The Kerryman (South Kerry Edition)
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NCCWN SOUTH KERRY IVERAGH WOMEN’S GROUP
Iveragh Women’s Group are taking a break due to low attendance on Wednesday nights.
Christmas Dinner will go ahead on 12th December at 7 pm in Ring of Kerry Hotel. Cost €25 pp. All Welcome. Contact 087 146 2374 before 1st December to book a place.
16 Days of Action Opposing Violence against Women 25th November -- 10th December. Join us in Tech Amergin on Wednesday 5th December at 7.30pm to hear the stories of The Kavanagh Sisters, authors of ‘Click Click’ and ‘Why Go Back’ and also a Kerry Film ‘Silence is Golden’. Refreshments served. Admission free.
PORTMAGEE SOCIAL DANCING
Portmagee Community Centre every Monday night, @ 8.30 to 9:30pm. Everyone welcome from New Beginners to Old Timers (men & women) Jive, Quickstep, Waltz, Stack of Barley & Slosh. Anyone interested please come along. €3.00 Portmagee Social Services/Community Annual Christmas Party will take place in the Community Centre on Tuesday, 11th December with Mass at 12 noon followed by dinner, music and dance. All Welcome. For tickets please contact Portmagee Community Centre.
CHRISTMAS IN CAHERSIVEEN
Saturday 8th December Not Just 10% Off! Come to Cahersiveen on Sat 8th Dec for deals & discounts in all the shops & late opening. Christmas Market in Kerry Coast Inn, see Santy in his newly decorated outpost in the Community Centre, face painting, light parade in the evening, carol singing, and turning on of the Christmas Tree lights. Details on Christmas in Cahersiveen on Facebook, or ring 087 4165574. Organised by Cahersiveen Traders Association.
FRIDAY QUIZ NIGHTS
30 Nov & 7 Dec. 9pm in Corner House. Always fun nights, great questions & prizes for the winning team. €5 per person, 4 people max per team. Proceeds to Cahersiveen Christmas Lights.
TECH AMERGIN
Fiddling with Fabric Class will begin this Friday 23rd November at 2pm. We are also having a fun workshop here on Saturday 24th November at 10 am
If you or any one you know would be interested in either of these classes, please contact the centre on 066 9478956 or admin@teachamergin.com
RATHMORE GOLDEN JUBLIEE
Congratations to Dermot and Sheila O’Keeffe, Shinnagh, Rathmore who celebrated their Golden Jubliee wedding anniversary. We hope that they have many happy long years of life together.
SYMPATHY
Sympathy to familles and firends: Michael Fleming, and Tureencahill and Boston, Helen Gleeson (nee Moynihan) Shronemore and New York and Sheia (Juila) Farley (nee Healy Hartlow Essex Uk and and Old Bridge Headford. Matt Reddington, Shinnagh, Rathmore. May théy all test in peace.
We extend sympathy, on the passing of Weeshie Fogarty, RIP, to his wife, Joan, daughters Denise and Caronann (Secretary and Scor Officer Killarney Legion CLG), and his son Kieran and to his extended family, to Killarney Legion GAA Club and his many friends. Ar dheis De go raibh
HOSPICE CHRISTMAS CARDS
KERRY HOSPICE CHRISTMAS CARDS are now available at Rathmore Post Office, Rathmore Credit Union, Reen’s Pharmacy or from Maria Ryan or Donal O’Keeffe. The proceeds from the sale of cards goes to funding the Palliative Care Unit at University Hospital Kerry.
NIGHT VIGIL IN KNOCK
O’CALLAGHAN COACH HOLIDAYS will be travelling to the Night Vigil in Knock on December 7th/8th. For enquiries or bookings please contact the office on 0646631095
CAKE SALE
Cake Sale in aid of Kenya (Fr. Sean Cremin) will be held in Adoration Room Knocknagree Church before and after 10am Mass Sunday 25th November. All proceeds in aid of Missionary work.
