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Tag: Betty McGrath

Shop Windows for Listowel Races 2018, Kerry camino and some old races Photos


Photo by Ita Hannon

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Violet Dalton’s dolls at NCBI shop

Violet has a gifted pair of hands. She loves designing and making outfits for her dolls. For Listowel Races 2018 she has made a super jockey’s silks for her boy doll and two gorgeous Ladies Day outfits for her little ladies . They are part of the window displays at NCBI Shop in Church St.


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The Races in the old days


Photos by Junior Griffin





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Kerry Camino




St. John’s Tralee



The Kerry camino starts at St. John’s Church Tralee.


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New Public Phone Box


An old post box on Denny Street, Tralee. Volumes of mail have decreased enormously. How long before An Post takes away the kerbside postboxes too?

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Listowel Florist’ Window for  Raceweek 2018



Betty McGrath’s window incorporates all the elements of Listowel Raceweek



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Sounds like a Brilliant Idea




Have you heard of hotdesking?

Here is the Wiki definition:     Hot desking (sometimes called “non-reservation-based hoteling“) is an office organization system which involves multiple workers using a single physical work station or surface during different time periods.[1] The “desk” in the name refers to an office desk being shared by multiple office workers on different shifts as opposed to each staff member having their own personal desk.

Now HQ Listowel is taking hotdesking to the next level. When this office space opens in Market Street shortly, it will mean that someone who needs a temporary office space in Listowel can have a hot desk or office with everything laid on. It’s kind of like the concession shop idea but with offices.



“Bright & spacious business suites & hotdesks on Market St.Listowel.
All running Costs, Rent, Rates, Elec, Meeting Room, Broadband & Free Parking!#Coworking– Enquiries to Tom info@hqtralee.com”

Mount Brandon, Reading, Fishing, washing and a tale of a lost boy

On the Top of Mount Brandon

Faha Ridge

Our intrepid photographer is Catherine Moylan who braved the elements to climb Mount Brandon two weeks ago. I think you’ll agree she got some great photographs.

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Oh The Joys of Reading


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Fishing from the beach in Ballybunion is popular. Bridget O’Connor took the photo.

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Good drying



Photo: Facebook

Do you remember when everyone had a long washing line and it always sagged in the middle? A housewife’s Monday was made is there was ‘good drying’.

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Signs on Courthouse Road




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In Search of an Evacuee




These photographs were taken in Ballybunion one day in 1945. The little boy and the little girl had just made their First Holy Communion.

He is Hurst Hess, a German boy evacuated to Ireland during WW2. He stayed with the family of the little girl’s cousins. She is Eily Mai Kissane.

The first  old photographs was discovered by Bridget O’Connor as she was trawling through boxes of old photographs to give to the family historian, Eily Walsh who is compiling another photographic exhibition of the Kissanes of Kilcox, Lisselton. Eily had the photograph of her aunt, Eily Mai.

The photographs were taken in Beazley’s in Ballybunion.

Eily is now busily trying to track down Hurst or his descendants. The Kissane family were very fond of him and missed him when he returned home to Germany. But they never heard of him again.

Eily would love to share this part of their family history with Hurst’s German family.

German boys were also evacuated to Listowel and surrounding areas. I wonder does anyone remember any of these. Wouldn’t it be nice to bring them all back to the place that was their home for over 2 years during a very troubled time own their country’s history.

Vincent Carmody’s Book Launch and new milliner in town

On Sunday evening Vincent launched his lovely coffee table book to a huge audience of appreciative Listowel people.

Twas far away from coffee table books or even coffee tables that many of the book’s subjects were reared.

We had a great night. The speeches were entertaining and the company good. Bryan MacMahon talked of leaving Listowel in 1959. He knew the shopkeepers only as “cardboard figures in the background of (his) childhood”. Vincent’s book has brought these characters to life for him and for many of his generation.

I never knew most of the people featured in the book but I enjoy reading about what life was like in Listowel one hundred years ago.

I had a great time snapping away on the night. Here are a few of the people who attended the launch.

Below is a link to Jer.’s video of Vincent’s speech on the night. You may have to wait for it to settle down.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb04QkH5hfg&feature=youtu.be

( More tomorrow)

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Important notice for people who love Listowel Writers’ Week

Our beloved festival has been nominated as one of the top ten festivals in Ireland in 2012. If you agree, cast your vote here

http://comms.irishtimes.com/theticketawards/2012-competition/.ashx/

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Hats, hats and more hats

Antoinette O’Mahoney, the milliner sister of Betty McGrath is now selling her hats in Betty’s shop in Courthouse Road.

Here are a few examples of her very reasonably priced chapeaux. The model is Betty, herself.

This lovely beret and gloves set costs €60.

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A few more from the launch

Annual M.S. Busking Day.

I know first hand the good work that is done by the North Kerry branch of MSIreland.

Every year, Jimmy Hannon rounds up some musician friends and they give a day busking in the Small Square to raise much needed funds. The hard working volunteers coax as much money as they can from passing motorists and pedestrians.

On Friday, the sun shone and the warm weather brought a crowd to town so the streets were busy and there was much passing traffic. Everyone of the MS people felt a shiver of loneliness. The day was just not the same without Mary Doyle. This time last year she was fussing about, organizing and making sure that everyone was looked after. I hope you have a bed in Heaven, Mary. Thank you for arranging the fine day for us.

Here are some snapshots of the day:

Bridie O’Rourke and Batt O’Keeffe on the island in The Small Square.

No one was left out.

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On Friday also a crowd had gathered in the boys’ national school for the official opening of the new special unit there.

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Betty McGrath had just taken delivery of her new chapeau. Her sister made this hat especially for Betty to wear on Ladies’ Day. Would we not all love a sister like that.

Jerry Sheehy was passing so I asked him to pose with Betty, since I know his brothers will be checking in here.

St. Patrick’s Day in Listowel

I am sharing with you photos of some people whom I encountered out and about on St. Patrick’s Day in Listowel.

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And some photos of the parade

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Photographer, Paul Woods, has some tasteful pictures of Georgia Salpa’s visit to Listowel here:

https://listowelconnection.com/2012/03/georgia-salpa-in-listowel-mermaids-co.html

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This is an announcement for country music fans. Joe Harrington sends us details of his very popular country and Irish music show:

Hope you had a Mighty St Patrick’s Day.  Now for those who want more things Irish…

Joe’s Country Kingdom is coming at 8pm (Irish Time)!!!  

on www.irishcountrymusicradio.com 
(broadcasting Country and Irish music 24/7)  

Tune in to-night, and every Tuesday night, from 8pm to 11pm (Irish time) 

See below for the corresponding time in your area.

Delighted to play your requests or hear from you about anything at all. 
Would love to know in 
what part of the world you are listening to us.

Below you will find a list of the times Joe’s Country Kingdom will be on in a number of time zones.
If there are any errors (due to local time variations etc) please let me know. 

Talk to you soon

Joe

Text 00353 87 285 3570 

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Joe’s Country Kingdom times around the world  

United States

East Coast                      Tues 3 to 6pm

Mid West                       Tues 2 to 5pm

Rockies                           Tues 1 to 4pm

West Coast                    Tues 12 noon to 3pm

Alaska                            Tues 11am to 2pm

Canada

Newfoundland                Tues 4.30pm to 7.30pm

New Brunswick               Tues 4pm to 7pm

Ontario                             Tues 3pm to 6pm

Alberta                             Tues 1pm to 4pm

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Malvinas                         Tues 4pm to 7pm

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