Mid `07 Notes for Knockanure

JUNE 2007. HISTORY: Snippets from the Kerryman of June 2nd 1917; Some young priests were accused of telling lies about the Irish Party; Quarant Ore , 40 hours adoration was held at the Presentation Convent , Listowel; Listowel Board of Guardians meeting agreed to use more potatoes in the diet of Workhouse inmates, also discussed was tea testing, Mary Stack resigns from position of night nurse, she could not live on £10 per year salary, Mrs Walsh fever nurse got a rise of £5, Fr O Sullivan thanked the Guardians for their vote of sympathy on the death of his sister a nun in France, Doctors Woulfe and Martin and the embargo, Dr Pierce MO of Ballyduff wanted to reside at Ballybunion during the summer; Peace Commission and sympathy for the men who died was discussed at the Mansion House; Ballylongford Co-operative Society rule stated that any member of the committee who refused to sign the letter of guarantee to the bank for £800 is disqualified; Glin Rural District Council were looking for contractors to repair the house of Tom Casey and Owen Hynes; Reports of fair in Listowel and Horse fair in Abbeyfeale; Abbeyfeale Sinn Fein Club enrolled new members and Athea Club appointed officers Dr McGrath as chairman and J Colbert as Secretary and Treasurer; Industrial revival meeting was held in Tralee on Thursday evening last Mr Fawsitt of Cork gave a lecture, a long talk with several census figures to illustrate his point, in 1914 there was 100 persons less on every 1,000 acres of Irish soil than in 1851. While the number of cattle and sheep had increased by 100 head for every 1,000 acres in the country. In 1913 we exported farm produce food, drink and livestock to the value of £37,500,000 and imported like produce to the value of £ 22,500,000. Manufacturing exports amounted to £28,286,000 and imported like goods to the value of £36,587,000. Emigration has stopped since the war began and whether we like it or not the war has made Sinn Feiners of all of us he said; Since the war began in 1914 the price of food has risen by 98%; Seven fishing boats were sunk by a German submarine near Baltimore, the fishermen only got minutes to abandon their boats; Recent air raid on Dover and Folkestone killed 76 and injured 174 another raid in the midlands killed 67; John Collins summons server Listowel resigns to join the army and go to the front; Potato growers were encouraged to spray for blight as there was a danger of a food shortage; The will of the Knight of Kerry who died Oct. 22nd aged 72 years his unsettled value was £40,891-17s, one unusual item in his possession was a gold cigarette case which he got from King Edward; the Woodstock Press New Brunswick reports the arrival of 27 children from Middlemore Home, Birmingham, England; Crown Jewels stolen between June 11th and July 6th 1907. On June 13th 1917 Our Lady appeared for the second time at Fatima. St Columcille died on June 9th 597; No catholic lived at Walsingham in 1897, yet in 1933 Cardinal led 12,000 pilgrims to the shrine which was a place of pilgrimage since 1061, even Henry V111 went there several times to honour Our Lady. Deaths: 30,000 people die each year in this country, about 12,000 of them die in hospitals. Eucharistic Procession in Listowel on Sunday last was an inspiring occasion for both toddlers and some into their 80s walked the circle of the town in brilliant sunshine praying and soaking up the atmosphere of streets, many windows and several organisations had a display of statues depicting Jesus and Mary in several different ethnic garb, surrounded by flowers and flags. Artistic banners in the parade were much admired, the public address system kept everyone in touch, and cars were banned from the streets during the procession which added to the occasion which ended with Hymns from the Listowel Choir and blessing at the Town Park. Vatican Library is to close for three years for repairs. Canonisation of St Charles of Mount Argus was on June 3rd `07. DAIL returns to form a new government on June 14th IMMIGRATION Bill will be discussed in the US Senate on Monday after coming back from its break for Memorial Day. SHETLAND’S new museum and archive costing £1.6 million was opened on May 31st `07. BEST Wishes to Mary O Sullivan who has just retired after spending 34 years as secretary of Tarbert Comprehensive School. John Coleman won the Sunday Independent Quizword recently. NEIGHBOUR: Macra na Feirme initiative called ‘Know Your Neighbour Weekend’, will take place on July 14th and 15th. This campaign is encouraging people to organise an activity over this weekend and invite their neighbours. For more information or to request an organiser’s pack visit www.knowyourneighbour.ie, or text KYN followed by a space and your name and address to 51444. LOCAL man Dan Keane presented prizes to young poets at Teach Siamsa in Finuge during Writers Week, Dromclough N.S. had the highest number of category winners for the second year in succession, Dan Keane was the judge, and about 500 entries were received for the competition this year. Locals who performed in the award winning No Name Variety Show include Breda Lane, Sinead Kennelly and Aisling Flaherty. Congratulations to Maura Halpin a past student of Knockanure National School who was presented recently with the President’s Silver Gaisce medal. Fr Tom McMahon of Knockanure is doing duty in Tarbert at present. TYRES: 20 million tyres are discarded in New York each year; the University of Buffalo is to receive $1.8 million to explore ways to expand use of recycled tyres. HISTORY: Snippets from the Kerryman of June 9th 1917; Tralee Union are seeking a midwife for the Workhouse , salary £40 with rations, fuel, light and furnished apartment; Caherdaniel Gaelic College a college for teachers, staffed by teachers bathing and fishing go leor ; Mystery of Home Rule Convention, no official statement from the government; Mr T. E. O Brian of William Street, Listowel has broken his previous record in being the first to unearth early potatoes; Members of Listowel R.D.C. James Boyle, J Walsh, T. D. O Sullivan, T. M. O Sullivan, John Dineen, J. M. Woulfe, Maurice Carmody, J. Trant, M. M. Roche, B Cantillon, John Carmody, E Walsh, John Barrett, James Kearney, Denis Stack, William McCarthy, Jer Dee, P. Kelly, P. Walsh, S. Fuller, Timothy Leahy, John Costelloe, Roger Harty, John Kelly, T. Quilter, F, O Keefe, Michael Mulvihill, William Joy, Batt Maher, Jeremiah Keane, R. M. Woulfe, Eugene McElligott, John Coughlin, Daniel Moriarty, James Keane, William Twomey, J. Boland, John Brassil, Jeremiah Kennelly, J. M. Hanrahan, P. Trant J.P., William Collins, Martin Mulvihill, Daniel Mangan and M. J. Nolan; Republican flags in Ardagh for past month; Six men in Listowel charged with disturbance on day the South Longford election results were declared; A number of arrests were made under the defence of the realm act; Socialist Convention saluted James Connolly; Mob out of hand in Russia, also report on armed anarchists, workers in Petrograd demand a 6 hour day; Cork butter market June 2nd 1917 first 167s, second 165s, Fresh A173s; Tralee fair beef scarce and dear at £4 to £6 per cwt, mutton 1s 1d to 1s 4d per lb, fat bulls £40 to £57, two year old stores £20 to £26, calves £5 to £9; Makings of a suit cost 18s 6d; Gift of house and lands to the Dominicans from Major John Neligan; GAA Board will not affiliate either a hurling or football team during the coming year, the final of the 1916 hurling match between Kenmare and Tully will be played on June 29th 1917; Death in Tralee of Mr Thomas Lyons who was involved in racing, the Land League, Young Ireland Society and active in local government. St Anthony of Padua died a young man on June 13th 1231. Clan na Gael founded in New York on June 20th 1867. Six Day War June 1967. First appointment of a woman Presbyterian Minister occurred on 14th June 1977. Knockanure was reported to have two Fianna Fail Branches in 1982. EDUCATION: We often hear about the quality of Irish education, but a recent report on applications to the Irish Patent office show that Irish residents applied for 200 patents per million residents while in the United Kingdom 300 applications are made per million residents. BOOK: Drama Theory and Practice co authored by Paula Murphy of St Patrick’s College, Dublin and Margaret O Keefe of Lisselton and Limerick, the book the first of its kind in Ireland was launched by the Minister for Education recently, Margaret is a distant cousin of Brendan Kennelly. Newsletter was recently launched at the Grand Hotel in Tralee for people affected by Cystic Fibrosis, about 45 people in Kerry have the condition AIR Corps are buying new helicopters and the present Dauphin and Gazelle helicopters are being sold off. One of the new helicopters has already flown 800 hours in its first year. Some of the older machines needed maintenance at 25, 50, 100, 200, 400 and 3,000 flight hours and so on. HISTORY: Review of Kerryman of 1947; May 3rd 1947 reports on sanction of £1 per day pension for senior official, while road workers were offered 2d and carters were offered 6d per day; Photo of Dionne Quins who are 13 years this month; New treatment for arthritis; farmers butter 2/11d per lb; farmers protesting about slippery roads, not suitable for animals, they were recently tarred; difficulty of sending parcel with CIE, one man would have to wait 5 hours, CIE charged £5-7-6 to take a lorry load of turf from Athea to Kilmallock; serious interruption in turf production unless men were paid £3 per week, Turf haulers were charging £15 to £16 per lorry load of turf that was bought at bogs from producers at £4 and £5; In Co Limerick four in every 1000 people had TB. Kerryman of May 31st 1947 snippets; Irish scholarship awarded to Eileen Fitzgerald of Knocknasna and Edward Colbert of Abbeyfeale; Feale Floods have shifted farm boundaries overnight; Abbeyfeale Retreat well attended it was given by Fr Hilary OFM and Fr Athanasius; Commemorative mass for Daniel O Connell held at Rome and Ramsgate, Dan’s son died at Ramsgate; Sean Moylan admitted at a Feis in Castleconnell that English was the habitual language of the vast majority of our people; Danish Relief centre in Hamburg provides 12,000 children with ration of 1 to 2 litres of warm soup per day; Mr E Brazil of Bord na Mona told Abbeyfeale turf producers that the country was depending on their efforts. Kerryman of June 14th 1947 snippets: Due to breakdown the paper was reduced from 12 pages to 8 pages; Following home on holidays Capt Edward Meade with relations in Glin, Brother Culhane son of Tom P Culhane of Turraree also home, Fr Burns had ordination breakfast at Loughill, Fr Con Connell CM of Caherlane home from China; Leaving for Chicago was William Walsh of Ahanagran; Arrived 1,200 sacks of mail from America, 25 were damaged in fire; Foynes may be one of the major European ports of call in the North Atlantic Air Service; Died aged 83 years Mrs Bridget J Curtin of Abbeyfeale; FCA sharpshooters competing for the Thomas Ashe Cup; Cork petrol supplies at mercy of the weather it would take 30 rail tank cars to supply Cork requirements; Strikes condemned by Fr Brennan PP when he chaired a meeting of Kerry Education Committee, it was decided to increase by 50% subsistence allowance for delegates to the Annual Congress; Auxiliary Postman was not entitled to retiring gratuities; The Kerryman cost 3d. DEMENTIA: 1.9 million elderly people in Europe have a form of dementia, Dr Nugent of University of Ulster and his team are designing an electrical device to help people cope with the condition. EU are to spend E14 million trying to build a self healing house suitable for earthquake regions. HERITAGE Council gave E15,000 towards the cost of a walk in freezer at Muckross Traditional Farm, it will be used to kill woodworm in furniture. SPACE Shuttle and Space Station with 10 astronauts on board their 350 tonne joint craft passed over Ireland every night, attracted much attention. Model of the James Webb Space Telescope is 2-storeys high, weighs 4 tonnes and is now at Royal Hospital Kilmainham, where the public can view it, details from www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=53.3428&lon=-6.2978&scale=200000&icon=x MARKET: Farmers Market in Listowel every Friday from 10am to 2pm. Safe food authority tell us that only 20% of Irish people eat their recommended five a day. Nutrition and Health Foundation have a site at www.nutritionandhealth.ie VHI Healthcare tell us that 2,338 individuals required emergency treatment when the were abroad, costing over E8.7 million, it cost over E1.5 million to VHI to transport home their customers after emergency treatment abroad last year. ARTHRITIS Ireland are looking for volunteers for a walking challenge to climb 50 peaks around Ireland, details from 016618 188. OVEREATERS Anonymous meet in Listowel on Tuesday nights at 7.30pm, details from 087 7497 611. SIX Lay Volunteers from the Diocese of Kerry are travelling to work in Kenya for four weeks. Child soldiers worldwide are estimated to number 250,000. CONFRATERNITIES and Sodalities conference will be held at Maynooth from September 7th to 8th `07, more information from 01 708 6966, or E-mail robin.kavanagh@nuim.ie N69 Listowel Bypass public consultation will be held at the Listowel Arms Hotel on Friday June 29th `07 from 11am to 7pm, no route options are under consideration yet. Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society will visit the Lartigue railway in Listowel at 2.30pm Sunday July 8th and hear a talk from Jack McKenna NATIONAL Anthem was played at Listowel Mart by Mr Scollard on Thursday last at about 2pm to mark the end of sale for the day. Mr Scollard is a versatile musician and music collector. PRESIDENT recently opened a Famine Memorial Park in Toronto and she also opened a new Irish Centre at Milton Keynes, it is over 20 years since the last Irish Centre was opened in England. HISTORY: Review of Kerryman of June 23rd 1917; Right Royal welcome home for released prisoners Austin Stack of Tralee, Thomas Ashe of Lispole and Timothy Brosnan of Castlegregory, they were cheered all the way from Dublin. Killarney was nicely decorated, Dick Fitzgerald left nothing undone to make the occasion a memorable one, tar barrels blazed and the local volunteers lined up, motors took the men to Tralee where volunteers and public welcomed them, most houses were illuminated and bonfires were lit Jack McKenna chairman of the council came from Listowel, everything passed off peacefully. Ballybunion Notes reports that a torch light procession was held there to commemorate the release of the prisoners, forty extra seats are to be provided at various places on the cliffs of Ballybunion. Price of sugar 8s2d per stone and it is the same colour as war bread which sells at 7d per lb. Blight has appeared in several counties including Kerry. Kerryman of June 21st 1947: Calf market in Abbeyfeale where 200 calves were sold, prices ranged from 50/- to £4-10s, Turf 30/- to 32/6 per load, Potatoes 1/8 to 1/10 per stone, Butter 2/11per lb, Hens 10d to1/-Cabbage 9/- per thousand, eggs 2/4 per doz; Mrs Cullen’s Powders for headaches, colds and flu cost 2d; Bone setter Dan W Lane advertised his services; Home on holidays from English Mission was Fr M Culhane son of Michael Culhane and the late Mrs Culhane; GAA: Knockanure defeated Irramore on Sunday last 2-5 to 1-4 in the North Kerry Intermediate Football League, prominent for Knockanure were Jerry Clancy, Willie Broderick, B. Enright and D Moloney, while outstanding for Irramore were E Carey, J Joy, M Landers and S Galvin the Ref was Mr J Holly. Fixtures arranged at Listowel, Knockanure v Ballybunion, Ref Mr M Griffin. Objections by Asdee Rovers that Knockanure played two illegal players at a match held in Moyvane on April 13th 1947 in the intermediate game was over ruled due to lack of proof. London Gaels will tour Kerry and play their first match here on August 3rd 1947. Kerryman of June 28th 1947 reports of Palestine inquiry; Sewerage Schemes for Castlegregory, Lixnaw and preparing for the Ballybunion Scheme; Discussion on protective clothing for road workers, about 7,000 involved; The recent Leaving and Intermediate Certificate in Abbeyfeale attracted 100 entrants; Kerry had Four fatal accidents in five days ; Tralee U.D.C. had four minute meeting; Tralee horse fair attracted a small number of buyers; Potato Blight already appeared, crops were planted late due to unfavourable conditions; Irish workers in England would return home if the could get £3 per week wages says Fr John Cremin who is a native of Rathmore; Bravery award for Garda; Dan Spring’s question on Turbary at Kilmore. Our Constitution was passed on July 1st 1937 by 685,105 for to 526,945 against. UNESCO is to commemorate the 800th birthday of philosopher and mystical Islam poet Rumi this year, who was born in Afghanistan and lived for some time in Turkey. July 07 MULVIHILL Clan meeting at the Lanterns: Agenda for Saturday June 30th `07 Reunion for all Mulvihill’s, Tour to Knockanaira + Doon Mulvihill; Talks on family history and in the evening music and song; Sunday July 1st activities; Talks on Mulvihill History, Trip to Ballyeagh site of Famous Mulvihill faction fight and in the evening Farewell, more information from aidenmulvihill@gmail.com ENERGY: The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan T.D., has announced that funding for housing developers to build more sustainable energy houses, will now require builders to ensure that the units they build are 60% more efficient than the requirement under current building regulations. An ordinary shower uses half as much water as a bath but a power shower uses more. A grant is available for renewable energy heating system. RADIO: The Broadcasting Commission recently signed a ten year sound broadcasting contract with Spin South West to broadcast to Kerry, Limerick, Clare, North Tipperary and South-West Laois. HISTORY: Board Failte established July 3rd 1952; Jewels went missing from Dublin Castle on July 6th 1907; Pan American Airliner arrives at Foynes on July 6th 1937, the Yankee Clipper arrived on July 8th 1939; July 8th 1957 a State of emergency was declared by de Valera; The Dow Jones was at its lowest in the Depression on July 8th 1932; July 1897 Klondike gold rush began; Eucharistic Congress was held in Dublin 70 years ago, to get flavour of the time, here are some extracts from the Kerryman of 1932; KM of April 2nd 1932 reports Kerry tenor John O Sullivan is going to the U.S.A.; Day of National Commemoration held last Sunday in 50 towns around the country, 10,000 attended at Glasnevin, 500 Listowel Volunteers assembled at the Workhouse and marched to the cemetery where about 4,000 listened to speeches; Lecture on Life after Death was at the Ashe Memorial Hall, chairman was Rev Monsignor O Leary P.P.,V.G. P.A. ; Pig Fair in Listowel prices up and Abbeyfeale market had 700 calves, select 3 week old calves reached £4 ordinary £2 to £3/15s, potatoes 7d to 8d per stone, eggs 5/6 per 120, butter ½ per lb, hay £2 to £3 per ton; Co-ops wanted a National Bank; Mr J. J. Ayres of Nenagh met Mr Martin Backett in Billiards at Abbeyfeale; Mary Wren died sudden at Athea, letters from America describe huge unemployment problem in America and immigration to U.S.A. stopped; Treasure hunt at Blessed Well near Athea cemetery failed; Greyhound racing at Strand near Monagea using local invention instead of electric hare; Fr Hartnett CSSp of Brosna appointed Vicar Apostolic of Zanzibar; KM April 9th 1932 reports; to date the number of church dignitaries expected to come to the Congress, 11 Cardinals, 33 Archbishops, 107 Bishops, 8 Assistant Bishops and 15 Vicar Apostolic; Preparations for Congress 16 canopy bearers picked they included de Valera, Sean T O Kelly and W. T. Cosgrove, experienced workers wanted to cater for visitors in Dublin apply to the local employment exchange as soon as possible, fares to Dublin from Tralee for Congress 14s/6d the GAA fare for matches was 10/6; Rev W. J. Byrne P.P. Knocknagoshel got presentation from former parishioners, Mr Hannon of Listowel credibly executed work on Glenbeigh Church; All Ireland tribute at funeral of Very Rev Garrett Pierse D.D. Professor of theology at Bunboyne establishment, chief mourners included R Pierse, Listowel( brother), Mrs Patrick O Connor Keylod, Newtownsandes (sister), Mrs T Walsh Listowel (sister), M Pierse and Miss K Pierse of Finglas, Miss A Flaherty Ballybunion, P Mulvihill NT Carlow, W H Appleby Listowel, Cannon Brown Dingle, Edward Leahy nephew was a member of Glin Board of Guardians ; Nazi Storm troop, Berlin Headquarters closed by police; Romance of Cancer Discovery; Story of the sinking of the ship Hampshire with Kitchener aboard; Election planned by the executive council, the 1927 act prevented some the nomination of some candidates for the Dail; Dromtrasna Branch of the Cow Testing Association reports that they had 209 cows in the group average yield of milk 4792 lb average butterfat test 3.52%; Newtown won the North Kerry Football title; letter from Dunlin states that De Valera was slow to make a decision while Cosgrove was a quick worker; Athea were looking for a footpath for nearly a half centaury while the people of Ardagh depended on well which was close to the cemetery; Note from Chicago mentioned several including locals Michael and William Mulvihill of Newtownsandes. KM of April 16th 1932; Clergy and 300 men and women from Australia are coming to Congress, also 150 from New Zealand. April 23rd edition of 1932 KM reports Unveiling memorial to Kerry dead at Gale cemetery; Civic Guard numbers to be reduced; Annie McGrath of Athea died and stone axe found at Kissane’s in Lisselton. And the April 30th 1932 Kerryman records the 3rd anniversary of the death of Austin Stack; Duagh Farmers wanted the immediate opening of Duagh Creamery; Abbeyfeale Journalist honoured in America; The Oath Debate in the Dail; Kerry County Council and the late Mrs Margaret Pearse. DANCING: Crossroad dancing will be held at the Cross of the Woods on Friday evening July 6, 2007 a great night’s entertainment is guaranteed. This is a historic occasion with music and cross road dancing being re-enacted in an effort to rekindle the ways of times past particularly the 1930s and 40s. The history of the Cross-o-the-Wood dancing along with the musicians that played there is being compiled for posterity sake. The way the generations that went before us amused themselves, when there was very little money in the country, should be recorded so that it can handed on to history hunters of the future. The event will start at 9pm and a cup of tea and a scone will be provided. FLYING Boat will fly from Newfoundland to Foynes on July 6th`07 to re-enact the first passenger trials 70 years ago. CANCER: Several EU member states are researching a Multidimensional ultrasonic scanning technology to achieve fast and accurate diagnosis of cancer, using 3D images coming directly from the scanner itself. DRUID is a project to investigate the degree of impairment caused by alcohol and drugs and their impact on road safety, 20 European countries are involved in the research. TOXIC: Researchers at San Diego found that iron containing nanoparticles being tested for use in biomedical products can be toxic to nerve cells and upset signal transmitting extensions of cells. RETIREMENT: On Friday last 29th June `07 Mrs Helen McEnery principal