SCARTAGLEN

DEVELOPMENT GROUP AGM

The reconvened AGM of Scartaglin Development Group will take place on this Thursday night March 15th at 8.30pm at the Heritage Centre. This is a very important meeting and a full attendance is requested. If a sufficient number of people are not present at this reconvened meeting the group face disbandonment and this will have serious consequences all round.

AFTERNOON OF PRAYER

There will be an afternoon of prayer in Our Lady Of Lourdes Church Scartaglin on Sunday March 18th when Janice and Moss Carrig will be present, Starting time as usual is 2.30pm with the Rosary getting the prayer afternoon underway. Everyone Welcome.

CONFIRMATION

On Sunday next at the 10.30 am mass in Scartaglen Church, there will be a Confirmation enrolment and pledge taking ceremony for pupils from Scartaglen NS who will be confirmed this year.

HANDED DOWN

The next Handed Down programme at the Heritage Centre, Scartaglen will be on Saturday night March 24th at 8pm when Terry Moylan will present an audio visual presentation entitled “Remembering Johnny O Leary”. Special guests on the night will be Ellen Healy (Johnnys daughter) on tin whistle, Bryan O Leary on accordion, John Brosna , Kilcummin on accordion, Carthach O Faoilain, Waterford on the box , with Cailin O Se, Castlemaine on the flute. Young musicians are Aoife and Meadhabh McCarthy, Aubane Milstreet, John Power, Firies, Caroline Hurley, Tralee and Sean Fitzgerald, Castleisland.

DEATH

The death occurred unexpectedly recently of Tom Prendiville of Sutherland, Ratoath , Co.Meath and formally of Knockeenahone. The late Tom died in Connelly Hospital, Blanchardstown on February 21st. He was predeceased by his brother Ray (former Kerry Footballer). The deceased is survived by his wife Joette, son Sean, daughters Catherine, Mary and Vera and by his brother and sisters and extended family. The late Tom was laid in to rest in Curragha Cemetery, Ratoath. May he rest in peace.

DAN IS GRAND MARSHAL

Congratulations to Knockeenahone born businessman and entrepreneur Dan Horan who has been selected as Grand Marshal to lead the 2018 St Patricks Day Parade in Tralee. Dan is the man behind Horans Fruit and Veg Store and Health Food Stores and he opened his first store at Abbeycourt, Tralee in 1988. Today he has 21 stores to his name throughout Munster. Being grand marshal is a nice honour for this progressive businessman who does much to help charitable causes at home and abroad.

GAA LOTTO DRAW

Scartaglin GAA clubs March lotto draw took place in Flemings Bar on Sunday night March 4th. The jackpot was €2600 and there was no winner. The numbers drawn were 1,21,23,26 Consolation prize winners in the ‘Lucky Dip’ draw were as follows €40–Denis Galvin Counguilla €30 Hannah Herlihy Limerick Road Castleisland, Eugie and Joan Cronin Coolnageragh.

€20 each to Donal Casey Coolnageragh, Mags Lenihan Knockrour, Dan Rahilly Knockacorrin . The next draw will be in O Connors Bar on Sunday night March 25th when the jackpot will be E2,800.

HUNTING FESTIVAL REPORT

The Abbeyfeale Harriers Hunting Festival has concluded for 2018. Hunt clubs from Limerick, Cork, Kerry, Tipperary, Waterford and Kilkenny participated in the weeks hunting and provided excellent entertainment. Furthermore hunt supporters from all over Ireland and beyond enjoyed the weeks sport and socialising at this annual get together. A donation has been made to the Irish Cancer Society.

The Abbeyfeale Harriers would like to give a special thanks to all those that supported the hunt festival including: The clubs that participated; The hunt followers who came from all over Ireland and beyond; The publicans who kindly sponsored the food after each hunt ;Sponsors ; The Scartaglin Harriers for hosting the hunt meet in Scartaglin; and most importantly to the farmers and landowners in the areas that were hunted and who have always been very supportive. All of your support is greatly appreciated.

We would like to wish everybody good health and fortune for the coming year, and we’ll look forward to meeting up at the hunting festival again next year. Murphy, IT and Social Media–Niall Fitzgerald. Paddy Creedon of Business Development and Doreen Enright of Events did not seek re-election and they were thanked for their contributions.

