History bits 2010

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WAR SHIP: ” Silas Talbot and the British warship Pigot, 29, October 1778″. Heritage of Courage. John Peck Rathbun Chapter Rhode Island Society, Sons of the American Revolution, 1992.

Diary of Frederick Mackenzie. Harvard University, Cambridge: 1930.

Article of Pigot in Naval History and Heritage: https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/p/pigot.html

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Back in Boston Revere was losing men to service on three types of ships: privateers, Continental and Massachusetts. Some of his men had lost their blankets on the retreat from Rhode Island and lacked clothing, pay and ways to feed their families. Revere entered the action in Rhode Island with high spirits, but found discouragement in the aftermath.

Resources

Forbes, Esther. Paul Revere and the World He Lived In. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1942. This source provided the background to Revere’s story and the letter from the Siege.

Boyle, John. Journal of Occurrences in Boston, 1759-1778 in N.E. Historical General Register. Quoted in Forbe’s book on Revere.

Cembrola, Bob. Discovery of British Frigates and the University of Rhode Island. Naval war College Museum Blog, April 16, 2020. https://navalwarcollegemuseum.blogspot.com/2020/04/discovery-of-british-frigates-and.html. Accessed Nov. 1, 2023.

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Cork

A genuine No Rent campaign was virtually impossible to organise, and many tenants were more interested in 'putting the Land Act to the test'. It further seemed that the Coercion Act, instead of banishing agrarian crime, had only intensified it. Although the League discouraged violence, agrarian crimes increased widely. For the ten months before the Land Act was passed (March–December 1880), the number of "outrages" were 2,379, but in the corresponding period of 1881 with the Act in full operation the numbers were 3,821. The figures to March 1882, with Parnell in jail, showed a continued increase.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bqPK0fDRk6sN09vPy4bXDcJGKW75HWvqCV92obQRPCI/edit

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May 21, 2023 Written by Kay Caball

The County of Kerry suffered a drop on population of 19% between the Census of 1841 and the Census of 1851 as a result of An Gorta Mór – from starvation, disease or emigration. While this was the overall drop, it varied from from 52% drop in Killahan, Dunquin 48%, to Kilflynn 9% and Killarney 8%. Do you know what your Civil Parish suffered? See full list here.

Since Jan 2023 we have fresh evidence from five Kerry Catholic parishes of the death rate and other first-hand accounts These were published in The Death Census of Black 47: Eyewitness Accounts of Ireland’s Great Famine (Open Access). To-day we will learn of Moyvane and Knockanure but I would strongly recommend reading the accounts of the Kerry parishes in full through this Open Access or your local library.

https://mykerryancestors.com/the-great-famine-in-moyvane-knockanure/

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6 Years Ago

Historical Tralee and surounding areas added 24 new photos to the album: Listowel pictures of the past.

Listowel (Irish: Lios Tuathail, meaning "Tuathal's ringfort") is a market town in County Kerry, Ireland, and is situated on the River Feale, 28 km (17 mi) from the county town, Tralee. The combined population of Listowel Urban and Rural Districts is 22,668; the town itself has a population of 4,823 (CSO census 2011).

The town is sometimes described as the "Literary Capital of Ireland",[3] and a number of internationally known playwrights and authors have lived there, including Bryan MacMahon and John B. Keane. Of Listowel, the latter wrote:

"Beautiful Listowel, serenaded night and day by the gentle waters of the River Feale.

Listowel where it is easier to write than not to write,

Where first love never dies, and the tall streets hide the loveliness,

The heartbreak and the moods, great and small,

Of all the gentle souls of a great and good community.

Sweet, incomparable hometown that shaped and made me

Listowel’s long history dates back to 1303 where it first appears in the Plea Roll. Fortress to the Fitzmaurice family, the town developed around Listowel Castle and its significant Square. The last bastion against Queen Elizabeth I in the Desmond campaign, Listowel Castle was built in the 15th century and was the last fortress of the Geraldines to be subdued. It fell after 28 days siege to Sir Charles Wilmot on 5 November 1600, who had the castle's garrison executed in the following days.

The castle became the property of the Hare family, the holders of the title of Earl of Listowel, after reverting away from the Fitzmaurices, Knights of Kerry. It is now a national monument.

Today, the remnants of the castle include two of its four towers, which are joined by a heavy curtain wall, and the unusual feature of an arch below the battlements. Archaeological excavations and records of the castle reveal that it was originally of similar form to Bunratty Castle, Co. Clare. In 2005, restoration works were commenced by the Board of Public Works. The stonework has been cleaned by a team of craftsmen, while the upper section, which had become particularly distressed with the passing of time, has been restored and rendered waterproof. An external staircase, in keeping with the architecture of the structure has been erected to enable the public to access the upper stories.

One of the best examples of Anglo-Norman architecture in Kerry, the castle has now been restored by the Office of Public Works to some of its former glory. The castle is open to the public for tours on a daily basis.

The Seanchaí Literary Centre, which is adjacently located in a Georgian town house, is intended to help visitors learn more about the castle’s history.

Another smaller castle at Woodford, Listowel, was built in the post-1600 period by the Knight of Kerry.

Lartigue Monorailway[edit]

A unique part played by Listowel in Irish railway history is that of having hosted the world's first monorail operation. The Listowel and Ballybunion Railway was built to the Lartigue system, with a double-engined steam locomotive straddling an elevated rail. It connected the town with Ballybunion. Coaches, with a compartment on either side of the rail, had to be kept balanced. If a cow was being brought to market, two calves would be sent also, to balance it on the other side. The calves would then be returned, one on either side of the rail. In 2003, a 1000m long replica of the original monorailway was opened,Earl of Listowel[edit]

The title of Earl of Listowel is associated with the Hare family. The current incumbent Lord Listowel is Francis Michael Hare, one of the 92 hereditary peers elected to the British House of Lords.

Holders of the title have included the fifth Earl, who was a Labour politician and notably served as the last Secretary of State for India and Burma. Another member of the family was the Conservative politician John Hare, 1st Viscount Blakenham. He was the third son of the fourth Earl

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Vanishing Ireland

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LIZA MULVIHILL

Moyavne, County Kerry

Dairymaid & Cook

Born 1915

‘I didn’t like to break the hearts of them all, for the sake of one.’ Liza Mulvahill blinks her playful eyes twice as she offers this explanation as to why she never married. And then she breaks into a laugh that knocks about ninety years off her age.

That is the thing about Liza. It is completely possible to forget she was born nearly a hundred years ago. Listening to her tales, you would reasonably conclude that she is still a rather beautiful young woman gearing up for a bit of craic and the next dance night.

Such as the Sunday night when her friend Kitty Walshe persuaded a young fellow called Dick Mahony to drive them both to the Tarbert Regatta on his donkey and cart. ‘We sat down in it very proud, riding down the road to Tarbert with our donkey.’ While the girls had just enough money to get in, they did not have enough for Dick. So they tied the donkey up in a nearby farmhouse and the two pretty girls strolled up to the man on the door. They explained that they would love to attend the dance, but that ‘our driver does not like dancing’ and would not enter unless his admission was free. Hearing the word ‘driver’, the ticket man assumed this pair of damsels came by motor car and were thus persons of wealth. ‘So he said all right and we went and got Dick in as quick as we could. We enjoyed ourselves to perfection, but we had two dates, with two boys, and we didn’t want them to see us going home in our ass and cart. So we stole out before the dance was over. At two o’clock in the morning, we came on up the road in the donkey cart as happy as if we were inside of a plane.’

Nearly seven decades have passed since but, close your eyes when Liza tells these tales, and you can quickly envision her twirling around and coyly stomping her feet at likely lads. As well as the Tarbert Regatta, there were the open-air platform dances in her home village of Moyvane which took place on Wednesday and Sunday evenings. ‘It was three pence to get in but my sister and myself never had the full amount,’ chuckles Liza. ‘The man that owned it knew us and we’d throw the money into the box quick. But one night his wife was at the door and we hadn’t the full amount. We threw in the money but she said, “Have you another penny?” Well, if another penny would have put us up into Heaven, we hadn’t it. So we ran away through the crowd and she didn’t follow us!’

By and large, they danced to accordions – ‘You couldn’t have anything else out in the open in case it rained.’ But she recalls one St Stephen’s Day when fifteen flute players arrived on a tractor and trailer and performed blissfully in the rain.

‘I was born on 19 August 1915,’ says she. ‘I remember it well. And I’m better able to walk now than I was then. I wasn’t able to walk at all then!’ She was the fifth of ten children born to Paddy Mulvihill, a thatcher, who lived ‘in the heart of a mountain’ near Moyvane, ‘with a lot of turf all around us’.

‘There was an awful lot of Mulvihills in that townland and they’re all Paddys and Mikes, so we used to have quite a job with the post. We had to put ‘Thatcher’ on my fathers’ letters.’ As it happens, Paddy was ‘a very good thatcher’ who ‘got more work than he could cope with’. ‘I’d see houses looking so bad and a day after my father was there, you wouldn’t know it was the same house at all, it’d all be looking so straight.’

Handiwork was evidently a genetic thing as Paddy’s parents were both weavers, ‘making sheets and coats and things like that.’ One of Liza’s aunts recalled how Michael Mulvihill, Paddy’s father, would walk the 60km from Moyvane to Killarney to gather the flax. Michael’s wife died young, leaving him with six children, the youngest of whom was Paddy, then a child of two years. In time, Paddy married Mary Anne Kiely with whom he had five sons and five daughters. Liza remembers her grandfather Michael and how he told her about the dead bodies he saw strewn along the roadside during the Great Famine.

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Nov 12 2020

Eibhlin M O'Connor-Counihan

About 20 years ago I requested access to Records held in the then Department of Lands on Merrion St, Dublin. 3 Boxes were identified and shown to me. The Folio Number records were within and in the same breath I was denied access. I wrongly assumed that time would rectify this, it has not, it has become more difficult. I did get information on these records when they were temporarily in the National Archives building and a catalogue of same was underway. If so, it appears she was not allowed to complete it. Her work in another Irish Institution is excellent, one wonders what happened. The Records/Archives are now held under lock and key in a Warehouse in Portlaoise and no one is allowed access to the bulk of these records - the records that relate to before 1900 (2 people I believe, one got access to records from the 1940s. Following pressure the British Government conceded (c 1888) to the three Fs, Free Sale, Fair Rent, Freedom of Tenure - the landlords sold to the Government (Land Commission) and the Tenants purchased. Millions of Irish acres changed hands, the deeds of the day are but part of these valuable archives. The Landlords, many of whom lived outside of Ireland had no further interest in the land or the Tenants. Deeds, leases of all kinds, contracts with tenants etc, were also handed over - a treasure trove that did not make its way into the Four Courts. Those of us seeking access to L.C. records are being ignored when we call for change. The same records for the 6 Northern counties are available to the public in PRONI, so there is no legitimate reason for State failure of this magnitude. I am calling for Change, what good is an Archive under lock and Key. I am calling for support from Turtle Bunbury

, who I have engaged with prior to this - the more this is shared the more impact it will have and further initiatives will follow to Government Minsters and T.D.s Thanking you

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September 3, 2010

MacGillycuddy, from the 1640s to Napoleon

Donogh MacGillycuddy of the Reeks’s recovery of his estate owed something to the fact that he was abroad with Charles Stuart and to the fact of his connection with the Arfdert Crosbies. His mother was Joan Crosbie, daughter of the notorious Bishop Crosbie of the beginning of the century. Donogh MacGillycuddy’s wife, Marie, was a daughter of O’Sullivan Mor, which was a very rebel connection. In the MacGillycuddy papers (published) the editor’s introduction proclaims that Donough MacGillycuddy had nothing to do with the insurrection of the 1640s; and Donough himself was anxious to distance himself from the O’Sullivans in this regard as his brother-in-law Owen O’Sullivan Mor was deeply involved in insurrection. Mary Hickson is convinced however that Donogh was with his brother-in-law in the important episodes of the insurrection including the siege of Tralee Castle in 1642. Donogh’s and Marie’s son, Cornelius, was an MP for his cousin’s borough of Ardfert in the Jacobite Parliament. Donogh lived to 1695. Cornelius had no son and the estates descended through his brother Daniel whose son Dennis married a daughter of John (“Black Jack”) Blennerhassett of Killorglin, writer of the famous Blennerhassett pedigree and a famous Williamite soldier captured at Galway. The date of the marriage was 1717. By means of this marriage the rebel family of MacGillycuddy of the Reeks blended with the Georgian status quo. In the following generation when the name changed following intermarriage with the Chutes of Tralee they contributed a large contingent to Kerry’s crypto-Catholic activists, and we find Chutes and MacGillycuddys occupying offices under government, including sheriff, in the time of George III. Then and in Napoleonic times it was common for the Kerry elite to raise a glass to “the family of the Reeks”.

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I am a member of the Thomond (Limerick) Historical Society. I used to be a teacher of History and English for many years. I have lived abroad, in Africa for two years and in Spain briefly, and I learned a heightened appreciation of Irish history and culture. At first I wrote about eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century themes. Then I worked my way back to the fifteenth century, not just in Irish history but taking cognisance of events in England, Europe and the Middle East as well. View all posts by Gerald O'Carroll

Taken from Listowel Blog March 2016

In 1940 Palm Sunday and St Patrick’s Day fell on the same day. Junior Griffin remembers wearing a shamrock and a piece of palm in his lapel. This phenomenon occurred in 1799 and won’t happen again until 2391, so Junior is a first person witness to a historic occurrence.

Badminton in the sixties and seventies

(The story of Listowel Badminton Club continued)

The Kerry Badminton Association was formed in Tralee on Nov.4th 1936 In the recorded minutes Listowel apologised for their absence and stated they could not play league that season.

The second season saw Listowel being the only outside club represented with six Tralee clubs and that A.G.M. held on November 19th 1937 saw Listowel represented by M./s Stack and Stafford.

Other Listowel names mentioned in the County minutes in the late forties and early fifties were J.O’Brien, M.Galvin and C.Andrews.

The next phase of Listowel Badminton seems to be the nucleus of the present club. The Boys’ National School built their new assembly hall, known as Halla Realta Na Maidne in 1961 and now Halla Briain Mhic Mhathúna, and the trio of Mary Keane, Jimmy Harris and Jim Coady got together and decided to re-form the Badminton Club. Early members were Rose Molyneaux, Toni Walsh, Fred Daly, Chris O’Brien and Mercedes Galvin.

It is worth recording that on the very first page of the earliest minute book to hand gives details of the Annual General Meeting of 1966. Some details as follows;

The Annual General Meeting of the Listowel Badminton Club was held at Halla Realta Na Maidne on Monday October 3rd 1966.

The following members were present; Mrs. Hilda O’Donnell, the Misses N.O’Callaghan, M.Brennan, M.Malone, A.Scully, M.Harty, P.Ryan and M.Kennedy and Messer’s J. Carmody, J.Griffin, B.Quill, J. McGillicuddy, J.Keane, D. Gibbons, J. Guerin and the hon. sec. Ml. Hennigan.. In the absence of the chairman, Mr. J.Harris (who arrived later), Mr. Gibbons took the chair. The following officers’ and committee were elected for the coming year; Chairman; Mr. John Keane; Vice-do; Mrs Hilda O’Donnell, Hon. Sec. Mr. Jnr. Griffin, Hon. Treasurer, Miss Pat Ryan.

Committee; Miss A. Scully, Miss N.O’Callaghan, Miss M. Harty, Mr. D.O’Sullivan, Mr. D. Gibbons, Mr. J. McGillicuddy. The outgoing Chairman, Mr. J.Harris and the outgoing Hon. Secretary, Mr. Ml. Hennigan did not seek re-election.

Those years of the sixties and the seventies saw the club go from strength to strength with solid workers like Hilda O’Donnell, who became vice-chairperson of the County Board, Sheila Hennigan, Mary Crowley, Thelma McAuliffe, Marjorie Morkan, Patricia Hickey, Jackie McGillicuddy, Ml. Hennigan, John Hanley, Roly Chute, John Kenny, John Keane and Junior Griffin to the fore.

After a few years in the school hall play transferred to the Plaza Cinema which became home to the club for many years and indeed some of the best days of club activities centred around that single court in the Plaza.

The mid sixties saw the club enter teams for the County Leagues and the members compete in the County Championships.

Listowel contested their first ever County League final on March 18th 1967 when they took on Castleisland in the Minor League final. Despite a brave show, it was Castleisland who captured the spoils, winning by 5 games to 3.

The Listowel team on the night was; Ladies, Ann Hartnett, Bernie Costello, Carol Broderick, Maura Brennan; Men, John Keane, Junior Griffin, David Gibbons, Billy Galvin.

The first honours to come to the club did come later, in the month of April in 1967 with the winning of what was then called the minor mens double championship by the pairing of John Keane and Junior Griffin.

This pair won the junior mens double title two years later. Indeed the former won the senior singles title in 1970 and the men's senior doubles title in 1973 with a Tralee partner.

(John Junior Griffin)

Junior Griffin fills us in on more Badminton History

The story of Listowel Badminton Club continued

Some of the ladies who played badminton in the early years were Mrs. Clem Crowley, Miss. Kit Medell and Miss Mary Scanlan, who was a carpentry teacher in the old Technical School at that time. Romance blossomed here through badminton as Miss Scanlan became the wife of Seamus Wilmot. Mr. Wilmot in later life became Registrar of the National University of Ireland, was the first President of Siamsa Tire and was the author of many plays in Irish.

Mrs. Crowley was the wife of Mr. James Crowley who was the Sinn. Fein T.D. for Kerry North at that time.

It is known that in the late twenties there was two badminton clubs active in the town, then playing in the Plaza Cinema and the F.C.A. centre, known locally as the Sluagh Hall.

For a time badminton was played in a shed in the Market place which was owned by a body called the Irish Automobile Club. This it seems was short term with the Plaza hall and the Sluagh hall being the main venues. Names to the fore at that time were Frank Sheehy, Mai, Matt and Harry Naylor, Frank Cotter, Mick Lynch, Paddy Walsh, Babe Jo Wilmot, the McElligott family and the Macauley family.

The early thirties saw a banking family arrive in Listowel by the name of Peard and they lived in the Square in a house which has since been demolished and it was to the right of the Catholic Church.

The Peards were very much into badminton and the mother and son, named Frank, were much involved in the local club. The family were in Listowel from 1932 to 1938 and moved back to Dublin. Frank Peard became one of Irelands leading badminton players and in mens' doubles was rated in the worlds top ten.

In his book “Sixty Years of Irish Badminton” he wrote of his time in Listowel and mentioned a Mrs. Macauley and a Gus Stack who he played with and who was his teacher in St. Michael’s College at that time.

Indeed, Frank Peard went on to be the managing director of Guinness Ireland and is still interested in badminton though in his nineties.

HEROIC

Kilmorna House

Taken from Presentation, Listowel Secondary School 1988 yearbook.

About 5 miles east of Listowel there once stood the great Kilmorna House. It was owned by the O’Mahony’s Kerry. George O’Mahony was step brother to Arthur Vicars. Sir Arthur Vicars was in charge of the crown jewels when they were stolen. In 1912. When George O'Mahony died. Kilmorna House and grounds passed on to Vicars’ sister. At once she offered Vicars the place, free of charge, for as long as he wished. Little did he know the tragedy which would follow his stay at Kilmorna House. Sir Arthur Vickers loved the house. It was everything that could be wanted by a man who adored high society.

It stood on 600 acres of the beautiful countryside in the deep west of Ireland. Three lodge houses with painted roofs stood by stonewall entrances. These lodges are still standing and are occupied by local people today. Kilmorna House was built of brick, surfaced with smooth Kerry Stone and, for most of the year, ivy climbed up its high walls. On the west side of the house a walk of lime trees paraded down to the bank of the river Feale, rich in salmon and trout meandering and flowing through the estate. From the granite terraces to the house, the smooth lawns sloped gently down through shrubberies and flower beds. The estate stretched from Shanacool Cross to Gortaglanna Cross, to the bridge which divides Duagh parish from Knockanure. From Shanacool to Kilmorna Station there were plantations of beech, oak and yew trees.

At the age of 53, Sir Arthur, to the surprise of many, married Miss Gertrude Wright of Kilurry house near Castleisland.

There were over 100 local people employed directly or indirectly by Sir Arthur, who paid them wages above the average for this backward area of Ireland. The old people of Kilmorna today still remember the huge party that was organised for the local children by Sir Arthur at Christmas. He loved to ride about the neighbouring farms on horseback. He owned the only car in the district and, once or twice a week, he would drive to Listowel, handing out produce from the Kilmorna gardens and orchards to needy families, Protestant and Catholic alike. His wife kept tiny Yorkshire terriers and in the event of the death of one of these creatures, a funeral was arranged and the workmen were expected to dress in black and look solemn.

After the theft of the crown jewels, Sir Arthur, with bitter experience of the unreliability of safes, had built a strong room to house his wife's jewels, Kilmorna’s silver ornaments, valuable books and family paintings when he was away from the house. It was natural that wild stories spread through the countryside amongst uneducated peasant farmers. Could it be, asked some, that Sir Arthur really stole the crown jewels and had hidden them in Kilmorna’s strong room? It was thought that there may have been guns stored there also. The IRA considered him to be a spy and informer. Despite many warnings he refused to leave his beloved Kilmorna.

On Monday, 14 April 1921, Sir Arthur was still in bed at 10 o'clock when his wife rushed into the room to tell him that there were men with pistols in the house. He ordered the servants to save as many valuable things as possible. His manager, Michael Murphy, told him the men said that they had only come to burn the house and that no one would be harmed.

By this time the army was on its way from Listowel, alerted by a message from Kilmorna Railway Station. The soldiers wasted precious minutes in a chase that was fruitless. In those minutes, Sir Arthur stood under the guns of the three men from the North Kerry Flying Column, his back pressed against a beech tree. It was there at 10.30 that he was shot three times in the chest and neck and twice in the head. The house had been burnt down as the men had run through it with blankets soaked in petrol.

The army wondered what might remain in the smoking ruins of Kilmorna so they blew open the strong room to find nothing. It had been empty all the time..

The O’Mahony’s Of Kerry called in lawyers to formulate a claim for compensation against the British government, valuing Kilmorna House at around £15,000. From Listowel, people came to gaze at the great black ruin. Their children played with the dismembered pieces of suits of armour they found lying on the terrace. Some wandered amongst the tiny headstones of Lady Vicars’ canine cemetery but mostly they stood looking silently at the devastation before them.

