by Jer Kennelly
FINUCANE FILM PRODUCTION invites you to a film reunion. A celebration of 30 years of film making in North Kerry/ West Limerick. Featuring a special screening Red Haired Mary made in 2003. This event will take place in the North Kerry Writers Museum Listowel on Friday 11th October, doors open at 7pm, admission E10.
DANCING; Set dancing classes with Timmy Woulfe in the Marian Hall, Moyvane on Monday nights at 8pm. Everyone welcome.
AGM of Knockanure Parents Association will be held in the school on 17th of October at 8pm.
RESPONDERS: N/E Kerry Community First Responders Group exists to provide lifesaving treatment & training to all citizens across North East Co. Kerry. Visit Saturday 12th October – Moyvane Community Sports Hall – CPR & AED Use demonstrations. 3pm onwards, Come along & bring a friend! Proceeds to CRY Ireland
COLLECTION: Church gate collection for Murhur National School will take place on 12th Oct-Sat. evening 7.30pm, & Sunday 13th October Knockanure 9.30am & 11am Moyvane Parents Association.
AGED: Care of the Aged Moyvane/Knockanure, Chiropodist will attend Marian Hall on Tuesday Oct 8th at 10am. For apt. Contact Elaine at 06849692.
MEN on the Move Thursday night’s 7-8pm at the Community Centre, Moyvane.
CONGRATULATIONS to Ballybunion/ Moyvane Group who won the Wrenboy competition in Listowel recently. The highly entertaining Moyvane and Ballybunion group including children from 3rd, 4th and 5th class from Moyvane were crowned All-Ireland Champions with excellent talent on show from dancing and tin whistle playing to traditional music. Thanks to all involved, their dedication brought success. https://fb.watch/uW9Cl-QyMr/
DRIVERS. Could you consider giving 2-3 hours One day a week to deliver Meals on Wheels for Knockanure Community Centre. Contact 087-6328104 any time or 068-49799.
PADRE Pio’s devotions on Tuesday October 8th at Castleisland Parish Church at 7.30pm. Witness will be given by Tom Pa O’Connor and Tom’s theme is ‘The Storm of Life Blows Foul and Fair’.
FIRST Communion Ceremonies 2025, Sat. 10th May, Knockanure @ 11am & Sat. 17th May, Moyvane @11am.
SCRAP: Moyvane Development Association are holding a Scrap Metal Collection from October 1st to 31st. Clear out your shed or yard and get rid of unwanted scrap metal. Drop off items to Newtownsandes Co-Op Monday-Friday 9am-3pm and Sat 9am -12noon. See posters for items suitable for this collection. Funds raised will benefit Moyvane Development Association, Moyvane LGFA and Moyvane Senior Badminton Club.
UHK Remembrance Service for Parents and their families who have lost a baby through miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, foetal anomaly, stillbirth or neonatal death. This service will be held in the Hospital Chapel of Christ the Healer, Sunday 13th Oct.’24 at 2.30pm. Light refreshments will be served after.
THOUGHT: Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else. You are the one who gets burned.
ANNIVERSARIES: Tommy Stack, Geraldine Liston, Neilie Flynn, Anne O Mahony, John Cahill, Danny O Connor, Mary Hickey, Elizabeth Kennelly, Sr. Mary Kirby, Dan Keane,
MASS INTENTIONS: Sat.5th Oct.’24 Moyvane Mary Ellen Flaherty (Aniv.) Keylod 7.30pm; Sun.6th Oct.’24 Knockanure Private Intention 9.30am, and mass Moyvane for Joseph O’Connor (Aniv.) Kilbaha 11am; Tues.8th Oct.’24 Moyvane Sr. Mary Hanrahan, (1st Aniv.) Kilbaha Mass followed by Eucharistic Adoration 10am; Wed.9th Oct.’24 Knockanure Margaret & Emmett Leahy (Aniv.’s) Mass followed by Rosary 7pm; Thur.10th Oct.’24 Moyvane Private Intention Mass followed by Rosary 7pm; Fri. 11th Oct.’24 Knockanure Private Intention 10am; Sat.12th Oct.’24 Moyvane John Lynch (1st Aniv.) 7.30pm; Sun.13th Oct.’24 Knockanure Patricia Doyle RIP, Recently Deceased at 9.30am, and mass Moyvane for Louise Behan RIP, Recently Deceased 11am.
TIMMY NOONAN MEMORIAL TRUCK RUN: in aid of CRY Ireland. Will take place on 12th October from Moyvane, leaving at 6:45pm. through Athea / Glin / Tarbert / Listowel / Knockanure / Moyvane. Registration at 3pm. Please contact Tricia on 0879459341 or Con on 0879885188 for further information.
