Charles Street, April 6 2024
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Forty Years of Gardening
Radio Kerry’s lovely new wagon was the first indication that today was a big day at Listowel Garden Centre.
Forty years in business for the MacAuliffe Roberts family
There were raffles every hour on the hour in aid of Listowel Hospice.
A great day of celebration and fun.
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Remembering Michelle
It is always unbelievably sad when a yearbook contains an obituary. Michelle had only just left Pres. and her memory was still very much alive in the school when she died. She made a mark. May she rest in peace
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Just a Thought
Here is the link to my reflections in the Just a Thought slot on Radio Kerry last week.
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Immigrant Communities in Britain
This is Rook Street in London in 1912. There was a large Irish community in the Poplar area in the East end of London in the early 1900s. This photograph shows local residents preparing for their Corpus Christi procession.
The photograph is part of a collection in the National Archives in Britain. The postcard was sent to me by Ethel Corduff (formerly Walsh of Tralee). Ethel has a great interest in immigration and immigrant communities. It was she who studied and documented the story of Irish girls training as nurses in British hospitals. Her important book, Ireland’s Loss, England’s Gain tells their story.
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A Poem
John McAuliffe doesn’t find an empty house creepy at all.
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Today’s Fact
During the 1950s atomic bomb tests were a popular tourist attraction in Las Vegas.
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