Valentia: the news in brief

SOUTH KERRY CHAMPIONSHIP GETS UNDERWAY: On Saturday, November 3, the eagerly awaited first round South Kerry Senior football championship encounter between the Valentia Young Islanders and Warerville Frank Caseys will take place in Chapeltown,Valentia, at 2pm.

BIRTHDAYS: Congratulations to cousins Deirdre and Raymond Lyne of Valentia, who recently celebrated almost simultaneous birthdays. Deirdre was 36 on Sunday, October 21, while Raymond was 36 on Saturday, October 20.

ANNIVERSARY: Congratulations to John and Ina O’Sullivan of Ballyhearney on recently celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary.

CORRECTION:

The Islandman page on October 17 carried a report on the South Kerry senior football championship final victory of Skellig Rangers, Portmagee, over St Marys of Cahersiveen in 1968.

The report by the Iveragh correspondent at that time stated that Frank O’Leary of St Marys was absent due to being on a cruise to the isles of Greece.

Frank states that he never took such a cruise and that family commitments and circumstances beyond his control prevented him from playing in a final – from which he very much regretted being absent.