2015 BLOG

KYOTO PRIZE: The Inamori Foundation has announced Michel Mayor as one of the laureates of the 2015 Kyoto Prize. The other laureates are chemist Toyoki Kunitake and choreographer John Neumeier.The lasting impact of Michel Mayor discovery is illustrated in recent observations of 51 Pegasi b made using ESO’s HARPS instrument. Michel Mayor was the leader of the group that developed and exploited the power of HARPS, the world’s leading planet-hunting machine.

The Kyoto Prize Presentation Ceremony will be held in Kyoto, Japan, on 10 November 2015. Each laureate will receive a diploma, the Kyoto Prize medal and prize money of 50 million yen (€360 000).

http://www.eso.org/public/announcements/ann15047/

FAMINE: The Irish Famine and the Atlantic Migration to Canada; The Irish Ecclesiastical Record 5th Ser. Vol.69 October, 1947, pp. 870-882.; CMSIED 305023

The Great Irish Famine of 1847 and the Atlantic Migration

which it set in motion mark a turning point of paramount

importance in the history of the Catholic Church in Canada. The

distinguished historian J. H. Hammond in his monumental work,

http://www.dippam.ac.uk/ied/records/29620?s=

On leaving the quarantine station at Grosse Isle the fever ships

proceeded up the St Lawrence River into Lake Ontario. Whenever

they stopped to unload their passengers, typhus and dysentery

appeared in alarming proportions. It is true to say that not a

single rural district, village, farm or city in Upper and Lower

Canada escaped the ravages. Deaths in Quebec City numbered

1,137, including many of the inhabitants. Through the zeal of

the local clergy, Fathers McMahon, Cazeau and Baillaragean,

later Archbishop of Quebec, homes were found for 800 orphans.

Some were placed in St. Brigid's Home which for more than a

century has been a haven for the indigent. Montreal was a

second Grosse Isle. Here, at Point St. Charles, 11,000 lay sick

with fever. Terror spread throughout the populace. At Bytown,

now Ottawa, 1,000 were stricken; of these 200 died. At

Kingston, 4,326 were admitted to the hospitals and feversheds;

of these 1,400 died. At Toronto, where the authorities had time

to make preparations, the sick received better care.

Nevertheless, 863 died from the epidemic. At Hamilton, and at

St Catherines in the Niagara Peninsula, at London and Sarnia in

western Ontario, events followed the same course, though numbers

were smaller. Partridge Island, at the entrance to the harbour

of St. John, New Brunswick was a third Grosse Isle but with a

much lower death-rate. Of the 17,074 immigrants who entered

here, including 2,000 from Lord Palmerston's estates, 600 died

on the Island and 595 died in the city s fever-sheds.

WALK on the Great Southern Trail Greenway(GST).The 22 mile challenge along the old railway route (www.southerntrail.net) Leisure walking from Abbeyfeale-Rathkeale direction .The route takes about a leisurely 8 hours. (Abbeyfeale to Templeglantine 2hrs; Templeglantine to Newcastle West 3 hrs; Newcastle West to Rathkeale 3 hrs with food being available all day at these locations). Return to Abbeyfeale from Rathkeale by Bus is possible until 10pm.

THOUGHT: All wants are satisfied, all disorders of nature are removed, no life is any longer a burden, every day is a day of peace, everything you meet becomes a help to you, because everything you see or do is all done in the sweet, gentle element of Love. (William Law)

HISTORY SOCIETY Tarbert, Dublin Tour takes place on Saturday 18th July – Details at the Bridewell, Tarbert.

COLUMBAN: Taken from Irish Catholic.

On November 23, 2015, many Christian communities right across Europe will celebrate the 1,400th anniversary of the death of St Columban in Bobbio, Northern Italy, in 615AD. The name Columban is derived from Columba, the Latin word for dove. Columban is often called Columbanus and he is sometimes mistaken for Columba or Colmcille, who founded a monastery on the island of Iona, in Scotland. ---------------

Fr Aidan Larkin in his book St Columbanus: A Pilgrim for Christ gives a thumbnail biographical sketch: “The child would grow to manhood and become first a monk, then a priest, a distinguished scripture teacher, a master of Latin prose style and rhetoric, a competent versifier, an abbot, a founder of monasteries and monastic lawgiver, notably in Annegray, Luxeuil and Fontaines, in Burgundy, France, from where he would be expelled, and then in Bregenz, Austria, and finally in Bobbio.

The monasteries he founded had such a profound impact on early Medieval Europe that Robert Schuman, one of the architects of the EU, said in 1950 that St Columban was the patron of all those who were working for a united Europe...Unfortunately, while St Columbanus is the best known and best loved of the Irish saints in continental Europe, especially in France, Italy, Austria, Germany and Switzerland… sadly, he is less well known in Ireland.”

- See more at: http://www.irishcatholic.ie/article/celebrating-st-columban#sthash.nOWkfNrn.dpuf

WELLESLEY ; Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG,KP,GCB,GCH,PC,FRS (1769-1852) who was an important supporter of the Rideau Canal as a military necessity in the event of another American invasion. Wellesley was one of the leading military figures of the 19th century. He was commissioned in the British Army in 1787. A colonel by 1796, he saw action in the Netherlands and later India.

http://www.cmp-cpm.forces.gc.ca/dhh-dhp/nic-inm/sm-rm/mdsr-rdr-eng.asp?PID=8394

WELLESLEY rose to prominence as a general during the Peninsular campaign of the Napoleonic Wars, and was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal after leading the allied forces to victory against the French in 1813. He served as the ambassador to France and was granted a Dukedom. Wellesley commanded the allied army which defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815. He fought in some 60 battles throughout his military career and remained Commander-in-Chief of the British Army until his death in 1852.

June 19 2015

SYMPATHY to friends and relatives of The six students, Ashley Donohoe (22) and Irish students Olivia Burke, Eoghan Culligan, Niccolai Schuster( has Listowel relations), Lorcan Miller and Eimear Walsh (all 21), had been celebrating the 21st birthday of their friend Aoife Beary,( has Listowel relations) at an apartment in downtown Berkeley late on 15 June 2015, when the fourth-storey balcony , collapsed to the street below.

NOVENA to Our lady of Perpetual Help was held in Limerick last week, thousands attended the nine day event, with ten sessions per day. This is the 150th anniversary of the rediscovering of the Icon of Our Lady of Perpetual help. It was easy to access the event , by bus as the stop is only yards from the church.

FARMERS: Most of our First Cut silage is now completed. All are wondering about what happened to Global Warming. The Scottish Farmer; Publishing in Scotland Since 1893, reports the following, Considering how much total farm income has dropped - which could be around 25 to 30% in almost every sector - then we are in difficulty. Compound that with the horrendous cold, wet conditions on the west side of this little country over the past six weeks, then there is little wonder discussions round farm kitchen tables and offices are being held, in order to find ways of surviving this unexpected downturn in TFI, which is wiping out any hope of covering costs, let alone leave any margin!

SECRET police files detailing the extent of surveillance on the leaders of the Easter Rising have been made available to the public for the first time, see link below.

http://www.nationalarchives.ie/digital-resources/chief-secretarys-office-crime-branch-dublin-metropolitan-police-dmp-movement-of-extremists-29-may-1915-20-april-1916/

HEALTH: Hand Sanitizer

http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/why-you-should-stop-using-hand-sanitizer-immediately

This is also true of a number of cosmetic ingredients — for example, chemicals used in nail polish. The EU banned a plasticizer called dibutyl phthalate from nail polish due to concerns over potential endocrine-disrupting and other adverse health effects in 2004, while the FDA has not issued a regulation on its use, DBP is now found in fewer nail cosmetics sold in the U.S. Use of lead-based interior paints was banned in France, Belgium and Austria in 1909. Much of Europe followed suit before 1940. It took the U.S. until 1978 .

The FDA has asked Pfizer to stop manufacturing the arsenic-containing drug, Roxarsone, that was found in the livers of nearly half of all chicken tested. According to the Wall Street Journal.

BATTLE: Battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815. The bicentennial marking the decisive clash between Napoleon's forces and a combined army of British and Prussians.

http://eprints.maynoothuniversity.ie/3099/1/Thesis_-_%27Ireland_and_the_Waterloo_campaign_of_1815%27.pdf

TRIP: Thomond Archaeological & Historical Society will have a full day outing to Cobh and Spike Island on Sunday 28th. June 2015 leaving Limerick city at 8.00am. This should prove to be a most memorable visit which will give us an opportunity to view one of the world’s largest cruise liner ‘The Royal Princess’ which is 19 decks high and will be berthed in Cobh that day and will depart at 6pm. The visit will include Cobh’s famous Cathedral St. Colman’s, the Titanic Memorial, Lusitania Victims burial plot, Jack Doyle the Gorgeous Gael’s grave. We will also visit Spike Island with a viewing of the home of ‘Little Nellie of Holy God’. The trip includes guided tours throughout. Contact Pat O’Donovan PRO 087 9977340.

HISTORY: 1916, The roadshow, taking place in City Hall Limerick on June 20 between 2pm-5pm, will allow those to bring original material to have it scanned, photographed and catalogued on the day and returned.

