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

Tag: Christmas 2015

Christmas Knitting, Hurleys of Convent St. and Briquettes for Aras an Uachtaráin

Storm Barney deposited some sand



This photo from Ballybunion Tidy Towns shows sand washed up on the beach by the recent stormy weather.

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Christmas Knitting in Craftshop na Méar




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Hurleys of Convent Street

This picture of Convent Street was shared by Patrick J. OShea of Cork. It shows the house where his grandmother lived in Convent Street, Listowel. The Hurley family later moved to O’Connell’s Avenue.

Below is a photo of Patrick’s mother and her two sisters;

Angela, Phil and Nuala Hurley

Patrick, on the far right, posted this photo on Facebook when he was in Ballybunion to do a gig last summer.

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Winter Fuel in 1973

This photo from Bord na Mona Heartland  was taken at Aras an Uachtaráin in November 1973. It shows Bord na Mona lorries delivering briquettes to the Aras. The president at the time was Erskine Childers.

Last photos from Ladies Day 2015 and A Little bit of Christmas Magic in October in Listowel



Heather at Bromore Cliffs


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Just a few more


Yesterday I promised you that I was done with Ladies Day 2015. After all, it is the middle of October.  then I discovered that some that I had not included were some of my very best friends so here goes …this is really the last of them before I lose every male follower I have.

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An Old One




Liam OHainnín is a great lover of old songs and Irish music. He posted this old song on Facebook and this is what he said about its provenance,  “My Uncle Tom got it from the singing of Mike Hennessy of Beale whose family were the last native Irish speakers in Beale. I wrote it down from my Uncle Toms singing.”



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Listowel’s Own Winter Wonderland




In Listowel Garden Centre it’s all polar bears, angels and snowmen these days. Here are a few more of the displays.






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