teacher at Knockanure national school bid farewell to a life long career in education. She saw lots of changes in education down through the years. Helen was dedicated to her method of teaching and treated all children in her care as they were her own. She will be missed both by staff and all her pupils. We all wish her a long and happy retirement. Slán leath. Padraig O Concubhair principal of Lenamore National School has also retired, Padraig began teaching in 1966 in Monaghan and came to Lenamore in 1976, Padraig is well known as a historical writer, coach and teacher and plans to do his masters in local history and continue with his extra curricular work. ORDINATION: Rev. Bernard Healy, Deacon of the Diocese of Kerry and student of the Pontifical Irish College, Rome will be ordained to the priesthood on Sunday July 8th in Our Lady and St. Brendan’s Church, Tralee. Congratulations to David Goulding of Sliabh a Mhadra N.S. who recently won the Kerry Primary School Skills Final, David represented his club with distinction on several occasions, he also plays with the Clanmaurice Soccer Club and received the Golden Boot Award from them, both David’s parents are natives of Moyvane Parish. MEDIA: Local man Gerard Barrett has launched a new free paper, the first edition is a gem and may become a collectors item some day, among the articles in the paper is one on local born John Moriarty, Fr Pat Moore gives his views, snippets on sport, farming and lifestyles are also included, just over 100 years ago Gerard’s neighbour and distant relation Neville Stack was producing a newspaper in London, more information from 068 23820. STARS: The once in 16 years Venus-Saturn conjunction took place last weekend; it is only a line-of-sight effect. Venus is 80 million km away; Saturn is 1.600 million km from us. At present a dust storm has appeared on the planet Mars. PETROL prices have increased by 15% since February. www.drinkaware.ie has a free Festival Survival Guide. MISSING Feb. 20th 1858 Lawrence Cusic, native of Newtownsandes co. Kerry; when last heard from was in Sidney, Ohio, and moved to Iowa. Information received by his sister, Hannah Cusic, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. DIED in Kentucky: John R. Walsh, native of Newtown Sands, County Kerry, Ireland, died September 24, 1865 age about 53 years, erected by son Patrick Walsh . HISTORY: Headlines from the Kerryman for May 1932 leading up to the Eucharistic Congress; Listowel mans success in Nevada, Pat McAuliffe sponsored a bill on occupational diseases; Potatoes and gardens poor and flu continues in Athea; Gortaglanna commemoration despite drenching rain attracted a huge attendance, Joseph McDevitt B.A. was speaker; Irish Minister and Ottawa; Master General of the Dominicans visiting Ireland; GAA Senior Football, Strand Street are to meet North Kerry at Newtown on June 12th 1932; Foreign Games remarks from Bishop of Clonfert; N.A.C.A. meeting told that it was impossible to collect 2/6 from athletes, most will only pay nominal fee; Chicago News from Maurice N Cotter reports death of William P Lyndon a native of Tarbert, his wife survives him, William was active in several organisations and he edited a weekly paper called The Irish Republic. Death also took place of Richard Fitzgerald aged one year, his siblings were Mary, Edward, Thomas and John Fitzgerald, their father Edward Fitzgerald was a native of Ballylongford, at the wake were cousins Michael Fitzgerald, Mrs John Dowling, Mrs James Sheehan, James Fitzgerald, J Sullivan, Annie Sullivan, Miss Mary, Jerry and Tom Sullivan; Mrs and Mr Thomas Butler Lenamore, James Butler, William and Mrs Foley Thomas, Pat and Maggie Moran of Lenamore; Edward Barrett, Con Dee, Mrs McCrea, William McCrea Ballylongford; Dan and Mrs Mulvihill Newtownsandes; Pat, Tom and Jerry Dineen of Newtown; Tom Connor of Listowel; James Wren and Thomas O Donnell of Tarbert; Jerry and Mrs Neville, Michael and Mrs Sheehan, James and Mrs Costelloe, John Dowling and James Sheehan of Ballylongford; J Moran Ballybunion; Mr and Mrs OBrien, and Mrs J Morley of Newtown; Dan Cahill of Castleisland; Masters John Dowling, James Sheehan, cousins Willie Sheehan and Harry Sheehan were pall bearers; South African MP impeached he was accused of bribery; Caves of Guhard; Reply to British Note; Tailtean Games closing date for entry; First Glin man to become solicitor in 50 years was Michael Kieran Dore, William O Leary was his predecessor; Historical Sketch of West Limerick and North Kerry by T.D Hartnett of Abbeyfeale; Memorial to Jack Sheehan will be unveiled at Coilbee; Minister for Finance made a hard hitting speech. Kerryman June 1932 extracts; Civil servants protest about salary cuts; Kerry County Council had £56,000 cut from grants since 1922; New entertainment tax; Land Annuities; Ballydowney House for sale; Shooting at Ballylongford and Coolkeragh; Photos of Corpus Christi Processions in Tralee and Killarney; Athea Notes reports the first anniversary of death of Patrick M Fitzgerald’s this month, he was a student for the Diocese of Mobile and died of meningitis on June 30th 1931 at Edgewater, N.J, Athea had 400 children at the school, they had only the school yard for play; Athea had adult classes going back to 1924; Lump of tallow found in Athea bog it was 5 ft deep; Monument in Lixnaw; Legend of Lios na Peiste at Gullane West; 20 seat bus in Listowel had 32 on board; Bishop Heffernan appointed in East Africa; Ballybunion training ground for Olympic athletes; Kerry News from Chicago; Transport arrangements for Eucharistic Congress, schools closed for the week; 31people made a pilgrimage from Killarney to Lough Derg; Kerry Farmers Union Ballydonoghue Branch; Duagh Farmers Union say that £11,000 paid every year in pensions, one man draws £10 weekly and for past 33 years he received from ratepayers £16,000; Government to use 20pc of finance bill to help home industries; De Valera’s mother dies she was born in 1856; London Conference breaks down Dev returns to Dublin; U.S visitors for Congress came to Newcastlewest in large numbers; June 22nd 1,600 passengers arrive from America, 5,000 arrived by Cunard in June 1932. Sistine Chapel had 4 million visitors in 2006. COST of keeping prisoner in jail amounts to cE91,000 per year, from 2001 to 2004 about 20,000 were released from the Irish prison system, 93% of them were males. MASS will be celebrated on Monday July 23rd at 8pm at St Theresa’s Church Ballydonoghue for Alfred Kersebaum who died on June 16th ¬07, Alfred was a German refugee who came to live for a while in Lisselton at Tom Linnean’s of Corridan’s Cross after the last war. CONGRATULATIONS and best wishes to Fr Pat Moore who celebrated the Silver Jubilee of his ordination at St Bridget’s Church Duagh on Saturday 7th of the 7th `07. Fr Pat was ordained by Bishop McNamara in 1982, and spent 7 years in Listowel, 6 years in Lixnaw and 10 years visiting schools; he is working in Duagh for the past 3 years. FEASTA: Magazine of Bealtaine`07 reviews the book Remembering Michael Hartnett, by John McDonagh, it also carries an article on O Maxwell go Marconi, this article continues in the Meitheamh edition of the magazine also in the June edition is Fr Hickey receiving a presentation and a discussion on The Preparatory System 1926 to 1961 and Colaiste Moibhi. BROCHURE on Tarbert, Ballylongford and Glin is most welcome, it was launched last week and is available at tourist information stands locally. LOCALLY produced North Kerry Advertiser gives an insight into Kylie Minogue’s ancestry, Fr Pat Moore on the Kingdom and North Kerrytogether services. BOOK: People Management in the 21st Century a new book by Maurice O Connell of Fealesbridge was launched recently. Dan Ward of Abbeyfeale recently published his book called Abbeyfeale is my Heart and my Soul, it contains stories and poems. STARS: The Andromeda Galaxy is 2.9 million light years away, The Whirlpool Galaxy which is near the plough is 37 million light years from us, M27 dying star Dumbell Nebula is 1,200 light years from us. CAVES: Largest underwater cave system in the U.S. is at Peacock Springs State Park, Florida, the caves are over 5 miles long. RESEARCH: UCD are to get E7 million for diabetes research; E12 million will be spent researching autism genome; Bio resources research Centre is to receive E3 million to fund crop energy projects. We export 220,000 tonnes of bone meal and 50,000 tons of tallow. Researchers claim it is difficult to find umbilical cords, yet 60,000 children are born in this country each year. GRANT increase for student maintenance is up 10pc, it is expected that 56,000 will benefit special rate maintenance grants are up by 14pc to E6,690, threshold to qualify for grants are also increased. Intercultural Learning information is available at 185029 29 39. 33,000 children under 14 in this country have a disability. Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society members will meet at the Desmond Castle Newcastlewest on Sunday July 22nd at 2.30pm, speaker historian John Cussen. Fianna Fail outing to Athlone is on Wednesday July 18th, details from 068 42524. TIRES: A Malaysian Company has developed a waste free method of recycling tires and Mel Gibson is part of the group backing them in establishing a $30 million factory in New Mexico, as landfills reject old tires they are exported to poor countries that dump them as the wish. SENATE has 60 members, 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach, 6 are elected by university graduates, 43 are elected from panels which are made up of Agriculture 11, Labour 11, Administrative 7, Industrial and Commercial 9, Cultural and Educational 5. Who can vote, members of incoming Dail, outgoing Senate members and members of County and City Councils, total electorate 1,000. HISTORY: Kerryman of June 25th 1932 gives extensive coverage to Eucharistic Congress events, Papal Legate arrives, pilgrims from the ends of the earth are here, Free State welcomes Cadinal Lorenzo Lauri, first event of Congress, procession from Dun Laoghaire led by calvery over 30,000 children and tens of thousands of citizens lined the route to the City, the procession from landing to Merrion Gate was two miles long, Gold Coach which was used by Daniel O Connell used again, historic scenes of medieval pageantry, prisoners released, shops closed; Formal opening of Congress on Wednesday June 22nd 1932, at 3pm; pocket size programme cost 9d; motorist guide and one way routes; John McCormack sang at high Mass; men, women and children had their special day at Congress; An Altar was erected on O Connell Bridge; the spirit of the Congress was everywhere houses and villages done up for the event; 20,000 people at garden party at Blackrock College, 4,000 at state reception Story of Frank O Reilly director of organisation for Congress; Church dignitaries visiting Killarney included Fr Gerard Lunter OFM from China, he has jurisdiction over 450 missionaries, Italian Superior of the Franciscans who is in charge of the Convent founded by Luke Wading in 1628, Archbishop of New York Cardinal Hayes visited the home of his mother on the shores of the upper lake, she was Gleeson, Primate of Serbia also visited Killarney. Kerryman of July 2nd 1932 continues with Congress articles; Over 1 million attended Mass at the Phoenix park, they were grouped according to locality, boy scouts used their staves, as barriers along the confines of the crowd to prevent overflowing their limits, they had hundreds of pails of water for the thirsty crowd, it was a dry day, prisoners were able to listen to events on radio; people were out from early morning and at 6.30pm they were still cheerful, several collapsed from stress, 3,500 ft of sound film taken