by Jer Kennelly
ROSARY at the Grotto Moyvane every Tuesday evening at 7pm and at Knockanure Grotto each Thursday at 8pm for the month of May. All welcome. Eucharistic Adoration: every Tues. after 10.00am Mass to 11.30am in Moyvane Church.
SCHOOL: The official opening of the Astroturf at Knockanure School will take place on the 31st of May at 1pm. All are most welcome to attend to help us celebrate. Congratulations to Staff and pupils on the fine exhibition of artwork on display in the church for the month of May.
PARISH: Sincere Thanks to everyone who supported us in our recent bereavement by coming to the funeral at different points and sending messages. We greatly appreciated it. May God Bless you abundantly for your thoughtfulness. Fr. Brendan.
Holidays and Moving On; As last year, Fr. Liam O’Connell will take care of the needs of the Parish during June, when I will be out. I will return at the end of June and move out in July. It’s been good to be here but, as scripture says, there are other towns! Fr. Brendan.
FEET: Chiropodist will attend the Marian Hall Monday 27th May at 1pm, for appointment contact Noreen on 068-49238.
CORPUS CHRISTI procession will take place in Listowel on Saturday 1st June after the Vigil. All welcome.
DEATH on 20th May 2024 of Bridget Keane, Pilgrim Hill, Kilmorna, and Athea, following a brief illness. Bridget is survived by her son Josh, partner Thomas, parents Jer and Mary, sister Joanne, aunts, uncles, cousins, and all her other relatives. Requiem Mass for Bridget was celebrated on Friday at St. Bartholomew’s Church, Interment afterwards in Holy Cross Cemetery, Athea.
ANNIVERSARIES: Elizabeth Imelda Sheehan, Mary P Moriarty, Kit Breen, Mary O Donoghue, Michael Carmody, Connie O Sullivan, Pat Scanlon, Esther Byrne, Pat Joe McEnery, Willie Pearse, Jack Higgins, Sr. Alexis Fitzgerald, Catherin Forde.
MASS INTENTIONS: Sat.25th May’24 Moyvane for John & Catherine Scanlon & son Tom, & Jim Fitzgerald & Patrick Hughes (Aniv.’s) at 7.30pm; Sun.26th May’24 Knockanure for Patrick & Mary Kennelly, sisters Nora Kennelly nee Kelly and Mary Rose Kennelly & sister in law Laurene Kennelly (Aniv.’s) at 9.30am, and Mass Moyvane for Michael & Margaret Mulvihill (Aniv.’s) Gortdromasilihy at 11am; Tues.28th May’24 Moyvane a Private Intention at 10am; Wed.29th May’24 Knockanure a Private Intention at 10am; Thur.30th May’24 Moyvane for Mick & Ellen & Denis Mullane & Eamon Gallagher (Aniv.’s) at 10am; Fri.31st May’24 Knockanure for Deceased of the Lynch Family Gortdromagouna at 10am
Sat.1st June’24 Moyvane for Nora & Thomas Fitzgerald (Aniv.) and deceased of Ahern & Fitzgerald families at 7.30pm, and Mass Sun.2nd June’24 Knockanure for James Duggan (Aniv.) Murhur at 9.30am, and Mass Moyvane for John Kearney & parents Dan & Bridie (Aniv.’s), Moyvane Village at 11am.
MASS in Athea on Saturday evening June 1st for all those doing exams in Athea. Margaret Carroll will have her youth choir.
CONGRATULATIONS to all the students who recently received recognition for their work in Presentation Convent, St Michael’s College and Tarbert Comprehensive School. Pictures of the students and details in this week’s Advertiser.
ATHEA Good 2 Go Programme continues on Fridays from 10.30am at Con Colbert Hall, join a leader led group physical activity sessions for Adults aged 55+. For further information contact 087 6103840.
RACES in Listowel on Whit Bank Holiday from Saturday 1st to Monday 3rd of June, and a free concert by ABBA tribute band Waterloo on course on Saturday.
North Kerry Harriers Tralee Point-to-Point Horse Racing was held at Ballybeggan Racecourse, Tralee on Saturday 25th of May.
AFRICA Day celebration in Tralee Town Park held from 2pm-5pm on Sunday May 26 and everyone is urged to come along to this family fun event.
ST JOHNS: 28th and 30th Theatre with Big Maggie, a host of events are taking place during Writers Week details from 068 22566 or contact stjohnstheatre.ie
ART Exhibition | Listowel Visual Artists’ Collective (LVAC) Official Opening of ‘Images and Imagining’ in Kerry Writers’ Museum on Friday 31st May at 2pm.
