by Jer Kennelly
PARISH Gathering; in his Pastoral Letter, “Moving Forward in Hope”, Bishop Ray invites all parishioners to participate in a consultation process to shape the future of pastoral areas and parishes. A consultation gathering will be held in our parish of Moyvane/Knockanure on Tuesday 5th March 2024 at 7.30pm in the Marian Hall, Moyvane. As preparation for the gathering, you are invited to reflect on the following three questions: 1. Without the presence of a priest to lead and coordinate, what aspects of parish life could we, the laity, take responsibility for and organise ourselves? 2. Where do we see scope for cooperation with neighbouring parishes in our pastoral area? 3. Given what Bishop Ray has said about reducing numbers and increasing age, what do we want to say to priests?.
RAMBLING HOUSE will be held at Knockanure on the First Thursday of the month, and Clounmacon Rambling House on 9th of March.
CONGRATULATIONS to Breda Murphy who was the winner of the Knockanure Parents Association Split the Bucket for February, she won E285. Next draw 21st of March 2024. Best Wishes also to Theresa Lynch who won the Murhur School, Split the Bucket.
Congratulations to Joe Murphy, who recently received an Award from the Listowel Municipal District and Mayor Jimmy Moloney, for his contribution to the Arts in Listowel for the past 30 years.
Best Wishes to Fr. Pat Ahern, who began to lay the foundations of Siamsa Tire in 1963.
CLOTHES: Knockanure National school is running a clothes bank collection on the 14th of March, clothes can be dropped to the school any day between 9.10 and 3 pm up to the 14th of March and your support would be greatly appreciated .
ADORATION, Moyvane every Tues. after 10.00am Mass to 11.30am; Takes place each Friday in the Sacristy in Duagh Church from 3pm until public rosary at 7pm followed by Mass at 7.30pm. It also takes place in Abbeyfeale Blessed Sacrament Chapel following Mass in the church at 10am and continues until 7pm. Adoration will be held on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday during Lent.
PERMANENT DIACONATE: Diocese has 5 men currently preparing to be Permanent Deacons of Service for our Diocese. Bishop Ray celebrated this in a ceremony in Listowel on Sunday March 3rd at 11.30 a.m. Mass. The candidates include: Brian Godfrey, Listowel, Michael O’ Connell, Caherciveen, Chris Lynch, Killorglin, Linus Burke, Milltown & Shane Lehane, Tralee.
ST PIO devotions in Castleisland Church on 12th of March.
DEATH of Eileen Walsh (née Hanrahan), Clountubrid, Listowel and late of Kilbaha, Moyvane, on February 26th, 2024, wife of the late Eddie Walsh and mother of Edward, Mary, Helen and Elizabeth. Sadly missed by her family- son, daughters, grandchildren Eddie, Fiona, Michelle, Ellen, Jennifer, Karen and Niamh, sons-in-law Maurice Kelly and Padraig Hayes, sisters Anna Mai Hanrahan, Breda Scanlon, Mary Stack and Margaret Scannell, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews,and nieces. Funeral arriving to St. Mary’s Church, Listowel, on Thursday at 11.15 am, with the Requiem Mass for Eileen being celebrated by Canon O Connor and Father Carmody. Burial afterwards in St. Michael’s Cemetery, Listowel.
DEATH has recently taken place of Kathleen Killeen, nee Cronin of Knockanure Village and of Highgate, London. Requiem Mass and Burial have taken place in London.
ANNIVERSARIES: Elizabeth Flaherty, Siobhan Stack, Marie Sweeney, Tom Hegarty, Liam O Sullivan, Hannah Keane, Hugh Goulding, Fr. Pat Quinlan, William Moloney, Fr Stephen Kennelly, Mary Riordan, Bill Walsh.
