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Listowel Races, June Weekend 2022
Sunday was Ladies Day on The Island and John Kelleher took these photos of the style winners.
These were the 10 finalists for the best dressed lady competition.
The judges had a hard job. On the left is the runner up, Denise Jeffers. The winner is in the centre off the photo, Grace Flynn. Winner of the most fashion forward hat was Denise O’Connor on the right.
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People on Opening Night June 1 2022
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Lartigue Monorail back on track
The O’Neill family were first on board for the 2022 season. I hope they all have a great season as I know funds were running low for this unique Listowel visitor attraction. This might be a good year for Listowel folk to take a trip.
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A Poem
Local poet, Pat Given, launched his latest anthology, A New Day, at Writers’ Week 2022
Pat with his wife and family on the night of the launch
One of Pat’s charming poems.
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A Tumbling Paddy
I remember being fascinated as I watched my father working with this piece of equipment. I haven’t seen one in real life for years and years. I must be remembering it from 1955 or early 56. My father died in 1957.
The tumbling paddy was attached to the horse and he pulled it along while my father guided it through the hay row. The purpose was to gather the hay into piles to be made into wynnds. The skill involved tumbling the pile of hay. My father used to put the reins over his head for the act of tumbling. He would then upend the paddy and tumble out the pile of hay. This meant for a few seconds letting go of the shafts. He then skilfully circumnavigated the pile of hay, retook the shafts and the reins and continued on hay gathering. It was hard skilful work. The paddy had no moving parts. All the work was done by man and horse working in unison. It is one of my most vivid childhood memories.
The photograph was shared by Dan Hartnett on Facebook. Thank you, Dan.
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Update on the Cinema
The campaign to save our cinema has unfortunately, not been successful.
This is the latest post from the brave committee who tried their best to save the cinema. They have bowed out gracefully.
Yesterday we were informed by the auctioneers that the Classic has been sold to a “retail investor”. There is a detailed update on the GoFundMe page (link in bio) but we’d just simply like to thank everyone on here for your support. It’s been a real pleasure.
Thank you
Friends of Listowel Cinema
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