of the events; Midnight Mass was celebrated in Listowel and Ballybunion to mark Congress, Ballybunion had buntings across streets and on every house, High Mass in Dublin was broadcast on local wireless; Transport 4,000 left Kerry by train for the Congress a travelling platform was used with seats in vans to accommodate travellers, no untold incidents, people left Cork at 2.30am, sixty trains on the Great Southern System brought 50,000 people to Dublin, 40,000 arrived at Kingsbridge in 37 trains from all parts of the South, on Sunday from 3.45am a train arrived every quarter of an hour till one o’clock, total passengers by rail 142,000, Boat from cross channel brought 2,000, boat from Larne brought 1,000, Cunard Liner brought 111 for the day, City of Cork brought 274 first class passengers and 160 third class passengers from Cork, 100 busses were used and every other form of transport that could be found, the list continues; Visitors to the Congress just to mention a few, Knockanure man James Kirby visits home after 38 years, he was educated at Knockanure, his parents went to New York in the early 1890s and established a liquor trade business, James Kirby was a nephew of late Mr J Leahy, first cousin of Supt. G. W. Stack of G. S. Limerick City, he is also related to Leahy, McMahon and Stack families, Singer Kitty Creed a New York Soprano visited Newcastle West the home of her parents; Timothy Enright N.T. died from fall from motor bike on morning of Congress; President de Valera visits the ship he travelled on in 1918; Kerry Farmers Union AGM postponed due to Congress, farmers wanted price of maize meal fixed; Other events include Dr Mannix on the Oath; GAA profits from the last Kerry Tour to America realised £ 15,000 to £20,000; £1,500,000 half yearly due to England on Annuities, no Ottawa negations the 1900 club told; Planned to make Irish essential subject for Leaving Certificate in 1934 and on subsequent years, Elementary Mathematics a new subject for girl in the Intermediate Certificate; 30,000 people exported every year; Athea note writer states that 1931 was a cold wet and sunless year late spring this year and then drying, rain needed now for crops; Olympic Team returns to Ballybunion Headquarters, wishing them well in Los Angeles next month; $100 million for American unemployed; Between 100 and 150 Sweat shops in Connecticut; Brick and Cashen Drainage; Eamon Moriarty N.T. of Asdee Honours; The old Mental Health Committee in Killarney substituted margarine for butter for patients, Mr Kennelly asked the question; Hottest day in England since 1930 it was 79 degrees; William Collins of Abbeyfeale and London died aged 77 years. INFORMATION wanted on Edward F Barrett who was born to a Listowel Publican on 14 of February 1869, his mother was Fitzmaurice, Edward lived at Knockanure as a young man and later taught at St Michael’s before going to work in Dublin where he married Nora Hunt a Knockanure girl in 1898, one of Edwards plays was performed at the Abbey in 1918, he had a daughter Maura who was born in 1906, he died in 1936. GALWAY Races is on from July 30th to August 5th, this year they will have a new stand which cost E22 million, it cam accommodate 7,000 people, the Taoiseach opened the stand recently. Galway rail station is the first station in the West of Ireland to install a Defibrillator, Galway City Council are spending E25,000 per week testing water. Galway Arts Festival continues till July 29th `07, local artist Sean Lynch is taking a prominent part in the festival; his works are on view at Galway Arts Centre. Celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary is Oliver and Ina Kearney, Oliver is from Moyvane Village and Ina Stack is from Carrueragh. RELIABLE: A survey by a car-dealer in England found that 53% said that their cars were more reliable than their previous partners. SLAVERY: On Sunday last a call was made for prayers and Action across the Christian Churches in Kerry for the Victims of Sex Trafficking. UN sponsored report on human trafficking tells us that since the fall of the Soviet Union half a million Russians, 100,000 Ukrainians and 70,000 Moldavians have been recruited for the sex trade in the west, well dressed women tour schools in eastern countries promising pupils education and fashion opportunities to net their victims, it is also reported that teachers are offered money to encourage pupils to take dubious so called opportunities. UNDOCUMENTED Irish in the U.S. are in a very difficult position, unable to get a driver’s licence, it is reported that coming home to Ireland for a visit while holding a working visa can be risky; Australians have a visa arrangement with the U.S. which enables them to avoid the plight of the Irish. KNOCK: A group of locals went to Knock on Wednesday July 11th `07, it was a lovely dry and warm day in Knock, it rained early at home. Between the rosary, hymns and traditional songs the passengers were occupied travelling on the bus, this year Fr Tom McMahon was our spiritual director and brought his own special talents which were greatly appreciated. In Knock many religious activities are taking place in several churches while outside people prayed while they walked around the outside of the old church, Prayer Guidance Centre, Museum, Reconciliation Service, large open parks, water features, several Stations of the Cross and other religious sculptures are all there for the public. The Churchyard where the locals are laid to rest is nearby and among the many that lay there are the Visionaries who saw the apparition in 1879. The New Church at Knock can accommodate 10,000 people and ground floor area is one acre, it was dedicated on July 18th 1976. Travellers to the shrine can also get hot water to make tea and sit and eat their sandwiches in the comfort of a special hall, St Josephs Guest House in the grounds of the Basilica is there for the elderly/retired, people with disabilities and their family members/ carers /friends, daily charge is E55 full board& teas/ snacks when required, details from 094 9388215 or e mail stjosephs.knock@sjog.ie St Vincent de Paul have St Catherine Laboure Holiday Home at Knock just minutes from the Shrine it accommodates 27 people, charge E250 weekly , details from 094 9388 262. The last Sunday morning mass was celebrated at Listowel Hospital Chapel on Sunday last, due to shortage of priests the usual 8.30am Sunday mass is cancelled. VINTAGE Run will be held in Athea from 27th to 29th of July, open to vintage bikes, cars and tractors, details of coming events from 087 222 1714. GRANTS to the amount of E85m have been set-aside for the modernisation of agricultural holdings, aid is being extended to several items including out-wintering pads. FARMING: Any fodder waiting to be cut is rotting away day by day and turf which was neglected in bogs is in a sodden condition. ORGANIC: 1,000 organic farmers operate 40,000 hectares between them in this country; A big National Bio energy event will be held at Oak Park Carlow on Tuesday 30th of August `07, details from Paul Dykes at 023 54166. The Curragh of Kildare is the largest lowland area of grassland that remains unfenced in Ireland, it contains 2,300 hectares. SIGNATURES are being collected to encourage the EU to provide more disability rights, for the 50 million Europeans who have disabilities, the campaign is called 1million4disability, details from 021 4888 503 WORKERS employed at the Firestone Plantation in Liberia are reported to earn $3 a day. They live in shacks with no running water, toilet facilities, no electricity; high school is not available for workers children. CHEMICALS: China has closed five of its six remaining chlorofluorocarbon chemical plants according to UN reports. COUSIN: Last week I reported on Edward F Barrett who lived in Knockanure in his youth, his cousin contacted me with the news that Julian M Scanlon a daughter of Ellen O Connor of Knockanure and Paddy Scanlon of Glouria received a Birthday Book of the Sacred Heart for Xmas 1892 from her cousin Edward F Barrett of Dublin, Julian later married a Policeman called John William Mackie of Co Leitrim. HISTORY: Snippets from the Kerryman of July 9th 1932; Earrings which were 4,000 years old were found in Gaza; Galway fair worst since 1900; Listowel fair 900 pigs on offer, trade slow, pigs 45/- per cwt dead weight, price quoted at Tarbert was 38/- per cwt; Exports of live pigs from the Free State doubled from 1924 and 1931; New potatoes 2/- per stone; Duty on imported flour 5/- on ach 280 lb; Athea Notes has article on benefits of silage; 5,000 unemployed in Cork City; Aeroplane flights in Killarney for everybody from July 8th to 22nd 1932, prices from 7/6; Free State delegation leaving on Friday for Ottawa Conference; Olympic Team leave Ballybunion; Chicago Gangland; Weight loss of 37lb thanks to Kruschen Salts; Doan’s Backache Kidney pils for 2/9 also 1/3 and 5/-; Deaths Fr James O Donoghue of Lixnaw and Mrs Ellen Collins nee O Connell of Knockawina, Brosna, aged 96 years, she claimed that she was a cousin of the Great Dan O Connell; Listowel army comrades to erect a suitable memorial to the late Edward Sheehy a soldier of the National Army; Mr D. J. Flavin wrote to the Kerryman saying that he voted for Mr Hallissey who was seeking position as Caherciveen Assistance Officer; Public Tribute to Maud Gonne McBride was being organised; Executive of the Irish fair in cork are providing a special Irish Kiosk, staffed by an Irish speaker, it was hoped by next Congress Irish would be generally spoken in the Country; J. D. Harnett wrote half page article on Abbeyfeale a centaury ago, names mentioned in the article included Collins, Harnett, Healy, Culhane, O Donnell, O Connell, Shea, Danaher, Doody, Flynn, Keane, Murphy, Mahony, Leahy, Hickey, Mullowney, Dinneen, Brouder, Sheehy, McAuley, Behan, Lyne, Tobin, Keefe, McAuliffe, Lamb, Ellis, Hilliard, Meredits, Mc Carthy, Darcy, Babington, Bourke, Roche, Neill, Nell Reidy aged 112 years. Kerryman of July 16th 1932, selection of headlines; Farmers must cut prices by 20 pc; Con Mulvihill Auctioneer Newtownsandes selling three small holdings at Carrueragh on Tuesday August 2nd 1932; Feis in Newcastlewest, also train smash in NCW; 800 passengers arrive in Galway, many of them will climb Croagh Patrick; Governor General released confidential documents to the press; Death of Juan O Donnell aged 32 years of appendicitis, he was Duke of Teutuon, his father presided at the Irish Race Congress in Paris in 1922, their ancestors came from Mayo. General History: Catholics were permitted by the Dublin Parliament to teach at schools on 27th of July 1782, the school had to be licensed by the local Protestant Bishop. Tralee Chronicle of 12th of July 1867 pays tribute to Tom Church a writer of prose and verse; he was a native of Causeway. Klondike Gold Rush started July 1897, first gold found by George Carmack at Rabbit Creek on August 16th 1896. At Brisbee, Arizona on July 12th 1917 about 1,000 men were put into dirty wagons and sent across the border of New Mexico. 