HISTORY: 3-5-1919, p5 Kerryman; Wage Craz has caught on in Newtown. About 7.30 in the morning, farmers of all sizes numbering about 140 arrived at Moyvane, many labourers also assembled as there was a rumour that two creameries were to be dismantled. The employees of the creameries had settled their wages already.Fr Keane arrived on the scene as things were in danger of getting out of hand. On his advice a delegation from each side was picked to discuss their disagreements. Farmers were, W Collins JP. Jer Nolan JP, J F Scanlon, Tom Leahy, G Stack, P O Connor, C C Mulvihill, M Mulvihill. Transport Union, James Lynch, John Brandon, Tom Fitzgerald, Sec Transport Union and member of North Kerry Sinn Fein executive and Pat Scanlon. After discussions at the Co—Operative office the transport man submitter 10 points to farmers delegates. Ten Historic Points; Working hours 7am to 6pm old time. The payment for overtime and Sunday work to be agreed between employee and employer. The employment of non union labourers to terminate agreement. All men employed before the strike to be taken back until completion of their contract. Employers not bound to take back men whose term of employment has expired. As to wages, men who were offered continuous employment till 1st Dec. 1919 to be paid£1-1s per week with diet. Men employed weekly to be paid £1- 2s 6d with diet per week. Servant men who lived in farmers houses, who were employed more than three months were free to make their own agreement. Several men over 18 who were not in receipt of the £28 for 10 months, increase for that term 22 April 1919. Casual labourers to be paid 5s per day with diet, all bound until 1st Dec. 1919. Winter pay agreement by both sides about start of Nov. Praise for all sides including Fr Keane and Tom Fitzgerald Secretary for termination of an unpleasant embargo.

Death of Sir Morgan Ross O Connell, great grandson of the Liberator in his 57th year.

Atlantic Flight prospects, American competitors having an equal start becomes brighter as time passes. Advance guard of destroyers assigned to guide and patrol duties along route. Officers who piloted F5 which travelled 1250 miles in 20 hours , it was lack of fuel that forced them to land.

GARDA: Michael Joseph Kennelly Garda

http://www.geni.com/people/MichaelKennelly/6000000019280598541

From: http://www.clifden2012.org/history/history-of-clifden.html - written by Alice Kennellly, daughter of Paud Kennelly

"My Grandfather, Garda Michael Kennelly is featured in the 'Gardai 1930' photo, seated extreme left. He hailed from Newtownsandes (now Moyvane) Co. Kerry and lived in Aillebrack with his wife Alice McHale-Kennelly. He was killed 'on duty' in January 1934 when he and his colleague Sergeant Forde, were returning to Maam Garda Station after escorting a female patient to Ballinasloe Mental Hospital. On driving through Galway the hackney car in which they were travelling left the road and entered the River Corrib at Woodquay. Garda Kennelly was drowned along with the others in the car."

HUNT MUSEUM ; Father Browne’s First World War will consist of 40 photographs taken both at the front and in the trenches in Flanders and near the Somme, and will be opened by journalist Kevin Myers on July 9-2015, running until September.

FOOTBALL: 25,000 fans are expected to travel to Dublin for the meeting between Boston College and Georgia Tech in the Aviva Stadium on 3rd September 2016.

SPACE: Space Station is visible in evening skies until June 14th.

For the most up to date and detailed predictions for Ireland check www.astronomy.ie/iss

DOMINICANS: The church in Knockanure predates any Dominican arrival. However, the evidence in most of these refuge sites is that the friars lived like secular clergy and worked in the churches near to the houses of refuge. The administration appears to have turned a blind eye to secular clergy. Their particular interest was in breaking the religious orders. The main reason for this is that the religious orders were international organisations and open to continental influences contrary to the policies in Westminster. In Creggs, Milltown, Donore, Castlewellan, Sixmilebridge, Ballingaul, Longwood, Swords, Malahde, Thomastown, Killyon, Rathcabban, Boula, Mount Mary, Castlelyons & Kilcommac the friars were living and dressing as secular priests at that time - there is no reasonable explanation as to why Knockanure alone would be the only one that was different. Their poverty would have necessitated work in the area and, whilst it is possible that they never worked in the chapel at Knockanure they would certainly have worked in other chapels in the area as incumbents.

The arrival in Knockanure was probably at the invitation of the Stack family but sadly there are no documents to tell us anything about what was happening or how the friars arrived there or why Knocknure was chosen. The friars were also in possession of a house near Spa but the likelihood is that the bishop of Ardfert wanted help in more remote places of his diocese during those troubled times. The redundant friars of Tralee would have been a welcome help in the years between the Puritan era and the rebuilding of Catholic dioceses in the early 19th century. Sadly much of this story remains a series of speculations as records do not exist and living memory is long gone by now.

By Fergal a Dominican

MEENKILLY CENTENARY; Meenkilly N.S. is holding its Centenary Celebration on Saturday 13th June commencing with the celebration of Mass by Bishop Brendan Leahy at 12 noon, followed by light refreshments and live entertainment.

TULLAMORE NS SCHOOL We are trying to organise a Tullamore school reunion we would be very grateful for any past pupils that could help us out organising the event, we would welcome any information on the school, old photographs and memories anyone interested, please contact; Birdie 0863269761 Breda 0879386370.

ABDUCTION: Limerick Leader 30 July 1932 page 7.

Abduction and fight for a bride. To set the scene, Lord Norbury in 1803 sentenced 20 to death in the Munster Assizes. 1811 was a very wet year9th Sept. 1813 ?large meteorite fell near Adare, making a great noise, on section weighed 4 stone and is now in possession of Mr Tuthill. Abbbeyfeale unrest and the Rockite gang activities from 1819 to 1823. In the unsettled tomes women were carried off to be married by force. One was a Miss O Sullivan of Headley’s Bridge, Knocknagoshel. She was engaged to Dan O Keeffe or better known as Dan Gan Scaw, he lived at Dromtrasna Hartnett, Abbeyfeale. Before the wedding the Whiteboys carried off the bride to East Kerry mountains. O Connor was the chief raider, while they were beside the river she pushed him in a waterhole and he falling pulled in another raider, both were rescued and continued their journey to a safe house. When O Keeffe heard the news he and his friends followed the gang and besieged the house, after some shots being fired by both sides, the girl was rescued. Dan and his wife lived together for many years after.

"Fr. Cyprian Davis, monk and priest of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, died on Sunday, May 17, 2015.

DEATH: Fr. Cyprian was professor emeritus of Church history at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology. One of Fr. Cyprian's major projects, his 1990 publication The History of Black Catholics in the United States, resulted from his search for the documents and stories of African-American Catholics. In 1991, the book received the prestigious John Gilmary Shea Award from the American Catholic Historical Association.

BIRTH: Israeli woman gives birth at age 65

Chaya Sarah Schachar of Bnei Brak is the oldest woman ever to birth a child in Israel and one of the oldest in the world.

Kerry Sentinel 1878-1916, Wednesday, March 18, 1891; Page: 2

THE PARNELLITE DELEGATES IN AMERICA.

New York, Monday.

The Parnell delegates were waited on last night by the Irish Societies, here, and invited to join in the St. Patrick's Day parade reception to-morrow. They are to head the procession in an open carriage through all the principal streets. They will attend a mass meeting to be held later.

It is significant that no invitation was sent to the M'Carthy delegate to join in the proceedings, in which all prominent Irishmen will take leading parts. He still remains obscure, and is not to be seen in the street or hotel. The Parnell delegates, on the contrary, have received many invitations to social gatherings, and their rooms are crowded with visitors all day long.

The following despatch has been received by the Parnell delegates Montreal City—Parnell to the back bone. No use McCarthy. Signed, George Langan. Many other telegrams of the same nature have been received.

Freemans Journal 7 March 1891 page 6

Irish delegation to make a speaking tour of America , leaves Queenstown for New York. The delegated nominated by Parnell and the Irish Party include J J O Kelly MP a member of the Old Guard. He joined the Irish Party in 1880 and had been prominent in the party since. As a young man he was a soldier of France, active against the Arabs in Mexico on behalf of Maximilian. Was in the Irish movement in 1867. He was one of the editors of The New York Herald. Fought in Cuba 1873, the story of which is in three volume novel. Mr. O Kelly worked actively in 1880 and ’81 as a follower of Parnell. He wrote a series of articles on Soudan struggle in the Freemans Journal and predicted the outcome. O Kelly advised well calculated , he should be a powerful advocate for evicted tenants.

Mr W R Redmond MP, not yet 30 years old is from Wexford, his father represented Wexford for many years and was a supporter of Home Rule. In 1882Mr Redmond was in prison for his part in the No Rent manifesto, spent his 21st birthday in jail with Parnell, O Brien, Dillon and others. On release he went to America, speaking with Davitt in many of the big cities there. In 1883 he went to Australia with his brother J E Redmond. While William was in Australia he was elected for Wexford In 1885 he was elected for North Fermanagh. He was on his fourth trip to America.

John O Connor MP, is popular on both sides of the Atlantic, has been jailed, done some yeoman service while in England and Scotland. He is in constant demand and prime favourite on platforms.

Mr Harrison MP. His Physique is of no ordinary fibre, his northern pluck and English training. Since he entered parliament , he is fighting the battle of the tenants.

WRITERS WEEK;

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Limerick Fleadh in Glin May 27 2015 - Jun 01 2015.

GAA HISTORY: Kerryman 28 June 1958 page 10.

Juveniles; Knockanure footballers qualified for the next round, when they beat Kilbaha 1-6 to 2-2 in the Parish League. Kilbaha 1-1 to 0-2 at half time. Knockanure best served by J. Lynch, D. O Sullivan, S. Barry (Capt.) T. McCarthy and M. McMahon. Best for Kilbaha, Dalton, Cunningham and Sheehan.

