Listowel Thread

Graces7

cyning wrote: »

Sunday 23rd November in the Community Centre number is 068 22244 for more information.

e

Thank you; that is the same date as the one at Lyreacrompane I am already booked at; seems bad planning for two places so near..

mikehn

Don't know if car boot sales are of any interest to you but here's a link showing whats on around just in case.
http://collectireland.com/car-boot-sales/

cyning

Both trying to capitalise on the Listowel Food Fair maybe?

Graces7

cyning wrote: »

Both trying to capitalise on the Listowel Food Fair maybe?

Ah no that is not the one I meant; this was a craft and food fair later in December.. I will be in Lyreacrompane next Sunday so will ask around then as I want also to know re Duagh. Thanks anyway

kingdumb

Hello, does anyone know if a piece of stucco work by Pat McAuliffe which reads [or read] 'Ecce Signum' [behold, the sign] on the gable end of Trant's Farmhouse Toornageehy, Listowel is still in existence ?

Thanks

Graces7

mikehn wrote: »

Don't know if car boot sales are of any interest to you but here's a link showing whats on around just in case.
http://collectireland.com/car-boot-sales/

For the kind thought my thanks. Will check that out

mikehn

kingdumb wrote: »

Hello, does anyone know if a piece of stucco work by Pat McAuliffe which reads [or read] 'Ecce Signum' [behold, the sign] on the gable end of Trant's Farmhouse Toornageehy, Listowel is still in existence ?

Thanks

Cant help with this but have a look at this link which is a very informative guide to his work.
http://seanlynchinfo.com/documents/Pat_McAuliffe.pdf

boroman

I would suggest that Kingdumb contact the Trant family with the query, re, McAuliffe's stucco work.

mikehn

I could live with November weather like this, taken earlier this week in the town park.
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cyning

Was there many people at the water charge march on Saturday? I didn't go this time.

Cherry Tree

Santa Parade on Sunday at 1.00 p.m. and free parking every afternoon for the whole month of December…don't you just love living in Lovely Lively Listowel

kingdumb

Hi Mike,
I have have a copy of that booklet on my bookshelf. From my reading it might still be intact as it doesn't say it 'was' on the gable of the farmhouse.

mikehn wrote: »

Cant help with this but have a look at this link which is a very informative guide to his work.
http://seanlynchinfo.com/documents/Pat_McAuliffe.pdf

Hi Boroman,
Do you know them, or where their house is located ?

boroman wrote: »

I would suggest that Kingdumb contact the Trant family with the query, re, McAuliffe's stucco work.

Japandamo

Did anybody else see Francis Brennan when he spoke in the Seanchai a couple of weeks ago? Great speaker.

One of the interesting points he raised was how the Sheen Valley has a booklet listing 100 things to do around Bonane. I was trying to think of 101 things a visitor could do in Listowel, because surely we've got more going on given the size of the place but came up short.

I can start...

1) River Walk
2) Kerry Writers' Museum
3) Fine dining in award-winning restaurants
4) Classic Cinema
5) Listowel Food Fair
6) ...

cyning

Japandamo wrote: »

1) River Walk
2) Kerry Writers' Museum
3) Fine dining in award-winning restaurants
4) Classic Cinema
5) Listowel Food Fair
6) ...

Didn't see him but would have loved to!

6) Lartigue Monorail
7) Famine Graveyard
8) Military Museum
9) Military Tattoo Festival thing: that they have on the May b/h weekend I think
10) Writers Week
11) Listowel Races
12) Listowel Castle
13) Garden of Europe
14) St Johns Theatre
15) John B Keanes pub
16) children's playground
17) Pitch and Putt
18) Our fabulous boutiques for shopping
19) ???

Now I'm stumped! We can surely get to 101

Japandamo

cyning wrote: »

Didn't see him but would have loved to!

6) Lartigue Monorail
7) Famine Graveyard
8) Military Museum
9) Military Tattoo Festival thing: that they have on the May b/h weekend I think
10) Writers Week
11) Listowel Races
12) Listowel Castle
13) Garden of Europe
14) St Johns Theatre
15) John B Keanes pub
16) children's playground
17) Pitch and Putt
18) Our fabulous boutiques for shopping
19) ???

Now I'm stumped! We can surely get to 101

19) Horse Fair
20) Sive Trail
21) Farmer's Market
22) ...

shergar22

Japandamo wrote: »

19) Horse Fair
20) Sive Trail
21) Farmer's Market
22) ...[Angling in the Feale]

I'd say you'd have to expand it outside the town of Listowel. In which case I'd add

23) Carrigafoyle Castle
24) Lislaughtin Abbey
25) Rattoo Round Tower
26)...