TDA/TIDY TOWNS

TDA wish to thank and acknowledge Cllr. Jimmy Moloney for his contribution of €2,000 from his councillor’s allocation towards Tidy Towns work in Tarbert. People are reminded that street litter bins are for street litter only and not for household refuse.

HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Tarbert Historical and Heritage Society will host Pádraig O’ Concubhair in the Bridewell on Saturday March 24 at 7.30 pm. Padraig, the acknowledged expert on the Fenian Movement will give a talk entitled ‘Deep in Canadian Woods–the story of the 1866 Fenian invasion of Canada’. The illustrated talk commences at 7.30pm and there will be a cupán tae with everybody welcome. Membership of the Society is €20 for Single/Family.

PARADE–LÁ LE PÁDRAIG

A reminder that the parade to celebrate the National Feast day will take place on Saturday March 17 at 12.15pm after Mass. The parade will start at Tieraclea Park and finish at the Bridewell. The Development Association invites the GAA, Ferry Rangers, Tidy Towns, Pioneers and other groups, clubs and organisations to participate and make it bigger and better than last year.

DEATHS

The death took place of Bridget (Bridgie) Boland, nee Treacy of Kilpadogue, Tarbert and formerly of Ballyduff. She died on March 8, aged 88 years, at Bon Secours Hospital, Tralee after a short illness. Requiem Mass took place at 11 am on Saturday March 10 in St. Mary’s Church, Tarbert. Her funeral Mass was concelebrated by Fr. Pádraig Kennelly, Fr.John O’Connor, Fr. Philip O’Connell and Fr. Joseph Nolan. Private cremation followed. Bridgie came to Tarbert in 1966 with her late husband, Donal, who was a Section Foreman on the construction of the E.S.B power station at Tarbert Island. They built a house at Kilpadogue and although she lived for over fifty years in Tarbert she never relinquished her Ballyduff passport. Having trained as a nurse in Dulwich, England she nursed for a number of years in hospitals in Tralee, Croom and Foynes Children’s Hospital from which she retired. She was always willing to impart medical advice and was driving her car up to recently. She was predeceased by her late husband, Donal who died some forty years ago. She is survived by her son Maurice, sister Anne, brother-in-law, nephews, nieces, cousins, relatives, friends and neighbours to whom the sympathy of the community is extended.

The death also took place recently in England of Mary Foden, nee Barton. Mary, the eldest of the Barton family of Farranawanna, Tarbert was 78 years of age. She emigrated to England many years ago, married and lived and worked in England and South Africa. She was the mother of prize winning novelist, Giles Foden, who was recently Writer in Residence at University College, Limerick. Her funeral Mass in England was celebrated by her cousin Fr. James O’Hanlon, Dooncaha on Monday March 11. Sympathy of the community is extended to her son Giles, brothers Patrick in Tralee, Louis in Farranfore and sisters Jane in Dublin and Ann in New Zealand. Sympathy is also extended to Josephine Flaherty and family on the recent death of Yvonne O’Flaherty, Ardfert and Killarney. She was first cousin of Timmie Flaherty, All Ireland winning musician who has so often regaled us in church with his music.

SOUP KITCHEN

The Good Friday Soup Kitchen on March 30 takes place as usual in the Community Centre. This year all proceeds will go to Caroline Martin and her children, Tieraclea Park. Caroline’s husband Pat died tragically in an accident before Christmas.

REMEMBERING THOMAS MACGREEVY

Four years after he retired as Director of the National Gallery of Ireland, Thomas MacGreevy died in Dublin on March 16, 1967, the eve of St.Patrick’s Day. In her memoir ‘My Place’ the late Sr. Columba Finucane, F,C.J., Tarbert recalled that in a semi-private audience with poet Brendan Kennelly, the late Pope John Paul 11 asked him where he was from. When Brendan told him and enlarged to include Tarbert, the astonished Polish Pope said "I know Tarbert, I studied the poems of Thomas MacGreevy"–two poets remembering another kindred spirit.

GAA LOTTO

Saturday Night’s Lotto was held in the Mochi Chinese Restaurant. €25 winners each were Jeremiah Cregan, U.S.A., Tom and Josette O’Donnell, John Holly, Ahanagran. Other winners €20 Wu, €15 Wendy, €10 Jenny Wu. Next Saturday’s Lotto will be at Savage’s Bar with a Jackpot of €3,750

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Beannachtai La Fhéile Pádraig d’ar leitheoiri go léir.