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Listowel Soldier who fell at Passchendaele, West Limerick Singing Club

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On October 6, 2014

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Congratulations


Photo of Christy and Sheila Walsh on their wedding day from 



https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Listowel-Arms-Hotel/142707065775292

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Listowel Tidy Towns Award Ceremony

Photos and an account of the awards

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A Soldier of WW1 with a Listowel connection

The following story and photographs were sent to me by Mark Hewitt whose wife, Siobhán is a Listowel Hannon. Mark and Siobhán are frequent visitors to Listowel. The Maurice of the story was Siobhán’s grandad’s brother.

Maurice Hannon was born in Listowel on 1894 and was killed in action in Belgium in 1917.

Part of the current commemorations of the war includes the planting of 888,246 ceramic poppies in the moat of the Tower of London, one for each British soldier lost in the war.  Work on planting these started last month and will continue until November, when it will eventually fill the whole moat with a sea of red, representing the blood of the fallen.

Each night a Roll Call of names of 180 fallen soldiers is read out in a ceremony ending with a bugler playing the Last Post.  The public have been invited to submit names to be read out, and I have done this with Maurice Hannon.  His name is to be amongst those read out on Sunday 7 September at 7.25pm.

During the First World War Maurice decided to join the 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers (RMF) and by 1917 found himself at the Second Battle of Passchendaele.  From the War Diaries made by each Battalion at the time, now made available at the National Archives, I have put together the following account of the battle.  I have also seen the maps used by the troops at the time, and all the farms and cottages mentioned in the War Diaries are still there.

Two Battalions attacked the enemy lines at 6am on Saturday 10 November 1917, one of which was the RMFs.  The ground was a quagmire full of water-logged shell-holes after four months of battle. It was to be the last British effort of the Passchendaele campaign.  Weighed down with equipment, they waded waist deep through mud and water, initially taking all objectives within 45 minutes.

They advanced a further 400 yards, without orders, half way up a ridge. Here they were caught by the German attack, with the British counter barrage falling on them as well as the enemy.  They withdrew to a farm where, being pressed by the enemy, they threw balls of mud at the Germans who, thinking they were grenades, fell back momentarily. This farm fell at 8.30am with the RMFs ending up back where they started.

At 9.30am they attacked again and captured another farm.  By this time their ranks numbered 7 officers and 240 men, having started the day with 20 officers and 630 men.  Private Maurice Hannon was one of these casualties.

He is one of many war dead with no known grave.  His name, though, is recorded on the memorial wall at the huge Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery in Belgium.  This wall alone has the names of nearly 34,000 soldiers killed in the area towards the end of the war but have no known graves.

The Battle of Passchendaele officially ended that day.  Estimates at the total numbers of casualties vary.  It is said the Allies had lost almost 275,000 men, killed and wounded in the four months of the campaign.  The Germans lost 260,000.  42,000 of the Allied dead were never recovered from the battlefield. The Great War lasted for another year and a day.

On 9 April 1918, five months after the Battle of Passchendaele ended, the Germans launched the Lys Offensive and in three days recaptured all the ground they had lost in the battle.

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Some good old ones… photos by J.F. Nolan, Moyvane

Up for the match in the 1940’s

Moyvane cups at their social in 1979

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Abair Amhrán



Michael Collins took some great photos at The Garry McMahon 6th Annual Singing Weekend Launch Night, held in The Ramble Inn bar Abbeyfeale. The Singing weekend takes place on the 17th, 18th and 19th of October, 2014.


More photos and information about the club 

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New sacristan, James O’Carroll and WW1 and grandchildren in France

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On September 3, 2014

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Film Crew at work in Ballybunion yesterday



(photo: The Mixing Bowl on Facebook)

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Then and now

Dare I say it?

I prefer the old one

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Ballybunion Road road works

A footpath is being made all the way from Convent Cross to the girls’ primary school. The buildings you see on the left belong to the secondary school. This measure, when completed, should make the walk to school a lot safer for some girls.

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Our new sacristan



This is St. Mary’s new sacristan pictured with Canon Declan O’Connor at a recent wedding. She is Helen Moylan, a counsellor, a nurse, a super volunteer, a carer, a wonderful cook, a singer, the best and most generous neighbour and an all round good egg. In case you haven’t guessed it already, she is also my great friend, trusted confidante and best buddy. I wish her many happy years in her new post.

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Two  WW1 stories from Kerrys’ Eye

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Reality Bites




Sean and Killian Cogan, my two lovely boys, head out for their first day in French school. There is no uniform but Killian chose to go with the comfort of the familiar; his school tshirt from Scoil Barra in Ballincollig.

A whole new world opens for them in this French classroom with their new teacher.

Bon chance, mes petits!

Don’t forget to follow their adventure on their blog

http://discoveringbasque.blogspot.ie

Roll Call of the fallen and family fun in Tralee

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On August 22, 2014

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                                         World War 1….The Listowel Connection








(From last week’s Kerry’s Eye)

The extraordinary fact in this report is that Clieveragh, Listowel held the record for recruiting in all of Ireland and Britain. 26 out of a population of 92, including women and children, were in the forces.



Thanks to “John Granville” on Boards.ie for compiling this list of local people who played a part in WW1. I posted it here before but it is timely that we remember them again.

BARRY. JOHN. 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. [Related Documents]

BARRY, MICHAEL. Rank: Pte. Regiment
or Service: Royal Irish Fusiliers. Unit; 3rd (Reserve) Garrison Battalion. 

Date of
Death:17-July-1917. Service No:G/1935. Formerly he was with the Royal Munster
Fusiliers where his number was 5393. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted
in Listowel, County Kerry. Died at home. Grave or Memorial Reference:In the
east part. Cemetery: Ballynakilla Churchyard, County Cork.

BLUNDELL, WILLIAM. 

Rank: Corporal.
Regiment or Service: Devonshire Regiment. Unit: 10th Battalion. 

