by Jer Kennelly
KNOCKANURE family fun day Sunday 15th Sept 1-4pm, Knockanure GAA Field.
YOUTH: Moyvane youth club will be holding their registration night on Monday evening the 16th of September from 7pm to 8pm in the Marian hall Moyvane. We will not be taking members from any club that is operating or any club reopening. Parents are advised that they must supervise in hall, or outings, during the course of the year. More leaders are required for the continuation of the club so we expect more parents to come forward and become leaders. Registration is €20 for 1 or €30 for family. Please have exact money on Registration. Thanks.
ICA holding an information evening on women’s health at the Marian Hall on Tuesday 17th September at 7:30pm. All welcome!
DEATH of Mary Teresa Connolly January 25, 1945 – September 8, 2024. Born in Trien Kilmorna. Resided in: Leonia, New Jersey. Mary (Maureen) T. Connolly, nee Leahy , aged 79, of Leonia New Jersey and Trien Kilmorna died on Sunday September 8th 2024. Predeceased by her parents Timothy & Hannah Leahy, her Sister Margaret(Peggy) Horan and Brother-in-law Brendan Horan & brother Michael Leahy, husband’s Daniel(Danny/Donie) O’Connell(1980) and as of late James(Jim) Connolly(2023), and nephew Billy Leahy. Mary is survived by her daughters Johannah O’Connell-Neu(Tim) and Teresa Turek(Mike), Grandchildren Daniel, Nicholas and Kierstyn, brothers Willie Joe(Eileen), Teddy(Margaret), Pat(Mary) & Jerry(Mary), Aunty Phil and many nephews and nieces, cousins and in-laws. Mary immigrated to the US on October 4, 1964 at age 19.
DEATH Sinéad Kearney (née O’Brien) Dundrum, Dublin on 4th September 2024, wife of Austin and mother of David and Ronan. Sinéad will be greatly missed by her husband, her sons, her grandchildren Ben, Maya, Lucy, Sam and Evie, her daughters-in-law Julia and Laura, her brother Dulach, her sisters Niamh and Emer, the extended Kearney and O’Brien families.
DEATH of William Hanrahan, age 90, of New Hyde Park, New York passed away on Tuesday August 6th, 2024. He was born in Moyvane, in 1934 to Mary Ellen and Thomas Hanrahan. At the age of 19 he went to go work in England, then onto Canada before settling in New York. He married Bridget McKiernan in April of 1969. Bridget died in January 2006. William is survived by his daughter Kathleen, her husband Ray Mirza and their three children—Laith, Asher and Kaden—of Manhattan; his son Kiernan, his wife Katie and their three children—Liam, Doran and Kellen—of Garden City; and his daughter Kerry Ann, her husband John Kessler and their son—John John—of New Hyde Park.
He is also survived by his brothers Den and Brendan and sister Mary. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Helen, Con and Tom.
ANNIVERSARIES: Eddie Walsh, Gertie Murphy, Willie Martin, Madeline Barrett, Timothy Horgan,
MASS INTENTIONS: Sat.14th Sept.’24 Moyvane for Bridget & Dick Stack & Pat Stack (Aniv.’s) at 7.30pm; Sun.15th Sept.’24 Knockanure for Kitty & Jackie Murphy (Aniv.’s) at 9.30am, and mass Moyvane for John Collins (15th Aniv.) & his parents John & Peggy Collins (Aniv.’s) at 11am; Tues.17th Sept.’24 Moyvane a Birthday Private Intention, Mass 10am followed by Eucharistic Adoration; Wed.18th Sept.’24 Knockanure a Private Intention at 10am; Thur.19th Sept.’24 Moyvane for Nellie & Tom O’Connor & their son Con O’Connor, (Aniv.’s) Glen Rd. at 10am; Fri. 20th Sept.’24 Knockanure for Fr. Jack O’Connor (Aniv.)(No Morning Mass) at7pm; Sat.21st Sept.’24 Moyvane for Billy Hanrahan, Recently Deceased, formerly of Lr Aughrim & Long Island, brother to Denis Hanrahan, Lr Aughrim at 7.30pm; Sun.22nd Sept.’24 Knockanure for Mary Cronin, (Aniv.) Leitrim West & deceased family members at 9.30am and mass Moyvane for Michael Joe Enright & Peggy Enright, Kathleen & Willie Stack (Aniv.’s) at 11am. Adoration takes place each Friday in Duagh Church from 3.00 p.m. in the afternoon. Public Rosary starts at 7.00 p.m. Mass starts at 7:30 p.m.
