leo Finucane, Moyvane, Maria O’Connor, Moyvane, Mary and Dillon Boyer, Inch, Listowel.
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Kerryman 1904-current, Friday, January 28, 2000; Page: 82 (Edited)
Joan’s impressive Golf drive from Moyvane 2000.
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What a way to start the new year! Joan won this wonderful prize in the Moyvane 2000 draw, definitely the most attractive draw I’ve heard about in a long time.
You see, the Moyvane people have realised what many other committees and fund-raisers should have learned by now: bottles of whiskey and tins of biscuits are all very fine, but when it comes to coaxing people to part with their hard-earned cash, there’s nothing quite as attractive as a chance of winning a car or a large wad of cash.
Anne Marie Kennelly of the Moyvane 2000 committee tells me that their draw will run every month up to and including October, and the mouth-watering array of prizes includes a Volkswagen Polo, a Toyota Yaris, a Renault Clio and the top prize, which is a Suzuki two-litre turbo diesel, is probably worth a frightening amount of money.
There’s an attractive number of prizes up for grabs every month — the March prizes, for instance, include £5,000 in cash or a Honda quad. In total, there are 13 prizes to be won every month.
Anne Marie also tells me that one of the January prizes of £500 in cash went to a winner in Falkirk in Scotland, so it’s obviously attracting quite a lot of interest. The committee hope to eventually raise £75,000 to build a community hall in Moyvane — more about that next week.
If you’d like to be in with a chance of winning one of these prizes, the good news is that there’s a limited number of tickets available. Give Anne Marie a call on (068) 49351 or mobile (087) 8555639.
And by the way, happy motoring to Joan Buckley in her new Golf!
TV crew filming Last Light of the millennium
Thought you’d heard the last about Listowel’s millennium ceremony, but as I found out this week, it was actually local man Dillon Boyer behind the camera.
Dillon took it upon himself to film the prayer service in the Church; the ‘Last light’ ceremony in The Square on the afternoon of new year’s eve; the wrenboy concert in The Square that night, and the fireworks display at midnight.
He also got up at the crack of dawn to film the first sunlight of the 21st century coming up over Cnoc an Fhomhair. There’s a man with initiative. Anyone who missed all the celebrations — and I believe quite a few people were in bed with the ‘flu — might like to buy a copy of Dillon’s video, which can be purchased from either McKenna’s or Danny Hannon’s. If you’d like to see a sneak preview, stroll by McKenna’s some time and watch it on one of the display televisions. Copies can also be bought by calling Dillon on (068) 22182.
When he’s not out capturing moments of history for posterity on video, Dillon tells me he’s busy working on the Great Book of Kerry project with Sean Quinlan from Ballyduff.
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Wednesday, July 9th, 1919.
Armed Assault:- While standing at the corner of the village street in Athea singing the “Soldiers’ Song” and “Wrap the Green Flag round me”, a group of boys were attacked by two R.I.C. men. The police gave no warning of their attack. One boy was badly wounded under the right eye, and his face bruised and battered. Several other boys received nasty wounds. The two who received the most severe injuries did not belong to the group of vocalists.
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ATTACKS: More than 275 attacks on Catholic churches have taken place since 2020 according to a report updated Jan. 26 by CatholicVote, a political action group based in Wisconsin.
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GREEN TRALEE; the deeds were lodged in the Deeds Office in Dublin on February 5, 1923. In 1923 there were 118 acres, there are 35 acres at present in the Town Park.
100 Years Ago, 1922: A warning for him and his associates to get out of Delaware County within 48 hours has been served on Thomas J. Culhane, secretary of the Delaware County branch of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, with offices at 513 Crozer Buidlng, Chester, Pa. The warning which came to Culhane, came in a letter signed “K.K.K.” and is believed to have been written by the Ku Klux Klan or by some prohibitionist crank who sought to frighten Mr. Culhane and his associates.
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WOMEN in Farming; Minister Charlie McConalogue told the conference in Co. Laois that he believes it is “time to take the role of women farmers out of the shadows and put them firmly in the spotlight”.
“We are here today to explore what policy or structural impediment, if any, there is to prevent women from taking up more active roles on farms.
“While some 12% of herd numbers are held by women, that does not tell the whole story of the effort, skill and sacrifice made by women on the family farm,” he said.
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MIGRATION: The talk will consider the migration experience of John Joseph Hughes, who was born near Augher in south Tyrone in 1797 and went on to become the first Catholic Archbishop of New York; he talk will consider the migration experience of Thomas Mellon, who was born in Castletown in County Tyrone in 1813 and went onto develop a major financial dynasty in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Pope to Priests in DR Congo: Bring People Jesus, who “heals the wounds of every heart”
By Courtney Mares
Kinshasa, 02 February, 2023 / 9:20 pm (ACI Africa).
On the World Day of Consecrated Life, Pope Francis thanked the more than 18,000 priests and religious in the Democratic Republic of Congo for serving others amid the country’s “difficult and often dangerous conditions.”
Speaking in Our Lady of Congo Cathedral in Kinshasa on Feb. 2, the pope encouraged priests and religious to continue to bring the Congolese people Jesus, who “heals the wounds of every human heart.”
The Democratic Republic of Congo is home to more than 52 million Catholics, including more than 6,000 priests, 4,000 seminarians, and 10,000 religious sisters, according to the latest Vatican statistics.
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TREATY: Signed February 2, 1848, the treaty compelled Mexico to cede 55 percent of its territory, bringing more than 525,000 square miles under US sovereignty.
COLD Feb 2023: An Arctic blast is set to descend on New England this weekend, one that experts are warning could be the region’s coldest in years.
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