3Rd apparition of Our Lady at Fatima occurred on July 13th 1917. Kerryman July 15th 1972 reports on First Communion at Knockanure Church, Mrs McEnery was in charge. BEST Wishes to Catherine O Connor of Abbeyfeale who celebrated her 99th birthday recently DEATHS: Archbishop Croke died on 22nd of July 1902, he was born in 1832; Countess Markieviez died in Dublin on 15th of July 1927; Marconi died on July 20th 1937, he sent first radio message across the Atlantic on December 12th 1901; Kerryman of July 29th 1972 reports death of Danny O Grady of Moyvane in America, he was buried in New York also the death of Michael Kennelly of Keylod, Knockanure. LOUGH Derg Pilgrimage bus leaves on Friday August 10th, details from 068 31232. A bus load from the district went to Lough Derg on last weekend, despite the showery weather everything went off to the satisfaction to all; even one pilgrim recited a verse about the trip. In the 1846 season it is reported that 30,000 visited the Island by 1860 pilgrims numbers had reduced to 10,000, in an old map of Ireland made in 1492 Lough Derg was one of the principal landmarks. SUMMER School will be held at Mitchelstown from August 3rd to 5th. Billy Keane will perform the official opening at 8.30pm in the Firgrove Hotel on Friday August 3rd , it will be followed by a lecture from Donncha O Dulaing, details from 025 859 72. PRIESTS: annual dinner for priests who are at home from abroad will be held, in the Parish Centre, Church of the Resurrection, Park Road, Killarney on Monday, July 30th at 6.30pm. An invitation is also extended by Bishop Murphy to priests who have retired from abroad and are now living in Ireland, please contact 064 31168 by Friday 27th July LOCAL Man Tim O Flaherty known as Tiger took up a new challenge cycling, he recently completed the Ring of Kerry Cycle and is to compete later in the Longford and Dublin Marathon, so far he has completed 17 marathons, his grandfather came from Gortdromagowna, and all his ancestors were well known for their stamina. 07 July 11 Knockanure KNOCKANURE TRIP; to Knock on July 11th, details from 068 49580. BUS will travel to Annie the Musical in Killarney in August, more information from Eileen Roche. OUTING: Athea Senior Citizens outing to Clare is on July 12th, details from 068 42388. SENIOR Citizens Social Evening will be held at the Gables Restaurant, Athea on Sunday evening July 15th at 5pm sharp, music by Stevie Donegan. Anyone needing transport let us know when booking with 069 49365, 49478 or 49369. The event is being organised by Moyvane/ Knockanure senior citizens. SEISIUN will be held at the Arms Hotel every Wednesday at 9pm, during the holiday season. LAST Sunday Mass at 8.30am will be celebrated at the Hospital Chapel this Sunday July 15th, due to the shortage of priests, Listowel priests Canon Linnane and Fr Donal O Connor have to cope with all the Listowel Parish duties from now on. Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society members will meet at the Desmond Castle Newcastlewest on Sunday July 22nd at 2.30pm, speaker historian John Cussen. Fianna Fail outing to Athlone is on Wednesday July 18th, details from 068 42524. EVENTS for July: Knock Youth Festival 26th to the 29th of July, details from 094 9388 100. Medjugorje Monthly Prayer Meeting is held at St Patrick’s Hall Listowel on the 2nd Monday of each month at 8pm and the Abbeyfeale meeting is held on 2nd Wednesday of the month at 8pm; ‘Summer Outdoor Entertainment’ at Listowel Castle commencing on each Friday at 1.30pm, a blend of traditional music and song performed by local artists. Admission free, all are welcome; Cahiramee Horse fair July 12th; European Junior T& F Championship will be held at Tullamore on 14th and 15th of July; Rod Stewart will perform at the RDS on July 13th; Killarney Races 16th to 19th of July; Munster Community Games Finals will be held at IT Tralee on Saturday July 14th; Munster Fleadh activities in Newcastlewest July 17th to 22nd; Enable Ireland Golf Classic will be held at Beaufort Golf Club on Friday 13th of July `07, details from 066 712 8220; Know your Neighbour weekend July 16th to 18th ; Walk in aid of Fr Tim Galvin in Abbeyfeale July 22nd; Water safety classes in Ballybunion on July 30th and August 6th details from www.iws.ie; Woodturning Seminar will be held at Tralee Community College on Saturday July 14th, details from 066 7126 901; Athea United AGM is on Saturday July 14th at 7.30 pm in the Memorial hall, their Summer Soccer School runs from July 23rd to 27th , their Awards night is on July 20th at the Top of the Town, details from 087 793 4417; Bird watch will have a four hour walk from Muckross House on Saturday July 14th starting at 10.30am; KDYS have many activities every week, including boat trips and fishing ,details from 068 23744; farmers Market in Listowel every Friday from 10am to 2pm; Afternoon of Prayer will be held at Scartaglin Church on Sunday July 15th starting at 2.45pm. ST JOHN’S for July: Wednesday 11th The Patuxent Partners, a country and bluegrass band from Washington; Friday 13th Two for a Girl, a play about the love affair between a traveller and a farmer; Saturday 14th Munster Finals of the Community Games Variety Show and Choir Competitions starting at 11am and continues till 5pm; Wednesday 18th Garry Ferguson an American singer songwriter; Summer School for first and second level students continues Monday to Friday from 10am, more information from 068 22566. VINTAGE Run will be held in Athea from 27th to 29th of July, open to vintage bikes, cars and tractors, the recent Athea motorcycle road race attracted 100 racers and 20,000 spectators, details of coming events from 087 222 1714. ESTUARY AC: train at Moyvane GAA Pitch every Tuesday evening from 6 to 7pm. GRANT increase for student maintenance is up 10pc, it is expected that 56,000 will benefit special rate maintenance grants are up by 14pc to E6,690, threshold to qualify for grants are also increased. Intercultural Learning information is available at 185029 29 39. 33,000 children under 14 in this country have a disability. ATM scams continue here and there. NEW Moon is on 14th of July, everyone is waiting for an improvement in the weather, plenty of rain and very little sunshine, on Thursday evening last wind and rain was more like cool April than soft July, just a month to the 15th of August and from then on the weather goes down hill. STARS: The Andromeda Galaxy is 2.9 million light years away, The Whirlpool Galaxy which is near the plough is 37 million light years from us, M27 dying star Dumbell Nebula is 1,200 light years from us. CAVES: Largest underwater cave system in the U.S. is at Peacock Springs State Park, Florida, the caves are over 5 miles long. RESEARCH: UCD are to get E7 million for diabetes research; E12 million will be spent researching autism genome; Bio resources research Centre is to receive E3 million to fund crop energy projects. We export 220,000 tonnes of bone meal and 50,000 tons of tallow. Researchers claim it is difficult to find umbilical cords, yet 60,000 children are born in this country each year. STATEMENT of a garda spokesperson in last weeks Kerryman that the detection and prosecution of persons caught in possession of controlled substances is a matter for the gardai, the statement sounds a bit blinkered. FEASTA: Magazine of Bealtaine`07 reviews the book Remembering Michael Hartnett, by John McDonagh, it also carries an article on O Maxwell go Marconi, this article continues in the Meitheamh edition of the magazine also in the June edition is Fr Hickey receiving a presentation and a discussion on The Preparatory System 1926 to 1961 and Colaiste Moibhi. BROCHURE on Tarbert, Ballylongford and Glin is most welcome, it was launched last week and is available at tourist information stands locally. LOCALLY produced North Kerry Advertiser gives an insight into Kylie Minogue’s ancestry, Fr Pat Moore on the Kingdom and North Kerry together services. BOOK: People Management in the 21st Century a new book by Maurice O Connell of Fealesbridge was launched recently. Dan Ward of Abbeyfeale recently published his book called Abbeyfeale is my Heart and my Soul, it contains stories and poems. COLLECTOR’s items: The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore and The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson are for sale, Details from 068-36253 ART: Residential Art Workshop will be held at Avondale House, Co Wicklow from August 24th to 29th, detail from 01 2840 644. JOBS: Stag cutlery factory which gave employment for many years will again give employment when it reopens as a retail park. BEST Wishes to Michael Woods who celebrated his 21st birthday recently. CONGRATULATIONS and best wishes to Fr Pat Moore who celebrated the Silver Jubilee of his ordination at St Bridget’s Church Duagh on Saturday 7th of the 7th `07. Fr Pat was ordained by Bishop McNamara in 1982, and spent 7 years in Listowel, 6 years in Lixnaw and 10 years visiting schools; he is working in Duagh for the past 3 years. ICA: are inviting all knitters to come along to a knitting evening at the Marian Hall on Tuesday 17th July at 8.30pm. Bring your knitting, all welcome. Moyvane ICA outing takes place on Friday 20th July. This year the group will visit The Japanese Gardens and The National Stud in County Kildare. Bus leaves Moyvane Village at 7.15am. Payment to Eileen Roche or Marie Walsh by Wednesday 18th July at the latest THOUGHT: Never forget amid whatever may befall you-dryness, coldness, desolation and disappointment, consciousness of many faults and of great weakness and want of faith - that where love is, there God is sure to be, H. L. Sydney Lear; If Christ lives in us, we will rejoice in everything, and we will thank and praise the Lord. We will say, "Hallelujah! Praise the Lord" forever, Watchman Nee; You will find in Him not only every want supplied, but everything perfect, which you find so imperfect in the creatures in whom you confide. Francois Fenelon MISSING Feb. 20th 1858 Lawrence Cusic, native of Newtownsandes co. Kerry; when last heard from was in Sidney, Ohio, and moved to Iowa. Information received by his sister, Hannah Cusic, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana. DIED in Kentucky: John R. Walsh, native of Newtown Sands, County Kerry, Ireland, died September 24, 1865 age about 53 years, erected by son Patrick Walsh . HISTORY: Headlines from the Kerryman for May 1932 leading up to the Eucharistic Congress; Listowel mans success in Nevada, Pat McAuliffe sponsored a bill on occupational diseases; Potatoes and gardens poor and flu continues in Athea; Gortaglanna commemoration despite drenching rain attracted a huge attendance, Joseph McDevitt B.A. was speaker; Irish Minister and Ottawa; Master General of the Dominicans visiting Ireland; GAA Senior Football, Strand Street are to meet North Kerry at Newtown on June 12th 1932; Foreign Games remarks from Bishop of Clonfert; N.A.C.A. meeting told that it was impossible to collect 2/6 from athletes, most will only pay nominal fee; Chicago News from Maurice N Cotter reports death of William P Lyndon a native of Tarbert, his wife survives him, William was active in several organisations and he edited a weekly paper called The Irish Republic. Death also took place of Richard Fitzgerald aged one year, his siblings were Mary, Edward, Thomas and John Fitzgerald, their father Edward Fitzgerald was a native of Ballylongford, at the wake were cousins Michael Fitzgerald, Mrs John Dowling, Mrs James Sheehan, James Fitzgerald, J Sullivan, Annie Sullivan, Miss Mary, Jerry and Tom Sullivan; Mrs and Mr Thomas Butler Lenamore, James Butler, William and Mrs Foley Thomas, Pat and Maggie Moran of Lenamore; Edward Barrett, Con Dee, Mrs McCrea, William McCrea Ballylongford; Dan and Mrs Mulvihill Newtownsandes; Pat, Tom and Jerry Dineen of Newtown; Tom Connor of Listowel; James Wren and Thomas O Donnell of Tarbert; Jerry and Mrs Neville, Michael and Mrs Sheehan, James and Mrs Costelloe, John Dowling and James Sheehan of Ballylongford; J Moran Ballybunion; Mr and Mrs OBrien, and Mrs J Morley of Newtown; Dan Cahill of Castleisland; Masters John Dowling, James Sheehan, cousins Willie Sheehan and Harry Sheehan were pall bearers; South African MP impeached he was accused of bribery; Caves of Guhard; Reply to British Note; Tailtean Games closing date for entry; First Glin man to become solicitor in 50 years was Michael Kieran