ADORATION CHAPEL Listowel will be closed the week of the Races. There will be no adoration on Tuesday 24th September. Please note that from Tuesday 1st October, until further notice, the Adoration Chapel will close at the earlier time of 7pm. onwards.
CULTURE Night begins in the Square Listowel on Friday Sept. 20th at 6pm till late. Featuring Drum Dance Ireland, Balloon Modelling, Rogu Mobius Fire Show, Tralee International Choir, storytellers Shane Ibbs, Maria Gillen, Frances Kennedy & Cillian Brennan, poet Stephen Murphy, with music and song from The Flyshop Blues Band. The Square, Listowel – Free Event.
Culture Night in Kerry will have over 50 events planned for Friday, September 20 all over the county.
GAA BOOK: As part of the 100 year celebrations of the North Kerry Board, the draws for the various championships and cups were held in Moyvane to acknowledge Newtownsandes as the first winners of the Senior North Kerry Championship. A book detailing the 100 Year History of the North Kerry Board and its Clubs was launched on Friday 13th September.
RACING; The Harvest Festival at Listowel is celebrated as one of the longest established race meetings in Ireland. 2024 festival takes place from September 22nd to 28th, also the Waterloo Abba Tribute at Listowel Races is on Wednesday, September 25th Live from 6pm.
FR TONY, His last Mass as Parish Priest in Abbeyfeale will be the 6.30pm Vigil Mass on Saturday, September 21 and we hope to have a get together in St. Ita’s Day Centre afterwards to which everyone is invited. Light refreshments will be served. Parking will be available at the Coláiste and you are kindly asked to park there and not at the Glórach which will be busy owing to their final performance of Súgan Theatre’s A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.
DANCING CLASSES: Learn to Waltz, Jive, Line dancing etc. in The Plaza Hall, Listowel beginning on Monday, September 30. Beginners from 7-8 pm and Advanced 8 -9.30pm. For more information call 087 7451631.
MEN; A 6-week Men on the Move programme began at the Community Sports Hall, Moyvane, on Thursday 5th September 7:00-8:00pm. Beginner fitness classes, working on endurance and strength. Suitable for all ages. Registration on the night is €10 cash (this covers the 6 classes)
OVER 55: Listowel Community Centre’s Over 55s Activity Adult Programme is started on the 9th of September. Please contact Listowel Community Centre on 068 22244.
BOOK: Mary Cogan’s latest book, Moments of Reflection will be launched by Mary Fagan in the Listowel Arms Hotel on Saturday, September 21st at 7.00pm. Everyone welcome.
SET DANCING WITH TIMMY Woulfe in the Marian Hall, Moyvane on Monday nights at 8pm. Everyone welcome.
DANCING CLASS IN FR. CASEY’S: Every Tuesday night from 8pm.
SOCIAL DANCING in Duagh every Friday night from 9-11pm.
Listowel Dance classes for adults starting Mon. 30th Sept. at Plaza Hall, beginner’s 7-8 advanced 8-9 waltzing, line dancing, more info 087-7541631.