Age at death: 19.
Date of Death: 24-April-1917. Service No: 64871. Born in Listowel, County
Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee, County Kerry. Killed in Action in Salonika. Formerly
he was with the Royal Munster Fusiliers where his number was 10376. 

Supplementary
information: Son of William J. and Maria T. Blundell, of 18, Boherbee, Tralee,
Co. Kerry. He has no known grave but is listed on the Doiran Memorial, Greece. 

BOYLE, THOMAS. Rank: Corporal.
Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit; 1st Battalion. 

Date of
Death:12-July-1915. Service No:7583. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted
in Limerick while living in Listowel, County Kerry. Killed in action in
Gallipoli. Supplementary information; Grave or Memorial Reference: He has no
known grave but is listed on Panel 185 to 190 on the Helles Memorial in Turkey.

BRENNAN, JOHN. Rank: Private.
Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 2nd Battalion. 

Age at death: 19.
Date of Death: 27-August-1914. Service No: 10053. 

Supplementary
information: Son of Eugene and Mary Brennan, of Lacca, Liselton, Co. Kerry.
Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while living in Liselton,
County Kerry. Killed in Action. Grave or Memorial Reference: I. 30. Cemetery:
Etreux British Cemetery, Etreux, Aisne, France.

BRODER, JOHN. Rank: Private.
Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 1st Battalion. 

Age at death: 23.
Date of Death: 07-May-1915. Service No: 9320. Supplementary information: Son of
William and Bridget Broder, of Cleveragh, Listowel, Co. Kerry. Born in
Cleveragh, Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while living in Listowel,
County Kerry. Died of wounds in Gallipoli. Grave or Memorial Reference: E. EA.
A. 639. Cemetery: Addolorata Cemetery in Malta.

BURKE, WILLIAM. Rank: Private.
Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 2nd Battalion. 

Age at death: 24.
Date of Death: 10-November-1917. Service No: 3591. Born in Liselton, County
Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while living in Liselton, County Kerry. Killed in
Action. Supplementary information: Husband of Margaret Burke, of The Square,
Listowel, Co. Kerry. Grave or Memorial Reference: Panel 143 to 144. He has no
known grave but is listed on the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium. 

BYRNE(CWGC), BYRNES(SDGW, IMR),
WILLIAM. Rank: Lance
Corporal. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 1st Battalion.
Age at death: 24. Date of Death: 02-May-1915. Service No: 9406. 

Supplementary
information: Son of Mrs. Kate Byrne, of Bridewell St., Listowel, Co. Kerry.
Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while living in Listowel,
County Kerry. Killed in Action in Gallipoli. Grave or Memorial Reference: Panel
185 to 190. He has no known grave but is listed on the Helles Memorial in
Turkey. 

CANAVAN, JAMES. Rank: Private.
Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers Secondary Regiment: Labour Corps
Secondary. Unit: transferred to (498714). 

Age at death: 50.
Date of Death: 10-October-1918. Service No: 4612. 

Supplementary
information: Son of Thoman and Mary Canavan, of Convent St., Listowel, Co.
Kerry; husband of Catherine Canavan, of 2, John St., Tralee, Co. Kerry. Served
in the South African War and in India, also served at Gallipoli. Born in
Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee, County Kerry. Died at sea. The S.S.
Leinster sank on this day. He may have been a passenger as he ‘died at sea’.
Formerly he was with the Royal Munster Fusiliers where his number was 4612. He
has no known grave but is listed on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton UK. 

CANTY, MATTHEW. Rank: Lance
Corporal. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit; 2nd Battalion.
Date of Death:09-May-1915. Service No:7650. Born in Kilflynn, County Kerry.
Enlisted in Tralee while living in Listowel, County Kerry. Killed in action.
Killed in action. Grave or Memorial Reference: Has no known grave but is
commemorated on Panel 43 and 44 on the Le Touret Memorial in France.

CARMODY, EDWARD. Rank: Pte. Regiment
or Service: Royal Irish Regiment. Unit; 1st Garrison Battalion. 

Date of
Death:04-May-1917. Service No:5639. Formerly he was with the Royal Munster
Fusiliers where his number was 3579. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted
in Tralee while living in Listowel, County Kerry. Died at sea. 

Supplementary
information; Died with 400 others when the hired Transport
“Transylvania” was sunk by a German torpedo. The ship was en route to
Salonika. Grave or Memorial Reference: He has no known grave but is listed on
the Savona Memorial in Italy.

CARROLL, DENIS. Rank: Private.
Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 2nd Battalion. 

Age at death: 25.
Date of Death: 09-May-1915. Service No: 3901. 

Supplementary
information: Son of Mrs. Kate Carroll, of Forge Lane, Listowel, Co. Kerry. Born
in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Listowel, while living in Listowel,
County Kerry. Killed in Action. Grave or Memorial Reference: Panel 43 and 44.
He has no known grave but is listed on the Le Touret Memorial in France. 

CASEY, JOHN JOSEPH. Rank: Private.
Regiment or Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Unit: 19th Battalion. 

Age at death: 28.
Date of Death: 02-May-1921. Service No: 507. Born, Duagh, Listowel, County
Kerry. Occupation on enlistment, labourer also listed as Ships Steward with the
Adelaide Steamship Co, Ltd. Age on enlistment; 21 years 10 months. Previous
military experience, A.I.E.F.New Guinea, 5 months. Next of kin details;
(father) Mr Edward Casey, Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland. Place and date of
enlistment, there are two enlistment documents in his records dated
11-August-1914 Sydney, NSW (discharged 28-January-1915) re-enlisted
01-March-1915. Liverpool, NSW. Weight, 119 lbs. Height, 5 feet, 7 ½ inches.
Complexion, fair. Eyes, brown. Hair, brown. Suffered from Malaria, Dysentry,
Phthisis and T.B. during his service. ‘He says he first noticed cough when
stationed in Egypt in Aug. 1915. This became worse when on the Gallipoli
Peninsula and he was invalided to Lemnos. As the cough became worse he was sent
on to Malta, on being admitted into St Pauls Hospital on Oct 25th 1915.’ He was
awarded a pension of £3 per fortnight from November-1916. Discharged as
medically unfit with ‘Pulmonary Tuberculosis due to active service, exposure
and unsuitable food’ on 31-January-1917. Died at Bodington Red Cross Home,
Wentworth Falls. Grave or Memorial Reference: R.C. A. 15. Cemetery: Katoomba
General Cemetery, NSW, Australia. [Related Documents]

CHUTE, CHALONER FRANCIS TREVOR. (Listowel
connections??)Rank: Lieutenant.
Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 2nd Battalion. 

