Charlie’s Mooo-vable Feast Rescues Festival Day for Some

Charlie’s Mooo-vable Feast Rescues Festival Day for Some

But for the cruelty of the summer weather which befell the Castleisland Chamber Alliance Summerfest – on its final, show-case day – it would have brought off an eclectic and wonderful weekend of events. Sunday’s weather proved most disappointing for children, their parents and guardians. The grown-ups on the Castleisland Co-Op Mart yard had seen…

Racing for Sovereigns in Castleisland in 1839

Racing for Sovereigns in Castleisland in 1839

“The Castleisland Races is the oldest meeting of its kind in Ireland,” said committee chairman, Charlie Farrelly – with a straight face at the launch of this Sunday’s programme of events at Glebe Lodge recently. Well, there is chronicled evidence of a meeting in 1839 from a newspaper article – which appeared in ‘The Tralee…