MASS INTENTIONS: Sat.2nd Mar.’24- Moyvane for Mai Riordan Nolan (Aniv.’s) & deceased of Riordan & Grogan families & Catherine Fitzpatrick at 7.30pm; Sun.3rd Mar.’24- Knockanure for Margaret & Michael Flynn (Aniv.’s) at 9.30am, and Mass Moyvane for Henry & Bridie Stackpoole & deceased of Meade & Stackpoole families at 11.00am; Tues.5th Mar.’24 Moyvane for Peggy Wallace (Aniv.) at 10.00am; Weds.6th Mar.24-Knockanure for Tom & Bridie Flavin (Aniv.’s) Trien at 10.00am;
Thurs.7th Mar.24- Moyvane for Catherine O’Connor (Aniv.) Church St. Glin at 10.00am; Fri.8th Mar.’24- Knockanure a Private Intention at 10.00am
Sat.9th Mar.’24- Moyvane for Patrick Hayes (4th Aniv.) Clounbrane at 7.30pm; Sun.10th Mar.’24
Knockanure for Hannah Keane (4th Aniv.) at 9.30am, and Mass Moyvane for Carol Ann Flahavan (Aniv.) at 11.00am.
BIBLE: Lenten Scripture Reflection: A Journey through the Bible, Every Wednesday evening during Lent in the Library, Athea from 7.30pm-8.30pm. Followed by a cuppa and chat. Presented by Pat Higgins 087 2034 626 and Sean O Mocháin 087-2321 375.
PLAN: Moyvane Community Development Plan 2024-2029 Launched on Friday, March 1, 2024 in the Marian Hall, Moyvane. Minister for Education, Norma Foley, TD, officially launch the plan. This plan came from consultation and engagement process, which took place during 2021/2022. The plan provides a roadmap with a list of short, medium, and long-term goals. A big crow attended the meeting, speakers were recorded and will be available shortly.
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Village Decline by Tom Moore
The sounds of the anvil as one entered the village
The rattle of the milk tanks on the cobbled street
The hum of the chatter from farmers around
The women in shawls, big boots on their feet.
These are the scenes from an age long ago
When our local villages were so full of life
Alas these days we’ll not see anymore
As our villages now are lonesome and quiet.
There once was a time when each door was open
Trading in groceries, hardware and more.
Dressmakers and tailors and butchers were thriving
Each door was wide open, each building a store.
There were no big supermarkets but none lacked for nothing
As each little shop had all one would need
Thimbles and knotting needles or brown bags of sugar
Shoe polish or wellingtons or some turnip seed.
The arrival of the motorcars soon brought some changes
As people got excited and travelled to towns
Where the shops were much bigger and seemed to be brighter
And more of a choice and a flavour were found
Soon along came the busses who gathered all peoples
Pick them up at their doors and drove on for miles
Sure it looked like great progress as they chatted and bantered
But their local shopkeepers were left without smiles
Now our shops are all closed down and our villages sleepy
And gone too is the banter and buzz of it all
Never more will we hear the sound of the anvil
Or the chop of the cleaver at the butcher stall
There’s none about now to tell of hear a new story
Walking the streets can be dreary and cold
With no doors wide open with someone to talk to
Our progress has backfired. My story is told.
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DANCING: Tarbert Comprehensive pupils TYs learned how to waltz, jive and line dance, with Norella Molyneaux recently. Norella is a past pupil of the Comp Next week it’s the turn of group 2.
ST JOHNS: Saturday 2nd March to Wednesday 6th March- Big Maggie performed by Listowel Drama Group. Listowel Drama Group present their 80th anniversary production of John B. Keane’s play
Performed by: Imelda Dowling-Garvey, Tina Enright O’ Connell, Pa Sheahan, Tom Collins, Helen Lane McPhillips, Owen MacMahon, Kevin Barry, Cora O’Brien, Liz Horgan, Madeleine O’Sullivan, Máire O’ Connor, Frank McNerney, Jim Halpin and a host of others.
Big Maggie in Irish on Sat 9th at 8pm. Details from [email protected] or box office 068 22566.
DRAMA: Athea Drama Group are rehearsing their upcoming production of ‘Turning Mammy’ by John McDwyer. The cast is made up of Julie Moloney, Johnny Corkery and Mary Ellen Tierney. The play will be staged at Con Colbert Hall, Athea on March 16th, 17th, 18th, 21st, 23rd & 24th at 8pm. To book please text 0876926746.
ROSE: This year’s nominated charity for the Listowel Community Rose Event is Aras Mhuire Nursing Home. The event will be held in the The Listowel Arms Hotel on Friday 8th March 2024.