Kerryman 1904-current, Friday, August 08, 1986; Page: 6

KNOCKANURE footballers had a good win in the North Kerry League last weekend. This now puts them safely into the semi-finals of the League. This weekend they play Churchill away in the County League. Training will now be stepped up each Tuesday and Thursday nights.

The next County Board Draw is on August 11 1986. So, all money: for this draw should be with the Secretary, Mairead Flavin this weekend. PATTERN DAY — The second annual Pattern day since its revival will be held In Knockanure on Friday, August. 15.1986. This meeting, regarded as one of the oldest in Munster.

Kerryman 4-9-1987 page 13

Knockanure won Div. 3 title last Saturday , they beat St Senans 3-3 to 0-9 in a game played in Duagh, which was said to be very entertaining and if Knockanure keep going they will be favourites for the Junior Championship. St Senans led by five points mid-way in the first half, then Eamon Sweeney got a goal for Knockanure before the break, bringing new life into the game. In the second half the sides were level and time running out when Jim Keane won the match with his goal to the delight of the Knockanure supporters.

Kerryman 1904-current, Friday, April 30, 1999; Page: 68

FOOTBALL; Knockanure play Gale Rangers in the North, Kerry League on Friday evening next at 7.30pm in Knockanure.

Kerryman 27 Dec. 2001 p27; Niall Fitzgerald of the Lanterns presented Paudie Keane with the Referee of the championship award at the N K Football awards night.

Kerryman 6-2 -2009 p18;

Novice Shield Football Championship on May 9th 2009 Knockanure play Gale Rangers at 7pm.

GAA HISTORY: Kerry Champion Aug. 12 -1944 ; North Kerry Football League. Final of Junior Div. and Semi-Final of the minor competition decided in Ballydonoghue on Sunday last. Small attendance gate was £7. Cooleens 1-4 defeated Knockanure 0-6 in the final of the North Kerry Junior League. An Gleann Listowel 3-3 beat Ballylongford 2-2 in the semi-final of the minor div. Both games poor. In the minor game Ballylongford led at the interval 2-2 to 0-2. Carroll, Sheahan, O’Connell and Curtin scored for An Gleann. Ballylongford scorers were Weir, Brennan and McGrath. J Boyle was Ref.

Junior game Cooleens led at half time 0-3 to 0-1. Cooleen scorers were Houlihan, Leahy, Costelloe and Jones. Knockanure scorers Leahy and Ahern. Ref. was J Fitzgibbons.

Kerryman 12 July 1985 page 16

Two year saga involving three Duagh senior football players who have been looking for a transfer to Knockanure club has been resolved. The three, John Lane, James Keane and Tom Sullivan, all played senior football for Duagh, three seasons ago. All three played for Knockanure from Juvenile up to Minor Level. Chairman Frank King said transfers were legal. No player should be kept out of competitive football for such a long spell.

KNIGHT of Glin, Desmond Fitzgerald, died in September, 2011 and the title died with him as he had no male children. The castle and estate is being sold according to news reports. The Knights of Glin were a branch of the Desmond Geraldines. Their original base in the West Limerick area was Shanid Castle near Shanagolden. Later a castle was built in Glin, on the banks of the Corbry River. The castle was attacked in 1600 and the then Knight of Glin moved to lands west of the village of Glin. A House was built in the 1700s, burnt down in 1740 and was then rebuilt. The lower, two-storey “wing” of the castle, is the oldest part . More was built in 1780 and the castellation added in the 1820s.

HOUSE of COMMONS:

THE CONVICT SYSTEM—TRANSPORTATION.

HC Deb 08 March 1849 vol 103 cc384-424

Some of Mr H A Herberts speech below.

It appeared, from the report of the Inspector General of Prisons in Ireland, that in 1847 there were 12,883 persons crowded into gaols designed to contain no more than 5,655. He regretted to say that of late years there had been, in that country, an increase of crime as well as of distress. In 1845, the number of convictions in Ireland was 7,105; of committals, 16,696. In 1846, convictions, 8,693; commitments, 18,492. In 1847, convictions, 15,233; committals, 31,209. So that between 1845 and 1847, the commitments and convictions had nearly doubled. But there was still a more awful part of the subject. The deaths in gaols were truly frightful. In 1835, they were only 81; in 1836, they were 132; but in 1847, they reached the alarming amount of 1,315

After some statements Mr Herbert continues

He would also mention the case of Kerry gaol, built to accommodate 86 persons, but which now contained no less than 582 prisoners, being six times the number it was designed to hold. Amongst that number were 15 male and 16 female lunatics.

SIR G. GREY said

Previously to 1846 the average annual number of persons sentenced in Ireland to transportation was about 600. But in 1847 and 1848 the number was nearly bordering upon 2,000.

The number of prisoners sentenced to transportation in Ireland at the last quarter-sessions, amounted to 596, being equal to the whole annual average for several years prior to 1846.

SIR J. PAKINGTON

He stated that he saw by the papers laid before Parliament, that the convicts on arriving at the colonies were readily engaged, some as shepherds and some as general servants, some at wages to the amount of 5s. 6d. a day, and also 1l. 16s. a week, and that the general servants received from 15l. to 25l. a year. The same papers also reported favourably of the conduct of those thus engaged, which, except in some few instances, had been remarkably good.

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MIGRANTS: http://www.thetablet.co.uk/features/2/5330/-men-and-women-like-us-

One in 10 migrants who embarks on the sea crossing from Libya to Italy dies in the attempt. After the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean in which almost 1,000 people drowned, Italy is demanding more support from its European partners.

GALLIPOLI: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-32432725

The Gallipoli campaign 1915-16; 350,000 British troops, 35,000 died; 79,000 French troops, 10,000 died; 74,000 Anzac troops, 10,000 died; 400,000 Turkish troops, 86,000 died; Source: Prof Carl Bridge, King’s College London.

Kerry Sentinel 1878-1916, Saturday, February 25, 1899; Page: 4

MEETING OF LABOURERS AT NEWTOWNSANDES.

In response to a circular posted extensively through the district a public meeting was held in Newtownsandes on Sunday last by the labourers and artisans of Leitrim, Newtownsandes, and Knockanure districts of Listowel Union, to consider their positions in the coming elections.

Mr. Thomas Mulvihill (Mason) proposed and was seconded by Mr. John Nolan (Carpenter), that Mr. Thos Hanrahan take the chair.

The Chairman dwelt at considerable length (being applauded at intervals) on the great boon conferred on them by the Local Government Act, and asked those present to select good men to represent their interests in the District and County Council’s.

After a general discussion the following resolutions were adopted.

Proposed by John Collins and seconded by Michael Kennelly—" That we, the labourers of Newtownsandes, Leitrim and Knockanure districts, request the voters (farmers and others) to support one labour candidate for each electoral division of the Listowel Union. As the labourers stood by the farmers during the agitation they are now entitled to recognition for such services."

Proposed by Mr John Dore, and seconded Mr. Michael Donovan" That Mr. Michael J. Nolan be selected a candidate to represent us in the County Council, the selection of District Councillors for above divisions be deferred until next Sunday."

Mr Nolan then came forward and thanked the meeting. Speaking at some length, he said it was unnecessary for him to explain his opinions or politics to those who knew him from his childhood. He promised, if elected, to support the labourers and artisans to the best of his ability.

There being no other candidate proposed, Mr. Michael J. Nolan was selected amidst cheers, after which the following resolution proposed by Mr. Thos. Mulvihill, and seconded by Mr. Mathew Behane" That, we, the labourers of this district, ask our brother labourers all over the Tarbert County Council District to vote for Mr. M. J. Nolan, for County Councillor. He being a kind friend, a supporter and large employer of the labourers, and those living under him speak highly of his treatment of them."

LOCAL MAN: Gerard Barrett Date of Birth 5 July 1987, Knockanure, Kerry, Ireland. Was on Late Late Show on April 10th 2015 promoting his latest film 'Glassland' in cinemas from April 17th 2015

After school Barrett attended Tralee IT where he studied Film, TV and Media. Also worked and trained in Radio with Kerry Radio.

Barrett won the IFTA Rising Star Award at the Irish Film and Television Academy Awards in Dublin for his debut feature 'Pilgrim Hill'. Previous winners of the award include Michael Fassbender and Saoirse Ronan.

In 2012 at the age of 24, Barrett's debut feature film 'Pilgrim Hill' premiered at the Galway International Film Festival in Ireland and immediately garnered critical acclaim, with critics calling the film "a masterful debut from a first time filmmaker". He won the Bingham Ray Best New Irish Talent Award at the Festival and the film won the Irish Times Best Film of the Festival. The film was then personally selected by Tom Luddy to have it's World Premiere at the prestigious Telluride Film Festival in Colorado. Barrett was also selected as the Great Expectation at the Festival, an honour bestowed to such filmmakers as Alexander Payne.

In January 2014, Barrett shot his second feature film 'Glassland' in Dublin, starring Jack Reynor, Will Poulter and Toni Collette. 'Glassland' had it's Irish premiere in July 2014 at the Galway International Film Festival and won Best Film garnering unanimous critical acclaim. Taken from IMDb Mini Biography By: Matt Cuzzocrea

Just before Gerard Barrett’s film Glassland competed in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition at Sundance. His next job is from Denver & Delilah Films and Foundation Features to write and direct a drama based on Susannah Cahalan’s bestselling memoir Brain On Fire: My Month Of Madness. Dakota Fanning is set to star as Cahalan in a drama that details a young woman’s terrifying descent into insanity.

