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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