NIGHT AT THE DOGS with Scoil Mhuire Knocknagoshel National School at The Kingdom Greyhound Stadium on Friday March 8th. Tickets are available online at: http://www.knocknagoshelns.ie from the school office on 068 46011, from local ticket sellers and from Walsh’s Bar in the village.
DAFFODIL DAY: Friday March 22nd.
CHELTENHAM Preview night at Christys Bar Listowel on March 5th in aid of Kerry Parents & Friends.
SWIM on 18th March with Ballybunion Dippers swimming group for their annual ‘Swim in Green’ fundraiser in aid of the Ballybunion Sea And Cliff Rescue Service.
FURNITURE Up cycling Class starting Tuesday, 5th March, from 12.30pm – 3.00pm, at the College of Further Education & Training, Abbeyfeale V94 CF10. Bring your old small piece of furniture, phone 068-31198.
MICHAEL COLLINS Musical Drama will be performed at the INEC Arena Killarney on 5th,6th and 7th of March.
WRITERS Museum Listowel; Join us for this month’s Literary Listowel event taking place on Thursday 7th March at 11am where we invite you to share your love for literature and enjoy some amazing stories from talented local writers as we celebrate World Book Day. Poetry in the Park | Sunday 10th March from 2pm to 4pm in Kerry Writers’ Museum Listowel.
SUSTAINING Guidance; The Institute of Guidance Counsellors will have their annual Conference in Munster Technological University on March 8 and 9. Theme, “Sustaining Guidance into the Future,” is aligned with the United Nations’ seventeen sustainable goals aimed at transforming the world.
WANDER Wild Festival in Killarney from 22nd to 24th of March.
MEMORIAL RUN: Knockdown are preparing for the Patrick Langan Memorial Run on March 24th. This year will honour Patrick who, with Dave Noonan, was the founder of the club. The proceeds are in aid of Mid-Western Cancer Foundation UHL and Parkinson’s Association of Ireland. (Mid-West Branch), this year.
BLOOD: the IBTS, it needs 3,000 units of blood every week to maintain the national blood supply.
Ballybunion Blood Donation Clinic Community Centre Ballybunion on Tues. 5th Mar.’24 from 4.50pm–8.10pm. Phone 1800 222 111 for appointment. New Donors urgently needed. The hospitals requirement for blood is now 6% higher than for the corresponding period last year.
FALL in Prices; Producer prices for dairy products have fallen by 28.4% in the 12 months to January 2024, latest figures by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) have shown.
In general, producer prices for food products have dropped by almost 10% over the one-year period. Meat and meat products, for example, were down by 9.8%, the CSO said.
Between January 2023 and January 2024, producer prices for vegetable and animal oils and fats fell by 5.3%, while grain milling, starches animal feeds dropped by 6.2%.
Cow category was the largest increase in the overall beef kill to date in 2024.
More at https://www.agriland.ie/
ROSE of Tralee, apply here https://roseoftralee.ie/
DRAW: West Limerick Sports Complex caters to over 2000 people per week. Planning to purchase a 2 acre site. A chance to win a NEW 2024 Peugeot 2008 Car!. Tickets are available at Reception, over the phone on 06977551 or at a link on website www.wlsc.ie
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SIAMSA Tire: 3rd March, Tenor Patrick Feeney live in Concert 3rd of March and Dances Like a Bomb, Celebrating the Strength of mature bodies, details from 066 7123 055.
KILLARNEY Wander Wild, Ireland’s Great Outdoors Festival, taking place between the 22nd and the 24th of March, link. https://wanderwildfestival.
GUIDE: West Limerick Tourism has produced an A5 52-page magazine style visitor guide. This brochure is being distributed through Tourist Information Offices, visitor attractions, car hire companies, accommodation providers and other relevant outlets. A pdf version of the brochure is also available and can be viewed at: www.visitwestlimerick.com
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KERRY EDUCATION: Our Vision, Our shared vision is that Kerry ETB will be an innovative leader in the design and delivery of quality-assured and sustainably delivered education and training opportunities in Kerry. Our Mission. To achieve our vision, Kerry ETB will continue to promote the development of a lifelong and life-wide learning society in Kerry so that all persons have equal access to education and training opportunities. https://www.kerryetb.ie/what-
RADIO Kerry Bingo proceeds of €81,488, covering the period September 2023 to February 2024, each of the following charities received €20,372, Kerry Cancer Support Group; Kerry Hospice; Recovery Haven Kerry Cancer Support House and Comfort for Chemo Kerry.