WRITERS Week Listowel opening celebrations and awards at 8pm on Wednesday 29th May https://www.facebook.com/
https://writersweek.ie/
CAMP: Creative Dramatics Summer Camp 2024 at Kerry Writers’ Museum in Listowel this July and August.
SUMMER MARKET: Ballybunion Market will be opening on Saturday 1st June until Saturday 31st August from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Huge variety of crafts, food gifts each week with 25 vendors to choose from.
LARTIGUE MONORAIL Last train run at 4pm. Check out the museum also when you visit. Further information 068 24393.
MARATHON in Cork City on Sunday June 2nd.
CYCLE RACE: Rás Tailteann, – the 69th since it was first formed in 1953, covers 784.8KM of Irish roads, details http://www.rastailteann.com/
ALL IRELAND ROSARY RALLY – Knock – June 1st: A bus will travel from Abbeyfeale organised by Teresa O’Connell 087 2673663 and Kathleen Kennelly 087 7758503. Call to book your seat.
TRIP: A Scattery Island Turas organised by Kerry’s Cumann na Sagart, Weds. 5th June. Pilgrims meet at Kilrush Pier 12.30pm sharp for the 1 hour guided island tour followed by Aifreann Dé in honour of St. Senan (Clergy to bring Alb and Stole). 2½ hour Turas. Booking with €30 fee by May 31st to Fr. Eoghan O’Cadhla S.P. 087-6951318/ Tomás O’Luanaigh 087-2213799. Fáilte Roimh Cách. All Welcome. N.B. Tarbert to Killimer Ferry is on a 1/2 hourly schedule.
ALONE the organisation that enables older people age at home are looking for Telephone and Visitation Volunteers to support older people in the community. Call 0801 222 024 or see ALONE.ie/Volunteer for more info.’
TUSLA Kerry are seeking Foster Carers from across the county. Information evenings: Wednesday 12th June, 11 am–12noon in the Listowel Family Resource Centre, John B Keane Road V31 EC62. More info. or to register freephone 1800 226 771 or email [email protected]
RAMBLING HOUSE; Listowel on last Thursday of the month and Knockanure on the first Thursday of the month. Clounmacon Rambling house Friday, May 10. . Ita’s Rambling House at the Desmond Complex is on the 3rd. Friday each month. Knocalucka is on the 3rd. Tuesday of the month. Josie’s Brosna 2nd Thursday of the month.
ST PIO AND ST PHILOMENA PILGRIMAGE to San Giovanni and Mugnano will take place from 15th –19th July led by Michael O’Connor and Spiritual Director, Fr Sean Jones. For further information and booking please contact Michael 087 2677656 or JWT 01 2410800.
LOUGH DERG PILGRIMAGES 2024: The Three Day Pilgrimage will commence on Thursday 1st June and continue until 15th August, any questions or queries regarding booking, please contact Lough Derg by email: [email protected] or telephone: +353 (0)71 9861518.
BUS travel, it would be nice if everybody changed their clothes and had a wash once a week. It is always the other person that needs a wash, many of us are tolerant of our own scent.
RETREAT: Diocesan Eucharistic Adoration Annul Retreat: Friday 31 May at Our Lady’s and St Brendan’s Centre/ Church. Registration 9.15p.m. Presenters: Fr. Jim Lenihan and Deacon Thady O’Connor. Mass Celebrant: Bishop Ray. Booking: Margaret: 087 2976304 Breda: 087 6742306.
FARMERS: During a debate this week on the agriculture industry Deputy O’Sullivan also told the Dáil that farmers were tired of the penalties they get “if an “i” is not dotted or a “t” is not crossed”.
“They are absolutely fed up of the changing goalposts we see happening month on month.
“They are mainly fed up of overregulation and they are fed up of red tape,” he added.
https://www.agriland.ie/
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DRAWING AND NATURE WORKSHOP with Lisa Fingleton in Ballybunion Library on Saturday 15th June from 10 to 1 p.m. for ages 3 – 13. Phone 068 27615/[email protected] to book.
SPORTS GRANTS of 26 million, is being distributed to sporting organisations nationwide.
BEE DAY: World Bee Day 2024, MTU Kerry Beekeeping Society populated a new hive of Apis mellifera mellifera (the only native honeybee species in Ireland) at the North Campus recently.
FLOWERS: Rhododendron flowers are now in their prime, pity more use is not made of them. Picking and selling the flowers, would help to control them in Killarney.
CUPS: UHK to replace single-use cups from 23rd of May. They use over 200,000 disposable cup annually. Now they have free water bottle filling stations. Pity water stations are so scarce in our towns and villages.
