Photo: Ita Hannon
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More Library Memories from Billy McSweeney
Billy has shared some more of his family and library memories with us.
Here is what he wrote;
Attached please find a copy of a brochure issued in 1995 about the
opening of the ‘New’ Kerry Co Council Branch Library. You can see that
‘Fake News’ about the burning down of the original Library in the Bridge
Road was still being spread in 1995.
I also include a photograph of my mother Maisie with my Grandparents Ned
and Annie Gleeson (nee Carmody). Annie was the very first Librarian in
the Bridge Road. She was later also Town Clerk.
You may not know that the top floor of the Church St Library was used
extensively as an infant classroom for the National School ; the teacher
was Mrs Scanlon (nee Pierce) from Market St. It was also occasionally
used for putting on ‘Entertainments’ by an adventurous group of locals
which, to my knowledge, included John B. Keane, his brother Eamon (‘The
Joker’) the actor and the Stack brothers of William St, among others.
The members of this group were the forerunners of the ‘Tom Doodle
Society’ of later fame.
Kind Regards,
Billy McSweeney
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Thunder and Lightning Author unknown
The thunder crashed
The lightning flashed
And all the world was shaken;
The little pig curled up his tail
And ran to save his bacon.
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Humour from the late Fr. Pat Moore
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Mill Lane Store has moved
from here
to here
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Night out with the Writers’ Week gang
We had a great team night out for nibbles in Christy’s and the Johnny Cash tribute concert in St. Johns.
Here are a few pictures of the local groupies.
Marie, Jim and Liz
Rose and Seán
Seán with the newly elected head of Kerry Vintners’ Association, Christy Walsh
We were not the only posse of Johnny Cash afictionados in the theatre. The ladies below are from Ballybunion.
I sat beside these lovely enthusiastic music fans who travelled from further afield to enjoy the show and enjoy it they did.