All that remains today in Kilmorna is Parnell’s tree – an oak tree was planted by Parnell 67 years ago. He said that he hoped that we would have Home Rule in Ireland before the magpies built their nests in the tree.

(By Irene O’Keeffe and Laura Doran

Listowel Folklore

Here is some more wisdom from the folklore archive gathered by Listowel children in 1937/38

These accounts refer to food.

Peggy’s Leg

Kevin Sheehy of Church St. interviewed Dan Broderick also of Church Street.

Dan remembered a woman called Peggy Carey who used to make a confection called Peggy’s Leg. It was made from sugar and "farmers’ butter." Peggy also sold seagrass. Peggy used to sell her wares at “Listowel Cross out in Newtown”. ( I’m presuming this refers to Moyvane. ) The Peggy’s Leg cost two pence.

Another local confectioner was Bridge Conway. She used to sell penny bars which she made herself.

A man from Moybella, Lisselton whose name was William Diggin used to make porridge from “yellow meal, salt and creamery milk.” Taken from Listowel Connection

http://mentalfloss.com/article/28825/10-heroic-battlefield-medics

. Vietnam: Charles L. Kelly

Major Charles L. Kelly was a medevac pilot in Vietnam and the Commanding Officer of the 57th Medical Detachment. He flew constant rescue missions from January to July 1964, even at night with low visibility. On July 1st, he was warned not to enter a "hot zone," but went anyway to pick up the wounded. When asked when he was going to return, he said, "When I have your wounded." Those words became the slogan for the medevac corps. Shortly afterward, he was shot through the open door and died when his helicopter crashed. He was posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.

LETTER

In 1847/1848 Harry Loft, Lieutenant in the 64th Regiment of Foot from Co. Louth spent some time in Glin; during that time he wrote to his mother telling her about his time here. He says “I hope you had a merry Christmas; it was miserable here. We could not get any beef and nobody here ever heard of plum pudding.” Remember this is Ireland just after the famine! Another quotation: “The Knight of Glin called upon us yesterday and invited us to join a party of woodcock shooting. He is a very rich man and Lieutenant for the County, The village and all the land about here belongs to him.”

“This is a rather nice village and in summer must be very pretty. The people here are extremely civil and hospitable. We are the first detachment to come here for 20 years so we are a great sensation; the people stare at us as if we were some newly discovered wild animals!”

“I am almost devoured by fleas since I came here. There is a great line of Saints above my bed, in the inn where I am staying, and I hoped that they might guard me from the fleas but they seem to have little regard for such folk in 1848.”

“13th January 1848. I see from the paper that a greater depth of rain has fallen on Ireland during last month than has ever been known.”

“As well as lodging money of 6 shillings a week I get 2s 8d for fuel. As you will remember, dear Mama, they burn nothing but turf here and it is very cheap.”

“We has some sharp frosts and the gentlemen round here are busy filling their ice-houses. Cartloads of ice as brought in from the country. Great numbers of salmon are caught here in season, which are sent off at once to London and other places. They are put into boxes and packed in the ice which is broken up in small pieces, to keep them fresh.”

“On Sundays I march the Roman Catholics to the chapel at a quarter to nine and then we have our own service at noon in the church which is built in the Knight’s domain and is rather a nice looking building but it is cold and damp.”

“15th February 1848. I am most disappointed to learn today that the route has come for our departure to Ballingarry.”

BIG WIND

Ulster Ancestry report

The Great Storm Strikes Ireland

Heavy snow fell across Ireland on Saturday, January 5, 1839. Sunday morning dawned with cloud cover that amounted to a typical Irish sky in winter. The day was warmer than usual, and the snow from the night before began to melt.

By midday it began to rain heavily, and the precipitation coming in off the north Atlantic slowly spread eastward. By early evening heavy winds began to howl. And then on Sunday night an unforgettable fury was unleashed.

Hurricane force winds began to batter the west and north of Ireland, as a freak storm roared out of the Atlantic. For most of the night, until just before dawn, the winds mauled the countryside, uprooting large trees, tearing the thatched roofs off houses, and toppling barns and church spires. There were even reports that grass was torn off hillsides.

As the worst part of the storm occurred after midnight, and the relentless winds extinguished any candles or lanterns, people were particularly terrified as they couldn’t see what was happening. And in many cases homes were burned because the bizarre winds blasting down chimneys threw hot embers from hearths across the floors of houses, igniting entire structures.

Casualties and Damage from the Big Wind

Newspaper reports claimed that more than 300 people were killed in the wind storm, but accurate figures are difficult to pin down. There were reports of houses collapsing on people as well as houses burning to the ground, so there’s no doubt there was considerable loss of life as well as many injuries.

Many thousands were made homeless, and the economic devastation inflicted on a population that was already impoverished must have been massive. Stores of food meant to last through the winter were destroyed and scattered. Livestock and sheep were killed in vast numbers. Wild animals and birds were likewise killed, and crows and jackdaws were nearly made extinct in some parts of the country. One of the questions asked of elderly people was if they could remember the "Big Wind." If they could, they qualified for the pension

HISTORY BITS 2010

There has passed to his eternal reward one of North Kerry's most gentle and unassuming sons in the person of Dr. Michael O'Connor who was M.O.H. for Listowel and district for the past thirty-five years. He was born at Derrindaffe, Duagh and educated at St. Michael's College Listowel, and at the National University, Dublin, where he took his M.D. degree in 1906. It was in that year he started his professional career in Listowel and from then on he had the interests of that town very closely at heart. Right through his entire life he had the greatest consideration for the poor and needy to whom he gave of his best without thought of gratitude or money. Apart from his medical life, he took a leading part in the affairs of the town and was foremost in anything that furthered the interest of Listowel. In 1918, a special branch of the Town Tenants' League was formed to take over portion of Lord Listowel's estate by negotiation for the benefit of the landless poor of the town. These negotiations failed and with the approval of town and country, the lands known as the Lawn and the Major's Field were forcibly entered and ploughed up. This action led to the arrest of Dr. O'Connor and the members of the special committee, who were charged and sentenced to a term of imprisonment in Cork Co. Jail. Later, Lord Listowel decided to give the land to the people and Dr. O'Connor and another townsman were appointed trustees. Thus by his action, plots of land were secured for cultivation by the people and particularly the poor. He was founder member of Sinn Fein in North Kerry and devoted much of his professional time organizing the I.R.A and there was not a town or village in North Kerry but had its Sinn Fein Club, due to his untiring efforts and hard work. The first Dáil Éireann Loan was organized by him in North Kerry. As a counterblast to the Belfast Pogrom in 1920, he took a leading part in the Belfast Boycott and had it so perfected that not a pennyworth of Belfast or English goods entered Listowel. Naturally, all these incidents marked him as a man to reckon with, so the British Government decided to make its move. On the Monday following "Bloody Sunday" in Dublin the doctor and six of his associates were arrested and taken to Listowel Jail, later being transferred to Kilworth Camp, Cork Co. Jail and eventually Ballykinlar, Co. Down, where they remained until the General Amnesty in December, 1921. During his internment (which incidentally lasted thirteen months) his residence was taken over by the British military and his wife and young family were forced to seek shelter among friends. After the "split" he became pro-Treaty, but still his sacrifices for the country were not over. Coming from Tralee one evening he was forcibly removed from his car and compelled to walk across the mountains to Castleisland spending one night in the open country , by the side of a fence, and was later held prisoner for several days. In later years he took little active part in politics. With his death the nation has lost a noble son and the poor a kind friend. May the sod rest lightly on him who spent his life doing good to others and may God, the giver of life, have mercy on his soul.

February 2010

DRURY: A Special Evening in honour of local poet Paddy Drury will be held in the Community Centre Knockanure on Sunday evening 7th March 2010 at 7.30pm, Admission free, Everyone welcome.

AFRICA: This months Africa magazine carries a nice article on the life and work of the late Fr Gerry Roche. 37 pastoral workers died violently around the world in 2009.

THOUGHT: Who ever we live with we must expect to have something to suffer, because this world is not out paradise, Nano Nagle c1770.
GAELIC American newspaper January 1927 items of local interest include; 80.000 mackerel caught overnight at Dingle, they were sold from 6s to 8s per 120; Mr B. Maher Chairman of Listowel Credit Society and J Hunt of Knockanure were made Peace commissioners; West Limerick Branch of Irish Dairy Shorthorn Breeders Society have offered a challenge cup to the owner of a cow that produced 1,000 gallons; Mr O Sullivan from Ballyhahill sold his 15.5 lb cabbage at Glin for 6d; Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals made a presentation to Guard Henderson and Flynn; Kerry County Council by 7 votes to 3 refused a pension to Mr Huggard who had given 40 years service to Tralee RDC; Emigration 1925 was 30,181; Died Tom Culhane of Ballyguiltenane, he was a brother of Pat Culhane a District Councillor.
SAINTS: Noted women saints, The Blessed Virgin; St Helena influenced Constantine to ban crucifixion and tolerate Christians in his empire; St Cathilda converted her husband Clovis who in turn made France Christian; St Bertha brought about the conversion of the English; The Benedictine Sisters helped establish the Church in Germany; St Juliana of Cornillon promoted the feast of Corpus Christi.
NAPOLEONS cabin boy William John Stone was 100 years on March 2nd 1910, he was residing at St Joseph's Convent of the Little Sisters of the Poor at Randwick near Sydney, he resides there since in 1890.
TRIAL of John Scanlon for the murder of Ellen Hanley took place in March 1820.

ST MICHAEL'S College can be proud of their contribution to education and football over the past 130 years; former pupils of the college have won 57 All Ireland senior medals. One of the most senior past pupils of St Michael's is local man John Murphy.
PILGRIMAGE to Northumbria from Kerry begins on May 28th, details from 066 915 2476.
IRISH College in Rome sample index of letters; 26th July 1856 letter from D. Moriarty Killarney to Kirby on matrimonial dispensations, indulgences to be gained in Knockanure and Murhur, a request to have St John the Baptist made patron of Tralee; 29th Nov.1880 letter from M. J. McDonnell PP, VF Listowel with and address adopted by his Deanery in sympathy with the Holy Father; Application dated 9th Nov. 1854 for plenary indulgence for Listowel Church on feast of St John the Baptist; Letter dated 22 Jan. 1858 reports that the Redemptorists are giving a mission at Ballylongford; 27 November 1837 letter from William Kirby [brother], Limerick, to Kirby: Dr. Kirby recovered from serious illness. Nephew got habit in Mt. Mellery. General home news and politics; 19 July 1857, letter from Sr. M. Teresa Fitzgerald, Presentation Convent, Killarney, to Kirby: Thanking Dr. Kirby for obtaining permission to establish devotion to the Sacred Heart. Petition from the superior of the Presentation monastery of Killarney. Writer's brother is getting married to Miss French of Derrynane, granddaughter of the great Daniel O'Connell.
Many more can be seen on line at www.irishcollege.org/Archives Pages/ArchivesCatalogues/Kirby
MULVIHILL: This letter appeared in a recent Mulvihill Clan Newsletter; Grandfather was Jeremiah Mulvihill married to Sarah Clancy - she was from Limerick but they lived in Listowel. My great-grandfather was Cornelius Mulvihill from near Moyvane who was disinherited when he married Annie Slattery from Waterford. (He was 40 and she was 16). They had 14 children, my grandfather being the only one to stay in Ireland. I have no knowledge of how they fared during the famine, but certainly in my great-grandfather's time (early 1900s and before), they were huge landowners out in Moyvane or Ballylongford or where they lived. Did they profit from the deaths of their neighbours? I am not sure. They may have always owned that land, because I know some Cunningham people returned from the States before the famine so maybe they had bought the land way back. Thanks and take care, Elizabeth Stack, Co. Kerry and New York City.
THOUGHT: No matter how disappointed you are feeling or how much you are hurting, know that every heartache and loss has within it the seeds of opportunity, Dick Innes.

NEWSPAPERS: Limerick Chronicle of May 1902 reports accident at Rathkeale horse fair where James Barrett of Knockanure Athea had his leg broken by a kick from a horse, Dr Thomas Hayes from the Union Hospital attended him; The June edition of the paper gave meadowing rates £3-15s to £5 and £2.15 to £7-2-6, it was hard to sell meadowing last year, but this year there is sharp demand.
Australian newspapers reported outrages in Ireland. On April 23rd 1882 two hundred men of the Moonlighting Gang attacked a house in Listowel, police succeeded in wounding and capturing 15 of the gang; Sydney Morning Herald 2nd Feb. 1888 reported that a farmer who occupied a farm from which a tenant was evicted was killed in the presence of his daughter; The Mercury Hobart 31st July 1888 reports the Murder of farmer of Listowel near Cork.
ARMY: Thomas Edmond Cronin enlisted in South Australia April 1915, no 4283 born Newtownsandes, his next of kin Mrs Margaret Cronin Knockanure. Thomas E Cronin served in Egypt, Gallipoli and the Western Front, he was killed in action 17th May 1917, aged 24 years. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. Thomas Cronin senior married Margaret Kissane at Ballybunion in 1880, his father was John and her father was Michael Kissane. Children of Tom and Margaret Cronin included James, John and Michael, who were baptised in Listowel and Edmond and Elizabeth were baptised in Moyvane.
SCHEME to make business green, has been expanded this year to include up to forty different technologies. All Irish business can receive tax relief on equipment such as refrigeration and cooling systems, catering and hospitality equipment, electro-mechanical systems, IT software and hardware, lighting, and electric vehicles. Other categories of equipment such as certain wind turbines and solar photovoltaic technology are also eligible. 2010 Green Awards, will be held at the Burlington Hotel on 11th of March.
Low cost house for E20,000, workshop in Dublin on Feb. 28th, details from 01 674 5773; Renewable electricity generation workshop will be held on March 5th, details from 01 674 5773.
RECESSION: The true cause of the crisis is the decline in the birth rate, according to Ettore Gotti Tedeschi, on Vatican Television's "Octava Dies. Western world's population growth rate is at 0% and has led to a profound change in the structure of society.

CHURCH News January 35 years ago; The four church leaders went to Downing Street to meet Harold Wilson; Theme for Holy Year reconciliation, Peace is a duty, Peace is possible; All the Church Leaders were pleading for peace and Cardinal Conway said that violence was wrong and churchmen said so hundreds of times; Bishop Casey attended a peace rally at Derry's Guildhall; Requiem Mass was celebrated on Jan 9th 1975 for Sinead de Valera in the Pro-Cathedral; Mother Mary Martin died on Jan. 27th 1975 aged 82 years, at the time her order were running 29 hospitals in 14 countries, they had 200 stations all over the world, meeting Bishop Shanahan inspired Mother Mary Martin to dedicate her life to the missions. Details from the Catholic Directory 1977.
LEAHY: William Leahy born 1800 son of Tim Leahy and Mary Enright married Mary McKenna c 1826 she was a daughter of Tom McKenna and Jane Foulkes.
DIED: Michael Hunt of Gortdromagowna died in Dayton, Ohio on 27th Jan. 1890; Kerryman reports death of M. J Nolan of Moyvane on 31st Jan. 1920, he was first Chairman of Kerry County Council.
NZ TABLET 1890; Had a section on Irish News among the items was, Robert Hunt Presided at a recent meeting of Knockanure League, Michael Goulding appeared before the members and apologised for having violated the rules by his connection with Mickey Fitzgerald the evictor, he was received into membership. A vote of sympathy passed to Mrs O Dwyer of Tipperary on the death of her husband.
SWINE Flu scare, last year they predicted that over 60,000 Englishmen would die from Swine Flu. Whoever was behind the scare gave vaccine manufacturers a windfall profit of £4 billion and now the British government have to get rid of millions of surplus vaccine doses.
CAT: A cat in a Rhode Island Nursing Home is said to be able to foretell deaths of patients, so far she has predicted 50 deaths, according to a recent book.
IRELAND have joined other European countries who will link up producers of wind, solar, hydroelectric and tidal energy through a E30 billion underwater energy grid .
DAIL claims to be the first Fair Trade parliament in the world;

FAMINE Victims: This information is from Report of the Managing Committee of the Widows and Orphans' Asylum, for the Care and Maintenance of the Destitute Widows and Orphans of the Emigrants of 1847, published in Toronto in 1848.

Rules include: Five o'clock, A.M. Bell to ring for rising. Five to seven, A.M. 1st Inmates to wash and dress, in the evening half-past eight o'clock, P.M. Lights to be extinguished. 627 admitted to the asylum of which 523 were Catholic.

Breakfast Tea and bread on Sunday and porridge for the rest of the week; Dinner bread and meat every second day and bread and soup the rest of the days; Supper Bread and tea every day.

When they were closing in 1848 the inmates some of them had lost siblings and both parents were given to people of various trades; Joseph Smith age 10 years was given to a farmer; Mary Fitzgibbons age 5 given to a lawyer; Mary Gallagher age 10 to a shopkeeper; Mathew Tierney age 14 to a Physician ; Sally Nowland to a pensioner; Three Harte girls were given to a Rector; Mgt. Feron age 13 to a Schoolmaster; Nora Hays age 12 to a boarding house; Pat Nugent age 12 to a butcher; Pat O Connor age 12 bound to a shoemaker; Ann McCabe to be brought up as his own by Tom Donoghue; Pat Nugent age 12 to be bound to a smith; Maria Mooney age 14 to be paid $1 per month; Jane Williamson to a schoolmaster to get food and clothes for 3 years; Hugh Tierney age 10 bound to blacksmith for 4 years; Catherine Gilgooly to be maintained till 18 years by Rev Rice; John Doyle age 12 to be bound to blacksmith to get food and clothes for 5 years; Several were in charge of Fr Sandell PP; Ann Carroll a widow age 24 went to a farmer for $2 per month.

ON the recent 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, President Obama said the death camp invokes a "sacred duty" to remember Nazi crimes.

Jan 2010

St Michaels College have started to update their site at http://www.stmichaelscollege.ie ; Local video snippets including opening of the Community Centre can be seen on http://uk.youtube.com/user/KnockanureLocal
Winter photographs can be seen at Knockanure.myphotoalbum.com
STAMP: A new postage stamp to commemorate the birth of Douglas Hyde has been issued, he as born 1860, first President of Ireland 1938 and he died in 1949, he was very mush forgotten up to now.
LOCAL School girls 120 years ago; Maggie Golden, Mary Mulvihill, Bridget Ahern, Mary Lynch, Maggie Flaherty, Bridget Kennelly was 6 years, Bridget O Connor, Mary Enright, Bridget Golden, Hanora Leahy, Maggie Keane, Ellie Keane, Katie McElligott, Kate Casey, Mary Cronin, Maggie Moore, Bridget Sheahan, Maggie Enright, Mary Quinlan, Hannie White, Lizzie Scanlon, Maggie Egan, Katie Murphy, Ellie Leahy, Lizzie O Connor, Ellie Kennelly was 4 years, Mary Murphy, Minnie O Connor, Julia Mulvihill, James Casey, Katie Golden, Katie O Connor, Minnie Scanlon. Some girls over 100 years ago; Enright; Catherine, Margaret, Ellen, Hannah, Mary, Ellen, Maggie, Kate, Bridget, Hannie, Katie, Johanna, Mary, Mary, Maggie, Kate, Nora, Maggie and Kate Enright. Flaherty: Johanna, Hanora, Mary, Bridget, Nora, Katie, Maggie, Hannie and Catherine Flaherty. Ahern; Bridget, Mary, Mary, Mary, Ellie, Maggie, Bridget, Ellie and Ellie Ahern.
DIARY: Charles Compton wrote in his diary on Jan. 31st 1882, We reign under a sovereign whose purity of character and lofty ideal of royal life has made the name of Victoria a synonym for true royalty, he goes on to remark that the weather this month has been wonderfully mild, more like a gentle spring than the usual dull, bitter cold of the season, the sun shines in his window and the air so clear and fresh that it quite refreshes him.
BRIDGET: St Bridget of Kildare born 453 died 524, he feast February 1st Candlemas , she is Patron of Ireland along with St Patrick and St Columba, she is also patron of midwives; babies; children whose parents are not married; children whose mothers are mistreated by the children's fathers; dairy workers; milk maids; Leinster, nuns; poets; poor; poultry raisers; printing presses; sailors; scholars; travellers; watermen; blacksmiths; boatmen; cattle; fugitives;

BENEFIT Event was held recently at Rory Dolan's, McClean Ave, Yonkers for Mr. John Plunkett. He is currently in the ICU, has already had a stem cell transplant. He no longer has the use of his limbs, has been let go from his job, has run out of health insurance and the list goes on. John was a great supporter of Acosta School and the Furlong/Mulvihill schools. Donations drop them at Rose's 95 East George St., Pearl River .Details from Reelwhistler@aol.com
MOON: Eclipse of the Moon on Thursday Dec. 31st took place between 7pm and 8pm on a fine clear frosty night, it was just as if something took a small bite off the disc.
ST BRENDAN'S in Killarney will celebrate their 150th anniversary this year ,memorabilia and old photographs are being sought for an exhibition, details from 086 8404900.
HARD Times; In 1821 there was one fever hospital in Kerry; A German called Frederick Von Ranmer was in Kerry in 1835, he found it impossible to enjoy the scenery, because of the wretched poverty of the people of Killarney and elsewhere in the County, while on his way to Dublin he saw tattered clothes on thousands, not a whole coat on anyone except in the towns. PRICES of wheat in 1821 was £1-18- and 8.5 pence per barrel of twenty stone. Twenty stone of potatoes cost 9 shillings and 6 pence. Oats cost 15s and 2 pence farthing per fourteen stone.
TITHES; Peter Thompson and John Stack certified the Tithes for Tralee in 1821, payable to Rev. E. M. Denny.
POTATOES: December 1894 meeting of the Board of Guardians was told of the failure of the potato crop in the region, the crop appeared better than usual in June, Mr Hewson said it was extraordinary how variable the crop was.
CHAPEL CROSS. A sample of people who lived at Chapel Cross Knockanure before the Famine; Ellen Nash born 1820 and James Nash born 1825 with their parents Maurice Nash and Joan Dillane; Tom Stokes born 1825 and Mary Stokes born 1828 with with parents John Stokes and Mary Connor; Bridget McElligott born 1828 with parents John McElligott and Bridget Scanlon; Jeremiah Enright born 1829 son of Daniel Enright and Ellen McCormick; Catherine Connor born 1830 to John Connor and Mary Ahern; Dermot Dore born 1830 to John Dore and Ellen Buckley; Mary Minahan born 1830 to Daniel Minahan and Catherine Linsey; Mary McCormick born 1831 to Michael McCormick and Bridget Mahony; Ellen Langan born 1831 to Tom Langan and Bridget McElligott; Peter McGrath born 1831 to Tom McGrath and Mary Buckley; John McMahon 1832 born to Tom McMahon and Margaret Fitzgerald; Mort Scanlon born 1832 to James Scanlon and Mary McGrath; Joan Sullivan born 1833 to William Sullivan and Joan McGrath who married in 1832; Dan Scanlon and Mary Keane married 1832; Matt Quin and Margaret Keane married 1835; Patrick Kane and Bridget Dore wed. in 1835;Dermot Carroll and Joan Aherne married 1836; Michael Golden and Mary Wingle wed. 1838; Mary Connor born 1833 to Batt Connor and Catherine Keys; Michael Flaherty born 1836 to John Flaherty and Dora Kane; Pat Sullivan born 1849 to John Sullivan and Liz Dore.