INFORMATION: Lightsource bp is holding a drop-in information session about a proposed solar
and energy storage project on land at Knockanure, Co. Kerry. The event will be held on Thursday 17th October in the Knockanure Community Centre. Interested parties can attend on the day between 2 and 7pm.
FIRST Saturday Conference, Sat. Oct. 12th, 10am-4pm, the Firgrove Hotel, Mitchelstown. Sr Lucia of Fatima explained the importance of this devotion by saying that whether there is peace or war in the world depends on the practise of this devotion. Mass & speakers. Also the Rosary and the 15 min. meditation together. For more details see firstsaturdays.ie
CHURCH: https://www.churchmedia.tv/
CANCER AWARNESS: The Marie Keating van will visit the Con Colbert Hall Athea from 11-2pm on Friday, October 11. There will also be a coffee morning in the Hall with all proceeds going to the Marie Keating Foundation. Then on Sunday, October 13 there will be a Breakfast morning in memory of three ladies who did so much to promote Healthy Athea and the Irish Cancer Society – Angela Cafferky Leach RIP, Philomena Kelly RIP and Ann O’Keeffe RIP. All proceeds will go towards Breast Cancer Awareness/Irish Cancer Society.
AGM OF Athea Comhaltas Branch will take place on Monday Oct 7th at 8pm in Batt’s Bar. New members are especially welcome.
HORSE Racing at Killarney 6th and 7th of October.
Kerry Film festival Killarney, 17th to 20th of October.
LOST SOULS IN CONCERT on Saturday, October 19. in the Glórach. Reserve your seat on 087 1383940.
WEST LIMERICK SINGING CLUB: The Garry McMahon Traditional Singing Weekend will take place in Abbeyfeale on October 11-14.
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. We will be set up in Abbeyfeale Square on every second Friday and the last Saturday of each month.” They can be contacted through the Abbeyfeale Community page on Face Book.
RAMBLING HOUSE; Listowel usually on last Thursday of the month, 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. And Teach Siamsa Finuge Monday 7th of October at 8.30pm.
FR. BRENDAN was back on Sunday, 6th October – 2.30pm. in the Sportshall of Causeway Comprehensive School where he was honoured in appreciation for his wonderful service for the past 16 years.
FREE PART-TIME COURSES – for adults in Listowel. Food and Nutrition for Healthy Living. Learn Digital Skills for Everday Living. Drop In Digital Hub for support in all things Digital. For further information please contact Vivienne Canty, Kerry ETB Adult Literacy, 12 The Square, V31 ET91. Tel: 086-0749758.
BEST Wishes to Caroline Murphy daughter of Betty and Charlie, and Neilus O’Sullivan, son of Anne-Marie and Connie, Lower Athea who recently married at Athea Church.
ST JOHNS: Friday 11th Theatre – At War With Mercy; on Saturday 12th Exhibition with Mary Leahy at 1pm and in the evening at 8pm we have Comedy with Julie Jay: Julie, Madly, Deeply; Sunday 13th at 5pm Trad Music- Leonard Barry, Andy Morrow & Seamie O Dowd, details from 068 22566.
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 –P: 087 7794765.
SIAMSA Tire will have Tommy Fleming in Concert on 9th of October. Ted x Tralee Presents You Nique, an all day session registration at 9am on Sat. 12th. Details 066 7123 055.
REMEMBER, Our Lady of the Rosary on Oct. 7th; World Teachers Day 5th October; World Mental health Day on 10th; Rural Women’s Day on Tuesday 15th.
BIBLE studying in Athea Library on Wednesday October 2nd., and continues each Wednesday evening.
FILM CLUB: Newcastle West Film Club present” That They May Face the Rising Sun” in the Desmond Complex Newcastle West on Friday September 13, at 8.30pm.
MUSIC for Care Homes: Call out for Musicians for Care Home Concerts; Kerry County Council eagerly invites submissions from professional musicians to deliver a programme of performances within care home settings throughout the county. A series of Care Home Concerts will take place in late 2024 with professional musicians visiting Kerry based care homes and performing a programme which will include a mix of instrumental and vocal music. Submissions by email to [email protected] before 9th October.
CATHOLIC MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND: 8TH-10TH November, Focolare Centre Kildare. Reignite the spark in your marriage and bring you closer together. Online booking only: www.marriageencounter.ie
LISTOWEL DANCE CLASSES for adults at plaza hall Listowel beginner’s 7-8 advanced 8-9 waltzing jiving line dancing etc for more info contact 0877541631.
