Following on from two community meetings held in Scartaglin Heritage Centre over the past couple of months, over 1,500 submissions were lodged with Kerry County Council regarding the wind energy zoning proposals for the region in the current draft of the Kerry County Development Plan. The Scartaglin Wind Awareness Group issued an update on its…
A community meeting was held in Scartaglin Heritage Centre on Thursday night last, February 10th regarding the current wind energy proposals within the current draft of the Kerry County Development Plan, which is up for public consultation at the moment. Many concerns were voiced from the large crowd, which attended on the night, regarding the…
Opposition is mounting out of a growing awareness in the Scartaglin area of extensive plans for wind farm development in this and the general Sliabh Luachra area. A group which opposes the plans for the area has was only recently been established with the aims of providing information to the Scartaglin and Sliabh Luachra locality…
The final Handed Down presentation of 2019 will bring the curtain down on the 50th anniversary of the Star Above the Garter LP recording tomorrow night, Saturday, December 7th. from 8pm. Presenter, Matt Cranitch is coming from Cork armed with recording rarities of Denis Murphy and Julia Clifford. Fierce Importance “Matt has placed fierce importance…
Mary Horan and friends would like to thank everyone who supported their recent Cups Against Breast Cancer Coffee Morning. The event was held in the Scartaglin Heritage Centre at the end of October. “We would like to thank the local businesses for their support and a huge thank you to all who donated baking and financial…
On the coming Saturday night, November 9th., musician, music historian and former RTÉ Radio One presenter, Máire O’Keeffe will return to the stage of the Scartaglin Heritage Centre for programme two, series six of Handed Down at 8pm. Going to the Well “Going to the Well for Water is the first tune Máire ever learned…
Mary Horan and friends are hosting a coffee morning under the auspices of the nationwide ‘Cups Against Breast Cancer’ fundraiser at the Scartaglin Heritage Centre on the coming Sunday, October 27th from 10am to1pm. Everyone is welcome to visit in the course of the few hours and donations can be made there on the day…
A knock on PJ Teahan’s door back in April of this year brought the welcome news of a musical goldmine found in a house in Lisheen, Gneeveguilla. Devotees of Sliabh Luachra Music will be onto the fact already that this is no ordinary house but that of the late and great Denis and Julia Murphy…
Even from a cursory glance through the following art strewn message from Kerry County Council and a palette of its arty friends – via Cllr. Bobby O’Connell – one could be absolved and forgiven even for thinking that a mass movement of art and artists is about to consume Kerry – at least. Sample…
The original purpose of World Fiddle Day Scartaglin was to celebrate the instrument’s place in the traditional music of the area. It still is. The area being that surrounding Scartaglin, Cordal, and Castleisland. But the event also tips the peak of the cap to those who kept the tradition alive, safe and well and in…