COMHALTAS: Listowel Duagh Comhaltas branch are accepting new members Sat. 14th from 9am-12 noon in the Kerry Writer’s Museum. Classes for all instruments & dancing from age 5 and up, adult classes can also be accommodated separately. A variety of instruments available to rent. Please text/ WhatsApp 087-9354607 or Facebook page Listowel Duagh Comhaltas for more information”
KNOCK: Annual Legion of Mary pilgrimage to Knock Shrine Sun. 29th Sept. Bus leaves Killarney at 7am. More info. contact Pat Breen 086 851 0423.
CHOIR: Come and sing with Cór Siamsa Tíre, re-launches its Choir – Cór Siamsa Tíre and invites all who enjoy singing and interested in improving their health and wellbeing. Information evening and informal rehearsal Mon. 23rd Sept. 7-9pm at Siamsa Tíre Theatre. Rehearsals on Mondays throughout the year. The choir will work on a combination of Irish composed traditional and contemporary songs in Irish and English which will be performed at community and choral events locally and nationally. Any queries please call 066-7123055.
ST JOHNS: The Yershovy Sisters on Thursday September 19th @ 1pm; Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh Trio on Thursday September 19th @ 8.30pm, Children’s Storytime Friday September 20th @10.30am ; The Ultimate Bubble Show on Friday September 20th @ 6pm; Making a Show of Myself Mary Kate O’Flanagan on Saturday September 21st @ 6pm; A Celebration of the Stories of Eamon Kelly on Saturday September 21st @ 8.30pm; Sunday Stories Sunday September 22nd @ 12.30pm, for more details call Box office: 068 22566.
HOMEWORK Journals: Lee Strand Homework Journals, over 10,000 hardback homework journals will be distributed to national school pupils in Kerry during the year.
AGM of Athea Drama Group will now take place on Thursday September 19th at Con Colbert Hall at 8pm. New members are most welcome.
MARKET: “Abbeyfeale Market is a group of traders and crafters from Abbeyfeale and surrounding areas bring you a wide range of gifts, hand crafted products, home baking and so much more. They will be in Abbeyfeale Square on every second Friday and the last Saturday of each month.
DRAMA: A Streetcar Named Desire comes to life on the Glórach stage, September 20 & 21st. You can book on-line at glorachabbeyfeale.com or by calling 087 1383940.
PILGRIMAGE: The Abbeyfeale branch of the Legion of Mary are running a bus to Knock at 8am on the eve of St. Padre Pio’s anniversary on Sunday, September 22. The committee; Bernard Broderick 068 31565, Gerard O’Callaghan 087 2980841, Michael Lane 068 32757 and David Davy 087 0994272 are asking that seats are paid for in advance at a cost of €25 per seat.
BRIDGE RESUMES: Abbeyfeale Bridge Club resumed on Thursday, September 12 in St. Ita’s Day Centre. New members very welcome. Contact Nora Quirke 087 7615480.
WL102FM NEW PRESENTERS: People who are interested in getting involved in radio presentation, sound production, research etc. should take this opportunity to learn a new skill, contact 069 66200. Free training will be provided.
RECOVERY HAVEN AND KERRY HOSPICE FOUNDATION: The annual tea dance for this most deserving charity takes place in Fr. Casey’s GAA complex on Sunday, September 22 from 3-6pm. Music by Paddy Quilligan.
WRITERS: Abbeyfeale writers group returns after the summer break on Friday September 20th. Venue is the newly refurbished St Itas hall. Time 11am to 12.30. New members very welcome. Call 087 970 7989 for further information.
WEST LIMERICK SINGING CLUB: The Garry McMahon Traditional Singing Weekend will take place in Abbeyfeale on October 11-14- 2024.
RAMBLING HOUSE; Listowel on last Thursday of the month and Knockanure on the first Thursday of the month. Clounmacon on the second Friday of the month. 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. Ballyhahill 3rd Wednesday in the Community Centre. John Barrett’s Bar, Glin 4th Tuesday. Tarbert last Saturday of the month at the Community Centre.
