St. Mary’s with communion day flags in May 2025
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That was then….
This photo of the meadow beside Lidl is in my 2009 Listowel Through a Lens
This is the same field on May 13 2025, The field is now owned by Lidl and is being developed as part of their Listowel store revamp.
Patrick Godfrey on Facebook remembers when things were different.
Forever Childhood Memories in this field & photo!!! Spent my entire Childhood in this one field. The stories this field could tell growing up at the back of Ballygologue Park!!! Lots of fun times mischief tears devilment & craic!!!Hard to believe it’s all built up now with houses!!!It used take us to town down through Dowds Road/Old Road. And Now with the works happening on Dowds Roads / Old Road it’s gonna change forever one of the days!! love to go back just one more time.
(photo taken in the late 80s)
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Scoil Realta na Maidine Food and Craft Fair
Sunday May 11 2025 was the first day of the new Sunday attraction.
The venture got off to a slow start. Starting something new is always a challenge and on this particular sunny Sunday there were lots of competing attractions to draw the crowds.
Brew and Banter were there with refreshments.
The Keanes were out supporting their old school. Billy remembered all his old teachers as he tripped down memory lane in the schoolyard.
It’s a week later and I’m back in the schoolyard.
I have Clíona and Aoife for the weekend.
There are more stalls. There is music. Brew and Banter are doing a steady trade. News of the Market is spreading and people are adding it to their Sunday schedule.
I met lovely people.
Kerry was manning the stall for her craft group. They are raising money for a trip to Belfast for the knitting and craft show.
Clíona and Aoife met Anne Marie and Keith.
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Invitation from Kerry Writers’ Museum
Join us in Kerry Writers’ Museum on Wednesday 28th May at 6pm for the official opening of Kerry Women in Literature—a bold new exhibition honouring the trailblazing women who shaped Ireland’s literary heritage through the lens of Kerry’s unique cultural landscape.
Kerry Writers’ Museum proudly launches Kerry Women in Literature, a new permanent exhibition supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media.
From Peig Sayers to Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill, discover the stories of thirteen remarkable women whose writing reshaped Irish cultural life.
Featuring newly commissioned artworks by five contemporary artists, this exhibition bridges past and present through visual storytelling.
The exhibition will be officially opened by Dr. Fiona Brennan, a leading expert on Kerry’s literary women and long-time supporter of the Museum.
Curated by Louise Lynch, with thanks to Executive Director Cara Trant, this is a landmark moment for Kerry’s cultural legacy.
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Because it’s Silly Season
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A Fact
President Donald Trump is a teetotaler. He has said that he decided to abstain from drinking alcohol after seeing its effects on his older brother Freddy, whose alcoholism led to his early death at the age of 43.
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