Age at death: 29.
Date of Death: 27-August-1914. 

Supplementary
information: Son of Francis Blennerhassett Chute, J.P., of Chute Hall, Tralee,
Co. Kerry; husband of Maud Emily St. Clair Carew (formerly Chute. nee Hobson),
of 3, Howes Place, Cambridge. Killed in Action. Grave or Memorial Reference:
II. 6. Cemetery: Etreux British Cemetery, Etreux, Aisne, France.

COLLINS, PATRICK. Rank: Private.
Regiment or Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Unit: 9th Battalion. 

Date of Death:
23-July-1916. Service No: 272. Born, Listowel, Ireland. Occupation on
enlistment, labourer. Age on enlistment; 34 years – months. Previous military
experience, Royal Munster Fusiliers, time expired. 

Next of kin
details; (father) Thomas Collins, Lisselton P.O. County Kerry, Ireland. Later
changed to (friend and ex-soldier)Thomas Clarke, Attendant, Mental Hospital.
This was not accepted and a pension of 20 shillings per fortnight was paid to
(father) Thomas Collins from July-1917. Place and date of enlistment,
21-August-1918. Brisbane, Queensland. Weight, 145 lbs. Height, 5 feet, 8 ¼
inches. Complexion, fair. Eyes, blue. Hair, light brown. Wounded in action in
France on 19-July-1916 report changed to ‘previously reported wounded now
reported missing.’ After a Court of enquiry in July-1917 this was changed to
Killed in action. Memorial: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. Villers-Bretonneux
Military Cemetery in France. [Related Documents]

CONNOR, THOMAS. Rank: Gunner.
Regiment or Service: Royal Horse Artillery and Royal Field Artillery.
Unit;135th Battery, 32nd Brigade. 

Date of Death:17-September-1914.
Service No:28701. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee. Killed in
action. Grave or Memorial Reference:Special Memorial 2. Cemetery: Paissy
Churchyard, Aisne, France.

CROWLEY, JOHN. Rank: Private.
Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 1st Battalion. 

Age at death: 20.
Date of Death: 21-August-1916. Service No: 7848. Born in Dromclough, County
Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while living in Lixnaw, County Kerry. Died of wounds. 

Supplementary
information: Son of Mrs. Lizzie Crowley, of Co. Kerry. Grave or Memorial
Reference: I. J. 21. Cemetery: Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe in
France. 

DALY. DENIS. Rank: Corporal. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: Depot. 

Age at death: 26. Date of Death: 26-December-1918. Service No: 1576. Died of
wounds at home. Enlisted in Listowel while living in Listowel, County
Kerry.  Grave or Memorial Reference: Eight yards West of main path.
Cemetery: Listowel Cemetery, County Kerry.

DANAHER(CWGC), DANNAHER(SDGW,IMR).
WILLIAM.

Rank: Private. Regiment or
Service: Irish Guards. Unit: 3rd Reserve Battalion. 

Age at death: 21. Date of Death: 19-July-1917. Service No: 7529. 

Supplementary information: Son of Patrick and Mary Danaher, of Feale View,
Listowel, Co. Kerry. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Listowel,
County Kerry.  Died. Grave or Memorial Reference: VIII. C. 6. Cemetery: St
Pierre Cemetery, Amiens in France.

DEE. MICHAEL. Rank: Lance Corporal. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 2nd
Battalion. 

Age at death: 28. Date of Death: 20-October-1918. Service No: 1296. 

Supplementary information: Son of Mrs. Cathrine Dee, of Carhoonaknock, Co.
Kerry. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Rochdale, Lancs while living
in Coolard, Listowel. Died of wounds. Grave or Memorial Reference: II. C. 18.
Cemetery: Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension in France.

DORE, JOHN. 

Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Irish Guards. Unit: 1st Battalion. 

Date of Death: 13-February-1916. Service No: 3307. 

Supplementary information: Son of Mrs. Margaret Dore, of Cleveragh, Listowel,
Co. Kerry. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Listowel, County Kerry.
Died of wounds at home. Grave or Memorial Reference: D. 116A. Cemetery: Lincoln
(Newport) Cemetery UK.

DORE, MICHAEL. 

Rank: Corporal. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 7th
Battalion. 

Age at death: 27. Date of Death: 08-October-1916. Service No: 236. 

Supplementary information: Son of Mr. P. and Mrs. Margaret Dore; husband of
Mary Dore, of Cleveragh, Listowel, Co. Kerry. Born in Listowel, County Kerry.
Enlisted in Listowel, while living in Listowel, County Kerry. Died of wounds in
Greek Macedonia. Grave or Memorial Reference: I. C. 4. Cemetery: Lahana
Military Cemetery in Greece.

DOWNES, MAURICE. Rank: Sapper. Regiment or Service: Royal Engineers. Unit: 520th Field Coy. 

Date of Death: 23-March-1918. Service No: 241264. 