PIUS XII: Pinchas Lapide, a Jewish historian, theologian and Israeli ambassador, stated that the actions and policies of Pius XII saved as many as 860,000 Jews during the last war.
ISRAEL: More have been killed on their roads than in their wars and a man recently created a record there by divorcing 11 times.

PASTORAL Plan 2009-2013 was launched by Bishop Murphy in Killarney last September, the diocese is divided into 12 Pastoral Areas, each with a council made up of priests and representatives from each parish, they work in partnership to respond to the needs of their communities.
FIRST Presentation School in Tralee was opened in 1809 by Mother Joseph Curtayne and Sr. Mary John Sheehy, we should be ever grateful to the Sisters for the thousands of girls who have been educated by them over the past 200 years.

NEWTOWNSANDES old site was copied to a new site at http://www.reocities.com/dalyskennelly_2000/index.html Many other geocities sites can now be recovered, just replace geocities with reocities .

Notes Jan 2010

STROKE: Ask the person to smile, speak a sentence, raise both arms and stick out their tongue all in succession, any change from their usual ability suspect a stroke.
SECRET: Kerry County Council claim that they have to keep the price they pay for land secret, sellers of land will easily find whatever information they need, if they pay for it.
CORK University Hospital; all those attending the Out Patients Departments in the hospital will be seen in order of their appointment time and not on a first come first serve basis as was previously the case.
HSE have accepted that the standards of hygiene at the Maternity Mid Western Regional Hospital is poor. What did the inspectors mean by reporting on the need for appropriate segregation of staff food storage and patient food storage?
SURNAMES in Keylod on Census night 1911; Harding, Mulvihill, Nolan, Ahern, Carmody, Casey, Enright, Golden, Cronin, Kelly, Moore, Nash, Goulding, Mangan, Murphy, Carroll, Hanrahan, Kennelly, Dunne, Fitzgerald, Whyte, Heffernan, Costelloe, Sheehy, Riordan, Flaherty, Moran, O Connor, Barry, Manaher, McCarthy. Margaret Cleary and Bridget Buckley were sisters living together in the Village of Knockanure. Mr Harding was a relation of Ned The Lady Mulvihill both their mothers were Carmody.
GRIFFITHS List of householders for Keylod in 1850; Michael Connors, John Sandes, Patrick Keane, Tom Moore had vacant house, Rev James O Sullivan had the Church and a tenant John Byrne with a schoolhouse, Mary Dillane, Thomas Moore, Catherine Connors, John Moran, William Sandes, John Golden, Bartholomew Connors, Michael Nash, Thomas Langan, Michael McCormick, Jeremiah Dillane, Catherine Lindsay, Ellen Enright, Michael Golden, John Kelly, Edmond Dillane, James Dore, Ellen Mulvihill and John Stokes.
1958: The Dept. of Education intended to change the term physical training to physical drill in the rules for secondary schools. Cumann na Mean Mhuinteoiri were proposing in 1958 to give a salary of £600 to their General Secretary. By the way the charge for Bed and breakfast at the International Hotel Bray in 1958 was 19s6d.

Jan. 2010
FARMING: The recent heavy frost, cold wind sleet and snow caused many problems for farmers, including slippery yards, frozen pipes, cleaning yards which were frozen solid, milking machines and coolers were also causing problems, not to mention farmers having to work everyday under harsh conditions. Some cows were out last week for a few hours per day. It is reported that 30,000 farmers are waiting for REPS payments. Hard frost in times past was used by farmers to do many types of work, this activity provided pickings for wild birds, now birds starved by regulations which were supposed to protect them. Listowel Mart reopens Wednesday Jan 13th `10; Seminar on Farming, challenges for a new decade will be held at the River Island Hotel Castleisland on Thursday night Jan. 14th next; IFA, AGM was due to be held at Manor West Hotel, Tralee on Monday 11th of Jan, `10.

Jan. 2010 more

BOOKS: Some years ago I found a box of books which were used by Mr Stack N.T. Brosna. Names written on various books include; Richard S Fitzgerald Inchamore House, St Colman's College, Fermoy; Also mentioned Ellie O Connor Brosna N.S. 11th Dec. 1896?, Miss Mulcare Broguee?, Dan F Stack Brosna, James Stack P.C. Brosna 23 Aug. 1934, James Ignatius Stack Brosna, James Stack 1899, Pat McAuliffe 1847 or '97, Mary Daly Monitoress Brosna School 1888.
The following appear to be in 6th and 7th Class, David Curtin, Brosna, John Sullivan, Denis Shine, Tom Brosnan, James O Keeffe, Michael Tobin?, Tom Murphy, Bart Murphy, Dan McAuliffe, Dan and Pat Healy and Hugh Joy.
DIARY: Louis Simond wrote in his diary on Jan. 4th 1810, The roads are full of soldiers, on foot and in carriages travelling towards Plymouth- Portugal and India supposed to be their destination, he also noted very few beggars, people appear healthy and not in rags, houses generally rough but clean, windows whole and clean not like Americans who use old hats and bundles of rags to stuff broken windows.
JANUARY: St Ita died Jan. 15th 570 and was buried in Kileedy, she was foster mother of St Brendan. Fr James Dixon arrived in Sydney Australia in January 1800 and said the first public mass in Sydney on May 15th 1803. January 13th 1800 O Connell made his first public political speech. Douglas Hyde born Jan. 17th 1860, died 1949.In January 1900 The Irish Parliamentary party unites under John Redmond; ICA was founded in 1910 and this year special events will mark their centenary. Percy French born May 1st 1854 died 24th Jan. 1920.Kerryman reports death of M.J. Nolan J.P. on Jan 31st 1920.
HAPPY Birthday to local man Johnny Murphy who now resides at Arus Mhuire.

IFA: The new President of the IFA John Bryan accused the supermarkets of daylight robbery in the prices they pay food producers; he wants milk prices to rise from 22c per litre to 28c.
FOOD Matters a six page booklet is sponsored by nine Councils including Kerry County Council, one snippet from publication, 27 million tonnes of fish caught globally are discarded annually, the booklet was produced by Voice of Irish Concern for the Environment, who have an office in Dublin 2.

HAITI: Quiz and monster raffle will be held at the Winners Circle Pub, Bridge St., Abbeyfeale on Friday, January 22 in aid of the Red Cross Haiti Appeal. Linda Sweeney, daughter of Marie and Patsy, Killarney Road works with the Red Cross in the Caribbean and is helping to co-ordinate their response. Lorcan Curtin will be the question master. Quiz will start at 10pm following the Munster match broadcast. Haiti suffered with four dreadful storms in 2008 and now has to cope with a devastating earthquake.

March 2010

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CARS: General Motors are to recall 1.3 million cars to replace a motor in the power steering system.
SPORT: Canadian athletes, of Irish ancestry, want to compete for Ireland in the Winter Olympics in Russia in 2014.
TALLEST Building in the world $1.5 billon Dubai skyscraper was closed to the public for some unknown reason.
LARGEST wind turbine in the world is being built in Norway 533feet high. Lovely sight in the evening sun to pause a while and see the gentle rotation of the Athea wind turbines.
INSULATION of attics has cost many dearly this year, the attics were so cold that pipes froze and of course nobody warned the side effects of insulation, the next thing will be dampness in the rafters. Foil backed insulation caused a fire in a house in Australia and the death of the house owner, live wires came in contact with the foil . SEI's Energy Show takes place in Main Hall, RDS on Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th April; 100,000 Irish homes have had Building Energy Ratings completed to date, every day about 300 more buildings are added to the list.
EU law states that all PCB oil containing equipment must be decommissioned by the end of this year, where will the 40,000 tons of PBC oil now in the EU go as it is now useless and a danger.

FISHING: Abbeyfeale Anglers' Association is one of the six angling clubs on the river Feale. The waters fished by the club stretch from the Kerry Bridge in town to the Duagh Bridge about four miles downriver. The fishing is mainly fly fishing.

March 17th 2010

Notes

The American Holocaust Museum recently reported the it had 30 million visitors so far; Athea National School are displaying a photo gallery of past pupils in the school;
READING Aids for slow readers are available at Listowel Library.
SPAM: Symantec says junk email accounted for 89.4 percent of all email traffic it analysed in February.
THOUGHT: You want to make a difference in your world? Live a holy life: Be faithful to your spouse. Be the one at the office who refuses to cheat. Be the neighbour who acts neighbourly. Be the employee who does the work and doesn't complain.
Pay your bills. Do your part and enjoy life. Don't speak one message and live another. People are watching the way we act more than they are listening to what we say, Max Lucado.
KERRYMAN Jan 1910 extracts; Fr Casey fund amounted to £932 and 18 shillings; Average cost of erecting cottage on one acre was £118-15 in 1906, the average Cottage rent was £2-10s ; Springer's at Listowel Fair made £17 and milking cows made £18-10s; Mr Michael J Flavin made a long election speech, his supporters are also quoted. Nominations for North Kerry Parliamentary contest were from men with many local relations and connections namely, Mr T Neville Stack who came from Carrueragh and lived in London, described as a newspaper publisher and journalist, he was proposed by Gerald Leahy Stack JP Chemist of Market Street Listowel and was seconded by Edward J Stack J P Draper William Street. Mr Flavin had several councillors in his party including Woulfe, Nolan, Kennelly and Trant, he was proposed by Canon Davis and seconded by Edward Moran Draper Market Street Listowel.
Court case, child away from school, mother said he had calf fetters and fatty glands, ask the policeman who saw them says Mrs Keane. Sgt Maher of Newtown charged Tom Fitzgerald of Lyrecrompane with being intoxicated in charge of a horse and of driving furiously. Death occurred of Mrs Shanahan wife of Edward Shanahan of Clandouglas , she was a sister of Bishop Mangan of Kerry. 56 yds long and 4ft wide concrete footpath cost £13.

NUNS: For over 300 years, religious sisters from 400 communities have worked in America, before American women had professional careers, religious sisters were getting advanced degrees and founding and leading institutions. Exhibition on Catholic Sisters in America who corresponded with President Thomas Jefferson, talked down bandits and roughnecks, brought pianos into the wilderness, gave first health insurance to Midwestern loggers. sisters' courage during the Civil War, the Gold Rush, the San Francisco Earthquake, the Influenza Epidemic, the Civil Rights Movement, and Hurricane Katrina. More details from http://www.womenandspirit.org/index.html
MANY people are outraged at the way a writer in Times last week made false allegations against the Pope, the future Pope was working in Rome at the time the incident happened in Germany.

WRITER and researcher Timothy O Neill Lane born 1852, will be remembered at a special event at Templeglantine on Thursday March 18th at 8.30pm, all are welcome.
NO Sale at Listowel Mart on March 17th.
DEDICATION: The new Munster Council Chairman Moyvane man Sean Walsh has dedicated many years to the GAA, first his own club then development officer for Kerry and later was Kerry county board chairman for 10 years and spent the last three years as vice chairman of the Munster Council.

March 24th 2010

WW11 stories are being collected in Canada from soldiers, 700 have already participated in the project.
NEWSPAPER Reports for March 1919: Dominic Spillane of Dromderlough, Co Kerry court-martial in Cork over documents in his possession in Dec. 1918; John Relihan publican and grocer of William Street, Listowel, was charged with over charging for an item, Julia McElligott refused to give sample of butter to an inspector, she was charger with offence; Dean O Leary and Rev M Daly got presentations; Gatherings were prohibited in the cinema, Carnegie Hall and the gymnasium in Listowel, due to flu prevention measures, few people in Listowel had flu but Duagh, Lixnaw, Finuge, Ballyduff and other districts had it; Two and a half million men in the army, cost £440 million, weekly cost of work benefit was £950 million; Death took place of Mr J. P. Hanrahan of Moyvane, chief mourners were his wife Margaret, Rev Tim Hanrahan, St Joseph's Church, locust Gap, Penn, Michael and B Hanrahan sons; Hannie, Kitty and Nellie, Mrs M Walsh, and Mrs M Culhane daughters. Mrs Mary Moran and Mrs Ellen Hanrahan sisters. Pat, John and James Moran, Jer Dee, Michael, John, and Tom Hanrahan nephews. Mary and Babe Dee, K and Josie Hanrahan, Mrs Creedon and Mrs Foley nieces. A long list of cousins and relations follow, including Mrs John Troy of Listowel.
MARCH 14th 1962 Eileen Costelloe nee Drury died, born London 27th June 1870 her mothers name was Kelly and her father was Limerick born. Eileen collected folksongs and used her Irish name Bean ui Choisdeailbh.
Micheal O Muircheartaigh made his first broadcast on 17th March 1949.
ICE blocked the exit of Lake Erie on 29th March 1948 and stopped the Niagara Falls.
USA have lost about 7 million jobs since 2008.
Eucharistic Adoration began in Knockanure on 14th March 2000.

March 31st 2010 Notes

CEMETERY: Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky From: Bob Francis http://www.shawhan.com Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky. Sample of Kerry names,
Carmody, Ellen, wife of Patrick Carmody, native of Tullamore, County Kerry, Ireland, died August 20, 1863 age 35 ; John Carmody son of Patrick & Ellen Carmody, died October 1, 1865 age 2 ; Ellen Gregory, wife of Geo. Gregory of Newtownsandes, County Kerry, Ireland, died November 4, 1871 - age 65 years 6 months Gregory, Ellen, w/o Geo. Gregory, born on County Kerry, Ireland, died June 1, 1864 age 45; George Gregory, born in County Kerry, Ireland, died May 18, 1914 age 80 Gregory; Margaret Gregory daughter of Ellen & Geo. Gregory, 1873 ;Thomas Gregory, born 1,877 - died 1903 ;
Healy, Frank, son of T. & M. Healy, died July 24, 1883 age 18 ; Healy, Hannah, born 1852 - died 1893; Healy, Maggie, born 1864 - died 1893; Healy, Mary, born 1828 - died 1910 ;Healy, Thomas, born in County Kerry, Ireland, died February 29, 1876 age 50 ; Higgins, Jas., died August 21, 1875 age 40 native of County Kerry, Ireland ; McCabe, Dennis, born in Tipperary, Ireland, died March 16, 1880 age 51; McCabe, Hanna, his wife, born in County Kerry, Ireland, died September, 1874 age 40 ;McCarthy, Ellen, died August 13, 1866 age 21 years & 7 months McCarty, Dennis, born in County Kerry, Ireland, died March 14, 1882 age 58 erected by his brother John McCarty;
McQuinn, Bridget, died September 2, 1854 age 9 McQuinn, Catherine, born in County Kerry, Ireland, died December 15, 1884 age 75 ;McQuinn, Catherine, wife of James McQuinn, born 1809 - died 1885 ; McQuinn, James, of Newtownsandes, County Kerry, Ireland, died May 13, 1861 age 63; McQuinn, James, born 1798 - died 1861 ; McQuinn, Margaret, died September 3, 1854 age 2 years & 6 months;
Murphy, Catharine, daughter of D. B. Murphy, May 19, 1870 age 3 years, 9 months, & 4 days; Murphy, Ellen, of Prior, County Kerry, Ireland, died February 13, 1870; Mary Murphy, of Dingle Parish, County Kerry, Ireland, died June 11, 1866.
Continued next week.

BOOK of interest to all of us in Kerry, called Kerry and the Royal Munster Fusiliers has just been published; many from the Parish and surrounding districts gave their life and suffered greatly during the Great War.

EASTER Sunday Morning Dawn Mass will be celebrated in Tarbert Churchyard at 6am.

April 2010

CEMETERY: Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky , Kerry names continued from last week.

O'Connor, Daniel, born 1864 - died 1907; O'Connor, Dennis, son of Edmond & Catharine O'Connor, died April 12, 1848 age 4 ; O'Connor, James, of Castleisland?, County Kerry, Ireland, died May 11, 1866 age 38 ; O'Connor, Katherine, died February 18, 1900 ; O'Connor, Mary, born February 14, 1859 - died September 1, 1873 ;O'Connor, Mike, born November 18, 1856 - died November 14, 1888 ; O'Connor, Thomas, born October 24, 1857 - died September 1, 1873; O'Connor, William, son of J. & D. C. O'Connor, died August 23, 1867 age 7 months ; O'Connor, William, born October 24, 1865 - died September 2, 1873; O'Neil, Daniel, son of Owen & Ellen O'Neil, age 24, native of County Kerry, Ireland ;

Shea, Daniel, born 1851 died 1872 Shea, Daniel, born in County Kerry, Ireland, Parish Valentia - age 73 Shea, ; Elizabeth, wife of Daniel Shea, born in Parish of Ventry, County Kerry, Ireland, died - July 30, 1893; Shea, Ellen, wife of John Shea, died 1873 ;Shea, Gertrude, born 1885 - died 1900; Shea, James, born 1858 - died 1886 ; Shea, Joanna, born 1854 - died 1873 ;Shea, John, born 1810 - died 1894 ; Shea, Katharine A., born 1876 - died 1879 ; Shea, Katharine, born 1869 - died 1870 ; Shea, Katharine George, wife of P. Shea, born 1858 - died 1923; Shea, Mary, born 1855 - died 1872; Shea, Nora, born 1859 - died 1880 ; Shea, Patrick, born 1854 - died 1891; Shea, Richard, born 1862 - died 1872 ; Walsh, John, born 1820 - died 1896; Walsh, John R., native of Newtownsandes, County Kerry, Ireland, died September 24, 1865 age about 53 erected by son Patrick Walsh; Walsh, Patrick, born 1834 - died 1896 ;Welch, John, native of County Kerry, Ireland, born 1856 - died 1886 ;Welch, John M., a native of County Kerry, Ireland, born 1839 -died. 1889; Welch, Julia, native of County Kerry, Ireland, born 1848 - died 1914 ; Welch, Willie, son of J. M. & J. Doyle, born 1889 - died 1889; Welsh, John, born 1842 - died 1903; Welsh, Mary, born 1843 - died 1912 ; Welsh, Mary, daughter of T. & B. Welsh, born October 10, 1866 - died September 20, 1877; Welsh, Timothy, born March 15, 1825 - died March 6, 1908; Kane, John C., born 1827 - died 1905 Kane, Mary E Kane nee Kennelly, born 1838 - died 1910, her grand daughter Elizabeth Gregory Kane died 1955 she was married to William E Kane who died 1950. Elizabeth had Gregory, Shanahan and Stack ancestors all from Moyvane area.

DONATION of E1,000 was presented recently by Dan Keane on behalf of the Knockanure Community Centre to Clodagh Mangan for The Guide Dogs for the disabled.

WELL Done also to Thomas Broderick of Kilmorna who cycled from Maynooth to Galway and back for charity, he was among a group of 110 cyclist who collected E71,000 for Breast Cancer Research at Galway University.

CONGRATULATIONS to Brid Stackpool who recently won the H Factor on Radio Kerry, he sang If I Stand Alone beautifully, Brid is daughter of Dan and Lily of Lower Athea.

BEST Wishes to Kenneth Culhane Lisselton born chef who recently won the prestigious Roux Scholarship.

BEST Wishes also to Lynda O Sullivan of Knockanure who recently celebrated her 21st Birthday.

PLAY: Katie Moloney from Abbeyfeale from wrote and produced ‘Blowing Bubbles'. It was recently produced at the Glorach Theatre by the members of the Co. Limerick Youth Theatre. Katie has many relations in the locality.

CHINA: 57.19 million tyres were produced in China in December 2009, up 52 per cent compared with 2008. In a full year they made 654.64 million tyres. Toyota is to stop car production in England and France for nearly two weeks, because of over production.

WILDLIFE survey is being made by Listowel Tidy Towns, you are asked to photograph local wildlife and visit the Library for details. National Tree Week" was marked in Moyvane with a tree-planting ceremony performed by Chairman of the G.A.A. Munster Council Sean Walsh. Despite the cold wet weather daffodils are in full bloom at present and the flowering currant which was a feature of every hedge in times past is now about to flower. Some farmers are experiencing a shortage of fodder and are anxiously watching the weather forecast.

EU study found that the proportion of European patients consulting in general practice with lower respiratory tract infections who are prescribed antibiotics ranges from 27% in the Netherlands to 75% in the UK; trials show that antibiotics do not help these patients to get better any quicker.

LOCAL information on the internet available at http://knockanure.jimdo.com/ ; http://uk.youtube.com/user/KnockanureLocal ;

http://knockanure.myphotoalbum.com

April 21st 2010

VISIT: The Minister for Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs, Mr. Pat Carey, TD visited the Great Southern Trail on Friday, 16th April, his Press Secretary is Tadhg Ó Gairbhí, a native of Rathkeale.

