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

Tag: Listowel Writers’ week 2018

Healy Fishing and Listowel prepares for Writers Week 2018

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On June 4, 2018

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Another super photo from Ita Hannon

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Healys of Listowel



Seán Healy posted this photo on Facebook. It shows the Healy brothers at their annual Paddy Healy fishing competition in Cape Cod.

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Final preparations for Writers’ Week 2018



By the time you will be reading this it will be all over. I’m taking a short break from blogging to recover from Writers’ Week but I’ll be back ….



The WW committee make a final trip to The Listowel Arms to make sure everyone is on message for the 2018 festival.

The bunting is up. The signs are out. Let the fun begin

Shops and businesses are busy preparing for our visitors.

Olive Stack’s gorgeous window display has a Monet theme.

Brenda Woulfe’s bookshop welcomes the authors by displaying their works prominently.

Brigita Formaleine gave her Scribes sunroom a complete makeover

You could be in a parisian café.

The final brushstrokes are applied at Doran’s Corner.

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I’m taking a few days off to enjoy Listowel Writers’ Week 2018. But I’ll be back before you know it with lots of photos.

Another public Phone box removed and an up and coming bikeman and Opening Night WW18

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On May 31, 2018

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A naonhóg on the beach photographed by Chris Grayson

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Writers’ Week Opening Night 2018

We had a ball! Here are my first few photos. I’ll be busy snapping away for the next few days so you won’t see the bulk of my photos until later on. Meanwhile enjoy the sunshine and if you can at all come on down to lovely Listowel. The great and the good are here and there’s music and dancing too. If you don’t believe me look here.



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Gone


Last week they took out this phone box by McKenna’s.

There it is…gone, just the rectangle of new paving bricks to show where it’s been.

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Charles Street from Mill Lane




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From the John Hannon Archive



Phil Walsh who passed away recently . May she dance in heaven

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Conor Keane catches up with the Kellihers



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One to Watch


The cyclist on the left greeting his grandparents at the Listowel finish of Rás Tailteann is Dillon Corkery . This young man is only 19 and he finished 26th overall in the Rás. This is a magnificent performance considering that many of the other riders are professional. There were only four other Irish amateur riders ahead of him. He is surely going places.


Brendan Landy on Facebook reminded us of another super bike rider who rode into Listowel at the beginning of his cycling career. This is Brendan Landy’s super picture of Sam Bennett winning stage 3 into Listowel  of the An Post Rás in 2013.

Could Dillon Corkery be the next Sam Bennett? 

Remember where you heard it first!


Watching Rás Tailteann, Iceland Opens and an icon in St. Mary’s

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On May 30, 2018

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Photo: Chris Grayson

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People I met at Rás Tailteann on May 23 2018


Helen, P.J. and Joan stopped on their way from mass to wave the cyclists off.

Eilish, Maria and Sharon popped out of the Writers’ Week office to promote the festival to the race watchers.

Christy, Norita and Joan in The Square


Moriarty family out in force to support Eugene


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From the Johnny Hannon Archive



Batt and Gertie O’Keeffe

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It’s Open



Iceland Listowel in Mill Lane opened on May 22 2018

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In St. Mary’s Listowel




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Famous People meet a Blog Follower




Danny O’Connor from Gurtinard met father and son actors, Brendan and Domhnall Gleeson in New York

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Woodford Pottery



Pat Murphy gave me a sneak peak at his latest design innovation. He is still making his trademark blue  black and green kitchenware but now his creative juices are flowing in a whole new direction  and he is planning a white with a pop of colour range for the autumn.

I love them. What do you think?

Pat also has a beautiful range of souvenir mugs especially for Writers’ Week. You can pick them up in the craft shop at Galvins in William Street.

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