Ballybunion Sea Rescue, Coffee Morning for The Hospice and Noreen Lynch R.I.P.

Thought for Today from Tralee Garden of Contemplation

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Visitors and Local People in Main Street on Saturday 18 2020

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Sea Rescue Training on a Sept. Sunday in 2020

Paddleboarder enjoying a sunny September Sunday on the water. No rescuing necessary.

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Hospice Coffee Morning in Listowel Arms

September 24 2020

Here are a few of the generous people I met in the ballroom of Listowel Arms at the hospice fundraiser.

Mary complying with contact tracing guidelines.

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 Noreen Horgan Lynch +R.I.P.+

This September we lost one of Listowel's most charming ladies. When I came to town in 1975 Noreen was a happy presence in her shop in 97 Church Street. She was ever smiling and welcoming.

Two of my early internet "friends" were the late John and Marty Sheehy. They both loved Noreen and spoke often with great fondness of their old Church Street neighbour. 

At her funeral mass, in his lovely eulogy to his wife of 59 years, John told us that when he married her, her neighbour, Peig Murphy of Courthouse Road told him that he got the "nicest girl in town."  He learned that she was right.

May she rest  in peace.

John and Noreen at a film show of John's local films in St. John's a few years ago.

John and Noreen and daughter, Deirdre, at Listowel Arms

 

Signwriting, Market Yard 1902, Election in 1910 and EPA Cormac en route to the U.S.

Martin Chute, Master Signwriter, painting the gate at Number 21

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From the Garden of Contemplation 

 

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Market Yard Listowel 1902

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Nomination of Election Candidates in 1910

Kerryman  Saturday, January 29, 1910

NORTH KERRY CONTEST. THE NOMINATIONS

At one o'clock on Friday Mr. Redmond Roche, Sub-Sheriff, accompanied by his legal assessor, Mr. D. Roche, solr., Castleisland, sat in the magistrates' room of the courthouse, Listowel, for the purpose of receiving nominations for the Parliamentary representation of North Kerry. 

At five minutes after one, Mr. T. Neville Stack, accompanied by Mr. Patk. Browne, P.L.G., arrived at the Courthouse, when a number of nomination papers were handed in. In the paper relied upon, Mr Stack, who was described as a newspaper proprietor and journalist, of Kerry House, 46 Auriol Road, West Kensington, London, W., was proposal by Gerald Leahy Stack, J.P., chemist, Market St., seconded by Edward James Stack, J.P., draper, William Street, the assenters being Cors. Mulvihill, William St.; John Faley, do.; Wm. Dillon, do.; Joseph Broderick, do.; Patk Browne, do.; D. J. Larkin, Main St.; John Broderick, Church St.; Edward McGrath, William Street. 

Ml Flavin arrived a half hour later accompanied by  Messrs P. Trant, J.P., M.C.C; J. M. Woulfe, R.D.C ; J. Kennelly, R.D.C; M. J. Nolan, J.P., V.C.  CoC, and others. In the paper on which he relied, Mr. Flavin was described as a merchant, Rock-st., Tralee  and he was proposed by the Very Rev. Thos. Canon Davis, P.P., V.F., and seconded by Edward Moran, drapery and boot emporium, Market Street, Listowel. The assenters were Michael O'Connor, U.D.C., Market St.; Patk. Scanlan, do.; Michael Dowling, do.; Timothy O'Sullivan, do.; Joseph O'Donoghue, do.; Geo Enright, Convent St.; Patk. Hayes, U.D.C., Church St.; T. P. O'Connor, Market Street. 

There was no commotion whatever, but whilst addressing a meeting in the Market after his nomination Mr Stack met with a great deal of interruption.

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A Horse Picture

Somebody told me lately that she misses the horse pictures. The reason I don't post them any more is because I dont get home anymore to take them. My Kanturk family sent me this one. He is Cormac. He was born on my grandniece's birthday and she was given the honour/task of naming him. She called him after a boy in her class. Children!

He was to be my niece's next hunter but he grew too big. He was being trained in a Limerick yard when, by a series of amazing chances, an American lady who loves Irish draught horses saw a video of him on Facebook. Even though he wasn't actually for sale, she bought him and he is now on his way to his new home in New York.

