Listowel Connection

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

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Odds and ends from Christmastime 2012

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On January 4, 2013

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I hope to resume normal blogging on Monday, after my Christmas holidays.  Today I’m giving you a few photos that I took during the 12 days of the peaceful season.

This is Tia. She was at work meeting and greeting the customers in Changes on Christmas Eve.

I met Listowel’s golden couple, Tadhg and Nicole Kennelly, home for the holidays and looking forward to the launch of The Gathering on New Year’s Eve.

Christmas for me was  a family time. Here, my grandson, Killian, performs a magic trick for his family. Happy, innocent days!

Lots of fun and games.

We visited the live crib in Duagh. It has a real donkey, 2 sheep called iPad and iPod, a goat, 2 hens and a cock and it’s all housed in a real stable. I recommend you visit before it is all dismantled after the weekend.

Minister Jimmy Deenihan posed for a photo with the Knitwits ladies in Scribes.

I enjoyed the fireworks display in The Square.

Seán McKenna and Clíona Cogan in The Square.

 The folk group in fancy dress enlivened a wet and gloomy day in town.

Mary Moylan and Evonne MacGillicuddy get us into the party mood.

Helen Moylan and Paddy McGillicuddy. Will you look at the state of him in those tights!

Tina Enright.

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The story of last Sunday’s drawn North Kerry Final in photos on Eabhnait Scanlon’s page.

 The replay is on Sunday in Listowel. It promises to be a cracker! 

May the better team win!

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Minutes of December Town Council meeting:

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Theft today and yesterday ; more tales of the turf

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On September 20, 2012

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When was this?

1913

Today robbers are more subtle in their methods. Listowel traders are being cautioned to be vigilant during Raceweek for very high quality forged €50 notes which are in circulation locally.

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loading turf on to the bog train.

Matt Dillane’s Vision

On a warm August day in or about the year 1908, Matt Dillane
from Glountane walked down from his home to Listowel and back again, a round
trip of 22 miles. When about a mile from home on his return journey, he left
the road and entered Quills mountain to take the short cut. When he was a half mile on his way he sat
down to take a rest. He fell asleep. He was awakened by noise and on opening his
eyes he saw men around him working. He
saw houses, and he saw what made the biggest impression of all on him – a
railway train complete with wagons. When
telling his story afterwards which he did nearly every day of his life, he laid
most emphasis on the train. 

  Naturally, nobody
believed him, least of all his own family. But he told his story so often and so earnestly that people began to
think there might be something to it. Years passed. A new generation
grew up and heard the strange tale for indeed it was often recalled at the winter
fireside. Matt died about 16 or 17 years
after his experience but still the story continued to be told from time to
time. Then came the year 1938, and we
all woke up to the fact that what Matt saw in a vision on that sunny August
evening thirty odd years before, was now there in reality. For where he had sat down to rest was now the
headquarters of Lyreacrompane Bord na Mona Works. Men were working there, there were buildings
there; a forge where machinery was repaired, an office and a store. And there was a railway train running on
tracks, just as it should be. It was in
fact, a diesel locomotive pulling fourteen wagons of turf to the roadside for
delivery to the waiting lorries.

( from the Lyreacrompane Journal)

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I was on The Island on Tuesday and I took a few snaps.

The bookmakers ring was fairly busy.

These boys were putting the spare bookie stands to good use.

There were lots of cars but I did not see even one helicopter.

Anne and Mary O’Connor were there with Anne’s family.

We met some of my old neighbors on their annual Kerry pilgrimage.

More tomorrow……..

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Yesterday’s crowd of over 25,000!

Horgans of North Kerry: Railway people in Pittsburgh

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On October 20, 2011

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Today has dawned bright  and dry in The Kingdom. It’s a “Good morning, God” rather than a “Good God, morning!” sort of day.

My story for you today was sent to me by Jim Horgan of Pennsylvania. Again it’s a story of an emigrant who prospered in the U.S. but who never forgot his Irish roots.

Andrew Joseph Horgan was born in Glenderry, Kerry on 5-December 1876 to John Horgan(1843-1921) and Johanna O’Sullivan (1842-1944) of Lisselton.  Andrew was the 3rd of 8 children and emigrated to America in 1901.  Ultimately, five of the eight children went to Pittsburgh and three remained in Ireland.  Andrew arrived on the SS Cumric to Ellis Island on 23 April 1901 with his cousin Michael.    He made his way to an uncle in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and found work at the Glenwood Shops of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.  He worked alongside his cousin Patrick (1877-1956), son of Michael Horgan(1850-1908) and Julia Savage (1850-?) from Tralee. On 12—April 1904 Andrew married Catherine Brosnan daughter of Daniel Brosnan (1830-1890) and Ellen Sheahan (1838—1917) from Islandanny, Duagh.  In 1910 Andrew was promoted to supervisor, but left the B&O during the railway strike of 1911.   He then went to work on the Monongahela Connecting Railway until his retirement.  His sons, Andrew Jr. and Timothy worked on the same railroad for 40 years each.  I am currently in my 37thyear on the railroad, and my son Patrick is a 4thgeneration railroad man, having started a few years ago.

Andrew and Catherine had the following children:

1 John (1906-1906)

2 Helena (1907-1918)  died in the flu epidemic

3 Johanna (1909-1909)

4 Andrew Jr. (1910-1985)

5 Mary (1913-1985)  married Andrew Stana, 1 child

6 Rita (1916-2001)  Married Thomas Kerin 5 children

7  Timothy (1918-1974) married  Ann Marie Roscoe 4 children

8 John (1919-1987) Married Erma Heiles 6 children

In 1939, Andrew Jr. married Helen Sheehan (1915-1985) the only daughter of John Joseph (Paddy) Sheehan (1881-1965) of Ballyheigue and Katherine Shine (1878-1953) of Gurtomasillihy, Moyvane.

They had 4 children, of which I am the youngest.  In 1978, I married Bridget Creighan, daughter of William Creighan and Mary Teresa O’Donoghue, daughter of Denis O’Donoghue (1898-1974) of Duagh and Hannah Molyneaux (1903-1986) of Behins. 

Andrew Horgan and Katherine Brosnan now have 91 descendants who were born in America.

Jim tells me that he has met some of his Irish cousins, but he is always happy to meet some more of his Irish family.

Duagh Football?…and some more ladies

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On September 19, 2011

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Today is maybe not the best day to mention Duagh footballers but these ladies look pretty pleased with themselves. Do you know who they are, when the photo was taken or what is the story?

Contact me at listowelconnection@gmail.com if you know the answers.




Now to some more ladies. As promised a few more well dressed ladies from Friday’s Ladies’ Day at The Races.

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