They’ve been blooming early this year and they’re really in the news now that their day is imminent. A meeting to organise activities around Daffodil Day Fundraising 2019 will be held at the Crown Hotel on Friday, March 1st at 7pm. Dedication and Support “Your continuous dedication and support for this important day in the…
The death has occurred of Mary Hickey (Nee Keane) Crinnie, Castleisland, Co. Kerry and late of Scart, Knocknagoshel. September 20th 2016, peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. Beloved wife of the late Larry and adored mother of Barth, Marina, Helen, Noreen and D.J. Sadly missed by her loving family, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, sister…
The sad and shocking news of the unexpected passing of Kathleen O’Connor (nee Reidy) sped around the Castleisland and Knocknagoshel areas early today. Local people remember the lady who was ‘always on the Limerick Road on her bike with the basket’ as one local woman put it. “Fianna Fáil and Kerry GAA were her life-long…
The almost 120 Daffodil Day collectors managed to turn in the fine total of €9,248 for their day’s work on the doorways and streets of Castleisland on Friday, March 27th. Castleisland Community College students joined in the campaign as they have been doing for the past decade or so. “They’re a credit to their school…
Daffodil Day 2015 is being held on Friday March 27th and it’s approaching fast. The Irish Cancer Society doesn’t receive government support and is totally reliant on fund-raising to pay for services such as night nursing. The society provides the only night-time care services for cancer patients in their own homes. In 2014 its nurses…
The first time I ever heard of Daffodil Day was by way of a note from my Knocknagore neighbour, Peggy Reidy. That was in March of 1989. Then, Castleisland was just about to catch up with the cities and hold a version of the previous year’s launch of the novelty, fund-raising idea. Peggy and her Irish…
