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

In Macroom

Listowel Town Square

In Macroom

Macroom is now bypassed by traffic heading to Cork from Kerry. I had forgotten how picturesque it is.

Bringing History to Life in Scoil Realta na Maidine

(image and story shared on Facebook)

This is Mr. Quirke talking to 6th class about his  great granduncle, Corporal P.J. Cronin who died in WW1 in France in 1918 fighting with the American forces.

This is the letter that he wrote to his sister before he was killed.

Corporal P.J. Cronin

Aah!

Seasons in the Sun

A Fact

The titmouse is a bird.

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2 Comments

  1. Frances O'Brien Blaikie

    Beautiful! Your posts and instincts of showing moments in the past and present make this site so rewarding for readers. Thank you so much. Frances O’Brien Blaikie

  2. Kathleen Csoka

    The poem was so moving thank you

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