PHOTOS: Convent Primary School is compiling an exhibition of photos of past pupils taken at the School. Please send copies to the school with your name and date of picture.
MUSEUM costing E11 million was recently officially opened at Glasnevin Cemetery, Daniel O Connell will be the first subject of the many forthcoming exhibitions which will be held at the museum.
RECESSION: We talk about recession think of our ancestors who according to Arthur Young and others who found in 1760 where a Dairyman for his trouble of milking cows and caring for them only got a cabin a garden of an acre and grass of one cow, all the butter went to pay rent and another payment was charged for buttermilk, he had to survive on profit from half the calves and pigs fed on skim milk; Potato land in Limerick cost £4 to £5 an acre with a cabin, the grass of a cow cost 40 shillings to 50 shillings; labourers got 5 pence a day and if they worked for a year they would only earn the of an acre to grow their potato crop, people who grew oats and potato had also to pay tithes, while the dairyman was exempt from this tax. Other taxes included, Parsons Tithes, hearth tax 2s , the Right Boys wanted to Priest to accept 5s for marriage, 1/6d for baptism, 2s for Stations. General failure of crops in 1817 caused famine, then the principal banks failed in 1820 and more crop failures in 1821 brought people to a very distressing position.
CARDINAL Conway and the other northern bishops issued a statement on April 14th 1975 on the sectarian murders, 30 people had been assassinated between February 8th and April 14th 1975, on April 23rd 1975 a call was made by the Inter-Church meeting for the immediate release of all detained without trial in Northern Ireland and cooperation among the Irish Churches to remove the Republic's claim to jurisdiction over Northern Ireland. Trocaire Lenten collection amounted to £620,000.
Dublin diocesan development fund in its first year amounted to £555,000, the funds helped nine new parishes including provision of schools.
LARGEST Voluntary organisation of social concern in Ireland is St. Vincent de Paul; it operates in 132 countries and has over 1 million members working voluntary worldwide.
THOUGHT: Do not let your peace depend on what people say of you, for whether they speak good or ill of you makes no difference to what you are. True peace and joy is to be found in Me [Jesus] alone. He who is neither anxious to please nor afraid to displease men enjoys true peace, Thomas a Kempis

April 28th 2010

WRITERS: Recent play Dacent Savage by Gerard Barrett brings to mind local writers. Dan Keane Born Knockanure 1919 has a huge volume of writings, including this version of
Valley of Knockanure.
The bells of St. Bartholomew's rang in the morning air,
The mission bells were pealing to summon souls to prayer,
Three rebel sons of Ireland their fear of danger shed,
To kneel before God's altar and receive eternal bread.
Paddy Walsh and Paddy Dalton and their companion Dee,
Because they loved their Motherland they strove to set her free,
They little knew that morning what they shortly would endure,
As they took the road towards their last abode in the Valley of Knockanure.
Gabriel Fitzmaurice born in 1952 in Moyvane, He is ex principal of the primary school in Moyvane village and is the author of many books. John Moriarty born in Moyvane in 1938, He said` I went through libraries, I had been to the galleries and been to the concert halls and I was literally glutted with culture, I had to come out and put my head in a stream in a bog in Connemara and let it all wash out and start again and remake my mind.''
Edward F. Barrett (1869-1936), Edward F. Barrett, an accountant, wrote plays in his spare time, one of which was produced at the Abbey Theatre in 1918, he married Nora Hunt of Knockanure . Karen Marguerite Moloney USA her people from Knockanure. Other writers with close relationship with the Parish include; Fr Anthony Gaughan born 1932, Brendan Kennelly Born Ballylongford, Dan O Connor Born Knockanure .Dr Brendan Barrett Poet ,Tom Moore 1779-1852 , Paddy Drury Born Knockanure 1859.,Fr Con O Keeffe ,Sir Arthur Vicars b.1864, William J Hudson Florida, Tom Neville Stack, Fr Tim Leahy ,Woodview. Fr Joe Walsh born 1924 Moyvane .
Willie Finucane Born Knockanure .
John Looney remembers Willie in song He gave us pleasure with his songs he sang them everywhere,
From John B's and Sheehy's in Listowel to the harp in old Kildare.
He sang of fairs, the light and goats and topics quite obscure.
And Garda Kane felt the poet's wrath in his raid in Knockanure.
FOUND: contractor cleaning out an old New Hampshire barn found seven reels of film including the only known copy of a 1913 silent film about Abraham Lincoln.
WINDLE: looking for any information on Thomas Wingle born Co. Kerry c1833 his wife Johanna O'Brien daughter of John or James O'Brien and Ellen Kissane born Co Kerry in 1836.
Thomas Wingle had a sister Hannah their parents were Michael Windle and Bridget Moore Hannan. Hannah went to Canada in 1861.

FULL Moon on April 28th; We have had a fine spell of marvellous weather, the only thing is frost at night which retards growth. Heavy rain on Saturday night last should fuel growth. Some maize under plastic is being planted. The countryside is covered in many shades of green; the blackthorn is full of tiny white flowers while the furze bush is brilliant yellow. The swallows have arrived and the Cuckoo is singing at Kilbaha and Gortdromagowna again this year.

YANKS: Extracts from the reports on the deaths of American Citizens in Ireland 1910-1929

Philip Herlihy date of death: 1924-06-03 at Limerick, Ireland; born 1881; Spouse's name - Louise Mulvihill Herlihy, Listowel, Co Kerry; brother - Michael Herlihy resides Knocknagoshel, Co Kerry brother - John Herlihy resides Franklin Ave, Brooklyn, NY ; Pauline Ursula Wren - date of death: 1920-07-02 at Ballybunion, Co Kerry; born 1904; mother - Josephine H Wren resides East 64, NYC uncle - Michael Hickey resides East 64, NYC; Thomas Dowling - date of death: 1925-02 at Co Limerick; born 1878-05-25 Boston, Mass USA retired staff sergeant US Army; Spouse's name - Mary Dowling Newcastle West, Co Limerick; uncle - Thomas Senior Dowling resides Newcastle West, Co Limerick ;Registration Documents USA can be found at; http://sites.google.com/site/irishgleanings/home/american-registration-documents

Maurice J Costello born 1857-04-04 at Lixnaw, Co Kerry, Ireland; Mrs Jane Costello; travel to Ireland July 1914 visit . Rev Edmund FitzMaurice born 1881-06-24 at Tarbert, Co Kerry, Ireland; naturalized 1910-06 at Circuit Court Philadelphia PA; travel to Dublin Aug 1914 purpose touring; John F Latchford born 1879-03-22 at Newcastle West, Co Limerick, Ireland; naturalized 1913-08-05 at Circuit Court, Chicago, IL; travel to Dublin July 1914 visit relatives ; Cornelius O'Sullivan born 1862-03-25 at Dirrien, Athea, Co Limerick, Ireland; spouse Mary O'Connell born at Clounlehurde, Ballyhall, Ireland, daughter - Loretta b Mar 1895 at Pittsburgh, PA; travel to Ireland Oct 1904 his health;

Michael Barrett born 1876-03-19 at Rathkeale, Co Limerick, Ireland; spouse Katherine Jordan born at Rathkeale, Ireland naturalized 1906-08-01 at Supreme Court of NY; person to notify - Mrs Mary O'Dea 936 Newkirk Ave, Flatbush, LI, NY; travel to Ireland Oct 1913 visit.

FUNDING: Europe is to fund a 42 metre telescope 3060 metres up on the Chile desert.

THOUGHT: Marie Bashkirtseff's maxim, "The weak brood over the past; the strong take their revenge on it."

MASS from Duagh will be broadcast by RTE on May ,9th and 16th at 10am.

PRAYER: Weekend of prayer and meditation at Ardfert Retreat Centre runs from May 14th to 16th, details from 066 713 4276.

MASS at Arus Mhuire on May 7th at 8.30pm, in thanksgiving sponsored by Listowel Bazaar Group.

FIRST Holy Communion Day in Athea on the 15th May at 11.30am

CELEBRATION of Stillness will take place in St. John's Church on Tuesday, May 11th at 8pm. Guest Speaker Sr. Stan with music by Eoin Duignan & St, John's Choir directed by Fr Pat Ahern. Tickets available in the Parish Centre Tralee, not available at the door.

CONGRATULATIONS to Noreen McEvoy who was elected ICA Kerry President recently and also best wishes to Eileen Roche, Kerry ICA arts promoter.

AGE and Opportunity are celebrating during May the creativity of older people, various events are advertised in local press, last year about 57,000 people were involved.

GRANTS: Government is spending E1 million per week in energy saving grants for homes.

BEST Wishes to Bon Secour Sisters, Sr. Balerian, Sr. Margaret Mary and Sr. Brid who celebrated their golden jubilee recently.

Notes May 12th 2010

CENSUS of Agriculture will beheld on June 1st 2010, the census was held every year from 1847 to1953, they were taken every five years from 1960 to 1980, the census is nowtaken every 10 years, the questionnaire this year is eight pages long.

OUR Lady: The statue Our Lady of Limerick in St Saviour's church, Limerick is made ofoak was brought by Patrick Sarsfield from Flandersin 1640. The Patrick Sarsfield we know from the Siege of Limericklived 50 years later. The Statue and the Sarsfield Chalice were hidden inSt Mary's Churchyard to save them from looters; OurLady of LaSalette (France 1846); OurLady of the Pillar in Saragossa, Spain c 40 AD ;Our Lady of Walsingham ,England c 1061;
Our Lady of the Rosary ,Prouille, France (1208) ;Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Aylesford,England (1251) ;The Black Madonna- Czestochowa, Poland (1382) ; Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal -Paris, France (1830) ;Our Lady of Knock - Knock (1879) On her right stood St.Joseph, his head inclined towards her. On her left stood St. John the Evangelist,dressed as a bishop, to the left of St. John was an altar on which stood a lamband a cross surrounded by angels; Lourdes, Our Lady appeared 18 times toBernadette Soubirous, in the grotto of Masabielle, Lourdes in France in 1858;Fatima, On the 13 of May of 1917 Our Lady appeared for the first time at Fatimaand the apparitions took place on the 13th. of the month for the next 8 months; Five First Saturdays revealed by the Blessed Virgin Mary to SisterLucia December 10th. 1925, while she was kneeling in the Convent Chapel;Guadalupe, Our Lady appeared in Mexico in the year 1531 to an Indian named JuanDiego; Akita, In 1973, the Blessed Virgin Mary gave Sister Agnes KatsukoSasagawa in Akita, Japan three messages through a statute of Mary; Our Lady of Lavang - La'Vang,Vietnam, The first apparition of the Lady of Lavang was in 1798, when thepersecution of Vietnamese Catholics began. Our Lady continued to appearto the people in this same place during 100 years of persecution in Vietnam.

PHOTOS: Goodyear tyre andRubber Company have 250,000-item photo collection. The University of Akron'sArchival Services, a division of University Libraries, has received a two-year,$303,000 grant to index and digitise the collection. LDS Churchis to spend 10 years digitising their 3.5 billion images at their GraniteMountain Records Vault.

CELEBRATION of Stillness was due to take place in St. John's Churchon Tuesday night May 11th at 8pm. Guest Speaker Sr. Stan with music by Eoin Duignan & St, John's Choirdirected by Fr Pat Ahern.

ICA: There will be a Mass inthe Marian Hall on Tuesday 11th May at 8.30pm to celebrate theinauguration of Noreen McEvoy as Kerry I.C.A. Federation President, everyonewelcome.

LATIN Mass will take place at Holy Cross Dominican Church Tralee next May 16th at 1.30pm.

YEAR For Priests, the Diocesan information evening will be held on Wednesday, May 12that 7pm. To book phone Fr Liam Lovell on066 7133169.

ST BRENDAN'S FeastCelebrations; Friday May 14th,Pagent and Lecture, 8pm at St Joseph's Church, Fenit; Saturday May 15th Walk The Brendan Way 9:30am, St Joseph's Oratory;
Sunday May 16th at 9:30am, Mass of StBrendan; at 11:00am, Musical Interlude St Brendan's Statue and at 2:00pm, Mass,O'Leary's Island, depending on the weather, details from 066 7136376.

SCHOOL: A new era has dawned

in the education of the pupils in Scoil Chorp Chriost Knockanure N.S., lastweek saw the introduction of state of the art interactive Whiteboards in theschool classrooms. This new technology will enhance and contribute to thelearning opportunities of the children in the school and bring our classroomsinto the 21st century. Well done to the Board of Management andParents Association in the school who fundraised recently for the provision ofthese interactive boards.

May 2010

RADIO Mass: The Sunday morning Mass on R.T.E. Radio 1 at10.00a.m. will be broadcast from Listowel Parish Church, On Sundays 23rd May,30th May and 6th June The broadcast will be on Long Wave 252.

POPE in Fatimawas joined by half a million people at his Mass. Hopefully some locals were also there.

FIRST: Federal prosecutor Renee Harris Toliver willbecome the first African-American to sit on the federal magistrate bench in theNorthern District of Texas.

BORN 100 years ago in MoyvaneParish; Mary Catherine Stack born 11 November 1910 daughter of Garrett Stackand Ann Enright of Moyvane; Michael Kennelly born 2 January 1910 of Newtownsandesson of Martin Kennelly and Bridget Shine,;

Miles Thornton born 17January 1910 of Kilbaha son of Miles Thornton and Mary McAuliffe. Daniel Hanlon born 21 January 1910 son ofMichael Hanlon and Catherine Lyons of Murhur;

Catherine Moore born 24February 1910 daughter of William Moore and Margaret Flaherty of Kilmorna; John Fitzmaurice born 5 March 1910 son of JohnFitzmaurice and Nora McEvoy of Glenalappa; Thomas Roche born 3 March 1910 son of MichaelRoche and Mary Conway of Moyvane;

Nora McGrath and MaryMcGrath born 19 March 1910 daughters ofJames McGrath and Elizabeth O Connell of Newtown; John Fennell born 19 March1910 son of Michael fennel and Nora O Brien of Leitrim; Myles Kearney born 25March 1910 son of Miles Kearney and Margaret Culhane of Newtown; Jeremiah Enright born 25 March 1910 son ofJohn Enright and Nora Driscoll of Tubbertureen; Bridget Mary Leahy born 1 April1910 daughter of Timothy Leahy and Bridget Danaher of Beenanasbig; MichaelShine born 15 April 1910 son of Patrick Shine ad Mary Mulvihill ofGortdromosillihy;

Michael McEnery born 22 April1910 son of John McEnery and Ann Liston of Tubbertoureen; Nora O Brien born 24April 1910 daughter of Michael O Brien and Mary Kennelly of Barragogeen; Patrick Nash born 5 May 1910 son of PatrickNash and Margaret Moore of Gortdromagowna;

Mary Ahern born 13 May 1910daughter of James Ahern and Nora Moore of Gortdromagowna; Henry Collins born 16May 1910 son of John Collins and Nora Windle of Newtownsandes;

Martin Hanrahan born 26 May1910 son of Jeremiah Hanrahan and Nora Sheehy of Gortdromosillihy; Nicholas Windle born 31 May 1910 son ofNicholas Windle and Mary Hanrahan of Aughrim; Bridget Flaherty born 17 June 1910 daughter ofJames Flaherty and Catherine Ahern of Glennalappa;

Mary O Connor born 23 June 1910 daughter of Michael O Connor andNora Fitzgerald of Keylod; Gerald O Connor and John O Connor born 24 June 1910sons of Patrick O Connor and Nora Pierce of Keylod; Nora Brassil born 6 July1910 daughter of David Brassil and Ellen Flavin of Aughrim;

Patrick Mulvihill born 10July 1910 son of Con Mulvihill and Mary O Brien of Clounbrane; Michael McEnery born 10 July 1910 son of DenisMcEnery and Mary Egan of Tubbertoureen.

Edward Buckley born 23 July1910 son of Laurence Buckley and Bridget Broderick of Gortdromagowna; Julia Hanrahan born 27 July 1910 daughter ofPatrick Hanrahan and Joan Flaherty of Gortdromosillihy;

IDA Plan to create 100,000jobs by 2014. Foreign companies to date have created 140.000 jobs directly andindirectly. At present 1,670 companies are in the Employment Subsidy Schemehelping to keep 100,000 jobs. Red tape and regulations hinder small scale jobcreation and retention.

UNIVERSITY: It is reportedthat 33% of Leaving Cert students are bared from University because of theirlow standard in mathematics. EU report in 2006 found that the price of academicjournals rose in some cases by 300% between 1975 and 1995.

Notes May 26th 2010

PROCESSION: Annual Queen of the May Procession took place in Knockanure Church on Sunday 23rd May at 3pm. Guest speaker Fr. Broderick.

CONGRATULATIONS to Jerry J Mulvihill who recently received an award from the Blood Transfusion service.

CROKE Park Deal, who monitors the poling stations and advises foreign workers.

NEWSLETTER: Loughill/ Ballyhahill Newsletter was published recently, it contains many interesting articles, several of them have a foreign element in them. Michael Kearney begins with local landmarks , the original hall was built in 1874 as a National School and operated till 1959. Mount Trenchard est 1839 was the first N.S. School. Stephen Edward Rice donated the site of both churches and Gerald Griffin born 1803 is remembered in the local school name. Paudie Cummane was in Australia and went to Korea to teach English, he gives his experience of living in Korea where the national ale is called Soju. Bridger Liston tells us about the quarter of a million children who live on the streets of Kolkata and her marathon run. Ross Griffin, Mark Gilmartin and Rob Stacks overland trip to Gambia in old cars is recalled and the life long work of Athea born Fr Jim White is researched in Gambia. Margaret and Denis Culhane ran in Ethiopia to raise funds to cure trachoma, they report on the country also. Another traveller David Noonan writes about South America and India. Edwin O Connor recalls sailing in the Caribbean. Patrick McNamara made a trip from Australia to the Parish of his ancestors and reflects. Plenty of local material is also; all the local organisations give a picture of their activities. Photos, Poetry and a list of local employers are also included. Gerard Curtin writes about brick making at Cloonlahard and John Nolan recalls Then and Now. Bridie Holland remembers her youth at Tinnakilla and mentions Jim Pierce and his hall at Costelloe’s Cross. Grainnne Duffy nee Kearney writes about 13 years of transatlantic flights. Paddy O Hanlon has copy of a map showing Kerry and West Limerick Dairy Co-op areas, intake of milk for 1960 and 1963 are recorded, Athea and Cratloe creamery received 1.5 million gallons while Newcastle West intake amounted to 0.6 million gallons.

GARDA Michael Joseph Kennelly of Keylod was remembered last week at a special ceremony in Dublin in remembrance of Guards who died on duty. Garda Kennelly lost his life when the car he was a passenger in, went into the River Corrib.

June 2nd 2010

GREEN Flags; Congratulations to Knockanure Scoil Chorp Chriost N.S. who along with 12 other national school were given Green Flags at Thomond Park on May 24th `10.

KEY: Hotel magnetic key card contains your credit card number, your name and some of your address. The information can be easily used by anybody. You need a small magnet, pass it across the magnetic strip several times to delete information.

CHURCH Records; http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/index.html James Stack of Glin married at Brosna Church Nora Donoghue of Fevatta on Feb. 4th 1900, The brides parents were Dan Donoghue and Mary O Sullivan and the grooms parents Garret Stack and Catherine Golden; Bridget Goulding was born at Keylod on Dec. 4th 1859 to Michael Goulding and Mary Guiney; Mary Golden was born at Gortdromagowna on March 1st 1851 to John Golden and Margaret O Connor; Jeremiah Lyons son of Tom Lyons of Knockanure married Jane Golden daughter of John Golden on Feb. 27th 1875; Mary Golden of Keylod born Dec. 10th 1833, daughter of John Golden and Nora O Connor; Patrick Pierce of Coolkeragh married at Ballybunion Church Margaret Mulvihill of Shrounoun on 25th Feb. 1868; Catherine Pierce of Coolkeragh was born 24th May 1874, daughter of Patrick Pierce and Margaret Mlvihill; Gerald Pierce of Coolkeragh was born 14th May 1882 to Patrick Pierce and Margaret Mulvihill; Denis Kennelly married Ellen Creagh of Glennalappa on March 3rd 1835; William Flavin born Moyvane 24 Jan. 1822 to John Flavin and Sarah Creagh; William Ahern born Moyvane Dec. 4th 1825 to Denis Ahern and Catherine Creagh; Marriage in Moyvane on 24th Jan. 1836 of Michael Mulvihill and Bridget Creagh of Gortdromosillihy ; Martin Kennelly of Tubbertureen born 3rd Sept 1841 son of Denis Kennelly and Ellen Creagh; Mary Mulvihill of Kilbaha born April 11th 1843 , daughter of Michael Mulvihill and Bridget Creagh; Joan Kennelly born at Aughrim 22nd July 1849, she was daughter of Michael Kennelly and Bridget Creagh.

FEAST of Corpus Christi introduced in Belgium in the 13th century, it was promoted by St Juliana of Cornilon. First extra feast in honour of Jesus in 1,000 years.

CANON Kelly: On Friday June 18th 2010 Athea Parish will celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Canon Kelly’s ordination to the priesthood. Thanksgiving Mass at 8pm with refreshments afterwards, all are welcome.

100 Years Ago: Moyvane baptisms in Listowel from 1801 to 1812. William Joseph O Connor Date of Birth 12 May 1812 of Newtown son of John O Connor and Sarah Dore;

Patrick O Connor, Date of Birth 26 December 1812 of Moyvane son of Morgan O Connor and Mary ? ; Mary Bennett Date of Birth 16 December 1812 daughter of Thomas Bennett and Catherine Mulvihill; Ann Stack

Date of Birth 31 August 1812 , daughter of James Stack and Mary Daly; Maurice Cushion Date of Birth 9 August 1812 son of Michael Cushion and Ellen McInery;

Michael Moore Date of Birth 6 August 1812 son of Tom Moore and Margaret Halpin; Margaret Mangan Date of Birth 18 May 1812 daughter of John Mangan and Catherine Moore; Bridget Lynch Date of Birth 23 March 1812 daughter of Pat Lynch and Bridget Sweeney;

Julia O Connor Date of Birth 23 February 1812 daughter of William O Connor and Ellen Hennessy; Dan Mangan Date of Birth 26 January 1812 son of Michael Mangan and Margaret Enright; Denis Kennelly Date of Birth 26 January 1812 son of Dan Kennelly and Margaret Culhane; John Holly Date of Birth 18 January 1812 son of Dan Holly and Catherine Connell; Ned Pelican Date of Birth 1 January 1812 son of Bill Pelican and Ann Cusack; Catherine Lynch Date of Birth 22 November 1811 daughter of John Lynch and Catherine Fitzgerald;

Michael Connell Date of Birth 6 October 1811 son of John Connell and Margaret Costelloe; Margaret Culhane Date of Birth 26 September 1811 daughter of John Culhane and Bridget Flaherty; Catherine Murray Date of Birth 17 September 1811 daughter of John Murray and Nora Scanlon; Denis Mangan Date of Birth 4 August 1811 son of Denis Mangan and Catherine Mulvihill; Edmund Stack Date of Birth 7 April 1811 son of Edmund Stack and Mary Burns; Timothy Broderick

Date of Birth 3 April 1811 son of Martin Broderick and Margaret Gallagher; Maurice Duane Date of Birth 5 March 1811 son of Denis Duane and Joan Ferris; Elizabeth Mangan Date of Birth 24 March 1810 daughter of Michael Mangan and Margaret Enright; Bridget Connell Date of Birth 23 April 1810 daughter of Michael Connell and Nora Lawlor; James Fitzmaurice

Date of Birth 10 August 1810 son of William Fitzmaurice and Ellen Healy; Daniel Grady Date of Birth 20 August 1810 son of Michael Grady and Mary O Brien; Nora Mangan Date of Birth 20 August 1809 daughter of Denis Mangan and Catherine Mulvihill; Joan Grady Date of Birth 19 June 1808 daughter of Michael Grady and Mary Brien; Catherine Moore Date of Birth 17 August 1808 daughter of Thomas Moore and Margaret Halpin; John Moore Date of Birth 28 October 1802 son of Tom Moore and Ellen Halpin; John Windle Date of Birth 26 February 1801 son of Henry Windle and Margaret Mulvihill .

