Ballybunion, Listowel Writers week 2018 and shopfronts

Nuns' Beach, Ballybunion May 2019

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Friends of the Pollinators

In Ballybunion

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Listowel Writers' Week 2018

Opening Night 2019 is on Wednesday May 29 in The Listowel Arms. We had a great time last year. Here are a few photos to remind you.

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Moneycashen?

Can anyone tell me where this is and why is it called Moneycashen?

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Oh Dear!

Listowel shopfronts are some of the finest in the land. Country towns are losing out to plastic signs and chain store shop fronts. Listowel stood out with its beautiful Pat McAuliffe plasterwork, its stunning paintwork and beautiful woodwork and mosaic.... I greatly fear that we are losing this unique feature.

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J.J. Galvin beautiful mosaic and woodwork shopfront.

The Taelane Store, understated elegance.

Stag, A Robbery, a Cliff Walk and Ballybunion Sand Art Festival 2019

Young Stag

Photo: Stephen Walshe for Irish Wildlife Photography Competition

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Highway Robbery in 1914

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Square Upgrade

Resurfacing in Listowel Town Square

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Ballybunion Cliff Walk

When I visited Ballybunion last week the weather was sunny and pleasant.

It was a school so there were very few children on the beach.

Cows are lovely peaceful animals to encounter on a walk.

These signs are dotted along the cliff walk. I was a bit early to see any of these butterflies.

There was a lone paddler in the water.

There were lots of pink and white flowers along the ditch beside the path.

These sunbathers had the beach to themselves.

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Tidy Towners Taking a Well earned Rest

Sorry ladies, I made a mess of the photo. I was so busy chatting that I forgot to check if the photo was okay. It wasn't but I'm putting it in anyway. I admire the effort these and all the Tidy Towners put in. If I see you ladies at Writers' Week or out on the canvass I'll take a better photo. I owe you one.

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Some Sand Art from Saturday May 18 2019

I went to Ballybunion bright and early and found the artists already getting their work started.

The size of the artists beside their work will give you an idea of the scale of these creations.

When I returned in the afternoon the works were nearing completion. Brilliant!

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Don't Miss this One

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Busy Day on Saturday May 25 2019

We all know that Michael D. will be in town. But an even more extraordinary man will be in town too. John Devoy is an organic farmer, an adventurer and now a travel writer.

His travel story is unusual in that he is writing it 30 years after the trip. John cycled from Ireland to Capetown when he was in his twenties. His book, Quondam, Travels in a Once World, will be launched in Woulfe's bookshop on Saturday next at 11.30. If you are in town for the presidential shenanigans why not drop into Woulfe's and meet this man who surely has some interesting tales to tell.

Glin Castle Plant Sale, Ballybunion, Bryan MacMahon and A Wireless Museum Visit

Mandarin Duck

Photo; Poshey Ahern for Irish Wildlife Trust Photography Competition

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Plant Sale at Glin Castle

On Sunday May 12 2019 people got a rare chance to wander around the grounds of Glin Castle. Some people did come for the plants.


Elizabeth Brosnan shared the photos on Facebook.

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Ballybunion

Here are a few random photos of Ballybunion. I think they are self explanatory.

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Church Street Mural

I pass the Church Street/Ashe Street mural almost every day and only last week I actually read this quotation from Bryan MacMahon;


"I harboured the absurd notion of motivating a small town in Ireland, a speck on the map, to become a centre of the imagination."


That is just what Listowel has become, a centre of the imagination. We will see evidence of that next week when the 49th Listowel Writers' Week swings into life. Joseph O'Connor will open proceedings on Wedneday evening, May 29 2019. Musical entertainment will be provided by Liam O'Connor. Our own Danny Hannon will be presented with a well deserved lifetime achievement in the Arts award. This will only be the start of what promises to be a hectic few days.

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Limerick and Clare Radio Club

Eddie Moylan ( far left) gave Limerick and Clare Radio Club members a tour of his vintage wireless museum on Saturday last. They were very impressed.

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Listowel Writers' Week

These people were here last year. Look out for them this year.