CLOUNMACON COMMUNITY CENTRE A.G.M. Wed 23rd October at 7.30pm. Everyone welcome.
LISTOWEL KARATE CLASSES: Kerry Martial Arts School are continuing karate and self-defence classes in Presentation Secondary School Hall on Monday evenings. All ages from 4 to adults welcome at 6pm. Contact 0858403898 for further information or search Kerry Martial Arts School on Facebook.
GROW MENTAL HEALTH GROUP meets in Seanchaí Centre, Listowel every Wednesday evening at 8:00 pm. No referrals necessary. Just come along or telephone Jerry at 086-0271990.
INTRODUCTION TO LECTIO DIVINA The parish of St. Mary’s Listowel will hold four introductory sessions to the method and practice of Lectio Divina based on the Sunday Gospel readings. The sessions will be held on Thurs mornings, 7th /14th /21st /28th November, beginning with a cuppa after 10.30am Mass and start at 11.00am for a one-hour session in the Parish Meeting Room.
It is hoped to continue weekly meetings of Lectio Divina after these introductory sessions
Please see explanatory leaflet at the back of the Church in Listowel. More info contact Bridie 087-9828271.
GAS: The High Court has quashed An Bord Pleanála’s decision to refuse planning permission for Shannon LNG’s plans to build a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Tarbert/Ballylongford land bank. The Board ignored, Kerry County Development Plan which supported the LNG facility, and the Government’s National Risk Assessment document published.
Planning prevents many willing to build their own home and appealing cost prohibits them from appealing.
VISITOR Centre: Glin Knights Visitor Centre: The Glin Knights Visitor Centre welcomes visitors from 10 am to 5 pm. Located on Lower Main Street in Glin, adjacent to Glin Library, entry is free for all
Glinfest: Halloween event on Saturday, October 26th, This one-day event is entirely volunteer-led, with all proceeds going toward Glin Development, which works year-round to keep our village looking amazing. Please reach out to the committee at [email protected]. Get involved, have fun, and help us bring the spirit of Halloween to life!
HOMECOMING Festival at Halloween takes place from 18th October to 1st November 2024 as part of the Global Irish Festival Series. The Festival is a truly unique opportunity for the thousands of Kerry people around the world to make the trip home and celebrate the culture of their home county, uncover shared histories and forge new, lasting connections.
https://www.discoverkerry.com/
RALLY: Kerry Motor Club upcoming Rose Hotel Winter Rally, scheduled for November 3rd.
https://motorsportireland.com/
SHOEBOX: Christmas Shoebox Appeal. Since 2010, the Appeal has delivered 2.5 million shoeboxes to children in countries across Eastern Europe and Africa. Shoeboxes should be dropped off at one of hundreds of drop off points nationwide, or at your local DEALZ store by the 10th November. How to take part online https://www.teamhope.ie/
FARMERS have been feeling the pinch, as the first half of the year has been tight on cash flow, which has resulted in many farmers doing all of the work on their own. An overbearing workload without any assistance can lead to burn-out, fatigue and mental health issues.
Farmers need to prioritise time away from the farm every now and then in order to look after themselves and spend time with family, and automation can be a huge aid in this.
Automation can cut down on the amount of labour required on farm and can make the farm a more attractive place to work during the busy time of the year.
https://www.agriland.ie/
ACTIVITIES in Glin: Looking to meet new people and enjoy some social activities? Several events are taking place weekly, fortnightly, and monthly in Glin, and new members are always welcome! Weekly Singing: Every Tuesday at 11:30 a.m., facilitated by Bernie Hayes (085 1319383). Join us for a friendly singing session and enjoy a relaxing time with great company in the library. Fortnightly Craft Group: Meetings on October 2nd and 16th at 10:30a.m. in Glin library. Get creative and share your craft skills with others in a fun, supportive environment. Monthly Book Club: This month’s meetings are on in Glin library, Wednesday 25th September, and Thursday, September 26th at 11:00 a.m. A great opportunity to dive into new books and share your thoughts with fellow readers. All these events are open to everyone, and the groups are always eager to welcome new faces. You’re guaranteed a warm welcome, great conversation, and a chance to enjoy a cuppa with locals from Glin and surrounding areas. Ceol Corbrai Hall hosts the weekly Movers Programme every Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. This program is designed to improve your overall wellbeing by focusing on strength, balance, and mobility. As the saying goes, “If you don’t use it, you lose it!” Book your place with Darragh at 089 4080925. At Cloverfield, you can join Dancing with Annmarie every Monday at 10:00 a.m. No partner is needed, and you’re sure to have a fantastic time while reaping the health benefits of dancing. Everyone is welcome! Come along and be part of these vibrant community activities.
