Tag: Listowel Races 2024

Trains and Style and Bogs

By listowelconnection

On October 4, 2024

In Duagh, Listowel Races, Personal, Poem

The Lartigue replica train on Sunday September 2024

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A Tea Caddy

The younger generation never heard of a tea caddy. Ones just like this were in many houses in Ireland fadó, fadó. This was in the day before tea bags and all tea was ‘loose”.

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Stylish Local Ladies at Ladies’ Day 2024

Helen and Breda

Eilish living up to her nickname, “Stylish Eilish”

Kathleen O’Flaherty

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A Pipe Dream of Days in the Amusements Perhaps

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The Book Tour Hit Duagh

The lovely Mary in Watsons agreed to stock Moments of Reflection.

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Turf Wars in the Papers

Daily Post

July 10 1909 • Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

SHOOTING OUTRAGE. An outrage is reported to have taken place at Tullamore, near Listowel, county Kerry, recently. Up to a short time ago a number of tenants were allowed to cut turf in a bog on Lord Ormathwaite’s property. Recently the entire bog was transferred to a farmer in the district, who sent 20 men to cut the turf. Shortly afterwards six armed and disguised men appeared and opened fire on the turf cutters, who fled in terror. Some of them, in endeavouring to save themselves, fell into the bog hole and were rescued by their companions with difficulty. The firing party are stated to have ” skirmished around the place ” until they had satisfied themselves that there was little likelihood of the turf cutters returning.

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Lartigue Open Day

Despite the inclement weather on the day, the volunteers at The Lartigue Monorail and Museum had a great open day event on Sunday September 29 2024. I have a few photos but they will have to wait ’til next week.

I have an abundance of content after my week off.

Three Lartigue men, Martin, Leo and Seamus

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A Fact

Giraffes are 30 times more likely to be hit by lightning than humans

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Athea, Listowel and Abbeyfeale

By listowelconnection

On October 2, 2024

In Athea, Listowel, Listowel Races

Athea Footbridge

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Culture Night, Friday September 20 2024

Clíona and Aoife McKenna in The Square

Aoife in St. John’s for her first ever experience of a live performance

Mr. Bubbles was brilliant and held his young audience enthralled.

We met Sinead Bunyan and family in The Square

David Browne and Jimmy Hickey

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From the Schools Folklore Collection

School: Cnoc an Iubhair (C.)

Location: Kealid, Co. Kerry Teacher: Máire Ní Cheallacháin

A True Story

There lived in Carrueragh at one time a man by the name of Costello with his two children.

He lived in a farm out of which another family had been evicted by the Landlord Blacker Douglas.

The White Boys had determined to murder everybody that had anything to do with the Landlord and so they came to the house of the poor man who was a widower. They took him a little distance from the house and killed him.

The two children cried until they were hoarse and the hoarseness never left them.

As the man was dying his blood spattered on a stone beside him, and the stone is still there bearing the name of “The blood stained stone”.

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A Few Friday Racegoers

These three ladies should have been in the final shake up for Best dressed. Imelda Murphy, Faith Almond and Maria Stack all know a thing or two about styling, tailoring and millinery.

Niamh Kenny was accompanied by her lovely daughter. Niamh wore a hat in the shape of a quill as a nod to Listowel’s literary heritage.

This hat was chosen by the judges as the most creative headgear. It was created by Cathríona King of Galway.

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Legendary Football Teams

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Launch of Moments of Reflection

Me with Mary Fagan who was the special guest on the night

Me with my good friend, Margo Anglim

Miriam, who loves Listowel and comes back as often as she can. Dulce, who loves Listowel and has come to Listowel to live.

Robert and Eileen Bunyan

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Promoting my Book

I was in Abbeyfeale on a wet afternoon last week.

An Siopa Milseán is like taking a step back in time….lovely shop, lovely stuff, lovely people

If you live in Abbeyfeale and you’d like to buy a copy of Moments of Reflection, this is the shop for you.

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A Fact

Coffee consumed in large doses can be lethal. 10 grams or 100 cups in four hours can kill the average human being.

Health Warning; This fact was sourced in a book of trivia. Under no circumstances should anyone put this “fact” to the test.

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I’m Back

By listowelconnection

On September 30, 2024

In Athea, Listowel

“There are decades when nothings happens and there are weeks when decades happen.” Lenin

Last week was one of those weeks in my little world.

Under the bridge in Athea, Co. Limerick

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You May Own a Dog but a Cat Owns You

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Remember Tiny Tears?

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People at a Book Launch

You’ll be seeing a lot of photos from the launch of Moments of Reflection here from now on. Feel free to move on.

Four Moylans and four Cogans in this photo as it was all shoulders to the wheel for the big night.

Three of the four marvellous musicians who entertained us…Mary Fagan, Paddy MacElligott, Mary Murphy and the fourth was the brilliant John Kinsella. He’ll be in photos before too long too.

My handsome grandson, Killian, reading a reflection

Róisín Darby at the microphone

Surprise attendees on the night were Michael and Sue OSullivan.

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From Wikipedia

The Valley of Knockanure is located at Gortaglanna

The Valley of Knockanure is the name of several ballads commemorating a murder by the Royal Irish Constabulary that occurred during the Irish War of Independence at Gortaglanna (Gortagleanna) near Knockanure, County Kerry, Ireland. The best-known of these was written by teacher and poet Bryan MacMahon (d. 1998) at the request of a local schoolmaster, Pádraig Ó Ceallacháin.[1]

Historical background

On 12 May 1921, a troop of Black and Tans were travelling out from Listowel towards Athea when they arrested four young unarmed men in Gortaglanna. Prior to this the barracks in Listowel had been burnt out and in retaliation the troops, who were under the influence of alcohol, decided to execute the young men. The first to be shot was Jerry Lyons. When this happened, Cornelius Dee decided, as he was going to be shot anyway, to make a run for it. He did, and almost immediately took a bullet in the thigh but managed to keep going. He ran for about three miles and survived. He was never recaptured but remained in hiding until the truce.[2] The other two men were shot on the spot. Today a memorial stands by the roadside where the three died.[1] A film about the events was made in 2009.

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At the Races

I went to the island on two days, Friday and Saturday. You’ll be sick of seeing photos of beautifully dressed people. Here are a few from Friday.

I took 3 photos in The Small Square on my way to the racecourse

Anne Marie O’Riordan was a having a cuppa with her lovely mom and cousin.

Beatrice and Eileen were sharing a table with Ballincollig visitors.

Poor Brenda is still hobbling but in good spirits as always.

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A Fact

In Ancient Sparta if a baby appeared weak at birth, they would leave them out in the elements overnight. If the baby survived, it would be taken back in and raised Spartan.

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