DATES: James Joyce met and fell in love with Nora Barnacle. On 16 June 1904, the day of their first walk together.

In the U.S, the 100th anniversary of Father’s Day is coming up next week.

June 2010

THOUGHT:” His heritage to his children wasn’t words or possessions, but an unspoken treasure, the treasure of his example as a man and a father,” Will Rogers Junior.

SOME residents of Knockanure Village in 1901;

James Cleary aged 45, his wife Margaret aged 40; Michael Stack aged 50, his wife Mary aged 30,children Mary 10, Michael 15, Tom 3and James; Thomas Cronin aged 45, his wife Margaret 42, children, James 17, Molly 12,Tom 10, Eddie 7, Bessie 4; Ellen Kelly 47, Julia Kelly 50, Jer Nolan 26, Maggie Kelly 28; William Moore 60, his wife Mary 60, children Catherine 26, Bridger 24, Margaret Moore 16;John Goulding 55, his wife Mary aged 43, children, Maggie Goulding 15, Bridget 13 and Catherine 12; Jeremiah O Carroll 42, his wife Mary 35, Children, Catherine 10, Elizabeth 7, Bridget 3 and Mary 1, John, Dan 18,Tim 4; Patrick Ahern 34, his wife Catherine 37, children, Mary 4 and John 7; John Mulvihill 64, his wife Mary 55, children, Catherine 9,Julia 13 and Mary 16, Simon 14 and Edmond 21; Michael Barry 32, his wife Bridget 28, children, Patrick 6,John 5,Tom 3 and James 1; John Ahern 67, his wife Ellen 60, son Tom 40; Maurice Gaire 26, his wife Mary 25, lodger Bessie McCormick 70; Ellen Carmody 60; Maurice Griffin 58 and his son Maurice 18; Denis Dee 30 and his son Denis 19; Maurice Casey 48, his wife Bessie 51, children, Bessie 16, Janie 12, Joan 11, Katie 14, Nora 18; Maurice 8, Patrick 9, Jer 15, Dan 17 and Sylvester 19;Jer Enright 73, his wife Joan 55, children, Katie 20,Hannie 22, Ellie 28 and Dan 27; Martin Enright 60 and Wife Joan 56; Hugh Goolden 50, his wife Bridget 45, children, Nora 14, Ellie 5, Hannie 10, Denis 7, Hugh 3,Michael 12 and John 15; Mary Flaherty widow 53 and son Tim aged 14; Michael Barry 60, his wife Mary 60, son Tom 21, lodgers born Co Clare; Michael McCarthy 18, Mary McCarthy 6, James McCarthy 4, Bridget 2, John McCarthy 35, Kate McCarthy 34,

June 23rd 2010

SOME Local elderly recorded in 1901 census; Mary Moloney of Duagh aged 103; Tom O Donnell of Tarbert aged 102; DB of Listowel aged 102; Kate Daly Knocknagoshel aged 97; Patrick McElligott of Lybes Duagh aged 97;John Sullivan Pilgrim Hill aged 100; Edward Carrig Shanaway aged 98; Mary Denihan, Beale East aged 100; Mary O Sullivan Sluicequarter aged 98; Richard Collins Sluicequarter aged 96; Joan Sullivan Knocknagoshel aged 96; Joan Horan Knocknagoshel Village aged 96; Margaret O Sullivan Knocknagoshel aged 96; Mary Kelly Church Street, Listowel aged 95; Mary McElligott Pallas aged 95; Tom Kirby Asdee aged 95; Mary Collins Lisselton aged 95; Ned Murphy Gortnaskeha aged 95; Con O Connor Ballydonoghue aged 95; Patrick O Folle aged 94 lived with his daughter Mary aged 40 years; Catherine Enright of Aughrim was aged 94; Mary Shea Church Street Listowel was aged 91;Kate Connor Lahard aged 92; Denis Enright Tullahennel aged 88; Francis Maunsell Ballinruddery aged 88; Ellen Cronin Lisrue aged 88; John Stack Curraghatoosane aged 88; Joan Enright Tarmon aged 88; John Whyte Lisaniska aged 88; Margaret Sullivan Bunagarha aged 88; Joan Dore William St. Listowel aged 88; Bridget Walsh Knockenagh aged 87; Tom Galvin Glouria aged 87; Eugene Sweeney Lahard aged 90; John O Brien Knockundervaul aged 90; Denis O Connor, Lenamore aged 90; Bridget Kissane Farranstack aged 90; Joan Leonard Knockenagh aged 90; Mary Sullivan Lislaughtin aged 90; Bridget Hartrey Church St. Listowel aged 90; Ellen King Bedford aged 90;Margaret Pattwell aged 90; Bridget Keane Moyvane aged 90;Joan Gallivan Knockane Listowel aged 90; Nora Scanlon Doonard aged 90; Denis Dunne Dooncaha aged 90; Kate Healy Ballyline aged 90; Mary Pellican Moyvane aged 90; Mary Mulvihill Urlee aged 90; Jude Shanahan Trieneragh aged 86; Margaret Sullivan Church Street Tarbert aged 86; Daniel O Donnell Trieneragh aged 86; Maurice Shanahan Newtownsandes aged 86 lived with his daughter; Dan Dwyer Shrone East Listowel aged 85; Mary O Connell Church St, Listowel aged 85; Mary Barrett Dooncaha aged 85; Mary Leane Duagh aged 85;Michael Finucane Lisaniska aged 85;

EMMETS GAA are celebrating their 125th anniversary, Tim Pat Coogan will give a talk on Robert Emmet on Wed. night June 23rd, Mass will be celebrated by Club Patron Canon Linnane on Thurs 24th at 8.15pm. Family fun days from Friday to Sunday. On Saturday night a Birthday Bash will be held, contact Emmets PRO Norah Browne 087 9955291.

June 30th 2010

BORN about 200 years, some Moyvane children baptised in Listowel.

Name Mary Lindon Moyvane baptised in Listowel Date of Birth 15 September 1816 Address Moyvane, Father John Lindon Mother Catherine Dineen.

Ellen Finucane on 15th Jan. 1814; William McAuliffe on 30th Jan 1814; Joan Fitzmaurice 9th March 1814; Margaret O Connor on 1st April 1814; Joan O Connor 19th April 1814; John Scanlon 22nd April 1814; Mary Hanrahan 2nd Oct. 1814; Julia Mulvihill 23rd Nov. 1814; Margaret Cournane on 20 Dec. 1814; Michael Cushion 20th Dec. 1814; Michael Connell on Jan. 1st 1814;Ellen Mulvihill on Jan. 1st 1815; Catherine Harnett on Feb. 1st 1815;Mary Dowling March 12th 1815; Nora Kennelly March 12th 1815; Robert Quinn on April 16th 1815; Mary O Connell on 13th May 1815; Tim Harrington on Sept 1st 1815; John Mann on 28 Jan. 1816;John Scanlon on 28th Jan. 1816; Patrick Fitzgerald on 10th March 1816; James Graddy 10th March1816;Margaret Broderick 3rd April 1816;Bridget O Connor April 12th 1816; John Moore April 28th 1816; Con Moriarty 23rd May 1816; Mary Lindon 15th Sept. 1816; Michael Stack 29th Sept. 1816; Joan Fitzmaurice 13th Oct. 1816; Mary Connell 24th Oct. 1816; Nora Mangan 25th Oct. 1816; John Connell 27th Oct. 1816; Catherine Mangan 15th Dec. 1816; Joan Lynch 3rd Jan. 1817; Ellen Mulvihill 16th Feb. 1817; Bridget Barrett 2nd March 1817; Margaret Quinn 9th March 1817;Margaret Ahern on 17th march 1817; John Regan on 1st April 1817; Ellen Cournane 6th April 1817; Francis Sandes 7th April 1817; John Langan 13th April 1817;Denis Enright 27th April 1817; Pat Stack 27th April 1817; Tom Connell 10th May 1817; Mary Connor June 1st 1817; Catherine McGrath on 20th July 1817; Maurice Moriarty 20th July 1817;

Joan Nolan 24th Aug. 1817; Mary Nash 12th Sept. 1817; Margaret Connell 5th Oct. 1817; John Sandes 19th Nov. 1817; Mary Hanrahan 28th Dec. 1817;Bridget Nealan 17th Jan 1818; Michael Mangan 7th Feb. 1818; Ellen Foley 1st April 1818; Tom Barrett 15th Feb. 1818; Ellen Lynch 26th April 1818; Nora Kennelly July 20th 1818; Michael Broder 10th Aug. 1818; Mary Hennessy 10th Aug. 1818; Michael Connell 30th Aug. 1818; Mary Dalton 21st Sept. 1818; Pat Connor 5th Nov. 1818; Peter Nolan 12th Nov. 1818; Bridget McEnery 31st Jan. 1819; Pat Mulvihill 13th Feb. 1819; James Moore May 1st 1819; Mary Curnane May 1st 1819; James Fitzmaurice 1st June 1819; Edmund Stack 1st July 1819; Ann Enright July 18th 1819; Michael O Connell 29th Sept. 1819; Tom McAuliffe 3rd Oct. 1819; Catherine Lawlor 17th Oct. 1819; Catherine Connell 10th Oct 1819; John McCarthy 17th Oct. 1819; Pat Mulvihill 20th Oct. 1819; Philip Stack 5th Dec. 1819; Catherine Regan 19th Dec. 1819;Mary Mulvihill 12th Jan. 1820; Elen McCarthy 3rd June 1820; Con Mulvihill 15th June 1820; John Harman 9th July 1820; Mary Connell 14th Aug. 1820; Michael Cournane 30th Aug 1820; Elizabeth Hennessy 8th Sept. 1820; Catherine Enright 25th Oct. 1820; Michael Hickey 11th Nov. 1820; Martin Mulvihill 26th Nov. 1820; Mary Mulvihill 26th Nov. 1820; James Barrett 28th Nov. 1820 and Ellen Buckley Dromurhur.baptised listowel 10th April 1820.

RECORDS: Church Records can be found at http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/index.html ; Local video clips can be viewed at http://uk.youtube.com/user/KnockanureLocal

Knockanure and District information at http://knockanure.jimdo.com/ ; 1901 Census http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Kerry/

BOOK Launch by Margaret Noonan of Farrannawanna Tarbert at the Comprehensive School Tarbert on July 1, 2010.

Margaret describes her life from upbringing in Direen Athea, to going into the nuns at a very young age being in Zimbabwe during the troubles.

IRAN earns about $100 million per day from oil sales.

We loose about E600 million per year on cross border shopping.

WAR: Britain has 9,500 troops serving in Afghanistan, 300 have died up to the present. The US has 100,000 troops in the area. Barack Obama set up a new military unit called Cyber Command. It has 90,000 staff.

FLOODS: Over 200 people have died in recent floods in China.

July 2010

FITZMAURICE, Names taken from Tree created by Jean Wilson, if you have more information, I will pass it on. Garrett Fitzmaurice came to Duagh in 1358.

Fitzmaurice, Catherine Presentation Convent, Listowel ; Fitzmaurice, Catherine 1845 - Leitrim West, Moyvane; Fitzmaurice, Catherine Theresa 11 Oct. 1889,Ballydonoghue, Glin ; Fitzmaurice, Dan Joseph 24 March 1874 - Leitrim West, Moyvane ; Fitzmaurice, Edmond 12 May 1832 - Leitrim West, Moyvane ; Fitzmaurice, Edmond (Eddie) 1936 ; 10 April 1960 ; Fitzmaurice, Edmond John 24 June 1881 - Leitrim West, Moyvane; Fitzmaurice, Elizabeth 28 Jan. 1854 - Leitrim West, Moyvane ; Fitzmaurice, Elizabeth Mary 20 Jan 1887 - Leitrim West, Moyvane ; Fitzmaurice, Francis P 1850 - Leitrim West, Moyvane ; Fitzmaurice, Gail 1944 ; Fitzmaurice, James

1803 ; Fitzmaurice, James 1843 - Leitrim West, Moyvane; Fitzmaurice, James 1935 ; Fitzmaurice, James Francis 02 Jan. 1878 - Leitrim West, Moyvane ; Fitzmaurice, Johanna 12 July 1834 - Leitrim West, Moyvane; Fitzmaurice, John

1872 Leitrim West, Moyvane; Fitzmaurice, John, 08 Jan. 1839 - Leitrim West, Moyvane ; Fitzmaurice, John Joseph 16 June 1892 - Ballydonoghue, Glin; Fitzmaurice, Rosette 02 June 1938 ; Fitzmaurice, Mary 07 Dec. 1830 - Leitrim West; ;Fitzmaurice, Mary Agnes 28 May 1884 - Leitrim West, Moyvane; Fitzmaurice, Mary Elizabeth 29 March 1876 - Leitrim West; Fitzmaurice, Maura 1940 Fitzmaurice, Rosemary 1929; Fitzmaurice, Thomas; Fitzmaurice, William

1931; Fitzmaurice, William 1840 - Leitrim West, Moyvane ;

Wall, Mary Anne (Molly) b.. 13 May 1877 - Kilmeaney; Wall, Michael b. 01 March 1875 - Kilmeaney ; Wall, Pierce b. 1844 - Co Wicklow Kilmeaney ; Wall, Pierce b. 10 Nov 1880 - Carrick-on-Suir ; Wall, Mary Anne (Molly) b. 13 May 1877 - Kilmeaney ; Wall, Alexander b.. 19 MAY 1873 Kilmeaney ; Wall, Bridget b.. 1884 - Carrick-on-Suir ; .. Wall, Alexander b. 1820 ; Scanlon, Thaddeus 'Timothy' b. 1850 ; Scanlon, Mary Elizabeth b. 23 July 1885 Newtownsandes ; Scanlon, Patrick ; Scanlon, John Francis b.. 08 May 1883 - Newtownsandes ; Scanlon, Josephine b. Moher, Moyvane ; Walsh, Catherine b. 1809 Listowel ;

JUBILEE: Golden Jubilee of Fr. Brendan O’Callaghan, Knockanure. A special Celebration of Mass will take place on next Thursday night 8th July at 8.00pm at the Community Centre, Knockanure to Celebrate

CONGRATULATIONS to the new Mayor of Kerry Pat Leahy, who was born at Trien Knockanure, he is a local active councillor for nearly 20 years. 1972 was the last time a Labour man was elected Chairman of the Council, 1949 was the last time a Moyvane man was elected to Chair the Council. M J Nolan of Moyvane was the first Vice chairman of Kerry County Council. Pats wife Mary and daughters Nora, Johanna, Trisha, and Mary B. no doubt contributed to his success.

July 2010

GOLDEN Jubilee celebrations for Fr. Brendan O Callaghan on Thursday night last at the community centre brought out a host of talented performers. Following Mass, presentations were made to Fr Brendan and Fr. Tom McMahon, some short speeches and reminiscences of Knockanure over 50 years go, then entertainment began with a few stories from Dan Keane. Gabriel, Gerard and Joe ably assisted by Miss Finucane provided the music. Maureen danced a jig and Julia danced The Highland Fling to the delight of all. Songs were sung by Eddie, Philip, Jerry, Margaret, Sean, Christy and Fr Tom. The school musicians played the Valley of Knockanure, a new generation developing their talent. Refreshments were provided by local volunteers. There is no hope of ever having a Golden Jubilee celebration to the priesthood in the next 50 years in Knockanure, so the night was very special as it was also the first golden jubilee held at the Knockanure Community Centre.

BEST Wishes to Canon Linnane of Listowel on his retirement and welcome to Fr Declan O Connor the new Parish Priest of Listowel.

NEW Irish representative on the European Economic and Social Council is now a bird watch man, whatever his background he will have to learn speedily to protect the economic interests of this Country. We know that hundreds of butcher shops were closed by EU regulations and thousands of farmers are being put under pressure from supermarkets who have the purchasing power and EU regulations which distract farmers from their work , while achieving cosmetic results.

FOOTBALLER, James O Donovan a Limerick player could be considered a Knockanure man as his grandmother was Agnes Leahy of Lisaniska.

FINUCANE and associated names taken from Church Records;

Jeremiah Lyons born March 1876 son of James and Joan Lyons of Kilmeaney ;Edmund Flavin born May 1901 son of Pat Flavin and Nora Lyons of Carrueragh; Michael Flavin Kilmorna born 1895 son of Pat Flavin and Nora Lyons; Dan Lyons of Duagh born April 1844 to Tim Lyons and Anna Pierce; Jer Pierce Lyons born Duagh March 1899 son of John Lyons and Nora Walsh; Patrick Finucane born Oct. 1895 son of Michael Finucane and Bridget Carmody of Knockanure; Marriage 1876 of John Collins and Nora Finucane of Knockanure, father of the groom Dan Collins and father of the bride Michael Finucane;

Michael Finucane born Beenanasbig 1884 son of James Finucane and Mary Diggins; Mary Finucane of Kilmorna born 1895 daughter of Pat Finucane and Ellen O Connor; Tom Finucane Kilmeaney 1835 son of Mick Finucane and Nora Stack; Dan Finucane Kilmeaney born 1836 to Pat Finucane and Mary Dillane; Tom Finucane Kilmeaney born 1842 son of Tom and Mary Finucane; Bridget Finucane Kilmeaney daughter Tom and Mary Finucane in 1843;Tom Finucane Duagh born 1887 to Robert Finucane and Han Buckley; William Lyons Duagh born 1876 to John Lyons and Catherine Donoghue; William Lyons Duagh born 1873 to John Lyons and Mary Shine; Mary Buckley Kilmeaney born 1823 daughter of Tim Buckley and Margaret Finucane; James Finucane of Knockanure married in 1884 Mary Diggin of Moybella in Ballybunion; Mary Finucane of Gale born 1859 to Michael Finucane and Mary Callaghan;

Malachi Finucane Ballybunion born 1826 to Tom Finucane and Ann Donnell; Mick Finucane born Moybella 1845 to Tim Finucane and Mary Feenaghty; Ellen Finucane Farrenpierce born 1847 to John Finucane and Mary Ahern; Married Ballybunion in 1851 James Finucane and Mary Kelly Ballydonoghue; Married Ballybunion Dan Finucane and Mary Buckley of Galey in 1862; John White born Afoula 1847 to John White and Dora Finucane; James Finucane born 1846 to Michael Finucane and Mary Callaghan Ballybunion;

Dan Collins born 1878 Ballydonoghue to John Collins and Nora Finucane; Pat Hunt born 1857 Ballydonoghue to Henry Hunt and Ellen Mahony; Margaret Finucane born 1836 Ballybunion to Tom Finucane and Margaret griffin; Marriage of John Finucane and Mary Scanlon of Inchamore , Fr McCarthy celebrant; Marriage in Ballylongford 1826 of Malachi Finucane and Ann Donnell.

KERRYMAN snippets for July 1910; At Cahirciveen Petty Sessions two boys named Con and Denis Morley were sent to Greenmount Industrial School, their parents were dead. Tom Coffee a tinker was fined 5s for not having a Peddlers Licence. William Leahy of Listowel was charged with breach of Licensing Laws on a Sunday.

12,000 people attended the Franciscan Pilgrimage held at Ardfert, the road for two miles from the railway station to the village was full of people. Special trains came from Limerick, Ennis and the Cork train was last to arrive. Many bands led various contingents; several Franciscan dignitaries were in attendance. The occasion marked 400 years since the Franciscans left Ardfert, they were brought to Ardfert by Thomas Fitzmaurice in 1253, who built their church on site of earlier church of St Brendan which was burnt in 1089.

At another commemoration the Bishop of Kerry Dr Mangan gave an address at Muckross Abbey Killarney to a congregation from all parts of Ireland and abroad, 1,000 from the Third Order of St Francis came from Athlone by train. Kerryman of July 23rd 1910 reports the death of Bishop Mangans mother at Bedford, Listowel, she was aged 86 years, the report contains a long list of relations and friends of the family. Michael Donahue a mining expert and Kerryman died in Butte Montana aged 48 years. Bad weather was affecting harvesting. An American group called Irish Homecoming Association were expected to visit Ballybunion on August 7th. Feis in Listowel got a boost when Mr M. J. Pyrne’s donated a scholarship to Ring Summer School as a prize, also expected at the Feis were Joe Halpin and daughter from Garryowen, Dillon from Lisselton and Dillon from Tralee. There was a long list of winners at Listowel Sports, included were; P Mullane, A Histon, M O Connell, J J Loftus, E Walsh, M Collins, R Sparkling, M J Hickey, W A Lynn, J J Delaney, J A Beckey (came in smiling at end of race), Michael McCarthy, Maurice O Connell, M O Brien, J J Burke, J Teahan, J J Foley Listowel, M Collins and J Stokes. Earl of Listowel was President of the Sports Club. St Patrick’s Temperance Band under Laurence Buckley provided the music.

Andres Iniesta the Spanish soccer hero whose goal captured the World Cup is to walk the Way of St. James, which leads to Santiago de Compostela.

