
A beautiful corner of Listowel Town Square
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Listowel Bike with sidecar

This photo may have been taken in the town park. Any help with identifying the people in the photo or the year it was taken would be appreciated.
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Sunday Market
The Sunday Market at Scoil Realt na Maidine is going from strength to strength. It operates every Sunday between 11.00 and 3.00. If you want fruit or vegetables, come early.

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New Kingdom Bar in Church Street/ Sraid an Áthasaigh



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“The Church without a Steeple”

The exceptional flat roofed Corpus Christi church in Knockanure is built on a hilltop site.

It is greatly to the credit of the local parishioners that they chose the pared back Michael Scott design. It is a masterpiece of architecture, ideally suited to this location.
John O’Sullivan, a local satirist, once wrote;
Knockanure both mane and poor,
A church without a steeple
And bitches and hoors looking out half doors
Criticising dacent people.
Nothing could be farther from the truth. Seems to me it was the poet who was criticising decent people.

No steeple but a beautiful belfry, in keeping with the unadorned style of the church.

A sign urging the faithful to return to the tradition of a day of rest on the sabbath.
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R.I.P. Kevin McCarron
This is Listowel Pitch and Putt Club’s tribute to the late Kevin McCarron who passed away suddenly on June 21 2025.
His loss in his prime to his family and his club is immeasurable.

It is with the deepest sadness that we announce the passing of Kevin McCarron. Kevin was part of Listowel Pitch & Putt Club for over 40 years; initially as a brilliant juvenile player, and then as an adult where he held every committee position, and represented Listowel at the highest level of the game on the course for many years. His crowning glory came when he became Munster Senior Strokeplay Champion in 1993. The Championship was played in Ashgrove, Co. Waterford, and Kevin won a six-man playoff having finished -12 for 36 holes. At the time The Kerryman reported that Kevin “beat possibly the classiest field of players ever assembled for the Munster Championship”. Kevin also played International Pitch & Putt. Interestingly, this was not for Ireland, but England. While living and working in the UK, Kevin was selected to play for England. Playing against Ireland, Kevin was drawn to play against his fellow Kerryman, and good friend, Derry McCarthy. He had an enormous passion for the game, and was known to travel the length and breadth of the country to play Opens and Scratch Cups. As a result, he was known by all in Irish Pitch and Putt.
For many years he worked tirelessly on our course to help make it the course it is today. He had a massive appetite for work, and scarifying, seeding, and sanding greens, was no bother to him. He quietly went about his work, and had no problem working on the course for hours, so that the work would be complete. Only last Tuesday night did he return to work on the course after shooting a fine -4 in the second round of the Bob Casey Inter-Club competition in Castleisland. The feel he possessed in his talented hands meant that he was also a great man to cut greens. You would always know when Kevin cut the greens; they seemed to run so smooth. He was also actively involved in numerous fund raising activities over the years; in the late 2000’s he worked tirelessly to raise funds so that the club could purchase a new fairway mower. Only this very weekend were we due to undertake our annual Church Gate Collection, and once again, Kevin had signed up to help the cause.
He also worked hard to further the cause of Kerry Pitch & Putt, serving many roles, including Chairman of the Kerry Pitch & Putt County Board. In 2019, as County Juvenile Officer, he led Kerry to All Ireland U16 glory, with his son, Bobby, part of the team.
Our deepest condolences to Kevin’s mother Jane, son Bobby, his sisters, Anne Marie, and Sinéad, and to his brothers John, Michael, Adrian, Niall, and Declan. Rest in peace, Kev. Thank you for all you did for Listowel Pitch & Putt Club.
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A Fact
Ringling Brothers and Barnun and Bailey Circus which had been performing in the U.S. since the 19th century, played its last show on May 21 2017.
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