
Photo: Chris Grayson
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Christmas Shop
Here are a few of the lovely displays in Listowel Garden Centre this year.





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Irish Rambling House
(text and image from Facebook)
Back in 1998 when we decided to bring a show to England “to entertain the exiles” we never expected to be still doing so over a quarter of a century later. On a completely community/non-profit basis that Show, the Irish Rambling House, is still bringing over the Music, the Song, the Dance, the hilarious Storytelling – and the Craic. This year the 19-strong group is visiting Birmingham and London.
As ever, this year’s show has some well-loved entertainers from the Emerald Isle. Frances Kennedy is now established as Ireland’s top storyteller, and she guarantees that every audience will go home in stitches. Bryan Murphy is a rising star on the music
circuit as a solo act and with his band, the Gallivanters. Bryan is a storyteller in his own right and a mighty accordion player also.
John Kinsella from Listowel is a singer/songwriter with many successes to his credit and he also brings humour to the stage with songs like ‘Free Travel’ and the ‘Japanese Knotweed’ song. In the singing stakes, Sheila Heery flies the flag for the women. She is well known in the local rambling houses around Ireland for singing all the songs we love.
The traditional music is by the Breen Family – four young musicians who leave everything on stage. They are joined by Mikey Faley on banjo and Katie Galvin on fiddle. Dancers Shauna Enright and Alannah Moloney will be along to rattle the boards.
The Irish Rambling House Show is in St Annes, Birmingham, on November 1- inquiries to 07870 398945 and in the Salvatorian College Hall in Harrow Weald on Saturday, Nov 2 at 8 pm with a matinee on Sunday, November at 3 pm – inquiries to 07312032905. And as we always point out, “If laughter is the best medicine then an Irish Rambling House Show is the prescription”.
Kay O’Leary
Joe Harrington

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More from The Hospice Coffee Morning





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The Goold Monument
This celtic cross outside Athea was erected by his tenants to a respected landlord.







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Moments of Reflection

I had a moment last week when the ever cheerful Cathy Healy stopped me on Church Street and asked me to accompany her to Woulfe’s so she could buy my book and have me sign it there and then. A meeting with Cathy is always uplifting.
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A Fact
Cats, including domestic cats and lions and tigers cannot taste anything sweet.
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