SANDES Family: Georgina Isabell Carr of Durham was first wife of Captain Sandes of Carrigafoyle; Elizabeth Chute of Rathanny married Thomas Sandes of Sallowglen; Margaret Chute of Chute Hall married Thomas W Sandes; Stephen Edward Collis of Tieraclea married Margaret Sandes of Sallowglen; Richard Condon married Mary Sandes, daughter of Lancelot C Sandes of Carrigafoyle; Rev Thomas O Connor married Susanna Sandes daughter of John of Clounbrane; Margaret daughter of Stephen Creagh of Limerick married William Sandes of Sallowglen; E Cussen married Catherine Sandes of Sallowglen; Maurice de Courcey of Kerry was husband of Mary daughter of John Sandes of Moyvane; Drury of Kerry married Alice Sandes of Rostague; Bridget Fitzgerald daughter of Knight of Kerry was wife of Thomas Sandes of Sallowglen; John Sandes of Moyvane was married to Mary Gough of Toureen, Limerick; Nora Harnett of Kilconlea was first wife of John Sandes of Moyvane; Martha daughter of John Sandes of Cloonbrane married William Hoan of Kerry; Ellen Sandes of Clounbrane was wife of Zacharias Johnson of Kerry;

Margaret Kitson of Derry, Co Kerry was wife of Thomas Sandes of Kerry; Robert Leslie of Tarbert was husband of Margaret Sandes of Pyrmount; Lewis Moore of Queens County was husband of Sarah Sandes of Carrigafoyle; George Sandes of Greenville married Elizabeth O Connor daughter of Major Fitzmaurice O Connor; Second wife of John Sandes of Moyvane was Lucinda Barbara Purcell; Richard Quain married Ellen Louisa Creagh Sandes; Amy daughter of Oliver Sandes married Quilter; George Rose of Morgans md Catherine Sandes of Carrigafoyle; Aileen Theresa Sandes daughter of Lt. General George Sandes md Colonel Robert Ross; Agnes Sandes daughter of John Sandes of Moyvane md Captain John Sandes; Rev Fitzmaurice Sandes married Mary Shewell of Ballygrennan; Lancelot Sandes had wife Margaret Stoughton of Ballyhorgan; Henry Trench md Elizabeth Anne Sandes a daughter of Captain Charles Lancelot Sandes; Anna Whyte was wife of Gerge Sandes of Greenville; Ophra Wren of Litter was wife of Wm Sandes of Pyrmount.

July 2010

KERRYMAN July 6th 1940 reports; Celebrations at Franciscan Church in Killarney to mark the sixth centenary of the arrival of the Franciscans in Killarney, sermon preached by Fr Fintan Russell O.F.M. a native of Killarney, celebrations ran from 29th, 30th of June and July 1st 1940. Fr Russell informed us that the Franciscans established Muckross in 1340 and for 200 years was a mighty powerhouse in the midst of our ancestors. In the bad times of 1659 some were deprived of the sacraments for up to 6 years and others walked up to 120 miles to fulfil religious duties.

Bishop O Brien Presided at ceremonies at Muckross Abbey which were attended by 5,000 people. The event was broadcast on radio. Sermon at was preached by Fr W.B. Costelloe OFM of Holy Cross Tralee, he mentioned that c 1754 that Friar O Sullivan write the History of Kerry, the Belgian Friars arrived at Killarney on July 12th 1860 and the present Killarney Franciscan Church opened 1867.

Other news included, Ordination in St Dominic’s Church Washington, DC of D. A O Connell on 31st May 1940, he was grandson of David and Mrs O Connell of Ballagh , Abbeyfeale and he was nephew of Mary Broderick of Ballagh Cottage.

Stone breaking work at Doon Ballybunion, quarry work continues on large scale.In Asdee a number joined Local Security Guards, Fr Myles Allman encouraged people to join. Kerry Farmers Association held a meeting at firies, Mr Galvan complained about discontinuance of unemployment benefit. Tralee bank clerk swam 4.5 miles in rough seas from Tralee Canal to Fenit Pier. River feale has not been as low since1887. Council struck rate of 17/4 in the £. Kerry Senior and Minor footballers qualify for Munster final. Died Bill Stack of Ballygoughlin, Glin, he was buried at Listowel. Dying soldier requests companion to sing the Rose of Tralee for him. The Irish government to mine strategic points around coast.

MATCH: Down well deserved Champions on Saturday last July 31st `10. In May 1960 Down came to Listowel to play Kerry in the opening match at the recently redeveloped Listowel sports field, Kerry beat them decisively, but came September Down were the first team to take Sam north of the border. Maurice Hayes son of a Listowel woman was then Secretary of Down County Board. The Arthane Boys Band spent the weekend in Listowel and played at the game and on the night before performed at a packed concert.

Kerryman July 13th 1940 Snippets; Dan O Neill of Abbeyfeale married Hannah O Connor N.T of Duagh; Ned Horan of Farranfore and Sheila Clarke of Ballybunion got married in London, her uncle Fr Shanahan present; M.J. Fanning Listowel Postmaster promoted; Gaelic Classes at Athea closing till Autumn; Dog Racing at Ballybunion track on Mondays. July 20th 1940, Civilian war duties booklet issued by the government. People were advised to help army, do not hinder it, Remain in your house, beware of false rumours; In America youth lead movement against war; 80% of Beaver Island in Lake Michigan were Irish; £ 20.000 needed to stock institutions with emergency food, shortage of funds a problem; Kerryman of 27th July 1940 reports; Using peat in war time, using our resources to advantage; Funeral of Garda John O Donnelly a victim of attempted rescue at Ballybunion he was a native of Donegal. It appears that Miss V and P O’Carroll were in difficulties; Jack Buckley electrician was working at Ballybunion and fell 14 ft, he was a native of Beale; Importance of silage and replacing inported feedstuffs discussed; Brazil burned 25% of their coffee crop; 10 year programme of National Development; De Valera makes statement on neutrality; Fair in Abbeyfeale, Calves under 4 weeks £2.10s to 3.15s, 2 to 3 year olds £12 to £16 they were mostly second class, 300 Bonham’s made 28s to 35s each; 250 pilgrims left Abbeyfeale for Knock last Sunday; All Munster staff at English School in Dartford.

DEATH which were work related; Hawk’s Bridge Tunnel, the 3.8-mile tunnel constructed during the depression 1930-31. It is estimated that about 1,000 of the workers died from breathing silica dust, most died when they returned home from the effects of the dust.

August 11th `10 Notes

CONCERT: An Evening with Tommy Fleming, A Fundraising Concert was due to be held in the Church of the Assumption Moyvane on Friday 9th July 2010, was held on Aug. 6th , a great crowd of an estimated 800 attended, all proceeds go towards the Pallottine Fathers Missions. Pallottines came to Ireland in 1909 and set up their Mother house in Thurles Co. Tipperary. Irish Pallottines are working in, Ireland, England, North and South America, East Africa, and Rome. Fr. Michael O' Sullivan who is from Milltown is based in Arusha in Tanzania is a member of the order. There are several deceased Kerry Pallottine Priests. Local man Sean Jones joined the Pallottine’s in 2008 after graduating from Maynooth with a Degree in Theology and from September 2010 he will complete his B.A in Divinity.

Great credit to all the young people who helped to prepare, many hours of preparation was involved, it was easy for us to come on the night and go home. Necessary items and equipment was made available by several generous locals all adding their bit to make the night such a success. More next week.

GRAVEYARD Mass was celebrated in Ahavoher, Knockanure and Murhur last week and were attended by big crowds. At Ahavoher we got some heavy mist still both young and old held their places till the end of the ceremonies. A replica of the Knockanure Church altar is now erected at Ahavoher graveyard, also some seating are in place just inside the entrance. The old wall dividing the old and new section in the graveyard is now gone. Old Knockanure has a lovely new Altar it blends in well with the surrounds and local stone was used and local workmen done the work. We are grateful to Fr Lucid and Fr O Callaghan who said the Mass in the cemeteries, the choirs who sang a wide selection of hymns, the sacristans and canopy erectors and many more who did their bit to make the events a night to remember and cherish. While sheltering from a shower at Ahavoher I was told that the first man to go into the new cemetery was Paddy Fitzgerald; the first funeral to Moyvane new church was Jim Moore, Glin Road, First to be married in Moyvane new church was Patrick Keane, and Mary O Connor; first baptised in Moyvane new church was Tom O Connor. John Keane of Ahalahanna was first funeral from Lyons Funeral Home. More next week.

OLD Knockanure Church on the hill was taken over under the Act of Settlement of 1560 it belonged to the Augustinians Monastery of Ratoo it is 64 ft long and 21ft wide, walls are 4ft 6 inches thick. The Ecclesiastical taxation records early 1300’s show that Knockanure was paying 20 shillings; Later Tithes of £78, 9s and 3pence were being paid. In 1434 Fr Scanlon was Vicar of Knockanure, before him was Fr. Cormac O Connor also a Kennelly was mentioned. Knockanure Church was granted to Sir James Fullerton in 1607. Anthony Stoughton of the Established Church was rector at Knockanure in 1615. Catholic priests recorded for the Parish include Bryan O Connor 1704, Hugh Sweeney 1717 he was born 1660 and ordained in France, Fr Dan Fferrahy came to replace Fr Godfrey Daly who had died c 1715. Mathew Ferris here in 1760, Batt O Connor 1774, Eugene Ahern 1797, Knockanure became part of Listowel Parish in 1803 and Fr Michael O Sullivan was P.P. of Listowel and Murhur from 1810 to `29 and then we got our own Parish Priest Fr John Long at Emancipation, he was ordained in 1821 and died 1849. Note the Irish were known to plunder churches and monasteries especially in times of scarcity, the Four Masters tell us that there was great scarcity in 1077 and churches plundered, famine and church plundering also reported in 1228, several other instances are recorded. In 1136, O Briain plundered Ratass including house and church, in 1152 O Cuilein burned Ardfert to the determent of the O Connor’s

PAPERS: Churchill's papers are to be published electronically in libraries, more than one million pages of documents will be available.

OLD Moore said in Aug. 2004, A bout of instability hits Wall Street , causing a domino effect worldwide, but prices should quickly recover after European Bank changing interest rates.

Aug. 18th 2010

KERRYMAN July 1930, Died Con D O Connor, merchant Knocknagoshel, Mass was said by his cousin Fr Denis Lane USA, Br Joachim O Connor also a cousin. Chief mourners Mrs O Connor Widow, Dan O Connor son, Babs and Eileen O Connor, Mrs Heffernan P.O. Kilmorna, Mrs pat Collins Glasgow, Mrs T.C. Linnane Dublin daughters; and D. D. O Connor Knocknagoshel P.O. brother. Died Abroad Nora Woulfe died 29th June 1930 she as a native of Newcastle West; Sr. Mary Sylvester Hartnett of near Listowel, worked in New South Wales, entered Good Samaritan Convent in 1884, she was sister of Fr D A Hartnett and Fr T Hartnett Australia and cousin of Fr R McElligott P.P. and Rev Dr. Sheehy who attended funeral. Daniel Brosnan born in Kerry 72 years ago died Indianapolis, he as involved in the Chamber of Commerce and the Knights of Columbus and is survived by his wife four children, two sisters and a brother; Dan Mulvihill son of Mrs Nora Mulvihill of Shronoun, made new Pastor of St Patrick’s Parish , Lincoln, Kansas; Meadowing in Abbeyfeale £5 to £7.10s per acre for best meadows. Row in Ballybunion over passage near strand; Dairy Disposal Board purchased Collins Creameries at Lisselton, Coolaclarig and Ballylongford; Duagh Kilmorna bridge delay discussed at farmers meeting in Duagh. John J McDonnell a Ballylongford man became owner of big business firm Langan and Brothers Importers of New York City, he joined the firm as a boy. Richard Woulfe of Cratloe Athea has the job of providing 400 billion gallons of water to Chicago. INTO protest over use of Roman instead of Gaelic type in exams. Kerryman, Aug. 3rd 1940; Muntir na Tire held meeting in Listowel; Unveiling of tablet to four Kerry poets; War, Liquid gas may be sprayed from air; £2,500 million to be spent by U.S. on army and navy, U.S general demands conscription; 40,000 climb Croke Patrick; Why Keegan beat Fr Jones.

FIRST to join American Marines; Opha Mae Johnson became the first woman of 305 women to enlist in the Marine Corps on August 13, 1917.

FR JAMES Kissane of Moyvane had a chance meeting with the Pope in St Peter’s Square in August thirty years ago.

KISS-IN on August 14th 2010 in Times Square and buglers across America played the military funeral tune "Taps" on Saturday in the first annual national day of remembrance for the World War Two generation.

HORIZONS on Radio Kerry, every Sunday morning at 9 o’clock; August 22nd Sr. Stanislaus Kennedy and on August 29th Fr. Dan Ahern, Finding Fiji .

HELP: 14 million people displaced by Pakistan floods.

Food crisis is threatening the lives of more than half of the population in Niger, West Africa. 1.5 million children are at risk of malnutrition.

Aug. 25th 2010

BITS From Kerryman of August 6th 1960; Primary Cert is a revealing test; 5,000 blocks a day made in Ardfert. Death took place of Patrick Trant of Behins. New York Queen of Kerry picked as hostess of Puck Fair, she came 3,000 miles. Mass XRay to visit Kerry. Kerry and Galway to meet in All Ireland Semi-Final on Sunday. Killarney reservoir is leaking 270.000 gallons per day. Robert Emmet went to France in 1800 looking for help from Napoleon. July rain heaviest for 50 years caused havoc to hay crops. Welcome sunshine came after rain. Ballybunion pipers were at Ballyheigue Feis. Tarbert Carnival Queen was Josephine O Dowd. Moyvane Notes 90% of hay saved, a few have turf out of the bog, (bogs wet). Potatoes good, some black ones. Oats still green, but standing up well to the weather. Peg and Ita Collins of Glin Road home on holidays from Detroit. Donie Buckley came home to visit his mother Mrs Michael Buckley of Moyvane. Miss Kathleen Stack home to visit Mr and Mrs Tom Stack of Gortdromosillihy. Miss Mary Graham of New York made a visit to Mrs J Culhane of Moyvane.

Kerryman of August 13th 1960.

Globe trotter Michael Carroll came home after 25 years to visit his mother at O Connell's Avenue, Listowel. Tom James also of Connell's Avenue was home. Miss Catherine Brown of Boston visits Mr & Mrs James Moriarty of Leitrim Middle. Bryan McMahon and J. B. Keane had plays at Dublin International Theatre Festival. Soldiers preparing to leave for the Congo among them was Jerry Enright from Tarbert. Free chest x-ray in Ballylongford on August 15th, the unit to visit Moyvane on Thursday 18th Aug. 1960.Dan Ahern and Michael Murphy were at Moyvane sports. Among the prize-winners at Ballymcelligott Sports were Maurice Connell, Dick Sheehan and S Guiney all of Moyvane. Biggest Pig Fair yet..

Kerryman Aug. 13th 1960 Accordion Band played at Listowel Town League, musicians included, Bunny Dalton, Matt Kennelly, , Jack Larkin, Tim Sullivan, Maurice Sheehan, Sean Cahill and Timmy Brosnan.

WILDLIFE Project exhibition at Listowel Library is great for anyone who has and interest in birds, fish and flies, a fine selection of photographs and descriptions of each are on view.

HORIZONS on Radio Kerry, every Sunday morning at 9 o’clock on August 29th with Fr. Dan Ahern on Finding Fiji .

HOLY Ghost Fathers will preach at all masses in the Parish on weekend of 28th and 29th of Aug. The Congregation of the Holy Spirit is celebration their 150th anniversary in Ireland. Their magazine for Aug./ Sept carries a long article on Haiti and the devastation caused by the earthquake.

NEWMAN: John Henry Newman born 1801; Ordained in Church of England 1824; Leads group for reform of Anglican Church in 1833; Joined the Catholic Church in 1845; Launches Catholic University in Ireland 1852 ; Made a Cardinal in 1879 and died August 11th 1890.

ESO’s Very Large Telescope, European astronomers have for the first time demonstrated that a magnetar, an unusual type of neutron star was formed from a star with at least 40 times as much mass as the Sun.

CANCER: Ms Schonberger an adviser on hereditary breast cancer says 5 to 10 percent of breast cancer is inherited. “Ninety to 95 percent the result of the interaction of mostly unknown environmental factors and the specific individual make-up of the woman."

CONCERT: Listowel RFC and Kerry Parents and Friends Wish Concert (featuring The Dursley Male Choir & our own Colm “Stride” O’Brien) at the Tinteán Theatre, Ballybunion on Friday 3rd September. Dursley Male Voice Choir will sing at noon Mass in Listowel Church on Sunday 5th Sept.

SVDeP :The Listowel Conference of The Saint Vincent De Paul Society is finalizing a history of its activities since its foundation in 1937. If any of you, your parents, or grandparents had any association with, of were members of the SVDeP in the forties, fifties, or sixties you might search through old records or photographs for anything that may be relevant. If you come across anything, no matter how small please contact Michael Dillane, Tel 068 21596, or any member of the Society.

BEST of Luck to Breda Lane and the Kerry Team in the All Ireland Semi Final against Tyrone

BEST Wishes to Breda Lane and the Kerry Ladies Football team posters have been erected in several locations around the Parish. Kerry U21 play Meath on in the All Ireland Final on Sept. 11th, Martin Stackpoole was sub goalkeeper for Kerry in the last match.

SWANS: Sat 28th Aug. report, Tadhg Kennelly and Dan Hannebery have been replaced by Gary Rohan and Sam Reid in the Swans team.

CONGRATULATIONS to Timmy Flaherty of Moyvane who became All Ireland U12 Banjo Champion and came second in the Mandolin U12 at the Fleadh in Cavan, he is son of Mike and Josie Flaherty. Congratulations also to Katrina Kennelly of Knocknasna daughter of Maurice and Karen who came third in the All Ireland Fleadh Four Hand reel.

POPE will visit Great Britain from 16th to 19th of Sept, the last visit of a Pope was 28 years. He ill visit Scotland on the 16th , meet the Queen and have Mass at Glasgow, Friday events are around London, Saturday Mass at Hyde Park and Sunday Mass at Crofton Park Birmingham. The Isle of Man will issue three stamps to commemorate the occasion.

ASTRONOMERS have found a planetary system containing at least five planets, orbiting the Sun-like star HD 10180.

GST: Great Southern Trail is seeking support to extend their trail in both directions. NRA are to undertake a cycle route feasibility and delivery study for the Dublin-Galway corridor.

INCINERATOR: Songwon Industrial Co. Ltd. of Korea has announced the start up of its third incinerator.

SPECULATORS are raising the price of grain because of fears of reduced crop this year; the EU could ease prices by releasing intervention stock and short circuit speculators.

TOUR: Abbeyfeale Parish and District went on a tour of West Cork on Tuesday 24th Aug. last, they travelled by Killarney, Clonkeen, Balyvourney and stopped at Macroom where there was a Farmers Market in progress, Knockanure woman Margie who lives at Macroom was there to greet us, then on to Inchigeelagh, Gougane Barra, the Pass of Keimaneigh, Glengarriff and boat trip to Garnish island and then the long trip back home by Kenmare.

Kerryman Aug. 20th 1960 snippets;

Ballybunion publicans loose their exemptions. Ballybeggan Park opens to public on Aug. 30th 1960. 33 year old goose died. Jack Dempsey belted out of ring. Primary School Certificate should be abolished. Pat Barrett of Ballylongford flies from Shannon to Chicago to join his two brothers there. Moyvane Notes; Dance in hall to start again. John Gregg had promising greyhound. Louis Kelliher son of Mr & Mrs Michael Kelliher of Clounbrane is going the Congo, he is a driver with the First Field Company. Tom Duffy was elected to Westport Urban Council; his sister is married to Eugene Brandon of Aughrim. Roadside garden is in full bloom, it was started only this year. Sr. Veronica Bridget Hanrahan of the Holy Ghost Order Wales is home on vacation, she is daughter Michael Hanrahan of Kilbaha.

Mary B and Eileen O Sullivan of Trien returned to London after a holiday at home. Waltzing Final at Knockanure Sports Dance was won by brother and sister M. Sexton and E. Sexton of Newcastle West.

LOUGH Derg season is now nearly finished for this year, in 1964 a four day Lough Derg Pilgrimage was advertised in the Kerryman with a CIE Luxury Coach all in fare was £7-12-6 pence, it covered lunch at Ennis, visit to Knock Shrine, afternoon tea, dinner and overnight accommodation in Bundoran, boat fare to Lough Derg, Hospice fees,, visit Enniskillen, return by Longford and Athlone, coach was to travel 15 Counties. In 1964 drive on ferry to England return £14, Dublin to Liverpool car went as cargo and cost £22 return, it cost twice as much to cross the Irish Seas as the English Channel.

In 1964 Kerry had 16,000 herds and 270.000 cattle, Blue Card TB Eradication round introduced.

HENRY was engaged to Marguerite of France, daughter of King Louis VII of France and his second wife, Constance of Castile, when he was 5 years of age and she was 2. They were formally married on 27 August 1172 at Winchester Cathedral.

HOLY Ghost Fathers are in 65 countries and arrived in Ireland 150 years ago educating and inspiring many to work on

the missions. Fr Starkin a member of the Holy Ghost Order spoke at masses in the Parish last weekend, he told us of events in West Africa first hand which he experienced since his ordination in 1974, including catering for 80,000 refugees from civil war, much of the trouble stem from fighting to control valuable resources including diamonds. Fr Starkin and his family lived at Lyrecrompane for 18 years working for Bord na Mona.

FIJI; Sunday August 29th on Radio Kerry local born Fr. Dan Ahern gave us a glimpse of life in Fiji and his work among the natives and emigrant Indians. Farmers would love to know how easily crops grow in the country.

Sept 10th 2010

MINERS: The Archbishop of Santiago, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz, brought 33 rosaries blessed by Pope Benedict XVI to the miners trapped 700 metres underground in San Jose, Chile. Sept 2010.

KERRYMAN Sept. 1940: Most of the harvest completed in excellent condition. Reaper and binder has speeded the reaping considerably.

Died Miss Ellen O Donnell of Church Street, Abbeyfeale aged 57 years she was a licensed trader and had business in Lisselton prior to moving to Abbeyfeale. Edward Kennelly from Ballingar aged 67 years, killed when he fell from a lorry.

39,000 gallons of water leaking in Abbeyfeale daily. Water shortage in Athea, no rain in Newcastle West for 10 to 12 weeks. Glin notes report rain at last.

Moyvane and Ballylongford play in final of North Kerry Senior Football League. Moyvane players, M Brassil, J Stack, S Stack, J Nolan, Leahy, J Hanrahan, Fitzmaurice, E Walsh, J Carmody, J Murphy, C Brosnan, M Roche, R O Connor, J Galvin, M Manaher, J Guiney, Result Ballylongford 3 Moyvane 2.

Notes, Young Dineen of Asdee dislocated his jaw when it came in contact with his knee while playing with his sister. LSF, Local Security Force contingents parade in Listowel, 1.000 involved, Moyvane group attended. Glin also had a LSF parade. Kerry Farmers Association parade with bands at Firies on Sept. 15th 1940.