WILD Life; According to the department, the objectives of the review are to update legislation so that it better protects nature, helps prevent biodiversity loss, is fully compliant with EU law, and is easier to enforce and comply with.
The first phase of the public consultation will be run online, and will be open from mid-June to September.
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TEAGASC: in 2022 employed 1,360 Staff and their pay bill was E93m.
The Teagasc Staff Handbook is a complete guide to the policies, procedures, codes and standards which exist within the organisation. It contains information in relation to:
https://www.teagasc.ie/about/
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LOW WASTE.
GIY founder Michael Kelly has said: “I think most of us are horrified at the amount of unnecessary packaging on products that we’re bringing into our home so this has been a long-held ambition of mine to be able to make low-waste options more widely available. “While recycling is the answer for many people, we actually only recycle about 15% of annual household waste, so really prevention is the most important way of ensuring that single-use plastic doesn’t become a long-term pollutant. Kelly explained that GIY is trying to “offer as many common-use household products as possible” and also make the refill usage “as easy as possible”.
https://www.agriland.ie/
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FEAST of St. Colum of Terryglass in Tipperary is celebrated on Sunday 26th. His monastery became a great centre of learning and produced the manuscript now known as the Book of Leinster which is preserved in Trinity College, Dublin. Feast of the Visitation is celebrated on Friday 30th May. Mary goes to visit her cousin, St. Elizabeth, before the birth of the future John the Baptist.
IRISH Abroad; The Irish Catholic Caroll family had extensive plantation in Maryland and slaves. Charles Carroll of the family signed the American Declaration of Independence.
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TRAVELLER Culture Week is taking place from May 20 to May 31, 2024. This year, you are invited to a special launch and exhibition at Kerry County Museum, Denny St., Tralee.
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DUAGH SPORTS & LEISURE COMPLEX: Palliative Care Fundraiser FASHION SHOW will take place Sunday 26th May from 3pm – 6pm showcasing various styles from local boutiques in North Kerry and West Limerick. Also featuring is Junk Couture from Coláiste Íde agus Iosef, Abbeyfeale. Complimentary Prosecco, Teas and Coffees, Bar will be open, Door Prize and lots of Spot Prizes
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FESTIVAL: Con Curtin Music festival 28 29 30 June 2024
Aisling Neville is a multi-instrumentalist who hails from Listowel in Co. Kerry. Aisling has spent many years on session circuits all over Ireland at various festivals and fleadhs. She holds 7 All Ireland titles, winning the Senior Banjo in 2003. Due to this success, she was selected for the Comhaltas tours of Ireland, Britain, and North America. Aisling completed the BAMus in UCC and was the recipient of the Doc Gleeson Award for performance excellence while in attendance there. She was also a member of The Bedford Cross Céilí band in recent years. Aisling is a primary school teacher in Co. Clare with over 20 years of experience teaching in various settings. She has adjudicated extensively at county and provincial level also.
https://listowelconnection.
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LITERARY Heritage: from past to present in the historic UCD Newman House on St Stephen’s Green in the heart of Dublin. Experience immersive exhibitions, view treasures from the National Library of Ireland, https://moli.ie/?utm_source=
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ARDFERT HISTORICAL SOCIETY in association with Tidy Towns Kilmoyley Saol Glan lecture series are delighted to present a guided walk through Kilmoyley’s medieval history and heritage led by Pádraig Regan. The old cemetery with its medieval church, the site of the castle ruins in Ballykealy and the Garrison fort near Ballykealy will be visited. We will meet at the old cemetery Kilmoyley which is located 800m north of Kilmoyley Church at 8 pm on Thursday 30 May. All are welcome to this free event.
MUCKROSS Abbey Pilgrimage and Cemetery Mass: Monday 1st of July, pilgrimage at 6.30pm with Mass at Abbey Graveyard at 7.30pm.
KNOCK: Grandparents Day in Knock (day trip) on Sunday July 28th 2024: If there are any queries, we can be contacted here at O’Callaghan Coach Holidays on 064 6631095.
THE TRADITIONAL LATIN MASS will be offered Sunday 26th May at 12.00 noon at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Rathass, by Fr. Bernard Healy. More info from [email protected]
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FUNDS: Tralee and Killarney are to get up to €197,094 each under THRIVE, the Town Centre First Heritage Revival Scheme.
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Video link
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Food Festival Tralee 18 May2024.mp4
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CHELSEA Flower Show 2024- Everything to see this year.