Supplementary information: Son of the late Jeremiah and Ann Downes, of
Listowel, Co. Kerry; husband of Annie Downes, of Farnastack, Lisselton, Co.
Kerry. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Listowel, County Kerry.
 Killed in Action. Formerly he was with the East Yorkshire Regiment where
his number was 40524. Grave or Memorial Reference: Bay 1. He has no known grave
but is listed on the Arras Memorial in France.

ENRIGHT, JOHN.  

Rank: Pte.  Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit; 1st 
Battalion. 

Date of Death:29-September-1918. Service No:4128.  Born in Listowel,
County Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while living in Tralee, County Kerry. Killed
in action. Grave or Memorial Reference:I.C.19. Cemetery: Anneux British
Cemetery, Nord, France.

ENRIGHT, THOMAS LOUIS. Rank: Captain. Regiment or Service: Royal Army Medical Corps. Age at death: 29. 

Date of Death: 19-March-1918. Supplementary information: Son of James and
Margaret Enright, of Church St., Listowel, Co. Kerry. Died. Grave or Memorial
Reference: 1379. Cemetery: Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery in Greece.

 FLAVIN, PETER. 

Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 2nd
Battalion. 

Age at death: 16. Date of Death: 13-June-1916. Service No: 10433. 

Supplementary information: Son of Edward and Nora Flavin, of Charles St.,
Listowel, Co. Kerry. Born in Tralee, County Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while
living in Listowel, County Kerry.  Killed in Action. Grave or Memorial
Reference: XVIII. D. 24. Cemetery: Loos British Cemetery in France.

 FOLEY, RICHARD HENRY.  

Rank: Corporal. Regiment or Service: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Unit; 7th Battalion. 

Date of Death:16-August-1918. Service No:28807.  Born in Listowel, County
Kerry. Enlisted in Omagh while living in Kilworth. Killed in action. Grave or
Memorial Reference: E. 22. Cemetery: Potijze Chateau Lawn Cemetery in Belgium

 GIBNEY,
BERNARD.  

Rank: Pte.  Regiment or Service: Royal Irish Fusiliers. Unit; 1st 
Battalion. 

Date of Death:09-April-1917. Service No:24640.  Born in Listowel, County
Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while living in Grrauard(sic), County Longford.
Killed in action. Grave or Memorial Reference: He has no known grave but is
listed in Bay 9 on the Arras Memorial in France.

GODFREY, CHRISTOPHER. Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 6th
Battalion. 

Age at death: 21. Date of Death: 25-September-1917. Service No: 3/6428(CWGC),
3826(SDGW). 

Supplementary information: Son of Patrick and Margaret Godfrey, of Charles St.,
Listowel, Co. Kerry. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while
living in Listowel, County Kerry.  Died in Egypt. Grave or Memorial
Reference: A. 56. Cemetery: Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery in Egypt.

 GODFREY, PATRICK. 

Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 2nd
Battalion. 

Age at death: 21. Date of Death: 09-May-1915. Service No: 4488. 

Supplementary information: Son of Patrick and Margaret Godfrey, of Charles St.,
Listowel, Co. Kerry. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Listowel while
living in Listowel, County Kerry. Killed in Action. Grave or Memorial
Reference: Panel 43 and 44. He has no known grave but is listed on the Le
Touret Memorial in France.

GREANEY. JAMES H. Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Leinster Regiment. Unit: 2nd Battalion. 

Age at death: 32. Date of Death: 14-March-1915. Service No: 4180. 

Supplementary information: Brother of Bridget Lynch, of Convent St., Listowel,
Co. Kerry. Born in London. Enlisted in London while living in Listowel, County
Kerry. Died of wounds. Grave or Memorial Reference: IX. C. 35. Cemetery: Cite
Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres in France.

GREANEY, THOMAS.  

Rank: Pte.  Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit; 2nd Battalion. 

Date of Death:27-August-1914. Service No:7330.  Born in Listowel, County
Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while living in Listowel, County Kerry. Killed in
action. Grave or Memorial Reference: I. 24. Cemetery: Etreux British Cemetery,
Etreux, Aisne, France.

HANNON, MAURICE. Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 2nd
Battalion. 

Age at death: 23. Date of Death: 10-November-1917. Service No: 6488. 

Supplementary information: Son of Patrick and Ellen Hannon, of Ballyduhig,
Listowel, Co. Kerry. Born in Lixnaw, County Kerry. Enlisted in Listowel while
living in Lixnaw, County Kerry.  Killed in Action. Grave or Memorial
Reference: Panel 143 to 144. He has no known grave but is listed on the Tyne
Cot Memorial in Belgium.

 HEALY.
MICHAEL. 

Rank: Rifleman. Regiment or Service: Royal Irish Rifles. Unit: 1st Garrison
Battalion. Age at death: 48. Date of Death: 15-September-1917. Service No:
G/574(CWGC), 574(SDGW). 

Supplementary information: Son of Michael and Johanna Healy; husband of
Margaret Healy, of Charles St., Listowel, Co. Kerry Republic of Ireland. Buried
in Cawnpore Cantonment New Cemetery. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted
in Listowel, County Kerry.  Died in India. Formerly he was with the Royal
Munster Fusiliers where his number was 4639. Grave or Memorial Reference: Face
23. He has no known grave but is listed on the Madras 1914-1918 War Memorial,
Chennai, India.

HENNESSEY, JOHN.  

Rank: Company Sergeant Major.  Regiment or Service: Leinster Regiment.
Unit; 2nd Battalion. 

Date of Death: 31-July-1917. Service No:4797(SDGW) 4794(CWGC). Born in
Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee.  Killed in action. Grave or
Memorial Reference: He has no known grave but is listed on Panel 44 on the
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in Belgium.

 JONES, WILLIAM. 

Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Irish Guards. Unit: 1st Battalion. 

Age at death: 42. Date of Death: 16-March-1917. Service No: 7121. 