C1940s;

Dalton Band Athea

Thanks to Eileen Fitzgerald for giving us the names of the members of the Dalton Memorial Band

Back: Tom Ahern, Stephen Ahern, John M. Liston. Middle: Dan Ahern, Jack Gleeson, Pat Joe Gleeson, Denny Kelly, John Joe Hartnett. Front: Tom Cahill, John Guinea, Paddy Kelly, Patsy Lynch & Jim Ahern.

SAMARITANS have answered 1.4 million calls in 40 years in Limerick area. 250,000 hours listening to those seeking help, reports regional director Mairead Sweeney.

HEALTH: If you have high blood pressure, it could be a sign that you're lacking in potassium or that your ratio of potassium to sodium is upside-down from an improper diet. Signs of severe potassium deficiency include fatigue, muscle weakness, abdominal pain and cramps, and in severe cases abnormal heart rhythms and muscular paralysis. The ideal way to increase your potassium is to obtain it from vegetables.

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WOMEN: Celtic Women International Chicago Branch and the Center present the eighth annual Revolutionary Irish Women Series program: Friends and Foes: Women on Both Sides of the Treaty.

The lecture examines active Irish women in Irish Civil War, starting with the Treaty Debates. In past years, the lectures examined women such as Maud Gonne (pictured), Countess Markievicz and Lady August Gregory involved in the Easter Rising, other nationalist, feminist and labour movements, those who set the stage for activism, and women during the period of the Anglo-Irish/ War for Independence. This year, the lecture will cover these women’s activities during the Irish Civil War.

The program features lectures, music, readings and videos.

Friends and Foes: Women on Both Sides of the Treaty lecture was on Saturday, March 28, 2015 from 1pm to 4pm. More from for IAHC Members .

THOUGHT: Fear imprisons, faith liberates; fear paralyzes, faith empowers; fear disheartens, faith encourages; fear sickens, faith heals; fear makes useless, faith makes serviceable.

Harry Emerson Fosdick.

IRISH Saying: A man loves his sweetheart the most, his wife the best, but his mother the longest. Both your friend and your enemy think you will never die.

DNA: Most white British people share 30% of their DNA with ancestors of modern-day Germans.

LIMERICK City and County Council recently spent €125,000 refurbishing its management suite at Limerick City Hall.

DEATH on February 13th 1983 of Msgr Michael Moran, a priest and scholar in the Salina Diocese, Kansas. He was the last of eight priest coming to Salina Diocese from Co Kerry, all cousins of Bishop Cunningham who was from Irremore, but his people came from Kilbaha, Moyvane. The other relations of the bishop who came included, Fr John and William Fitzgerald, Fr Patrick Cronin, Fr Dan Mulvihill and Msgr Michael Mulvihill.

Fr Moran born Oct 9 1899, Ordained 1926, Master of Arts degree in 1930. Thought in Marymount College, Salina for fifteen years, became Domestic Prelate in 1963, retired in 1975. Msgr Michael Moran was survived by a sister Mrs Nora O Sullivan and her daughter Miss Patricia O Sullivan, both living in Syracuse, New York.

Kerryman of 3 August 1963; Reports Golden Jubilee of Monsignor Michael Mulvihill a native of Ballybunion, now in Salina Diocese, was ordained in 1913 , made Domestic Prelate in 1963 and celebrated his Jubilee on 22 June 1963.

MAHONY: David Mahony of Grange Con, County Wicklow, owned 1,155 acres in county Cork, 1,370 acres in County Kerry, 1,467 acres in County Limerick and 1,769 acres in County Wicklow in the 1870s. His County Cork estate was in the parish of Rathcormack, barony of Barrymore, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. He was a younger brother of Pierce K. Mahony of Kilmorna and Gunsborough.

Mahony/Gun-Mahony - In the 1870s the estate of George Gun Mahony, of Kilmorna, Listowel, amounted to over 5,000 acres in County Kerry. The estate of Pierce Mahony was one of the principal lessors in the parishes of Galey and Knockanure, barony of Iraughticonnor, at the time of Griffith's Valuation. George Gun had holding townlands in the parish of Kilconly and Lisselton at the same time. Pierce Mahony also held about 500 acres of land at Roxborough, parish of Caheravally in the barony of Clanwilliam, and land in the parish of Monagay, barony of Glenquin, County Limerick.

Tom Moore NYT 13 March 1852

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9800E0D81331E234BC4B52DFB5668389649FDE

LIMERICK: “It was a great honour for me on behalf of Limerick Archives to investigate one of the greatest mysteries in literature and to discover the missing connect between Limerick the place and limerick the poem,” explained Dr Potter, historian with Limerick City and County Council.The limerick slowly developed between 1260 and 1861 until Edward Lear, who became the father of present day limerick.

VISIT Ardfert Historical Lecture Series - 'The Stranger in Ardfert - as observed by visitors and commentators C. 17th - 20th Century' with Ciarán Dalton. Thursday 26th March at 8pm

SCOUTS: Limerick more than 400 local scouts on Monday 16 March 2015 carried out acts of kindness throughout the city.

TALK on Tuesday 24th March in Glin Library. Professor Barry Conway, California, will be giving a talk on the “wonderful old souls who left the Glin area for Canada prior to the 1850s.” They had migrated to the Ottawa Valley in Ontario where Barry, three generations later, became the great grandson of “Red” Mick Conway, who was born in Glin in 1828, and Margaret Mulvihill, who was born between Glin and Newtownsandes in 1834. Barry, who visited the library last year, is paying a return visit and is willing to give a short talk on the Conway clan who left Glin in the early 1840s for the Ottawa Valley. He promises to bring some curious pictures of Red Mick and others. But to really drive up interest, he also promises to show how the Conway’s of Glin are related to Shania Twain! So be in Glin Library at 8 pm on Tuesday 24th March 2015 for an interesting evening. All welcome.

MISSION: The Cork Mission to Peru celebrates it's Golden Jubilee. Cork Priest Fr. Tom Duggan – a former World War I Military Chaplain, volunteered for the Latin American mission in the early 1960’s. He died suddenly in Lima while attending Spanish language classes and was buried in that city’s British Military Plot. Soon after he was re-interred in the grounds of the St. James’ Society Mission House. Graveside prayers were led by Bishop Cornelius Lucey who responded to Tom Duggan’s missionary generosity and witness in the face of the needs of Peru’s poorest by establishing the Cork Mission to Peru on St. Patrick’s Day 1965.

That daring initiative will be marked in Trujillo, Peru on March 17th 2015 in El Buen Pastor Church, El Porvenir which was the first shanty town mission church they built there. As Kerry Diocese actively and generously supported the Cork & Ross Mission to Peru Fr. Tomás Ó Luanaigh has been invited to represent our Kerry missionary volunteers at the Golden Jubilee Mass of Thanksgiving on Lá ‘le Pádraig in Trujillo’s Buen Pastor Church, on Peru’s Pacific coast.

The first Kerry priests to volunteer were the late Fr. Seán O’Leary, Rathmore and the late Fr. John B. O’Sullivan, Sneem. Four others served in the 1970’s and 1980’s – Fr. Denis Costello, Castleisland, Fr. Pat Murphy, Castletownbere, Fr. Luke Roche, Brosna and Fr. Tomás Ó Luanaigh, Killarney. Sisters from many parishes in Kerry Diocese as members of the Bon Secours and Mercy Orders have served in Trujillo. These are the late Sr. Vincent Mahoney, Castlemaine, Sr. M. Bethany O’Sullivan, Sneem of the Bon Secours Order. Sr. Betty Barry, Abbeydorney, Sr. Mary Leen, Ballybeggan, Sr. Bríd Fitzgerald, Caherdaniel, Sr. Patrice Clifford, Glenbeigh, Sr. Dora Kennedy, Castlegregory, Sr. Teresa and Sr. Imelda Harrington, Eyeries. All served as nurses and catechists together with Sr. Sarah O’Connor of Castlemaine who continues to work as Parish Sister on the Mission.

The Golden Jubilee celebrations will be centred in the Good Shepherd Church which now houses the remains of the late Archdeacon Tom Duggan whose death sparked a tremendous missionary revolution of ministry and service. The generosity of thousands of the faithful back home helped create and sustain a Desert Mission serving hundreds of thousands along Peru’s Pacific Coast into the future.

Moladh go deo le Dia na Glóire.

http://www.stpatrickscork.com/perulink.html

http://www.socstjames.com/files%20for%20download/jun_2014_friendsweb.pdf

Londonderry Journal; Tuesday, November 22, 1774

Clonmel. John Lewis, farmer near Birr, drowned.

Dublin. Married: at Clonmel, Richard Moore of Lord Drogheda's Light Brigade to Widow Lowe; Michael Sweeny of Mill St. to Miss Sweeny, daughter of Rev. S. Sweeny of William St.

Belfast. Rev. Mr. Diamond, clergyman of the Church of Rome, convert to the Church of Ireland at the parish church of Kilrea.

MINISTER

Brethern let us depart, for God has appointed for us a new country in which to dwell.

It is called New England. Let us be free of these Pharaohs, these rackers of rent, these screwers of tithes. Let us depart and go unto the promised land ,the land of Canaan.

