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

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Ballybunion, Listowel, Lyreacrumpnane and Moyvane

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On July 29, 2015

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Tiger on the rocks at Ballybunion

Photo;Ballybunion Prints

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From Time Travel Kerry

The link above will lead you to a great site which has then and now photos from all over Kerry. I’ve put just two of the many Listowel ones here. The site is on Facebook and I know that many of my blog followers “don’t do Facebook” and so might miss these treasures.

Apart from the demolition of the house in white above, little has changed archictecturally in The Square.

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Bord na Mona: a Lyre Connection



“We had a request for items about the former Turf Development Board and BnM works at Lyrecrumpane in Kerry. This photo was taken at the retirement of Harry Starken of Boora in 1958. Harry Starken, second left front row, was a German who brought the first machinery to the Turf Development Board in 1936. The machinery was used in Turraun, Co. Offaly. While assembling the machine, he fell in love (bet he didn’t expect that to happen) and married a local girl, Elizabeth Cloonan from Leabeg. He remained in Ireland and was transferred to Lyrecrumpane in Kerry. “



photo and text from Bord na Mona Heartland



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GAA Nostalgia



From Twitter the 1972 Kerry Football team



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Moyvane Historical Walk



Despite the inclement weather, the planned historical walk through Moyvane went ahead on Sunday evening July 26 2015. Gabriel Fitzmaurice with the help of many local walkers relived old times in the village. People reminisced about characters who once enlivened daily life in Moyvane, shops and houses now closed up, blacksmiths, old schools and church, businesses selling all sorts, owners fondly remembered, and stories of life in a different era. 

I missed it but Elizabeth Brosnan took some great photos. Below are just some. Elizabeth has lots more on Facebook.

Writers Week and a US wedding in St. Mary’s

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On June 9, 2015

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Opening Night Writers’ Week 2015

It may seem that I did, but I did not take everyone’s photo who attended opening night.

 I did take quite a few!

Children’s author, Philip Ardagh, looked an imposing figure at the door of the Listowel Arms.

 Some of the following people I know well and some I have no name for so if you recognize someone, do tell them that they feature in my blog today.


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Full Circle

Andrea wrote to me from the U.S. to tell me that her daughter is to be married in St. Mary’s in summer 2015. The wedding will see this bride back in the church where her great great grandmother was baptized.

The ancestor is Catherine McCoy, known in the family as Kate. She was 1 of 8 , John, Patrick, Mary, Margaret, Joanna, Daniel and Ellen all born between 1857 to 1868. Their parents were Lawrence McCoy and Margaret Collins. Margaret was born in 1827 and had a sister Mary  born in 1825. Their parents were John Collins and Mary Lynch. Kate  came to the states at 18 and met up with her sister Joanna. They settled in Albany Ny. Kate married Oliver English.  They had 5 children. Andrea’s grandma was the oldest, Margaret. She lived to a ripe old age of 103 and was very dear to Andrea. 

Ellen McCoy stayed in Ireland and lived to a good age, but Andrea is not sure if she married. Kate’s family lived in a area of Listowel  called Coolnaleen.

This is all the information Andrea has and this was got from the records in Listowel. If anyone knows anything else about this family, do drop me an email please.


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Jason at Ballybunion Prints posted this great photo of goats on the cliffs at Ballybunion.



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Meanwhile in Scoil Realt na Maidine




Boys are gardening, running in the park, going on outings as well as playing a football league, all part of their well rounded education.



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Adare Now. June 7 2015




It is so sad to see this image of Adare. It was taken last Sunday by Knockanure Local.

An 80 year old athlete, St. Mary’s, Listowel and William St. Upper

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On November 6, 2014

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Dingle’s Fungi; November 2014


Another great photo of Ireland’s most famous dolphin. Photo by his friends at Fungie Forever


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Going strong at 80

My roving reporter encountered this man, who claimed to have Listowel relatives, in Limerick recently. He was riding a bicycle he bought in installments in 1935. His father was also an athlete.

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 This one from Michael Kennelly’s album says “With the Irish minister”. I don’t recognize him. 

Do you?

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Some side views St. Mary’s Listowel



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Upper William Street or Patrick St.