MUSIC: Patrick O’ Keeffe Traditional Music Festival 24th-28th October
DANCING; afternoon charity social dancing on Sunday 13th October for Palliative Care music by Ger Walsh in Tomáisíns Dance Hall, Lisselton, from 3pm-5pm.
CHARITY: The “Paint and Prosecco” charity event, hosted by Emer Dineen, is a special evening of in support of Adi Roche’s Chernobyl Children International and Happy Kids. The event on Friday, October 11 from 5.30pm at the Meadowlands Hotel, details at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/
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MIGRANTS: September 29, the church observes the World Day of Migrants and Refugees with the theme: “God walks with his people”
INFORMATION: Tralee Chamber Alliance, in partnership with Bank of Ireland, PTSB, Cara Credit Union and AIB Tralee, inviting Kerry-based registered charities to an Information Seminar on Thursday, October 10th at 7:30pm in The Ashe Hotel, Tralee. https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/
GENEALOGY: Kay Caball will give a talk at Tralee Library at Noon on Sat. 19th October. She will be at Killarney Library on Thursday 31st of Oct, at Noon.
BUDGET, did the government calculate the global warming effect of the spending.
WHALES: 1844. Destruction of 100 to 170 Whales Glengariff Harbour
https://durrushistory.com/
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BOARDING School, Colaiste Ide open day 19th October 10am to 4pm.
CHURCH: Moving Forward in Hope – Bishop Ray’s Pastoral Letter There is a Pastoral Letter from Bishop Ray which provides an overview of the ongoing journey within the diocese this year. It also outlines the next steps for parishes and pastoral areas. Copies are available at the back of the church. Please take one to read. Mission Month Diocese of Kerry Webinar with Sr. Anne Carbon, Congregational Leader of the Missionary Sisters of St. Columban on Thursday 17th October at 7.30pm. Registration on www.dioceseofkerry.ie. Theme for Mission Month is “Go and Invite Everyone to the Banquet MT 22:9” Mission Sunday will be held on 20th October
PAPERS: New Zealand Tablet , Issue 43, 26 October 1899, Page 9
UNESCO World Heritage nomination; Kerry County Council and the National Monuments Service have appointed Mr. Barry Gamble, to help towards securing UNESCO World Heritage nomination for Valentia Cable station.
KERRY.— Death of a Venerable Nun.— The death of Sister Mary Gertrude O’Connor (known for upwards of a generation as Mother Gertrude), of the Presentation Convent, Listowel, is an event deserving of more than local or ordinary notice (says the Daily Nation.) For nearly 51 years this truly excellent lady occupied a prominent and honoured place in the religious life of her native county. Entering the Listowel Convent on the 15th of August, 1849, her religious life may be said to have synchronised with the life of that distinguished branch of the great Presentation Community, and the remarkable growth of that Convent, both in usefulness as a educational institution and in size, is in no small measure due to her influence and labours. Mother Gertrude was born in Tralee about 76 years ago. Her father held a commission in the British Army, served with distinction under Moore and Wellington, and the hero of Corunna is said to have died in his arms. The Very Rev. John O’Connor. D.D., who, for many years occupied a prominent place in the clerical life of his native diocese, and was one of the organisers of that brave band of Irishmen who went to the assistance of Pope Pius the Ninth in the early stage of his struggle with the infidel makers of modern Italy, and who, led by his fiery missionary zeal went abroad while yet a young curate, where he died some years ago, was a brother of Mother Gertrude. Another distinguished brother was Dr. Morgan O’Connor who died universally respected and regretted a few years ago in Wagga, New South Wales.
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BROOKLYN EAGLE SUN , OCT. 24, 1948
New York NY Irish American Advocate 1935-1936 – 0288.pdf
Nora C Dowling died 22 October 1948 daughter of Thomas and the late Nora, nee Nelligan, native of Coolard House, Listowel, Co Kerry. Reposing at Buckley Funeral home, 445 w 43rd Street New York after requiem mass at Holy Cross Church interment at Calvary Cemetery.
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By .JOHN HOWARD GRIFFIN
ALBANY, N. Y., SUNDAY, MAY 19, 1957
Albany NY Times Union 1957 – 2164 (2).pdf
(Written Expressly for INS. World Copyright, 1957, by INS)
FOR a decade I lived in the world of blindness. I married a wife I’d never seen. We had children I could know only with my heart and hands. I wrote books I never read.