For we are the Lords ain people and he will divide the seas before us.

Rev Robert McGregor Presbyterian minister of Aghadowey County Londonderry.

THOUGHT: You say grace before meals. All right. But I say grace before the concert and the opera, and grace before the play and pantomime, and grace before I open a book, and grace before sketching, painting, swimming, fencing, boxing, walking, playing, dancing and grace before I dip the pen in the ink. G. K. Chesterton

MOTHERS; While we honour all our mothers with words of love and praise. While we tell about their goodness and their kind and loving ways. We need think of Grandmothers as she is a mother too, you see .....For she mothered your dear mother as your mother mothers you. Author Unknown

ADARE: “€5.2m has been spent already on planning a bypass for Adare without a shovel of earth being turned. Twenty-five years ago, when the bypass was first being discussed, €5.2m would have done it,” Reports Dan Neville TD.

FREE Genealogy Day; This event began three years ago to celebrate

the 200th anniversary of the Methodists being in Limerick city and

the 300th anniversary of the Presbyterians, It was held at Christ

Church 51A O’Connell Street, Limerick on March 14th 2015.

ST COLUMBAN

National Celebration on June 20th and 21st

Columbanus Dalgan web Celebrations will take place throughout the country on the weekend of 20th and 21st June to mark the 1,400 anniversary of the death of St. Columban. Plans are in place for celebrations in Bangor and Armagh. Parishes and communities are invited to join in these celebrations by organizing both liturgical and cultural events throughout the weekend which also marks the summer equinox and the feast of the Irish Martyrs.

http://www.columbans.eu/index.php/columban-1400/events/958-calendar-of-events-2015

GUILLOTINE of French Revolution; In August 1790 the Revolutionary Directors entered the Carmel to make the required inventory. They returned the next day with armed guards and proceeded to question each sister to see if any of them were being held against their will. Every one of them stated that she wished to remain a Carmelite and seven of them, including Sr. Teresa of St. Augustine said explicitly that they wished to live and die in their religious state.

It was also clear that they had monarchist sympathies and opposed the Revolution. They spent the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in prison and the next day they were taken to the Revolutionary Tribunal to be tried. of the 35 prisoners tried in the ‘Courtroom of Freedom’ that day 30 were condemned, including the sixteen Carmelites. On their last journey from the prison to the guillotine the nuns sang Vespers, Compline and the Office for the Dead. As they entered the Place du Trône and were confronted with the sight of the guillotine high on the scaffold Sr. Teresa began the Te Deum, which was followed by Veni Creator Spiritus. On July 17th 1794 these sixteen nuns died at the guillotine after having offered their lives for the Church and for France.

More at info@carmelitesisters.ie

TALK: lecture in the Thomond Archaeological and Historical Society's spring lecture series will be entitled A Forgotten Limerick Man, Sir Thomas Myles, and will be given by society member Paddy Waldron.

By Paddy Waldron on Monday, March 9 at 8:00pm in Room T.1.17 in the TARA building at Mary Immaculate College.

Thomas Myles was born in Limerick in 1857, probably over the family shop in Catherine Street, and achieved fame in many fields including medicine, sports and politics before his death in Dublin in 1937. His dual roles as an establishment figure in Dublin and as a leading home ruler make him something of an enigma in Irish history. He graduated in medicine at Trinity College, practised as a surgeon in the leading Dublin hospitals and became professor of pathology and eventually president at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. His medical career resulted in a knighthood and the freedom of the city of Limerick by the time he reached his mid-forties. Later, he held the position of honorary surgeon in Ireland to King George V of England. As late as 1917, St. James's Palace made him a Commander of the Bath for services rendered in connection with the war.

On the other hand, Dr. Myles was involved in 1886 in the establishment of the Irish Protestant Home Rule Association, courted controversy during the 1899 election campaign for president of the RCSI because of his membership of the United Irish League, and in 1914 made his yacht, the Chotah, available to the Irish Volunteers' gun-running effort. This saw a consignment of rifles which had been purchased in Germany successfully landed, partly at Howth and partly by Myles himself at Kilcoole in County Wicklow on the eve of the outbreak of WWI. At Easter 1916 and throughout the troubled times which followed, Sir Thomas Myles earned a reputation for going to extraordinary lengths to prevent the wounded rebels whom he treated at the Richmond Hospital, such as Eamon Martin and Matt Brady, from falling into the hands of crown forces.

Paddy Waldron has degrees in mathematical sciences, economics and finance, but his current passions are genealogy and local history. He is chairperson of Clare Roots Society, PRO of Kilrush and District Historical Society and a member of numerous other genealogical and historical societies. He is distantly connected by marriage to the Myles family.

The lecture will take place at 8pm on Monday 9 March next in room T.1.17 in the TARA building at Mary Immaculate College.

Mother Teresa of Calcutta said “that the greatest poverty of our time is not the lack of material goods but loneliness”. Mother Teresa worked with the poorest of the poor and yet she ranked loneliness as the greatest poverty. Most of us live in a society that is, - by Mother Teresa’s standards, - incredibly affluent and yet our society is beset by great loneliness and unhappiness. As Christians, friendship is part and parcel of living out the command of Jesus “to love ones neighbour”. Is loneliness always a disaster? The desert Fathers and Sisters showed us that it is not. Feeling out of place with their society, these Hermits withdrew to the desert to seek God and dedicate every aspect of their lives to God. However, reality shows that for the majority of us this way of life may not be totally beneficial. Human beings need one another and “no man is an island”. Basic human contact is always a necessary ingredient to a normal way of life. May we never be too busy to hold out the hand of friendship to a fellow traveller?

TRAIL: Great Southern Trail Greenway decided to inaugurate new trail loops. The first is on Sunday, March 15th at Halla Inse Bán,Templeglantine.

BEST Wishes to Erika Rodning the 2014 Kelly/Kennelly Bar None International Undergraduate Award Winner.

BOOK: Mary Kury new book includes a history of the site which includes the Ardagh Church Graveyard, Old graveyard and the new section which opened 20 years ago. Her late father Jerry McMahon published the Headstone Inscriptions of Ardagh Cemetery in 1995 from work he undertook in 1981.

FR MOORE: www.caringbridge.org/visit/frpatmoore

PHOTOS: John Riddell came to Limerick from Glasgow in 1880 and made a fine collection of photos, see them in Limerick Museum and the Glazed Street, Civic Buildings, Merchant’s Quay.

FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT continues till 8 March 2015. There are over 1.4 million farmers and workers spread across more than 70 countries in the world participating in Fairtrade.

FILM: 'To Light a Candle' was made by Maziar Bahari a Canadian-Iranian journalist and filmmaker and highlights the non-violent resistance of Iranian Baha'is to severe and widespread state sponsored discrimination. There are more than 900 prisoners of conscience currently imprisoned in Iran.

CURATE’S DIARY is 30 years old this month a total of 360 monthly issues to date.

THOUGHT: The only humility that is really ours is not that which we try to show before God in prayer, but that which we carry with us, and carry out, in our ordinary conduct; the insignficances of daily life are the importances and the tests of eternity, because they prove what really is the spirit that possesses us. From Andrew Murray.

SWEET FACTORY

Kerryman 1904-current, Saturday, March 27, 1920; Page: 3

ESTABLISHMENT OF A SWEET FACTORY. ' To the pleasure and satisfaction of the people of Listowel a sweet factory, which bids fair to develop into an industry of far reaching importance, has been established in Listowel by Mr T Armstrong, J.P., the well-known creamery proprietor, Gurtinard House. The enterprising promoter has refitted and converted into suitable premises for the purpose the creamery run by him up to recently on the Castle Inch, and under the manager ship of a highly competent sweet manufacturer in the person of Mr Postlethwaite the business of the factory has been conducted with most satisfactory results, and benefit to the community, for though but recently set in motion there are a number of hands employed, principally young respectable girls, who from the start and without any previous experience entered the very fascinating and light-laboured business at very good wages.

Freemans Journal 25 -11-1921 p 8 reports death at Listowel of Mrs Thomas Armstrong wife of owner of the North Kerry Sweet Factory. She was daughter of Mr B Johnson of Rathmines , Dublin, he was also manager of Bank of Ireland in Listowel for many years. Funeral Service was conducted by Canon Adderly. Chief mourners were Mr. Thomas Armstrong(Husband) Walter (son)Mrs Dr. Crosbie (sister) Dr. Cox Dublin (brother in law)

Kerryman of 2-2- 1924 reports that George Gleasure and Mr. J Medill of William Street, have purchased the Mill Premises by the river off the Square from Mr Tom Armstrong, which was used as a sweet factory called N K M.

Examiner of 17-4-1924 page 4 reports

Promoters of Listowel Toffee Factory held meeting in the premises of the old factory. Mr Medill presided. Present were George F Gleasure. P Browne, J J Walsh, P Landers, E Stack, T Corridan, T F Cotter, T O Connell, assistant clerk of the union, William Elder, H Larsson, T T Cronin, Etc. They hoped to open the business to provide employment, a deputation was to canvass businesses in the town to enlist support, could open within a month or six weeks.

Kerryman 1904-current, Saturday, May 09, 1925; Section: Front page, Page: 1

There are rumours in circulation latterly that an attempt is to be made to restart the North Kerry Sweet Factory in Listowel. It is to be hoped that there is some truth in such reports, as the North Kerry capital—like almost every Irish town at present—could do with a little employment.

Limerick School Concert last years, see www.irishtimes.com/news/video?vid=1.1750406.