This street is unusual in that its official name and the name by which it was traditionally known in William Street Upper. The street was the subject of a plebiscite in 1966 and the residents were polled as to the acceptability of changing the name to Patrick St. The proposal was defeated and William Street Upper it remained…..officially. There are still many in town who refer to this street as Patrick St. and some residents give it as their address even though, Patrick St., Listowel does not officially exist.

It is one of life’s quirky ironies that the post office is located in a street whose address is so often disputed.

WW1, Kilflynn and St. Mary’s Listowel 2014

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On August 18, 2014

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A Picture paints a thousand words




Ronan McGreevey snapped this during yesterday’s game.



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One of the fallen







JOHN BARRY.

Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Irish Guards. Unit: 2nd Battalion.

Age at death: 22. Date of Death: 17-March-1917. Service No: 7579.

Supplementary information: Son of Bridget Barry, of Knockanune, Newtownsandes, Co. Kerry. Grave or Memorial Reference: V. H. 6. Born in Listowel, County Kerry.

Enlisted in Listowel, County Kerry. Killed in Action. Cemetery: Sailly-Saillisel British Cemetery in France.

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That was then; This is now



Scribes


MacMahon House 

Glamourous

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Kilflynn IRA

Kilflynn IRA

1922 Flying IRA Column

Front (L to r); Terry Brosnan, Lixnaw, John McElligott, Leam, Kilflynn, Danny O’Shea, Kilflynn, Timothy Lyons (Aero) , Garrynagore, Tim Sheehy, Lyre, Pete Sullivan, Ballyduff, Paddy Mahony, Ballyegan, Battalion O.C.

Back (L to r); Denis O’Connell, Lixnaw, Stephen Fuller, Kilflynn, William Hartnett, Mountcoal, Tim Twomey, Kilflynn.

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St. Mary’s Parish Church, Listowel August 2014


St. Mary’s Parish Church, Listowel is an absolutely beautiful church with very striking mosaic work in the sanctuary and some beautiful stained glass windows. The recent work on the floor has enhanced it even further. In my opinion, our church is now a new visitor attraction and worthy of asking tourists to make a detour to visit. It is, of course, primarily a place of worship and in that regard is a peaceful and prayerful place.

This is the piece of tile work that marks the recent refurbishment of our local parish church.

Just a bit of work remaining to be done in the adoration chapel.

section of  tiling

I was thrilled to see this. Wheelchair users are welcomed with their own designated places, centralized in the congregation. Well done to whoever is responsible for this.

border by the wall
entrance to the reconciliation room
The sanctuary with new ramp

Beautiful work of integrating the new ramp

Detail on the tomb in front of the altar

beautiful old mosaic tiling
entrance
door handle
centre aisle

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This is an old very poor quality picture of the men who worked on the last refurbrishment.

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Words fail me!



An internet picture of Rory McIlroy with the claret jug at Old Trafford. A word in your ear, Rory …If this outfit was chosen by a stylist, sack him. If you chose it yourself, get a stylist.

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Stolen

This is Ruby. She is 12 years old and useless for breeding purposes. She is dearly loved by everyone in Kennedy’s Pet Farm. She and several other more valuable animals and birds were stolen from the farm on Friday night last.  Ruby may be dumped when the thieves realize that she has no sale value. If you see her, please contact the Gardaí or the heart broken family in Kennedy’s Pet Farm.

St. Mary’s renovation; progress report, Fungi and some puppies

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On July 29, 2014

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Fungi, the Dingle Dolphin

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From Bord na Mona Heartland



The First International Peat Symposium took place in Ireland, 60 years ago in July 1954. Delegates came from 15 countries to discuss the latest technology in the peat industry. 20 years after an Irish delegation visited Germany and the Soviet Union to look at the industry there, now overseas delegates came to Ireland to look at our industry. This is the visit of the delegates to Clonsast Bog.

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St. Mary’s Parish Church Listowel ….progress July 26 2014


The project is on target and is due to finish on Saturday next, August 2 2014.

St. Mary’s will revert from a building site to a place of worship.

New floor looking good

Radiators are being reinstalled. The old ones were good enough so no new expense there.

A new and safer ramp gives access to the altar.

Beautiful  confession boxes are put back.


Great new lighting will highlight some of the lovely old features of the church.



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Puppy Walkers Needed






Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind  are looking for volunteer puppy walkers in Tralee.

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R.I.P. Maurice Stack ….another of the old stock






Photo of Maurice Stack and the late Eamon Keane from the internet.



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