CANS: Recently walking down the street met a host of students on their lunch break. Most of them had cans and processed snacks. Gone is the day when students used home lunches and recycled bottles.
MTU Kerry campus will be hosting two workshops aimed at food system stakeholders to map out the priorities for sustainable and efficient food supply. The first workshop takes place on 4th March for the fruit, vegetable, fishing and food services businesses in MTU Kerry campus in Tralee, register via: https://forms.office.com/e/
The second workshop on 7th May asking livestock producers to get involved, and can register at https://forms.office.com/e/
—NEW Moon on March 10th. Land is very wet at present, and there is a plentiful supply of grass, after the mild winter. Daisy and Dandelion are appearing, I notice in Listowel, fresh leaves of the dandelion were being cut by trimmers.
TG4; Ag tosú Déardaoin 21 Márta @ 21:30. Exploring the working lives and personal narratives of 8 agricultural contracting families from diverse locations over a 12 month period ‘Contractors’ offers a unique, practical and personal insight into contemporary life in rural Ireland. Featuring 8 contracting crews from Meath, Waterford, Cork, Kerry, Cavan and Donegal the series highlights their professional challenges, the high and lows of their daily routine and their hopes and dreams, presenting a no-holds barred portrait of 8 extraordinary crews for hire – all members of an agricultural sub-economy without which farming would not be possible.
NUA – Ag tosú Dé Máirt 12 Márta @ 21:30, Introducing the latest instalment of Glór Tíre, Ireland’s only Country Music Competition series, celebrating yet another year of exceptional Irish Country Music.
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ANNIVERSARY at UL: 30 years of ‘firsts’: UL’s Irish World Academy of Music and Dance marks anniversary with spectacular cultural celebration. There was a love of music and dance in the air on the UL campus this Valentine’s Day as the festive event began a year of celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the internationally renowned Academy. Dr Sandra Joyce, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences – who served as Director of the Irish World Academy from 2013 to 2022, said: “Situated within the ‘Home of Firsts’ at UL, the Academy has truly elevated that reputation across three decades with a series of global ‘firsts’, as the very first academy in the world to offer both a full degree in Irish traditional music, and undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral degrees in Irish dance. https://www.ul.ie/news/30-
For more information on the year of celebration, see www.irishworldacademy.ie.
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A major international conference taking place at University of Limerick later this year could be worth an estimated €3m to the local economy.
The Kemmy Business School (KBS) at University of Limerick will host a major international conference from 26 – 29 June.
The Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) has chosen UL to host its annual conference which will attract over 1500 delegates from more than 60 countries, making it the largest known gathering of its kind in the region and university.
In attracting attendees from countries like Argentina, Australia, Chile, Columbia, Egypt, Ghana, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, most EU countries, the US and Canada, it is estimated the conference will be worth up to €3 million to the Mid-West region.
Previous conferences have been held in New York, Chicago, Kyoto, Amsterdam, Rio de Janeiro.
https://www.ul.ie/news/major-
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PILGRIMAGE: St Mary’s Listowel parish pilgrimage Assisi, San Giovanni & Rome, 18th–25th Oct.’24, direct flight ex Cork. Led by: Canon Declan O’Connor. Bus pick up from Listowel Church. For details contact: Barters Travelnet 92 St Patrick’s St, Centre, Cork, T12 DP84 Tel.: (021) 485 1700 Email: [email protected]
VOCATIONS: ‘Hook of Faith’ Webinar on Priestly Vocations on Tuesday 5th March from 8pm to 9pm. For further details please email [email protected]
PAPERS: Kerry Evening Post 1813-1917, Wednesday, December 02, 1885; Page: 3
Destitution of the Labourers in Listowel
LISTOWEL. On Sunday evening a meeting of the principal shopkeepers of Listowel was held at St. Michael’s College. On the motion of the Rev D R Harrington, seconded by Mr John Stack, M P, the Very Rev Canon Davis took the chair. After some general discussion on the destitution of the unemployed labourers, and the best method of relieving it, the meeting seemed to agree that relief should be afforded by giving employment, and that no works should be undertaken for which the purchase of material would be necessary. The following resolution was subsequently adopted –” We the undersigned shopkeepers of Listowel, pledge ourselves not to give anyone Christmas presents-this year, and to contribute, in lieu of those presents, a substantial donation to the fund in aid of the unemployed labourers of the parish.” The shopkeepers present then signed the pledge, and
a sum of over £90 was realised on the spot. The chairman then requested Father Harrington with Messrs Stack, M P; P Kirby, Richard Stack and John Horgan to wait upon the other shopkeepers of the town for their signatures to the pledge and their subscriptions. These gentlemen were on foot from an early hour on Monday, and were, most successful. Useful works will be opened immediately.
