The Kerryman (South Kerry Edition)
SCARTAGLEN
AFTERNOON OF PRAYER
Janice and Moss Carrig will be present at the next Afternoon of Prayer in Our Lady of Lourdes Church Scartaglin on this Sunday November 19th which will commence with the rosary at 2.30pm, Divine Mercy at 3pm and all are welcome.
ROAD IMPROVEMENTS
Kerry County Council has recently carried out improvement works on the Direen Road at Adriville with dykes and water tables being opened and vegetation being cleared off the metal bridge at the start of the approach road to the houses in Direen.
MASSES FOR HOLY SOULS
On Friday November 17th, there is a special mass in Castleisland Parish Church at 7pm for all those whose funerals took place in the parish during the year 1st November 2016 to 31st October 2017. If you would like to include anyone in this mass who died outside the parish in the last year, please give their name into the parish office. The next Monday night, mass for the Holy Souls in Scartaglin Church will be on Monday night next November 20th at 8pm. There is a sacred space in Scartaglin Church for November and parishioners are invited to bring memorial cards of their loved ones and place them on the sacred space in the church.
HANDED DOWN
The next Handed Down on this Saturday night November 18th will see us welcoming to Scartaglin Charlie Piggott presenter and founding member of the legendary group De Dannan. Born in Cork his mother was a Dingle woman and his father from Glenbeigh. This definitely shaped his musical path and he has many stories about Kerry Music and its musicians that he met since he got his first melodeon in Caballs shop in Tralee as a child travelling to West Kerry with his mother.
He met Johnny Cronin from Reaboy Gneeveguilla in New York and Glountane man Terry Cuz Teahan in Chicago among others on many yours to the USA. Our young musicians are Caoimhe and Eimear Flannery from Rockchapel.
Coaimhe recently won The Fiddler of Dooney, prestigious title in Sligo. Our singer is from Scartaglin Julianne O’ Connor. The Mick Culloty band featuring Mick on melodeon, Sean Abeyta on viola and P.J Teahan on mandola will be joined by 4 great fiddle players. Emma O’ Leary Scartaglin, Noreen O’ Shea Kenmare, Kate Murphy Rowland Camp and Inishannon and Carol Leader from Clonakilty. Special guest will be Kenmare duo Joe Thoma on fiddle and Andy O’ Sullivan harmonica. A great line-up and we start at 8pm sharp.
TROCAIRE VOLUNTEERS
Trocaire are currently looking for volunteers in the Diocese of Kerry. Become a Trocaire volunteer and help make a difference for some of the world’s most vulnerable people. If you are interested contact Janet Twomey at (021) 4275622
GAA LOTTO DRAW
Wouldn’t it be nice to win €10,200 with Christmas on the horizon, well that’s the Jackpot currently standing in the Scartaglin GAA Club’s Lotto Draw. The next draw will be in Kearney’s Bar on Saturday night November 18th, so make sure you’re in, otherwise you can’t win.
LADIES FOOTBALL BINGO
Scartaglen Ladies Football Club are holding a Monster Bingo Fundraiser at The Community Centre Castleisland on Tuesday night next November 21st at 8.30pm. All support will be greatly appreciated. Scartaglen GAA Lotto The next Scartaglen GAA Club Lotto Draw will be held in Kearneys Bar, Castleisland on November 18th. Jackpot will be €10,200.
Tickets can be purchased from the following: Dalys Shop & Filling Station Scartaglen; Flemings Bar, Scartaglen; Lyons Bar, Scartaglen; O’Connors Bar, Scartaglen; Jackie Reidy’s Menswear, Castleisland; Tru Care Dry Cleaners, Tralee & KIllarney Tickets are €2 each or 3 tickets for €5