Isn't he a beauty?

Newbridge House, Listowel Races 2020, Pearse Park and Anna Guerin

This bridge leads to the racecourse. In normal times it would have resounded to the tramp of thousands of punters last week. It was eerily quiet during race week 2020.

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Tralee's Garden of Contemplation.

Last week I has a piece of serendipity.  I discovered Tralee's Garden of Contemplation. According to the dictionary Serendipity is the act of making desirable discoveries by accident.

Páirc an Phiarsaigh is in the heart of Tralee town, opposite Siamsa Tíre.

When you enter by this entrance, turn left and there you will this Garden on Contemplation. It is heartwarming and soul renewing. It is like a traditional holy well in that there is a "round" The round is very short and at each stop there is little reflection, a little Thought for the Day to set you on your way.

I intend to bring you one such though per day until I have given you the full flavour of this little oasis in the hustle and bustle of a busy market town.

The garden is beautifully kept. The senses are charmed with colourful sweet scented wild flowers.

Just over the wall, urban life continues unaware.

Walking further into the park there is this bust of Pearse.

I was not one bit surprised to see that this lovely tree of hope was sponsored by my good friend, Namir Karim.

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Newbridge House

Photos by Eamon OMurchú

Newbridge Demesne is an early 18th-century Georgian estate and mansion situated in north County Dublin, Ireland. It was built in 1736 by Charles Cobbe, Archbishop of Dublin, and remained the property of his Cobbe descendants until 1985. It was then acquired by Dublin County Council, in a unique arrangement, under which Newbridge House would remain the family home.^{[citation needed]}

Set within 400 acres of partially wooded parkland, Newbridge House is one of the finest surviving examples of Georgian architecture. (Wikipedia)

 Newbridge House looks like a good place to visit if you are staycationing in that part of the country

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Listowel Designer Making her Name in High End fashion

Because of the pandemic and with regard to that other huge concern, Global Warming we are all asked to change how we live and how we consume product. One of the lifestyle changes we are being asked to make is to ditch fast fashion. Instead of having loads of clothes which cost very little in money but cost an arm and a leg in terms of damage to the planet, we are being advised to buy a few quality long lasting garments. 

Don't buy a coat just for this winter, buy a classic style that will last you a lifetime. Buy an Anna Guerin creation and you will be helping a Listowel born designer.

The following photos and text are from The Sunday Business Post of Sept 20 2020 which gave over a whole feature to Anna's work.

Virgin Rock, The Pilgrim Paths and Raceweek 2020

Ballybunion 2020

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Kerry Already making the Headlines in 1972

New York NY Irish American Advocate

24 June 1972

North Kerry Milk Products-----------------
Biggest factory of its kind in both Ireland and England and its finished product, which goes into edible foods, is being exported to the American Erie Casein Company of Illinois which holds a 15 per cent share in the North Kerry Company. Of the remaining 85 per cent of shares half are held by the Dairy Disposal Company and the balance by nine Co-operative Creameries. DYNAMIC MANAGER Young dynamic General Manager of the North Kerry Company is Mr. Denis Brosnan, M.Sc, a native of Kilflynn near Tralee, who said that there was 34 million gallons of milk in the North Kerry area last year which is as big an amount as in the areas of the other major processing groups. At this time about 11 million gallons of whole milk and four million gallons of skim milk were being sold while the remainder had to go back to farmers.

 

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Pilgrim Paths of Ireland

( Photos from Martin Moore on Facebook)

Ireland has several penitential and monastic sites. Some of these are laid out now in several  Irish Caminos.

Martin Moore treked The Pilgrim Paths of Ireland and here are some of the sites he stopped off in on the way.

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The Beauty of an Old Machine

This is a Wexford Pierce & Co. horse drawn finger bar mower. Shane McAuliffe of Parknageragh House refurbished it and shared the before and after pictures on Facebook.

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A Very Different Raceweek

Local shops are doing their best to make us feel like its Raceweek.

This bookie themed window is at Broderick's Pharmacy.

The NCBI shop are going with a best dressed lady theme.

Finesse Bridal has close ties to the horse racing world. It's window is definitely a winner alright