This year 22 songs 20 schools, concert at University of Limerick Concert Hall 19^th March at 7.30pm.

Christmas ship, story taken from Winter Issue of Ampersand a publication of Alexander and Baldwin 1991.

In Dec. 1941 a freighter S.S. Mauna Ala, left Seattle for Honolulu with 10,000 turkeys, 3,000 chickens, 60,000 Christmas trees and also had other foods suitable for Christmas dinner, as Pearl Harbour was attacked while the ship was still at sea, she returned back to Portland. As various communications and navigational aids were shut down and their own wireless was off in order to protect harbours and shipping. The ship itself ran aground while trying to find a harbour on December 10^th near Fort Stevens. The crew were saved, but the ship broke up in a short time and all its contents were released, crowds of people were next day collecting their Christmas dinner on the beach.

Harry Clarke, born in 1889, one of Ireland’s greatest stained glass artist. He created over 160 stained glass windows, he died aged 42. The glass panel, entitled “Jesus, Mary and Saint Anne”, which was in Kildimo church, cost £20 in 1926, now priced from €7,000 to €10,000.

SWEET FACTORY

Kerryman 1904-current, Saturday, March 27, 1920; Page: 3

Examiner of 17-4-1924 page 4 reports

Kerryman 1904-current, Saturday, May 09, 1925; Section: Front page, Page: 1

Notes for ROBERT JONES:

He was a school teacher in Moyvane (Newtown Sandes)

Did they have children?

"Mary Walsh" <marywalsh@iol.ie>

06/24/2000 07:15 PM

PAUL was a shoemaker and he married CATHERINE BUNCE. They had 5 children :

KATIE who married MARTIN FLAHERTY , RITA who married JIM STRUBLE, MARY who

married GEORGE CRELLEY, JOHN who died in the First World War, and PAUL who

died of peritonitas at the age of 21years.

From: "Bart Brassil" <irish_brassil@hotmail.com>

Subject: Unidentified subject!

Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 17:56:43 -0400

Please contact me if you have any ENRIGHTS in your line in/from Listowel,Co. Kerry.

I am trying to find relatives of a Margaret ENRIGHT that married a Paul JONES. Does anyone have any Listoowel directories that could help me? – time periods = 1850-1890's??? all info below on my Margaret

Bart

EMIGRATION: Between the years 1717 to 1770 over 250,000 Ulstermen went to America.

STACK/ FOULKES; Message: Just curious if anyone can assist me in finding the parentage of my great great grandmother Ellen Stack who married Edmund McKenna, the son of Patrick McKenna and Jane Foulkes. I know of Ellen Stack as my great great grandmother as she and Edmund McKenna are named as parents on the death certificate of my great grandmother Ellen McKenna Flood in Manhattan in 1924. Just want to find Ellen Stacks mom and dad. Maurice is a name used frequently in descendants and a Maurice Leon McKenna, brother to my Great grandmother Ellen. He came to America in 1865 and settled in New Orleans as a train engineer.

THOUGHT: Quite honestly, most people are quick to “write someone off.” But our God is a God of the second chance. Learn from One who is patient with you, and you’ll learn to be patient with others. Woodrow Kroll

KNOCKNAGOSHEL Freeman and Then and Now the 31st Edition is full of information, pictures and stories documenting past and present events in the Knocknagoshel area. Containing 82 pages, begins with a school picture in front, inside troubled times are recalled, Bob Brown shot, Jimmy Hickey bayonetted to death, Civil War, Christmas Arrests, Captain Pat Coyne and Young Denny shot, the Baranarig Mine, narrow escape and machinegun transport, Reprisals at Ballyseedy, O Donoghue house taken over, Dan Murphy executed,

More people involved on both sides of the national fighting are recorded also including Mollie Cotter and her connection with Dev and the Flannigan sisters. Brother against brother and profile of many of the men involved. The GAA is well covered, Kerry Roll of Honour, Mid March Highlights 2014, Sporting September, Last Football Final at Pairc Breathnacht 2000 and many team pictures taken recently. Knocknagoshel deaths are extensively covered from recent 2014 and also 1964 list. Among these remembered are, Johnny Joy, Kathleen Kelly and Jim Murphy. Other events covered in clude Rambling House, War 1, Creamery AGM, 5K Run, Monument unveiled, Postmen, London Person of the Year, Coursing, Horse fair and cycling. Many short snippets of interest also included in the magazine.

BOOK: Mary Kury will launch her new book about Ardagh Graveyard in Ardagh Hall on Saturday 28th February 2015, following the 7.30pm Mass in Saint Molua’s Church. The book includes a history of the site which includes the Ardagh Church Graveyard, Old graveyard and the new section which opened 20 years ago. Her late father Jerry Mc Mahon published the Headstone Inscriptions of Ardagh Cemetery in 1995 from work he undertook in 1981. Mary has updated all these headstones as well as including the additional headstones over the past 34 years. She also takes a look at the design of the headstones and the stonemasons who created the carvings on the headstones. The book also includes a photograph of each memorial

THE BOAT TO ENGLAND

http://abbeyfealeonline.blogspot.ie/

The passenger ferry from Dun Laoghaire to Holyhead will sail the seas no more. It signals the end of an era for generations of emigrants who routinely caught the mail boat and voyaged across the Irish Sea to seek fame and fortune and a better life, far away from John Bull's other island.

Irish Music

http://www.cherishtheladies.com/

JIMMY: Minister for the Diaspora, Jimmy Deenihan TD, is visiting San Jose, San Francisco and San Diego in the United States to meet technology leaders and explore ways to increase connections between Ireland and the diaspora.

DUAGH: Andrew McCarthy, writes about his search for ancestors in Duagh in County Kerry, his story is on the front cover and 11 page feature of February/March National Geographic Traveller.

VALENTINE: Carmelite Order Whitefriar St, Dublin, have the remains of St Valentine since November 1836. He was martyred in 269, he died in jail on February 14th 269.

THOUGHT: Man finds it hard to get what he wants, because he does not want the best; God finds it hard to give, because He would give the best, and man will not take it. Says George MacDonald.

SET DANCING: The 23rd annual West Limerick Set Dancing Club workshop week end takes place in the Devon Inn Hotel Templeglantine from Friday 13th February to Sunday 15th February. It commences with a music and singing session at 7.30pm, on Friday followed by a céilí at 9pm with music by the Johnny Reidy céilí band.

BISHOP: Fr Alphonsus Cullinan has been appointed Bishop of Waterford and Lismore. For the past four years, he has been parish priest in Rathkeale. He is well known for his singing.

IRISH: In May 2015, the Centenary of death of Timothy O’Neill Lane, who was born in Gurteen, Templeglantine, he will be remembered for his contribution to the study of the Irish language.

SPACE PROBE, two separate missions to Jupiter, is to cost a billion euros each.

GOLF: Domhnball de Barra, 2015 Captain, Castleisland Members Golf Club, For further information contact Domhnall on 087 6758762.

BALLYGUILTENANE JOURNAL. 2014 / 2015.

The death of the Journal’s editor Thomas J O Donoghue was a great shock to the readers of the Journal. We remember his wife Delia and sons John and James at this time. Tom was never in hospital and he had the present journal prepared just before he died on December 9th 2014. The death also of Paddy Faley and Pat Brosnan leaves an irreplaceable gap in the journals contributors.

Ann Gardiner writes this year about age and urges her readers to strike a blow against ageism and refuse to be intimidated.

Denis Quill’s Military Pension file and activities are covered.

Golden Jubilee of Knockanure Church remembered with pictures and report of opening also included.

Sean Ua Cearnaig writes about the Joyce Family in Irish.

Robert Dwyer Joyce, Patrick Weston Joyce (born 1827) and other members of the family mentioned in his article, Na Dearthaireacha Seoighe O Ghleann Oisin.

Glin National School 1930s is recalled by Maureen Dillane, while Thomas Hogan shopkeeper remembers days gone by.

Civil War in Spain, retold with some Kerry people involved.

The magazine has pictures of Tom, Pat and Paddy, several clergymen and a host of pictures recording local events.

Peg Prendiville submitted A Frenchman’s walk through Ireland. Bedtime Story, several composed songs and poems and of course a tribute to magazine founders.

Brendan continues with more bardic verses.

Tom Ahern remembers Garry McMahon on page 25 and also contributes verses and tributes to the late founders to the Journal.

David O Riordan explains Ellen Hanley and the Colleen, and article called Comical Tales also recalled Jim Reeves and contributed some photographs.

Maurice T Moloney of Knockanure and his son William of Illinois recalled, they still have many relations in the locality.

Apromise made and a promise kept is the heading of a search for Mary O Donnell of Tarbert. Captain Tim Madigan Memorial Park and his story is on page 37.

Mary Spring Rice and Mount Trenchard is on Page 38.

Article on P J Ahern born 1871 one of fifteen children, he was a poet and writer he died 1937.

History Notes from 1800 to 1964, includes war deaths. P 45.

George Langan fills in more of his family Tree, illustrated with several pictures. Glin Football Story 1898-1955, by T J Culhane.

Forge Park and history of Tarbert blacksmiths, by Patrick Lynch on p 75, he also pays tribute to Tom and many of the other contributors.

Eileen O Brien writes on Childs Play.

Barcelona is revisited by Kathleen Breathnach.

Tom Enright, The last salmon weir fisherman in Glin.

