Kerry Writers’ Museum in June 2024
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Allos
Allos has had a beautiful facelift.
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I attended the online conference on the International Day of Celtic Art. Stephen gave a great account of Listowel as the cradle of modern Celtic Art. He told the conference of 12 different Listowel artists who worked in 14 different genre of Celtic Art. He told the world of Pat McAuliffe, Paddy Whelan, Tony O’Callaghan, Two Michael O’Connors, Paddy Fitzgibbon, Eileen Moylan , Micheál Kelliher and more.
I’d say all the Celtic Art gang listening to him around the world will be anxious to visit. Stephen illustrated his talk with artwork visible on the streets of Listowel and in Kerry Writers’ Museum.
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A Washer Woman
This is a great miscellany by three local writers.
The below poem is by Paddy Glavin.
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A Friday Walk
Martin Moore was our guide on the Friday Morning Walk during Listowel Writers’ Week 2024.
A good crowd gathered at the starting point, The Listowel Arms, in anticipation of a treat of history and anecdote from this learned local writer and researcher.
Helen, Martin, Liam and Michael, all keen local historians
Owen, Christy and Noel with Martin
There was a bit of a delay at the start, (microphone issues) so I took the opportunity to snap a photo with the most famous person in attendance, Éanna Ní Lamhna.
We stopped at the castle and Martin told us all about the Fitzmaurices and the colourful history of Listowel Castle.
On then to the Bridge Road and Childers’ Park.
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A Fact
Queen Elizabeth 11 was the first British Monarch to have her image on a banknote. Her face was added to the £1 in 1960.
I read the above fact along with all the other British currency “facts” , in The Guardian (available to read for free on the library’s Borrowbox app.) BUT a follower of Listowel Connection knows better.
Michael O’Sullivan tells us that there were banknotes with the image of George v issued during World War 1. Thanks Michael.
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