Supplementary information: Son of Hugh and Bridget Jones, of Listowel, Co.
Kerry; husband of Annie Jones, of 32, Brendon St., Edgware Rd., London, W.1.
Enlisted in Marlebone, Middlesex while living in Marlebone, Middlesex.
 Killed in Action. Grave or Memorial Reference: I. E. 3. Cemetery:
Sailly-Saillisel British Cemetery in France.

 KEANE. JAMES. Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 7th
Battalion. 

Age at death: 33. Date of Death: 05-September-1915. Service No: 245. 

Supplementary information: Husband of Annie Buckly (formerly Keane), of 13,
Connor’s Place, Tralee, Co. Kerry. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in
Listowel while living in Listowel, County Kerry.  Died in Gallipoli. Grave
or Memorial Reference: II. I. 212. Cemetery: East Mudros Military Cemetery in
Greece.

 KELLY, FRANCIS.  

Rank: Pte.  Regiment or Service: Irish Guards. Unit; 1st Battalion. 

Date of Death:06-November-1914. Service No:2777.  Born in Listowel, County
Kerry. Enlisted in Dublin while living in Dundrum, County Dublin. Killed in
action. Grave or Memorial Reference: He has no known grave but is listed on
Panel 11 on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in Belgium.

 KELLY, PATRICK. 

Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Munster Fusiliers. Unit; 1st Battalion. 

Date of Death:25-June-1915. Service No:6302.  Born in Tullamore, County
Kerry. Enlisted in Listowel, County Kerry while living in Listowel, County
Kerry. Killed in Action in Gallipoli. Age at Death;22. Supplementary
information; Son of John and Mary Kelly, of Tullamore, Listowel, Co. Kerry.
Grave or Memorial Reference: VII. A. 6. Cemetery: Twelve Tree Copse Cemetery in
Turkey.

  LACY. E. (Listowel connection)

Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 9th
Battalion. 

Date of Death: 22-July-1917. Service No: 4782. Grave or Memorial Reference:
Right of gate, near South-West boundary. Tralee (Ratass) Cemetery, County
Kerry.

LARKIN, DAVID. Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 1st
Battalion. 

Age at death: 20. Date of Death: 09-September-1916. Service No: 7892. 

Supplementary information: Son of David J. and Margaret Larkin, of Main St.,
Listowel, Co. Kerry. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while
living in Listowel, County Kerry.  Killed in Action. Grave or Memorial
Reference: Pier and Face 16 C. He has no known grave but is listed on the
Thiepval Memorial in France.

LEE, WALTER JAMES. Rank: Sergeant. Regiment or Service: Leinster Regiment. Unit: 3rd Battalion. 

Date of Death: 03-June-1919. Service No: 605. 

Supplementary information: Husband of Nora Lee, of Convent St., Listowel, Co.
Kerry. This man is only in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission database.
Grave or Memorial Reference: C. 35A. Cemetery: Portsdown ( Christ Church)
Military Cemetery, UK

 LEEHY,
PATRICK.  

Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Unit: 11th
Battalion. 

Age at death: 53. Date of Death: 25-July-1916. Service No: 4241. 

Supplementary information: Husband of Mary Jane Leehy, of Montana, Western
Australia. Born at Listowel, Ireland.Occupation on enlistment, labourer. Age on enlistment;
44 years 4 months. Next of kin details; (wife) Mary Jane Leehy, Hunt Street,
Montana, Coolgardie, W.A. Place and date of enlistment, 15-September-1915.
Blackboy Hill, W.A. Weight, 154 lbs. Height, 5 feet, 7 inches. Complexion,
medium. Eyes, blue. Hair, turning grey. Listed as ‘missing in action’
29-July-1916 and later changed to ‘killed in action’ after a Court of enquiry
held on 20-June-1917. His wife Mary Jane received a pension of 40 shillings per
fortnight from 26-September-1916.  All he had in his personal effects when
he was killed was a hymn book and a brush. Memorial: Villers-Bretonneux Memorial. Villers-Bretonneux
Military Cemetery in France.  [Related Documents]

LUNNEY, JAMES. Rank: Corporal. Regiment or Service: Rifle Brigade. Unit: 1st Battalion. 

Age at death: 27. Date of Death: 13-May-1915. Service No: 5113. 

Supplementary information: Son of James Lunney, of Upper Church St., Listowel,
Co. Kerry. Born in Castlefinn, County Donegal. Enlisted in Tralee, County
Londonderry(sic) while living in Listowel, County Kerry.  Killed in
Action. Grave or Memorial Reference: Panel 46 – 48 and 50. He has no known
grave but is listed on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial in Belgium.

MURPHY, MICHAEL. Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 8th
Battalion. 

Age at death: 20. Date of Death: 08-May-1916. Service No: 4477. 

Supplementary information: Son of Mary Murphy, of Greenville, Listowel, Co.
Kerry. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Listowel while living in
Listowel, County Kerry. Died of wounds. Grave or Memorial Reference: I. M. 16.
Cemetery: Noeux-Les-Mines Communal Cemetery in France.

 MacAULIFFE(CWGC), McAULIFFE(SDGW),
MICHAEL. 

Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Army Cyclist Corps. Unit: 27th Div.
Coy. 

Age at death: 28. Date of Death: 07-September-1916. Service No: 5788. 

Supplementary information: Son of Patrick MacAuliffe, of Church St., Listowel,
Co. Kerry. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Drogheda while living in
Listowel, County Kerry.  Killed in Action in Salonika. Formerly he was
with the Royal Irish Fusiliers where his number was 10248. Grave or Memorial
Reference: 1819. Cemetery: Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria in Greece.

McCARTHY, MICHAEL.  

Rank: Pte.  Regiment or Service: Connaught Rangers. Unit; 1st 
Battalion. 

Date of Death:11-March-1916. Service No:6524.  Born in Listowel, County
Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while living in Tralee, County Kerry. Killed in
action in Mesopotamia. Grave or Memorial Reference: He has no known grave but
is listed on Panel 40 and 64 of the Basra memorial in Iraq.