Last but not least the family of Dillanes of Glenstar Part 2, by John Dillane.

STATISTICS FROM LISTOWEL PARISH FOR THE PAST 4 YEARS

Year 2011 2012 2013 2014

Baptisms 89 84 69 72

Confirmation 78 83 88 64

Marriages 13 19 14 10

Funerals 63 52 71 64

The present Listowel Post Office (originally a public house) was bought by the Department of Posts and Telegraph in the early 1970s has served for the past 45 years.

Before that it was where Griffin's butcher are now, the office had moved there in 1940, prior to then, its location was, from 1900 where Fashion Figure is now. Prior to the offices in William Street the earlier Post Office locations were in Main Street ( late 1800s) and The Square ( from the early 1800s.)

STATE Funeral for Winston Churchill on Jan. 28th 1965 was the first State Funeral for a commoner since 1914, the last such funeral was for Margaret Thatcher.

Lord Roberts funeral 1914; General Frederick Sleigh Roberts actually had three services after his death on 14 November 1914; one at HQ in France where he died (he was visiting Indian and British troops on the front line), one at his home church in Ascot, and then the big one at St. Paul's Cathedral

http://www.garenewing.co.uk/angloafghanwar/articles/roberts_funeral.php

TEAMPALL Ban, Aspects of the Famine in North Kerry 1845/52, by John Pierse gives us a great insight into the famine period.

The book contains 282 pages with details and pictures of Listowel and district. John began the book by first researching the history of Teampall Ban, and then he looked at the workhouse, then the convent and finally attempted to understand what happened locally in the years around the famine. John has spent years researching material which will help us all to know more and understand better the years 1845 to 1852. The book has a fine index, sections cover potatoes failure in North Kerry, Death burial, emigration and evictions, folklore relating to the famine, Famine Relief Committees, Union Ledgers, Conditions in workhouse fever hospitals and relief works. Also covered Parliament Reports, Relief Collections list, Quakers, numerous letters and newspaper reports from the period.

The book also contains a host of illustrations, including workhouse, Pierce Mahony, Soup Boiler, Cross at Teampall Ban and a picture of Mother Mary Augustine Stack 1801-1888. Also among the many items is the letter of Fr John Long PP Murhur, Newtownsandes of 23 April 1847 and a list of subscribers from Knockanure and Newtown.

DEE: Northern Argus 24 May 1935, Australia death.

THE LATE MR. JOHN DEE. On April 2 1935, passed away one of the later colonists from the Old Country. Mr. John Dee arrived in South Australia from County Kerry in the year 1881. He was born in Listowel in 1859, spending his early youth there and married Miss Ellen Larkin, second daughter of John Larkin, of Listowel. Mr. Dee, with his wife, came to South Australia in the sailing vessel Ashmore, and settled in the lower North districts, taking up land at Port Clinton, and later at Balaklava and in the Hill River district, where he engaged in mixed farming for several years. Members of his family are settled in these districts. Mr. Dee retired from active farming twelve years ago, living on his property at Sheoak Log, near, Gawler. Having always enjoyed excellent health, it was not until the close of his life approached that he experienced any illness. He died at the age of 70 years and is survived by his wife and nine children, four sons and five daughters, also two grand-children.

ARMY: Register Adelade 6 Oct. 1916

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The Old Home in Ireland. Pte. J. E. Dee, in a letter to his father at Mundoora, says: — "I have arrived safely in England after an anxious trip. Just after we left Port Said I saw two steamers sunk by German submarines. We had a good escort, which kept the submarines away from us. We were landed at Marseilles and entrained through France. It was lovely to see the country green from one end to the other. I have just returned from a week's leave. I went to London, then across to Ireland, and down to Ballybunion, County Kerry, and met friends in Listowel. I had an Australian pal with me, and they offered to take us to Killarney, but we had not time. I saw where you used to live at Lahardane, and met several here who used to be boys with you. We were the first Australian soldiers to go to that part of Ireland, and every one stared at us. They were taken with our hats, and were all anxious to shake hands. I also saw the ruins of Dublin. The Sinn Feiners made a terrible mess of things. We are camped about 60 miles from London— two hours train ride. I have met a lot of boys from our way since I arrived. The first night I saw Maurice Garman and Syd Sando, of Mundoora. They both look really well, and are in the same camp as self."

ROCKWELL: Annual Dinner 13th February 2015

This years dinner will honour Rev Fr. Brendan Hally as the Rockwell Person of the Year.On Friday 6th of February 2015, there will be a 5 School's Dinner celebrating 150 years of Holy Ghost Education in Ireland on the eve of the Ireland verses Italy Away International.

BATTLE of Waterloo fought in June 1815, now an effort is being made to find relations of soldiers who fought in the battle 200 years ago.

IRISH: Claim of the MacNeil clan based on the Hebridean island of Barra that they were of Irish decent, now DNA tests show they were Vikings.

OLD Bailey Proceedings punishment summary, 21st April 1680.

Daniel Macarty an Irish man being Indicted upon the Statute of 27 Eliz. for having taken Order from the See of Rome, and coming over into England being Impeached by one Alice Turner who had formerly been his proselyte. And upon Information one Mr. Stiff a Constable in St. Giles's taking with him some other Neighbours, went to Apprehend him, and having entered the House where he was said to lodged, They found him Confessing a Sick Woman, who no sooner seeing them begin roughly to handle her Priest but cried out, O what will you rob me of my Salvation, upon search of him, They found about him a Petition to an Envoy, it being written in French, denoting that Daniel Macarte Priest, being in want since his release from the Gatehouse, desired his Charity; and farther a Purple Ribbon with three Crosses upon it, with which all Popish Priests do usually give the Sacrament with in private wearing it about his Neck with a large Chrystal Crucifix; a Letter in Order to the more efficacious carrying on the Plot; as likewise saying Mass and giving the Sacrament was proved by the said Alice Turner , not only at the Venetian Ambassadors, but at Wild House, and confessing likewise to Dr. Oats the same, he was found Guilty of the said High Treason as a Popish Priest or Jesuit.

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There were in all 24 Condemned to Dye, Edward Richardson , Martha Cook , Elizabeth Richardson , Isabella Marsh , William Harvy , Clement Sells , John Ralphs , William Harding , Ann White , Dorothy Thomas , Joseph Rumley , Henry Wether , Bartholomew Smith , Mary Ewen , Mary North , Ellenor Holland , Elizabeth Hicks , Sarah Mason , Sarah Stiff , Jane Steward , Daniel Maccharty , William Underwood , Mary Bestin , Ralph Cook :

14 burned in the hand, one to stand in the Pillory, three to be transported, and three to be whipt.

TROCAIRE ; www.trocaire.org/education/lent2015

ITA: Cill Íde, meaning the Church of St Ita her feast 15th January, she founded her monastery in 546.

WEEK of prayer for Christian Unity Jan 18-25.

BOSCO: January 31st 2015 is the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Don Bosco. His inspiration and dedication to young people has created a religious order committed to youth.

GRAVES: Ardfert Historical Society: The Ardfert Graveyards; with Donal Stack. Wednesday 21st Jan at 8pm. More from 066 7134276.

ST JOHNS: Wed 21st, Troubadours of Divine Bliss. An American duo featuring accordion, guitar and female harmonies, voted the best folk band in New Orleans, L.A. and Kentucky.

Thur 22nd, Teampall Bān – Aspects of the Famine in North Kerry 1845-1852. Launch of John D Pierse’s book. A Listowel Tidy Towns publication. Launch at 8pm. All welcome. More from 068 22566.

DIED, Burma 21 January 1945 Fr John Hayes Jesuit of Limerick.

Died at his residence Summer hill on 15 June 1866 Charles John Leahy youngest son of the late John Leahy Esq of Summerhill, Co Kerry. Mr Leahy only returned home from Maderia on Monday last, having spent the winter there. Report in Cork Examiner 16 June 1866.

Death of Catherine P Mullane of Knockbawn on 19 March 1943 aged 101 years, funeral to Knockanure Old Cemetery. American Papers please copy.

Death of John Wallace 18 March 1943 at Ballyguiltenane, Glin at an advanced age, survived by wife and family, buried Kilfergus. American papers please copy. Taken from Irish Press 20-3-1943 page 3.

NEW YEAR. Anonymous

Take twelve fine, full-grown months; see that these are thoroughly free from old memories of bitterness, rancour and hate, cleanse them completely from every clinging spite; pick off all specks of pettiness and littleness; in short, see that these months are freed from all the past—have them fresh and clean as when they first came from the great storehouse of Time. Cut these months into thirty or thirty-one equal parts. Do not attempt to make up the whole batch at one time (so many persons spoil the entire lot this way) but prepare one day at a time. Into each day put equal parts of faith, patience, courage, work (some people omit this ingredient and so spoil the flavour of the rest), hope, fidelity, liberality, kindness, rest (leaving this out is like leaving the oil out of the salad dressing— don’t do it), prayer, meditation, and one well-selected resolution. Put in about one teaspoonful of good spirits, a dash of fun, a pinch of folly, a sprinkling of play, and a heaping cupful of good humour.

WRITERS: The Hunt Prize, which is to be awarded annually at the sum of $25,000. Nominations will open at 12 a.m. on January 22nd, 2015 and close at 11:59 p.m. on March 31st, 2015.