Pat Kennelly and W Gunn of Lisselton charged with being absent from army. Cattle prices at fairs, Yearlings 1st class £8 to £9-10s, Springers £24 to £27, Old Cows £10 to £13, 560 Bonham’s prices from 40s, Potatoes 4.5 to 6d per stone, Oats 10.5 to 15 per stone, Turkeys 9.5d per Lbs, Hay 1/6 per cwt.

Annual Benefit Dance in Ballybunion on Sept. 15th 1940. Race Dance at Astor Ballroom in Listowel on 24-25- and 26th Sept.

650 more on Home Assistance this year than in 1939. Long list of scholarship winners in the Sept. 14th Kerryman. Fr Scanlon got into difficulties at Ballybunion beach. Rev William Murphy Moyvane transferred. Pat Healy of Listowel let house for 2/6 per week in 1938. Economic War negations, why both sides are anxious for settlement. A note on Con Collins who worked for Ireland before and after 1916. Jackie Coogan got married in Hollywood he was baptised and married by Abbeyfeale priest , names mentioned Fr Mullane, Fr. Forde and Judge Leahy of Leahy's Drapers Abbeyfeale also there.

POPE will visit Great Britain from 16th to 19th of Sept 2010.

Sept. 2010

RECORD: The Israeli Embassy in Australia paid for a computer centre to help Aboriginal folk record their oral history;

FRAUD losses on credit, debit and ATM cards amounted to E16.7 million in Ireland in 2009.

EARTHQUAKE: The Earthquake at Christchurch in NZ took place while the O Connell Family were celebrating the golden jubilee of their wedding, they tell me that much of the hype about the event was media, old houses with chimneys were worst affected, chimneys are now banned. Ancestors of the O Connell’s are buried at Knockanure Old Cemetery.

CHURCH: Sr. Lucy Troy became the First Superior General of the Union of Presentation Sisters on Aug. 12th 1976, the Union had 2.000 sisters in ten countries. On Sept. 9th 1976 the four church leaders in Ireland made a statement in support of the Women's Peace Movement.

KERRYMAN of August 7th 1920 contained Moore allegations of abusive language and stealing porter from railway, Moore and Connor bound to the Peace. Carmody summonsed Mrs Sheehan for abusive language, both were car owners. Scanlon and Connor summonsed John Connor for breaking windows, Kelly was witness. An ex soldier was sued by woman for child maintenance, the defendant would go to jail before he would pay 5s per week maintenance. Several were also summonsed for not sending children to school. Nine young girls from Newtownards District went missing during the past week. Excursion trains to be run shortly, pre war fares expected. Railway outlook, some say they are about to close down, official and labour circles still have confidence that they will return to normal. Strict searches of passenger luggage at all British Ports since last week. Devotional poem by M J Leahy is published. Military patrol streets in Castleisland, several shots fired, no injuries. Irish Bulletin reports that 130 Irish Magistrates have resigned. Several RIC in Killorglin have resigned. 600 troops in Bantry. Bonfires blaze along coast to welcome Dr Mannix, who was refused permission to land in Ireland. Thee men were nominated for Presidency of the Gaelic League at their Ard Fheis in the Mansion House. Death took place of Mrs T Lawlor of Ballyduff on July 31st 1920, she was one of the oldest in the Parish. Chief mourners were, husband Mr T Lawlor, Jer and Tim Lawlor sons, Mrs J Herbert daughter, Mr Jeremiah Lawlor brother, Mrs D O’Connell niece and many more. Died Mrs E Corridan of Listowel among the clergy were Fr M Keane of Newtown, Rev S Horan of San Francisco, Rev E Walsh do, Rev John O Brien, Fr Sheehy USA. Chief mourners were Tom Corridan husband, Paddy and Jack sons and Mai daughter, deceased brother William Dalton LGB and John P Dalton Senior School Inspector. Relations included, Daltons of Carrigkerry, O Connell’s of Clash Athea, McAuliffe Abbeyfeale, Connor Coolkeragh, Fire at Dingle Co-Operative store, origin not known. Kenmare notes report that a woman had her hair cut; she was warned several times about keeping certain company. A woman named Sullivan gave birth to 2 girls and a boy, all are well. Renaming Streets in Killarney. Public Bodies and Irish. Kerryman of August 14th 1920 reports celebration in honour of Dr Mannix held at several places including, Gneeveguille, Abbeyfeale, Ballybunion, Killarney. William Collins of Aughrim House resigns Commissioner of the Peace John Creagh Hartnett JP also reigned. Constable John O Hanlon of Kerry shot in Clare. Fire at Shanagolden Creamery.

POPE will visit Great Britain from 16th to 19th of Sept. plans of the Pope's exact movements prior to the Mass at Cofton

Park were left in a pub according to news reports.

Sept. 2010

MARK Twain remarked, A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain.

TIDY Towns: Moyvane got 250 marks and Knockanure got 238 marks in the Tidy Towns competition, thanks to all who do their bit, some daily pick up items thrown away by less than genteel individuals.

DEPT. of Agriculture have made a U turn and withdrawn 2,500 letters sent to farmers with fragmented farms.

KERRYMAN of Sept. 4th 1920, Headlines; Terence McSwiney a poem called A Memory. Masses in Tralee for Lord Mayor. Ordination of Rev. Francis Joe O Connell the youngest priest in America, he was son of Professor Maurice O Connell of St Michael’s College , Listowel. Mrs Eamonn de Valera in New York. Belfast riots, 18 dead and 200 wounded. Shark attacks Dublin painter while he was swimming. Motor and Motorcycle races at Inch Strand. Sept. 18th 1920; Lord Mayor Worse. 300 less Magistrates in the country due to resignations. Tralee Parish Court was very active. Emigration in August amounted to 1711 this year, last August 1919 emigration was 219. Prohibition on American liners landing at Cove. Kerryman of Sept. 25th 1920; Lord Mayor of Cork collapses, message from Mayor, to Irish people, “We forgive”. Price of Kerryman to increase to 3d. Ambush near Abbeyfeale. Two barbers arrested in Listowel, they were not natives to the County, they worked for Mr Quigley.

UNEMPLOYMENT in Ireland in 1983 was 200,000 and forecast to rise to 250,000 in 1984.

CHURCH: Survey released Aug. 1975 showed that 91% of Catholics go to mass at least once weekly. International Women’s Year in 1975 was marked by a sermon in every church on Sept. 7th on the Christian Ideals of Womanhood. Archbishop Ryan remarked that he was receiving annulment requests at the rate of one per day. In Sept. 1975 about 3,000 attended the National Conference of the Charismatic movement at the RDS, Cardinal Suenens delivered the address.

MASS in St Brendan’s Church Tralee on Fri. Sept. 24th at 7.30pm to mark the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Church. Fr Tom Hickey who is well known in the Parish and in Drama circles was the first curate in the church, Fr Tom is now celebrating his Diamond Jubilee.

Sept. 29th 2010

BEST Wishes to Dan Keane on his Birthday, Dan was born on Sept. 17th 1919.

BEST wishes also to Brendan Daly who is Listowel Race secretary for 60 years.

CONGRATULATIONS to Una Moore of Carrigkerry.

Donie Mulvihill of Dirreen who got married recently.

REPORT August 28th 1844; Information taken given to the Devon Commission by Michael Leahy residing in Newcastle West who was an attorney, land agent and farmer. There has been some little improvement in the state of agriculture in the district over last few years. Rents are charged on the basis, that a number of farmers propose for land and the landlord picks the tenant, land not let on valuation generally. If the occupying farmer bids as high as a stranger, the occupier generally gets the farm. The lack of leases appears to be the greatest obstacle to improvements in this part of the country. Most tenants in Lord Devon’s Estate hold under abated rents or tenants at will. Lord Devon is kindly disposed but he may be succeeded by someone who will act differently. Method of collecting money from defaulters, keepers are placed at a cost of 1s per day.

There is no accommodation for house feeding of cattle. The people’s residences are very inferior in most cases; they have no houses for their cattle. Lime must be carried 6 to 8 miles in places and drainage is expensive. No Landlord is prepared to lay out money to improve their estate. No general consolidation of farms here, but I know of estate where many small lots were amalgamated and given to strangers, tenants were treated badly on that occasion. In Dromtrasna O Brien on Waller O Grady’s Estate, a great many were ejected, they laid by the ditch no place to get into. Rents are high particularly in past few years, the fall in agricultural prices and distemper in cattle. The condition of the labourer is so bad it could not be worse.

SURFERS spent more time on Facebook than on Google for the first time this August; 80 percent of American shop online at least once a week.

The United States National Archives announced that 2,952 War 11 reports have been digitized. These reports have details on escape and evasion activities and training of U.S. soldiers serving in World War II.

STARS: September 21st, Jupiter was its closest to Earth until 2022. Evening Classes on Astronomy begin on Oct. 7th, details from 01) 847 0777 or visit www.astronomy.ie/class.

Valentia Observatory will be open to the public from Oct. 8th to 10th, to mark their 150th anniversary.

TIDY Town adjudicators have made a number of recommendations on improving the Village of Knockanure, they praised the infill housing, the pleasant colour scheme, parking bays, good quality paving and some well planted shrubberies. They admired the shed of stacked turf and the residences were generally presented to a high standard, they especially remarked on the garden opposite the Old Church grounds and the spectacular flower display opposite the pub.

HANDWRITING according to an article in the Wall Street Journal, strengthens the memory, facilitates cognition, and increases the child’s ability to generate ideas.

2nd WOMAN in Cabinet: In his first year as Taoiseach in 1960 Charlie Haughie appointed Marie Geoghan Quinn a native speaker of Irish from Conamara as Minister for the Gaeltacht, she was the first woman in cabinet since Countess Markievicz who was minister in First Dail in 1919.

HUNGER: 1980 was a time of hunger strikes, The Republican prisoners in Long Kesh and Armagh called off their hunger strike just before Christmas. Gwynfor Evans threatened hunger strike if the fourth Welsh TV station was abandoned. Donal O Morain promised to go on hunger strike in 1982, if the government did not revamp its teacher training policies in relation to the Irish language. To sort things out the Minister for Education Mr Wilson issued a White Paper on Education, the first such paper since 1922.

UK National Archives has made accessible 1,000 Royal Navy Medical Officers' Journals.

SAINT: October 1975 Blessed Oliver Plunkett who died at Tyburn in 1681 was canonised. 15,000 Irish pilgrims and 50,000 from all over the world joined in the celebrations in Rome, The Taoiseach and about 200 relations of St Oliver were present, also there was he future Pope Cardinal Wyzinsky. It is claimed that Catholics and Protestants made up the false evidence given at the Trial of Oliver Plunkett. At a special ceremony in Drogheda about 900 disabled people from all over the country attended a ceremony to mark St Oliver’s canonisation.

MISSION Sunday Oct. 17th ; 20,000 Irish Missionaries served around the world in the last century. In the 60s there were 7,000 missionaries abroad, at present there are about 1,700 serving.

WORLD Union of Catholic Women’s Organizations’ 2010 Centenary Assembly was held from October 5th to 12th in Jerusalem.

YOU’LL never conquer great heights if you cannot conquer fear, & you'll never conquer fear if you cannot learn to trust! Says Brian Houston.

Oct. 13th 2010 Notes

Oct. 20 2010 Notes

WELFARE in California, single mother and two children receive $694 per month. It is noted that since 2007 $70 million in welfare money was spent outside the state and the banks make $1.5 million per month from charges to welfare recipients.

EU: 1 in every 6 people in the world is hungry. Comhlámh, and Trócaire, believe it is high time for the EU to consider alternative trade arrangements with the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries which support jobs, incomes and food security.

FILM Makers wanted for EU Competition, details from www.myvisionforeurope.com

FIRST World War centenary is approaching; it is time to start collecting memorabilia on these heroic men who suffered so much. Sample of young locals who died; John Barry, Knockanure, Private in the Irish Guards died aged 22 on 17th March 1917, remembered at Sailly- Saillisel Cemetery, he was son of Mike Barry and Bridget Kelliher; Denis Daly, Listowel Rank Corporal, Royal Munster Fusiliers, Age at death 26. Date of Death 26th December-1918; William Danaher, Listowel, Rank Private, Irish Guards, Age at death 21, Date of Death 19-July-1917; Michael Dee Coolard, Rank, Lance Corporal, Royal Munster Fusiliers, Age at death 28. Date of Death 20-October-1918; John Dore Listowel, Rank Private, Irish Guards, Date of Death 13-February-1916; Michael Dore, Listowel, Rank: Corporal, Royal Munster Fusiliers, Age at death: 27. Date of Death 8-October-1916; Maurice Downes, Lisselton, Rank: Sapper. Royal Engineers, Date of Death 23-March-1918; Henry J De Courcy Born Tarbert, Second Lieutenant Leinster Regiment, Date of Death 18-January-1917, Age at

Death, 20; John C Donovan Born Tarbert, Rank, Sergeant.

Canadian Infantry, Age at death 38. Date of Death 31-May-1918; Michael Dunford born Duagh, Private Leinster Regiment. Date of Death 24-January-1917; Thomas Dillon Asdee,

Private Royal Munster Fusiliers, Age at death 27. Date of Death 15-November-1914. More from www.cwgc.org

Edinburgh University archive has accounts of Girl Guides helping M15, during First World War.

I SAW the snares that the enemy spreads out over the world and I said groaning, "What can get through from such snares?" Then I heard a voice saying to me, "Humility." Anthony.

CHEQUE: The 33 miners in Chile who were rescued last week got $10,000 each from a Chilean mining executive. It was a great emotional day for all of us to see them safe. Thousands of men like them put their life in danger to provide us with commodities which are often used by speculators to feather their nest. Gold, silver, copper and diamonds all have the blood of innocent people on them.

CANADA: First recorded thanksgiving in Canada was made by Martin Frobisher, an Arctic explorer in 1579. In 1957, Canadian parliament declared, A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October each year.

Oct 27th 2010

POST 32 is a new organisation for veterans of UN missions, details from soldierfionn@gmail.com

HEADSTONES; The Glasnevin Trust is appealing for the relatives of 43 Irish men and women who fought in passed wars and are buried in unmarked graves in Glasnevin to come to an unveiling ceremony on Remembrance Day, November 11th.

USA Army; Ferdinand Edwin De Courcy, born 12/24/1836 in Ballylongford Kerry; died 3/28/1912 Private Corporal and Sergeant K company Second Infantry 22 December 1857 to 22 June 1861 Second Lt. 13 Infantry 14 May 1861 First Lt 24 Oct. 1861. Regimental Adjutant 1st Oct 1862 to 12 Nov 1864. Captain 21st November 1865 Retired with rank of Major 24 Feb 1891.

John Driscoll born 1837 in Kerry entered Army as a drummer boy at age 12 in 1849, Private corporal Sergeant and First Sergeant A company First Artillery 12 June 1855 to 28 June 1864 Second Lt. Second Infantry 7 June 1864 transferred to First Artillery 22 August 1864 first Lt. 1 December 1865 Mustered out 5 December 1870

WAR 1; Captain Jerome Walsh - Disembarked 24th Sep. 1919 -, France - Catholic Chaplain. Ref. Public Record Office (WO 374/71550). He served in the British Army for 4 years, 3 months. He was son of Timothy Walsh in 1878 at Coolaclarig, Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland. His parents were Thomas Walsh & Hanora Buckley. He was in the Franciscan Order of priests and Jerome was his religious name. (source: Martin Kennelly nephew)

Major F. H. B O'Connor killed in war 10/02/1916 of Abbeyfeale ; Thomas George O'Sullivan, War death 03/09/1918 .

LEGION: A Mass will be held for American Veterans who served in the American Forces, Army, Navy and Air Corp who are buried in Rath Cemetery. This will take place on Saturday, November 20th at 1.30pm in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Rathass. Some graves have been identified but any help from people who might have relations and friends buried at Rath that have not been identified would be appreciated. Contact Joe on 7124655, Mossie on 7181277 or Rico on 7137051.

WAR 11: Benjamin Stephen Bernard Johnston, born in Ardfert in 1912. Stephen married Joyce Baron in 1937. During the War he flew “Pathfinders” in the RAF and was awarded the RFC and the AFC. More from http://maturin.org.uk/4.html

BANKS: Benjamin Maturin Johnston born at Ramelton, Donegal in 1849. He worked in the Bank of Ireland, in Tralee and several other Banks around the country established the Bank of Ireland in Listowel. He married Christina Stapleton in Newcastle West in 1876, she was born 1849 in Jersey. Benjamin died 1928. His sister Emma lived with him in Listowel and died there.

STARS: European astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have examined the very faint glow of a galaxy they have found and they are seeing it when the Universe was only about 600 million years old .

SCIENCE week takes place from November 7th to 14th, the theme this year is ‘our place in space’,

EURObarometer survey says 43 percent of Europeans are not connected to the internet. In Ireland, 62 percent of households have an internet connection, with 54 percent on broadband.

US National Historical Publications and Records Commission are to make freely available online the historical documents of the Founders of the United States.

SAFETY Issues; Two recent fatal crashes, in New York and Georgia, involving 15 seater passenger vans, that rolled over and killed 10 passengers have alerted people to danger of these vans.

Nov. 2010 Notes

DAM:: Inambari dam in Peru will flood 46,000 hectares, displace 15,000 people.

JOBS: Shannon Development and IT Tralee Endeavour programme predicts that they will support 90 new companies over the next 10 years. Day by day we see existing jobs go in farming and local business, no state body makes effort to prolong these jobs as they do not make headlines.

TRAINING; For details of the Counselling Services available and training courses for those interested in becoming Counsellors, please contact 066 7122931.

CONVENT Secondary School; Opening Evening and Enrolment for September 2011 will take place on Wed., 3rd November, 2010, from 5.00pm to 8.00pm. For further information please contact 068 21452.

SCHOOLS in the Parish have a fine art display featuring Halloween pictures, Kearney’s Bar have their window dressed for the season also.

FIRST of the Christian graces - humility. Second of the Christian graces - humility. Third of the Christian graces – humility, Saint Augustine.

ARMY: Annual Mass for National Ex-Servicemen and women will take place in St. John’s Church Tralee on Sunday, November 7th at 12 noon.

REBELLION of 1641 documents are now on line a number of familiar names give their testimony. More from

http://www.1641.tcd.ie/deposition.php?depID=829170r102

GREAT: Holocaust survivor 106 year old Alice Sommer Herz plays the piano every day, it saved her life in the prison camp, see her on YouTube . 44 nuns from seven orders and 6 seminarians ran the 2010 Beijing Marathon to raise funds for the disadvantaged.

BROTHERS: November 1st 1975 the first big International Seminar of the Christian Brothers took place in Waterford, it was organised by past pupils of Mount Sion School. Archbishop Ryan and President O Dalaigh attended along with about 100 from abroad and 600 from nearer home.

PROBLEMS: Bishop Daly speaking to the Longford Association annual dinner in London on Nov. 13th 1975, told them that All the country’s other problems were eclipsed by this one Our Country North and South needed violence at this time just as badly it needed a hole in the head , which 1300 have already received or its equivalent in Ireland and 30 in England.

Diary of George James Dew Nov. 1st 1877 mentions the extension of Turnpike Thrusts which would save him ten pence every Monday, charges at his local Turnpike, beast of burden drawing a carriage up to 5 pence, horse without carriage up to 1 penny, cattle up to 12 pence per score, calves and small animals up to 6 pence per score, double Toll on Sundays.

KNOCKANURE School infants 1883; Mary Moran, Ellie Carmody, Kate Enright, Bridget Connor, Maggie Connor, Nora Flaherty, Ellie Kearney, Ellie Golden, Kate Culhane, Hanna Leahy, Ellie Broderick, An Cronin, Nora Casey, Hannah Mulvihill, Maggie Costelloe, Nora Moore, Kate Fealy, Ellie Fitzgerald, Mary Pierce, Dora Stack, Nora Kennelly, Mary Sheahan, Nora Quinlan, Maggie Lynch, Ellie Kelly, Ellie Moore and Maggie Dee. Second Class 1883; Maggie Carmody, Liz Scanlon, Mary Broderick, Kate Lynch, Mary Keane, Bridget Scanlon, Liz Mulvihill, Julian R Stack, Bridget M.J. Stack, Maggie O M. Connor, Maggie Leahy, Mary A Whyte, Julian J Stack, Maggie Relihan, Bridget Broderick and Mary A Walsh.

ICMSA are celebrating their 60th Anniversary this year, they are holding their Social at the Carlton Hotel in Tralee on Nov. 5th.

PIONEERS Social will be held at Killarney Heights Hotel on Fri. 12th Nov. Limerick Pioneer Social at the Devon Hotel on Fri. Nov. 12th.

VOLUNTEER Tutors with the Kerry Education Service in 2009 provided 19,000 hours of tuition to 280 learners, well done to the 143 tutors.

JFK Elected U.S. President Nov. 1960: Robert F. Kennedy at Atlantic City, New Jersey August 27, 1964 talked about his brother John F Kennedy, except from his speech at Democratic Convention. “So when he became President he not only had his own principles and his own ideals but he had the strength of the Democratic Party. As President he wanted to do something for the mentally ill and the mentally retarded; for those who were not covered by Social Security; for those who were not

receiving an adequate minimum wage; for those who did not have adequate housing; for our elderly people who had difficulty paying their medical bills; for our fellow citizens who are not white and who had difficulty living in this society. To all this he dedicated himself”.----- “Even beyond that, his idea really was that this country, that this world, should be a better place when we turned it over to the next generation than when we inherited it from the last generation”.

Quotes; On Inauguration Day 22 Jan 1961 JFK said “my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.”

“I believe in an America that is on the march. We must not stand still; we must not be at anchor; we must not sit on dead centre; we must not content ourselves with the easy life; we must open the gates and stride forward in accomplishment.”

LAND Improvement; 1932 the government brought in a reclamation scheme and by 1940 about 47,000 acres were reclaimed at a cost of £4.10s per acre. Between 1940 and 1949 more than 32,000 acres were reclaimed at a cost of £5 per Acre. An official launch of another land rehabilitation scheme was made in Castlebar in 1949 to coincide with the anniversary of founding of the Land League in 1879. By mid 1953 about 102,000 farmers had applied for grants under the latest scheme to reclaim 878,000 acres.

