ABBEYFEALE
TABLE QUIZ
A table quiz in aid of Fr. Tim Galvin’s Sudan Mission will be held in Thomas T.J’s, New St. on Friday, November 25. Raffle with a beautiful hand turned wooden clock donated by local woodturner Seamus Quinlan as the main prize along with a selection of gifts. Tables of 4 €20. Quiz Master Lorcan Curtin.
HARVEST CONCERT
PJ Murrihy, violinist Ann Phelan, Ella Maria O’Dwyer, Peter Burke, Tommy McAuley and Willie Relihan are the stars of a fundraising concert for WL102 fm which is being held at the Rathkeale House Hotel on Wednesday, November 23. Doors open 7.30pm, show starts 8pm. Tickets €10 on the door. Your support will be appreciated.
CHRISTMAS PARTY
In conjunction with Abbeyfeale active retired group we plan to hold a Christmas party for seniors on Sunday, November 27 in the Day Centre, Convent St. from 1-5pm. Tickets at €10 are going fast and in order to have our numbers correct for Ann Kennedy who is doing the catering we would ask everyone who has booked tickets or intends to get them to collect before Friday if possible. Our community Garda Roger O’Donoghue will be present to give a short talk on how to keep safe in your home over the winter. There will also be a presentation from the Fire Service who will give pertinant advice on fire safety. Community Alert are planning to give free carbon monoxide alarms to anyone who needs one and the Fire Brigade staff will have some free smoke alarms A three course meal consisting of Turkey and Ham, choice of deserts and tea/coffee will be served and it is planned to have an afternoon of dancing to Gerard Conaghan. Cards will be available for those who would like a card game rather than dancing. There is seating for 82 persons and tickets at €10 each can be purchased from Bridie Scully Collins and Mary Mc Gill (Abbeyfeale Active Retired), Kathleen Collins, Convent St., or Marian Harnett (Abbeyfeale Community Alert).
GLÓRACH NEWS
Due to popular demand the film based on the Siege of Jadonville in which local man Tadgh Quinn participated will be shown again on Sunday, November 27 at 7.30pm. There will be no charge but donations for Fr. Tim Galvin’s Mission will be gratefully received. Seats can be booked on 087 1383940. .
PRAYER MEETING
Moss and Janice Carrig will hold a Prayer Meeting in St. Mary’s Church, Knocknagoshel on Sunday, November 27 at 3pm.
ABBEYFEALE FOR AFRICA
Calling all bakers and jam makers, the annual cake sale for Fr. Tim Galvin’s Mission in South Sudan takes place on Sunday, December 11 at St. Ita’s Hall from 10am -1pm. Cakes, breads, jams etc., can be handed into Batt Harnett, The Square or Mairead Daly (086 8594983) on Saturday, December 10.
FEALEBRIDGE SOCIAL
Fealebridge & Headley’s Bridge Co-Op will hold their 47th annual social on Friday, December 2 at the Devon Inn Hotel, Templeglantine. Music will be provided by Heart & Soul, and there will be plenty of spot prizes to be won on the night. Tickets are available at both creameries and also from staff and committee members.
ALL WELCOME!!
On Monday, November 28 there will be an event from 7-9pm in Fr. Casey’s clubhouse celebrating life in the River Feale and its tributaries. The night is organised by Streamscapes (see streamscapes.ie) together with Feale Biodiversity, Abbeyfeale Anglers and Abbeyfeale Tidy Town. It will be an informal night with some presentations and plenty of opportunities to take part in the conversations. We are hoping to set up a ‘river trust’ for the Feale in future, and perhaps this night might be a first step towards reaching this goal.
NEW RAILWAY BOOK
On Saturday, November 26 at 2p.m. all are welcome to the launch of a new book on the railways of West Limerick and North Kerry in Foynes. The launch by Lady Geraldine Dunraven will take place in the Foynes Flying Boat Museum in commemoration of the then Earl of Dunraven being the first Chairman of the Limerick & Foynes Railway Company. The book is primarily a photographic record of the railways which served the Limerick to Tralee route (now partially converted into the Great Southern Trail Greenway) along with the branch lines to Bruree, Croom, Mungret Cement Factory, Askeaton, Foynes, Fenit and Castleisland. The book has been compiled by railway historians Jonathan Beaumont and Barry Carse who have sourced a very wide and representative selection of photographs to illustrate the publication which is being produced by Colourpoint Books.Beidh fáilte roimh gach éinne ar an lá.