Heading to Kanturk

St. Patrick’s Hall in October 2024

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Washday

Our first washing machine!!!!!! You had to boil the water elsewhere: in our case, in a Burko boiler. You filled the drum the water and the washing, added the detergent, covered it and turned it on. When the washing was done, you fished it out with a wooden tongs and fed it through the mangle, pulled the machine to the sink to drain off the water and then repeated the operation with clean water to rinse the detergent from the clothes.

This machine was regarded as a labour saving device in 1960’s Ireland. It was the much maligned twin tub. The spin dryer had replaced the mangle for extracting as much moisture as possible from the washed clothes. The washing was washed in one compartment/tub which had to be filled with water from the tap. I dont ever remember a twin tub being plumbed in. The water had to be drained off and the clothes transferred to the second tub for spinning. These had to be loaded carefully so that the weight was evenly distributed. Otherwise the machine would do a mad dance around the floor. There were no tumble dryers so the the spun garments had to be hung out on a clothesline to dry.

Washing was a day’s work.

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Some Pres. Girls

I’m sure someone will name them for us, or maybe even one of themselves.

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Our Millenium Arch

Our first arch was blown down in a storm and this is the replacement.

This picture is from 2016

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The Book Tour is Coming to Kanturk

The Kanturk launch of Moments of Reflection will be in The Linngorm Community Hall, (P51 YC57) on Friday next, October 25 2024 at 7.30 p. m.

The children are rehearsing their readings and the hostess, Breeda, is trying out a few mouthwatering tray bakes.

I’m looking forward to a great evening among family and old friends.

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A Few Brehon Laws

The Brehons had no legal tender. all transactions were settled by barter.

Then, as now, location is everything.

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People at a Coffee Morning

On October 17 2024 these lovely people were in The Listowel Arms Hotel supporting the Kerry Hospice.

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A Fact

The world’s first speed limit regulation was in the UK in 1903. It was 20mph.

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