McCRACKEN, WILSON.  

Rank: Pte.  Regiment or Service: Seaforth Highlanders. Unit; 4th Battalion. 

Date of Death:12-October-1917. Service No:201070.  Born in Listowel,
County Kerry. Enlisted in Belfast. Killed in action. Grave or Memorial
Reference:IV.B.10. Cemetery: St Aubert British Cemetery, Nord, France.

 McELIGOTT(SDGW,IMR) McELLLGOTT(CWGC), PAUL. 

Rank: Acting Sergeant.  Regiment or Service: King’s Liverpool
Regiment. Unit; 8th Battalion attached to the 2nd/3rdBattalion,
King’s African Rifles. 

Date of Death:12-August-1917. Service No:305434.  Born in Listowel, County
Kerry. Enlisted in Liverpool while living in Liverpool. Died in Africa. Grave
or Memorial Reference:I. D. 13. Cemetery: Dar Es Salaam War Cemetery in
Tanzania.

 O’BRIEN, MICHAEL.  

Rank: Pte.  Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit; 2nd Battalion. 

Date of Death:30-January-1915. Service No:3036.  Born in Listowel, County
Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while living in Listowel, County Kerry. Killed in
action. Grave or Memorial Reference: He has no known grave but is listed on Panels
43 and 44 on the Le Touret Memorial in France.

 O’BYRNE,
EDWARD.  

Rank: Lance Corporal.  Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit;
8th Battalion. Date of
Death:09-September-1916. Service No:3644.  Born in Aldershot. Enlisted in
Tralee while living in Listowel, County Kerry. Killed in action. Grave or
Memorial Reference: He has no known grave but is listed on Pier and Face 16 C
on the Thiepval Memorial in France.

O’CONNOR, JOHN. Rank: Lance Corporal. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 2nd
Battalion. 

Age at death: 23. Date of Death: 13-October-1915. Service No: 4165. Born in
Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Listowel while living in Listowel, County
Kerry.  Killed in Action. Supplementary information: Son of Mrs. Kate O’Connor,
of William St., Listowel, Co. Kerry. Grave or Memorial Reference: Panel 127. He
has no known grave but is listed on the Loos Memorial in France.

 O’DELL, WILLIAM. 

Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 2nd
Battalion. 

Date of Death: 25-September-1915. Service No: 4575. 

Supplementary information: Husband of Mary O’Dell, of Ballygowlonge, Listowel,
Co. Kerry. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while living in
Tralee, County Kerry.  Killed in Action. Grave or Memorial Reference:
Panel 127. He has no known grave but is listed on the Loos Memorial in France.

O’RILEY, THOMAS AUGUSTUS.   

Rank: Sapper. Regiment or Service: Australian Tunnelling Corps. Unit: 2nd
Coy. Served with the Tunnelling Company. 

Date of Death: 03-June-1920. Service No: 4159. Born, Listowel, Kerry, Ireland. Occupation on
enlistment, Miner. Age on enlistment; 32 years 2 months. Next of kin details;
(mother) Mrs Mary O’Riley, Jamison Street, South Broken Hill, NSW. Place and
date of enlistment, 08-January-1916. Adelaide, South Australia. Weight, 150
lbs. Height, 5 feet, 9 ½  inches. Complexion, fresh. Eyes, grey. Hair,
brown. Suffered with acne, Albumen in urine, scabies and the effects of gas and
scabies during his military service. Entitled to wear blue chevrons. Died in
the Australian General Hospital, Keswick of Chronic Parentchymatous Nephritis
due to military service. Grave
or Memorial Reference: Old Ground. (GRM/5*). Cemetery: Adelaide (West Terrace)
Cemetery, Australia.  [Related Documents]

O’SHEA, MICHAEL. Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 2nd
Battalion. 

Age at death: 19. Date of Death: 09-May-1915. Service No: 4489. 

Supplementary information: Son of Michael and Johannah O’Shea, of Dromin,
Listowel, Co. Kerry. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Listowel while
living in Listowel, County Kerry. Grave or Memorial Reference: Panel 43 and 44.
He has no known grave but is listed on the Le Touret Memorial in France.

REDMAN, LUKE.  

Rank: Bandsman.  Regiment or Service: East Kent Regiment. Unit; 1st 
Battalion. 

Date of Death:09-August-1915. Age at Death,21. Service No:L/8453.  Born in
Listowel, County Cork(sic). Enlisted in Harrismith, South Africa while living
in Lambeth, Surrey. Killed in action. 

Supplementary information; Son of William Henry and Julia Redman, of 39, Algar
Buildings, Webber Row, Waterloo Rd., London. Grave or Memorial Reference:H.7.
Cemetery: Ramparts Cemetery, Lille Gate, Ieper in Belgium.

SHANAHAN, JOHN.Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster
Fusiliers. Unit: 2nd Battalion. 

Age at death: 42. Date of Death: 13-October-1915. Service No: 5407. 

Supplementary information: Son of William and the late Margaret Shanahan, of
Listowel, Co. Kerry. Born in Newcastle West, County Limerick. Enlisted in
Ballinasloe, County Mayo(sic) while living in Newcastle West. Killed in Action.
Served in the South African Campaign. Grave or Memorial Reference: III. A. 4.
Cemetery: Dud Corner Cemetery, Loos in France.

SHEEHY, MICHAEL. Rank: Sergeant. Regiment or Service: Royal Garrison Artillery. Unit: 13th Heavy
Battery. Age at death: 43. Date of Death: 19-July-1918. Service No: 26742. 

Supplementary information: Son of Martin and Anne Sheehy, of Carrigcannon,
Listowel, Co. Kerry. Born in Duagh, County Kerry. Enlisted in Dublin while
living in Kerry.  Died in Salonika. Grave or Memorial Reference: 270.
Cemetery: Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria in Greece.

STACK, EDWARD PAUL. 