Dore, William O Leary was his predecessor; Historical Sketch of West Limerick and North Kerry by T.D Hartnett of Abbeyfeale; Memorial to Jack Sheehan will be unveiled at Coilbee; Minister for Finance made a hard hitting speech. Kerryman June 1932 extracts; Civil servants protest about salary cuts; Kerry County Council had £56,000 cut from grants since 1922; New entertainment tax; Land Annuities; Ballydowney House for sale; Shooting at Ballylongford and Coolkeragh; Photos of Corpus Christi Processions in Tralee and Killarney; Athea Notes reports the first anniversary of death of Patrick M Fitzgerald’s this month, he was a student for the Diocese of Mobile and died of meningitis on June 30th 1931 at Edgewater, N.J, Athea had 400 children at the school, they had only the school yard for play; Athea had adult classes going back to 1924; Lump of tallow found in Athea bog it was 5 ft deep; Monument in Lixnaw; Legend of Lios na Peiste at Gullane West; 20 seat bus in Listowel had 32 on board; Bishop Heffernan appointed in East Africa; Ballybunion training ground for Olympic athletes; Kerry News from Chicago; Transport arrangements for Eucharistic Congress, schools closed for the week; 31people made a pilgrimage from Killarney to Lough Derg; Kerry Farmers Union Ballydonoghue Branch; Duagh Farmers Union say that £11,000 paid every year in pensions, one man draws £10 weekly and for past 33 years he received from ratepayers £16,000; Government to use 20pc of finance bill to help home industries; De Valera’s mother dies she was born in 1856; London Conference breaks down Dev returns to Dublin; U.S visitors for Congress came to Newcastlewest in large numbers; June 22nd 1,600 passengers arrive from America, 5,000 arrived by Cunard in June 1932. Sistine Chapel had 4 million visitors in 2006. COST of keeping prisoner in jail amounts to cE91,000 per year, from 2001 to 2004 about 20,000 were released from the Irish prison system, 93% of them were males. MASS will be celebrated on Monday July 23rd at 8pm at St Theresa’s Church Ballydonoghue for Alfred Kersebaum who died on June 16th ¬07, Alfred was a German refugee who came to live for a while in Lisselton at Tom Linnean’s of Corridan’s Cross after the last war. Newspaper reported that mass was on Monday last, by mistake. FEEL Europe project is to measure human feelings and emotions, 30 experts are having a workshop on the project and will issue a white paper later. CANCER: Several EU member states are researching a Multidimensional ultrasonic scanning technology to achieve fast and accurate diagnosis of cancer, using 3D images coming directly from the scanner itself. DRUID is a project to investigate the degree of impairment caused by alcohol and drugs and their impact on road safety, 20 European countries are involved in the research. TOXIC: Researchers at San Diego found that iron containing nanoparticles being tested for use in biomedical products can be toxic to nerve cells and upset signal transmitting extensions of cells. RICKETS: Dublin based children’s hospitals have reported 23 cases of rickets in recent years. AWARE contact number is 066 7128010. GROW meet every Wednesday at North Kerry Together at 8pm. FUTURE: As each parish has a pastoral council to plan for the life and future of the parish, so too, the diocese has a need of such a group. The Steering Committee will work to establish the Diocesan Pastoral Council by 2007, which will act as advisory group to the Bishop. Its function will be to address the pastoral issues of the day and plan for the future of the diocese. It is envisaged that our planning will, at all times, be faithful to the people it serves, the values of the Gospel and the teaching of the Catholic Church. LOUGH Derg Pilgrimages begin on Friday July 20th and Friday August 10th, details from 068 31232. ADORATION: Moyvane Sunday 4pm to 5pm, Wednesday 10am to 7pm and Knockanure Tuesday 10am to 8pm. GRAVEYARD: St Michael’s Cemetery Listowel mass is on Thursday July 12th at 8.15pm, volunteers contact Michael O Sullivan at 068 21 400; Lisselton Churchyard on July 16th and Gale on July 20th. PRIESTS are getting scarce five have just retired and only one new priest ordained this year. CHRISTIANS in Kerry will pray on Sunday July 15th for end of sex trafficking. Mass will be celebrated at 8pm on Thursday July 12th at John Mitchell,s Clubhouse Tralee in connection with Know your Neighbour weekend, all are welcome. PILGRIMAGE to Knock on August 13th, speaker Sr. Briege McKenna, details from 066 7180 123; Kerry Pilgrimage to Lourdes on September 2nd, details from 064 58219; Pilgrimage to Medjugorje on October 5th , more information from 068 23733. COLLECTION for sick and retired Priests of the diocese of Kerry was taken up on the weekend of July 7th /8th. This fund provides for the maintenance of priests of the diocese who are now retired after many years of ministry or who are become ill during their ministry. Your generous support of this collection is most appreciated by Bishop Murphy and the priests of the diocese. Please return the envelopes provided to your Church on the weekend of July 7th /8th. Standing order forms are also available if people wish to subscribe using a standing order. Please return the standing order form to the parish. Collection at Church Gate in aid of the National Council for the Blind will be held Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th of July. 07 July 18 Knockanure KNOCKANURE ST PIO Prayer Group will meet at St Mary’s Church Listowel on Thursday 19th of July at 7.15pm, all are welcome. The last Sunday morning mass was celebrated at Listowel Hospital Chapel on Sunday last, due to shortage of priests the usual 8.30am Sunday mass is cancelled. LOTTO: Knockanure GAA Lotto results for July 6th `07, numbers drawn 2-21-22 and 28, no winner of Jackpot of E3, 300.Lucky Dips went to the following Michael O Connor, Keylod; Philomena Molyneaux, Gortdromagowna; Dublin Joe c/o Kevin’s; Jim McDonnell, Mitchelstown; Mary Barry, Knockanure; Dave Murphy, c/o Gerard Greaney and Bar Prize went to Ann Mulvihill. Lotto Results for July 13th `07, numbers drawn 7-12-24-27 no winner of Jackpot of E3,400. Lucky Dips went to Jim McDonald, Mitchelstown; Michelle and Margaret Lynch, Moyvane; Larry Buckley c/o Kevin’s; Michael Donal O Sullivan, c/o Kingdom Bar; Diarmuid Lawlor, Doon Road, Ballybunion; Mary Hanrahan c/o Mary’s and Bar Prize went to Mary Barry. EVENTS for July: Seisiun will be held at the Arms Hotel every Wednesday at 9pm and at the Devon Hotel every Thursday night during the holiday season. Racing continues in Killarney till the 19th; Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society members will meet at the Desmond Castle Newcastlewest on Sunday July 22nd at 2.30pm, speaker historian John Cussen. Fianna Fail outing to Athlone is on Wednesday July 18th, details from 068 42524. Knock Youth Festival 26th to the 29th of July, details from 094 9388 100; Summer Outdoor Entertainment’ at Listowel Castle commencing on each Friday at 1.30pm, a blend of traditional music and song performed by local artists. Admission free, all are welcome; Munster Fleadh activities in Newcastlewest July 17th to 22nd ; Walk in aid of Fr Tim Galvin begins at the Church Car park in Abbeyfeale at 5pm on July 22nd ; Water safety classes in Ballybunion on July 30th and August 6th details from www.iws.ie; Athea United Summer Soccer School runs from July 23rd to 27th , their Awards night is on July 20th at the Top of the Town, details from 087 793 4417; Listowel Celtic Soccer camp runs from 23rd to 27th of July, details from 1890 653 653; KDYS have many activities every week, including boat trips and fishing ,details from 068 23744; farmers Market in Listowel every Friday from 10am to 2pm; GROW meet every Wednesday at North Kerry Together at 8pm;Lartigue Railway open daily 2pm to 5pm, details from 068 22212. MUSIC: Listowel Traditional Music Festival committee will meet at Seanchai Centre on Thursday July 19th at 8pm, all are welcome. ST JOHN’S for July: Wednesday 18th Garry Ferguson an American singer songwriter; Thursday 19th How the West was Won, a play on the visit of President Regan and the organised protests; Friday 20th The Brea College Bluegrass Ensemble from Kentucky; Wednesday 25th They Never Froze Walt Disney, a play; Friday 27th Snow-white and the Seven Hoods, an end of term Summer school, show; Summer School for first and second level students continues Monday to Friday from 10am, more information from 068 22566. PARISHES clustering are the way forward being adopted by our diocese, like so many other dioceses, as a response to the changing needs and demands of life today, as experienced at parish level. It does not signal the end of parish, but rather a new way of working together. It encourages the priests and parishioners of neighbouring parishes to work together by pooling their ideas, resources, talents and expertise, to meet the pastoral needs of the whole area, as well as member parishes. TINTEAN: Farmers Market every Sunday from 10am to 2pm, Dance on the Moon Sunday 22nd to Friday 27th of July, Johnny McEvoy Saturday July 28th at 8pm, details from 068 28003. VINTAGE Run will be held in Athea from 27th to 29th of July, open to vintage bikes, cars and tractors, details of coming events from 087 222 1714. ESTUARY AC: train at Moyvane GAA Pitch every Tuesday evening from 6 to 7pm. OUTING: Moyvane ICA outing takes place on Friday 20th July, they group will visit The Japanese Gardens and The National Stud in County Kildare. Bus leaves Moyvane Village at 7.15am. Payment to Eileen Roche or Marie Walsh by Wednesday 18th July. KNOCK: A group of locals went to Knock on Wednesday July 11th `07, it was a lovely dry and warm day in Knock, it rained early at home. Between the rosary, hymns and traditional songs the passengers were occupied travelling on the bus, this year Fr Tom McMahon was our spiritual director and brought his own special talents which were greatly appreciated. In Knock many religious activities are taking place in several churches while outside people prayed while they walked around the outside of the old church, Prayer Guidance Centre, Museum, Reconciliation Service, large open parks, water features, several Stations of the Cross and other religious sculptures are all there for the public. The Churchyard where the locals are laid to rest is nearby and among the many that lay there are the Visionaries who saw the apparition in 1879. The New Church at Knock can accommodate 10,000 people and ground floor area is one acre, it was dedicated on July 18th 1976. Travellers to the shrine can also get hot water to make tea and sit and eat their sandwiches in the comfort of a special hall, St Josephs Guest House in the grounds of the Basilica is there for the elderly/retired, people with disabilities and their family members/ carers /friends, daily charge is E55 full board& teas/ snacks when required, details from 094 9388215 or e mail stjosephs.knock@sjog.ie St Vincent de Paul have St Catherine Laboure Holiday Home at Knock just minutes from the Shrine it accommodates 27 people, charge E250 weekly , details from 094 9388 262. SESAME Street: If you can mimic Sesame Street characters in Irish you may have a chance to audition for the voice of Bert, Big Bird etc, details from sesame@telegael.com GALWAY Races is on from July 30th to August 5th, this year they will have a new stand which cost E22 million, it cam accommodate 7,000 people, the Taoiseach opened the stand recently. Galway rail station is the first station in the West of Ireland to install a Defibrillator, Galway City Council are spending E25,000 per week testing water. Galway Arts Festival continues till July 29th `07, local artist Sean Lynch is