Signpost in Listowel Town Square in September 2024
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Ballybunion Remembers
This little picnic/chat area is looking inviting these days.
The plaques on the seats are suffering some weather damage. The invitation to sit and chat is still there though.
Uplifting message on Bobby Duggan’s seat
Invitation to relax in Irish and English
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Remember these?
There was a cash register like this in every shop before the days of scanning and self service tills.
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A Puzzle from the Old Papers
Jer Kennelly is a great man from trawling through the newspaper archives for local old news. Here are 2 pieces he shared recently:
Nov 24 1887
The Irish Canadian
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
“…. On the 18th ult.. the remains of Mr. John Cunnigham, of Listowel, who had attained the patriarchal age of 96 years, were interred at the family burial ground at Murhur, Newtowndillon. The deceased gentleman, who led a quiet…”
Jan 19 1893
The morning call
San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
“… – In this city, January 16, 1893, John Mahoney, beloved brother of Edward Mahoney and Mrs. Lawrence O’Connell, a native of Murhur, parish of New Town Sands, County Kerry, Ireland, aged 30 years and 6 months. Friends and acquaintances…” From his late residence.
Newtownsandes I’ve heard of but Newtowndillon?
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I was in Athea
St. Barthlomew’s church is beautifully landscaped and maintained.
As you approach the church, this calvary stands on your right hand side. The stark white life-size figures are arresting in their bleakness.
On the other side is this marian grotto, secluded and rustic, by contrast.
There are graves of former parish priests but more striking is this memorial to a native priest who was martyred in Kenya.
What a kind expression the sculptor has captured?
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A Fact
Deer antlers grow from four to five months, roughly from March to the end of August. They grow about an inch a day. That is faster than any other mammal bone.
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Vincent
Jerry Roche was a lovely person, he was at St. Michael’s, done his leaving early 60s. He use stay during the week at Mrs Woulfe’s at St. Brendans Tce. Also staying there was another friend of his (and mine) Jim Barrett.
Jerry was a lovely person, a head of flaming blonde hair, a great footballer, full of real fun and had great passion, he was a great priest. He must have had an awful death.
He would always visit me and others he went to the college with when he was back from Africa.