J.R.

shergar22 wrote: »

Japandamo wrote: »

19) Horse Fair
20) Sive Trail
21) Farmer's Market
22) ...[Angling in the Feale]

I'd say you'd have to expand it outside the town of Listowel. In which case I'd add

23) Carrigafoyle Castle
24) Lislaughtin Abbey
25) Rattoo Round Tower
26)...

26) Knights of Kerry - castle ruins at Ballinruddery
27) Mc Auliffe stucco art work in town
28) bog trail & turf cutting
29) Churches - St. John's & St. Mary's
30) old tower in old graveyard
31) old tombs in old graveyard

Del.Monte

Sound of barrel bottom scraping going on?

Japandamo

Del.Monte wrote: »

Sound of barrel bottom scraping going on?

Not quite!

32) Vintage Wireless Museum
33) Drive up to the North Kerry View
34) Walk the North Kerry Way
35) Lyracrumpane walking trail
36) Art Galleries
37) ...

mikehn

:D

Del.Monte wrote: »

Sound of barrel bottom scraping going on?

:D:D good one.
Plenty of ammunition for general gossip over the last few days, a mini crime wave with at least 3 houses being broken into, one in Luachra road was done between 1.30 and 5.30 in the afternoon, back window job.
It looks like our Post Office is on the move, its strongly tipped to end up back near Garveys. The William street traders wont be too happy as this will be a big blow to levels of traffic. Speaking of traffic when this happens I will be giving Convent street a wide berth on Payment days I can imagine some traffic snarl ups.

cyning

I think the post office move is interesting: and I feel very sorry for the party shop: any word on where they are going? Also there goes any chance at all of getting a parent and child spot ever again!

michael999999

mikehn wrote: »

:D:D:D:D good one.
Plenty of ammunition for general gossip over the last few days, a mini crime wave with at least 3 houses being broken into, one in Luachra road was done between 1.30 and 5.30 in the afternoon, back window job.
It looks like our Post Office is on the move, its strongly tipped to end up back near Garveys. The William street traders wont be too happy as this will be a big blow to levels of traffic. Speaking of traffic when this happens I will be giving Convent street a wide berth on Payment days I can imagine some traffic snarl ups.

The pot holes and state of the road surface on William street is a disgrace. There are cars now heavily swerving to avoid them.

Japandamo

Just going to keep going

37) Walking our charming cobbled streets
38) Selfie with John B. Keane Statue
39) Ireland's only Holocaust monument
40) Christmas lighting ceremony
41) Traditional pubs
42) Stay in Listowel Arms
43) Stay in family-run guest house
44) Dance the night away in Mermaids' nightclub
45) St Patrick's day parade
46) Christmas parade
47) ...

The barrel is deeper than you'd think. But it's always easier to be negative than constructive I guess.

cyning

Japandamo wrote: »

Just going to keep going

37) Walking our charming cobbled streets
38) Selfie with John B. Keane Statue
39) Ireland's only Holocaust monument
40) Christmas lighting ceremony
41) Traditional pubs
42) Stay in Listowel Arms
43) Stay in family-run guest house
44) Dance the night away in Mermaids' nightclub
45) St Patrick's day parade
46) Christmas parade
47) ...

The barrel is deeper than you'd think. But it's always easier to be negative than constructive I guess.

47) Halloween parade
48) Community Centre with gym, tennis etc
49) Adult outdoor gym equipment
50) Craftshops (Kerry Crafts, Craft Shop na Mèar, craft fairs)

Japandamo

cyning wrote: »

47) Halloween parade
48) Community Centre with gym, tennis etc
49) Adult outdoor gym equipment
50) Craftshops (Kerry Crafts, Craft Shop na Mèar, craft fairs)

Nicely done! One more and we're over half way.

Here's two...

51) Dan Paddy Andy Festival, Lyracrompane
52) Ring of North Kerry Cycle, Finuge

michael999999

53) A horse in Jumbos!

J.R.

54) go out with wrenboys / girls on St. Stephen's Day

michael999999

Jumbo's Horse Outside!: http://youtu.be/UQ1x0gxQqrw

cyning

michael999999 wrote: »

Jumbo's Horse Outside!: http://youtu.be/UQ1x0gxQqrw

Your comment yesterday actually makes sense now!! Hillarious!!

boroman

you can add on, two walking tour's
Listowel Town Literary Tour and
Listowel Town Shopfront Trail.