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PAPERS:
RENT Struggle; Irish Examiner 1841-current, Tuesday, 26 October, 1886; Page: 3
A very large meeting of tenant-farmers from the counties of Limerick and Kerry was held today at Newtownsandes The object of the meeting was to give advice to the people at the present stage of the rent struggle, below is only a sample.
Corner boys.
Mr John Dillon M.P. speech at meeting in Tralee; —They were not only corner boys but the very lowest shade of corner-boys, and the funniest thing of all was, there was an English gentleman who got into conversation with the police, and one of the police said B gor it’s the queerest job I was ever at. (laughter). The English gentleman began to enquire who the emergency man was, and the policeman said, “I don’t think at all about them; we don’t speak a word to them. Afterword’s I said to myself “they must be very happy” (laughter); seven in one house, and the five policemen, not speaking a word to the other two. My belief is if that thing goes on long the public will throw the Emergency men into a bog-hole (laughter), and wherever the Emergency men go the police have to follow them, and the police look when walking after them as if their stomach were going to turn every minute [laughter]. All I can say is if Lord Ormathwaite begins that game instead of having tenantry and rack-rents, he will have costly emergency men and derelict farmers. If you will only be brave men the Lord Ormathwaite’s and Mr Supple’s, and many others as well, as their agent, George Sande’s, will have trouble and difficulty in collecting their rents. I am convinced that you will succeed and that very soon (cheers) you will succeed.
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Kerry Independent 1880-1884, Thursday, 13 July, 1882; Page: 2
CONCUSSUS IN KILLARNEY
The following names were successful in the annual competition, for the Diocese of Kerry.
James Crowley of Castlegregory. Patrick Brosnan of Listowel. Carroll O’Sullivan of Ballyard, Tralee. John Browne of Listowel. Above are for places in the Irish College, Paris.
Patrick O’Donnell, Castlegregory. Eugene O’Sullivan, Caherciveen. John O’Leary of Tralee. Tim Kirby of Listowel. Above are for paces in Maynooth.
There was one nomination, viz- Mortimer Downing of castletown- Bere.
Kerry Sentinel 1878-1916, Friday, 15 January, 1886; Page: 4
LISTOWEL INTELLIGENCE,
{From our Correspondent).
THE RENT QUESTION IN NORTH KERRY THE DISTRESS OF THE TENANTRY—THE SERVICE OF EJECTMENT PROCESSES. Listowel, Monday. Perhaps it would be difficult to find throughout the length and breadth of this impoverished country a more desolate waste than those land over which Mr. George Sandes acts as agent. They are situated in various parts of North Kerry, and may be at once recognized by the barren appearance which they present. There is a weird loneliness about them that attracts while it awes the person whose business or turn of mind leads him to visit them. They are brown finney patches that oppress the sight with their gloominess. They are sombre and yet picturesque, with a sad picturesqueness that chills while it interests; but does not either please or repress the observer.
Headline of meeting, where many speeches on the hardship of tenants presented. See paper for full report.
Nation 1842-1897, Saturday, 22 March, 1890; Page: 5
SUPPRESSED BRANCHES. BALLYLONGFORD (COUNTY KERRY).
The regular meeting of this branch was held on St. Patrick’s Day. There was a large attendance of members. Mr. John Diggins presided. Amongst those present were—Messrs. John Moran, Tom Enright, J. P. Enright, and John Brassil, hon. sec. The following resolutions were unanimously adopted:— ” That we return our warmest thanks to the Liberal electors of North St. Pancras for the return of the Liberal and Home Rule candidate, Mr. Bolton, and we also note with satisfaction that the Tory Majority in Stamford Division has been reduced three fourths, these events, together with the triumphant return of the Liberal candidate at Stroke-on-Trent, are sure indications that the flowing tide is rapidly rising in favour of Gladstone and justice to Ireland.” “That we congratulate the Liberal leaders—Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Morley, Sir Wm. Harcourt, and Sir Charles Russell, on their sweeping attack on the Government of forgery and Coercion” ” That we sympathise with our chairman, who was cruelly evicted from the home of his ancestors together with a large, helpless family by the emergency landlord of Ballyline, and it gives us great satisfaction to know that O’Brien has no more control over Ballyline property, and his power of doing mischief is no more.”
KNOCKANURE (COUNTY KERRY).