FREESTONE V. LIMESTONE AND THE TRALEE TOWN COMMISSIONERS.
TO The Editor of the Kerry Evening Post
Dear Sir, –We expected great things from the now Commissioners, but certainly not freestone upon our roods and streets, which is of no use whatsoever except to make mud and give employment to men and horses removing same to some convenient places either for friends or for sale. Under the old system the County Surveyor would not allow such an imposition upon the public, but the commissioners, while fighting and squabbling about trifles, are blind to such important and expensive jobbery. Is there any person responsible for such deception, or how long shall such things continue?—Yours truly, A Tralee Man, Ballymullen, Dec.2. 1885.
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Irish Examiner 1841-current, Wednesday, January 16, 1850; Section: Front page, Page: 1
THE TRALEE UNION AT CHRISTMAS 1848 & l849
When in the Tralee Board-room on Tuesday last, we took the pains to make a comparison between the extent of destitution, and the expenditure in the issue of relief, during the last week of 1848 and that of 1849. Though the general condition of Ireland is so depressed that we can hardly find a place in the surrounding waste of ruin whereon to rest the foot of hope; yet the result was rather favourable, as showing a largely decreased extent of pauperism, and consequently diminished outlay of the Union funds.
On the last Saturday of 1848 there were seven thousand and forty three persons in the receipt of relief in the Tralee Union—including 4,861 on the out-door relief lists while on Saturday last the numbers were only two thousand six hundred and twenty-six, with no outdoor-relief, showings diminution of 4,417, or sixty-three per cent. The contrast in the expenditure is almost as favourable—the calculations giving a diminution of fifty five per-cent, on three hundred, pounds, the expenditure in in-door and out-door relief in the last week of 1848. We have no doubt that if the contrast between 1849 and 1850 should be made a month hence, it would give a result even more favourable to the latter than that exhibited above for the increase of destitution during the month of January, 1849, was full seventy per cent. We do not anticipate that it will reach anything like that amount during the current month. From these, figures we may infer that the poor law expenditure in Tralee Union for the twelve months ending July, 1850, will not much if at all, exceed half that of the corresponding period of the preceding years.
The following particulars from the Listowel Union show a diminution of expenditure between the last and the current seasons equally gratifying. The expenditure for four weeks ending in December, 1848, was £404, for in-door, and £1,318 for out-door relief, in all £1,722 ; during the four corresponding weeks in 1849 the cost of in-door relief was £345, and that of out-door £566—in all £911. These figures give a decrease in expenditure of nearly forty-seven per cent. Much of this saving may, however, be locally accounted for, because in 1848 the Union was managed by a paid Board, the most reckless in Ireland, while in 1849 it was under the care of the local gentry who had an interest in its well-being, and were practically acquainted with the
country.— Tralee Post.
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NATURE LAW: Leader of the Rural Independent Group of TDs Mattie McGrath has said that Irish MEPs are “abandoning” family farms following the European Parliament’s approval of the final version of the Nature Restoration Law.
The law was passed (Tuesday, February 27) with 329 MEPs voting in favour, and 275 voting against.
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FUTURE: 87% of Kerry Co-op milk suppliers say controlling future milk processing and value-added operations is somewhat or very important. That is according to the findings of a survey carried out by Ifac on behalf of the board of Kerry Co-op.