taking a prominent part in the festival; his works are on view at Galway Arts Centre. RELIABLE: A survey by a car-dealer in England found that 53% said that their cars were more reliable than their previous partners. UNDOCUMENTED Irish in the U.S. are in a very difficult position, unable to get a driver’s licence, it is reported that coming home to Ireland for a visit while holding a working visa can be risky; Australians have a visa arrangement with the U.S. which enables them to avoid the plight of the Irish. JOHN B’s will have some local talent on Tuesday nights, Wednesdays Mick Mc Connell and on Thursdays a selection from John B’s plays will be performed. NEW: Over 10,000 new companies were set up in Ireland from Jan. to June `07. About 45,000 migrants come here every year. What is not new is that 60% of the people in Bombay live in slums and shanties. SLAVERY: On Sunday last a call was made for prayers and Action across the Christian Churches in Kerry for the Victims of Sex Trafficking. UN sponsored report on human trafficking tells us that since the fall of the Soviet Union half a million Russians, 100,000 Ukrainians and 70,000 Moldavians have been recruited for the sex trade in the west, well dressed women tour schools in eastern countries promising pupils education and fashion opportunities to net their victims, it is also reported that teachers are offered money to encourage pupils to take dubious so called opportunities. COURSE: Kerry Counselling Centre is now accepting applications for the Foundation Course in Counselling and Diploma Course (IACP) in Counselling. For information and an application form send a SAE to: Kerry Counselling Centre, D17 Edward Court, Tralee. TIRES: A Malaysian Company has developed a waste free method of recycling tires and Mel Gibson is part of the group backing them in establishing a $30 million factory in New Mexico, as landfills reject old tires they are exported to poor countries that dump them as the wish. SENATE has 60 members, 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach, 6 are elected by university graduates, 43 are elected from panels which are made up of Agriculture 11, Labour 11, Administrative 7, Industrial and Commercial 9, Cultural and Educational 5. Who can vote, members of incoming Dail, outgoing Senate members and members of County and City Councils, total electorate 1,000. HISTORY: Kerryman of June 25th 1932 gives extensive coverage to Eucharistic Congress events, Papal Legate arrives, pilgrims from the ends of the earth are here, Free State welcomes Cadinal Lorenzo Lauri, first event of Congress, procession from Dun Laoghaire led by calvery over 30,000 children and tens of thousands of citizens lined the route to the City, the procession from landing to Merrion Gate was two miles long, Gold Coach which was used by Daniel O Connell used again, historic scenes of medieval pageantry, prisoners released, shops closed; Formal opening of Congress on Wednesday June 22nd 1932, at 3pm; pocket size programme cost 9d; motorist guide and one way routes; John McCormack sang at high Mass; men, women and children had their special day at Congress; An Altar was erected on O Connell Bridge; the spirit of the Congress was everywhere houses and villages done up for the event; 20,000 people at garden party at Blackrock College, 4,000 at state reception Story of Frank O Reilly director of organisation for Congress; Church dignitaries visiting Killarney included Fr Gerard Lunter OFM from China, he has jurisdiction over 450 missionaries, Italian Superior of the Franciscans who is in charge of the Convent founded by Luke Wading in 1628, Archbishop of New York Cardinal Hayes visited the home of his mother on the shores of the upper lake, she was Gleeson, Primate of Serbia also visited Killarney. Kerryman of July 2nd 1932 continues with Congress articles; Over 1 million attended Mass at the Phoenix park, they were grouped according to locality, boy scouts used their staves, as barriers along the confines of the crowd to prevent overflowing their limits, they had hundreds of pails of water for the thirsty crowd, it was a dry day, prisoners were able to listen to events on radio; people were out from early morning and at 6.30pm they were still cheerful, several collapsed from stress, 3,500 ft of sound film taken of the events; Midnight Mass was celebrated in Listowel and Ballybunion to mark Congress, Ballybunion had buntings across streets and on every house, High Mass in Dublin was broadcast on local wireless; Transport 4,000 left Kerry by train for the Congress a travelling platform was used with seats in vans to accommodate travellers, no untold incidents, people left Cork at 2.30am, sixty trains on the Great Southern System brought 50,000 people to Dublin, 40,000 arrived at Kingsbridge in 37 trains from all parts of the South, on Sunday from 3.45am a train arrived every quarter of an hour till one o’clock, total passengers by rail 142,000, Boat from cross channel brought 2,000, boat from Larne brought 1,000, Cunard Liner brought 111 for the day, City of Cork brought 274 first class passengers and 160 third class passengers from Cork, 100 busses were used and every other form of transport that could be found, the list continues; Visitors to the Congress just to mention a few, Knockanure man James Kirby visits home after 38 years, he was educated at Knockanure, his parents went to New York in the early 1890s and established a liquor trade business, James Kirby was a nephew of late Mr J Leahy, first cousin of Supt. G. W. Stack of G. S. Limerick City, he is also related to Leahy, McMahon and Stack families, Singer Kitty Creed a New York Soprano visited Newcastle West the home of her parents; Timothy Enright N.T. died from fall from motor bike on morning of Congress; President de Valera visits the ship he travelled on in 1918; Kerry Farmers Union AGM postponed due to Congress, farmers wanted price of maize meal fixed; Other events include Dr Mannix on the Oath; GAA profits from the last Kerry Tour to America realised £ 15,000 to £20,000; £1,500,000 half yearly due to England on Annuities, no Ottawa negations the 1900 club told; Planned to make Irish essential subject for Leaving Certificate in 1934 and on subsequent years, Elementary Mathematics a new subject for girl in the Intermediate Certificate; 30,000 people exported every year; Athea note writer states that 1931 was a cold wet and sunless year late spring this year and then drying, rain needed now for crops; Olympic Team returns to Ballybunion Headquarters, wishing them well in Los Angeles next month; $100 million for American unemployed; Between 100 and 150 Sweat shops in Connecticut; Brick and Cashen Drainage; Eamon Moriarty N.T. of Asdee Honours; The old Mental Health Committee in Killarney substituted margarine for butter for patients, Mr Kennelly asked the question; Hottest day in England since 1930 it was 79 degrees; William Collins of Abbeyfeale and London died aged 77 years. INFORMATION wanted on Edward F Barrett who was born to a Listowel Publican on 14 of February 1869, his mother was Fitzmaurice, Edward lived at Knockanure as a young man and later taught at St Michael’s before going to work in Dublin where he married Nora Hunt a Knockanure girl in 1898, one of Edwards plays was performed at the Abbey in 1918, he had a daughter Maura who was born in 1906, he died in 1936. IFA and FBD have sent booklets to farmers on Building Safety, 46% of accidents on happen on construction sites with less than five workers. All construction workers must have a Safe Pass which is available after a one day course, guide limit for one man to lift is 25kgs. AGE: 465,000 in this country are over 65, in 2015 the number is expected to rise to 600,000. MARRIAGE took place on July 6th `07 at the Church of the Assumption Moyvane of Mary Fitzgerald of Aughrim daughter of Betty and Jim and Joseph Nestor son of Rita and Joe of Claremorris. The ceremony was performed by Fr Lucid P.P. Moyvane. Bridesmaids were Joanne Flaherty, Rachel Fitzgerald, Caroline Hughes and Marie Carr. Best man Michael Nestor, groomsmen Killian Nestor, Brian Glavey and Padraig O Connell, Flower girl Ava Fitzgerald and Pageboy Sean Pierce. The reception was held at Ballyroe Hotel. Celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary is Oliver and Ina Kearney, Oliver is from Moyvane Village and Ina Stack is from Carrueragh. THOUGHT: Lord, I renounce my desire for human praise, for the approval of my peers, the need for public recognition. I deliberately put these aside today, content to hear you whisper, "Well done, my faithful servant." Amen Anonymous; What do you have in your hand? Perhaps you, like Moses, feel that you have nothing with which you can serve God. But think about what your neighbours need. Maybe you can help them with whatever is in your hand. Maybe that is exactly what they need. Dick Nieusma; The true Christian is like sandalwood, which imparts its fragrance to the axe which cuts it, without doing any harm in return. Sadhu Sundar Singh. LOUGH Derg Pilgrimages begin on Friday July 20th and Friday August 10th, details from 068 31232. ADORATION: Moyvane Sunday 4pm to 5pm, Wednesday 10am to 7pm and Knockanure Tuesday 10am to 8pm. GRAVEYARD Mass will be celebrated at Gale Lisselton on July 20that 8pm; Lislaughtin Wednesday August 1st at 8pm. Ahavoher Graveyard Mass (Gale Bridge) Monday August 6th at 8pm, Old Knockanure Churchyard Mass August 7th at 8pm and Murhur Churchyard Mass is on August 8th at 8pm. RE JUNE 2007. HISTORY: Snippets from the Kerryman of June 2nd 1917; Some young priests were accused of telling lies about the Irish Party; Quarant Ore , 40 hours adoration was held at the Presentation Convent , Listowel; Listowel Board of Guardians meeting agreed to use more potatoes in the diet of Workhouse inmates, also discussed was tea testing, Mary Stack resigns from position of night nurse, she could not live on £10 per year salary, Mrs Walsh fever nurse got a rise of £5, Fr O Sullivan thanked the Guardians for their vote of sympathy on the death of his sister a nun in France, Doctors Woulfe and Martin and the embargo, Dr Pierce MO of Ballyduff wanted to reside at Ballybunion during the summer; Peace Commission and sympathy for the men who died was discussed at the Mansion House; Ballylongford Co-operative Society rule stated that any member of the committee who refused to sign the letter of guarantee to the bank for £800 is disqualified; Glin Rural District Council were looking for contractors to repair the house of Tom Casey and Owen Hynes; Reports of fair in Listowel and Horse fair in Abbeyfeale; Abbeyfeale Sinn Fein Club enrolled new members and Athea Club appointed officers Dr McGrath as chairman and J Colbert as Secretary and Treasurer; Industrial revival meeting was held in Tralee on Thursday evening last Mr Fawsitt of Cork gave a lecture, a long talk with several census figures to illustrate his point, in 1914 there was 100 persons less on every 1,000 acres of Irish soil than in 1851. While the number of cattle and sheep had increased by 100 head for every 1,000 acres in the country. In 1913 we exported farm produce food, drink and livestock to the value of £37,500,000 and imported like produce to the value of £ 22,500,000. Manufacturing exports amounted to £28,286,000 and imported like goods to the value of £36,587,000. Emigration has stopped since the war began and whether we like it or not the war has made Sinn Feiners of all of us he said; Since the war began in 1914 the price of food has risen by 98%; Seven fishing boats were sunk by a German submarine near Baltimore, the fishermen only got minutes to abandon their boats; Recent air raid on Dover and Folkestone killed 76 and injured 174 another