Rank: Lance Corporal. Regiment or Service: Royal Irish Rifles. Unit: 2nd
Battalion. 

Age at death: 20. Date of Death: 26-October-1914. Service No: 9950. 

Supplementary information: Son of John and Ellen Stack, of Church St.,
Listowel, Co. Kerry. Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Cork. Killed
in Action. Grave or Memorial Reference: Panel 42 and 43. He has no known grave
but is listed on the Le Touret Memorial in France.

 STACK, MICHAEL. 

Rank: Pte. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers.Unit; 1st 
Battalion. 

Date of Death:08-April-1918. Service No:4516(SDGW) 4016(CWGC). Born in
Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while living in Ardfert, County
Kerry.  Died. Grave or Memorial Reference: III. E. 27. Cemetery: Abbeville
Communal Cemetery Extension in France.

 SULLIVAN, JOHN.  

Rank: Pte.  Regiment or Service: Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Unit; 1st Battalion. 

Date of Death:05-October-1917. Age at Death,21. Service No:40918. Formerly he
was with the Royal Munster Fusiliers where his number was 10027. Born in
Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while living in Rathmore, County
Kerry. Killed in action. Supplementary information; Brother of J. O. Sullivan,
Sub-Condr Indian Army Ordnance Corps, The Arsenal, Quetta, India. Grave or
Memorial Reference: XLVIII. E. 9.Cemetery. Poelcapelle British Cemetery in
Belgium.

 SULLIVAN,
JOHN.  

Rank: Pte.  Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit; 1st Battalion. 

Date of Death:30-September-1918. Service No:4279.  Born in Listowel,
County Kerry. Enlisted in Tralee while living in Listowel, County Kerry. Killed
in action. Grave or Memorial Reference: D. 8. Cemetery: Cantaing British
Cemetery in France.

SWEENY(CWGC), SWEENEY(SDGW,IMR), JOHN. Rank: Sergeant. Regiment or Service: Royal
Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 2nd Battalion. 

Age at death: 40. Date of Death: 09-May-1915. Service No: 4826. 

Supplementary information: Son of Denis and Bridget Sweeny, of Cloumnacon,
Listowel, Co. Kerry. Served in the South African Campaign, and on the North
West Frontier of India (1908). Born in Listowel, County Kerry. Enlisted in
Tralee while living in Listowel, County Kerry.  Killed in Action. Grave or
Memorial Reference: Panel 43 and 44. He has no known grave but is listed on the
Le Touret Memorial in France.

TRAYNOR. WILLIAM. Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Munster Fusiliers. Unit: 1st
Battalion. 

Age at death: 24. Date of Death: 29-March-1918. Service No: 1222. Born in
Dublin. Enlisted in Tralee. Died of wounds. 

Supplementary information: Husband of Catherine Traynor, of Charles St.,
Listowel, Co. Kerry. Grave or Memorial Reference: XXXIII. A. 8. Cemetery:
Etaples Military Cemetery in France.

 WALSH, DANIEL. 

Rank: Private. Regiment or Service: Royal Irish Regiment. Unit; 1st Garrison Battalion. Date of Death:01-June-1918.
Service No:4429. Formerly he was with the Royal Munster Fusiliers where his
number was 1773. Born in Portlaw, County Waterford. Enlisted in Limerick while
living in Listowel, County Kerry. Died of Wounds in Egypt. Grave or Memorial
Reference: H. 79. Cemetery, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery in Egypt.

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Day out in Tralee with grandchildren aged 8


Friday August 15 2014 and The Rose of Tralee Festival is just getting underway.


 My boys in Tralee Town Square contemplate where we’ll eat before we visit the attractions.

Ronaldo Fanzini was in Pearse Park with his twin Guido, entertaining the children. Here he is clowning with his new “family” composed of people plucked from the audience.

 My boys sitting on the fountain in the town park. St. John’s church in the background.

Free fun! This is called zip lining and the boys loved it.

More expensive fun in the dodgems. A car each; heaven!

They had to make do with the  kiddies roller coaster, their adult companion being too chicken to accompany them on the big wheel and they were not allowed to ride it alone.


Shying balls at some cans seemed easy peasy. It wasn’t.

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Duagh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPP4nIpyZ6Q&list=UUAQohqTQzFk8aHt_lP5GlSw

Above is a link to the great Summer Fest  2014 in Duagh. What happened there was extraordinary. The atmosphere is well captured in this video.  I think they should make a film about it.

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The School Around the Corner, Abbeyfeale 1964



Abbeyfeale schoolchildren April 4 1964

In a follow up to my story about The School Around the Corner to be held in Abbeyfeale in Fr. Casey GAA Hall on August 30 next. Michael Lynch send me this lovely Kerryman photo of three of the children who took part in the original programme.

The Kerryman caption read;

THREE OUT OF FIVE

These three Abbeyfeale children are in a team of five which will represent Munster in the Grand Finale of “The School Around The Corner” programme from Telefís Éireann on April 12 next.  From left: 11 year old Tim Healy of Knocknasna (mouth-organ); 11 year old James Woulfe, The Hill (bodhrán); 13 year old Sheila Prendiville, St. Ita’s Terrace (Irish Dancing with a skipping rope).  The boys are pupils of the Abbeyfeale Boys’ National School and Sheila goes to school at the Mercy Convent.

65,000 Irish Horses, Blasket exhibition and another postbox

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On August 21, 2014

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Ballybunion…a fisherman’s view

(Mike Enright)

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War Horses

This beautiful horse is my niece’s eventing horse. He is a far cry from the horses we heard about in a brilliant documentary on Radio 1 on Sunday night, August 17 2014.  I’d advise anyone with even a passing interest in horses to listen back.

At the outbreak of The Great War in 1914, there was a pressing need for lots and lots of horses in double quick time. They were used for bringing munitions to the front, for bringing supplies to the troops, for pulling ambulance carts and, of course, in the heat of combat when they were expected to ride into the thick of battle where so many of them lost their lives.

