Last of the tennis shots, Super Valu/ Iceland, and NKM in Listowel

Photo: Chris Grayson

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Then and Now

 2019

2004

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Tennis 1987

Photos; Danny Gordon

As I post this on February 24 2019, Bobby Cogan is still playing tennis and is on the court as I write playing with his club Lakewood.

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Whatever Happened to The Sweet factory?

This letter from Mary Murphy in 1990 asked a question we have all been wondering about since the topic of the NKM factory came up here.

Dave O'Sullivan has done a bit of research for us and the bottom line seems to be that the sweet factory relocated to Dublin in 1925 following a strike at its Listowel plant.

First, let's go back to 1920 and '21 when the factory was in full flight and offering good employment to what seems to be a predominantly female workforce.

(More tomorrow)

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There it is ......Gone

The mystery deepens. The box which was attached to this sign is gone. Any idea what that was all about?

Watching Rás Tailteann, Iceland Opens and an icon in St. Mary's

Photo: Chris Grayson

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People I met at Rás Tailteann on May 23 2018

Helen, P.J. and Joan stopped on their way from mass to wave the cyclists off.

Eilish, Maria and Sharon popped out of the Writers' Week office to promote the festival to the race watchers.

Christy, Norita and Joan in The Square

Moriarty family out in force to support Eugene

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From the Johnny Hannon Archive

Batt and Gertie O'Keeffe

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It's Open

Iceland Listowel in Mill Lane opened on May 22 2018

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In St. Mary's Listowel

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Famous People meet a Blog Follower

Danny O'Connor from Gurtinard met father and son actors, Brendan and Domhnall Gleeson in New York

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Woodford Pottery

Pat Murphy gave me a sneak peak at his latest design innovation. He is still making his trademark blue  black and green kitchenware but now his creative juices are flowing in a whole new direction  and he is planning a white with a pop of colour range for the autumn.

I love them. What do you think?

Pat also has a beautiful range of souvenir mugs especially for Writers' Week. You can pick them up in the craft shop at Galvins in William Street.