A very representative meeting of this branch was held on Sunday last—Mr. Robert Hunt, president, occupied the chair. Others present—Messrs. T. J. O’Connor, treasurer ; J. T. O’Sullivan, P. R. Stack, honorary secretaries; W. E. Stack, J. Leahy, Wm. Murphy, W. Moore, G. Stack, J. T. Leahy, J. O’Connor, P. Collins, T. Kelly, T. Ahem, J. Fitzgerald, J. Goulding, J. Finucane. The chairman said—So long as such virtuous exterminators as T. W. Sandes, of Sallowglin, and Mickey Fitzgerald, of Athea, were at liberty to invade the parish with their crowbar brigade and level the houses of their unfortunate victims—so long as the unholy head of the grabber of Cornelius O’Connor’s evicted farm appeared in their midst, so long there remained a necessity for that organisation which has brought many a stubborn tyrant to his knees, and which will in the not distant future bring about the abolition of that accursed system which has deprived many an Irishman of his home. When the time came when there would be no necessity for a National League, he was sure that it would be one of the pleasantest reminiscences of their lives that their branch could be numbered amongst the list of Kerry branches which had fought the tyrannies of Balfourism in its last ditch, and which struggled to the last for the freedom and regeneration of their country. A circular was read about the William Moore Stack Testimonial. The chairman, in putting it before the meeting, said it was unnecessary for him to recommend the subject of the circular to his fellow-parishioners. He was sure that Kerrymen in general were well acquainted with the life and motives of Mr. Moore Stack. In days gone by, when it was not fashionable to be a patriot, Mr. Moore Stack suffered imprisonment, and sacrificed the emoluments of a high position in the cause of his country. He would say that no Irishman’s heart ever pulsated with deeper or truer love for its motherland than did the heart of William Moore Stack. Now that he has been incapacitated from filling any office through ill-health, and known, as it must be, by his fellow-countrymen, that had he adopted the policy of venal Irishmen, and proved a traitor to the cause of his country, he could by this time have amassed that store which his stern and uncompromising patriotism has denied him. It was unanimously agreed that collectors be appointed for the various town lands in the parish to collect subscriptions in aid of the testimonial.
TARBERT (COUNTY KERRY).
Meeting on Sunday—Mr. Timothy O’Sullivan, president, in the chair. Amongst those present were:—Messrs. J. Wallace, vice-president; John Lavery, treasurer; Gerald B. Fitzgibbon, hon. sec.; Michael Stack, Timothy O’Brien, Denis Nash, &c. Resolved—” That we view with misgiving the proposed Land Purchase Bill about to be introduced by Mr. Balfour.”
KILGARVAN (county Kerry.)—Fortnightly meeting on Sunday —Mr. Daniel Healy, president, in the chair. The committee as usual were strong in numbers. Resolved—” That we emphatically condemn the action of the Tory Government, who have sought to blacken the character of the Irish nation and its leaders.” “That we thank that distinguished leader of the Liberal Party, Mr. W. E. Gladstone, and his followers who are exposing the calumny of this foul and despicable conspiracy before the English electors.” “That we thank the electors of St. Pancras who have shown to the Tory Government that fraud, forgery, and perjury won’t satisfy the English people.”
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PALESTINE: Countries that Recognize Palestine 2024
The State of Palestine is a partially recognized sovereign state, similar to Kosovo and Taiwan, which is currently classified as a “non-member observer state” by the United Nations. As of April 2022, Palestine 138 of the United Nations’ 193 members (and one observer) have recognized Palestine. Geographically, Palestine is located in the Mediterranean Middle East and consists of two non-contiguous territories: the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. These territories are separated by Israel, another partially recognized country—but one that has gained enough recognition (162 of 193 members) to join the U.N.—though its statehood is disputed by some members.
https://worldpopulationreview.
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How to grow an olive tree
Sunbathing: In the UK, olives fare best in milder regions, where they are most likely to fruit. They demand as much sun as possible, so a south-facing spot is vital.
Shelter: Plant in a site that is shielded from cold winds, and avoid frost pockets. In cooler regions, it’s usually best to plant your olive in a container and move it under cover before winter; if you want to plant it in the ground, wrap it in horticultural fleece in late autumn.
https://www.houseandgarden.co.
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POPE: By Matthew Santucci
Rome Newsroom, 22 May, 2024 /
Pope Francis on Wednesday closed his catechetical series on vices and virtues with a review of humility, a virtue that forms the “the base of Christian life” and is a source of peace for the Church and the world.
“Humility is everything. It is what saves us from the evil one and from the danger of becoming his accomplices. It is the source of peace in the world and in the Church. God has given us an example of this in Jesus and Mary, for our salvation and happiness,” the pope said to the faithful gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday morning.
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FILM: Kerry County Council Filmmaker in Residence 2024 – Jesse Gilbert
Community groups who are interested in one-day, or a series of workshops, and also emerging filmmakers who would like to avail of one-to-one mentoring, are invited to get in contact with Jesse by emailing him at [email protected]
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