We must remember that Ireland then was a 32 county island under British rule so it was only to be expected that the men tasked with finding these horses would look to our equine stock.

These poor horses were ill prepared for the ordeal ahead. The conditions they endured and their terrible fate is graphically described in the radio documentary.

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Some photos from Sunday in Tralee Town Park

Garda Helicopter
Richie Kavanagh
Kerry School of Music

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Elizabethan Post Box in Killarney

This box was made by W. and T. Allen and Co. of London.

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Exhibition of photographs of Blasket Island people



This exhibition of extraordinary photos of islanders is currently on show in St. John’s. The photos show a way of life that was at once romantic and cruelly spartan. Blasket islanders were fairly self sufficient. They were ruled by their own king, they spoke their own language, had their own distinctive style of dress and lived life close to Nature, dragging a subsistence living from the sea and the rocky landscape.

Liadh Ní Riada officially opened the exhibition and she and the MC for the night, Gabriel Fitzmaurice spoke eloquently in both Irish and English of their love for the islands and the body of literature that emerged from writers born on The Blaskets.

Below are a few photographs from the official opening

Liadh Ní Riada M.E.P.
Micheál ÓMórdha of Ionad Oidhreachta an Blascaoid presenting copies of the book of photos to Liadh, Gabriel and Joe Murphy

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Good News for North Kerry Genealogists

A wonderful record of longevity was celebrated in Tarbert on Sunday last,
when the congregation and a large gathering commemorated the bi-centenary of
Kilnaughtin 1814-2014.   To mark this event, the Tarbert Historical
and Heritage Society launched an impressive book ‘200 Years of
Change’.    For anyone interested in the history/genealogy of
the North Kerry area, the book is a must.

The contributors to the book were able to draw from the Vestry Minutes Book
1778 – 1834, valuable primary sources.  There are 254 pages of local
history, including stories of bygone farming practices, and excerpts from the
1938 Schools Folklore Essays, submitted at that time by pupils of Kilnaughtin
National School.

For myself, the fascination of reading the entire Register of Baptisms
1793-1914, clearly printed,  no scowling through  a magnifying glass
trying to decipher long faded entries, was a revelation.  The lists
include the date of Baptism, Christian Names, Parents Names and Place of Abode.
 

This is the first paragraph of a great article on Kilnaughtin Parish records from Kay Caball’s Find my Kerry Ancestors.  Read the rest of the article at

http://mykerryancestors.com

100 Tommies, School around the Corner 2014, Footprints and some lovely ladies

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On August 20, 2014

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Doomed Youth

100 photographs of Tommies before they went over the top at the Somme are HERE

The British Independent is trying to identify them.

The title Tommy for British soldiers came about because the sample enlisting form was filled out in the name of Tommy Atkins

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The School around the corner’s not quite the same


SCHOOL AROUND THE CORNER

‘The school around the corner’s just the same,

The school where we were taught to use our brain,

Where is Dublin on the map?

Put your hand out for a slap,

Oh, the school around the corner’s just the same.’

In January 1964 Paddy Crosbie arrived in Abbeyfeale to record an episode of ‘The school around the corner’. Sheila Prendeville, St Ita’s Terrace performed a Skipping Rope Dance and received a prize of a school bag. She has the bag to this day and uses it to store all the important documents she has accumulated over all the years since. On Saturday night, August 30 we are going to recreate ‘ The School around the Corner’ at Fr. Casey’s GAA Clubhouse, follow it with a school sports day, enjoy a visit from the Fit Ups and finish the night with a school Hop to music by DJ Jeremiah Roche. Light refreshments served so no need to bring lunch. School uniforms optional. Reverend Mother armed with her measuring tape will be at the door checking that pinafores are a suitable length. There will be a prize for the student – male or female – with the hairiest legs, the student who brings teacher the blackest driest sod of turf, brown hairy sods will lead to a spell in the Bold Corner, the student who can recite the 12 tables and much more. Admission €10.

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Well protected grave

This photograph of a grave in Ballyphehane in Cork appeared on The Journal.ie. Apparently this measure was taken to deter bodysnatchers.

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A Corner of Town Now and Then

(photo: Footprints on Facebook)

This premises was a bakery run by the Kerins family, then by John Cahill (father of Siobhan, who
played the grandmother in the original version of Sive, Maurice (R.I.P.) who was
married to Peggy Devereux, Cahirdown, and John, who played the part of
Carthalan in the play and is still hale and hearty, living in Cork with his
lovely wife Mary (JD) O Mahoney.

After the Cahills it was run by the
Beechinor family as a fruit and veg. shop.Then it was bought by John Scanlon
(Ballybunion) who ran it as a restaurant called The Spinning Wheel. Now it is
a shoeshop, Footprints. 



(Information from Vincent Carmody via the internet)

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Looking Lovely



These lovely ladies are Deirdre, Aoife and Eileen Kelliher. I took the photo shortly before Aoife set off on an adventure to Dubai. I predict that she’ll be back next year as the Dubai Rose.

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Michael Kelliher, Artist

If you are in town with a few minutes to spare do drop in to the Seanchaí to see Michael’s exhibition. He has some lovely copper work in the style of the late Tony O’Callaghan. Most of these are sold but they are worth viewing while you can. It  is lovely to see a talented local artist exhibiting his work in his native town.

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Ruby, don’t take your love to town



Tracy is holding on tightly to the returned Ruby and pugs. Good police work by the local Gardaí and masses of support from the public saw all of the dogs happily returned to Kennedy’s Pet Farm. The birds are still missing.

 The family who run this tourist venture are absolutely thrilled to have their animals back. This is not just a business for Kennedys. Their animals all have names and personalities and are treated as part of the family. The family have all received a great lesson in how much they are loved and appreciated by all who know them and who visit the farm. We are all delighted at the happy outcome.

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