MONSTER BINGO
RATHMORE BRANCH OF KERRY PARENTS and FRIENDS will hold their annual Bingo on SunDay . 9th December in Community Centre Rathmore at 3pm. Please Support.
CUMANN LUACHRA
Following on from the launch of Sliabh Luachra Journal No.18 on last Friday night, the journal is now on sale in shops costing €12. The whole set of 18 Journals are available on special offer for €140. Contact Eileen Fleming, Gneeveguilla Village, Rathmore, Co. Kerry or on mobile 0871475386. These would be a very enjoyable read for the Christmas at home and abroad!
TUREENCAHILL CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Tureencahill Community Group are hosting a Christmas Concert with renowned storyteller and Poet Gabriel Fitzmaurice Plus Local Singer Laura Dunlea In Tureencahill Community Centre@ Thursday 27th December 18th Commencing 8pm Tickets €15 Ideal Christmas Gift To Book Contact 087 0576107 or 087 9924821
COMMUNITY COUNCIL
On behalf of all Rathmore Community Council we would like to extend our deepest sympathy to the O’Neill family on the passing of Bridie. Bridie has been at so many of our meetings and at the heart of so many of our projects, and we even got to share a laugh or two with her at our meeting in September. We valued her involvement so much, and her sense of caring, her remarkable and selfless nature, her sense of community, her support, her commitment to driving change for the better, meant that we were all inspired and energised when Bridie was with us. Most of all it was her kindness, her smile and her natural drive to be a friend to all those that she met that we will remember so well. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam dílis.
STRICTLY COME DANCING
Rathmore GAA and Rathmore LGFA Strictly Come Dancing held on Saturday night in INEC killarney before Large Attendant Winners of the Judges vote Marguerite Doyle (Moynihan) and Kieran Fleming Winners of the Public Vote. Katie Cremin and Paul Murphy.
DUHALLOW BUSINESS AWARDS
Congratations to Katelynn Murphy of katelynn Ha=EFr Designs Rathmore has won Best start up Business Award in this years Duhallow Business Awards Final Well done.
CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR
Rathmore social Action Group are holding a Christmas Craft Fair on the 8th of Decamber in Teach Íos agáin. Rath more If you would be interested in renting a table or know someone who would like a display for their crafts/food etc. please contact us on 064 77 61000.the Craft Fair will be taking place on the same day as Santa’s visit, soits sure to be a busy day.
FUNDING
Cllr Niall Kelleher is delighted to welcome the following funding in The locality. Tureencahill Community Group €1,200 for Installation of external lighting at the front, side and rear of the building. Rathmore Graveyard Committee €8,000 for Provision of parking around church and community facilities
NOTES
If you would like to add to the notes, please email Michael O’Mahony (momahony14@gmail.com)or ring or text 087-6676817. before 6pm Thursday.
SCARTAGLEN CHRISTMAS CAKE SALE
Scartaglen Childcare Centre’s Annual Fundraising Christmas Cake Sale will be on Sunday 9th of December 11am to 1pm 2018 in the Childcare Centre. Homemade Christmas Cakes, Puddings, Mince Pies, Porter Cakes and lots more festive treats. Locally sourced Christmas Trees and grave wreaths will also be on sale. Ring the Centre on 066 7147962 to book.
HANDED DOWN
Programme 3 in the latest series of Handed Down shows will take place in The Heritage Centre on Saturday night December 8th from 8pm 10.30pm. The title of the presentation is “Did you hear that before?” the musical legacy of Maurice O Keeffe and the presenter is Maire O Keeffe. An accomplished player and teacher with some fine CDs to her credit . This year she will look back on her time spent with the fiddle player Maurice O Keeffe R.I.P from Kiskeam . A man known for his generosity in sharing his vast repertoire of tunes as well as humour and good company. John Coakley will be Máire’s guest on the night. Also on the night the 2018 Dan O Connell Memorial Award will be awarded to “The Rising” a young exciting traditional band from the Killarney area. After the award they will play for a half set and honour the late Timmy the Brit with their choice of tunes . Special guests on the night are Diarmuid O Brien and Clodagh Buckley, Singer John Walsh and two groups of young musicians Olwyn and Ewan Evans from Kilcummin and from Co Cork Rachael O Connor, Ciara Hartnett and Leah Murphy . The friends of Maurice O Keeffe Group led by Mick Culloty, Paul De Grae, Sean Abeyta, Mike Rice,Dee O Sullivan and Mary Lawless will bring the night to a close after the presentation.
