This blog is a personal take on Listowel, Co. Kerry. I am writing for anyone anywhere with a Listowel connection but especially for sons and daughters of Listowel who find themselves far from home. Contact me at listowelconnection@gmail.com

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Listowel Men from Far and Near

Courthouse Road, Listowel in October 2024

At the October Horse Fair

There is so much more besides horses at the fair these times.

You could buy a spade or a fork, a pickaxe or even a mallet.

Poultry

I only saw one goat.

A Successful Emigrant and Philanthropist

Dec 16 1926  •  Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Death of Mr. D. Kennelly Mr. Daniel Kennelly, for many years a well – known resident of Port Pirie, died at his home at South_terrace, Adelaide, after a long illness. The late Mr. Kennelly was born at Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland, 60 years ago, and came to South Australia by the Robert Lee, sailing ship, in 1877. After a period of farming at Crystal Brook he removed to Port Pirie, where started a carrying business. He secured from the Broken Hall an important. Proprietary Company contract for the carting of coal, coke, and lead, which proved eminently satisfactory, and which he retained for several years. The late Mr. Kennelly was the owner of a number of farms in the Port Pirie district, and showed remarkable foresight in investments. He left Port sight Pirie in 1906, and settled in Adelaide, but he had always evinced the greatest interest in the northern town, which he visited on numerous occasions, and had such a regard for it that he left instructions that his remains should be interred there. An excellent organiser and a man of the strictest integrity, he was held in the highest esteem by all with whom he had business transactions, and when he left Port Pirie he was given a public send – off by the citizens. He was a much travelled man, and during his lifetime visited Japan and China several times, the South Seas, Honolulu, and the Mother Country, while it was a regular thing for him to make a trip to North Queensland during the winter season. Possessing a remarkable memory he was a most interesting raconteur. and he will be much missed by a large circle of friends to whom he had endeared himself by reason of his kindly, and generous nature. He has left a widow and one son. Mr. Eric Daniel Kennelly.


Oct 19 1927  •  Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

DISTRIBUTED Legacy of Late Mr. D. Kennelly INSTITUTIONS BENEFIT Elder’s Trustee and Executor Company, Limited, as executor of the will of the late Mr. Daniel Kennelly, of Listowel, South terrace, Adelaide, has made a first payment of one – half of the amount of the legacy bequeathed in terms of the will to each of the following institutions: £ 500, St. Joseph’s Orphanage,, Largs Bay. 2500, Late Father Healy’s Reformatory and Old Men’s Home, Brooklyn Park. £ 500, St. Vincent de Paul’s Orphanage, Goodwood. £ 500, Catholic Refuge, Fullarton. £ 500, Little Sisters of the Poor, South Australia, Incorporated, at Glen Osmond. £ 500, St. Francis Xavier’s Cathedral Building Fund. £ 500, Good Samaritan Sisters, Port Pirie. £ 500, Solomontown Catholic School. £ 250, St. Joseph’s Providence, West terrace. £ 250, St. Vincent de Paul’s Society, Adelaide, to be divided equally between St. Francis Xavier’s and St. Patrick’s Conferences. £ 250, Little Company of Mary, South Australia Incorporated, for proposed Public Hospital, North Adelaide. £ 250, Sisters of Saint Joseph, Port Adelaide. £ 250, St. Patrick’s Church, West terrace. £ 250, St. Mark’s Church, Port Pirie. £ 50, Late Father O’Mahoney Memorial Fund, Port Pirie.

Listowel Men in Cork

Richie, in grey in left front, is the only man in this picture who is not from Listowel.

L to R: Seán O’Sullivan, Gavan Buckley, Fergus O’Connor and Bobby Cogan

Dancers in 1975

John Stack shared this photo on Facebook and some others named the dancers as Diane Barry, David Moriarty, Ann Hickey, John Scanlon, Ann Dowling, Murt McAuliffe, Mary Cantillon and John Stack. Jimmy Hickey is the dancing teacher and we don’t know what the cup was for.

An Admirable Aspiration

A Fact

The last person to be executed by a government via guillotine was Hamida Djandoubi on 10 September 1977 in France.

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Looking Back

Lovely door on Courthouse Road

October Horsefair

The October horsefair was held on Market Street on Thursday, October 3 2024.

Love Tralee shared this picture of a Listowel horsefair on Market Street 125 years ago.

At the Lartigue Centenary Celebration on Sunday, September 29 2024

Pat Brodbin, Michael Guerin and Michael O’Sullivan

Michael Cronin relaxing before the first train run.

Martin Griffin with some of the great memorabilia collected over years by Michael Barry and donated by his family to the museum.

This Tralee family is introducing this unique Listowel attraction to a new generation.

A Poem for Today

Sustainable Fashion

On the Saturday of Listowel Races the fashion competition features a different kind of dressing. Anne Leneghan and Maria Stack are wearing some preloved style.

Anne’a hat was fashioned from the material that was cut off to shorten the dress. She embellished it with an old brooch.

The criteria were slightly different this year. In other years, repurposing was a big part of the look and then this dress, made entirely from old neckties, would have been in with a chance.

These outfits look as good today as when they were first worn.

