William Street Neighbours
Stacks of The Arcade and Keanes of John B. Keane's Bar have been neighbours and friends for years.
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The Poor of Listowel
(Kay Caball found us this one)
From The Kerry Evening Post Saturday January 11 1879
Misses Harnett collected alms and purchased warm clothes for the poor. The warm clothes seem to have consisted of blankets and warm underskirts. I know which I'd prefer to receive if I was freezing.
So who were the Misses Harnett?
Dave O'Sullivan has the answer:
The Misses Harnett referenced were Mary and Florence, daughters of Richard Creagh Harnett and Robina Forbes.
It seems they ran a successful campaign for clothing for the poor, blankets especially during these years.
They lived at 10 The Square, Listowel. Richard was a solicitor and coroner. He died in 1885 and is buried with his wife (died 1903) and son Thomas (d.1917) at St Michael’s cemetery. (Headstone photo attached)
It seems from an auction notice that they left Listowel in 1909.
Mary and Florence never married, Mary died aged 81 in 1926 in what was then described as ‘The Home for Protestant Incurables’ , now St Luke’s Home, Mahon, Cork. She lived at 3 Sorrento Villas, Old Blackrock Road, Co Cork, Florence died at 3 Sorrento Villas, Old Blackrock Road, Co Cork in 1937 aged 84.
And Mary’s bequest in 1926. Includes the Sustentation fund of the parish of Listowel.
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Ballygologue Park Junction in April 2019
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Rattoo
Photos by Elizabeth Brosnan on Facebook
Photos by Elizabeth Brosnan on Facebook
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I learned so much about the great Fitzmaurice, Knights of Kerry clan yesterday in Lixnaw. Watch out for more on this topic later.
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