KILLORGLIN

SHOE BOX APPEAL

The children in St. Michaels are again doing the Shoe Box Appeal for children in third world countries. Each box is filled with small items like socks, colouring pencils, toys, hat, scarf, toothbrush, toothpaste hair brush, slides, ribbons, copy books, pencils, and are distributed to schools, hospital, orphanages in the third world. Age for which box is suitable to be written on box as well as whether it is for a boy or girl. Reading Books are not suitable due to language. Boxes can be dropped into St. Michaels for collection.

SALE OF WORK

There will be a Sale of Work at St. Joseph’s Home on Sunday November 19th at 2 pm. There will be a Door Prize, Home Baking and Preserves, Attractive Stalls, Raffles. Refreshments will be available.

Please come and support this worthy cause. All the proceeds will be used for the benefit of the welfare of the Elderly and Sick in the Home.

All contributions will be greatly appreciated.

CLASS OF 92 ISK REUNION

The Class of 92 ISK reunion is taking place in Killorglin on 27 December. It’s our 25th anniversary. The venue is yet to be confirmed, based on numbers. If former students would like to attend, please contact Mary Fitzgerald via marydfitz@gmail.com

HISTORY/ FOLKLORE SOCIETY

‘Some Big Houses of Kerry’: A snapshot of gentry life in the parishes of Killorglin and Milltown 1700-1980, with particular emphasis of the Godfrey’s of Milltown, Leeson- Marshalls of Callinafercy and the MacGillycuddy of the Reeks. Presented by Dr John Knightly.

This is the last in a series of four fascinating historical lectures which will take place on Friday 24th November in the CYMS Killorglin Mini Theatre at 8.00pm. All Welcome.

REBEL RUA FITNESS

These are held in the CYMS every Monday and Tuesday 7.30 to 9.30.Contact Sean O.Sullivan. Laharn.

CYMS

More Activities In the CYMS: BINGO: in the CYMS Sunday at 8.30pm. ARTISAN MARKET: in the CYMS every Friday 101.30pm.

PILATES: Every Monday in CYMS Killorglin. UNISLIM: in CYMS every Wednesday morning and Thursday evening. SNOOKER: in CYMS Hall Mon to Sat 10 to 10pm.

TAE KWANDO: every Wednesday in CYMS Killorglin

WOMAN 2000 KILLORGLIN

Upcoming events: 10:30am Tuesdays at CYMS Killorglin 14 Nov 2017. The Stop Food Waste Challenge Meeting 2 - Planning and Shopping Followed by Bingo Session 21 Nov 2017. The Stop Food Waste Challenge Meeting 3 - Storing, Serving and Reuse Followed by Table Quiz

OLD PHOTOGRAPHS

Killorglin Archive Society are creating a digital archive of local photos from yesteryear, for inclusion on our website. You can help by bringing your own photos (with accompanying information e.g. date, location, event, names) to our office in Crowley’s Shop, The Square, on Saturdays (2.00 -4.00pm) or Mondays (600 to 8.00pm). All items will be scanned and returned to the owners. We will also be showing old photos and we would like help in identifying people in these photos. Killorglin Archives are preserving the past for the future with your help.

CHRISTMAS NIGHT

You and your friends are cordially invited to the opening of the 2017 Christmas pop up shop at Moriarty’s of Killorglin on Thursday November 23rd 6pm to 9pm..

Christmas Demonstrations, Nibbles, Music and Seasonal

WHIST WINNERS

November 2: Margaret Coakley, Maureen O’Sullivan, Mary B O’Sullivan, Ann Daly, Eileen Roche, Marfgaret Gill, Hilda Coffey, Mary O’Shea, Kathleen Fitzgeraldm, Peg Brosnan, Nuala O’Keeffe, Christina Griffin, Frank Brennan, Tom O’Connor, John Joe Fitzgerald, Mary Fenton.

November 9: Maureen Brennan, Hilda Coffey, Mai McKenna, Ann Daly, Kathleen Mangan, Peg Brosnan, Christina Griffin, John McMahon, Francis Burke, Mary O’Shea, Lena Flynn, Carmel Breen, Margaret Gill, Eileen Roche.

Whist on Thursday 9pm. Everybody welcome.

SCÓR NA NÓG

Best of luck to Megan Moriarty who will represent Laune Rangers in the solo singing competition at the County Final of Scór na nÓg which will be held in the Racecourse, Killarney, on Saturday 18 November. at 5.00pm.

KILLORGLIN COMHALTAS

All welcome to our Oiche Cheoil will be in the Manor Inn Killorglin on Friday 24th Movember from 7pm. Admission €5, or family fee available.

Anyone looking for a great night of entertainment please come along.

Good luck to the musicians and dancers from Killorglin CCE participating at Ceol an Geimhridh this weekend in Tralee and Fossa.

Dancing - both step/figure (Irwin Irish Dancing Emir0872300484 Clodagh) and set dancing (Adrian Moriarty 0879330768), Singing and Instrumental Classes are all available in Killorglin. Full details of classes and teacher contacts are on our facebook page @killorglincomhaltas.

The Group Music classes have started this month. If you are interested in Session Group, Grúpa Cheoil, Céilí Band or workshops please get in touch with your details. This year we hope to arrange Accordion and Tin Whistle workshops as well as the session and performance classes. Contact killorglincce@gmail.com or 085-7326803 with name,year of birth, instrument, Grade or no of years taking lessons, your contact details and which class you are interested in and we will contact you with class details.

Membership for the year is €12 Adult, €6 child and €20 family. You can register through any of the classes or contact our facebook page.

Membership forms can also be downloaded from the Kerry Comhaltas Website www.kerrycomhaltas.ie.

CONTRIBUTIONS WELCOME

If you have an upcoming event, charity appeal, or are looking for support for a community project or initiative that you would like to be included in the Killorglin section of the Kerryman, I would be delighted to receive your contributions. Just to confirm my e mail is: jenny59carter@gmail. com (all lower case) and mobile number: 087 3304846).