Parade of veterans April 30 2016 and a Few More photos from Kennelly at 80

Sunset at Beal, April 2016

Photo: Ita Hannon

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Scribes says Goodbye to Abraham Nur

Abraham with his boss and good friend, Namir Karim, on Abraham's last day in Scribes of Church Street . April 30 2016

Abraham posed for a last photograph with the knitting group on Saturday.

Abraham has been the chef in Scribes for some years now. He is like a second son to Namir who not only gave him a job, but a place to live as well. Abraham's happy cheerful presence will be sorely missed in Scribes, as well, of course, as his delicious dishes. 

He now moves on to the next phase of his life in The Brehon in Killarney. Best of luck, Abraham.

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Veteran's Parade and Wreath Laying Ceremony at Listowel Military Tattoo 2016

The most solemn and moving part of the Military Weekend for me happens on Saturday with the march down Church Street of the veterans and the placing of commemorative treats at the memorial stone outside St. Johns.

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Kennelly at 80

As part of The Seanchaí and Listowel Writers' Week tribute to Brendan Kennelly on the occasion of his 80th birthday, a celebratory concert was held in The Listowel Arms.

Mark Patrick Hedderman

Jimmy Deenihan

Barrett's from Ballylonford and Ballincollig

Noel O' Grady   (singing Mo Ghile Mear)

Elizabeth Dunne, Chair of Listowel Writers' Week (reading Brendan Kennely's Hope)

Mary Kennelly

Christy Kenneally chilling with Jimmy Deenihan

The Beamish Family Memorabilia in Listowel, Kennedy's Pet Farm and NCBI official opening

Greenfinch at Beal

photo: Ita Hannon

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NCBI Official Opening

The lovely ladies in the NCBI shop on Church Street threw a party to mark their official opening.

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Summer on the Way!

The days are getting finer. I enlisted some help to prepare my summer transport.

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Pet farm Revisited, Sunday April 24 2016

I love visiting here so much that the Kennedys are now our friends.

 The setting is absolutely idyllic.

Mrs. Hen was brooding in the midst of it all.

Bambi feeding from Sean's hand.

 Christmas is months away.

 This is one of the many cocks I saw. They seem to live and let live at Kennedy's.

They had a nice young pot bellied pig.

 All of my boys loved the guinea pigs.

Cupboard love; Bambi is following Killian everywhere not because he loves him but he is watching for an opportunity to steal his food.

 Carine loves the puppies best.

 All of the animals at Kennedy's live in harmony.

Sean tried his hands at the milking.

Posing with a rabbit

 Posing with a goat

They had an 8 week old litter of puppies on the day we visited.

It's always hard to say good bye to Kennedy's

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Presentation Secondary School, Listowel

Photo taken on Proclamation Day and posted on Twitter

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Beamish Exhibition in The Seanchaí

An event that happened at Listowel Military Tattoo 2016 was the display in The Seanchaí of the sporting and aviation memorabilia of the Beamish family of Dunmanway.


Here are just a few of the exhibits I photographed. The artefacts are on permanent display in Britain but were kindly brought by the family to Listowel for the Tattoo

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Darkness into Light

Next Saturday is the morning when all of Ireland walks into the dawn of a hopeful new Ireland without the pain of suicide and self harm.

Billy Keane is doing his bit to promote the walk by persuading all of his celebrity visitors to try on the T-shirt.

Actor, Patrick Bergin

Rugby player, Jonathan Sexton