Another Memorial

In 2021, on the 100th anniversary of his death, Kathleen Griffin took these photographs of the memorial to Jack Sheehan. This monument is about a mile off the Tarbert Road on the road to the right after Amber Filling Station.

Jack (John) Sheehan Monument – murdered by the British Crown Forces on 26-05-1921.

Jack (John) Sheehan Monument – murdered by the Black and Tans on 26-05-1921.

A Fact

Until the early nineteenth century Australia was known as New Holland.

Milk Market Lane

Chris Grayson’s photo of a robin in The National Park, Killarney

Milk Market Lane, Tralee

This unusual lane has a mixture of real shops and facades painted to look like old shops.

Deserters

Kerry Evening Post, Wednesday, 11 July, 1855

THE KERRY REGIMENT

Some of the deserters from the Kerry Regiment have been at length arrested, and will be tried by district court martial this week.; The hiding places of several others have become known to the regimental authorities. This will, we hope, check the practice of desertion, which had grown in two or three weeks to a fearful extent in our county corps.  A recruiting party under the command of a non-commissioned officer, has just been sent to Listowel, there to be stationed till further orders.

Comings and Goings

New Thai eatery for Church Street

Tattoo has ceased trading

Some People at the Launch of Moments of Reflection

Helena and Teresa Molyneaux

Mary McGrath and Cathríona O’Neill

Judy MacMahon

Marie Moriarty

Martin Chute

In the Town Park

I was in Childers’ Park on Sunday taking a few pictures when this lovely lady insisted that I allow her to take my picture. She said that I am always behind the camera. She thought it was time I was in front. Here is her photo;

A Fact

An average person produces about 25,00 quarts of saliva in a lifetime, enough to fill two swimming pools.

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Stags, Horses and Style

Waiting in the long grass…Chris Grayson’s image of stags in The National Park before the commencement of the rut.

Tackling a Horse

This photo of a workhorse in Jim Dunn’s great Athea mural led me to boast that I once could name every piece of tack on that horse. Mattie Lennon helped me out.

There is a winkers on the horses head and a bit in his mouth. The reins is attached to the bit.

Around the horse’s neck is the collar and hames. The reins goes through this.

On his back is the straddle and britchen.

If the horse was attached to a cart, a bellyband under the horse and attached to the shafts prevented the cart from tipping up.

The brass attached to the winkers was an optional piece of horse jewellery.

Gortaglanna Memorial

Gortaglanna
Gortaglanna Celtic Cross

I thought that the white commemorative steps on the roadside were the memorial to those who fell at Gortaglanna, but I was wrong. Kathleen Griffin sent us these pictures which she took on a rainy day in 2016 of the bigger monument. This memorial is in the field where the men died.

There’s Always Hope

Some of the local Style on Ladies Day at Listowel Races 2024

A gravity defying creating from milliner, Cathy Troth

One for the Diary

Signwriter at Work

Martin Chute was on his scaffold painting Listowel Garden Centre sign as I was going to Thyme Out for a cuppa and a chat.

Martin is used to immersing himself in his work and ignoring distractions.

But when he spots me, he is always willing to chat.

On this occasion he descended the ladder to pose with Barry McAuliffe and his son who are home on a visit from the U.S. Barry is one of my oldest internet friends, from the days when we were all on Boards.ie. He reminded me that he won Vincent’s nearly impossible quiz and he has the placemats to prove it.

A Fact

Albert Einstein’s brain had a parietal lobe that was 15% larger than the average human brain

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Trains and Style and Bogs

The Lartigue replica train on Sunday September 2024

A Tea Caddy

The younger generation never heard of a tea caddy. Ones just like this were in many houses in Ireland fadó, fadó. This was in the day before tea bags and all tea was ‘loose”.

Stylish Local Ladies at Ladies’ Day 2024

Helen and Breda

Eilish living up to her nickname, “Stylish Eilish”

Kathleen O’Flaherty

A Pipe Dream of Days in the Amusements Perhaps

The Book Tour Hit Duagh

The lovely Mary in Watsons agreed to stock Moments of Reflection.

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Turf Wars in the Papers

Daily Post

July 10 1909  •  Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

SHOOTING OUTRAGE. An outrage is reported to have taken place at Tullamore, near Listowel, county Kerry, recently. Up to a short time ago a number of tenants were allowed to cut turf in a bog on Lord Ormathwaite’s property. Recently the entire bog was transferred to a farmer in the district, who sent 20 men to cut the turf. Shortly afterwards six armed and disguised men appeared and opened fire on the turf cutters, who fled in terror. Some of them, in endeavouring to save themselves, fell into the bog hole and were rescued by their companions with difficulty. The firing party are stated to have ” skirmished around the place ” until they had satisfied themselves that there was little likelihood of the turf cutters returning.

Lartigue Open Day

Despite the inclement weather on the day, the volunteers at The Lartigue Monorail and Museum had a great open day event on Sunday September 29 2024. I have a few photos but they will have to wait ’til next week.

I have an abundance of content after my week off.

Three Lartigue men, Martin, Leo and Seamus

A Fact

Giraffes are 30 times more likely to be hit by lightning than humans

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