Big Name for Listowel Writers' Week
Joanne Harris of Chocolat and Five Quarters of the Orange fame is coming to Listowel. She has written lots of other great novels as well but the above two are my favorites.
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Good Idea!
Joanne Harris of Chocolat and Five Quarters of the Orange fame is coming to Listowel. She has written lots of other great novels as well but the above two are my favorites.
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Good Idea!
Patrick Kavanagh asked that his memorial should be "a canal bank seat for the passerby". This always struck me as a good idea.
Flanagans in Listowel has a similar idea.
Now, isn't that clever? The seat can be removed and brought indoors when the pub is closed.
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Great Music and singing at the monthly session in The Seanchaí
March 2016
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Garden on Europe and Listowel's Holocaust Memorial
Recently Kerry Business Women's Network marked International Women's Day by inviting a very interesting special guest. Eva Schloss is an 86 year old Holocaust surviver. She is the step sister of Anne Frank. Eva has written about her time in the "camp" and the horrors that she has witnessed in her books, Eva's Story and After Auschwitz.
Great Music and singing at the monthly session in The Seanchaí
March 2016
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Garden on Europe and Listowel's Holocaust Memorial
Recently Kerry Business Women's Network marked International Women's Day by inviting a very interesting special guest. Eva Schloss is an 86 year old Holocaust surviver. She is the step sister of Anne Frank. Eva has written about her time in the "camp" and the horrors that she has witnessed in her books, Eva's Story and After Auschwitz.
Maria Leahy was in Ballygarry Hotel to hear her on March 12 2016
"Eva took to the stage and you could not hear a pin drop from the time she started to tell her story,200 or so guests were totally in awe of this woman and the story she had to tell."
The day after her interview with Ryan Tubridy Eva was brought to Listowel to visit The Holocaust Memorial in The Garden of Europe.
Junior Griffin gave me these photographs from the official opening of the memorial which was attend by the German ambassador and other dignitaries.
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New Artist in Residence
They are always making beautiful things in Olive Stack's. The newest artist in residence is Sheary Clough who paints using this ancient technique. Encaustic is a paint made from beeswax, pure pigments and tree resin. The finished effect looks a bit like enamel, really colorful, shiny and beautiful.
New Artist in Residence
They are always making beautiful things in Olive Stack's. The newest artist in residence is Sheary Clough who paints using this ancient technique. Encaustic is a paint made from beeswax, pure pigments and tree resin. The finished effect looks a bit like enamel, really colorful, shiny and beautiful.
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St. Patrick's Day in Listowel 2016
As I headed to town for the parade there was evidence on Church St. that local people were preparing.
Denis Fitzpatrick had his vintage car polished and ready to roll.
Flags were flying on Church Street shops.
Jim Halpin had his army jeep ready for action.
Our local historian, Vincent Carmody was amongst women as he headed home from mass before returning to view the parade.
Bhí go leor Gaeilge le cloisteáil agus le feiceáil ar na bhfógraí ar na fuinneoga.
St. Patrick's Day in Listowel 2016
As I headed to town for the parade there was evidence on Church St. that local people were preparing.
Denis Fitzpatrick had his vintage car polished and ready to roll.
Flags were flying on Church Street shops.
Jim Halpin had his army jeep ready for action.
Our local historian, Vincent Carmody was amongst women as he headed home from mass before returning to view the parade.
Bhí go leor Gaeilge le cloisteáil agus le feiceáil ar na bhfógraí ar na fuinneoga.