1,563 out of 2,840 suppliers responded to the survey, which was conducted between November 29 and December 23, 2023, giving a response rate of 55%.
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TROCAIRE BOXES: are available at the back of the church.
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Kerry Diocese 2000 Green Glens
https://youtu.be/jt8BDHmmv-Q?
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Professor Robert Clancy has found similarities between long covid and long post covid vaccination syndrome. Here he shares new findings on the theory and practical medical management of these two conditions. Thank you, Professor, as always for sharing your time and expertise.
https://youtu.be/-Ea3UwYZnrA?
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CONGO: Tadhg Quinn, Purt Yard, Abbeyfeale
“In September 1961 he was part of the Irish contingent of United Nations peacekeepers deployed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to stop the country descending into chaos.
Five Days in Jadotville
“What unfolded over five days in Jadotville was a little-known but amazing story of heroism, against-all-odds soldiering and feats of courage,” Mr. Wade continued.
“A film, The Siege of Jadotville, tells the true story of how these 157 Irishmen, led by a tactically astute commander, Cmdt. Pat Quinlan from Waterville, Co. Kerry, repelled a force of 3,000 attackers, killing 300 of them — while suffering no fatalities.
Date Published: Wednesday, February 28th 2024. Date of Death: Wednesday, February 28th 2024.
http://www.mainevalleypost.
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OVERSEAS Prisoners; Since 1985, the Irish Bishops’ Council for Prisoners Overseas (ICPO) has been dedicated to supporting Irish people in prison abroad and their families, ——————————
The ICPO is an important pastoral initiative of the Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference, and interested penfriend volunteers are encouraged to email [email protected] or visit the ICPO, and the website for further information is www.icpo.ie. Media queries should be directed to [email protected].
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DISCUSSION: All welcome to webinar on: ‘The Last Priest in Ireland? It Depends on You’
On Tuesday, 5 March, at 8.00pm, the Bishops’ Council for Vocations, in collaboration with ‘The Hook of Faith’, will host a vocations webinar entitled ‘The Last Priest in Ireland? It Depends on You’. All are welcome to participate in the discussion.
https://zoom.us/j/98142844289?
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TAIZE: Diocesan Youth Pilgrimage to Taizé, France. Interested in coming to Taizé this
June? The diocese will be taking a group of young adults on this amazing pilgrimage from Sunday, June 23rd to Sunday June 30th 2024. Please contact Tomás Kenny for more information on 086 3683778 or email Tomás at [email protected].
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ST MARY’S LISTOWEL PARISH PILGRIMAGE ASSISI, SAN GIOVANNI & ROME: 18TH –
25TH October 2024, Direct flight ex Cork. LED BY: Canon Declan O’Connor. Bus pick
up from Listowel Church. For details contact: Barters Travelnet 92 St Patrick’s St,
Centre, Cork, T12 DP84 Tel.: (021) 485 1700 Email: [email protected]
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EVANGELIUM IRELAND: next Apologetics Conference for young Catholics at St Patrick’s College, Maynooth on Saturday 16th March. Cost: €38 including lunch, refreshments and evening social. To register visit www.evangelium.ie
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RADIO MARIA: Fr. Eamonn McCarthy will speak at each of Listowel masses on weekend 9th and 10th march promoting Radiomaria.
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ACCORD CATHOLIC MARRIAGE CARE SERVICE CLG SEEKING MARRIAGE PREPARATION FACILITATORS
If you have a positive attitude towards marriage in the Catholic Church and have the enthusiasm to
be part of the Accord team in supporting couples who are preparing for the Sacrament of Marriage
Accord wants to hear from you!
Successful applicants will receive professional training and will be part of a team delivering marriage preparation programmes locally. Contact Aisling on 01 505 3112 or by email to [email protected]
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ARTS: Kerry County Arts Newsletter 29 February 2024
View this email in your browser (https://mailchi.mp/
Kerry County Council Arts Office Website
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CYCLE: Leisure Cycle taking place next Sunday 10th March. 2 routes, one for your beginners’ cyclists, while the other one is more challenging! Both routes have food stops! Registration can be done online on Cycle Ireland! We are fundraising for the Butterfly club in Rathkeale.
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