In the Spring of 1947 I was rapidly losing the little sight I had brought back from the war 18-months
before. I lived in the Sarthe Valley of France, where I studied with the famed Benedictine monks of Solesmes. .Alone at night, I puttered about my room, trying to ignore the blindness that was walling me in. But my lamp reminded me each time I turned toward it Sight had faded until the bare globe was like candlelight seen through fog. At twenty six, I looked on this as the end of a life of adventure begun in my teens when I had gone to France to study medicine. Before my twentieth birthday I had been assistant to the doctor in charge of the insane asylum of Tours, had worked in the French underground and had fled the invading Germans. Then there had been nearly three years in the
Pacific where Bomb concussions had damaged my vision ( see paper for more)
https://fultonhistory.com/
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CIVIL WAR: Echoes of War is a Royal Irish Academy funded project investigating the aftermath of the Civil War across North Kerry, a region where the conflict left a uniquely traumatic legacy. The project explores how much violence/intimidation/fear continued to resonate in local everyday life in the years that followed. It examines how families and communities here dealt with the death, injury and loss of loved ones caused by the struggle. It also charts the history of locally initiated commemorative projects to both pro and anti-Treaty forces in North Kerry.
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NEWTOWNSANDES in butter Competition; WORLD’S BEST BUTTER.
Waikato Times, Volume 99, Issue 16576, 20 August 1925, Page 6
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EPA Construction waste has grown from 3 million tonnes in 2013 to over 9million tonnes in 2021, a 300 per cent increase in just 8 years. Soil and stone makes up over 80 per cent. Most of this comes from greenfield sites developed for new housing, buildings and infrastructure. The EPA is the competent authority with regard to making decisions on by-product status.: Search for cost of EPA: https://www.epa.ie/search/?
MOUNTAIN Trip; A taste of what it’s like to trek to the summit of Kilimanjaro – the world’s highest free-standing mountain – with Choose a Challenge.
https://youtu.be/rTNKIHO_S7s?
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The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary: 7th October
The tradition of blessing roses on this day is an old one. It is recorded in the Annals of the Rosary that many favours have been obtained, both spiritual and temporal, through the virtue of these blessed roses. We are told that thousands of sick persons have been cured by using them devoutly.
This feast was established by Pope Saint Pius V to commemorate the victory of the Christian naval fleet of the Holy League, which contained the Papal States, against the Muslim Turks of the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Lepanto off the coast of Turkey on 7th October 1571. The Christian fleet was commanded by Don Juan of Austria. The Christian victory in that sea battle was a hugely significant one for the future of Christianity in Europe, in that if the Christians had lost that battle, much of Europe would probably be Muslim today. Saint Pius V, who was a Dominican and Pope from 1566 until 1572, credited Our Lady with the victory since on the eve of the battle he had recited the Rosary as he led a Rosary Procession, praying for success the following day. The Rosary was revealed to Saint Dominic (1170 – 1221) by the Blessed Mother about the beginning of the thirteenth century and is one of the most beautiful of all devotions. After the victory Pope Saint Pius V declared that “The Feast of Our Lady of Victory” would be celebrated on 7th October the following year (1572). He himself died earlier that year on 1st May 1572. His successor, Pope Gregory XIII, changed the title of the feast to “The Feast of the Holy Rosary”. In 1960 Saint Pope John XXIII changed the title to “The Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary”. The feast is a celebration of the great prayer which the Rosary is, as we meditate on key events or moments in the lives of Jesus and his mother Mary.
Feast of St. John Henry Newman is celebrated on Wednesday 9th October. One of the great scholars of his time and founder of the Catholic University in Dublin in 1850. “A friend to Ireland, a friend to all in need”. Feast of the Pope St. John XXIII (1881-1963) is celebrated on Friday 11th October. He called the historic second Vatican Council in 1962. Born into a poor family in the North of Italy he took the name ‘John’ in honour of his father and of his parish church where he was baptized and confirmed
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Courtney Mares/CNA Vatican
October 2, 2024
Pope Francis has called for a global day of prayer and fasting on Oct. 7 to mark the one-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel amid escalating violence in the region.
The Pope’s surprise announcement, made at the end of his homily at Mass in St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, comes the morning after Iran launched hundreds of missiles towards Israel following the launch of the Israeli military’s ground offensive in Lebanon.
Pope Francis said on Oct. 2 that the Church is always at the service of humanity “especially in his dramatic hour of our history, as the winds of war and the fires of violence continue to ravage entire peoples and nations.”
“I ask everyone to take part in a day of prayer and fasting for peace in the world,” he said.
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