Street Names Saga Drags on in the 70s and its daisies and dandelions everywhere in 2019 and Friends in The Áras

Signs of Summer in Upper william Street

The circus is in town. The ice cream cones are out. It must be summer.

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Biodiversity

We have all learned that we have to allow the daisies, dandelions and other wildflowers to grow and flourish as they play an important role in the natural world. Listowel is doing its bit.

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Listowel Street names

It would appear that the MacMahon family preferred Ashe Street to Church Street as their address.  Ashe Street is an English translation of the Irish Sráid an Aghasaigh

Many people to this day use Patrick Street instead of William Street Upper, even though that plebiscite was defeated. 

Colbert St. was changed by agreement from Bridewell Lane although I dont know why it is Street in English and Road in Irish.

To this day the naming of places proves controversial. We wont mention the Ballybunion/ Ballybunnion or the Moyvane/Newtownsandes debate. As for Dingle, An Daingean or Daingean Uí Chúis....

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Friends in High Places

Áras an Uachtaráin....the Listowel Connection

The Kerry Association in Dublin presented their Arts award for 2019 to Pauline Bewick. The presentation was made by Uachtarán na hEireann, Michael D. Higgins at Áras an Uachtaráin.


Jim and Elizabeth Dunn of Athea and Listowel, as friends of Pauline's, "were (according to Liz) humbled to be invited and honoured to attend".

Cherry trees in Listowel, Naming our Streets and The Harp and Lion Stucco

Cherry Blossom Time

(in Listowel)

April 2019

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A Blog Follower Home for Easter

Denise Gore was happy to be home in her native Listowel for Easter 2019. I was very happy to meet her too. She described Listowel Connection as a 'lifeline". So rewarding!

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Listowel's Street Names

Do you remember the story from 1900 about the renaming of Listowel's streets? Well, that story was to have a sequel and Dave O'Sullivan has again done the digging for us. It appears that the vexed issue of the English street names dragged on and on until we have them as they are today, one name in the English language commemorating English monarchs and a totally different Irish name commemorating Irish patriots.

1966-----the story so far

More tomorrow

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Harp and Lion

an iconic Pat MacAulliffe stucco

I took the lower photo on Easter Sunday 2019. The process of restoration is continuing. I look forward to seeing this precious quirky symbol of Listowel restored to its former glory.

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Drama Festival in St. Johns