RECONNECTING: For Older Persons takes place on 10th October in The Listowel Arms from 10.00am to 2.00pm. This year’s theme is Personal and Home Safety, and there will be speakers from Gardai, HSE, Fire Service and many more. There will be a host of Information Stands from Various Agencies. There will be Tea/Coffee and Scones provided. The Event is FREE however – Booking is Essential (No Walk-In’s). Please Register before 3rd October 2024. For further Information and Registration please contact Ed O’Connor – E: [email protected] / P: 087 7794765.
JOB: Vacancy exists on Community Employment for a Caretaker in the Resource Centre Lyreacrompane, contact Bridie Dillon on 087/2747626 or email:bridiedillon@
PADRE Pio Pilgrimage to Knock on Sunday 22nd September. Bus leaving the church yard Ballylongford at 8.30am. Contact Bernadette on (087)6019474
FEAST of St. Laserian of Durrow is celebrated on Monday 16th September. Follower of St. Colmcille, his monastery in Co. Offaly became one of the great schools of Ireland. Feast of St. Matthew is celebrated on Saturday 21st September. The author of one of the four gospels, he is the patron saint of accountants and security guards.
KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL PROPOSES TO CLOSE THE STREETS as detailed below in order to facilitate the holding of the Listowel Harvest Festival. Street Closed: Market Street, Listowel: From McKennas Corner to Super-Valu Entrance Street Closure Date and Time: from 4.00 p.m. to 12.00 midnight on Wednesday, 25th September 2024. Street Closed: Church Street to The Square, Listowel: From the KDYS Building to St. John’s Theatre Street Closure Date and Time: from 7.00 p.m. to 12.00 midnight on Friday, 27th September 2024. Due to these road closures motorists are advised to expect delays for 30 minutes before and after these events.
HEART – HEALTH & WELLNESS DAY SEPT 20TH. HeartBeat in partnership with HSE Community Work Dept. CHN3 and Killarney Outlet Centre present a special day of Health Information. Over 20 stands / 4 Talks from four Specialist Speakers. Blood Pressure, Pulse checks and Lifestyle advice. “The General Thinking and Theme which drives and surrounds this day is to give everyone who attends a knowledge of the many Health & Wellness Services that are available
NATURE; Wild Fruit is now available everywhere and not a person using it. Starlings will eat most fruit and berries, they also eat, Beetles, Caterpillars, Flies, Moths, Earthworms, Spiders and Snails. Swallows eat flying insects caught on the wing and feed them to their young. These insects can include wasps, moths, and beetles. Full Moon on the 18th, Land is in reasonable condition for growth and harvesting.
GREEN: The government are talking to the public to reduce their carbon footprint, yet every government building, hospital and university, glorify wasted space and impressive appearance. Ministers big modern cars are estimated to have a life of only one third of traditional cars.
PLOUGHING: All Ireland Ploughing Championships is taking place in Ratheniska in Laois and Kerry will be represented by 14 competitors in 13 different classes.
EIGSE Micheael Hartnett in NCW from October 3rd to 6th.
DINGLE Irish Food Awards runs from Oct 3rd to 5th.
https://www.irishfoodawards.