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REFLECTIONS: Blog post the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., recognized 10 sisters. Reflections from our Golden Jubilees

From Sister Ann Sullivan – Coming from a farm family in Galesburg, Ill., and growing up with a large extended farming family nearby (I am the oldest of the 36 grandchildren in my mother’s family), set the stage for understanding and loving God’s creative presence in the beauty of the seasons, the abundance and varieties of plant and animal life on the farm. There was also a profound sense of faith, Irish Catholic faith, which had its roots in County Kerry, Ireland, and permeated every part of our lives. We spent our days mostly outside as constant companions to my dad,

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MINES: founding of the United Mine Workers of America in 1890 changed the lives of the miners. The union wanted an eight-hour workday and were against the compulsory buying of goods in company stores, employment for children under 14, and the use of hired gunmen to enforce company rules. - See more at: http://www.historynet.com/undermining-the-molly-mcguires-cover-page-april-2000-american-history-feature.htm#sthash.SoK0bADA.dpuf

NZ: South Island NZ had earthquake on Jan 6th 2015, the epicentre was 30km out of Arthur's Pass near the Alpine Fault. The depth 5km, and the magnitude 6.0. Many smaller quakes, ranging from 3.3 to 4.2, have been recorded in the same spot.

BOOK: Teampall Bān – Aspects of the Famine in North Kerry 1845-1852 by John D. Pierse. Includes 1537 Names of Subscribers to Famine Relief Committees, Ardfert (121 subscribers), Ballybunion (24), Ballyheigue & Kilmoyley (32), Ballylongford (250) Killury & Rattoo (72), Kilshenane & Kilfeighny (261), Kiltomy (152), Knockanure (63), Listowel (262), Murhur (128), Tarbert (172)

Launch of John D Pierse’s book on famine period at St John’s at 8pm. 22 Jan. 2015 All welcome.

OPENING: On the feast day of St Munchin's College January 3rd they had the official opening of the newly extended and refurbished building by Bishop Leahy and Ms Jan O'Sullivan T.D. Minister for Education & Skill.

Tribute to Pat Brosnan at Fr Casey Clubhouse, Abbeyfeale Nov. 2013. Great worker for local clubs and societies . Abbeyfeale Singing Club had a evening to remember a great club worker.Old friends of Pat Brosnan entertain the great man at Fr Casey Hall in Abbeyfeale 3 Nov. 2013. Pat born at Lyrecrompane Co Kerry in 1926. Writer, Composer, worked at various jobs at home and abroad and still writes local notes.Sold insurance in 1950's. Married Mary Normile in Nov. 1960.Livelong member of PTAA, GAA , Long-time member of Community Games, Comhaltas,Civil Defence, First Aid trainer, With friends visits retirement homes to entertain residents

He supported all the local (and not so local) rambling houses and set up the group “Ceol Luimnigh” who had their own monthly sessions and performed voluntarily in local hospitals and nursing homes. In the recent “TradFéile” festivals he took responsibility for the entertainment on stage in the street and kept the music, song and dance going for the weekend. These are but a few of his contributions to the welfare of our society but it is in his writings that he has really done us proud. His weekly column in the Limerick Leader has kept people up to date with all the news of the parish.

The tribute event held in the Fr Casey’s GAA Club on Sunday 3rd November 2013 was to recognize Pat’s lifetime involved in singing and composing ballads, and in preserving our musical heritage and traditions.

HISTORY: LIMERICK— A Brave Policeman Sir John Ross of Bladensburg has telegraphed as follows to Mr. Edmond Sheahan, Ballyguiltenane, Glin I beg to sympathise most deeply with you and all your family in the very sad loss you have sustained by the death of your gallant, son, who showed such conspicuous! courage and noble devotion to duty. You have the "sincere sympathy of the whole Dublin Police Force. His Excellency sent a telegram of condolence on this subject, copy of which will be sent you by post.'

Taken from New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 28, 13 July 1905, Page 9

LIMERICK.— A Distinguished Career The Rev. Edmond James Fitzmaurice, on whom has just been conferred at Rome the degree of Doctor of Divinity, is a brilliant young Churchman— he is not et twenty-three whose collegiate career has been throughout an eminently successful one. Dr. Fitzmaurice is the second son of Mr William Fitzmaurice, Ballydonoghue Cottage, Glin, County Limerick, and made his classical studies at Killarney College, pursuing his higher studies at Louvain, and completing his course at the American College, Rome. At nineteen he became a Bachelor of Divinity and a double gold medallist, and had his course shortened as a reward for his industry and ability. On ordination he intended to labour in the diocese of Erie of which his uncle, the Right Rev. Dr. John Fitzmaurice, is Bishop but, on the solicitation of Dr. Prendergast, Bishop of Philadelphia, the young priest will there enter upon his sacred calling.

TIPPERARY. A Great Athlete Mr. Thomas F, Kiely, of Carrick-on-Suir, won the all-round championship of the world at the St. Louis World's Fair, which was held under the auspices of the American Athletic Union. He scored four firsts in nine events. Mr. Kiely was born at Ballyneal, Carrick-on- Suir, thirty-three years ago, half a mile across the fields from the home of the Davins, who made Ireland famous in the world of athletics in the seventies and early eighties by their record performances in weight throwing, jumping, and running. Growing up a boy, Kiely was attracted to the training grounds of the Davin’s, and m the course of some schoolboy competitions, Maurice Davin noticed the extraordinary ability of young Kiely, and there and then set to train him to his style in the different weights. In this he was successful, and Kiely made his first appearance at sports in 1887, at the age of seventeen years, he proved himself a wonderful youngster, and at nineteen years he competed in the Gaelic championships in Kilkenny, and although he failed to win any of the events, he showed promise of great things. In 1892, at the Gaelic championships, he won several events, and from that to the present his athletic career might be written as one of breaking records and winning championships. He stands 6it lin in height, and weighs, when in condition, 14 stone He won the English hammer championship five time-", the lrish hammer championship seventeen times. He has also several weight, jump, and hurdle championships to his credit, and as a sprinter he has secured innumerable prizes he won all the all-round championships he competed for The all-round championship of the world was the height of Kiely's ambition

Taken from

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 34, 25 August 1904, Page 9

PAT Brosnan

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BOOK: Teampall Bán & Aspects of the Famine in North Kerry, records what happened in the Listowel Union area, which comprised the baronies of Iraghticonnor and Clanmaurice during the p

eriod 1845-1852. More from Mary Hanlon, Sec., Tidy Towns, 068-22176.

THOUGHT: Unless a particular man made New

Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective. G. K. Chesterton.

BALLYDONOGHUE Magazine 2014 contains 196 pages, celebrating 30 years of news, stories and pictures. Page 7, My grandfather Jeremiah Behan who died Nov. 2012. Sinead Kissane TV3 Sports Presenter on p8. Creative Writer Winner Cathal Kennelly, Runner up Meadhbh Griffin, 3rd place Kieran Enright. Taste of Asia by Michelle Bambury-Ryan, recalls over three months back packing around South East Asia. On page 24 is story of Kenneth Culhane, Lisselton who is award winning London restaurateur. Sarah Buckley on page 33 recalls the first parish magazine, she typed the stories of the many contributors, and most of them have now passed away. Patsy Ahern recalls creamery days in Lisselton, creamery opened in 1934, they had 364 suppliers. He started work in 1965 and his last day was June 12 1998, the creamery closed in June 2001. A look back at Scannell’s Hall , by Ted Murphy, dancing on Friday and Sunday nights, from 8pm to midnight, charge was 4 pence. Four times per year a supper dance was held costing half a crown. On page 50 Roads of Ballydonoghue by Fr. Tim Dowling. Walshe’s Hall by JJ Bunyan, Tom Walsh was also chairman of Listowel Race Company from 1918 to ’39. Willie Walsh of Pollough is remembered by Vincent Carmody, Willie played the fiddle and died going to the creamery in 1974. Mossie Kennelly born 1924, remembers old times in the locality .Page 65 Tony O Shea visits Kathmandu, he wanted to visit Tibet, but had no visa, while guards were occupied he stepped across and got some souvenirs to bring home. Mo Sceal Fein , part 5 by Mick Finucane of Urlee on page 69. Gerard Neville a native of Inch, walked from Tipperary to Lisselton in 2014. David Kissane recalls death of Maurice Walsh 1879- 1964, David also writes about Hegarty’s Hall in Lisselton on page 82. On losing my sight by Ned Purtill, he married in 1964, on the same year he lost the sight in one eye. Page 97, Sean Kennelly started playing golf in 1985 at age 30,his captaincy of Ballybunion Golf Club lasts till December, they have 2,200 members. Visit to Liebherr Crane factory, which employs 700, by Sean Keane. Musicians from the Parish of Ballydonoghue, continued from last year on page 115. Forgotten soldier of Dromerin Michael Enright on p 119. On page 125 the electric telegraph, by Noel O Connor. Lady Heath by Michael O Hanlon on p 127. Paddy Fitzgibbon gives details of Knockanore, height 267 metres. Death of Mrs Foley nee Collins 110 years ago on p133. Dromboe Castle on March 14 1923, where four young men were shot, they are among 15 young men who died in the final weeks of the Civil War in 1923, by Daniel Gorman –Kennedy. 30 years ago month by month p138. P 155 Cumann na mBan, the Ballydonoghue connection, by Ted Murphy of Bedford. Sports Pages begin at p185. Adult creative writers p 233, Martina Reid, Mamie Kearney and Hilda Francis. Short memorials to many locals also countless photographs, many in colour. Ballydonoghue Priests on page 276.