raid in the midlands killed 67; John Collins summons server Listowel resigns to join the army and go to the front; Potato growers were encouraged to spray for blight as there was a danger of a food shortage; The will of the Knight of Kerry who died Oct. 22nd aged 72 years his unsettled value was £40,891-17s, one unusual item in his possession was a gold cigarette case which he got from King Edward; the Woodstock Press New Brunswick reports the arrival of 27 children from Middlemore Home, Birmingham, England; Crown Jewels stolen between June 11th and July 6th 1907. On June 13th 1917 Our Lady appeared for the second time at Fatima. St Columcille died on June 9th 597; No catholic lived at Walsingham in 1897, yet in 1933 Cardinal led 12,000 pilgrims to the shrine which was a place of pilgrimage since 1061, even Henry V111 went there several times to honour Our Lady. Deaths: 30,000 people die each year in this country, about 12,000 of them die in hospitals. Eucharistic Procession in Listowel on Sunday last was an inspiring occasion for both toddlers and some into their 80s walked the circle of the town in brilliant sunshine praying and soaking up the atmosphere of streets, many windows and several organisations had a display of statues depicting Jesus and Mary in several different ethnic garb, surrounded by flowers and flags. Artistic banners in the parade were much admired, the public address system kept everyone in touch, and cars were banned from the streets during the procession which added to the occasion which ended with Hymns from the Listowel Choir and blessing at the Town Park. Vatican Library is to close for three years for repairs. Canonisation of St Charles of Mount Argus was on June 3rd `07. DAIL returns to form a new government on June 14th IMMIGRATION Bill will be discussed in the US Senate on Monday after coming back from its break for Memorial Day. SHETLAND’S new museum and archive costing £1.6 million was opened on May 31st `07. BEST Wishes to Mary O Sullivan who has just retired after spending 34 years as secretary of Tarbert Comprehensive School. John Coleman won the Sunday Independent Quizword recently. NEIGHBOUR: Macra na Feirme initiative called ‘Know Your Neighbour Weekend’, will take place on July 14th and 15th. This campaign is encouraging people to organise an activity over this weekend and invite their neighbours. For more information or to request an organiser’s pack visit www.knowyourneighbour.ie, or text KYN followed by a space and your name and address to 51444. LOCAL man Dan Keane presented prizes to young poets at Teach Siamsa in Finuge during Writers Week, Dromclough N.S. had the highest number of category winners for the second year in succession, Dan Keane was the judge, and about 500 entries were received for the competition this year. Locals who performed in the award winning No Name Variety Show include Breda Lane, Sinead Kennelly and Aisling Flaherty. Congratulations to Maura Halpin a past student of Knockanure National School who was presented recently with the President’s Silver Gaisce medal. Fr Tom McMahon of Knockanure is doing duty in Tarbert at present. TYRES: 20 million tyres are discarded in New York each year; the University of Buffalo is to receive $1.8 million to explore ways to expand use of recycled tyres. HISTORY: Snippets from the Kerryman of June 9th 1917; Tralee Union are seeking a midwife for the Workhouse , salary £40 with rations, fuel, light and furnished apartment; Caherdaniel Gaelic College a college for teachers, staffed by teachers bathing and fishing go leor ; Mystery of Home Rule Convention, no official statement from the government; Mr T. E. O Brian of William Street, Listowel has broken his previous record in being the first to unearth early potatoes; Members of Listowel R.D.C. James Boyle, J Walsh, T. D. O Sullivan, T. M. O Sullivan, John Dineen, J. M. Woulfe, Maurice Carmody, J. Trant, M. M. Roche, B Cantillon, John Carmody, E Walsh, John Barrett, James Kearney, Denis Stack, William McCarthy, Jer Dee, P. Kelly, P. Walsh, S. Fuller, Timothy Leahy, John Costelloe, Roger Harty, John Kelly, T. Quilter, F, O Keefe, Michael Mulvihill, William Joy, Batt Maher, Jeremiah Keane, R. M. Woulfe, Eugene McElligott, John Coughlin, Daniel Moriarty, James Keane, William Twomey, J. Boland, John Brassil, Jeremiah Kennelly, J. M. Hanrahan, P. Trant J.P., William Collins, Martin Mulvihill, Daniel Mangan and M. J. Nolan; Republican flags in Ardagh for past month; Six men in Listowel charged with disturbance on day the South Longford election results were declared; A number of arrests were made under the defence of the realm act; Socialist Convention saluted James Connolly; Mob out of hand in Russia, also report on armed anarchists, workers in Petrograd demand a 6 hour day; Cork butter market June 2nd 1917 first 167s, second 165s, Fresh A173s; Tralee fair beef scarce and dear at £4 to £6 per cwt, mutton 1s 1d to 1s 4d per lb, fat bulls £40 to £57, two year old stores £20 to £26, calves £5 to £9; Makings of a suit cost 18s 6d; Gift of house and lands to the Dominicans from Major John Neligan; GAA Board will not affiliate either a hurling or football team during the coming year, the final of the 1916 hurling match between Kenmare and Tully will be played on June 29th 1917; Death in Tralee of Mr Thomas Lyons who was involved in racing, the Land League, Young Ireland Society and active in local government. St Anthony of Padua died a young man on June 13th 1231. Clan na Gael founded in New York on June 20th 1867. Six Day War June 1967. First appointment of a woman Presbyterian Minister occurred on 14th June 1977. Knockanure was reported to have two Fianna Fail Branches in 1982. EDUCATION: We often hear about the quality of Irish education, but a recent report on applications to the Irish Patent office show that Irish residents applied for 200 patents per million residents while in the United Kingdom 300 applications are made per million residents. BOOK: Drama Theory and Practice co authored by Paula Murphy of St Patrick’s College, Dublin and Margaret O Keefe of Lisselton and Limerick, the book the first of its kind in Ireland was launched by the Minister for Education recently, Margaret is a distant cousin of Brendan Kennelly. Newsletter was recently launched at the Grand Hotel in Tralee for people affected by Cystic Fibrosis, about 45 people in Kerry have the condition AIR Corps are buying new helicopters and the present Dauphin and Gazelle helicopters are being sold off. One of the new helicopters has already flown 800 hours in its first year. Some of the older machines needed maintenance at 25, 50, 100, 200, 400 and 3,000 flight hours and so on. HISTORY: Review of Kerryman of 1947; May 3rd 1947 reports on sanction of £1 per day pension for senior official, while road workers were offered 2d and carters were offered 6d per day; Photo of Dionne Quins who are 13 years this month; New treatment for arthritis; farmers butter 2/11d per lb; farmers protesting about slippery roads, not suitable for animals, they were recently tarred; difficulty of sending parcel with CIE, one man would have to wait 5 hours, CIE charged £5-7-6 to take a lorry load of turf from Athea to Kilmallock; serious interruption in turf production unless men were paid £3 per week, Turf haulers were charging £15 to £16 per lorry load of turf that was bought at bogs from producers at £4 and £5; In Co Limerick four in every 1000 people had TB. Kerryman of May 31st 1947 snippets; Irish scholarship awarded to Eileen Fitzgerald of Knocknasna and Edward Colbert of Abbeyfeale; Feale Floods have shifted farm boundaries overnight; Abbeyfeale Retreat well attended it was given by Fr Hilary OFM and Fr Athanasius; Commemorative mass for Daniel O Connell held at Rome and Ramsgate, Dan’s son died at Ramsgate; Sean Moylan admitted at a Feis in Castleconnell that English was the habitual language of the vast majority of our people; Danish Relief centre in Hamburg provides 12,000 children with ration of 1 to 2 litres of warm soup per day; Mr E Brazil of Bord na Mona told Abbeyfeale turf producers that the country was depending on their efforts. Kerryman of June 14th 1947 snippets: Due to breakdown the paper was reduced from 12 pages to 8 pages; Following home on holidays Capt Edward Meade with relations in Glin, Brother Culhane son of Tom P Culhane of Turraree also home, Fr Burns had ordination breakfast at Loughill, Fr Con Connell CM of Caherlane home from China; Leaving for Chicago was William Walsh of Ahanagran; Arrived 1,200 sacks of mail from America, 25 were damaged in fire; Foynes may be one of the major European ports of call in the North Atlantic Air Service; Died aged 83 years Mrs Bridget J Curtin of Abbeyfeale; FCA sharpshooters competing for the Thomas Ashe Cup; Cork petrol supplies at mercy of the weather it would take 30 rail tank cars to supply Cork requirements; Strikes condemned by Fr Brennan PP when he chaired a meeting of Kerry Education Committee, it was decided to increase by 50% subsistence allowance for delegates to the Annual Congress; Auxiliary Postman was not entitled to retiring gratuities; The Kerryman cost 3d. DEMENTIA: 1.9 million elderly people in Europe have a form of dementia, Dr Nugent of University of Ulster and his team are designing an electrical device to help people cope with the condition. EU are to spend E14 million trying to build a self healing house suitable for earthquake regions. HERITAGE Council gave E15,000 towards the cost of a walk in freezer at Muckross Traditional Farm, it will be used to kill woodworm in furniture. SPACE Shuttle and Space Station with 10 astronauts on board their 350 tonne joint craft passed over Ireland every night, attracted much attention. Model of the James Webb Space Telescope is 2-storeys high, weighs 4 tonnes and is now at Royal Hospital Kilmainham, where the public can view it, details from www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=53.3428&lon=-6.2978&scale=200000&icon=x MARKET: Farmers Market in Listowel every Friday from 10am to 2pm. Safe food authority tell us that only 20% of Irish people eat their recommended five a day. Nutrition and Health Foundation have a site at www.nutritionandhealth.ie VHI Healthcare tell us that 2,338 individuals required emergency treatment when the were abroad, costing over E8.7 million, it cost over E1.5 million to VHI to transport home their customers after emergency treatment abroad last year. ARTHRITIS Ireland are looking for volunteers for a walking challenge to climb 50 peaks around Ireland, details from 016618 188. OVEREATERS Anonymous meet in Listowel on Tuesday nights at 7.30pm, details from 087 7497 611. SIX Lay Volunteers from the Diocese of Kerry are travelling to work in Kenya for four weeks. Child soldiers worldwide are estimated to number 250,000. CONFRATERNITIES and Sodalities conference will be held at Maynooth from September 7th to 8th `07, more information from 01 708 6966, or E-mail robin.kavanagh@nuim.ie N69 Listowel Bypass public consultation will be held at the Listowel Arms Hotel on Friday June 29th `07 from 11am to 7pm, no route options are under consideration yet. Kerry Archaeological and Historical Society will visit the Lartigue railway in Listowel at 2.30pm Sunday July 8th and hear a talk from Jack McKenna NATIONAL Anthem was played at Listowel Mart by Mr Scollard on Thursday last at about 2pm to mark the end of sale for the day. Mr Scollard is a versatile musician and music collector. PRESIDENT recently opened a Famine Memorial Park in Toronto and she also opened a new Irish Centre at Milton Keynes, it is over 20 years since the last Irish Centre was opened in England.ADERS: Linda Kennelly, Paul and Anthony Kiely, Brenda Clancy and Anne Stack.