Tarbert ESB, Listowel Food Fair 2019 and proposed Food Hub and John Relihan

Winter 2019

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Do you Remember this?

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Opening of ESB Power station, Tarbert

Glin Historical Society found these photos in the Kennelly Archive from

19th June 1970.

The official opening of the ESB power generating station at Tarbert by An Taoiseach Jack Lynch. Most Rev. Dr. Eamonn Casey, Bishop of Kerry, performed the blessing ceremony.

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More from the Sunday Fair at Listowel Food Fair 2019

Frances O'Keeffe designs and knits the most amazing tea cozies. They are all just beautiful.

Frances' attention to detail is astounding.

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Down the street at The Seanchaí there was a great children's fair going on.

It was Remembrance Sunday and the wreath laying was taking place at the memorial plaque.

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North Kerry's Own Celebrity Chef

I ran into John Relihan and his mom, Maryanne, in The Square. John is always so friendly and approachable despite his fame in the culinary world. He is now an executive chef which means a little less cooking and lots of globe trotting, last week in London, next week in Florida.

John and his mom were in Listowel for the food fair and they ran into Jimmy Deenihan who has done so much for the food business in Listowel. He is the driving force behind the new food hub which it is hoped will being jobs and prosperity to our region.
What is a food hub?
I asked the same question when I first heard of it and here is the answer from last week's Kerry's Eye:

Listowel in Summer 2019, Changes at Writers' Week and a Tarbert picture revisited

 Lovely Listowel Pub

Tanker's Bar on Upper William Street

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Entente Florale Entertainment

On the day the adjudicators were in town, while watching the entertainment I met my old friend, John O'Connor of Tralee who was working in town.

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Treoir magazine

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Máire's Last Day

The end of an era for the dream team; Eilish Wren and Máire Logue who managed so many successful Writers' Week festivals are pictured in their office in Kerry Writers' Museum on Máire's last day in the job before she moves on to pastures new in St. John's Arts and Heritage Centre.

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Meanwhile in Tarbert, a reenactment

And here it is the photo you have all been waiting on... 34 years later!! Josephine, Kenneth and Thomas have recreated the photo. Remembering Derek always RIP x

Picture and caption from Tarbert.ie

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Old O'Connor House at Curraghatoosane

On July 30 1019, we, Listowel people were allowed to visit the site of the old cottage unearthed during excavations for the new bypass.

The house was a thatched cottage of mud construction and it stood on this site until the 1950's. We know from the census that 6 adult people lived there in 1911.

There was great interest among local people to see and hear how people lived in the 1800's

Shards of pottery were uncovered, probably plates and bowls.

The archeologist told us that this design is Scottish.

Paddy Keane remembered that olive oil came in phials like these.

This is what remains of an Infant of Prague statue.

The artefacts included a thimble and some buttons. The daughter of the family was a dressmaker, according to the census.

Flowers, Crime and Punishment, Plastic at Glastonbury and Launch of the Dualist

Carmody's Corner in June 2019

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Floral Listowel

Everyone is making a big effort with the flowers for summer 2019. Here are a few lovely displays in town right now.

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Justice

This is Tarbert Bridewell where I was on Saturday learning about crime and punishment in the 19th century.

The following story from the papers will make you glad we live in a more compassionate age.

Leinster Express 1831

EXECUTION.—On Saturday last Patrick and Bridget Howe were executed in front of the county jail Ennis, for the murder of the late Mr. Arthur O’Donnell, of Knock. Neither of them made any public confession of their guilt; and the wretched man was so overcome by the fear of death, that It was necessary to assist him up the ladder to the drop. The woman, on the other hand appeared quite firm and resolute, and endeavoured to cheer her brother by saying that it would be all over In a few minutes. An immense concourse of people assembled.—
Clara Journal.

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Glastonbury....The Price!

These pictures have appeared online  in the days after the Glastonbury Music Festival. It was a plastic free zone!

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Anna Guerin, the next Don O'Neill?


Don O'Neill is the biggest clothes designer to come out of Kerry in a while, but I think Listowel may have raised someone to rival him.


Anna Guerin launched her Donegal Tweed collection, The Dualist, in Brown Thomas on July 2 2019.


Here are a few photos from last Sunday's Sunday Business Post article but I'm hoping for more exclusive snaps in the next few days.

Anna in her studio