CHURCH DUTIES
Those required for duties in Scartaglen Church for the month of December are as follows: Eucharistic Ministers: Helen Barrett, Sheila Murphy, Mary O Mahony and Mossie O Donoghue. Collection Checkers: Jerome O Driscoll and John Reidy.
SR. KIERAN O RIORDAN
The death took place on Wednesday September 5th in Westgate, Kent, England of Sr Kieran O’Riordan who was 94. Sr Kieran of Barna was sister of Ann Daly of Gortacoppal and her brother was the late Jeremiah Riordan. Hannah Mary O’Riordan left Kerry and Ireland in 1943 to join The Ursuline Order in Thanet in England. When professed, Hannah Mary took the name of Sr Kieran. She never forgot her roots and was a very proud Kerry woman and Irish woman and both places remained very dear to her heart.
Sr Kieran was a much loved lady who was a very kind, gentle, caring and prayerful person who gave years of loving service and always had a lovely smile. She had great devotion to Mary, and to Our Lady of Fatima and the Rosary was constantly in her hands as it was at the moment of her death. She was a great cook and always loved to prepare dinner.
At the Requiem Mass for Sr Kieran the last lines of a very fitting tribute ended thus “May you now have heard from the Lord to whom you gave your life, well done my good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of your Lord.” Sr Kieran was a wonderful servant and a wonderful lady. She is survived by her sister Ann, by 18 nieces and nephews, 28 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren.
The late Sr Kieran was laid to rest in Westgate.
HERITAGE CENTRE AGM
The Annual General Meeting of The Sliabh Luachra Cultural and Heritage Centre in Scartaglin will be held in the centre on Tuesday night, December 11th at 7pm Everyone Welcome.
GAA ANNUAL MEETING
Sunday, December 9th is the date set aside for the Annual General Meeting of Scartaglin GAA Club which will be held in the Clubhouse with a starting time of 4pm. This is a very important meeting and nominations and motions should be with Club Secretary, Noreen Rahilly, before this Sunday December 2nd.
CHRISTMAS FLORAL DEMONSTRATION
Have a magical Christmas with flowers! Florist, Kathleen Reidy, will give a Christmas floral demonstration in The River Island Hotel, Castleisland on Tuesday night next, December 4th at 7.30pm. Admission is €5. All floral arrangements will be raffled on the night. Proceeds are in aid of The Kerry/Cork Health Link Bus, and the new Palliative Care Unit at Kerry University Hospital, Tralee.
CHRISTMAS PARTY
Sliabh Luachra Active Retired Christmas Party on this Friday night November 30th 2018 at The River Island Hotel Castleisland. Starting at 7pm, 4 course dinner & night of Activities & Crack. Tickets €25. Music by Catherina O’Sullivan. Busses sponsored by Local Link Kerry. For more information, contact your local Active Retired Group or Mary on 087 6956817.
GAA LOTTO DRAW
Scartaglin GAA Club’s next Lotto Draw will be in Castleisland with Kearneys Bar being the venue on this Saturday night, December 1st, with the Jackpot standing at €5,200.
BILL TANGNEY CUP
Congratulations and well done to the Scartaglen Senior Football Team on winning the East Kerry Bill Tangney Cup when defeating Spa on a scoreline of 2-9 to 0-12 in Kilcummin on Saturday last. The team was captained by Ger O Connor and current player Padraig Reidy was the only play-