CONGO: Fifty years ago an ambush in the Congo caused the death of several Irish soldiers, see pictures of Irish soldiers in the Congo at Knockanure.myphotoalbum.com

Nov. 17th 2010 Notes

SVP: St Vincent de Paul works for people in need in 146 countries. This year they are celebrating giving support to sailors for 100 years, in the first year 1910 volunteers visited 447 ships and 13,179 sailors visited Sailor’s Home in Dublin. The Irish National President now is Mairead Bushnell. 9,000 volunteers work for SVP in Ireland at present in over 1,100 branches. The President General of SVP was elected recently; he is from Singapore and the first non-European to be elected to the position.Calls for help in Dublin have increased by 74% since 2008 while regional offices have an increase of from 20 to 30% in first time callers. Government income from national taxes in 2007 was E47.5 billon, this year tax take is expected to net about E32 billon so greater demand for help is expected.

SVP Week this year is from Dec. 5th to 12th. Vincent de Paul was captured by pirates from North Africa, got an arrow in his arm . Chaining their prisoners together the pirates spent a week attacking boats until they had collected as much as they could carry and then went to North Africa; he escaped back to France in June 1607.

BUSH: "I haven't had a sip of alcohol since 1986," he said. The former President was a Pro Life supporter, the memory of his mother’s miscarriage never left him.

STRANGE: Doctors said Joseph Nguyen of Colorado was dead. His heart rate was dropping beyond recovery, and all brain activity was gone. Now family of Seminarian believe he may owe his life to Cardinal Van Thuan's intercession, reported early Nov. 2010.

iMASS; Parish in Florida has made available an iMass video for iPhone and iPod Touch devices.

Nov. 24th `10 notes

NEWTOWNSANDES Creamery Social in the Arms Hotel on Friday Nov. 20th 2010 attracted a crowd of 320, it was just like the many Creamery Socials held in the past, an occasion for young and old, with a fine meal and entertainment to cater for a multitude of tastes. Reflecting on past socials we remember the great energetic dancers who have passed on and the former patrons who were not able to join us. Very few at the Social remember The White Horse Inn, Sandy Bird and Joseph Locke who oversaw the socials at the present Arms Hotel over 40 years ago. More Creamery Socials were held at the Motel in Tarbert and later at Banna Beach Hotel and in more recent times at the Devon Hotel. Great thanks are due to all the organisers, helpers, entertainers and the Callaghan Family and staff at the Hotel.

KERRY 1945; Marriages 727; Births 2908; Deaths 1866; Infant deaths under one year 42, death from epidemic disease 42.

BIRDS: 446 species of birds have been seen in this country, 112 are residents, 33 are summer visitors and 39 come for the winter, 27 species are just passing through to another destination and 230 come from time to time by mistake.

KERRYMAN Nov. 5th 1910 M J Nolan of Moyvane thanked Mr Walsh the D.I. and Head Constable Tobin and Police for their assistance on both days of Listowel Races, they went off peacefully. ; Nov. 12th 1910: Kerry v Louth All Ireland Nov. 12th abandoned by Kerry team over refusal of Railway Company to grant suitable travelling facilities to the Team. Note, there was a meeting held in Dublin on 26th Nov. with a view to suspend Kerry for 5 years over the incident. Pensions at 65 were discussed in an article. Twenty years ago Listowel lighting would cost £20,000 according to London engineers, it could be done cheaper now. Final list of cottages for Listowel Rural Area, tenders wanted for, J Namock of Kilaspictarvin, C Sweeney of Killarda, R Woulfe Kilteen, Mrs Stokes Derra West, J Meade Knocknacaheragh, J Fitzelle Trieneragh and T M O Connor Kilpadogue, Max price per cottage £116.

Court Listowel; Tom Fitzgerald of Gortaclahane charged with being drunk, he claimed he drank in his cell after being arrested, police remarked , he was mixed up in the Dromada business , fined £1 not his first time before court. Tom Stack Church Street charged policeman with assault, Stack had attacked policeman dog, just before he was pushed off the footpath on to the road by policeman.

Dec. 1st 2010

MEMORIAL sculpture honouring the service of the Presentation Sisters to Listowel Parish & surrounding areas from 1864 to 2007 was erected in the Square, recently; Memorial for past students of Listowel Boys School, If you wish to get involved please contact Rose Tracey on 068-24635 before 31st December 2010.

ACQUIRED Brain Injury affects 50,000 people in Ireland who have to live with long term affects. 10,000 new hospital admissions for the condition, another 10,000 have strokes each year in Ireland.

CHOIR: The Abbeyfeale Adult Choir along with the Kerry Chamber Choir, the Kerry Chamber Orchestra and the Kerry Youth Choir will perform in the Church of the Assumption on Sunday, December 12th at 7pm in a musical, The Twelve

Days of Christmas.

HISTORY: Abbeyfeale Vocational School will be celebrating its history since 1951 over the weekend of March 31 – April 3, 2011. Old photos and memorabilia would be gratefully appreciated Further information from 068 31198 or email abbeyfeale@eircom.net

NEWTOWNSANDES Creamery Social is still being talked about there was entertainment for both young and old, traditional singer Annmarie O Riordan made a great impression, Eoin Hand now resident at Glennalappa put on a polished performance, plenty of laughter came from the audience during the antics of comedian Declan Mangan, a young Beaufort born singer Jack Healy created a real buzz with his excepts from musicals. The O’Sullivan Brothers Band provided a variety of dance music for the rest of the night. Michael Liston was the MC and told some polished jokes. Short snippets of the Newtownsandes Social dancing can be viewed on youtube at Knockanure local or visit Knockanure.myphotoalbum.com to see more .

KERRYMAN has recorded some passed Newtownsandes Creamery Socials; one of the earliest is recorded in the KM of Dec. 14th 1963. Prizes were presented at the social to winners of quality milk competition. The Chairman of the Co-op John P Ahern said that they as a committee were not sitting back, or were not a mutual admiration society, other speakers were Maurice Stack, Sean O Ruairc, Dept. Agric. Inspector and Mr N. W. O Brien I.A.O.S. organiser who presented the prizes. Co-op Dinner Dance was held at Ballybunion on 19th Nov. 1971, they had the Western Star Band and the subscription was £1-25. Socials were held at Tarbert, Banna and Devon Inn Social is mentioned in Nov. 2002 and `04 Kerryman.

Note ; AGM of the Creamery was held in March 1958 in the recently erected offices at the creamery. William Stack was Chairman and C. B. Shine was secretary, the committee was increased to 21 members. Tom Mulvihill of Moyvane , became a qualified Creamery Manager in 1964. Cargo of Basic Slag for the Creamery arrived at Tarbert on 21st Nov. 1966. Not many attended the AGM of the Co-op in 1975. Auction of machinery was held at the creamery on Feb. 1st 1979. Newtownsandes milk intake in 1984/85 year was 4 million gallons, fealesbridge in same period intake was 3 million gallons.

COST: At San Antonio Church it cost $7,000 just to get rid of the bats and guano.

THIEF who attempted to steal a donation box in a German Church recently was hit in the head by a failing statue, he went to a nearby house for help and his lady friend stole purse while he was getting attention.

"FIND out how much God has given you and from it take what you need; the remainder is needed by others." Saint Augustine.

Dec. 8th `10

MARRIAGE took place recently of Christina Cronin of Beaufort and James O Connor of Athea at St Mary’s Cathedral, Killarney. Fr Kevin McNamara performed the ceremony. Best man, Pat O Connor, Groomsman Mike O Connor. Bridesmaids were Nicole Coffey and Helena Cronin. Flower girls Cora and Jessica Cronin. Jack Cronin was Pageboy. Bride was daughter of Eileen and Dermot Cronin. Grooms parents were Nancy and Patrick O Connor of Lug. Athea.

CONGRATULATIONS to Nell and John Heffernan who celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at the lanterns recently. Best Wishes also to Aidan McEnery who celebrated his 40th Birthday and to Ciaran Kiely and Kieran Sheehy who jointly celebrated their 21st Birthday.

GAA: Congratulations to Knockanure team who won the North Kerry Junior Novice semi final recently, they are training for the final in the sports field on Tuesdays and Fridays at 8pm. Moyvane Coiste na nOg have calendars for sale in local shops.

TYRES: The Mercury News of San Jose California say that 250,000 old tires, ground up into 3-inch pieces will be laid under the tracks of the Rapid Transportation route from Fremont to San Jose to act as shock absorbers.

JOURNAL: The Ballydonoghue Journal and the Knocknagoshel Bell are now available at usual outlets. Ballydonoghue Journal has a host of fine photographs both old and new. Margaret Gilbert again has her Diary, other articles include, Tribute to recently deceased locals and Tarbert born Tommy O Hanlon, Mick Finucane gives Mo Sceal Fein, Caves of Guhard tragedy recalled, 100th Birthday of Mike Joe Stack, Creative Writing, Parish Organisations and much more in over 230 pages.

DIRECTORY for 160 businesses helped by North and East Kerry Development is now available, details from 068 22930.

KERRYMAN Nov. 16th 1910: Price of mackerel at Dingle, 4/6 to 5/6 per 120, price of mackerel at Brandon, 2/6 to 3 shillings per 120. Died, Fr Florence Lawlor on Nov10th 1910 at Denver City, Colorado aged 26th , he was a brother of Tom Lawlor clerk of Tralee Union. Fr Florence was educated at Paris and Maynooth. Died army pensioner aged 80 years, John Morris of Tralee , served in India, was nine years abroad. Died, Thomas Hussey aged 90 years, buried at Ballyheigue. Funeral report of Mrs Tom Nolan of Tralee nee Langford carries a long list of relatives. Wedding of Maurice O Connor of Kerry and Ellen Fitzpatrick at Wimbledon Sacred Heart Church, Maurice was brother of Martin O Connor BL and Edward O Connor of London. Kerryman of Dec. 3rd 1910; Missing persons, James O Connor of Ballyduff who resigned from RIC about 49 years ago, then went to America, his brother Tom O Connor of Clerkenwell Road, London would like to hear about him.

Election to Westminster Parliament for North Kerry on Dec. 12th 1910. Dr. Mangan Bishop of Kerry wrote to Kerryman about his name being used to support his cousin Egan in an election.

FEAST: Feast of St Andrew was celebrated on Tuesday 30th Nov. 2010. The New Zealand Tablet of 3rd Dec. 1850 carries a long article on the celebration of the Festival of St. Andrew in NZ, Scotch and Irish appear to be celebrating together in great harmony, they first Toasted Royalty then continued with a long list of toasts. First quality 2 lb loaf of bread then cost 4d

LOVE: " I really only love God as much as I love the person I love the least. " Servant of God Dorothy Day, she died 30 years ago around this time

POPE Benedict's prayer intentions for the month of December, an increased focus on those who are sick, elderly or alone this Christmas season.

REFLECTION: St John’s Tralee preparation for Christmas 4-night programme. Three nights of Reflection & Prayer and a night of Musical celebration with Fr Liam Lawton. Peter McVerry SJ, Mary Davis, and Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh will offer reflections on Monday, November 13th, Tuesday 14th

and Wednesday 15th. Fr Liam Lawton will conclude this Advent Faith programme with a Musical celebration on Sunday, December 19th.

HOLY Thorn Tree of Glastonbury, Somerset, was vandalised recently, it is visited by thousands every year to pay homage and leave tokens of worship, claimed to have grown from staff of Joseph of Arimathea 2,000 years ago.

FIRST Apparition in the US approved, it is the appearance of Our Lady of Good Help to a young emigrant at Wisconsin in 1859, the statue is unusual as it has blond hair with a crown.

Dec. 15th 2010 Notes

BIBLE is like a telescope. If a man looks through his telescope, then he sees worlds beyond; but if he looks at his telescope, then he does not see anything but that. The Bible is a thing to be looked through, to see that which is beyond says Phillips Brooks.

TITHE: Mr Parnell described the Tithe system to Parliament in May 1809; No Tithes on cattle in the North no tithes on potatoes and flax.The tithe in Connaught is 6d on any quantity of hay. An acre of wheat producing an av.8 barrels @av price 30s would give tithe of 24s, the usual charge is 12 shillings. The usual charge for meadow is 7s per Ac. producing a crop of 2.5 tons av price of 50s , giving tithe of 12/6.Acre of potatoes producing crop of 70 barrels @ av price of 4s, the usual tithe is 8s.

Remarkable Local People;

ICA are celebrating their centenary this year. Kit Ahern was ICA President from 1961 to `64, she was the first woman to be elected Chairman to Kerry County Council, first woman TD for North Kerry. Sean Lemass nominated Kit to the Senate; she was also a member of Council of Europe. Kit Ahern nee Liston born 1915 at Athea, died 27th Dec. 2007.

AHERN: James P Ahern died in 1984 aged 87 years, he was predeceased by his wife Mary Walsh Ahern and 13 siblings. James P was born at Direen Athea on 14th May 1897 to Patrick Ahern and Julia O Sullivan Ahern. James P and Mary had five sons , Stephen P Ahern of New Haven police, Chief Inspector Police James Ahern, Timothy R Ahern, Lt. William L Ahern, Sgt John G Ahern , four daughters Mary Rowe, Julia Willett, Margaret McMahon, and Eileen Stackpoole. Requiem Massfor James P Ahern was celebrated by his nephed Fr John Ahern.

LINK with 1690: Mrs Hannah Woulfe White died aged 79 years in 1946, she remembered her grandfather Edward Richard Woulfe born at Cratloe 1788, he in turn remembered hid grandfather Maurice Woulfe born 1690 , he died at Cratloe aged 102 years.

JOURNALS: Most of the local parish journals are now in the shops. Ballyguiltenane Journal again has many articles and a host of photographs including some fine ones from Tim Griffin. Eileen O Brien tells us about how life has changed; Tom Ahern gives short story of lives of Thomas Culhane, Eithne Strong, Moss Keane, Eamon O Connell, born Mountcollins 1907 and the history of the Olympic Ballroom in Newcastle West; Dr. Brendan Barrett and Pat Brosnan have several poems; Peg Prendeville gives us several pieces including a fine interview with Moyvane woman 95 years old Liza Mulvihill, now in Glin for many years; Langan History and Garda Memorial Garden well researched by George Langan; Also remembered; Wesleyan Community Tarbert, William Smith O Brien, Fr Tommy O Hanlon, Fr Tom Relihan, Fr Tim Hanrahan, Fr Joe Walsh, Blacksmiths, the crew who drew lots on who were to die to feed the rest and many more contributions too numerous to mention here.

FULL Moon, Winter Solstice and Lunar Eclipse on the 21st Dec. Last week hot plasma filament from the Sun in a few hours grew to more than 250,000 miles long. Meteors shower will be visible on the evening of December 13th and the morning of December 14th. Recent Severe weather was hard on all both man and animal. Households were grumbling because they had no water, what about farmers who had to cope and cope they did.

HISTORIC Day for the Parish; Kerry County Council will hold their meeting at the Mariah Hall Moyvane on Monday 20th Dec. 2010. Many in the parish will be involved in the preparations and local man Mayor of Kerry Pat Leahy will chair the meeting. Hope the Councillors will pay a visit to the Knockanure Community Centre to view its fine facilities. The Council could make more use of community facilities and save on hotel expenses.

Dec 22 2010

JOURNALS: Athea have a nice comprehensive Parish Journal, with varied articles; Dr Kieran Murphy gives an account of the health services, going back over the years. Limerick Regional Hospital in 1985 had three surgeons in each of following dept. Physicians, Paediatric and Gynaecology. Now they have 100 consultants in the renamed hospital. If a child had pneumonia in 1910 one in five died from it. Raymond Fennelly writes about bring home the Christmas. Kathleen, Peg Prendeville, George Langan and Peg Mulvihill have a fine selection of photographs, both old and new. Tommy Quille has 20 Questions and other interesting material. Athea Organisations are well represented, ICA are celebrating their centenary, the Limerick Federation formed in 1944. Carrigkerry Guild had a busy year in 1986, they had their Social at Moran’s and the meal cost £5, later in the year they entertained 300 members of the world country women from 69 countries who were in Ireland for a conference in Killarney. Dancing in Dublin in the 1970 is recalled by Peg Prendiville. Lynch Family Tree is illustrated by George Langan, among the names mentioned are, Lynch, OShea, Culhane, Hunt, Connolly, Wright, Langan, Casey, Costelloe, Dalton, Woulfe, Ahern Scanlon Feury, Barrett, Higgins, Windle, McMahon, Sullivan and more. Padraig Fitzgerald gives a run down on the Goold and Dunraven Families. Notes from Dunraven Papers, Roche from Athea was landlords agent in 1848, Woulfe also from Athea was land bailiff, Wm. Roche was a mountain farmer and became land bailiff at Knocknasna, Dr. McEnery was a local physician, tenants included, McCarthy, Brouder, Fitzgerald, Harnett, Barrett and Collins. Tom Ahern gives snippets from the Leader which includes return home on visit in 1954 of Edward Dalton brother of Paddy who was shot a Gortaglanna. Timmy Woulfe discusses dancing through the ages. Timmy Woulfe This is Your Life 1979 is recalled. Writer P J Ahern of Glensharold is remembered by Tom Ahearn. Pat Brosnan recalls his wife and times. Athea ladies who won 10 consecutive County Titles are honoured. Comhaltas, Athea Community Council, GAA, Soccer, Golf and retirement parties are also covered in the Journal.

XMAS Eve 1889 Captain Wm O Shea MP filed for divorce of his wife Kitty. Christmas Eve 1954, ESB first switched on at Knocknagoshel Church. Christmas Eve 1974 Cyclone hits Darwin, in a few days 35,000 had left the city, It was Mayor Stack who was in charge of the clean up. Commons sat on Christmas Day 1652.

FROZEN: Christmas, 684 sea froze between Ireland and Scotland; 1740 Belfast Lough frozen; 1784 sea froze for a mile in the Dundalk area.

MOON: A Full Moon on December 21st, there is a good possibility of visible Moon Halos over this week.

Gamma-ray bursts are among the most energetic events in the Universe, but some appearing faint, Their faintness is explained by presence of dust between the Earth and the explosion.

PETROL 50 pence per gal in Dec. 1973 and was heading for 60p. Agricultural wages Dec. 1980 £1.70 per hour with 19 days paid leave.

GARDA James Groarke born Mayo 23 Dec. 1907 retired from Guards 1967, died 1989, served with the Guards for over 43 years.

DEATH of Archbishop E J Kenealy OFM Cap reported in the Times on 20th Dec. 1943, he was Archbishop of Simla from 1910 to 1936. He was born in Wales to a Kerry father and a Cork mother.

DIED 21st Dec. 1900 Vere Foster, he was first President of the National Teachers Organisation. In 1864 he spent £50,000 on a million headline copies to be distributed to schools.

FACEBOOK’S Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is Time Magazine's 2010 Person of the Year, for connecting more than half a billion people.

ROAD Safety Campaign was recently launched by the President .This year's campaign focuses on all who have suffered the consequences of road collisions. 22,882 people have lost their lives on Irish roads since records began in 1959 and that 66,773 people have suffered serious life changing injuries in crashes since serious injures were first recorded in 1979.

DEC. 29th 2010

CENSUS jobs are available from March 8th to May 13th 2011, closing date for applications is 11th of Jan `11.Census will be made in April `11.

JOURNAL: Abbeyfeale Vocational School are to mark their 60 anniversary with a publication, contributors can contact Abbeyfeale@eircom.net . Knocknagoshel Bell the 27th edition of the magazine, again contains a very varied selection of articles and photographs. Fealsebridge and Headley’s Bridge 100 years a growing is recalled. Report of Death of Patrick Carmody of Knocknagoshel is taken from the Kerryman of March 1958, he had a brother in Colorado. Death of Knocknagoshel oldest person aged 107 and several old people from a variety of places are recorded. 94 year old gets degree, School classes in the Community Centre because of frost damage to pipes in the N.S is linked to pupils being taught in the Old Hall many years ago.

Unplanned comeback of Jimmy O Rourke is documented. There is a snippet of Curtin genealogy and Moss Walsh honoured in Dublin. 32 Counties, Kerry is described The Kingdom and the Kings Men. Castleisland Court in 1938 awarded money to several named persons who suffered loss when the IRA took their property in the 1920s. GAA, several photos of local teams and All Ireland U16 Semi-Final match report, Football match at Brosna in 1931, also Limericks first national title in 114 years is recalled. All Ireland Junior Football Championship roll of honour list is also included. List of Senior Horse Plough class winners since 1931. Deaths in 1960 and this year conclude a very informative magazine.

DIED aged 112 in Oct. 1887 Margaret Johnstone , she remembered the French who landed at Killala in 1798 , this was reported in the Sligo Connaught Leader of 1887.

NEW Zealand Tablet of Oct. 1887 appears to be well versed in happenings in Ireland, it contains for example , report on rent reduction of 25% granted to Knockanure tenants by Blacker Douglas ; The Knight of Glin has granted 15% reduction on the March 1886 Gale to these who did not get their Judicial Rents fixed; O Grady tenants refused 15% reduction they wanted 30% to 50% reduction.

TRAVEL: Cork Herald of 28th July 1900 tells us that you could travel from Cork to Killarney, First Class on Sat. and return on Monday for the Summer Season for £1-7-6 , Winter charge was £1. From Dublin to Killarney in summer cost £2.

DEVICE that exists in two different states at the same time has been named as the scientific breakthrough of the year.

BIOENERGY can be made from guayule stems left after their white, rubber latex has been removed. The stems says Colleen M. McMahan a researcher at Albany research can produce 8,000 Btu per pound, as good as charcoal. Guayule is a semi- desert plant.

NEW Moon on Jan 4th and on the same day there will be a partial solar eclipse will be visible. A total lunar eclipse will not be seen from Ireland for another five years. The total eclipse on Dec. 21st was invisible due to cloud cover; it was the second time a total lunar eclipse took place on the Winter Solstice in the last 2,000 years. Severe frost has caused great inconvenience; others have suffered injuries from falls. Farmers attempting to do their work are under extreme pressure and then the worry of caring for their animals will leave memories for many years to come.

Between 1650 and 1775 many thousands of Scots were banished to the American colonies for political, religious, or criminal offenses. In the aftermath of the English Civil War, for example, Oliver Cromwell transported thousands of Scots soldiers to Virginia, New England, and the West Indies. The Covenanter Risings of the later 17th century led to around 1,700 Scots being expelled as enemies of the state, and the Jacobite Rebellions of 1715 and 1745 resulted in an additional 1,600 men, women, and children being banished to the colonies. These three groups of exiles, together with a stream of petty criminals, formed a sizable proportion of the Scottish population of colonial America.