BOOK: ‘Rise Again-Towards A Horizon Of Hope’, You are invited to a FREE creative event (music, meditation, etc) to launch the above book with Martina Lehane Sheehan. Online Mon. 16th Sept. 7.30pm-9pm also Weds 18th Sept. 6.30pm, at Waterstones Bookstore, Patrick St, Cork. [email protected]
CMAI Conference: The Catholic Medical Association of Ireland (formerly the Irish Catholic Doctors Learning Network) will hold its annual Conference in the St Charles Centre, Mount Argus on Sat. 21st Sept., from 9am -4pm. Theme of the Conference is “Building Blocks for an Ethics of Healthcare”. The Conference Mass will be celebrated by our new Auxiliary Bishop of Dublin, Bishop Paul Dempsey. More info. email [email protected]
HOMECOMING Festival is a call for Kerry Diaspora during the month of October, Kerry business, tourism, sports and cultural organisations to come to 50 events and activities such as Samhain spectacles, storytelling, Jack-o-Lantern carving, genealogy workshops and heritage talks, star-gazing, the centenary of the closing of the Lartigue, an American Wake at Kerry Writers Museum and more. Programme details are available on the Discover Kerry website www.discoverkerry.com/live/
ARTS: Kerry County Arts Newsletter 12th September 2024 (https://mailchi.mp/
Kerry County Council Arts Office Website
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CLIMBING: Andy Nolan of Charleville will be climbing in December, Vinson Massif in Antarctica, which peaks at 4,892m to raise money for the Children’s Grief Centre. Andy has completed 5 summits so far and hopes to do all seven later. 14 Irish people have completed the 7 summits.
MILK: Domestic milk intake by milk processors and co-ops across the country declined 5% when compared with the same period in 2023. Producer prices for dairy products have fallen by 9.2% in the 12 months to July 2024. According to CSO figures.
SLURRY: The prohibited period for the application of chemical fertilisers for all zones commences on Sunday, September 15.
For organic fertilisers (excluding farm yard manure (FYM)) such as slurry, the prohibited application period for all zones begins on Tuesday, October 1. For FYM or dung, the prohibited application period for all zones begins on Friday, November 1.
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Pattern Day Ballyheigue
https://youtu.be/pH6KdGZA9lY?
SENIOR LINE: Would you like someone to talk to? Senior Line is Ireland’s national telephone service for older people open every day of the year 10am-10pm, Freephone 1800 80 4591.
AWARD Ceremony for Kerry Young Historian 2024 will be held at Kerry County Museum, Tralee on 25th of September at 7pm.
TAX: The 2020 annulment was a massive blow to Vestager, who forged her reputation as EU commissioner by taking on Fiat, Amazon and Starbucks over their tax bills. She is standing down at the end of the year, after two terms as the bloc’s top enforcer of competition policy. Not all her decisions have stood the test of time. In 2022 the court found against the commission, ruling that Fiat Chrysler did not have to pay back €30m in taxes to Luxembourg.
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Remembering 9/11 23 Years Later
https://youtu.be/dGuJEBeMvlA?
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8 September 1951
New York NY Irish American Advocate 1949-1951 – 1001.pdf
An officer of the Electricity Supply Board is at present engaged in. carrying out a canvass in the Listowel rural area, south of the River Galey, extending to Gale Bridge, in the Moyvane area, and north of the River Feale. So far the officer has had very good success and trusts that householders will facilitate by being prepared to accept or reject the offer
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The marriage, took place at St. Michael’s Church, Dun Laoghaire of Laurence Dermot Leech, M.A., of
Beechgrove, Drogheda, and Laytown, Co. Meath, to Mairin Sheeran, S.E.N., D.R. Dip., of Kilmorna, Co. Kerry
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Kerry Co. Council agreed to provide £2,000 for a marine survey in connection with the proposed bridge from Valentia Island to the mainland
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,1938
New York NY Irish American Advocate 1937-1938 – 0792.pdf
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T h e marriage of Thomas O’Callaghan, and Miss Mary Dineen, both teachers, Newtownsandes,
North Kerry, took place a t Newtownsandes Parish Church on Tuesday. The bridegroom was a well-known footballer, and helped Kerry to win t h e Munster Junior Championship in 1926. He and his
bride are teaching in a school a t Kilbaha (North K e r r y ) , which A couple of years ago was awarded
the Reid Prize. T h e Rev. Father Maher, P.P., Newtownsandes, officiated.
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Tralee streets were flooded to a depth of three feet following torrential rains yesterday morning.
Roads near t h e town were heavily flooded and m u c h damage to hay and crops is reported from outlying districts.
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Michael MacNamara, 24-year-old Limerick man, expects to spend the next seven years on a journey round the world. He left Surrey, August 3, and has reached Manchester. A ship at Dundee, he hopes, will bring him to Norway. As ship steward, he has been round the world before, and life on shore, he says, has been irksome. When a friend wagered that he could not “hike round again,” he accepted, left his job—a bricklayer’s—a ——————————
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Richard Francis Ponsonby Blennerhasset, of Elm Park Road, Chelsea, and of Kells, Co. Kerry, a director of a number of electricity supply companies, who died on June 17 last, aged 58, son of
the late Rowland Ponsonby Blennerhassett, M.P., left estate gross value of £67,254 with net personality £65,118
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And now we have the bizarre Fairy happenings near Knockfierna In the Co. Limerick as reported in this journal the other day. One of the last books written by the late Conan Doyle, the grandson of a Co. Wexford farmer, was all about his commerce with the Fairies. Blake, the great English poet actually wrote a description of a Fairy funeral that he had seen.
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Gorey streets and houses were decorated yesterday as thousands watched a magnificent march to
Gorey Hill, where wreaths were laid on the ’98 monument and addresses delivered.
At the head of a pageant of ’98 rode John Condren, Boolavogue, representing Anthony Perry, the
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RESEARCH: Two projects on peat forestry and fruit and vegetables, led by researchers at University of Limerick (UL) have been granted over €3.52 million by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
The two UL projects were among 21 recipients of research funding awarded via the department research call, which granted €22.3 million in total.
Announcing the research funding at a recent event at Farmleigh House, Minister of State with special responsibility for research and development, Martin Heydon remarked:
“This investment builds on the first tranche of projects that received funding last December. Taken together, these represent an overall investment of €46 million, the largest ever from a research call run by my department.
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LIVELIHOOD of Farmers; A document outlining Hungary’s priorities for its presidency says that European agriculture “may have never faced as many challenges as it does today”.
“Extraordinary weather conditions caused by climate change, growing input costs, increasing imports from third countries, and overly-stringent production rules have significantly decreased the competitiveness of the sector,” it says.
“The accumulation of these challenges led to a situation where the livelihood of European farmers is threatened,” the policy document adds.
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MEDICAL Belt: Why this record matters Date: 1893
Catalogue reference: J 17/283
In the 19th century, the allure of electricity permeated consumer culture and even understandings of the body. Electric devices were sold in the Victorian period as an alternative to medicines prescribed by doctors. Adverts for devices, such as medical belts, appeared in popular lay magazines and the local press.
Proprietor Cornelius Bennett Harness of the Medical Battery Company stated his medical belt would cure nervous complaints, indigestion, sleeplessness and impart ‘new life and vigour’. Domestic electrical devices also had the added benefit of patients being able to self-administer and control their own treatment.
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RELIC: First, what is a relic?
The Catholic Church classifies relics into three different categories:
A first-class relic is part of a saint’s body, which could be a piece of a bone, hair, or a vial of blood.
A second-class relic is something the saint personally owned. This could be a book, piece of clothing, rosary, glasses, or journal.
A third-class relic (this is where we come in) is an item touched to a first or second-class relic, or even their tomb.
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Catholic Education
To address this challenge at its root, I believe it is vital that we remind ourselves of the extent to which the Catholic faith is a force for good in the world. Jesus said: “You will know them by their fruits,” and even some outside the Church appreciate her fruitfulness. In 2007, for example, an atheist businessman, Robert Wilson, gave $22.5 million (£13.5 million) to Catholic education in New York, arguing that, “without the Roman Catholic Church, there would be no western civilisation.”
Inspired by Wilson’s insight, I have been working recently with Fr Marcus Holden, parish priest of Ramsgate and a tutor at Maryvale, to collate the extraordinary contributions of Catholic culture and Catholic minds. The following sections provide some samples of this work, which should be invaluable to anyone who is faced with the question: “What has the Church ever done for us?”
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